Chapter 254: The Third Medal
After the results of the first group of preliminaries of the men's 4×100m relay came out, almost everyone's eyes were shocked.
It can be said that neither the audience at the scene nor in front of the TV did not expect that the American team would lose in the group preliminaries.
The live broadcast commentary of NBC TV in the United States was completely stuck, and the host of the scene swore before the game that this time it was the veteran Morris Green who chose to go out again in order to save the major defeat of the U.S. men's team in the 4×100m event at the Athens Olympics last year. Previously, Morris Green was the live commentator of the sprint event on the TV station, but Morris Green, who ran the fourth in the preliminaries, did not see the baton at all.
In this relay race, the French team emerged, although everyone was optimistic about the United States team before the game, but the American team was out, which was similar to the final of last year's Athens Olympics.
The French team, which won the first place in the group, is not too strong in terms of the lineup, and the second team Ronald Bonnon ran 9.99 seconds at the Lausanne Grand Prix in July this year, and is the core figure.
Among the other three-bar athletes, Ducarré, who is the first to shoot, is a 110-meter hurdles player, and his 100-meter performance is not outstanding. The best individual times of the other two runners in the 100m were 10.19 seconds and 10.24 seconds, respectively.
Careful analysis can be seen that this French relay team is obviously prepared, and the degree of tacit understanding has reached a certain level in team cooperation.
Su Zu looked at the French relay team after the game, and felt that they were a bit like the Chinese team composed of him and Chen Jian, Yang Guangzong, and Shen Yunbao last year, and the average strength was very close.
After the first group of preliminaries, the second group of preliminaries will start immediately.
Su Zu did not go back to the lounge immediately this time, but watched the second group of preliminaries in the audience on the sidelines.
The eight teams in Group 2 are Italy, Poland, Nigeria, Canada, Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan and Great Britain.
The result of the competition was once again beyond Su Zu's expectations, and Su Zu was optimistic that the top two teams in the group were the British team and the Nigerian team. Both teams were taught by Su Zu in last year's Olympic Games, and the strength of both teams was top-notch.
But after the race, Trinidad and Tobago, a country that has been good at sprinting, clearly worked hard in the relay race this time, with Great Britain in second place and Japan in third.
So far, all eight teams in the final of the relay race have come out.
The top three teams in the first group of preliminaries are: France, Jamaica, and China; The top three teams in Group 2 of the preliminary round are: Trinidad and Tobago, Great Britain, and Japan. The other two places were won by Germany in the first group of the preliminary round and the Netherlands Antilles in the second group of the preliminary round.
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“…… Okay, spectators, it's time for the men's 200m final. This is the second gold medal won by Su Zu, and it has achieved his personal double title. It is also the second gold medal won by the Chinese team in this World Championships...... After the men's 200m medal ceremony, we will have the final of the men's 110m hurdles, and we are looking forward to Liu Yangyu's performance and hope that the red flag will once again fly over the Olympic Stadium......"
At 20:30 in the evening, the medal ceremony for the men's 200m final began.
In this World Championships, the night games ended relatively early, and the last competition basically started at around 21:30.
For example, the last men's 400m final tonight is at 21:35, and after the competition, the men's 110m hurdles will be awarded, and then the men's 400m final will be awarded.
Last night's men's 200m final was at 22:05, and after the competition, the athletes were interviewed, the venue was arranged, and the awards were presented directly.
In the corridor, after a brief familiarization, Su Zu wore a marked red and white sportswear, and saw Justin Gatlin and Tyson Guy, obviously both of them looked a little dignified.
"Hi Justin, Tyson." Su Zu greeted the two with a smile.
"Congratulations, Sue."
Justin Gatlin reluctantly smiled with Su Zu, he and Su Zu have known each other for a long time, and because of Sean Crawford's relationship before, the two had a brief exchange, which is relatively familiar.
And Tyson Guy on the side just nodded slightly, looking silent.
Su Zu didn't care either, the relay race, Tyson Gay and Leonard Scott's baton handover error, caused the United States team to be out of this relay race, and it must have been under a lot of pressure.
Fortunately, Tyson Gay won the bronze medal in the men's 200m at this World Championships, not for nothing, otherwise the loss of this relay race may have made him personally bear more pressure.
The three of them simply said hello, followed the guide arranged by the organizers, and walked into the Olympic Stadium again.
The podium was still the one at the 100-meter level, paved in front of the track, and the three people followed the guide, each standing behind the podium.
The applause and cheers of the audience rang out again.
Receive awards, hold flowers, raise the national flag, and play the national anthem!
Su Zu stood on the highest podium, in the solemn March of the Volunteers, looking up at the five-star red flag fluttering in the distance, his heart was surging.
This is the second time that the national anthem has been played in this World Championships, and it is also the only time when the national flag is raised.
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Immediately after the men's 200m medal ceremony, the men's 110m hurdles final will begin.
The podium on the track was removed, the railings began to be laid on the track, and the scene returned to the rhythm of the race.
After Su Zu received the award, he did not leave the arena, but waited quietly in the audience for the upcoming game.
On the big screen at the scene, the list of eight finalists appeared, Su Zu looked at the list of finals, and gently rubbed his eyebrows, Liu Yangyu's challenge in this group of finals was not easier than him.
First, Mateus, Brazil;
Second Lane, Dominique Arnold, USA;
Third Way, Alan Johnson, USA;
Fourth Dao, Liu Yangyu, China;
Fifth lane, France, Ducarré;
Sixth Lane, Joel Brown, USA;
Seventh Lane, Trammell, USA;
Eighth Lane, Maurice Vigno, Jamaica;
There are also four American fighters who challenge, including Alan Johnson and Trammell, and in Suzu's former memory, he accompanied the news of Liu Yangyu's various major tournaments, and gradually had an impression of the heavyweight opponents he faced.
The other is Ducarré, who is in great form in the men's 110m hurdles this year, having helped the French men's 4×100m relay team top the group just over an hour ago.
After a few minutes of pre-race preparation, the final of the men's 110m hurdles begins!
Su Zu watched very carefully from the sidelines, Liu Yangyu's start was very good, which was the experience he had accumulated in a large number of competitions with race training all year round, and the starting reaction and starting speed were very fast.
But maybe it was because the start was too fierce, Su Zu suddenly nervous, and when Liu Yangyu was in the second hurdle, his center of gravity deviated slightly and hooked the hurdle.
The advantage that was originally occupied at the beginning of the start fell in this instant.
Su Zu's eyesight can now see many details that the audience can't notice, Liu Yangyu is not so smooth at this moment, and Ducarre, who is next to him, grasps the difference in this short moment and has an advantage.
In this kind of sprint and sprint race, the athletes move very fast, and many times they just see a little abnormality, but the athletes will not wait for you in slow motion on the field.
Liu Yangyu is a little behind in the third hurdle, and he still has a big disadvantage.
Su Zu has watched Liu Yangyu in a lot of games, but he is really not too much at a disadvantage in the first half, and this time Liu Yangyu is completely chasing in the middle and second half.
Su Zu looked at it with a little heart hanging.
The distance of 110 meters flashed by, and near the final finish line, Su Zu suddenly stood up from the audience.
Liu Yangyu overtook in the final distance and almost crossed the finish line with Duccaré, followed by American Alan Johnson.
“…… Liu Yangyu's foot touched the railing, and Ducarre ran to the first. Liu Yangyu is chasing, the seventh column, the eighth bar, Liu Yangyu is chasing, he caught up with ......"
In the media area of the scene, Yang Jian looked at the scene of the game Liu Yangyu was in a backward position, chased all the way to the front, and shouted again.
"I'm waiting for the results to come out...... The distance between the two is very close, and it takes a slow motion replay on the spot to know, oops, a difference of 0.01 seconds! Liu Yangyu is the silver medal, which is the third medal for the Chinese team at this World Championships...... Despite the regrets, Liu Yangyu has proven his strength, it is really a slight gap! ”
When Yang Jian saw the results of the men's 110-meter hurdles final on the big screen at the scene, his voice was almost filled with endless regret and sighs.
The top three finishers in the men's 110m hurdles final at this World Championships are:
1st place, Ducarre, France, 13.07 seconds;
second place, Liu Yangyu, China, 13.08 seconds;
third, Alan Johnson, USA, 13.10 seconds;
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0.01 seconds, a gap that is absolutely indistinguishable with the naked eye, is a gap that cannot be expressed in words; But on the track of the sprint race, there is a gap between a champion and a runner-up.