Chapter 263: The First Golden League (Part II)
There was a burst of applause and cheers, and suddenly from outside the arena into the check-in room.
"What's wrong? What happened? Someone asked in the check-in room.
"It's a record!" Outside the check-in area, a staff member shouted inside with an excited expression, "Bekele has broken his record again." ”
"Awesome!"
Su Zu and Gatlin, who were communicating in a whisper, couldn't help but admire.
Breaking a record in any sport is a huge honour, and the IAAF will double this when it counts the points of the event, and in many events, athletes can earn a lot of money if they break the record.
In the men's 10,000m race, Ethiopian middle-distance runner Bekele broke his own world record with a time of 26:17.53.
This had to move Su Zu and Gatling, every record represents an absolute achievement in this field, and it is a well-deserved first among billions of people around the world.
Gatlin seemed to be touched when he heard that Bekele had broken the record, and turned his head to Suzu and said, "Sue, we should also make a record, and we can't let Powell put it on his head." ”
Bekele, in 2004 he broke the world records in the indoor 5,000m, outdoor 5,000m and outdoor 10,000m. At the World Championships in Helsinki, he was also the undisputed champion of the 10,000-meter race. He and Gatling were both '82.
"That's right, Justin, we should have our own record! Maybe in the near future, the 100-meter dash record will be 9.7 seconds, or even 9.6 seconds. ”
Suzu stretched out his fist and touched Gatlin lightly, Green's 100-meter record was broken, Montgomery's 100-meter record was broken, and now the men's sprint record is held by Asafa Powell.
And Gatlin and Suzu have won each other many times, and there is no reason for Powell to be on top of the same. One of the two is the champion of the Athens Olympics and the other is the champion of the World Championships.
"It must have been me who broke the record." Justin Gatlin grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth, at this time, he was full of spirit, and the opponents who could be looked at by him were now a few people such as Suzu and Asafa Powell.
Su Zu sighed slightly, "I hope you can avoid the catastrophe next year." ”
He didn't want Gatlin to be banned, but there were some things he couldn't say right now. If there is a mistake, he must be punished, but if he knows that he can change his mistake, even if there is a stain, it will not change his greatness.
There are some athletes who deserve to stand on this stage. As he later said when he came back after the ban was lifted, he was a good guy, but everyone shouted and beat him, booed every time he entered, and became a villain for the Jamaican Lightning superhero in every game.
If there is no ban, Justin Gatlin at his peak will meet the Jamaican Lightning, what would it be like?
Suzu is expecting Gatlin, Usain Bolt, Gay, Powell, Blake, all of whom will be his strongest opponents.
"Please stand in line!"
While talking, the staff of the main committee greeted the athletes who had already warmed up, and the time for the men's 100-meter race was up, and the athletes came to the court.
Standing in the queue, Su Zu felt that after Dublin came back, the whole person's mood had undergone some changes.
On the one hand, it was Pat Hogg's open-mindedness and resistance in the face of his last moments that infected him; The other is a double World Championship champion, gradually standing at the top of the men's sprint event, and his mentality is no longer tense, even though he knows that the Jamaican Lightning will shine in 2008, he now has enough confidence to run with him in the Bird's Nest.
This is the confidence built up by victory after victory, although there is still a long way to go from that result, it already feels so unattainable in Su Zu's eyes.
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At 22 o'clock local time, the men's 100m race at the Golden League Brussels station began.
According to the original schedule, the men's 10,000-meter race was originally placed at the end, but because of the participation of top sprinters such as Suzu, Gatlin and Green, it was adjusted to the last race.
The men's 100m trapeze battle has always attracted the most attention and expectation in various events.
The King Baudouin Stadium was filled with cheers, and being able to see so many top athletes at the Grand Prix was a hassle for all athletics enthusiasts.
At this time, on the big screen at the scene, the names of the eight players were displayed separately.
First lane, Aziz Zachari, Ghana;
Second, Dwight Thomas, Jamaica;
Third Lane, Morris Green, USA;
Fourth lane, Ronald Bonon, France
Fifth Way, Justin Gatlin, USA;
Sixth Dao, Suzu, China;
Seventh Lane, Darrell Brown, Trinidad and Tobago;
Eighth Lane, Marlon de Vinnish, England;
“On your marks!”
The familiar international password sounds!
Su Zu calmed down his emotions and slowly walked onto the starting gear.
During the pre-race runway preparation, he had already seen a large five-star red flag fluttering in the audience at King Baudouin Stadium.
These should all be local students or overseas Chinese who showed up on the scene to cheer him on after learning that he had come to compete.
After he won the 100m and 200m championships at the World Championships, he gained a lot of popularity in Europe, a region that is still popular in track and field events.
The only Chinese sprinter to break the 10-second mark, a red sprinter will always be vivid on the track.
After leaving the arena and training ground for more than a week, and walking on the starting line again, Su Zu did not feel half a point of discomfort, but was faintly excited.
Although his negative form in the system has not yet eased, he is still looking forward to his first appearance in the Golden League.
Running has become an instinct that is integrated into the blood and bone marrow.
Lean over, bow your head, your mouth facing outward, and press your fingers on the plastic track in front of the starting line.
The noise around has faded, and the goal is only the finish line ahead!
“SET!”
Syllable!
The starting gun rang out.
Almost instantly, pedaling the starting machine, quickly swinging arms, on the field, everyone stared intently at the movements of all the players on the field.
In the classic sprint theory, sprinting techniques like Morris Green have always been considered relatively perfect, with outstanding strength, powerful whipping and stretching ability, and super cadence, which is the running style of a strong man.
And Powell's running rule is a core strength that no one else has ever matched, using a kind of starting action with a large stride and low cadence.
And Justin Gatlin's running style is also very bizarre, his big and small leg whipping movements are different from others, the calf is bounced on the ground, in the acceleration phase he will deliberately control his running intensity, reduced to about ninety percent, in order to obtain more physical energy margin for himself to have more speed and endurance after sixty meters, in the middle of the running phase, Gatling also deliberately lowered his center of gravity, and the upper body rushed forward, which is very different from the common posture of straightening the upper body and taking off the air, he seems to take a big step on the ground, Moreover, Gatling's upper and lower legs are folded to a very low degree, which is also in contrast to other athletes who fold their legs tightly, and it is estimated that this folding is a compensatory action. Gatling's hip delivery technique is also very good, running with a big stride and flying close to the ground.
Powell's running posture is simply described as a Limbo microstep, and Gatling's is close to the ground.
Su Zu's running style is similar to Gatling, in the 100m and 200m events, Su Zu's accelerated running intensity will be controlled, especially in the 200 meters, Su Zu controls his physical fitness, so that he can gain more speed and endurance in the second half of the race.
In the 100 meters, Su Zu will do relatively little in this regard, and Su Zu's current 100-meter acceleration will be relatively rapid, leaving not too much margin, this is because his speed maintenance ability in 100 meters is basically enough.
After the start of all the runners, in the first 30 meters, during the acceleration phase, Suzu and Morris Green ran to the front of the track, which is the starting reaction time, and the fast sprint brought by acceleration.
Forty meters, entering the high-speed stage of running on the way, Su Zu's speed can still be stabilized and continuously improved, and he has not yet reached the highest point of his personal speed.
By this time, Morris Green's speed had gradually slowed down. It's not that there's a problem with his running style, it's that Morris Green is really old at this age.
The strong man's running style, since the strength and cadence, he is already thirty years old, in the cadence, only the acceleration phase can be stabilized, into the high-speed run, gradually began to slow down.
In the 60 meters, Suzu took the lead, while Justin Gatlin, who was behind, began to exert his strength and gradually chased to the second position.
After the runners started, the audience had already held their breath slightly, and in the second half of the race, they instantly began to be enthusiastic.
"Gatling, Gatling, Gatling!"
"Sue, Sue, Su!"
All kinds of emphatic cheers shouted loudly.
On the field, Gatling, who had dark skin in a white sprint suit, and Su Zu, who was wearing a red tracksuit and had relatively white skin, were neck and neck, firmly leading the other players by one or two positions.
That's the sheer strength of the game, Maurice Green was able to run under 9.9 seconds at the Athens Olympics, but this year, he hasn't run too many times in almost 10 seconds.
The sound of footsteps puff, the footsteps of the fifth and sixth lanes changed rapidly on the runway, and in ten seconds, almost everyone was in the blink of an eye.
The athlete has reached the finish line!
9.85 seconds!
The results are posted on the timing board next to the runway.
On the track in the finish line area, Suzu and Gatling stopped at the same time and looked up at the big screen at the scene.
The two were too close to each other and pulled away from the other players, but because of this, they didn't know who crossed the line first.
At the current stage, the level of Suzu and Gatlin can be said to be very close. Su Zu has not trained or competed for a week, and some fatigue in his body has not faded, so it is very good to be able to stabilize in this state.
Gatlin also competed in the men's 100m and 200m races at the World Championships, although there was no relay event, but he did participate in the Golden League in Zurich on the 19th.
On the big screen at the scene, the high-magnification camera slowed down the line-crossing shot flashed, and then the results of the men's 100 meters of the Golden League came out:
1. Sixth lane, Su Zu, China, 9.85 seconds;
2. Fifth lane, Gatlin, USA, 9.86 seconds;
3. Fourth lane, Ronald Bonon, France, 10.05 seconds;
4. 2nd lane, Dwight Thomas, Jamaica, 10.11 seconds;
5. Lane 1, Aziz Zachari, Ghana, 10.15 seconds;
6. Lane 7, Darrell Brown, Trinidad and Tobago, 10.17 seconds;
7. Eighth lane, Marlon Devenish, UK, 10.22 seconds;
8. Third lane, Morris Green, USA, 10.56 seconds;
"Congratulations, Sue!"
"Thank you!"
Justin Gatlin and Suzu hugged slightly to congratulate them, and neither of them was particularly concerned about the results of this Golden League.
But they can see from each other that in the 100m event, the two are now at the same level.
And Morins Green, who was on the side, stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, with a little helplessness and exhaustion on his face. 10.56 seconds ranked last, is it cheap and old......