Chapter 106: 400m Final (Part II)
At this time, the positions of all the runners were getting closer and closer, and the gap caused by the number of stretches before the start was almost smoothed out at this stage, and the positions of the eight athletes began to gradually become clear.
The spectators in the stands on the sidelines all stood up by this time.
The first runner to cross the corner was the American Satoli Guman in lane seven, followed by Abu Bakr Ali in lane 3, a black man from Sudan, followed by Croatia's Zeliko Venk in lane 4 and Jamil James of Trinidad and Tobago in lane 8.
Behind the four, almost side-on-hand on the straight were Yechin and Namibian Frank Preissa in lane 5, who had been biting almost tightly since the start.
Ye Chin didn't pay attention to Frank Prisa beside him at this time, but noticed Sateri Guman in the sixth lane and Abu Bakr Ali in the third lane.
At this time, these two players opened up a big gap with Ye Qin and several other players, and almost reached a distance of more than five meters from Ye Qin and Frank Presa, far ahead of the other players.
The other two other teams in lane 4, Croatia's Zeliko Vink and Trinidad and Tobago's Jamil James in lane 8, also have a one-metre or two-metre gap with Yechin.
This is the first time that Ye Qin has felt such a speed difference since he ran 400 meters.
He picked up speed in the first half of the race and ran very smoothly and very well, but the other four runners did just as well.
In particular, the absolute strength of the American Satoli Guman and the Sudanese, whom he had won by luck in the preliminaries, surpassed the others in the other competitions at this time.
"Accelerate, accelerate, accelerate!"
Ye Qin's forehead was bruised, and he felt that the soreness in his body was very uncomfortable, but it was rare to be pulled away at such a stage by others.
Pursue!
You can't be left behind by the other party.
Now that the track is in the finals, it's time to go all out for the championship!
Ye Qin only had such a simple thought in his mind, world-class competition, the best young athletes, and this was the first time he had deeply experienced such a high level.
He also participated in the provincial youth track and field championships in China, and he won the championship and broke the record very smoothly.
But who can come here to compete, which one is not the junior champion of their respective country and region.
Namibia's Frank Presa, who was neck and neck with Yechin, also wanted to catch up quickly, but he was slower than Yechin in absolute speed, which was evident in the morning 200m heats.
In the 400 meters, in order to have an advantage in the first half of the race, he has been biting Ye Qin tightly, and at this stage, he has reached the limit.
Entering the straight, Yechin's ability to maintain his speed gradually began to show, and he began to overtake Frank Pressa in the fifth lane and began to catch up with the other competitors.
There are now four runners in front of him, and he is only 70 meters from the finish line......
At this stage, all the runners are aiming at the finish line, and they all start sprinting to varying degrees.
It was at this time that the Sudanese player in the third lane, Abu Bakr Ali, a black player who was barely visible from the preliminaries to the semi-finals, suddenly made a splash at this stage.
He was not far behind the first American Sateri Guman, but after this sudden acceleration, he suddenly jumped to the first position.
From the second position, the final sprint acceleration suddenly began, overtaking the runner in first place.
At this moment, the form on the field is very clear!
Sudan's Abubakr Ali in lane 3 and Sadeli Guman of the United States in lane 7 almost secured the championship and second place.
The level of strength of the two is far higher than that of other athletes.
So much so that Croatia's Zeliko Venk and Tenirida and Tobago's Jamil James were a little discouraged.
can't catch up with each other, it's not an athlete at all at all.
And at this moment, a figure suddenly overtook from behind.
Fifty meters, Ye Qin, with his tenacious will and excellent speed maintenance ability, suddenly caught up and overtook the two.
Ahead of him, Sudan's Abu Bakr Ali and American Sateri Guman are already far ahead, and the gap between them and Yechin has widened rather than narrowed from the straight.
"How could they run so fast!"
An uncontrollable wave of frustration rose in Yechin's mind, and he felt the deflated feeling of Croatia and Teneridad and Tobago.
In the 400 meters, he felt that he was the best and fastest runner.
But from the start to the finish line, almost all of them are in a state of being crushed.
For a moment, Ye Qin almost didn't want to continue running, from the time he started to walk on the runway, he was winning all the way, overtaking others, and for the first time, he felt the absolute strength gap with others.
He's still too tender!
can't win, the distance between the two in front of him and him is too great, and he can't catch up with all his strength to sprint!
Over the course of a year, he never seemed to lose a game, and at one point he thought he was almost at the best level of his peers.
Now, however, he felt the gap very clearly.
Suddenly, the feeling of not wanting to run was really strong, he hadn't lost yet, but suddenly faced with this absolute disadvantage, he was almost completely unable to adapt to it.
"Can't give up!"
"Don't give up!"
The soreness in my body, the frustration in my heart, and the feeling of wanting to give up the game in my mind all came out, and then I was forced to be pressed down by him.
The arena is like a battlefield, no matter what, you can't back down!
Before the big race, he already knew what he was running.
There have been reasons for one kind or another, but in the end, the most important point is that he is willing to step on this runway!
That...... You can't give up!
Standing on the runway, I knew that I had a new and different choice, and since I chose it myself, no matter what the outcome was......
All runs!
Ye Qin gritted his teeth, almost shouted, and mustered all his strength to run desperately towards the finish line.
Rush the line!
On the big screen at the scene, the results of this group of contestants appeared in front of everyone.
Ye Qin stood on the track near the finish line, gasping for air, and any sound in his ears seemed to be inaudible. Just looking at the third and seventh lanes, the two black players who won by a large margin, raised their heads and looked at the big screen again, and stood there blankly!
On the big screen, the results of this group jumped out:
1. Third lane, Abu Bakr Ali, Sultan, reaction 0.167, time 46.10;
2. Lane 7, Sateri Goodman, USA, reaction 0.183, time 46.42;
3. Sixth lane, Ye Qin, China, reaction 0.203, time 47.23;
4. Fourth lane, Zeliko-Venk, Croatia, reaction 0.284, time 47.45;
5. Lane 8, Jamil James, Trinidad and Tobago, reaction 0.197, time 47.61;
6. Fifth lane, Frank Presa, Namibia, reaction 0.177, time 47.76;
7. Second lane, Alekod Solzenithi, Russia, reaction 0.188, time 48.42;
8. First lane, Rafal-Brosian, Poland, reaction 0.225, time 48.62;
……
On the sidelines, the Chinese delegation was already boiling.
Ye Lidong rushed in from the sidelines almost immediately, and hugged Ye Qin, who was standing at the finish line and looking at the big screen from behind, with a bright smile on his face.
"Ye Chin, you got the third, bronze medal! Ye Qin, you got the third place in the 400 meters, the bronze medal! ”
Regardless of the impact of the World Junior Championships now, it is a world-class competition under the IAAF.
In the world-class men's sprint event, this is the first time that a Chinese athlete has won a bronze medal after entering the final. Such excellent results are much heavier than other gold medals for Ye Lidong and many teams. Even at the 2000 World Junior Championships, Sheng Hai's hurdler was only the fourth runner-up.
And Ye Qin won the third place.
Just after Ye Lidong let go of Ye Qin, Ye Qin slowly turned his head, his face was wet and his eyes were red.
That was the look that Ye Lidong had never seen on the face of a young man.