Chapter 176: Before the Final
At the Olympic Stadium, after the first group of men's 100m semi-finalists left, in just a few minutes, the semi-finalists of the second group had already begun to stand on the track
On TV, the host Yang Jian, who was still a little emotionally excited, began to follow the live camera footage and began to introduce the next group of semi-finalists.
First Lane, Leonard Myers Mills, Ghana;
second, Vicente de Lima, Brazil;
Third Way, Kim Collins, Saint Kitts and Nevis;
Fourth, Asafa Powell, Jamaica;
Fifth Way, Francis Obi Keviru, Portugal;
Sixth Lane, Morris Green, USA;
Seventh Path, Dwight Thomas, Jamaica;
Eighth Lane, Jason Gardner;
“…… The group is strong, and the semi-finalists in the 100m are among the best sprinters in the world. In this group, Maurice Green, the winner of the last Sydney Olympics, and Portugal's Obikwiru and Jason Gardner are all capable of breaking the 10-second barrier. ”
"Now, we're looking forward to seeing how they perform and see which of the four finishes in the top four and meet the likes of Suzu and Shaun Crawford, Justin Gatlin and others."
"Okay, it's on!"
With the sound of the starting gun at the scene, this time there was no successive rush in the finals of the second group, and all the runners started smoothly and started the race.
"At the top of the list right now is Morris Green, who has a very fast start reflexes." Yang Jian's voice came from the screen on the TV, and hundreds of millions of viewers were watching the game at this moment.
Although there are not many people who can actually recognize these players inside, it does not prevent people from looking forward to the competition in two hours.
The sprint event itself is so full of charm, as soon as the gun is fired, all the athletes gallop out like wild horses, and the power and speed of that instant explosion are full of a beauty that can reach the limit of human beings.
"Green, the number one position now, Obikviru is accelerating, he is catching up, and Asafa Powell, the three of them are ahead of the others, neck and neck, crossing the line! The three of them once again staged the scene of the first group final, Suzu and Crawford and Gatlin. ”
“…… Let's look at the race results, the first place is Asafa Powell, 9.95 seconds; The second place was Obi Keviru, 9.97 seconds, and the third Morris Green, also 9.97 seconds, he was behind in 1,000 seconds, but the veteran is the veteran, and Green's starting reaction speed was 0.125 seconds, far exceeding the other runners. Fourth place went to Kim Collins, 10.02 seconds; The results of the two groups are very close. ”
The results of Yang Jian's group of players were reported one by one, and at this time, the competition ended, and the warm atmosphere on the scene gradually eased, "There are still two hours to go, at 4:10 a.m. Beijing time, the men's 100-meter trapeze final that has attracted the attention of the world will begin." This is the first time that a Chinese player has broken the 10-second barrier and entered the final at the age of 17. Please don't go away from the audience in front of the TV, and the next broadcast for you will be the men's gymnastics pommel horse final and ......"
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"Lao Li, Su Zu's physical reserves should be enough, how is his recovery ability?"
Yuan Guohua watched the second group of semi-finalists in place and was about to start the game, only to feel a heart pounding. Just now, Su Zu broke the 10-second mark again and advanced to the finals, although the psychological impact of this incident on him as an old coach is no longer as shocking as the first time he saw Su Zu run 9.99 seconds yesterday, but it still made his whole heart pinch up.
As he was talking, Yuan Guohua turned his head and saw Li Zhizhong holding on to the railing on the side, his face was pale, and cold sweat broke out from the corners of his forehead.
"Lao Li, are you okay?"
Hearing Yuan Guohua's shout, several other coaches and athletes who were immersed in excitement next to him also noticed the situation and hurried over to hold Li Zhizhong.
Shen Yunbao quickly found a plastic stool given by the tournament committee, placed it under Li Zhizhong, and asked him to sit down. Someone else took a bottle of water, unscrewed it for Li Zhizhong, and let him take a sip.
"Whew"
Li Zhizhong, supported by several people, let out a long breath, and looked at the few people next to him with a smile: "Let you laugh, I'm too nervous, I've been standing for a long time, and my blood sugar is a little low." ”
"Scared me."
Yuan Guohua wiped the sweat from his forehead, and he didn't know whether it was hot or nervous, and laughed, "It's all coaches, I can understand it." When I was the first time I was competing with an athlete, I was much more nervous than I was competing on my own. Lao Li, you are now the first coach in the whole country in Asia, and if you want to be a little good, you have to follow the heart of the field management of the General Administration. ”
Listening to Yuan Guohua's words, several people next to him also laughed, Shen Yunbao helped Li Zhizhong, lightly pressed his shoulder, which had not moved for a long time, and said with a smile, "Coach Li, you have to keep your mentality, I still think that when the Olympics go back, I will jump out of Coach Yuan's hands and go to your hands for a period of training." ”
"Hey, you stinky boy." Yuan Guohua looked at Shen Yunbao's courteous appearance, and scolded with a smile, "Do you want to get wet, or do you think my level is not enough." ”
"Haha, Master, Su Zu, who you are now led by Coach Li, has entered the finals, I think that before retiring, I should also replace the court, and I will be the same brother in the future."
"Hey, I don't dare. However, if you retire and come to me as a teaching assistant, I will definitely have no problem. Li Zhizhong moved his somewhat stiff body slightly, and joked with him.
"That's it, I'll go back and report to you."
Several people laughed and teased a few words, one was that Su Zu advanced to the finals, and the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, and the other was a pair of masters and apprentices of Yuan Guohua and Shen Yunbao, who deliberately found some topics to relieve Li Zhizhong's tense nerves.
This kind of world-class competition, not only for the athletes in the competition, but also for the coaches is a huge test. In the semi-finals, the continuous starting mistakes and rushes almost made Li Zhizhong's heart rise to his throat. I was afraid that Su Zu would not stabilize for a while, and he would rush to be punished or come out in other situations, but fortunately, although he was full of strange faces in the end, he also entered the finals.
Everyone can understand Li Zhizhong's performance, after all, he is the head coach and an athlete who brought him up from the local area. Not to mention Li Zhizhong, it is Yuan Guohua and Shen Yunbao, including other Chinese people who are watching the game in the arena today, which party is not nervous.
The noise in the Olympic arena is still there, but with such a dozen interruptions, the stone that Li Zhizhong has been hanging in his heart has also let go of a few points.
"The interval between the semi-finals and the finals is short, and it is too demanding for athletes and competitors to run well all the time. Su Zu fought hard in the semi-finals, and the final may not be so optimistic. Seeing that Li Zhizhong's spirit had recovered a little, Yuan Guohua continued the topic of the beginning and continued to discuss.
Li Zhizhong nodded, the sprint event seems to be only a short 100 meters, which is not a big consumption of physical fitness, but in fact, from the preliminaries to the finals, there is a process of three to four shots in between, which is not only a test of the absolute speed of the athletes, but more importantly, a test of the athletes' recovery ability. In the course of the competition, the performance of many athletes is actually gradually declining as the competition progresses.
This is why there are many high-level athletes who will release water after taking advantage of the first and second rounds of the preliminaries, which has been demonstrated from previous large-scale competitions such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships.
Moreover, in terms of ethnographic characteristics, similar studies have been done, black people have more sweat glands than white and yellow people, the skin cools faster, and the perspiration mechanism is more perfect. In a room temperature of 37.8, after a series of prescribed actions, blacks sweat less than other races, and the rectal temperature is lower. Staying in the heat (76.5) for 15 minutes, Caucasians sweat 107 cubic centimeters, while blacks sweat 170 cubic centimeters. Black people are more thermoregulated and return to normal body temperature more quickly under overheated conditions.
Returning to the highly competitive running and jumping category, black athletes have a higher advantage in terms of physical exertion and recovery. This is one of the reasons why black athletes, both in East and West Africa, have a monopoly in both the short and long distances.
"It's already unexpected to be able to get to this point." Li Zhizhong calmed his inner emotions, looked through the personnel, looked at the track and field field in the distance, and sighed lightly, "When you go to the field, you have to rely on yourself to rely on the sky and the earth." ”
Note: The analysis data of black athletes comes from the China Science and Technology News Database "Discussion on the Time Interval of Sprint Straight Track Events in Track and Field Competitions"