16:20 p.m.

The men's 4×100m relay preliminaries began, and because it was a major event for the team, there were not many member countries participating in the Asian League. In the three group competitions of the preliminaries, the relay runners of each delegation are patchwork, and many member countries participate in the 4×100-meter relay race are not sprinters, but there are various players such as long jump and pole vault.

After all, the number of members of the delegation is limited, in addition to the large number of Chinese and Japanese delegations, the other complete formation relay teams are Thailand, India, HK, and the host Philippines and other eight or nine delegations.

Although Su Zu did not play in the group preliminaries of the relay race, as a substitute player, he also went through the warm-up together, and at this time he wore a thin jacket and waited on the sidelines, and followed to watch the preliminaries of the relay race begin.

The athletes of the Chinese relay team this time are all acquaintances of Su Zu, the first is Shen Yunbao, the second is Chen Jian, the third is He Jun, and the fourth is Yang Guangzong.

Originally, Yin Hangchao should have run the third base, but after he participated in the Complete Championships, he seemed to have a recurrence of an old injury and did not participate in the Asian Championships, and was replaced by He Jun, who is also good at cornering skills.

After the relay athletes of the Chinese team came on the field, the athletes and coaches of several relay teams in Japan, Thailand and India on the field were a little different, because the Chinese team won the 100-meter championship yesterday, and the strongest player turned out to be a substitute.

Maybe the overall strength is strong enough that you don't need a champion to compete.

However, even so, none of the relay runners from various countries dared to take it lightly.

In last night's men's 100m final, Su Zu won the gold medal with a time of 10.16 seconds, while Chen Jian followed closely behind and won the silver medal with a time of 10.25 seconds. The third place was narrowly won by Kazakhstan's Chenohal in 10.27 seconds, followed by Saudi Arabia's Al Yami in 10.28 seconds, and Shen Yunbao finished sixth in the group with a time of 10.42 seconds.

In the men's 100-meter event, the Chinese team swept the first, second, sixth and third places, and the men's 200-meter had three or four two.

In terms of the average sprinting strength of relay runners, even Japan and Thailand are far inferior. However, in addition to personal strength, the most important part of the relay is the technical details and tacit understanding.

The Chinese team was in the third group of the preliminaries, and coincidentally, there was also the Thai team in the same group as the men's 4×100m champion at last year's Asian Games.

The relay race between the first two groups went very smoothly, and soon the first and second preliminary groups were competing for the top two spots, Sri Lanka and Japan, and India and HK.

Immediately after that, the preliminaries of the third group began to take their positions on the field.

“Set.”

"Smack!"

The starting gun sounds, and the game begins!

Although he was not on the field, Su Zu also felt a surge of passionate emotions when he saw Shen Yunbao starting and running out of the corner.

The cheers on the sidelines also suddenly changed from silence to enthusiasm after the relay gun rang out.

On the side of the field, the three coaches, Yu Liwei, Li Zhizhong and Yuan Guohua, stared closely at the athletes in the track and field, and their eyes were reluctant to blink.

"Be careful with the baton, be safe, don't make mistakes, our strength is enough."

Yuan Guohua, the head coach of the relay team, clutched the corners of his clothes tightly and whispered various technical points in his mouth.

This time, the Chinese relay team can be said to be the top team in Asia at present, and after a long period of running-in training, it is the relay team with the most strength to compete for the championship.

But the more this happens, the more people suffer from gains and losses.

Before the game, Yuan Guohua's goal was to enter the final safely, and there would be no major mistakes such as dropping the stick. No matter how strong you are, as long as you drop the stick, you will miss at least a few seconds, and you will basically not have another chance.

On the field, the first two bats of the Chinese team ran smoothly, and Shen Yunbao successfully handed over the baton to Chen Jian by a slight margin after the first bat. Chen Jian, who was second in the base, quickly opened up the gap with other players with his strong personal strength, almost more than a meter away from the second-place Thai team.

After all, the second and sixth in the 100 meters of the Asian Championships are far superior to other relay players.

"Oops, oh no!"

There was an exclamation, and the eyes of everyone on the sidelines widened at the same time.

Chen Jian, who was the second on the field, had already finished the last distance and was handing over the baton to He Jun who was the third baseman.

However, for some reason, He Jun's starting acceleration was slightly insufficient, and the first baton handover was staggered, and it was unsuccessful.

After running two or three more steps, they were almost out of the relay area, and Chen Jian gave the baton in his hand to He Jun for the second time.

But in this slight delay, the Thai team and the Oman team behind have successfully caught up.

The situation suddenly became serious.

After the third baseman He Jun took over the baton, he bravely caught up, and the fourth baton between him and Yang Guangzong was also smooth, and both of them desperately tried to regain their disadvantage. With the sprinting strength that far surpasses other teams, it is constantly narrowing the gap little by little.

But in the end, it was only before the finish line, and the general caught up with the Oman team just now, behind the Thai team, and won the second place in the group.

"Whew-"

When he saw that the Chinese team won the second place in the group, Su Zu and several coaches breathed a long sigh of relief.

"It's a bit of a thrill!"

The final of the men's 4×100m relay is that the top two teams in each preliminary group advance directly, and the top two teams in the remaining teams will take the top two results, a total of eight relay teams will participate in the final.

The most secure qualification for the finals is the top two in the group, and the remaining teams rely on the two finals qualifications in the rankings, and there is no reference between the groups, and no one can say for sure.

……

"Chen Jian, He Jun, what was the problem when the two of you handed over the baton just now, how could it not be successful the first time?"

In the lounge of the Chinese team after the game, Yuan Guohua gathered the five members of the men's 4×100m relay team together to discuss the gains and losses in the preliminaries.

Shen Yunbao and Yang Guangzong glanced at each other and did not speak, the problem just now was mainly in the second or third stick, and they had little to do with it.

"I just slowed down in time enough, I may have practiced more with Yin Hangchao before, and my speed was a little too much." Chen Jian was silent for a while and spoke.

Seeing Chen Jian speak, He Jun hesitated, and also said: "Coach, it may be that I accelerated late, and as soon as I started to accelerate, I saw that Chen Jian had already arrived, and I was a little panicked." ”

Neither of them has any prevarication, after all, it is a team project, and finding out the problem is the key.

"The tacit understanding is still not enough."

Yuan Guohua shook his head slightly, there are all kinds of emergencies in the relay race, it is not strange, and he is not holding the athletes responsible.

In fact, Yuan Guohua probably saw the situation, He Jun also had time to train with the relay team, but as a substitute player, the number of baton handovers in training was less.

Moreover, the main problem is that Chen Jian's speed has exploded this year, He Jun, as a special 200-meter athlete, is slightly slow in starting and accelerating, and Chen Jian cannot be synchronized.

He Jun and Chen Jianda have a large speed deviation, and since they can't reach the best tacit understanding, there is not much to worry about when the lineup changes.

Relay races are a race against time, and the ratio of speed between each competitor is taken into account. Yuan Guohua had an idea in his heart.

"Tomorrow's final, let's make a change. The first stick is still Shen Yunbao, the second stick is replaced by Yang Guangzong, and the third stick is Chen Jian's ......" Yuan Guohua clicked over one by one, and then pointed to Su Zu behind the relay team, "The fourth stick, Su Zu, you go." ”

"Okay." Su Zu nodded, he had been looking forward to the docking competition for a long time, and he valued the gold medal in the team event in the relay race very much, and he didn't want to leave others behind.

A good sprinter must not only be able to win honors for himself, but also be able to help the team achieve results. The relay race is the best way to see the overall quality level and test the overall cooperation ability.

"Shen Yunbao and Yang Guangzong, what you strive for in the first two sticks is stability, and the speed of the two of you, even if you can't run the advantage, it is impossible for others to be left behind. The third stick Chen Jian, your cornering skills are also good, and the distance of the three sticks is short, which is suitable for you to reach high speed, and the last stick, Su Zu, you will have a task after you take over the baton, rush! Your speed is trusted by everyone. ”

As the holder of the national men's 100-meter record and the 100-meter champion of the Asian Championships, Su Zu's sprinting strength is naturally beyond doubt.

"The overall strength of our relay team this time is far superior to that of other teams, and the key is to see the tacit understanding of the baton. In this way, we used a mixed handover method in the finals, the first baton Shen Yunbao used an upward pick to pass the baton, the second baton Yang Guangzong used a downward pressure to pass the baton to Chen Jian, and the third baton Chen Jian still used the top pick to pass the baton to Su Zu. As much as possible, we avoid our hesitation and mistakes in handing over the baton. ”

Yuan Guohua is well aware of the technical characteristics of each person, and since he has to make adjustments, he has a mature response plan.

It's all up to tomorrow's final.