At the IAAF Grand Prix in Eugene, this Prefontein Classic brought together many track and field masters from all walks of life.

The Prefontaine Classic was already influential in track and field competitions across the United States and around the world, even before it was officially crowned as an IAAF Grand Prix in 2005.

It was originally called the "Hayward Field Race", and later changed to the "Ballman Classic" in honor of the Oregon coach, and then changed to the "Prefontaine Classic" again with the consent of the famous long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine in Eugene.

At the Prefontaine Classic, there are two notable records, one being that in 2001 American track and field athlete Alan Webb broke Jim Wren's 36-year national high school record with a time of 3:53.43 at the Prefontaine Classic.

Even more legendary, Mozambican athlete Maria Mutalla has won 12 consecutive races in the women's 800m at the Prefontein Classic since 1993.

It's an annual track and field competition, with athletes injured and in shape, and there are endless newcomers popping up. To be able to remain unbeaten in Eugene for 12 consecutive years is nothing short of appalling. In sports, no matter which sport, it will be talked about for such a long period of dominance.

Countless sports fans in Eugene and across the United States are watching the event to see if Maria Mutalla can successfully defend her title once again and when her steps will stop.

On June 4, the men's 25 and 30 km race walks, the women's 5,000 meters and the men's 10,000 meters were held in the morning.

In the afternoon, the men's 100m was at 3:15 p.m., with a women's 800m race in between, and at 3:30 p.m., the 200m race began.

After arriving in Eugene, Su Zu has gradually recovered his state after a few days of adjustment and rest.

He had two races in one day, first the 100m and then the 200m, just like the Grand Prix in Osaka, with a short interval in between.

Fortunately, it was only one day, and there was no intensive schedule ahead, and the next major was the Reebok Grand Prix in New York on June 11.

At 2:30 p.m., Suzu appeared next to the famous Hayward Stadium, a more open venue than the others. There are only the stands on the east and west sides, and standing in the middle of the stadium, you can see the snow in the mountains in the distance. Great view and excellent view. Many famous track and field events, such as the U.S. Olympic Trials, have been held at this venue.

Due to the open venue and the fact that the Grand Prix is a one-shot event, there are few athletes participating, and the check-in process is not as cumbersome as other major competitions.

At this time, there was still some time before the time of Su Zu's competition, and he was watching Liu Yangyu's 110-meter hurdles race from the sidelines.

At the last Osaka Grand Prix, the men's 110-meter hurdles were placed in the final finale, and Su Zuxing left the field without seeing it.

After the starting gun, Liu Yangyu's starting reaction was very fast, and Su Zu was a little amazed.

Liu Yangyu's starting has always been what Su Zu wants to learn, Liu Yangyu's pressure gun skills are very good, and he can often press the starting reaction time within 0.12 seconds.

The good results achieved in many competitions are inseparable from the starting pressure gun. Only players like Liu Yangyu, who have been training in competitions since 2000 and have accumulated a lot of competition experience, can have a relatively large grasp.

Of course, it is not that Liu Yangyu did not miss it, this year's 60-meter hurdles at the National Indoor Championships in the magic capital, Liu Yangyu was sent off, but it did not prevent him from achieving results in some important competitions.

More than ten seconds of time, fleeting.

When Su Zu noticed again, the eight runners had already crossed the last hurdle and rushed to the finish line.

13.06 seconds!

Su Zu applauded on the sidelines, very admiring.

Liu Yangyu is in good form this year, although this time the result is not up to his Olympic results, but at the beginning of this season, the men's 110m hurdles is already the best result in the world.

At 3:15 p.m., the men's 100m race began. As one of the most watched events of this year's Prefontaine Classic, there were many spectators on the sidelines, the stands on both sides were almost full, and even the stadiums were open to many of them.

Standing in front of the starting gear, Su Zu saw the other seven athletes in the 100-meter race.

First, John Capel, one of the nation's top football receivers and one of the top sprinters. In the 2000 National Olympic Trials, he ran a time of 19.85 seconds in the 200 meters.

The second lane, Davis Barton, the runner in the first round of the 4×100m relay in the United States, is a runner who can break 10 seconds in the 100m and run about 20 seconds in the 200m. In the relay final of the Athens Olympics, he was replaced by Justin Gatlin, and many people believed that if he hadn't been replaced, Gatlin, who did not have a good level of tacit understanding, made a mistake in the second and third baton handovers, the United States team would not have lost to China and Britain in the relay race.

In the fourth lane, Kobe Miller, a veteran born in 1976, is also the champion of the 4×100m relay in Athens, with 60 meters and 6.49 seconds at his peak, 10 seconds in the 100 meters, and 20 seconds in the 200 meters. After the Athens Olympics, he has been gradually fading out of athletics, and this Grand Prix would not have competed at all if it wasn't for his home country.

The fifth lane, Leonard Scott, an athlete who switched from track and field to soccer and from football, has already played against Suzu twice in the All-Star Game and the Osaka Grand Prix.

Sixth, Francis Obikviru, after the 100m penalty at the Athens Olympics, he also began his journey to brush up points in various competitions in 2005. This time I came to the United States to prepare for two consecutive Grand Prix.

Seventh, Kim Collins, the 2003 championship 100m champion, the last runner to run the 100m final at the Athens Olympics.

In lane eight, Ghana's Aziz Zachari, an athlete who reached the final semi-final of the men's 100m at the Athens Olympics, is one of the athletes who has the strength to break the 10-second mark in the 100m.

As for Justin Gatlin, Sean Crawford, and Morris Green, hey, Man, this is in the United States, and the Olympic champions are either making money or enjoying their lives.

If it weren't for the loss of the men's 4×100m relay at the Athens Olympics last year, I'm afraid Davis Barton and Kobe Miller, the two relay members, would not have appeared in the field.

In the Grand Prix of Eugene this time, in the men's 100m, Su Zu was in the third lane. The arrangement of the lap is not bad, as the first non-black runner to run the 10-second mark, and it is a young athlete from the Red Empire of the Far East, Su Zu's appearance still attracts a lot of attention.

After all, in the track and field field, in front of the starting line of the 100-meter track, among the black athletes, Su Zu is too eye-catching. And in last year's Olympic Games, his achievements were eye-catching enough.

In a track and field city like Eugene, the atmosphere of track and field is extremely strong, and it is impossible to say that the audience has no curiosity about Su Zu.

After all, this is the first time that Su Zu has participated in a track and field competition in the United States, and many local media and various drug testing agencies in Oregon have heard the wind and want to take advantage of the big news.

Ideology or something aside, such a gimmicky sports athlete suddenly appeared, just like when Da Yao landed in North America, and the donkey's ass also had to make headlines.

“On your marks！”

In front of the starting line, the familiar international password sounded.

Su Zu took a light breath and walked onto the starting block with a calm face.

This was his first time in the United States, and neither the team nor Li Zhizhong had put any pressure on him, but Su Zu knew very well in his heart that he needed a good result to become famous and influential.

At a time when the Jamaican Army was not yet fully emerging, the United States represented the world's number one sports power, especially in the men's sprint, with an almost unassailable supremacy.

Even if Su Zu didn't see a lot of negative news, he could imagine that there were probably countless jumping clowns making waves, hoping that he would sink into the sand here.

He, the winner of three Olympic medals, one gold, one silver and one bronze, is not a water-injected Xibei goods, and now it is about to be tested in front of the American audience.

Leaning down and squatting down, his feet on the starting line, Su Zu looked at the straight track extending to the finish line, gradually emptying all distractions and focusing on the racetrack.