The second round of the men's 200m will be the semi-final at 20:05 on August 18, and the third round semi-final of the men's 200m will be at 21:25 on August 19.

In the second round of the four groups of semi-finals, Su Zu was the third group to play.

There were no strong competitors in the same group, but similar to the previous 100m or World Championships, the competition became more and more intense from the rematch.

Many of the runners whose own time was outside 20 seconds have begun to exert their strength, and for them, there is no way to make much reservation in the second round of the men's 200m, and they basically need to go all out at this time to advance to the semi-finals of the next round.

Suzu, Usain Bolt, Tyson Gaye, Wallace Spearmon and Shaun Crawford are the five favourites for the men's 200m.

Among them, Suzu, Usain Bolt and Guy need no more introduction, in the men's 100m final, the three players have presented the pinnacle of a duel and won the top three.

Wallace Spearmon is also a very competitive athlete in the men's 200m, running a personal best of 19.65 seconds in Daegu, South Korea, on September 28, 2006. In the three seasons from 2005 to 2007, he won several times against Guy and Usain Bolt. In the past time, he was also the eighth-fastest athlete ever in the men's 200m.

Although Shaun Crawford's performance in the competition has been relatively mediocre in recent years, he has also had a lot of preparation and training after the start of the 2008 Olympic Games, plus he is the champion of the 2004 Athens Olympics, and he has returned to the men's 200m event that he is good at, which has also attracted a lot of attention.

After completing the men's 200m heats and semi-finals on 18 August, the men's 200m semi-finals and finals will be held on 19 August and 20 August respectively.

The men's 200m semifinals at 21:25 p.m. on August 19, the semifinals of the two groups, the top four in each group directly qualified.

Compared with the preliminaries and semi-finals the day before, the top players also appropriately improved their semi-final results according to the performance of their opponents and the importance of the competition.

Moreover, compared to the men's 100m, there are curves in the men's 200m and 400m sprints, and the arrangement of the passes will also be adjusted according to the previous races, which is still very important.

Five of the finalists were all finalists who competed in the final of the World Championships in Osaka last year.

Suzu, Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Kurandi Martina and Wallace Spearmon all competed in the men's 200m at last year's World Championships, with the slight difference that St. Kitts Venice's Kim Collins, Great Britain's Christie Malcolm and American Shaun Crawford also qualified.

August 20th.

An hour before the men's 200m final.

Lao Li stood on the track with his hands behind his back slightly, wandering around, looking at the warm-up status of other runners from time to time, or chatting quietly with Zhang Pingqiu.

It was the easiest time for Li Zhizhong since he prepared for the Olympics, and after Su Zu won the men's 100m, all the pressure melted away. The meaning of this most important gold medal made him, Su Zu and the other coaching team breathe a sigh of relief.

This year, there is no doubt that the General Administration and the Athletics Management Center have made requests, although there was no talk of the world record at that time, but the gold medal in the men's 100m is the top priority.

Su Zu is now the first person in the history of Chinese track and field, and he will never have such a player in the future, and he doesn't know when such a player will appear again in the future.

The 200m is also a difficult run, and it is also a huge challenge against Usain Bolt, Tyson Gaye, as well as Wallace Spearmon, Sean Crawford and others.

But the unprecedented gold medal in the men's 100 meters also broke the world record, exceeding this expected goal, and the men's 200 meters and 4×100 meters behind, the pressure on Su Zu has been greatly reduced.

Of course, athletes stand on the field and have the strength to compete, so they naturally have to have a sportsmanship and work hard.

It's just that, compared to the gloom before the game, Li Zhizhong has now fallen to the ground, and the next games should no longer be as tense as before.

Su Zu is almost the most nervous in every game, and this time the men's 100m final is even more, but fortunately it has now passed. Li Zhizhong also relaxed himself, and the remaining 200 meters were played by Su Zu casually.

"Almost, let's do a group stretch!"

Li Zhizhong watched Su Zu run two sets of super-distance runs on the warm-up track, sweat stains were already hidden on his forehead, and he greeted him directly.

"Okay!"

Su Zu exhaled slightly, nodded, walked in front of Li Zhizhong, and began to stretch before the game.

First, I did several sets of static stretching force chest cross arm and hip stretching lunges, and then did dynamic stretching force back and forth, left and right leg swings, high leg lifting and other actions, and some static stretching needed a little assistance from Li Zhizhong and Zhang Pingqiu to complete.

The pre-race massage and stretching, as well as the start reaction and overdistance warm-up, are basically all the preparatory activities of a sprinter before the race.

Stretching has always been a hot topic in the field of sports studies and is generally used in competitive sports as a means of preparing for special activities. Generally in the field of sports, as part of the pre-competition preparation activities, the main applications are static stretching and dynamic stretching.

In sprinting, a sport that tests speed, the stretching in the warm-up phase before the competition mainly improves the level of the acceleration phase, which can fully extend the muscles and joints of the body. Another is that in the 200m and 400m sprints with curves, stretching can improve the athlete's control of the body at high speeds.

On the other side at this point.

Usain Bolt, who had just finished his pre-match massage, also got up from the recliner and moved his hands and feet gently.

With a faint smile on his face, Glenn Mills looked at Usain Bolt and said, "VJ, do you remember when we first trained for the 200m?" ”

"Of course I remember, you loved meetings back then." Bolt grinned when he had just moved to Glenn Mills after the 2004 Athens Olympics.

A lot of the training plans couldn't be carried out because he had a serious back injury due to scoliosis at the time, and it became very difficult to lean his body during long curve runs. It was a painful process.

"Look at you now." Glenn Mills patted Bolt on the back, "We've been overcoming it over the years, and now you're sharp, and I have a lot of confidence in you." It's what you do best, and you won't lose to anyone! ”

"Of course, Coach, I never doubted what you said!" Bolt laughed.

"Let's play, then!"

……

In the Bird's Nest Stadium, countless cheers were ringing from the stands at this time.

On the commentary seat in the media area, the voice of Yang Jian, the on-site track and field commentator on CCTV, came out when the TV screen switched to the Bird's Nest Stadium in due time:

“…… Good audience friends, welcome back to the Bird's Nest again, and the men's 200m final of this Olympic Games will begin soon...... Let's take a look at the athletes, Kim Collins of St. Kitts Nevis 2, who lives and trains in his country for three months a year, and he says that my country doesn't have cars or a real track and field, but I'm proud to represent my country in the biggest race in the world, he was the 100m champion at the 2003 World Championships.

The third is Malcolm from the United Kingdom. He used to be a professional footballer and is now a British 100m flyer because of his ability to increase his speed.

Fourth, Shaun Crawford, the 200m champion at the Athens 2004 Olympics, has experienced ups and downs in his life for four years, and this is his best chance to prove himself again.

In the fifth, the Jamaican flyer, Usain Bolt, who set a new human limit after Suzu in the 100m race, did a pose of pointing to the finish of the 200m. In today's men's 200m duel, he is the most likely to win.

Sixth, the men's 100m champion of this Olympic Games, the world record holder, Su Zu! Su Zu won a silver medal in the men's 200m at the 2004 Olympics and won the men's 1200m at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships for the first time in two consecutive years. Today will be his second summit showdown with Usain Bolt after the 100m final.

Seventh, Tyson Gay, Tyson Gay said to reporters before the game that Suzu has always been the target he wants to surpass, and this year's Usain Bolt is in amazing form, and he will go all out to face two of the strongest opponents in the world.

Eighth, American star Wallace Spearmon, in order to be able to achieve his dream of becoming a world champion, is also an invention, he cut off his once very individualized long hair last year to see if he can fulfill his promise today.

The ninth, Kurandi Martina from the Netherlands Antilles, is a hero of the Netherlands Antilles and a two-time Olympic flag bearer...... We expect Suzu to have a perfect acceleration in the corner, and his matchup with Usain Bolt and Guy could well be the second race in track history after the men's 100m...... Such a flying man competition at the pinnacle of mankind has almost never been ...... before."

With Yang Jian's commentary, the camera camera on the scene turned to the eight contestants who were about to start the finals one by one, and when Su Zu appeared on the big screen at the scene and the TV screens in countless people's homes, almost instantly, the applause and shouts of the mountain and tsunami sounded at the same time.

Bird's Nest National Stadium, since August 15th, such enthusiastic cheers and shouts have hardly been heard, no one can describe the pride of hosting such a grand Olympic Games in their own country, no one can tell how proud it was to see Su Zu cross the finish line first in the men's 100-meter final, and the five-star red flag fluttered.

This is the quadrennial Olympic Games, which people all over the world love, and it is also the prosperous era that we have been looking forward to for a long time.

Yellow skin, black hair, red sprinters, as long as you stand on the runway, it is the most beautiful scenery.

And now, Su Zu is once again standing at the starting line of the 200-meter final.

“On your marks！”

The voices of the people on the radio in the stadium sounded again.

Before the men's 200-meter starting line, Su Zu made a belly jump on the spot, stretched his joints casually, and slowly walked onto the starting gear.

He's the sixth, with Tyson Gay in front and Usain Bolt in the back, and it's a bit like the World Championships in Osaka, but with a different position.

But Su Zu knew very well that in today's game, the form between the three people was completely different.

At the World Championships in Osaka, Usain Bolt was strong enough to be the undoubted world's top 200m, but at that time he hadn't grown to the point where he was this year.

In just one year, Bolt, who has entered the peak stage, is already worthy of the title of Jamaican lightning.

Taller than most sprinters, long legs, fast cadence comparable to short athletes, explosive power of powerful muscles in an instant, and unmatched speed retention in the second half of the race.

This in itself is a breakthrough in the selection criteria of most sprinters.

However, even with such a Jamaican lightning, the Great Demon King, Su Zu did not make any waves in his heart.

He had already beaten the other side in the men's 100m track, breaking the world record and winning the gold medal. Although this world record may not be safe, the other party will go further, and there will be a chance to break it again next year and the year after.

But in the same way, you can do it yourself.

The men's 100m final has many meanings for Su Zu, and one of them can also be his own heart knot.

From beating Usain Bolt in the men's 200m at the New York Grand Prix in 2005 to beating the other party at the Bird's Nest at the Olympic Games, Su Zu's heart has no fear and obstacles.

As long as I stand on the starting line, I want to win all the races!

Now, you don't have to think about anything, you just have to let go and run, and that's it!

Usain Bolt leaned over the fourth runway, habitually slicing a 10 on his chest, and his expression was not as relaxed as in the 100 meters.

It's not nervous, but the level of attention is completely different.

From the moment he saw the seeds planted by Michael Johnson breaking the world record at the 1996 Olympics as a young man, he pondered what it meant to be champions.

"Forget Osaka, VJ, you're no longer the same! At 200 meters, you are unbeatable! ”

He felt that all aspects of his body, such as his Achilles tendons, abs, and calves, were running at their best, like a rocket filled with fuel, just waiting for the moment of ignition.

Lean over, bow your head, the guns of the game are about to go out.

The noise of the scene gradually fell silent.

Referees in blue suits and white trousers patrol the lanes to check that all the athletes are still in their bodies.

You're all set!

“SET！”

On the starting line of the different corners, eight runners changed from squatting to starting position in the sound of preparation.

With both feet firmly on the runner, the strong leg muscles are like an ultra-high-speed engine, and even when you are stationary, you can hear the strong roar.

Syllable!

"Game on!"

Yang Jian's voice instantly sounded in the ears of countless people through the transmission signal.

In the middle of the field, the eight athletes exploded almost instantly, and the powerful pedaling force suddenly pushed the whole body to run forward frantically, and the fast swinging arms maintained the balance of the body while making the start more powerful and powerful.

As soon as the gunshots rang out, Bolt sped out.

He clearly felt that he had a perfect start, faster than he had run 100 meters.

In the men's 200m race, which is not particularly demanding for a start, being able to have such a start is even more powerful for Bolt.

With his height and long legs, he often doesn't have much of an advantage at the start when competing against competitors of the same class. But if you get off to a good start, with his explosive fast cadence and oversized stride, it's almost unstoppable.

In the sound of footsteps, his body was accelerating wildly from a standstill to the highest speed.

Suzu's starting reaction was even faster than Bolt's, but from the start, he felt a strong pressure coming from behind him.

The two are next to each other, and because of the number of stretches, his position is in the front. Usain Bolt, who was in the back, could tell Suzu and Tyson Gay to catch up with the two quickly from the start.

And Su Zu has long been accustomed to the current situation.

On the track and field, he has always been a leader and a target for other athletes.

Bolt put a lot of pressure on him, and likewise, he gave Tyson Gay in lane 7 and Wallace Spearmon in lane 8 with the same pressure after he started.

10 meters, 20 meters, 30 meters......

Suzu and Usain Bolt were fully at high speed at this stage of the corner.

Just thirty meters later, Shaun Crawford, who was in the fourth lane, clearly felt that his acceleration was not enough, and Bolt, who was running in front of him, was quickly pulling away from him.

In recent years, he has entered a low ebb due to injury, although he has watched the game between Suzu and Bolt, but at the moment he is on the field in person, in the 200m final, he still can't help but feel a little surprised to see the two who are going all out.

Forty meters, fifty meters, sixty meters......

The eight riders in the corners are all struggling to increase their speed.

As the corners narrowed, so did the distance between the runners.

At the 60-meter position, it was clearly visible that Suzu, Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay stood out from the crowd.

In the corners, if the strength of the competitors is not much different, the average spectator may not be able to distinguish who is ahead and who is behind. But at this time, the performance of Suzu and Bolt Gay on the field is very clear.

The trio outperformed most of the competitors and ran out of their own strength.

The three 100-meter champions, runners-up and runners-up are not enough to absolutely distinguish between the good and the bad at this stage. Still maintaining a certain distance, he kept running fast in front of him.

Seventy meters, eighty meters, ninety meters...... Corners into straights!

The positions of all the players are clear at a glance.

It's not just the cornering stage, and although it can be seen that there are players ahead, the specific situation is not really visible.

Su Zu and Usain Bolt rushed out almost side by side, in the 100 meters-110 meters stage, Su Zu's strength is undoubtedly the strongest at present, but Bolt's 200 meters special in addition to his personal running strength, the cornering skills are also more exquisite, the two are equal, basically in between.

And the only one who can keep up with the speed of the two at this distance is Tyson Gay in the field.

The audience is boiling!

The red and yellow figures ran wildly on the field, just like the two in the men's 100m.

Tyson Gay was still a few dozen meters ahead of the straight, but gradually his pace began to slow down. Behind him is Sean Crawford, who has also had a good performance.

On the other side, Wallace Spearmon, who started the slowest in lane eight, and Kurandi Martina in lane nine, were catching up with Tyson Gay at this time.

“…… Suzu got off to a solid start, with him and Usain Bolt overtaking the other competitors at the corners, with Guy looking a little behind the two. The corners went into the straights, and Suzu and Usain Bolt went neck and neck to head into the straights first...... The two of them are attacking the limits of humanity......"

Yang Jian looked at the performance of the athletes on the field and quickly explained that this game was similar to what he expected before the game, and many of the drafts almost blurted out at this time.

The last fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters......

Su Zu's speed and endurance are now very good, running 200 meters is almost completely starting from the beginning to the end, and he needs to allocate his speed appropriately to be able to have better physical support to finish at high speed in the second half of the race.

On the other side, Usain Bolt also rushed directly from the start, and his absolute speed may be a little slower than Su Zu, but with his height and long legs and super speed and endurance, he has always been unable to hold on to Su Zu.

The strong desire to win completely filled Bolt's heart at the moment, he has not run a few races in the 100 meters, and he can accept the loss of the Olympic champion, but not in the 200 meters, this is his dream!

Bolt has an almost complete eye on the finish line, and he has a habit of glancing left and right during the race, but he rarely does it in the men's 200m race against Suzu.

The opponent is too strong, he wants to win, every point needs to be done in the most perfect detail, if he wants to be as easy as the first or second round, he can look left and right, it is almost impossible.

Fifteen meters, ten meters, five meters......

On the field, it seems that there are only two people left in an instant, sprinting towards the finish line together!

Punch the line!!

19.28 seconds!!

The yellow timing board shows the result of the champion crossing the finish line!!

Everyone's hearts were instantly entangled together.

The distance is too close, the speed is too fast, and almost no one can tell who is faster!

Yang Jian, the on-site commentator, was also silent for several seconds at this time, did not open his mouth, stood up from the commentary seat he was sitting on, and looked at the finish line deadly.

Before the finish line, Suzu and Usain Bolt both stopped, and they sprinted past in that moment, and they didn't know who was faster.

The scene seemed to be quiet for a moment, the results on the timing board were out, and the world record of 19.32 seconds set by Michael Johnson in 1996 had been broken.

But who is the champion?!

Suddenly, a burst of joy broke through the sky like thunder.

On the big screen, a high-speed camera footage of the runner crossing the finish line was seen.

With the same action of lowering his head and pressing the line, Su Zu crossed the finish line first than Bolt by a slight advantage!

The screen on the big screen switches, and the results of the eight players are listed one by one:

1. Sixth lane, Su Zu, China, reaction 0.148 seconds, score 19.276 seconds;

2. Fifth lane, Usain Bolt, Jamaica, reaction 0.172 seconds, time 19.285;

3. 7th lane, Tyson Gay, USA, reaction 0.151 seconds, 19.67 seconds;

4. 9th lane, Kurandi Martina, Netherlands Antilles, reaction 0.144 seconds, time 19.82 seconds;

5. Eighth lane, Wallace-Spearmon, USA, reaction 0.167 seconds, 19.95 seconds;

6. Fourth lane, Sean Crawford, USA, reaction 0.210 seconds, 19.96 seconds;

7. Third lane, Christy Malcolm, GBR, reaction 0.212 seconds, time 20.40 seconds;

8. Second lane, Kim Collins, St. Kitts and Venice, reaction 0.165 seconds, time 20.59 seconds;

The broadcast of the conference and the commentary voice of Yang Jian's scene suddenly mentioned the highest at this time:

“…… Su Zu won, men's 200m title, second gold medal. Su Zu defeated the powerful Jamaican flyer Usain Bolt to once again win a valuable track and field gold medal for the Chinese delegation. Su Zu became the Olympic men's 1200m double champion, and Su Zu made history again!! ”

Before the finish line, Su Zu looked at the results that appeared on the big screen at the end, and let out a long breath, and finally showed a sense of relief on his face.

Men's 200m champion, I did it.