Standing on the 200-meter track, Su Zu looked at Yang Guangzong in the eighth lane not far away, and never expected that the two would be in the same group in the semifinals.

A total of 16 athletes will compete in two groups in the semi-finals.

And in the first group of this semi-final, in addition to two Chinese athletes, there are also two American athletes, and the two sides together occupy half of the places in this group stage. This is still rare in track and field.

Yesterday's rematch time was 20.54 seconds, although this result in the 200-meter semi-finals still belongs to the crane taillights, but for him personally, it is already his best result since running the 200-meter special, exceeding the 20.59 seconds he ran in the last 2002 Asian Games.

Yang Guangzong tilted his head slightly, glanced at Su Zu in the third lane behind him, being able to run to the semi-finals of the third round of the Olympic Games is already an extraordinary performance, facing an opponent who is 0.3 seconds or 0.5 seconds faster than you, this is an absolute strength gap, play your own level, run your best results, and there is nothing to regret.

The crowd watching the men's 200m semi-finals on the sidelines of the stadium is still deafening, especially the many Chinese spectators who came to watch the competition, in the semi-finals of the men's sprint event of the Olympic Games, it is not a good feeling to be able to have two runners standing on the track like the United States.

Many spectators at the scene are holding cameras and DV machines and other equipment, recording this time, no one knows when such an opportunity will be next time, but today, in this competition, we are here to witness the miracle created by Chinese sprinters.

“…… The first is Tobias Benjamin Unger from Germany, who is one of the top white sprinters, having won bronze in the 4×100m at the 1998 World Junior Championships, with a semi-final time of 20.30 seconds...... Second Lane Namibia's Frankie Fredericks...... Third, China's Su Zu, who is nearly 17 years old, has broken the national men's 1200-meter record, of which the 100-meter broke the Asian record once held by Japan's Koji Ito, and is the first non-black athlete to run into the 10-second mark......"

At this time, the audience in front of the TV looked at the boiling scene, accompanied by the camera lens of the scene and Han Shengqiao's commentary voice, starting from the German player Tobias Benjamin Unger in the first lane, introducing Su Zu in the third way, and then introducing Yang Guangzong in the eighth way.

This is a more exciting moment than the World Cup than the European Cup, because the people who play are of the same language as themselves, and the five-star red flag is embroidered on the front of the sportswear.

On the big screen and TV screen at the scene, after the introduction of the athletes, the information of all the athletes in the first group of the men's 200m semifinals appeared at the same time.

First Way, Tobias Benjamin Unger, Germany;

Second Lane, Frankie Fredericks, Namibia;

the third way, Suzu, China;

Fourth Way, Bernard Williams, USA;

Fifth Path, Anastasias Goses, Greece;

Sixth Lane, Sean Crawford, USA;

Seventh Lane, Christopher Williams, Jamaica;

Eighth Dao, Yang Guangzong, China;

After flashing the names and nationalities of the athletes in each pass, the camera screen returned to the track again, and the athletes were doing the final warm-up on the same track.

Su Zu gently patted the muscles of his thighs on both sides a few times, and jumped lightly, although he had already massaged and warmed up before the game, he still didn't dare to be careless.

Sprint competitions are often about the competitive state of athletes, and the gap between competitors in the same level is limited, and the final ranking competition is all about state and performance.

In the semifinals, only the top four in the group entered the finals, and in this group, except for Yang Guangzong, the athletes Su Zu had to face were not weak. Sean Crawford and Frankie Fredericks are both athletes who run under 20 seconds, although Frankie Fredericks is old, but the athletic condition has been maintained very well, Suzu ran with him in the preliminaries, I can't guarantee that the Namibian legend will break out again, and Bernard Williams is the same top sprinter, the reason why he is not in the 100m event is that the sprinters of the American team are too fierce in the 100 meters.

Jamaica's Christopher Williams, who won a silver medal in the 200m at the 2001 World Championships, has run at least the semi-finals in almost every major sporting event he has competed in.

As for the last Greek player Anastasias Gauss, who was given high hopes by the audience, although he was relatively weaker, he had the advantage of playing at home, and no one could be sure that he would suddenly have a big outburst.

“On your marks.”

At the end of the final pre-race adjustment time, the general command to take their places sounded, and the eight runners on the field stepped onto the starting machine.

The enthusiastic and noisy voices of the audience on the field gradually became quieter, and occasionally a few "GO" "Come on!" And the clear whistle sounded abruptly.

Su Zu exhaled lightly, leaned over and squatted on the starting block of the third runway, eliminating all the interference at the scene, and quietly listening to the gunshots that were about to sound.

With your feet on the starting gear one after the other, your leg muscles naturally tense, like a spring that has been pressed down, ready to bounce again.

“SET！”

Bang!

"Game on!"

At the moment when the gunshot rang out, Han Shengqiao's voice was slightly raised through the screen, and the audience in front of the TV only had time to hear the gunshots and the host's voice before they saw that the athletes had begun to run out.

There is a gap delay between the starting gun of the small horn in this live race and the reception of the picture and sound of the electronic equipment on the spot, so the picture action seen is in the general sprint race, when the spectators hear the sound, often the athletes have started to run.

"Su Zu's starting reaction is very fast, he runs very smoothly, and Yang Guangzong's speed reaction speed is also good......" Han Shengqiao's commentary was a little weak, but the audience watching the game didn't care about the content of his commentary at all, their eyes were staring at the screen, constantly observing the speed changes of the runners as the camera moved.

Su Zu also felt that he had a good start after running out, and he was able to ensure a relatively stable start many times without rushing and other accidents.

He had a reaction time of 0.158 seconds for the start, with the fastest reaction time being 0.152 seconds for the legendary Namibian athlete and two-time Olympic four-time silver medallist.

Yang Guangzong's reaction time is 0.193 seconds, which is not excellent, but in the 200-meter starting reaction time, it is still okay.

The slowest reaction time on the start was Shaun Crawford, who had already reached 0.231 seconds.

However, as I said before, the 200-meter is far less demanding than the 100-meter starting reflex, and the 110-meter corner start acceleration provides many runners who are good at the second half of the race with enough distance to adjust and catch up.

After Su Zu ran together, he was almost running according to the most familiar rhythm, and the biggest advantage of his fast start reaction was that he was able to adjust his center of gravity after the start faster.

Accelerating at the start of a curve is never a simple task, and in the 200-meter event or relay event, the phenomenon of rolling the track is endless. A big reason is that people are accustomed to running in a straight line, and when an athlete is running at full speed, it is easy to lose control of the center of gravity, step on the line and even run out of his own path. Once this situation appears, if it is found, it will be banned.

In corners, if you want to run at top speed, you need to have a strong balance and the ability to stabilize your center of gravity. In addition to controlling the different amplitudes of the left and right hand swing arms in this process, the experienced runner also pays attention to the left and right positions on the track when running.

Suzu was more than 0.3 seconds behind his sprinters in the early corners, mainly in terms of cornering technique. It's not easy to run fast in corners and run consistently without fouls.

Now, after a long training session in the corners of the relay race and the naturalized running style given to him by the coaching staff, he has gradually become more comfortable with his speed in the corners.

The first 50 meters after the start Su Zu is in a process of acceleration and adjusting the center of gravity, from the beginning of the start, he has always been close to the left side of the track divider, leaving more distance to provide buffer, and when entering the highest speed stage of the run, just enough to keep him in the middle of the runway, or even slightly to the right, so as not to step on the line.

At a distance of 70 meters, countless cheers from the audience were ringing out, and the three runners in the second, third, and fourth lanes almost all maintained the distance after the start and were moving forward quickly.

The Greek athlete Anastasias Gosis in the fifth lane was constantly pulled into the distance by the second and third lanes behind him in the process, and his personal strength was not weak, but when facing the top 200 meters, he still quickly showed his disadvantage.

Eighty meters, ninety meters, about to enter the stage of the final corner into the straight.

At this time on the track, Shaun Crawford in lane 6 was the one with the slowest starting reaction, but with his absolute personal strength, he quickly stood out, and was neck and neck with Christopher Williams in lane 7 on the horizon, and was about to catch up with Yang Guangzong in lane 8 in front.

One hundred meters, one hundred and ten meters......

Corners into straights!

The audience in front of the TV and at the scene couldn't help but poke their necks out in sympathy, and the order of eight athletes on a starting line was already out.

Frankie Fredericks was in first place, with the Namibian veteran at incredible speed, followed by Sean Crawford and Bernard Williams. Su Zu is in the fourth position, Su Zu is chasing, Su Zu come on......"

In front of the TV, the domestic audience watching the 200-meter semi-finals was in their hearts at this moment, and Su Zu fell behind and was in the fourth position.

Countless Greek cheers on the sidelines shouted wildly, cheering for Greece's native athlete Anastasias Goses. He has been overtaken by several competitors in lane 5 and the distance is growing.

As soon as he entered the straight, Su Zu had a clear idea of his position, and he was no slower in the group of corners than he was in the heats and rematches, but still in fourth place, for only one reason, the other leaders were faster than him in the corners.

In particular, Namibia's Frankie Fredericks, his opponent in the heats, showed remarkable pace in the semi-finals.

However, Su Zu is not panicked, his 200-meter running style is mainly based on controlling the rhythm and control in the first half of the race, and he is definitely faster than ordinary athletes in terms of absolute speed, but in the face of top athletes like Sean Crawford, it is expected to be slower in comparison with each other. If you follow the 100-meter run, he is the fastest to enter the fastest stage of the race, and his 100-meter speed is faster than Shaun Crawford.

Now, as soon as they enter the straight, the athlete has already run a distance of more than 100 meters, and the peak point of the speed has long passed, and they have begun to show a state of decay of different speeds, and now they rely on the speed and endurance of running on the way.

And Su Zu's speed peak is even higher than the others, and the rhythm and time of control are also better, and the speed is faster than others.

One hundred and thirty meters, one hundred and forty meters, Suzu gradually caught up with Frankie Fredericks, the veteran's speed and endurance in the second half of the race was no longer as good as his peak, and he gradually could not maintain the highest speed on the way in the second half.

"Su Zu caught up with Fredericks, Su Zu is third, his speed is still picking up, and he is neck and neck with Bernard Williams......" Han Shengqiao's voice gradually became high-pitched, and being able to see the athletes from his own country catching up with other athletes on the 200-meter track was enough to make him worthy of praise.

One hundred and fifty meters, one hundred and sixty meters......

With a puff of footsteps, Suzu ran to second place, and he was now on par with Bernard Williams, just a little more than a position behind Sean Crawford.

One hundred and seventy meters, one hundred and eighty meters, the finish line is already in sight.

The swing of his arms seemed to break through the air, and his steps were as fast as wheels, and flickering afterimages flew by.

The distance between Suzu and Sean Crawford is getting closer and closer, from a half-body behind, to a half-body.

One hundred and ninety meters......

Suzu caught up with Sean Crawford, and the two ran side by side, their speed synchronized, and it was almost impossible to tell who was faster in the horizontal position.

Four steps, three steps, two steps......

Suzu gradually began to overtake Shaun Crawford, and in the final ten meters, the top athletes needed only three-and-a-half to four steps to run.

In this last moment, Su Zu seemed to feel a little hesitant in Sean Crawford's movements, and couldn't help but glance at the sixth lane on the right, and the amazing thing was that Sean Crawford was the same as him at this time, and he was also looking sideways at him at this moment, and the two almost glanced at each other in the last ten meters, and crossed the finish line together!

"Suzu and Sean Crawford crossed the finish line at the same time! 20.03 seconds! 20.03 seconds! We need the final footage of the scene to determine who crossed the finish line first. ”

Han Shengqiao's always calm and calm voice also began to rise at this time, and the camera camera was aimed at the timing board next to the track in the figure of the athlete rushing by.

20.03 seconds!

A new national record!

The eight athletes who crossed the finish line gasped for heavy breathing while looking up at the big screen at the Olympic Stadium.

On the big screen, the results of the semi-finalists in this group were played in order of ranking.

1. The third lane, Su Zu, China, reaction 0.158, score 20.03;

2. Sixth lane, Sean Crawford, USA, reaction 0.231, time 20.04;

3. Fourth lane, Bernard Williams, USA, reaction 0.200, time 20.18;

4. Second lane, Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, reaction 0.152, time 20.43;

5. First lane, Tobias Benjamin Unge, Germany, reaction 0.173, 20.54 seconds;

6. Fifth lane, Anastasias Gossius, Greece, reaction 0.205, time 20.68;

7. Eighth lane, Yang Guangzong, China, reaction 0.188, score 20.79;

8. 7th lane, Christopher Williams, Jamaica, reaction 0.164, time 20.80;

"The first place in the semi-finals of this group is Su Zu."

At the moment when the results came out on the screen, Han Shengqiao's voice sounded, and at the same time, a slow-motion shot of this group of athletes crossing the line instantly appeared on the TV screen.

In 20.03 seconds, Su Zu has successfully advanced to the finals. He once again broke the national record he set yesterday in the men's 200m semi-finals, while also equalling the Asian record set by Shingo Sushi late last year. ”

The Chinese audience in front of the TV and in the scene couldn't help but applaud in surprise, being able to stay up late or make a special trip to watch the 200-meter race, many of which had already known about the national and Asian records of the 200-meter before. And at this moment, I once again saw a Chinese athlete running and creating miracles.

"Good run, Sue."

After the results came out, Sean Crawford ran over with a smile and hugged Su Zu lightly, patting each other on the shoulder.

"Sean, you kept it in the end." Su Zu said with a smile.

"It's not the final yet, bro." Sean Crawford shrugged his shoulders and turned to talk to his compatriot Bernard Williams.

In the semi-finals, the top three in the group entered the final, and although Shaun Crawford was 0.01 seconds slower than Suzu, he had already successfully qualified, and he was not under pressure at this time.

"Su Zu, well done, you have entered the finals."

On the other side, Yang Guangzong, who finished the semi-finals of this group, took a few deep breaths, walked to Su Zu's side, and also patted him on the shoulder, with a relieved expression.

Being able to run this step and witness the birth of a new national record is already a great success for Yang Guangzong in the 200m event.

And just when several people congratulated each other and encouraged each other, the audience at the scene suddenly erupted into bursts of dissatisfaction and appeals, and all kinds of water bottles and sundries flew and were thrown up.

Su Zu turned his head to look, and many Greek spectators in the audience were already standing up, some standing up, some pointing at him and Shaun Crawford and other athletes in Greek. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but it was obviously not a good thing.

"What's going on?"

"It is estimated that their athletes were eliminated, and the audience at the scene was venting their dissatisfaction."

On the other side, the Greek athlete Anastasias Goses, who had just finished the race, looked at the audience in an uproar, shook his head, and walked out of the arena in silence.

He had already been knocked out of the final, and the crowd was venting his frustration, not for Anastasias Gaucis personally, but for the crowd after his exit.

Su Zu glanced at it from a distance, and didn't bother to pay attention to it, but turned around and walked with Yang Guangzong towards the many Chinese spectators gathered on the sidelines, who were our supporters.