Early in the morning of August 8, many people in China, whether they turned on the TV, listened to the radio, or even read newspapers or surfed the Internet, were dominated by the news that Suzu won the men's 100m championship in Helsinki.

From the morning news of Channel 1 to the first time of Channel 2, the sports news of Channel 5, etc., almost all of them are broadcast in tens of seconds and minutes.

And almost from the morning news, to the news at noon 30 minutes, to the evening news broadcast, the news of Su Zu's victory in the World Championships was broadcast again and again.

What is the use of a Chinese winning the world sprint championship? Why don't you just run?

But he really increased the popularity of the country like this, that is, he can really enhance the national pride, sense of identity and self-confidence of the people.

The time has come to 2005, with the rapid growth of the economy, the whole people are unconsciously chasing their own international status.

What I want is to strive for the first place in all aspects, and to be the best in the world in everything.

At this time, such people came into being, it can be said that they are standing at the forefront of the best times, like Su Zu, like Liu Yangyu, like Da Yao, their achievements in sports are actually to some extent entrusted with the psychology of many Chinese people in this regard.

And from the perspective of human evolution, physiologically speaking, Su Zu's victory also represents that the yellow race, Asians, is not unsuitable for the sprinting project, and the significance of this promotion is huge.

I am afraid that such a figure will not appear in the next few years and decades, but as long as you open the history of sports and look at the history of athletics, there is such a Chinese who has done it, and this is enough.

At the same time, countries such as Japan and South Korea in Asia are also frantically reporting the news of Su Zu's victory. The appearance of Su Zu proves that it is not impossible for Asians of the yellow race to win many world sprint championships, and it is not unsuitable for sprinting.

It's like a lot of countries like India and Brazil, or China, in the sixties and seventies of the last century, watching the Americans and the Soviets, go into space, go to the moon.

Although we can't do it now, we know that there are people in this world, on this planet, who can do it, and that's enough.

I believe that one day we will be able to break through the technology and realize these possibilities again.

The significance of this has been proven as early as Su Zu breaking the 10-second mark, and this coronation only amplifies this effect again.

And this time it is no longer like the previous Olympics, and the sports media in Europe and the United States cannot bypass it, and they are all broadcasting this news intensively.

American Athletics, the most authoritative magazine in the field of athletics, reported on the front page of the portal the whole process of Suzu's victory in Helsinki. One of the editors commented: "Su is a miracle, a miracle from Eastern China. Before his appearance, both the sports and scientific communities believed that it was impossible for the yellow race to achieve results in sprints, especially in men's sprints. And Su broke everyone's perception, he was the first yellow man to run into 10 seconds, and the first Chinese to win the world sprint championship. If you look at the growth curve of his grades, you will see that he is improving with an amazing result. We often think that it takes six years to develop a good sprinter, but Sue has shown amazing results in just 3-4 years. But believe me, if you know Sue's training plan, you will be as surprised as I am for this young oriental, strict schedule, full dedication, track and field coach Seagrave said about Sue, if you want to ask Sue how his talent is, then there is no doubt that focus is his greatest talent. ”

With the release of this report and commentary on "American Athletics", as well as the previous NBC TV broadcast of the game, the previous generation of world champions, the honor-filled Morris Green's live commentary, has also become the focus of many people's attention.

This is the era when American track and field, especially sprint events, are full of heroes, and among so many American sprinters, there is a runner from a completely different country with a completely different ideology, which can't help but attract people's attention. Even the ratings of the 200m race at the World Championships broadcast on NBC TV have been much higher, of course, this is a later story.

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"I really didn't expect Gatlin to lose too."

On the track and field at the Helsinki Athletes' Village, Wallace Spearmon was moving his joints while talking to Tyson Gay next to him.

They both watched last night's men's 100m final, and Gatlin was already firmly in first place in the men's sprint in North America at this time, and even last year's champion Morris Green was picked out by him.

Not to mention others like Leonard Scott, who have lost several times against Gatlin, and his personal best is just 10 seconds in the last Grand Prix against Gatling.

Tyson Gay slowly took off his coat, and after he fell, he put it into the duffel bag he was carrying, and then replied to Spearmon: "We have all seen Sue's strength, and it is indeed the top." Gatling is known for his big stride, and he needs to add up his speed to have an advantage in the second half of the game, and Sue is not weaker than him in this regard, and he is faster than Gatling in the start, and it is a normal thing to win. ”

"Hey, man, it doesn't make sense for you to say that. This is our American men's sprint that has lost to someone else, especially since this opponent is not yet a black man, shouldn't we get back on the field? Spearmon screamed.

"Of course, we have to get back to the field." Tyson Gay said lightly, "We have you and me in the 200 meters this time plus Gatlin and John Capel, but I have observed that the speed is a competitive state, he is too stable, unless we can play well again and run into 20 seconds, otherwise I hope it will not be too big." ”

The 20-second mark is definitely possible for Tyson Gay and Spearmon, but this kind of race pays attention to personal state and level of play, and it is not a matter of running in one time and being able to score again casually the next time.

At least with their current strength, they are not up to that level, if you say 21 seconds, maybe, 20 seconds, which is already close to the peak level of 200m athletes.

Because of this, Michael Johnson's 200m world record of 19.32 seconds will be amazed by everyone, and it is not easy for even black runners to run 20 seconds.

Before Suzu, the best 200m time in Asia was 20.38 seconds set by Shingo Sueji at the 2003 World Championships, and the men's sprint at the 2003 World Championships was arguably the lowest point in the men's sprint event.

Whether it is the 100-meter champion Kim Collins winning the championship in 10.07 seconds, or the 200-meter John Capel winning the championship in 20.30 seconds, it is much inferior to the previous World Championships and this World Championships.

Since the 2004 Athens Olympics, the sprint event in world athletics has entered a new generation, and a new batch of athletes have begun to emerge.

"By the way, I've decided to switch to the 100 metres. After this World Championships, I started to intensify my starting training, running 100 meters. Tyson Gay said, twisting his waist in place.

"Are you sure, brother?!"

Wallace Spearmon was also a little surprised by the news, the last time the two discussed it in Eugene, but then the American track and field management wanted them to compete in the World Championships with a 200-meter runner, which can be put aside for the time being, but I didn't expect Tyson Gay to mention it again.

Both are 200m runners, and they have worked together for a long time, and to put it mildly, Wallace Spearmon thinks he is a little better than Tyson Guy in the 200m, but in the 100m and 400m events, Wallace Spearmon clearly understands the gap between the two.

This is the observation of a long-term training partner, even if you are not convinced, you have to recognize the strength of your partner.

Tyson Gay is a rare runner in the 100m, 200m and 400m, with his 100m having the most potential. This is something Wallace Spearmon knows very well.

Tyson Gay's acceleration from the start was terrible, but it was amazingly fast. In this regard, the error tolerance rate in 200 meters is relatively high, but in 100 meters it is a more obvious defect, no matter how fast the second half of the race is, if you start too far behind, you will not be able to catch up. If Tyson Gay adjusts his focus to the 100m and strengthens his start and first half, I believe he will not be worse than Gatlin, at least not worse than Leonard Scott.

"You know I've been thinking about this for a long time." Tyson Gay walked to the track and began to prepare for adaptation, "Sue's presence strengthened my mind, I have talent in the 200m and 400m, but not to the point of Michael Johnson, I have carefully observed Sue's running rhythm, he gave me some inspiration in the 100m and 200m run, I should improve my starting acceleration, not the rhythm of the 200m, I would like to see if I can run in the 100m." ”

"Good luck." Wallace Spearmon shrugged his shoulders and continued: "Speaking of which, tomorrow's 200-meter race is going to play against this Chinese again, why do I feel a little nervous?" ”

"Color, brother." Tyson Gay leaned over the track and made a starting pose, "Whether you admit it or not, it's a challenge for those of us to win the 100-meter world championship with such a non-dark-skinned athlete. ”

Puff footsteps sounded, but Wallace Spearmon was in place recalling Tyson Gaye's words.

There is no racial contradiction in this matter, and no black American would consider him to be a group with the black people of Nigeria in Africa, but it is an inescapable sense of group identity.

Since Jesse Owens dominated the men's sprint program, no matter who wins in the end, the men's sprint has had only one skin color, black.

And since last year, there has been a yellow person who has begun to enter this field, and the runway of the finals is no longer the world of blacks.