Chapter 545: Calling the Formation
June 27, Hayward Stadium, Eugene, USA.
At 16:40 in the afternoon, a men's 100-meter race that has attracted the attention of the whole United States and even the world is about to be staged at this moment.
Standing in front of the men's 100-meter starting line are the best sprinters in American track and field today, with Jason Gaby, Michael Rogers, Davis Barton, Monzavo Edwards, Terence Trammell, Sean Crowder, Charles Clark and many other stalwarts in the current American sprint program.
The 2009 U.S. Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin were also selected. The top three sprinters will be awarded the only three spots to compete at this year's World Championships.
"Gaby!"
"Gaby!"
Throughout Hayward Stadium, although the competition is still at the beginning, many American track and field enthusiasts in the stadium stands have begun to cheer for Jason Gaby, who is currently the first American sprinter and is standing on the fourth lane silently adjusting his breathing.
After losing in 2008, Jason Gaby made a new breakthrough in the 400m in 2009, setting a personal best of 45.57 seconds.
He then ran 19.58 seconds in the 200m, finishing fourth all-time behind Usse Bot, Michael Johnson and Yechin.
In the midst of the long-awaited efforts of thousands of American track and field fans, Jason Gaby finally ushered in his appearance at the National Championships, and countless people are expecting him to perform beyond the ordinary.
Some time ago, the results of several races in Europe have been transmitted to the United States, the IAAF Golden League in Berlin, Ye Qin ran a year's best of 9.75 seconds, and then in Ostrava Yusse Bot with a time of 9.77 seconds to declare his competitive strength in this event, and Ye Qin also ran 9.78 seconds in the 100m group B in Ostrava, also showing his strong dominance in the 100m event.
In the face of the world's two poles of men's sprinting, only Jason Gaby can compete with them in the American sprint event.
Many track and field fanatics are hoping that Jason Gaby will rise to prominence this year to take out Usse Bot and Yechin at the World Championships in Berlin and claim the gold medal.
Jason Gaby stood on the starting line, stretched out his right hand and gently felt it in the air, and a faint coolness penetrated between his fingers.
"The wind speed is a bit high!"
Jason Gaby said silently in his heart.
Hayward Stadium is very well equipped in every way, the only thing being its proximity to the sea, which often leads to excessive wind speeds during games.
At last year's U.S. Championships and Olympic Trials, he ran a time of 9.77 seconds in the 100m rematch, setting a new U.S. men's 100m record.
In the final final, he ran a time of 9.68 seconds, but unfortunately the final was over the wind speed, and the result was not listed as a record.
In today's final, he can vaguely feel that there is some wind, and it may still exceed the wind speed, but at this time, he is already standing on the field, and it is useless to think about it.
All he needs to do now is win the men's 100m and the men's 200m to get a ticket to the World Championships in Berlin.
Last year, he was unable to face Ye Qin, Yusai Bot and others at the Yenching Olympics, which has always been a matter of regret for him.
He hopes to have a good run with Yechin and Yusse Both, who may be strong, but he is not afraid.
The best way for an athlete to run his best is to face the competition of the strongest players, and Jason Gaby feels that he may be able to bring out his deepest strength.
βOn your marks!β
On the field, the voices of the size players in their positions sounded.
"I'm not going to lose to them!"
Jason Gaby took a light breath and slowly stepped onto the runner.
In this race, he was joined by the top sprinters in the United States, but for Jason Gaby, his competition was not here.
It's on a different stage.
In 9.75 seconds and 9.77 seconds, Ye Qin and Yusse Bott have both announced their status in the current men's 100m event, and their results in the small events can be said to have room for more, and no one can be sure of the final head-to-head results.
Jason Gaby understands that he also needs a good result to declare his place in this competition.
Since last year's Yenching Olympics, Jason Gaby has understood that sprinting seems to be making waves around the world.
He is in the midst of this wave and must not be marginalized.
Syllable!
After a gunshot, the men's 100m final of the US Championships and 2009 World Championships Trials officially began.
Jason Gaby slammed his feet on the ground and pedaled quickly from side to side, trying to make his cadence as fast as possible.
He started with a pure muscular burst and started at the front not with his stride, but with his fast cadence to drive up speed.
At 180 centimeters tall, he has a slender and well-proportioned build, which is very standard for a sprinter. He has a very fast and powerful cadence that allows him to increase his speed as fast as possible.
At the same time, he was born as a 200-meter athlete, and he was able to maintain a very strong speed under the premise of having such a fast cadence.
He started faster than him, and his ability to maintain speed in the back was not as strong as his. The pace of the rear is still better than his, and the cadence of the first half is much inferior to him.
This is the key to his ability to stand out in the men's 100m and 200m sprints.
10 meters, 20 meters, 30 meters......
Jason Gaby started quickly, but thanks to the pendulum start to increase his cadence, the acceleration ahead of him wasn't too impressive.
But thirty meters later......
The whole arena was immediately seen Jason Gaby start to run out of Michael Rogers, Davis Barton and other top athletes.
It's getting faster and faster!
50 meters, 60 meters, 70 meters......
Jason Gaby could feel the wind whistling in his ears, he had fully mastered the pace of the race, and the finish line was getting closer!
Several other opponents behind him were running wildly with all their might, trying to catch up with him, but the distance between them was slowly being pulled apart.
Rush the line!
On the on-site timing board, a set of yellow numbers appeared in front of everyone.
9.75 seconds!
"Oh!"
Almost instantly, the stands erupted in extremely enthusiastic applause and cheers.
Almost instantaneously, the live broadcast rang out again: "9 seconds 75! Gaby! Gaby once again ran 9.80 seconds, and he deserves to be the best 100m athlete in the United States......"
"Wind speed +3.4 m/s!"
After crossing the finish line, Jason Gaby glanced at the time that appeared, and when the time of 9.75 seconds appeared, it was still what he expected, and the key was the wind speed.
"Sure enough, the wind speed is over again!"
From 08 to 09 this year, he has run several excellent results, and finally they are super wind speed!
However, Jason Gaby was quite satisfied with the time of 9.75 seconds, and more importantly, when running, he felt that there was something to improve from the start to the acceleration and sprint at the back.
It's not the same feeling as he usually trains on his own, but in the middle of the big competition, with Michael Rogers, a late-stage sprinter, and veterans like Sean Crowder, he feels that if he pays attention to the details, he should be able to run faster.
For example, whether he is in the men's 100m or the men's 200m, there is always only one way to cross the line at the end, that is, to run over and hit the line with his chest.
And other players, including Ye Chin, Yusse Bot and others, although there are not many, in large events, there will still be a movement of bowing their heads and hitting the line.
This line-crossing action alone, if played well, can bring about a hundredth-second improvement in performance.
"Jason Gaby, congratulations on winning the men's 100m at the US Championships again, this is your fourth US 100m title, how do you feel?"
Jason Gaby was still thinking about what it was like to run for a while, and when he suddenly looked up, he found that a female reporter and cameraman had appeared in front of him on the sidelines.
"It feels good! In terms of results, I have been improving almost every year! β
Jason Gaby came back to his senses and replied in a somewhat hoarse voice.
Others look resolute, and the beard seems to be quite rough, but the hoarse voice reveals a bit of elegance, which can still give people a good impression.
"We can also see that you are in very good form, can you say, what do you think is the future of this year's World Championships?" The female reporter continued to ask.
"I think if I can improve my technique a little more, I should be able to challenge Ye Chin and Yusse Both, including the men's 100m world record set by Ye Chin!"
"World record?!" The female reporter's eyes widened slightly, and she didn't just pretend to exaggerate or whatever, and she put on an incredible look in front of the camera and exclaimed, "Oh God! Gaby, Jason Gaby, do you think you can challenge the world record of 9.61 seconds? I've seen the analysis of the men's 100m world record in American Track & Field, and it says that there are only two people who can challenge this record, and that is Yechin and Yusse Both! β
"Is that so?" Jason Gaby faced the camera, and suddenly felt a trace of resentment and unwillingness, but his expression was still very calm and said, "I have read this statement, the two of them have run under 9.70 seconds, and even have a chance to challenge the time of 9.60 seconds." If they can do it, I'm sure so can I! β
Two days later, the U.S. Track and Field Championships continued.
In the men's 200m final, Jason Gaby once again ran his second-best time in the men's 200m in 19.61 seconds, beating the likes of Athens '04 Olympic champion Sean Crowder, as well as Charles Clark and Wallace Spearmon.
He once again declared his strong strength in the men's 100m and 200m events, and as the third person in the current men's sprint event, he joined the competition at the 09 World Championships in Berlin in the anticipation of thousands of track and field fans.
This time, Jason Gaby didn't have an injury like last year, and he's in perfect shape!
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"Ye Chin, do you want to respond? Reporters from the CCTV 5 Channel and the international edition of the China News Service have sent invitations for interviews. β
At the Shenghai Xinzhuang training base, when the rumors that Jason Gaby would break the men's 100m and 200m world records of Ye Qin and Yusse Bot this year were transmitted back to China, Chen Zhongzhou approached Ye Qin, who was undergoing strength training, and asked him if he wanted to respond positively.
After the Ostrava Grand Prix on 17 June, Yechin did not continue to stay in Europe, but returned home for a short break and adjustment.
Although there are still airports for track and field competitions in Europe in June, most of them are European Championship track and field events, as well as some regional track and field events, and with Yechin's current level, it is of little significance to participate in these competitions.
There are no special stations for athletics in Europe, and it is said that the Association of Athletics is already considering establishing several track and field training bases in Europe.
Players who go overseas to compete in Israel will not have to go back and forth between China and abroad in June and July, but these plans are still on paper.
However, although it has been a while since he returned to China, Ye Qin will not stay in China for long, and on July 1, he will almost rush to Europe, and then continue to participate in other competitions in the IAAF Golden League.
"Don't respond!"
Putting down the two dumbbells in his hand, Ye Qin ended the strength training of the swing arm, exhaled lightly, and continued, "After the US Championships, Jason Gaby is estimated to have to compete in Europe, and when the time comes, it will be much more convincing to win him in the head-to-head arena than any empty mouth cannon." β
Yechin didn't really have much interest in the kind of mouthpiece in the media, and the most famous mouthpiece player he knew of was Chambers of England. In '02, he claimed to be able to run 9.60 seconds, and then this athlete couldn't run 9.90 seconds even with the help of some illegal drugs.
In the track and field field, it is still the results of the competition that are still watched, and it is useless for the others to talk nonsense.
"That's fine."
Chen Zhongzhou looked at Ye Qin's performance and nodded, in fact, this was also his idea. The Chinese people still pay attention to this aspect of competition in the international arena.
Even though Ye Qin has now stood on the peak of the world's No. 1 mountain, the Athletics Association and the General Administration of Sports have asked to be cautious in words and deeds.
On the contrary, Ye Chin's agent team hopes that he can appear more in public and show his personality, so that it will be easier to attract the favor of advertisers.
However, this was rejected by Yechin.
He knows his character, although the experience of large-scale events allows him to have a very calm mind in front of the media and the public.
But if it weren't for the arena and being exposed to the spotlight, it would still be a little uncomfortable.
He still wants to focus on track and field now, maybe other things like that, and then he can think about it in a few years.
Like Michael Johnson, he has been able to remain active in track and field in the years since his retirement, never because he can speak well, but because of his past achievements.
People recognize him and believe in him! Admire his great achievements in athletics!
"I want to be a great athlete!"
Ye Qin understands that his current achievements will be a strong stroke in the history of the Chinese people, and even in the international athletics world, but if he wants to achieve greatness, he needs to do more.
It was the best of sprints, and he was the best of them, but there were still several competitors below him who were not weaker than him.
This is not a trend of the times led by one person, but a group of people.
A group of sprinters who have been the best sprinters in any era before and after, they have gathered here.
Winning the first place in such an era is the most valuable and the most eye-catching in the world!
But at this moment when Ye Qin did not respond, Jamaica, thousands of miles away.
Yusse Both, who had just finished the Jamaican National Championships and won the men's 100m and 200m in 9.86 and 20.25 seconds respectively, responded to Jason Gaby's world record challenge in a post-race interview.
"I think Jason Gaby is more of a 200m athlete than breaking the men's 100m world record, and his 200m is very good, but of course, it's still a long way from my world record."
"What about Yusse Both, do you think Jason Gaby will not be your strongest competitor at this year's World Championships in Berlin outside of you and Yechin?" The reporter continued to ask questions.
Yusse-Bot grinned and said, "That's right. This year's World Championships in Berlin was a stage for me and Yechin, and as you all know, I lost to Yechin in the men's 100m last year, which kept me awake for a long time. I'm not reconciled!
In the men's 200m event, Ye Qin missed the final, and I think he and I have the same idea. This year's World Championships in Berlin will be a competition between the two of us. If you had to say that I was most looking forward to the rest of the players besides Yechin, I think there is no doubt that Asafaville, who has returned from injury, is more interesting to me than Jason Gaby! β
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ββ¦β¦ I'm almost getting better from my injuries and I'm adjusting to my game. I believe I'm going to be the best challenger for both of them at the World Championships in Berlin, and I was already doing that at last year's Olympics and I won the bronze medal. My biggest goal at this year's World Championships in Berlin is to win the title, and I want to beat them whether it's Yuser Bot or Yechin in front of me.
I've done a lot of different things this year. From the men's 400m to the men's 200m, I hope to make up for my shortcomings and improve my competitiveness! β
Some time after Yusse Both's interview, Asafavil, who finished third in the men's 100m, was also interviewed on the other side of Jamaica's mixed aisle zone.
Just when several of the world's top track and field athletes shouted in the media, refusing to admit defeat to each other, the time gradually entered July.
The European arena, which has the highest density of track and field events of the year, is about to welcome several top athletes.