Chapter 314: 200 meters X Flying Man
Coming out of the rest center, Su Zujing went to the indoor warm-up track to warm up.
When Su Zu went to the arena to prepare for the warm-up, he saw that there were already athletes pressing their legs on the track, starting and waiting for the pre-race warm-up.
Wallace Spearmon, Suzu has been the object of several encounters, with a pigtail, a very, very good 200m athlete in terms of training attitude and preparation for the competition, and will often appear on the field before the competition, scouting the field and doing pre-competition warm-ups.
Su Zu glanced at the other party, but didn't pay much attention to it, but according to his warm-up plan, he began to move on the track, starting, accelerating and running, and warming up his body as much as possible.
Puff footsteps sounded.
Just as Su Zu stepped on the starting block and started a new set of starting warm-ups, suddenly a figure appeared on the runway next to him.
Su Zu didn't care, but the moment he started, he found that the other party also started with him, as if he intended to compete with him.
After dozens of meters of acceleration, Su Zu stopped, and the figure next to him also stopped.
Su Zu looked over slightly, and at first thought it was Wallace Spearmon, but it turned out that it was not the other party, but a young black man with a rebellious expression, with a smug smile on his face, "Sue, I heard that you ran 200 meters in this race, you were frightened by Leonard, hehe, Leonard's performance in the Rome Golden League was fantastic, he made you and the Jamaican lose the chance to break the world record." You can't break the world record in the 100 meters, and you won't win in the 200 meters. β
With some accents and slang pronunciations, Su Zu didn't hear it very clearly, but he still understood the general meaning.
"What?"
Su Zu looked at the other party, his face suddenly became a little strange, is this a provocation?
Standing in front of him was Javier Carter, who had just run a personal best of 19.63 seconds in the men's 200m in Lausanne, a best of the year, and as an athletics star, his first thought of entering the professional season was enough to make people look for it.
This is still a rare situation that Su Zu has encountered, and he was provoked in person. Players like him and Powell, as well as Justin Gatlin before the ban, are basically the ones that other young players are eager to challenge at the moment.
Since Su Zu entered the international arena, most of the time he has participated in regular international competitions, and the IAAF has done a very good job in this regard.
From the beginning of the check-in to the entry of the players, there are basically very few verbal and physical conflicts. After all, it's athletics, not a competitive sport like football and basketball.
Especially the Olympic and World Championships, not to mention, track and field athletes, especially sprint athletes, generally maintain a high degree of vigilance before this kind of competition.
The Grand Prix and the Golden League, after all, are relatively less cumbersome and formal, and the athletes will not be stared at by the organizers or the IAAF in their pre-competition warm-ups.
Looking at Su Zu's strange face, Javier Carter smiled even more, as if he thought Su Zu didn't understand, made an X symbol on his chest with both hands, and exclaimed, "Do you know what this means?" X, X-Men, this means I'm going to take first place in the race, I'm going to knock you off, the 100m world record holder, and the feeling of winning makes me feel good......"
Su Zu shook his head, looked at the young black man in front of him, and felt that this should be the normal brain circuit of some black players, and replied lightly, "Your celebration gesture is very handsome, you can do it here a few more times, otherwise you won't have a chance to use it after the game." β
βHATοΌβ Javier Carter asked, stunned.
However, Su Zu was too lazy to pay attention to the other party, the arrogance of the young player, the arena would teach him to be a man.
After more than ten minutes of stretching in the arena, the time for the game is almost up.
Su Zu walked slowly on the sidelines for a while, calmed his breathing, and suddenly a soft snoring sound.
Su Zu walked in the direction of the sound, and on a corner bench next to the indoor warm-up venue, he saw a figure sleeping with a hat covered and a lot of strange tattoos on his arms.
"It's big enough."
Su Zugang still wondered why Wallace Spearmon, who was still warming up, was warming up, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"Hi Wallace, wake up!"
Wallace Spearmon slammed up from the bench and asked in a daze, "What?" What's wrong? β
"It's time to get ready for the game!"
"Oh God, thank you, Sue."
Wallace Spearmon seemed to react at this point, "Otherwise I'll be embarrassed if I'm out of this game." β
While the two were talking, Javier Carter, who had already warmed up, walked over again with a big grin, and made another X movement towards Suzu before turning to leave.
"Sue, leave this bastard alone."
Wallace Spearmon whispered, "He's still provocative with expletives after winning Tyson Gay in Lausanne." Tyson Gay didn't want to see him even when he warmed up, he was a street thug with a criminal record of weapons possession and all sorts of bad records. β
Su Zu smiled, the black young people in the United States, some of them are talented, and they really can't all be serious athletes, and patted Wallace Spearmon on the shoulder, "Let's play, our battlefield is on the field." β
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Crystal Palace Stadium has hosted the London Grand Prix since 1999 and has a seating capacity of 15,500, while the stadium can be expanded to 24,000 temporary seats during special event periods.
Of course, the crowd at the London Grand Prix was far from the number of people who needed to expand the number of temporary seats, and the 15,000 seats in the stadium were only about 10,000.
Among them, there are many local students and overseas Chinese in the UK, and this is the first time that Su Zu has set foot on British soil to conduct the competition. For them, it is very rare to see players from their own country compete in such a Super Grand Prix.
At 16:40 p.m., the men's 200m race began.
In the European Grand Prix and Golden League, the schedule of the day in each region is basically determined by the organizer, and the order of some events is also adjusted by the organizer according to the popularity.
In the previous Rome Golden League, the schedule was arranged in the evening, and the domestic Grand Prix of the Magic City, the schedule of the game was also arranged in the evening. The London Grand Prix takes place in the afternoon, and by 6pm it is almost all over.
The sequence of competitions in each event, the previous Golden League, the men's 100m event was used as the finale, which was the most popular 100m flyer battle. However, there are also other events, such as those in which well-known athletes from the host country's country participate, which can be moved to the end, as appropriate. (Modu Grand Prix, men's 110m hurdles is the last event)
Because of Su Zu's participation, the organizers have moved the time to the back position, but unfortunately Su Zu did not participate in the men's 100 meters, and Powell was not invited, otherwise the men's 100 meters of the two heroes is still the most interesting.
Before the starting line, nine London Super Grand Prix finishers were already making their final preparations.
In the first lane, Brian Zingai, a Georgian from Zimbabwe, ran a personal best of 20.12 seconds in June 2004;
In the second lane, British local athlete Marlon Devonesh, with a personal best of 20.19 seconds in the 200m, is one of the main players of the British relay team, helping Britain win many major championships in the 4Γ100m relay event;
third, Wallace-Spearmon;
the fourth, Su Zu;
fifth, Javier Carter;
Sixth lane, Tyson Gay;
the seventh way, Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis;
In lane eight, British native Kristen Malcolm, a Jamaican descendant who specializes in the 200m, finished fifth in 20.23 seconds at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and ran a personal best of 20.15 seconds at Euro 2005.
In lane 9, Stefan Buckland of Mauritius ran a personal best of 20.03 seconds at the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris, France.
Outside the field, Li Zhizhong, Zhang Pingqiu and Jiang Daheng of the Suzu team have found a suitable position to watch the race, this race is Suzu's first 200-meter race in 2006, several people are a little apprehensive, and with expectations.
Su Zu has undergone sub-plateau training, and his speed and endurance have improved a lot, but he has not verified his results in the 200-meter field, which may be able to bring a surprise, but the strength of the players in this game is not weak.
are all new rookies in the field of athletics in the past two years, and Su Zu has a lot of difficulty in defeating these people.
As for the 200m world record, no one thinks about it for the time being, and Michael Johnson's men's 200m world record of 19.32 seconds is out of reach for sprinters at the moment.
Su Zu stood in front of the starting line, and he also had a different feeling in his heart.
In the 200m, this event has not been the focus of his training. After breaking the men's 100m world record, he also thought about the men's 200m world record.
But it's really hard to do, at least in the last year, when he was far from reaching.
Like Powell, he is a sprinter specializing in the 100m, and the 200m is a both.
Michael Johnson, who set the men's 200m world record, not only has an amazing 200m time, but also a 400m world record of 43.18 seconds. The American "Forrest Gump" has an astonishing speed endurance, perhaps not the best in absolute speed, with a personal best of 10.09 seconds in the 100m, but his speed endurance is almost unbelievable.
Jamaica won both the men's 100m and 200m events, and with his sheer speed, Bolt was able to run 9.58 seconds in the 100m, 0.5 seconds faster than Michael Johnson's 100m, but his world record in the 200m was 19.19 seconds.
Comparatively, you can see how amazing Michael Johnson's future is.
In this 200-meter race, Su Zu took it very seriously, mainly to test his ability in the second half of the race. The results of running at the training base do not directly reflect his level.
One is that there is no opponent stimulation, and the other is that there is a difference in altitude in the sub-plateau area.
But this time, I did.
Su Zu looked up at Javier Carter, who was in the fifth lane in front of him on the right, and the arrogant performance of this typical black American youth made Su Zu feel a little angry in his heart.
With his current results, the current men's 100m world record holder and Asafa Powell's strongest contender, has repeatedly won over the top sprinter of American acceleration Justin Gatlin.
If it weren't for the fact that he had run with each other at Eugene Station last year, Su Zu would not have such a person in his memory.
You are so confident that you can challenge for the world record holder in the 100m event?!
Since people send their faces to fight, he naturally won't keep his hands.
And if he loses this race, there is no doubt that the "bastard" 200m athlete will definitely come over to stimulate him.
There are many athletes who have no brains and no culture, but those who have no quality have to see who teaches whom.
The arrogant and domineering X gesture shows off, which is represented by the grass turning over all opponents and winning the victory.
I'm going to make it so you don't need it.
βOn your marksοΌβ
With the sound of the passwords in place, Su Zu stepped onto the starting block of the fourth lane.
In the men's 200 meters, the start of the corner, the memories of countless training grounds passed by the moment both feet stepped on the starting gear.
Attention, starting rhythm, acceleration position, and then gradually dissolving into nothingness.
All that's left is to look up at the light that flashes in his eyes by chance.
It's an exciting game because there are opponents.
The challenge of five American 200m runners in Eugene is still fresh in Suzu's memory.
Although there are only three in this game, Tyson Gaye, Spearmon, and Javier Carter at this stage have improved a lot compared to last year.
In addition, although the strength of other 200-meter runners is not weak, they are basically the best in other states or countries, but they are not yet in the eyes of Su Zu.
Whew-
Gently exhaling a breath of turbidity, Su Zu had a clear mind and emotions tumbling in his heart, but before the competition, all distracting thoughts would be suppressed by him.
It is necessary to tense the nerves, but not too much.
Maintain the body with proper excitement and the highest concentration!
You're all set!
βSETοΌβ
At the bend of the stadium track between the spectators, all the runners suddenly changed from leaning over to a half-bowed starting position.
Syllable!
It's game on!
Almost instantly, Su Zu stepped on the starting block and ran out quickly, and the movements and strength were all exerted just right.
Swift and light, if a camera captures the start up close, you can see the beauty of the power of the top sprinters when they run suddenly.
The sudden explosive force, from static to dynamic, seemed to be able to break through the countless cages in front of it.
Why when watching the game, I often see some athletes suddenly injured and stopped.
One of the biggest reasons is that when competing, it is the athlete's highest explosive state. If there is a dark injury or the injury has not recovered, the sudden force at this moment will often cause great damage.
Achilles tendon tears, muscle strains, bone sprains, etc., are all because of the powerful explosive force, which suddenly explodes in the body.
At this moment, the athlete's whole body load is directly increased from zero to the highest state.
Su Zu's starting reaction was fast, and he felt very clear about the direct starting reaction, and the start of the 200m was perfect.
After the lessons of the Roma Golden League, he has been on the lookout for contingencies at all times, and there is no chance of a Leonard Scott-like rhythmic situation.
Once you have learned a lesson, you must learn from it.
Compared to the other 200m runners, Su Zu's starting reaction and starting action were the fastest among the nine runners.
The requirements for starting reaction and starting action in the 100-meter event are, after all, higher than 200 meters, and Su Zu shows the top level of the 100 meters, and in the 200 meters, it is almost the best. Those who can barely have his starting reaction and starting action are only veteran Kim Collins and others.
The 10,000 spectators at the Crystal Palace Stadium, from the brief silence at the moment of the athletes' start, suddenly became enthusiastic as the scene accelerated.
They are aiming for two of their country's runners, Marlon Devonish and Kristen Malcolm, two of the UK's top sprinters at the moment, and seeing them in action will naturally appeal to athletics enthusiasts around London.
Of course, in this Grand Prix, Su Zu had already seen several five-star red flags before the start of the competition.
After all, Britain is not like Doha, Qatar, which has gathered a large number of domestic spectators, and some of these people have seen Suzu's live game before, and some of them are first.
In any case, at this moment, it was boiling.
Starting from the corner, Su Zu's acceleration is very fast!
This time he took a different style in the 200m, and his acceleration in the first half of the race was improved again, and he basically entered the top speed stage after 60 meters.
And this time, after the start of 40 meters, he basically entered the highest speed link as he ran 100 meters before.
On the sidelines, Li Zhizhong's eyes lit up instantly, and he clenched his fist with his right hand and hit his chest hard with the palm of his left hand.
"That's how you run!"
In the cornering stage, due to the relationship between the number of forward extensions, it is difficult for ordinary spectators to see the front and rear positions of the athletes, but a coach like Lao Li can't see anywhere.
Obviously, in this game, Su Zu took out all his strength.
In the early stage, he began to accelerate to the limit, which is to compete with other competitors for speed and endurance in the second half.
Su Zu's speed in the first 100 meters was undoubtedly the fastest among the nine runners on the track, and even Tyson Gay could not match it at this stage.
Eighty meters, ninety meters, one hundred meters......
The nine runners had already run to the last part of the corner, and by this time, everyone had already seen clearly that Su Zu in the fourth lane had a clear lead.
He was already parallel to Javier Carter in lane 5 in the final stages of the corner, and was even overtaking him.
Javier Carter was almost like a frightened rabbit for a moment, and he couldn't believe it.
From the beginning of the race, he felt the pressure brought by the fourth Su Zu behind him, the sound of fast footsteps, even the warm atmosphere of the scene and the sound of the wind whistling in his ears could not be concealed.
When he squinted to the left and back, he could feel that someone was rapidly approaching him, and now, turning into a straight, the damn Chinese guy had already reached his side, even overtaken him.
In the fourth and fifth lanes, the difference between the number of forward stretches of the two passes, when the opponent is in a level position with himself, he is obviously ahead of him.
This...... Is this so possible?!
Javier Carter's punk fierceness soared to the highest in an instant, and he didn't want to lose, especially against this Chinese.
The loss of last year's Eugene station has made him angry, and he went back to talk to his good buddies and brothers, and was ridiculed.
Although the opponent broke the record in the men's 100m this year, it was 100m, MEN, these 200m are not your world!
Javier Carter's steel teeth clenched, and at this moment, the strength of his whole body was released.
Tyson Gay, who is on the right hand side of Javier Carter, also feels a great threat.
He has not yet played against Su Zu in the men's 100-meter event, and he understands that Su Zu's strength is very strong, and this is the object he must challenge in the future.
But it was Javier Carter who he wanted to win more now than Suzu.
The '85-year-old embarrassed him, and after winning the Lausanne Grand Prix, he posed as an X in front of him.
Much has been said about the X gesture, with Javier Carter speaking to the press saying that it was the first letter of his name (Xavier Carter) to celebrate the victory. But privately, Tyson Gay knows that this is what I mean by killing you.
He's going to win!
Wallace Spearmon, who is third on Suzu's left, is also gritting his teeth, and he is also looking to prove himself compared to Tyson Gay's 100m championship this year.
He was the NCAA men's 200m champion, and Tyson Gay wasn't any more competitive in the 200m at the time, but this year, he had little special performance in previous competitions.
He tried the men's 400m with a time of 45.22 seconds, but that wasn't enough to make him like Michael Johnson.
Curves into straights.
In an instant, the form on the field is clear at a glance.
In first place was Suzu, whose 100-meter world record speed in the first half of the race put him ahead of everyone in this moment, opening up a gap of more than a meter to Tyson Gay in second place.
Javier Carter, who finished third, saw Suzu running fast on the straight with a stunning attitude.
"Damn it, slow down. You're so fast in the first half of the race, you can't run in the back! β
Javier Carter's attention was entirely on Suzu, even though Tyson Gay was also ahead of him in the sixth lane on his right.
He just wanted to catch up with Su Zu.
He understood that in the first half of the 200 meters, Su Zu's super 100-meter speed was unmatched, but this was 200 meters.
The second half is the key to victory.
Even Powell and Gatlin are not the best in the 200m, so there's no reason why you can Chinese with one ......
Javier Carter's thought flashed through him, and he felt that Suzu must be slowing down in the second half of the race.
But soon, he found that, no, the speed of this Chinese in front of him was still maintained very well!
He was trying to close the distance between the two, but he still couldn't catch up.
It's only a few seconds at your fingertips, but in the men's 200m race, the competitors have reached the final sprint stage.
Su Zu could feel that his feet were clearly getting heavier, and the first half of the all-out sprint would naturally make the second half a little difficult.
But it feels much weaker than when I ran the first 100 meters with all my strength and then the second 100 meters.
The movements did not deform in the slightest, the energy was still abundant, and the steps became a little heavier, but they were still fast and swift.
He could feel the pressure from the player next to him.
This year's Tyson Gay and Javier Carter, as well as Wallace Spearmon, are all in the pinnacle of their careers.
He is improving, and others are not idle, they are also leaping forward.
But, it's going to be me!
The last twenty meters, ten meters......
Many people at the scene have already stood up to watch!
Rush the line!
"Ahh Li Zhizhong, Zhang Pingqiu, Jiang Daheng, and more overseas Chinese students on the sidelines roared excitedly.
Win!
Other 200m runners, such as Javier Carter, who ran 19.63 seconds, and Tyson Gaye, who ran 19.70 seconds, just this month, couldn't stop Suzu from winning this race!
The number on the chronograph is incredibly clear β 19.55 seconds!
When Su Zu saw the results on the timing board appear, he looked up to the sky and shouted.
Win!
I won the 200m too!
He set a new personal best in the 200m, from 19.75 seconds after last year's World Championships, to achieve a leap of 0.2 seconds!
A new national record, a new Asian record!
There is still 0.22 seconds away from Michael Johnson's 200m world record!
And at this time, Javier Carter, who looked at this achievement, had an indescribable shock in his eyes!
On the big screen, all the results of the players are displayed:
1. The fourth lane, Su Zu, reacted 0.146 seconds, and the result was 19.55 seconds;
2. Sixth lane, Tyson Gay, reaction 0.157 seconds, time 19.68 seconds;
3. Third lane, Javier Carter, reaction 0.167 seconds, time 19.74 seconds;
4. Fifth lane, Wallace Spearmon, reaction 0.163 seconds, time 19.83 seconds;
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He couldn't believe it.
Su Zu easily broke his personal best of 19.63 seconds and improved by as much as 0.12 seconds.
"Hi Tyson!"
At this time, Suzu didn't pay any attention to Javier Carter at all, but walked up to Tyson Gay.
"Congratulations, Sue!"
Tyson Gay was dressed roughly, looked at Suzu and said congratulations. It's certainly not fun to lose a game, but it's normal to win or lose on the track and field.
"Did you set a new personal best in the 200m?" Su Zu asked with a smile.
"Yes." Tyson Gay nodded, and despite the loss, he felt that he was in a stage of rapid improvement, and this time his 200m set a new personal best compared to the Lausanne Grand Prix.
"Then we should celebrate!"
"What?" Tyson Gay was a little puzzled.
I saw Su Zu suddenly raise his arms and make an X motion towards Tyson Gay and Spearmon next to him.
Tyson Gay and Spearmon both immediately laughed, and they also raised their arms and made this action!
Intentionally or unintentionally, just in time for Javier Carter to see!
X-Men, X-Flyers......
I'm you!