Chapter 174: Advancing to the Final (This Chapter is the Feather of the Alliance Leader)

"The men's 100m semifinals are about to start, and all eight athletes are already standing on the track, with Su Zu in the first lane. Now it is indeed very exciting, so I also hope that Su Zu can maintain a stable mentality in today's game. On the highest stage in the world, Suzu has now made new history. In the next high-level competition, the competition is who does not make mistakes and has a good mentality, who may win and advance to the next round of finals. ”

In the voice of Yang Jian's commentary, the audience in front of the TV saw eight athletes walking out of the tunnel on the side of the track one after another, and the first one was a Chinese athlete with a very different skin color from the others.

Under the leadership of the check-in guide, Su Zu came out of the corridor, and the overwhelming noise suddenly drilled straight into his ears, and the whole person's emotions were ignited.

Standing on the first track and walking back and forth a few steps, feeling the atmosphere of the competition, Su Zu took off his coat and put it in a plastic basket in front of the staff at the back of the track.

His groupmates, Shaun Crawford, Gatlin and Thompson, among others, are doing the same. Behind the starting gear on each track, in addition to a small horn that sounds synchronously electronically, there is also a plastic stool and an object frame, which is guarded by a special staff.

When the official competition stage begins, these volunteers will leave with the personal belongings such as the clothes of each competitor and return them one by one after the competition.

After carefully inspecting the starting gear and spikes, Suzu began a simple test run on the field with pre-race preparations. The more important the game is, the more you can't be careless.

Moreover, in terms of the state preparation of athletes, some regular ritual action checks should be carried out appropriately before the game, which can make his mentality become stable and calm, and he can be more fully prepared.

The first group of eight semi-finalists walked around the track with each other, occasionally trying to run, checking equipment, tapping their thigh muscles, bouncing in place, relaxing and preparing for the final race.

Suzu and Crawford glanced at each other, smiled, and quickly looked away to continue to maintain their pre-match concentration. The two have been together in several consecutive sets of games, and they have a tacit understanding with each other. This is when the real competitors are concerned.

Before the competition, the athletes were making their own psychological adjustments, occasionally passing each other's eyes and bumping into each other, everyone turned away quickly, and did not make too much eye contact.

Su Zu also saw Justin Gatlin up close for the first time, his height was similar to him, obviously much stronger than him, and his face with a slight beard looked calm and confident. Keep your head held high, looking at the finish line a hundred meters away.

At this time, the radio of the conference sounded, and the information of the athletes in each course began to be introduced. Commentator Yang Jian followed the synchronized footage and the on-site commentary of the conference, and began to introduce the contestants in Chinese to the audience in front of the national television.

"In the men's 100m final, it's all about personal rhythm, form and absolute sprint strength, so let's take a look at the eight semifinalists in the first group. At the top of the list is Su Zu, the Asian flyer, the new Asian record and national holder, the first non-black runner to run the 100-meter 10-second mark, absolutely strong strength, let's wait and see, we hope he can run well in this group of semi-finals...... The second is Jamaica's Michael Follett, who clocked 10.11 seconds in the rematch and was born in 1982, and his brother Lindfrett is also a Jamaican sprinter who competed at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. The Third Way, USA, Sean Crawford......"

When Su Zu heard the host of the on-site conference introduce his name in English and Greek, he first stretched out his hand and waved to the audience, and at the same time, the camera camera turned and aimed at him at this time, Su Zu smiled at the camera and made a strong fist movement.

Before this competition, he was also nervous than usual, and for a while he didn't think about doing a few funny moves like he did when he was on TV for the first time.

After all, it was only an occasional pre-game adjustment, and in his own nature, he was not such a lively and excited person.

When Su Zu waved his hand, there were suddenly several neat and powerful Chinese cheers, which sounded from the buzzing cheers of 70,000 people at the scene, which were exceptionally clear and distinct.

"Su Zu, come on!"

"China, we will win!"

Su Zu looked up and looked in the direction of the sound, among the tens of thousands of spectators in the entire venue, there was a small place where the red flag was waving, which was the compatriots who came here to cheer him on.

He waved his hand again, looked at the red flag, and at a certain moment, he seemed to be much more steady.

As the camera introduced the athletes in groups, the lanes, names and nationalities of the eight players were all listed one by one.

First, Suzu, China;

second, Michael Fllett, Jamaica;

Third Lane, Sean Crawford, USA;

Fourth Lane, Justin Gatlin, USA;

Fifth Way, Mark Lewis Francis, England;

Sixth lane, Aziz Zachary, Ghana;

Seventh Lane, Uchena Emmoduli, Nigeria;

Eighth Lane, Obadri Thompson, Barbados;

In the semi-finals of the preliminary round, there are also white players such as Slovenia's Madik Osovnikar, Italy's Simone Corio, and Japan's Shingo Suesue Asahara Nobuhara.

Entering the semi-finals, at this time, the eight tracks were completely dominated by black players, and there were no other non-black players except Su Zu.

β€œOn your marks.”

Now after the broadcast of athletes' information, the sound of the common international password begins to sound.

Su Zu took a light breath, removing the noisy and noisy scenes from his vision, calming down the excitement he was feeling before the competition.

Calm and focused, he followed the referee's command to the starting track.

"Whoa......

"Whoa...... Whoop ......"

"Whoa...... Rushing...... Whoop ......"

As the runners walked onto the track one by one, the audience closest to the track suddenly burst into cheering and applause. At first, it was a small area, but slowly more and more people joined, and gradually it was like thunder.

The athletes took their positions in front of the starting line, and thunderous applause was lowered.

Su Zu leaned over and lowered his head, landed his feet on the starting block, and began to prepare for the start, patiently waiting for the referee's password and the sound of the starting gun.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ The race started as soon as it began, all the athletes were in position, and everyone could now hear the crowd cheering on the eight competitors of the race. ”

On the TV screen, Yang Jian's commentary voice was synchronized with the scene of the event, "The good athletes have been on the starting machine, the scene is quiet, and the starter is signaling, alas, this is ......"

Yang Jian's voice suddenly stopped!

"Beep!"

Suddenly, a whistle sounded, and Su Zu ran out almost subconsciously, his heart tightened. The same is true for the other runners next to him, at this time, the spirit of all the athletes is highly focused and nervous, and after standing on the starting machine, as soon as there is a slight movement, there is a natural conditioned reflex.

Six or seven athletes all ran out of the track, and after a few steps, the linesman quickly waved his hand, and the runners also reacted and slowed down and stopped.

And let out a breath in unison, the whistle sounded, which was purely a natural reaction, that is, there was movement around him, and his body jumped out, completely unprepared.

"What's the situation?"

Su Zu looked left and right, looked at the scene, and realized that Ghanaian player Aziz Zachary in the sixth lane signaled to the referee that his starting gear was not adjusted properly and that he had not completed the preparation for the race.

Su Zu shook his head slightly, only to see that the other party's brows were furrowed, and he didn't know what the situation was when he looked at it.

However, the preparation for the game was interrupted by Aziz Zachary like this, and he didn't have the heart to think about anything else. All the players are making quick mental adjustments to stay focused.

In the 100-meter race, you can't be distracted. Especially in the starting stage, the speed of the runner's reaction to the start is not a decisive factor, but it is also a crucial one.

If you don't concentrate, it's hard to stay in the best shape.

In more than ten seconds, all the athletes stepped on the start again, leaned over and bowed their heads, keeping their bodies still.

Two on-site referees in white shirts, black suits and ties confirmed whether the starting posture of the runners was standardized, and the noise of the whole race field was quiet again.

β€œSET.”

The sound of the starter's preparation sounded, and all the runners stood up and took a starting position.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ The runner who was in lane 6 just now signaled to him that he was not comfortable starting and the race restarted. All the audience is waiting with bated breath...... Okay, it's game on! ”

On TV, Yang Jian's voice accompanied the entire course of the game, and after the game gun sounded, it suddenly increased a few points through the big screen, and then fell down suddenly, "Oops, Uchena Emmoduli of the seventh lane has run away." Now in this kind of world competition, the psychological quality test of the players is very high, and the on-site referee showed a warning, this game is really a bit of a twist and turn, and the players are even more nervous now. ”

……

Before returning to the starting line again, Su Zu could hear the heavy gasp of Michael Flett, who was second next to him, and the unexpected situation of two consecutive starts disrupted everyone's prepared concentration for a while.

"Steady, steady!"

Su Zu pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and returned to the starting line again.

In this kind of world-class competition, all the players are competing for the weakest advantage, and there must be a situation of pressing the gun, and once you rush, the psychological pressure caused is not ordinary. The second shot has no chance to rush at all, and once you lose the qualification for the competition, no matter how strong you are, it is useless.

A few clear whistles and crowd drumming came from the sidelines, as if they were already a little dissatisfied with the succession of events leading up to the tournament.

There was another 10-second delay, and soon all the runners were back in position on the starting plane.

β€œSET.” The starter's voice rang out again.

Su Zu calmed his breathing, followed the voice of the starter, got up and made a starting posture, looked at the finish line, and listened to the gunfire of the upcoming race.

"Smack!"

Shots rang out for the game.

Su Zu didn't dare to start until he heard the gunshots clearly, and he almost didn't have to think about it as soon as he ran out, the starting reaction time of this trip must be very poor.

Two consecutive starts are interrupted, and by this time the level of concentration has been severely reduced.

However, the other athletes' starting reaction at this moment was not particularly ideal, and they all made movements after clearly hearing the gunshot, and the brain directed the body to make movements.

Although it is impossible to discern the hesitation of the runners at the start moment with the naked eye, all the reaction times that appear on the sidelines of the course are all presented.

The fastest reaction was Aziz Zachary in lane six, who signaled that he was uncomfortable before restarting the race, with a reaction time of 0.161 seconds.

Su Zu's reaction time from the start was 0.187 seconds, which can be said to be close to the middle and lower reaches, and it is also his worst reaction in recent times.

"Game on!"

Yang Jian's voice came out through the screen at the same time when the TV screen had already spread to the runners running out, "Su Zu's start was not too good, and it seems to have been affected by the situation just now. ”

Once he got on the track and started running, Su Zu didn't think about anything else at all at this time, his pace was steady and smooth, he ran quickly, his arms swinged, he kept his stride, and every detail was in place.

Ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters......

The eight runners in the acceleration stage were all affected by the rush to varying degrees, some were fast and some were slow, and the reaction speed was fast, and they had a certain advantage in the acceleration stage after adjustment. And Su Zu was falling behind at this time.

As soon as the thirty meters passed, Su Zu raised his head and straightened up, entering the fast stage of high-speed running, and at this time, the individual abilities between the players were gradually reflected.

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

Entering the high-speed stage of running on the way, the runners with strong individual strength gradually stood out, Su Zu caught up from behind, and gradually ran the first series position, tightly biting Crawford, Aziz Zachary and a few people, and a little behind a few people was Justin Gatlin, whose starting reaction time was worse than Su Zu.

Aziz Zachary and Crawford narrowly took the lead, with Suzu staring at the finish line, completely oblivious to the position of the runner next to him.

Now, it's no longer the time to keep an eye on the other players' positions out of the corner of your eye.

"Aziz Zachary ran to the first position, and next to him was Crawford, Su Zu, Su Zu was chasing ......" Yang Jian's voice continued to rise with Su Zu's running speed.

Sixty meters later, Suzu gradually caught up with Aziz Zachary, who was almost at the same level as Crawford, and at the same time, Justin Gatlin gradually caught up with him.

Seventy meters......

"Suzu ran to the first position, he overtook Aziz Zachary, next to him was Crawford, and Gatling behind him also caught up, the three of them were too fast!" The form on the field was so fast that Yang Jian almost didn't have time to explain.

Eighty meters, ninety meters......

In the final stage, the three of them almost form a branch.

One hundred meters! Rush the line!

A gust of wind swept by, barely discernible to the naked eye, and all three men crossed the finish line at the same time.

9.96 seconds!

The results on the chronograph board come out.

After the three of them crossed the finish line, they slowed down and stopped, and at the same time raised their heads to watch the big screen of the scene.

It lasted for seven or eight seconds, and the screen flickered, and the shot of the last moment of crossing the line froze.

"Suzu, Suzu and Gatlin tied for first place in the group. Wait, Su Zu won! Su Zu won the first place in the semi-finals group with an advantage of 1,000 minutes and 2 seconds! ”

The results of the group appear on the big screen at the Olympic Stadium.

1. First Dao, Su Zu, China, reaction 0.187 seconds, score 9 seconds 964;

2. Fourth lane, Justin Gatlin, USA, reaction 0.192 seconds, 9.966 seconds;

3. Third lane, Sean Crawford, USA, reaction 0.168 seconds, time 9.971;

4. Sixth lane, Aziz Zachari, Ghana, reaction 0.161 seconds, time 10.11 seconds;

……

"Su Zu, you're in the finals!"

The audience in front of the TV could only hear Yang Jian's shouting at the top of his throat, and in the picture that everyone could not see, CCTV commented that Yang Jian hugged Han Shengqiao who was sitting next to him, and was extremely emotional.

As a track and field commentary host, especially when he is commenting on the world's top track and field events, especially the popular event of sprinting, he has almost never seen a Chinese figure.

That kind of great regret, the kind of temperament that can always maintain a detachment from the outside of things, to read the material smoothly and steadily. There is no passion, no fluctuations, and no amount of passion can be brought in and released.

And now, looking at the red voice running by on the field, Yang Jian only felt that the corners of his eyes were moist.

This is the first Chinese to run 10 seconds twice in a row in the Olympic 100-meter event and reach the final!