On the track and field, all the competitors in the men's 100-meter preliminaries have been competed.

As the on-site staff and referees compared the results of each group of players through the computer, the list of semi-finalists entering the evening was given through the large screen in the stadium.

A table box with names, nationalities, and results appeared on the screen, and a total of 40 athletes entered the semi-finals, and Chen Jian hung at the bottom with a time of 10.34 seconds and advanced to the next round of the competition.

At this time, although there was no direct TV footage, the Chinese audience and other media personnel at the scene couldn't help but applaud when they saw that two of the 40 lists were the names of Chinese players with a five-star red flag chart.

From not even running the Olympic men's 100m A standard to the first time there were two Chinese, this is a big leap forward in the entire athletics and sprinting sport.

After the men's 100m heats, the competition at the Olympic Stadium in the morning will be temporarily over, and there will be no track and field events in the whole stadium in the afternoon, until 18:30 in the evening, when the women's heptathlon javelin and the women's pole vault qualifying match will be lively again.

Of course, according to the entire Olympic Games, there are no competitions in track and field events in the afternoon, and many other sports such as archery, men's basketball, beach volleyball, equestrian and so on will always have competitions. Among them, at 12:30 at noon, there is also the men's team foil final group match.

The 70,000 spectators left the venue one after another, and Su Zu and Chen Jian left from the athletes' special passage with the coaches and the staff of the regimental headquarters.

When I was leaving, I also met reporters from CCTV and several domestic media, and it seemed that I wanted to do a simple interview, but the time was already noon, the weather was hot, and there was a competition in the evening, so some interviews and the like were not so suitable. Mai Shaoqiang and Li Zhizhong were afraid that it would affect the state of the athletes, so they directly refused.

Fortunately, they are all official reporters, and they can understand, so they took a few photos and then retreated one after another, busy writing press releases.

Taking the special bus arranged by the organizers, the group returned to the Olympic Village, first had dinner in the main canteen of the Olympic Village, and then Li Zhizhong let Su Zu go back to rest.

Chen Jian was interviewed by his head coach Mai Shaoqiang alone for a while, and others would not bother, and several coaches and staff members were quite excited along the way, but they did not deliberately talk about the game.

Parents are a bit like parents during the college entrance examination, both looking forward to and nervous, and many things want to discuss, but it is difficult to say at this point in time, for fear of affecting the athletes' emotional and psychological fluctuations.

Until about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, after a few hours of lunch break, Su Zu and Chen Jian first followed the coaches to the training ground near the Olympic Village for a simple warm-up, and then ate something to replenish their energy before returning to the Olympic Stadium again.

"Coach, you don't have anything to explain to me?"

In the check-in room of the Olympic Stadium, before the check-in, Su Zu looked at Li Zhizhong, who had not spoken much since the end of the preliminaries, and asked with a smile.

Li Zhizhong smiled and shook his head, reached out and flipped the collar on Su Zu's sportswear, and patted him on the shoulder, "I have said it usually, everything has to be on your own when you get to the arena." Well, you don't have to worry about the results, just treat it as an ordinary training competition, play your strength, and run well. At this point, you've made history. ”

"Okay, coach, I'm going to check it out!"

Su Zu nodded and waved his hand to Lao Li. Understand what Lao Li means, no matter how much he talks at this time, it will only increase the psychological burden of athletes, it is better not to say anything, it has entered the rematch stage, it is a new record for the Chinese men's 100-meter sprint, and it is reasonable to talk about it. It's time for the athletes to put down their baggage and go to the game to their heart's content.

On the other side, Mai Shaoqiang and Chen Jian seemed to have finished their face-to-face teaching, Chen Jian's expression was obviously much relaxed, no longer as tense as in the morning, said hello to several coaches accompanying him, and followed Su Zu into the check-in area of the men's 100-meter event at the Olympic Stadium.

The check-in process for athletes is a cumbersome matter, and you basically have to go to the check-in area in advance, not to mention large-scale events like the Olympics, which are strict and meticulous in all aspects.

Roll call on time, and any athlete who does not show up on time will be disqualified from the competition. Checking whether the athletes' clothing, numbers, spikes and other personal items meet the requirements, as well as the pre-competition urine test and some other related inspections, the whole process is quite cumbersome.

"The second group, the fifth way."

Su Zu got his group and lane arrangement for the rematch at 19:40 in the evening, and on the other hand, Chen Jian was ranked in the fifth group and eighth lane of the preliminaries. According to the top three of the group with 30 first, the remaining 10 players are ranked at the bottom of the best results. Of course, this does not mean that Chen Jian's results in the semi-finals are the first from the bottom, and the top three results of the ninth group of the weakest preliminaries are not as good as Chen Jiangao. It's just a group advantage.

And when it comes to the rematch, the group advantage gradually disappears. The semi-finals will feature a total of 40 players divided into five semi-final groups. However, only 16 players were selected to advance to the semi-finals of the next round.

Only the top three teams in each semi-final group will enter the semi-finals, and the last semi-final group will be selected to enter the semi-finals.

If you are lucky enough to be assigned to a relatively weak group and run in the top three, you still have a chance to enter the semi-finals of the next round.

However, this kind of luck is really a fluke, after a round of elimination in the preliminaries, the strength of the players who can enter the semi-finals at this time is even further, and there are almost no weakling.

Compared with the 86 into 40 in the preliminaries, the semi-finals are 40 into 16, and the competition for places is more intense.

Su Zu looked at the list of the second group of the semi-finals, and frowned slightly, the players in his group are not weak, and he has met an old acquaintance - Sean Crawford.

He was the group leader in the preliminaries, running 10.02 seconds in the fourth group of the preliminaries, which was a little higher than Suzu's 10.05 seconds.

In his semi-final group, the first place in the preliminary group and the second place in the preliminary group are both in the preliminary round, which is not a good thing for other athletes.

After all, although the level of athletes in the Olympic arena is high, not all athletes in a semi-final group can run within 10.10 seconds.

Compared with Su Zu's semi-final group, there is only one strong Sean Crawford, and Chen Jian's athlete strength is even stronger in the fifth group of the semi-finals.

The most talked-about Sydney 2000 Olympic champion, the 60m record at the Indoor Athletics Championships, and the former 100m record holder Morris Green (Note). and Jamaican sprint rookie Asafa Powell, who just broke the national record in 9.91 seconds at the Jamaican National Championships. are all in the fifth group of Chen Jian's semi-finals.

When it comes to the men's 100-meter semi-final stage, the five semi-final groups, almost all of them are gathered, and the fastest group of people on the planet are gathered together, no matter which group, they are the top athletes, if the strength is not enough, no matter how you rank, it is useless. If you want to stand out, you can only rely on your own strength.

After the list and lap times of each semi-final group are arranged, the athletes of each group are different and the current check-in guides lead different check-in rooms to prepare for the rest before the game.

"Sue, we're meeting again."

Sean Crawford and Suzu made a courtesy hug and patted him on the shoulder, one of the characteristics of black athletes is enthusiasm, if there is contact, it is pleasing to the eye, almost always say hello.

"Hello, Sean."

Suzu was very impressed with Shaun Crawford, who almost flew out of the baffle in the indoor competition this year, but it was Sean Crawford's last-minute moment that he pressed his leg in time to avoid a possible injury.

The two simply said yes and did not continue the conversation. There are always staff and assistant referees in the check-in room, and the athletes are not familiar with each other, so they must maintain their mentality before the competition and do not communicate too much.

At 19:30 local time in the evening, at 0:30 Beijing time, the second round of the men's 100-meter race began.

(Note: Tim Montgomery broke Green's 1999 record of 9.79 seconds at the 2002 Athletics Grand Prix with a time of 9.78 seconds, after Montgomery's drug ban cancelled all his results since 2001.) ）