Chapter 241: Post-Match Interview
On the big screen at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, the images of Suzu, Gatlin and Obikviru competing in the final sprint were played back and forth.
And these images are also the images sold by Helsinki for the broadcast rights of this World Championships, and they are also transmitted to every corner of the world through satellites.
In the TV screen, from the start to the overtaking on the way, to the sprint to the final finish line, in the slow-motion replay, everyone can see that Suzu is indeed faster than Gatlin and Obikviru, and crosses the finish line ahead of them.
Then the camera screen turned, and the big screen in the stadium and the TV screens broadcast by various satellites appeared in the men's 100m final results of the World Championships that had just been counted by the computer, and the rankings were as follows:
1. Fifth lane, Su Zu, China, 9.84 seconds;
2. Lane 3, Justin Gatlin, USA, 9.87 seconds;
3. Fourth lane, Francis Obikviru, Portugal, 9.91 seconds;
4. Eighth lane, Michael Flat, Jamaica, 10.05 seconds;
5. Lane 1, Dwight Thomas, Jamaica, 10.09 seconds;
6. Second lane, Leonard Scott, USA, 10.13 seconds;
7. Lane 7, Mark Burns, Trinidad and Tobago, 10.14 seconds;
8. Sixth lane, Aziz Zachari, Ghana, 10.20 seconds;
"Morris, you should be familiar with this Chinese athlete who won the championship, what do you think of the men's 100-meter final at the World Championships?"
In the media area next to the arena, in the broadcast position of NBC TV in the United States, a white man who was commenting on the scene looked at the results on the big screen and asked a bald black man next to him.
The black man is not particularly dark-skinned, not tall, but with broad shoulders and a thick neck, bulging muscles, and is very strong. It was the former world record holder, the Sydney Olympics men's 100m champion Morins Green.
He did not participate in the World Championships this time, but accepted the invitation of NBC TV to be the live commentator of the sprint event of the competition.
Morris Green also seemed a little surprised by Suzu's victory, but he has lived through the Athens Olympics and the All-Star Game, and he is also very aware of Suzu's rise.
I only heard him reply in a somewhat exclamatory tone: "Justin played well, Francis also ran at a high level, but Sue is obviously in better shape." Su, the Chinese athlete, I have been following as early as last year's indoor competition, it has never been before for an Asian athlete to be among the top sprinters in the world, but Su broke this rule, I have competed with him in Athens and Yokohama, I know Chinese athletes such as Wang of long-distance running, Yao of the NBA and Liu of the 110m hurdles, Su is the fourth, but in my opinion has surpassed everyone in front of him. I think we should wake up to the fact that the American sprint is now facing not only the challenge of Jamaica, but also the addition of China...... This World Championships is another start. There is no end to human beings pushing the limits, and the pursuit of world records will never stop. ”
"Congratulations to Su Zu, congratulations to China, he won the gold medal in the men's 100m at the World Championships! It was a great moment when Chinese athlete Su Zu, who won Helsinki's heaviest gold medal on August 7, 2005, broke the monopoly of traditional black athletes in sprinting. The time of 9.84 seconds became a new record for China and Asia. This result has already caught up with Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin in 1996, and has jumped to the top of the entire world men's sprint history. ”
At this time, in front of countless domestic TVs, the ecstatic audience listened to Yang Jian's affectionate words coming out of the TV, and the pride and pride in their hearts overflowed their chests again.
Our athlete, our compatriot, he finally reached the top of the World Championships in Helsinki and won a gold medal that no one dared to think of.
This is the world champion, the world champion in the men's sprint!
At three or four o'clock in the morning, the domestic media broke out at almost the same time, and some reporters were busy rushing to the World Championships at this time, and they began to prepare the latest report overtime.
The major Internet portals in the ascendant responded the fastest, and the competition on TV had just ended, but in just a few minutes, the text message that Su Zu had won the gold medal in the 100m at the World Championships was in the headlines.
In some other sports forums and chat groups, people who stayed up late and never slept at this time were also chatting enthusiastically, and one discussion post after another was released. Everyone knows that Su Zu is already the world's top 100-meter athlete, but being able to win Olympic champion Justin Gatlin and win this extremely precious gold medal still surprised many people.
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“…… In this weather, 9.84 seconds is a very good result and I would like to congratulate Sue! And Justin, he's playing really well and I'm sure the world record will be rewritten soon, so I'm looking forward to playing against them next time, and I'm ready for it." ”
After the men's 100m final, in the mixed interview area, Justin Gatlin, who had just put on his coat, met Asafa Powell, who was wearing a tracksuit, and he was being interviewed by the media.
Asafa Powell did not play due to injury, but he watched the men's 100m final on the sidelines, and as the new world men's 100m record holder, he naturally attracted a lot of media attention as soon as he appeared. Especially after such a big war, many people came to interview him and ask him for his opinion.
"Justin, do you have any thoughts on losing to the Chinese in this final? Wouldn't it be very unwilling? ”
Sharp-eyed reporters saw Justin Gatlin appear in the mixed interview area, and immediately rushed to him, the microphone poking straight into his face.
Justin Gatlin leaned down slightly, looked at the reporter in front of him, a little dissatisfied, but still pretended to be relaxed and teased: "Hi, dear, I'm just the second place, you should wait for the first place to come out and interview him." He probably thinks more than I do. ”
"Asafa Powell praised Suzu and your performance, do you have anything to reciprocate?" The reporter continued to ask.
"If Asafa is here, it could be even more exciting. Sue's performance is very good, I have played against him many times, he is very strong, this time I lost, next time I will definitely win back. ”
As he spoke, Justin Gatlin took a special look at Asafa Powell not far away, and his expression suddenly became extremely solemn, "I believe that the world record will not stop here, I will change him to 9.75 seconds, and I will win!" ”
"Sue—"
"Sue—"
When Su Zu walked to the mixed interview area, he was taken aback by the fiery atmosphere of the scene.
The reporters who had been gathered in front of Gatlin and Powell quickly shifted their positions and rushed towards him.
"Sue, the last runner to win a sprint medal at the World Championships was Japan's Shingo Suesue, who won a bronze medal in the 200m race, and as the first Asian athlete to win the 100m championship, what do you think of your seniors?"
This is a Japanese journalist.
"Sue, there was no rush in the World Championships finals, do you think it has something to do with the fact that the Athletics Federation is promoting the 'zero rush' rule? Do you support 'zero front-running'? ”
"What do you think of the IAAF's largest anti-doping test? Have you ever been to the United States for training, do you know about 'Bakker Lab'? ”
"Sue, Asafa Powell didn't participate in the competition this time, do you think it's a bit of a fluke to win?"
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Hula mixed with various languages came out like machine guns, and reporters from all over the world gathered in the mixed interview area, all asking all kinds of strange questions at Su Zu, the new world champion. In particular, a lot of topic news that is still rubbing the edges, as if they are afraid that they will not cause a breaking point.
There were also many reporters in the mixed interview area of the previous preliminaries and rematches, but at that time, most of the opponents' targets were athletes from their own country, and it was the first time that they suddenly rushed over to interview Su Zu like today.
That's what a champion treats, and at moments like this, all eyes fall on him.
"Everyone, please take your time."
At this time, Su Zu's assistant coach Zhang Pingqiu squeezed out of the crowd behind him and helped Su Zu block some reporters.
Su Zu sighed slightly, it was not the first time he had encountered this kind of scene, and with Zhang Pingqiu's assistance, it was not a big problem for him to deal with it.
However, in such a situation, surrounded by multiple layers of reporters, there must be a few questions to answer.
Su Zu automatically filtered out some messy or controversial issues, searched around the crowd, and clicked on a CCTV female reporter on the periphery.
As CCTV reporters, in fact, they are not in a hurry, Su Zu's interview will always fall on their heads. After seeing Su Zu click on them, the other party suddenly squeezed in from the periphery with a smile, holding the microphone and asking Su Zu: "Congratulations to you Su Zu, you won the first men's 100-meter world championship gold medal for the Chinese, this competition is definitely not easy for you, do you encounter any difficulties?" Can you tell us how you're feeling at the moment? ”
"Uh......" Su Zu looked helplessly at the big reporter who was said to have had a period with Liu Feiren, and it was not the first time that the other party had asked such a question.
Su Zu sorted out his thoughts for a moment and replied, "This game means a lot to me. I made it to the final track as a challenger. The contestants are among the best in the world today. Like Justin Gatlin, like Obik Viru, they're all very good sprinters, and it's nice to be able to compete with them on the same track, and I'm glad I won them...... It's a bit of a pity that Asafa Powell didn't participate in the competition this time, and I hope to be able to compete with him again next time......"
In the mixed interview area after the men's 100m final at the World Championships in Helsinki, while Suzu was busy dealing with questions from various reporters, someone had just watched the pinnacle men's 100m duel in a room in the Kingston High Performance Training Center in the Caribbean of Central America on the other side of the Atlantic.