"Director Sun, when did you arrive?"

Outside the track and field field of the training base outside Paris, Su Zu had just finished warm-up training when he saw Sun Pingjiang and Li Zhizhong chatting with a smile outside the track and field.

Next to the two of them, Liu Yangyu, who was wearing a sprint suit, was pressing his legs and stretching his legs, preparing for activities, and when he saw Su Zu running over, he waved at him.

"I arrived yesterday, I fell into the jet lag, and I came here early this morning!" Sun Pingjiang smiled and said, "Su Zu, you have broken the world record, I watched the video of the race later, and you ran really well!" ”

"That's right, world record holder, shouldn't you be invited to dinner?" Liu Yangyu, who was moving his body next to him, also interjected with a smile.

"Yes, Su Zu, you have to have a treat. We went to the United States before, but we didn't meet you, and when we returned to China, you went to Europe again, and you couldn't run this meal. Sun Pingjiang echoed and smiled.

"Postponed and postponed, maybe Brother Yang Yu will break the world record in the next game, and who will invite who will not know when the time comes." Su Zu looked at Liu Yangyu and Sun Pingjiang with a smile, and then looked at Li Zhizhong, "Master, you see that the two of them have been blackmailing your apprentice since the two masters and apprentices, so you don't want to say a few words." ”

Li Zhizhong smiled and shook his head, "I'm too lazy to care about you." He said to Sun Pingjiang next to him, "Old Sun, we haven't seen each other for a few days, let's go have a cup of coffee and chat first, and let the two monkey cubs practice by themselves." ”

"Okay." Sun Pingjiang nodded, turned his head and said to Liu Yangyu, "It's good to warm up, the jet lag hasn't completely reversed." ”

Although they are both in the national team, after the National Games last year, Su Zu and Liu Yangyu have diverged a lot of distances, and they have indeed not seen each other for more than half a year. The assistant head coaches of the two track and field teams do have something they want to exchange.

After Li Zhizhong and Sun Pingjiang left, Liu Yangyu ran to Su Zu and gently slapped his chest, "Damn, yes, I actually broke the world record." ”

"I think you're going to break the record as well." Su Zu replied with a smile.

"It's that easy." Liu Yangyu shook his head, after the 04 Olympics, his goal has always been to break the world record. Last year, he also prepared for a month or two at the training base here in France, trying to break the world record, but he never succeeded.

Su Zu pursed his lips and didn't continue the topic, some things always come very unexpectedly, and if they are broken, they will affect their psychological state. glanced at Liu Yangyu's mental state, which didn't seem to be particularly good, and asked in a low voice: "You have such a jet lag, it's about to compete." ”

"It's okay, I guess it will take a few days to adjust. Let me tell you, as soon as I returned to China from the United States, all I saw was that I was firing you and Powell's flying man war, are you sure? ”

"Let's go all out." Su Zu didn't have any underestimation for Powell, "I haven't gone out in this training base this month, so I'm adjusting my state." Don't talk about me, you have a lot more opponents than me, Doucoure, Trammell, Arnold, Robles, ......"

"Don't say it, I'll warm up." Liu Yangyu interrupted Su Zu's words with a smile, "I'll hurry up and run a few laps." ”

Su Zu smiled softly, turned around and followed onto the runway.

……

"Asafa, are you nervous?"

In a suite in an upscale hotel in Paris, Asafa Powell sits on a soft sofa, elbows on his knees, and his head buried in his crossed fingers.

Standing in front of Asafa Powell was a rather capable middle-aged black man in a shirt and trousers, and his expression became heavy as he looked at Asafa Powell sitting on the sofa.

"Terry, I'm not nervous." Asafa Powell was silent for a long time and slowly raised his head, "Facing an opponent like Sue, my mood is excited and apprehensive. ”

Agent Terry had just flown from Jamaica to Europe, and because Powell had just equaled the world record at Gateshead and regained the top, he put down endorsements and some business activities that still needed to be negotiated, and came to find out about Asafa Powell's status.

The following Golden League has gradually gathered the attention of many current sports brands, and the world's fastest matchup between two people, which caused a sensation, has spread all over the streets in Jamaica.

"Asafa, you ......"

Agent Terry was about to speak again, but Asafa Powell shook his hand, interrupting what he was about to say later, and said to himself: "Terry, you know that I have never been afraid of the challenge of the strong, even if I don't have any honors, I am still the fastest runner in the world." My goal is simple, it's to run faster from start to finish, and I'm at my best. ”

Asafa Powell slowly stood up from the sofa, his expression calm, but his eyes seemed to contain flames, and there was a great tide under the peaceful lake.

At this time, Asafa Powell was not the soft-footed shrimp who was out of balance as soon as he encountered the World Series, even in later generations, Jamaica's lightning rise, and various sprinting powerhouses emerged in an endless stream, and Asafa Powell's name still has enough weight in the world sports world.

Moreover, the reason for Asafa Powell's poor performance in the World Series, which he once spoke clearly to reporters, also summed up his entire career.

"You know I've always been very unlucky, I get injured before big tournaments like the World Championships and the Olympics, and those injuries have affected my competitive form, and unfortunately it has also affected my mental state, which is why I didn't do well in major tournaments.

From the frequent accidents at the '03 World Championships, to the injuries at the '04 Olympics and '05 World Championships, it had a great impact on his later career.

There are no world-class tournaments in individual events, but who can deny such a strong player. Powell has been running the relay race, but he has always had a very stable performance.

And at this stage, Powell is standing at the pinnacle of the times, and Su Zu broke his world record, so he has to take it back.

He's not afraid of a challenge!

……

July 7, Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris.

At 14 o'clock in the afternoon, it was the temperature of the day, and in the Stade de France, there were still a large number of spectators entering at this time.

The Stade de France, the sixth largest stadium in Europe, is a multi-purpose stadium and home of the French national football team.

The new design of the stadium is that there is a 25,000 movable seating platform, and when this part is removed, all the running tracks and jump pits are revealed.

The IAAF Golden League Paris, also known as the Paris Games, was formerly sponsored by Areva and Gas France.

Originally two athletics events in Paris, they merged in 1999 as a major event and later as part of the IAAF Golden League.

Although it is a track and field competition, it is far from the European Cup and Champions League in terms of influence and attraction to the audience, but the 22,000 spectator seats at the scene today are also full.

This is exactly the result of the recent media hype, the battle of the flyers, the duel between Suzu and Powell, and now there is a craze in track and field events across Europe.

In May, Suzu broke the world record set by Powell at the Athens Grand Prix last year, and in June, Powell equalled Suzu's world record again.

Countless people want to witness who can break the world record again and who can win this Paris Golden League showdown.

When Suzu and Asafa Powell appeared on the track of the Stade de France, the noise and cheers of the crowd reached a climax.

This is where the charm of sports lies.

The absolute strength gap often cannot bring the most passionate collision in the arena, and without sparks, how can it ignite the whole field.

And the showdown between the two fastest runners in the world at the moment is so eye-catching.

This is the world's No. 1 competition, and it can be said that everyone will never get tired of watching it.

On the track of the race, Su Zu and Powell have been silent, sitting in front of the track for the last psychological adjustment.

Liu Yangyu, who had just finished the men's 110-meter hurdles on the sidelines, and the other competitors did not leave the field, and they watched the men's 100-meter duel that began soon in the spectator seats on the sidelines.

The men's 110m hurdles competition just now is also the highest level of competition this year. Liu Yangyu was probably tired of traveling, and his performance was not ideal, and he got the palace army. The first and second runners-up were Trammell and Arnold of the United States, and the third place was Cuban rookie Robles.

Although this result is not ideal, Liu Yangyu still has a certain psychological preparation, mainly because he arrived in Europe late and needs to be adjusted again.

In the competition of the top players, the wins and losses are often between 0.1 seconds and 0.01 seconds, and it is normal for the concentration to be insufficient, or a little poorly performed, and the results and rankings fluctuate.

At this time, on the side of the field, several CCTV staff members in the media area were also at the scene, and after watching Su Zu walk on the field, his whole body trembled slightly.

Excitement, pride, mixed with all kinds of emotions, were instantly ignited at this competition scene.

"Su Zu, come on!"

A young staff member shouted loudly.

Although the noise was loud, in such a stadium of tens of thousands of people, the noise was so loud that the athletes in the stadium could not hear it at all.

"It's a pity, if the station had decided earlier, this game would have been broadcast live directly to China!"

"It's okay to be able to broadcast it, and we have always reported less on the Golden League."

"Aren't there more people watching athletics now......"

Several staff members chatted quietly again while applauding and cheering Su Zu.

Especially when Su Zu and Powell were introduced on the live conference broadcast, the boiling sound that shook the sky, as a media worker, I really wanted to wait for such a grand occasion to be seen by others in China.

"Old Sun, your expression is still quite calm!"

On the other side, near the finish line, Li Zhizhong and Sun Pingjiang stood side by side, watching the scene of the men's 100-meter athletes coming out after the hurdles were removed.

"That can't be helped." Sun Pingjiang shook his head, "I just came here and I have to adjust my state." The opponents in this game are all in very good shape, and the general form of the Golden League every summer also starts from this time. ”

"That's right, there's the Lausanne Grand Prix behind, a lot of Golden League, and I think there's still a chance to break the record this year." Li Zhizhong nodded and said.

"We don't have much pressure now, with Su Zu in front, the pressure on me and Liu Yangyu is much less than it was in 03 and 04." Sun Pingjiang smiled and patted Li Zhizhong's shoulder, "I see that you have been a little uneasy recently." ”

"Hey!" Li Zhizhong smiled and patted Sun Pingjiang's head, his eyes fell back on the track of the venue, and the introduction of the athletes in French and English on the live broadcast had reached the last person, "To get to this point, I don't have too many requirements." However, athletes, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and you can't relax! ”

On the track of the racetrack, Leonard Scott looked at Asafa Powell in lane 4 and Suzu in lane 5 on the right, his face gloomy as iron.

Being able to compete with the top athletes is undoubtedly a breakthrough for yourself, but in such a competition, it is inevitable that other athletes will become a foil.

This gap in absolute strength really made him very uncomfortable.

After returning to athletics, he had the idea of winning the championship, but was basically overshadowed by the aura of Justin Gatlin from start to finish.

Even if he won the 60m indoor world championship this year, his influence and attention in the world athletics world are not half as good as Suzu, Justin Gatlin and Asafa Powell.

Because he almost never won against these strong opponents.

After Justin Gatlin retired in June, he had a chance to win the men's 100m at the US Championships. The influence of the 100m champion at the National Championships is not only in the United States, but also in the world of athletics.

But he didn't play well in the preliminaries and ultimately missed the perfect opportunity to make Tyson Gay instead.

Tyson Gay felt a great sense of crisis after winning the American Championships and then running a personal best of 9.88 seconds at the Athens Grand Prix.

Standing in the fourth and fifth lanes, Asafa Powell and Suzu are completely unaware of Leonard Scott's inner thoughts at this time.

For both of them, this game is only competition against each other.

This one, the next, and the next.

This season's IAAF World Tour will be a battleground for the two, and the final result is just to see who can run faster and break the world record first!

Su Zu listened to the pervasive hustle and bustle around him, and his heart gradually became hot from calm.

Although he won the last matchup with Asafa Powell, it was a significant decline in terms of his form and results.

No one else would blame Su Zu, but Su Zu himself understood that he couldn't get past that level in his heart.

Now, it's time to get serious!

“On your marks！”

In the noisy and enthusiastic voices of the audience, a clear sound sounded in place.

Suzu seemed to feel Asafa Powell next to him take a deep breath, and he jumped lightly and stepped onto the starting gear.

At this moment, he felt his mood calm down.

There are no more messy thoughts in my head, winning Powell, losing Powell, breaking the world record, all of this becomes irrelevant.

His task now is to race, and all he can see is the straight track ahead.

Focus! Focus!

From the day he received professional training at the beginning of the competition, he remembered what Zhuang Tao said at that time.

"Sprinting is the easiest and most challenging event, and the start is the most important thing, without the start, there is nothing behind."

“SET！” The on-site referee began to shout the preparatory password!

Su Zu completely obeyed the command, got up, and calmed down.

Syllable!

A gunshot rang out in his ears, and Su Zu was almost completely conditioned, stepping on the starting gear and speeding out.

Since the 05 World Championships in Helsinki, he has completely abandoned the strategy of pressing the gun and running, and although the rules of the game have not yet been introduced, sooner or later there will be a day.

And at the moment of starting, on the field, Suzu, Asafa Powell, and Leonard Scott were almost completely synchronized.

Powell's starting posture and movements have always been analyzed and learned by many athletes, and his movement skills are too perfect to be learned by most athletes.

Leonard Scott's muscular running style and super reflexes often make his start ahead of the rest of the race.

In the face of these two people, Su Zu's start this time was not slower than the other party at all, from the moment of starting, the whole arena was actually a race of three people.

Leonard Scott was fast in the first half of the race, and in the first 30 meters, he was able to stay firmly on the same level as Suzu and Powell.

But after the 30-meter sprint run, the speed between each other began to gradually increase, and Leonard gradually slowed down, and the disadvantage began to appear.

The difference in absolute speed, after a 30-meter acceleration run, and the absolute speed difference between running high speed on the way, allowed Leonard Scott to be pulled away by Suzu and Powell.

Fifty meters, there was already excitement in the audience.

The fourth lane, Asafa Powell, and the fifth lane, Suzu, began to take the lead by outpacing the others.

In such a competition, in the face of such two strong players, it is a bit rare to be able to stand on the track without being messed up.

On the field, Su Zu and Powell almost went hand in hand, from the start to the middle run, in the eyes of many spectators at the scene, there was no distinction at all.

The two top sprinters, the same world record holders, also showed their strength in this race.

Sixty meters, seventy meters, eighty meters......

Thirty or forty meters is only a short two or three seconds in such a sprint race, and after eighty meters, there is finally a slight change in the field.

In the men's 100m, the main emphasis among the top athletes is on starting reflexes, acceleration, and absolute speed. The reaction effect of speed endurance is not as good as that of 200 meters and 400 meters.

But speed endurance is never without effect!

Eighty meters later, just 20 meters from the finish line, Suzu began to lead Powell.

Ninety meters ...... The end is in sight.

Powell barely had to look at the position of the fifth Suzu on his right hand at this time, and the two could basically feel that the two sides had been biting together and keeping in sync since the start.

From the start to the acceleration to the mid-course run, both men were almost at an absolute top level.

But in the final twenty meters, Powell began to feel that something was wrong. Su Zu seemed to be overtaking him, although he couldn't be sure how far ahead of him.

But there is such a feeling that in the last twenty meters, Su Zu's ability to maintain speed is stronger than him.

Rush the line!

"Oh-"

The audience exclaimed almost simultaneously!

The chronograph shows that the final time is 9.77 seconds!

Didn't break the world record! But this result is more than enough for the project, which was last year's world record for Asafa Powell.

Everyone knows very well that even if there is a player who breaks the world record, it will not be easy to do it!

But who wins now?

It seems to be Su Zu, Su Zu's speed in the second half of the race is better, and the last twenty meters are passing in a flash.

The moment you cross the finish line, it looks almost synchronous to the naked eye.

At this time, Asafa Powell's face was a little solemn, and he raised his head high and looked at the top of the big screen.

1. The fifth lane, Su Zu, reacted 0.144 seconds, and scored 9.77 seconds;

2. Fourth lane, Asafa Powell, reaction 0.143 seconds, 9.79 seconds;

3. Third lane, Leonard Scott, reaction 0.141 seconds, 9.98 seconds;

……

IAAF Golden League Paris Station, Su Zu vs. Asafa Powell, Su Zu wins!