September 10, 16:45 p.m.

The women's 1500m race has just come to an end, with Bahrain's Mariam Youssef Jamal taking the title, while Russia's Tatyana Tomasova and Soboleva are second and third respectively.

At 16:50, the men's 100-meter race in the IAAF finals officially began.

As the finale of the IAAF Finals, the contestants in this race are the best athletes in the men's 100m.

When the men's 100m athletes appeared at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium, the crowd of 40,000 people who were almost full of people applauded.

The long-awaited moment has arrived.

"Su Zu, come on!"

"Su Zu, Su Zu ......"

Su Zu stood in the middle of the stadium track, still in a trance for a while, and could see from a distance that there were many five-star red flags fluttering in the audience.

When he watched Liu Yangyu's game yesterday, he had already found that there were many overseas Chinese and international students at the scene, but although the atmosphere at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium was warm in yesterday's game, there were still seats in the stadium that were not full, and today it was really full. As soon as you enter the stadium, there is almost an overwhelming noise and shouting.

One of the most important reasons for the excitement is that last month's men's 100m flyer at the Zurich Golden League will be staged again in Stuttgart.

Powell did not miss the men's 100m race at the IAAF Finals.

Asafa Powell is back.

Standing in the middle of the track, Asafa Powell raised his hands high as the live broadcast introduced the athletes.

Countless cheers poured in from all directions.

Most of them were German spectators in Europe, but there were also a small number of Jamaicans waving Jamaican flags.

When Powell was back on the track at the IAAF Finals, the Jamaicans felt like they were in tears.

Jamaica's pride, Asafa Powell, did not shy away from losing to Suzu.

After a Super Grand Prix and a Grand Prix, Powell spent almost two weeks mentally and physically adjusting.

He's back

9.74 seconds is not his end, he wants to challenge Su Zu again.

The duel between Su Zu and Powell has been hot since June this year, and until now in September, as long as there are two people competing together, it is basically the biggest attraction of the game, and the games between the two are almost the hottest classic duels.

Although Powell did not face Suzu again in the last two Golden League games, he was no weaker in a Super Grand Prix and a Grand Prix.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see that at this stage, in addition to the banned Justin Gatlin, the most able to challenge Suzu is Powell, and the gap between the two is really weak.

Powell played well in every race, setting a national record of 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International in May 2005 and a world record of 9.77 seconds in June, but in 2005 he missed the World Championships due to injury.

In the 2006 season, Powell was in great shape after recovering from injury, except for the four Golden League losses against Suzu, Powell has won almost all of them since the beginning of the season.

And even in the four games lost to Su Zu, the gap was extremely weak.

Without Suzu, it can be said that this would be Powell's most successful season, but unfortunately compared to Powell, Suzu is better in terms of consistency.

2006 was also one of Suzu's best seasons. Breaking the world record twice, winning six Golden League titles, and winning head-to-head matches against Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell.

The results of the analysis of many experts in Europe and even the world are similar to what Li Zhizhong said before, that is, Su Zu is a competition-type player, and when he is strong, he is strong, and the creation of two world records was completed under the pressure of encountering strong opponents.

At this time, on the runway, Su Zu looked at Asafa Powell, who had not seen him for more than half a month, and the two had not communicated much since the check-in area.

Occasional eye contact between each other seems to be able to spark.

It was a tacit competition.

There is no need for too many language exchanges, as long as you get on the runway, you are on the battlefield, and there is only one champion.

Tyson Gay and Leonard Scott, who were standing on the sidelines, also looked very solemn, and the atmosphere in the arena seemed to have condensed compared to the occasional chatter and laughter in the Golden League before.

Several other Nigerian players who were invited to participate in the competition, Orusoki Fasuba, looked at the expressions of several people, and felt anxious about two tigers fighting and wolves roaming outside.

Such fierce competition is not much better than the Olympics and the World Championships.

It could even be said that it is much more intense than that.

Except for Su Zu, who has won the Olympic Games and the World Championships, the other athletes broke out after '05, and the IAAF Finals is in a sense the most important major event they participate in.

Professional athletes, there are competitors, there are important competitions, and no one can easily put their minds at ease.

……

"I didn't expect Powell to really come back to the game."

On the sidelines, Li Zhizhong looked at the black Jamaican players who were greeted by countless cheers, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

After four defeats in the Golden League, Li Zhizhong judged that Powell had a high probability that he would not challenge Su Zu again, but who would have thought that he did not fall.

"Coach Li, will we be a little unprepared for this game."

Zhang Pingqiu's heart twitched slightly, he, like Li Zhizhong, really didn't expect that Asafa Powell would be able to muster up the courage to compete with Su Zu again.

"It's a bit careless."

Li Zhizhong sighed lightly, it was already this morning to get the list of players in the Golden League finals.

The IAAF Finals invite athletes to compete according to the performance of the Athlete of the Year, and Powell is naturally one of them, and after two Golden League games, no one expected Powell to kill a horse.

In terms of form, Powell has not played since the Italian Rietti Grand Prix on August 27, and he is sure to surpass Suzu in terms of form and physical rest.

In contrast, Su Zu has basically played one game after another since July, and returned to China to participate in the national championship in early August.

Come back in August and adjust a little, and it's the Zurich Golden League right away.

In September, Suzu also participated in one more Berlin Golden League on September 3, and in terms of fatigue, Suzu must have surpassed Powell.

Moreover, the most important thing is that in the face of Powell's preparation for the competition, the coaching staff is not in place enough, and at this time, I am really worried that Su Zu's mental construction will not be enough.

After all, this is Powell, whose strength is not weaker than Su Zu, in terms of the overall results in 2006, Su Zu ran 9.73 seconds, ran 9.77 seconds, and the opponent also ran 9.74 seconds and 9.77 seconds, and there are many results within 9.90 seconds in various Grand Prix.

Such an opponent, if you are a little careless, it is likely that you will only suffer from it.

Li Zhizhong will blame himself a little because when Su Zu broke the world record for the first time before, he was still persuading Su Zu to stabilize his mentality.

As a result, Su Zu broke the world record for the second time, and he didn't feel that he had the mentality of standing at the top and overlooking the other players.

This is a very normal psychology, breaking the world record for the first time, and everyone is particularly worried that it will be broken immediately, especially when Powell equaled Su Zu's world record, Li Zhizhong couldn't sleep almost the whole night. It wasn't until later that Su Zu stiffened Powell in the Zurich Golden League that he was completely relieved.

Especially in Powell's absence from the Golden League in Brussels and Berlin, Li Zhizhong felt that his psychology invisibly swelled, thinking that the other party did not dare to fight.

As a result, at the IAAF Finals, Asafa Powell appeared, and the opponent suddenly came back.

The list of athletes for the IAAF Finals is different from the other lists, which are based on early registration or invitation, but are confirmed after the final Berlin Golden League match on September 3.

It wasn't until I got the list of players this morning that I suddenly found out that Powell was playing, which was completely underestimated.

Because according to the rules of participation, if a player is absent, the IAAF will send an invitation to the next runner who has enough points, but in fact no new runner has been invited to participate.

If Li Zhizhong or other team members and the IAAF had found out a little, it would not have been possible to wait until this morning to get the information on the athletes' groupings.

"Now I can only look at Su Zu's adjustment."

Lao Li sighed faintly, looking at Su Zu standing on the fourth track in the middle of the field, hoping that Su Zu would not be disrupted by this unexpected situation at this time.

……

In fact, Suzu was really surprised by Powell's arrival.

In particular, there has been no news about this before, and it was only this morning that I suddenly learned that Powell was going to compete.

If he were an ordinary athlete, Su Zu would definitely not have paid such attention, and Li Zhizhong and Zhang Pingqiu would not have taken it so seriously.

But Asafa Powell's sudden participation, even if Suzu has won many times, but like Justin Gatlin, Suzu is still not sure that he will win again in the next race.

They are all the strongest sprinters in this era, whether in that time and space, or in the current era, they are all well-deserved leaders.

At this stage, Su Zu knows very well in his heart that the difference in strength between him and Powell and the banned Gatlin seems to be far from the point of absolute superiority.

Powell came to compete, which first caught Su Zu off guard, but soon, Su Zu felt a burst of fire surging in his heart.

Boiling, exhilarating, cheering when meeting opponents.

Su Zu examined his heart, and he felt more and more clearly that he liked challenges.

It's a really different feeling to play against the top players.

With the improvement of his performance, it is actually difficult to beat his passion in ordinary races, with the stability brought by his system, there are no major starting mistakes, and the results can basically be within 9.90 seconds. If you are a little more serious, you can even reach 9.80 seconds.

Then, if he wants to go one step further and get better grades, he needs external stimulation.

It takes the kind of tremendous pressure from the top masters to mobilize all the strength of his body from the inside out, to be nervous, cautious, and careful.

Only under such heavy pressure can he explode and tap into how much potential is hidden in the attributes of data that he does not know.

And this game, Powell came.

In 2006, when Gatlin was suspended, when Tyson Gay was not in his prime, and in 2006, when the Jamaican Lightning was still training hard, Powell was his strongest contender.

Only such top athletes can squeeze their maximum strength.

After breaking the world record for the second time, Su Zu already felt the urgency of time.

2006 was already in September, soon 2007, and then 2008, and his results in this year were far from improving.

He needs more training, more games, stronger opponents.

Powell's arrival, Su Zu felt excited in his heart, the strongest opponent, the most intense game, higher, faster, stronger, this is the competition.

I've been waiting for a long time!