Chapter 273: The Game Begins

"Sue, your stadium is really amazing, so beautiful!"

In the check-in area, Justin Gatlin, who had just finished warming up, was talking to Su Zu.

Even Leonard Scott next to him couldn't help but praise this, "Elegant and atmospheric, when I was in adaptive training before, Tonick said that being able to run in such a stadium is the best reward for hard work this season." ”

"It's really hard to imagine that the hotel is hiding in the stadium and I think I've been training really well these days." Obi Keviru on the side also followed. The talent attribute of the BGM that comes with the black man,While talking, the body swayed to the rhythm.。

The facilities in the 80,000-person stadium, Su Zu had come to see it once before, and to be honest, he was still a little surprised.

He has participated in a lot of competitions and seen a variety of stadiums, and the 80,000-person stadium is really one of the best.

In addition to the athletics and football fields of the general stadium, there are also hotels, sports clubs and other facilities in the stadium.

"I hope that in 08 you will come to the Imperial Capital Bird's Nest to participate in the Olympics, and it will feel better at that time."

As a home player, being praised for his country's stadium construction is naturally bright. Su Zu also smiled and sent an invitation to the two, and when you see the bird's nest, there will be more sighs.

"Really, Sue?"

"Of course, so you have to come to the '08 Olympics." Su Zu said with a smile that he knew what kind of sensation the Olympic Games in 08 would cause in the future, especially compared with the Athens, London, and Rio Olympic Games, which can be said to make the entire West look sideways.

"It's time to play!"

Several people chatted for a few words, and saw that the staff next to them had already begun to signal the athletes to prepare for the game.

Inside the arena, the atmosphere was a little dreary at this time, and the buzzing noise merged into an invisible wave.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It's a pity that Xing Huina and Sun Yingjie are still a little weaker and failed to break through the blockade of the Ethiopian army...... Defar stepped forward and shook Sun Yingjie's hand cordially......"

Live TV footage was still showing footage of the final women's 5,000m run, in which China's two women, Xing Huina and Sun Yingjie, were defeated by the Ethiopian Army. Although Sun Yingjie led Xing Huina with her trademark hanging arm run, in the final two laps, the Ethiopians, led by World Championships runner-up Defar, began to sprint, and the two Chinese skaters barely put up resistance, falling out of the top three and reaching the finish line in fifth and sixth respectively.

"But we can't blame the two women anymore, they are already playing very well...... The highlight of the Grand Prix is the men's 100m trapeze battle. In this match, Su Zu and Zhang Peimeng will face many of the current world-class players. ”

In Yang Jian's subdued commentary, the audience in front of the TV saw that the TV picture had changed from the repeated broadcast of the women's 5000-meter race to the starting line of the men's 100-meter race area.

When Su Zu walked into the arena, a passionate male voice was introducing the next game to all the audience through the radio.

In the stadium, which was still a little dull, suddenly a burst of cheers like thunder sounded, and the warm atmosphere that erupted almost made people's hearts flutter.

"Su Zu!"

"Su Zu!"

"Su Zu, come on!"

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Su Zu looked around, and countless national flags were waving and dancing, blooming like flowers in the black audience.

Various banners and plastic sheets made of "Come on China! "Come on, Suzu!" "Liu Yangyu, come on!" "Victory!" and other words were held up high from time to time. Almost every audience member had two cheering sticks in their hands, constantly shaking, making bursts of "rustling" sounds.

Among the players on the scene, Morris Green is still expressionless, he is a veteran and has experienced countless games, although such a scene is rare, but it is not unseen.

In his prime, he was treated like that on the field, and now that he has dropped to 15th in the IAAF Men's 100 rankings, he is once again fighting on the field to win more money before retiring, and also to prove that he is not old.

Obi Keviru looked at such a stadium with a complicated expression. He was once Nigerian, but now Portuguese.

Before this year's World Athletics Championships, Kenya's President Kibaki made a statement, "Please resist the temptation of wealth, remember that Kenya has made you internationally famous and recognized, and do not change your nationality for money." ”

And he Obikwiru, who was first noticed by a Nigerian football coach when he was a teenager, let him try to practice athletics, and he participated in the African championships, winning a silver medal in the 400m.

He was very popular in Portugal and was called "Chico", but he was afraid that he would not be able to get the name that people in his country once called him.

Another athlete of the Chinese team, Zhang Peimeng, only felt his heart surging when he heard this voice. He had never experienced such a scene of being called by tens of thousands of people. At this moment, he looked at Su Zu who was waving to the audience next to him, and he was extremely envious in his heart. If you can get such cheers on the field one day, then it will be in vain to become an athlete in this life.

Justin Gatlin listened to the shouts of countless spectators in his ears and whispered to Su Zu, "Sue, you are really too popular in your country. ”

"This is my home turf!"

Su Zu smiled, turned his head and opened his hands to gesture towards the scene, and the cheers were even stronger.

Red flags were unfurled in the audience, cheering sticks were rattled, and shouts, cheers, and applause were all in one.

Among the audience, there must be a lot of local audiences in Modu, but as the economic center of China, there are also many audiences from all over the country.

In such an international competition, there can be no geographical barriers, and seeing your athletes on the field is the most exciting thing.

Standing on the track of the arena, Su Zu raised his head high and took a deep breath.

What I hear is a familiar language. What I saw in front of me was an infinite number of faces.

After playing abroad for so long, I finally stood in my own country, my own stadium, and competed with the world's masters.

When one day, you hear the audience shouting your name, you know that your life has not been in vain.

Su Zu always thought that that day would be in the Olympic stadium in 08, but he didn't expect that at this moment, he had already heard so many cheers.

With 80,000 spectators, he was already one of the largest spectators he had ever participated in, and now, they were all chanting his name.

It was only at that moment that Su Zu had a sense of pride and mission that rose from the bottom of his heart.

I am here to run for myself, for the honor of the motherland, and for you!

With so many people behind me, how dare I not work hard!

"Okay, friends from the audience, now the athletes have appeared, the first is the Japanese athlete Nobuhara Asahara, his personal best is 10.02 seconds, he was the Japanese national 100m champion five times in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

The second is from the United States, Leonard Scott, who has also done very well this year, having already run the 10-second mark and finishing sixth at this year's World Championships.

In the third lane, the men's 100m champion at the Sydney Olympics and the men's 60m world record holder, Morris Green. Morris Green is 31 years old and a veteran, and we expect him to perform today.

Fourth, Su Zu! Su Zu won the men's 100m and 200m championships at the World Championships this year, and he only participated in the men's 100m race in this Grand Prix. Among the current domestic athletes, Su Zu and Liu Yangyu are able to participate in various international competitions, but for domestic athletes, the experience of competing with the world's top masters in such Grand Prix is valuable.

In the fifth lane, the men's 100-meter champion of the Athens Olympics and Suzu's biggest opponent in this Grand Prix, Justin Gatlin. Su Zu's current competition with Justin Gatlin reminds me of Liu Yangyu and Alan Johnson in the men's 110m hurdles later, which are also the showdowns and battles between the top athletes of China and the United States.

In lane six, Europe's current fastest runner, Portugal's Francis Obikwiru, is a force to be reckoned with and will be a strong contender for the Golden Dragon in this race.

In the seventh lane, Ghanaian sprinter Aziz Zachary used to be the first in the IAAF men's 100m individual points.

In lane eight, Ronald Bonon, a French sprinter, set the French national record in the men's 60m this year, while also winning a silver medal at the 2005 Indoor Athletics Championships. At last month's World Championships, France won the men's relay, with Ronald among the runners. The current IAAF men's 100m ranking is ninth.

Ninth, China's player Zhang Peimeng, this is a young player who has just entered the national team, he is the same age as Su Zu, and is one of the most promising sprinters in the current national team. This time, he replaced Zhou Wei, Gu Kai and other veterans to participate in the competition, hoping that he can play well in this competition and accumulate valuable experience in international competitions. ”

In front of the TV and on the big screen at the scene, accompanied by the live camera footage sweeping the athletes on the field one by one, the commentator Yang Jian introduced the personal information of each player from beginning to end.

β€œOn your marks!” After the on-site commentary, the voice of the starter reminding the players to take their places sounded on the field.