"In the men's 100-meter trapeze final held at 4 o'clock in the morning today, my country's sprinter Su Zu won the 100-meter bronze medal in history, which is also the first Asian athlete to break the 10-second barrier, and the first Asian athlete to win a medal in the Olympic 100-meter race......"

"A historic breakthrough, the birth of the Asian Flyer. Chinese sprinter, national record holder, won the bronze medal in the 100-meter event at the Olympic ......"

"In the sprint event, which was dominated by European and American athletes, Chinese athletes made a historic breakthrough and became the first black flyer to break into the final and win a medal......

The 17-year-old Ronghai provincial teenager finished third in the 100m with an astonishing time of 9.90 seconds, and he was only 16 percent away from champion Justin Gatlin.

In the men's 100-meter final held in the early hours of this morning, Su Zu, a Chinese athlete who first ran into the 10-second mark in the semi-finals, once again created a good result of 9.90 seconds in the final and won the third place in the men's 100-meter final. This bronze medal is no less important than the gold medals in other events. It is reported that Suzu will also participate in the men's 200-meter event of the Olympic Games tomorrow afternoon, as well as the men's 4×100-meter relay event of the Olympic Games after the Olympic Games, so stay tuned. ”

“…… Su Zu's sudden rise in this Olympic Games, it is reported that in addition to Su Zu, in the men's 110-meter hurdles event held on August 24, Liu Yangyu, who has broken a number of records, will participate. ”

August 23 domestic morning.

Almost the vast majority of Chinese people are turning on the television, radio, all kinds of morning news, the first time, the morning news, and other programs of central and local stations are broadcasting this good news.

There is also a well-edited picture on the short news, and Su Zu finally crossed the line with three American sprinters.

This is also the effect after last night's news broadcast, in just one or two days, almost Su Zu went from being a familiar athlete among track and field enthusiasts and an advertisement, and suddenly became a household name, still in Athens, but already a veritable sports star.

This is still because of the bronze medal, with the bonus of breaking the 10 mark and various historical breakthroughs, if you get the gold medal, it is estimated that your popularity will almost have to double.

Similarly, not only in China, but also in Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, there are actually many news newspapers reporting on last night's battle, but compared with the European and American media, the focus is mainly on last night's champion Justin Gatlin, and then for Morris Green's dream of winning consecutive championships, and sympathizing with Obik Viru being sent off and so on.

There has been news about Suzu, but it has been much less common, and the first non-black athlete to break into 10 seconds has some significance, but not a gold medal that is far more than sensational. However, it can be regarded as entering the eyes of the international mainstream sports world.

In comparison, the sensation caused in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan is much greater, and the Olympic Games are compared to the crown, and there is no doubt that the men's 100m event is the brightest pearl above.

In the past, although I paid attention to it, after all, there was no Asian athlete who had achieved such great results, but now such a person suddenly appeared, and suddenly under the impetus of the overall atmosphere of the Olympic Games, Su Zu's name appeared in TV and newspapers one after another. Whether it is praise, or criticism, or disdain, or doubt, in short, overnight, even many people who do not know about the Olympics and sprinting events have also learned that there is such a very powerful Chinese athlete who competes with European and American athletes in sprinting.

10 a.m. local time in Athens.

In a temporary training ground near the Olympic Village, Su Zu, Yang Guangzong, Chen Jian, Shen Yunbao, He Jun and others were doing simple daily training in the morning.

"Okay, didn't you have an interview today? Hide in the training ground like we did. ”

Yang Guangzong was wearing a vest and was holding one of Su Zu's legs, straining and relaxing the muscles of his legs and waist left and right.

"That's right." Chen Jian straightened up from the action of leaning over and lowering his waist, followed by a breath of turbidity, and said with a smile. In last night's semi-finals and finals, neither he nor Yang Guangzong went to watch live.

Yang Guangzong was because last night's 100-meter final was too late, and it was basically one or two o'clock when he returned to the Olympic Village after the competition. He will have to compete in the 200m heats tomorrow like Su Zu, so he has to stay in shape and get plenty of rest. And Chen Jian is also because of the first day of preliminaries and semi-finals, the physical exertion is too large, and he is seizing the gap in these days, working and resting on time, preparing for the relay race later.

As for Shen Yunbao, who is jogging in the field now, he does not have a 100-meter and 200-meter race, but is more relaxed, and his physical condition is maintained well, and he is not likely to be injured when he is late occasionally. After 9 o'clock in the morning, like Su Zu, who had participated in the competition last night, he appeared at the training ground.

However, from the attitudes of Yang Guangzong and Chen Jian, they were both happy for Su Zu's achievements, and at the same time, they were secretly cheering for themselves. With an example in front of them, they can't be pulled too far.

"A little to the left." Su Zu leaned against the wall of the training ground, standing on one foot, directing Yang Guangzong's movements, twisting the muscles of his legs and waist slightly from side to side.

"I don't know if there are interviews, I threw them all to the coach, and I'll talk about it when it's all over. Alas, well, it hurts a little, it's okay. The 100-meter race is over, and what awaits us is the 200-meter and relay races. I don't have the heart to talk to them about this. ”

"You're in a good enough mentality, change your legs." Yang Guangzong put down Su Zu's left leg, held his right leg on his waist again, and began to stretch it gently from side to side.

This is a training exercise and after the game coaches and masseurs will do muscle relaxation and stretching for athletes, mainly to relieve the lactic acid slump of athletes' leg muscles and speed up blood circulation. Athletes naturally train for a long time, and occasionally when there is no masseur, they also press each other to relieve fatigue.

"You've been running four rounds in the past two days, and your muscles are a little stiff. I'll find another round of masseur from the team doctor. Yang Guangzong patted Su Zu's thigh muscles, "Otherwise, it will affect tomorrow's 200-meter performance." ”

"It's a little sore." Su Zu took a light breath, this kind of muscle soreness is a normal phenomenon after training and competition, he can't even check the negative state, but the feeling of body feedback is real. In the past, the competition was not so cautious and did not care too much, but now tomorrow morning is the 200m preliminaries, and if you can successfully advance to the final, it will be another four rounds.

The 200m is more physically demanding than the 100m, but the 200m race time is better than the 100m, except for the first day of the preliminaries and semi-finals, the second is the semi-finals, and the third day is the final, and the interval is one more day than the 100m.

"Alright, almost, you take a slow walk and move around."

Su Zu nodded, shrugged his shoulders and twisted his waist, and patted his leg muscles. I walked slowly on the track for a while, occasionally running lightly, and didn't do any major exercises, just moving my body.

Now before the big game, you have to keep your body in shape as much as possible. Although he is data-based in terms of physical attributes, it is difficult for him to perform at the highest level if he does not warm up or if his body is not in a good state.

Before this kind of competition, you must keep your body in a state of tension and excitement, and you will not be too tired, but you can't just lie down and rest and not move at all.

Just when a few people were occasionally joking and doing some simple training in the training ground, Yu Liwei and Li Zhizhong walked in from outside the training ground.

"Su Zu, stop, come."

Yu Liwei's face was flushed, and his face seemed to be about to smile. Li Zhizhong, who was beside him, was also full of smiles, obviously very happy.

"What's wrong?" Su Zu slowly ran up to the two of them and asked.

"See for yourself." Yu Liwei faxed an A4-sized report in his hand to Su Zu.

Su Zu took the fax and opened it, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"What's that?"

Yang Guangzong, Chen Jian and Shen Yunbao on the side squeezed over, only glanced at them, and all of them grew their mouths.

"Awesome!"

"Holy!"

On the fax was a short congratulatory letter:

Chinese Sports Delegation:

I am glad to hear that my country's track and field athlete Su Zu dared to compete with the world's strongest players at the 28th Olympic Games, fought bravely, won the third place in the men's 100 meters with a time of 9.90 seconds, won the bronze medal, and became the first non-black athlete to run into the 10-second mark, made a historic breakthrough in Chinese men's track and field, created brilliance, and won honor for the motherland and the people.

This is a new page in the history of Chinese athletics and has greatly boosted the national spirit. Here, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to you and my high respect and cordial condolences. I hope you will make persistent efforts, work hard, and achieve better results!

State Council of the People's Republic of China

General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China

All-China Sports Federation

Chinese Olympic Committee

23 August 2004