Chapter 304: Go to see a 400-meter race

"Jason, well done!"

In the rest area of the U.S. team, Wallace Spearmon, who had just finished washing and was fully dressed, smiled and stretched out his palm to Jason Gaby, who had just finished the second group of the men's 200m semifinals.

"We've all made it to the finals, and there has to be one between you and me to win the championship."

Jason Gaby smiled and stretched out his palm to make a high-five motion with Wallace Spearmon, compared to Jason Gaby, who has short round hair, Wallace Spearmon has long hair tied into small pigtails, and like many black athletes with personality, the style is quite trendy.

"Of course, we're going to give those old guys a little color."

Wallace Spearmon and Jason Gaby gave each other a gentle hug after high-fives and congratulations.

The two have been training partners together since college, and basically the men's 60m, 100m and 200m events in the NCAA in recent years have basically been the stage for the two.

This year is the first year that Jason Gaby and Wallace Spearmon have entered the professional arena, and they thought that with their strength, it should go well, but the encounter at this World Championships made the two extremely unhappy.

Some veterans, led by Morris Green and John Capel, with their past qualifications and achievements, waved and drank at the two to a certain extent, bullying the two of them, asking for tea, water, bags, laundry and other chores.

Both men were the most dominant sprinters in their respective NCAA careers, and they were arrogant and wanted to make a difference on the international stage.

At that time, the conflict intensified, and for a time the two left the station of the American team and moved directly to a hotel outside.

It's rare for a track team to work together, except for relay races and bus rides.

And their most recent encounter was the arrogance of Morris Green and John Capel because they were newcomers and didn't have the accolades to get their hands on. After the media exposed a few days ago, the other party even ridiculed them for calling their mother, which was childish, which made the two very touched and unbearable.

Among these sprinters, Jax Thelin, who is the same age as Jason Gaby, will not be bullied by the veteran, because the opponent is an Olympic champion. In the just-concluded men's 100-meter race, he defeated Morris Green and other veterans again and won the 100-meter championship at the World Championships again.

In athletics, sometimes that's just the reality. Only with achievements and honors can we have the qualifications to speak.

Jason Gaby and Wallette Spearmon were among the top pros in their high school and college careers, but when they actually set foot in the professional arena, their previous school results were far from the top world champions, Olympic gold medalists, and world record holders.

The two were unwilling and unconvinced, so they naturally wanted to fight back. And the best place to fight back is in the field.

Tomorrow is the men's 200m final, and they will be joined by John Capel, the 2003 world champion in the 2003 World Championships.

Spearmon is the season's best time in the 200m with a time of 19.91 seconds, while Jason Gaby has a best time of 19.93 seconds, and they are both strong contenders for the title in the 200m.

In the men's 200m semi-finals, Wallace Spearmon finished second in the first group of the semi-finals with a time of 20.49 seconds, the other three being John Capel, Germany's Tobias Angle and Jamaica's Usse Bote. The top four in Group 2 of the semi-finals are Jason Gaby, Yechin, Jax Thelin and Mauritius' Stefan Buckland.

Since then, by this time, the list of eight players for tomorrow's final has also been released.

"By the way, Jason, are you going to go back in a moment?" Wallace Spearmon was beside Jason Gay, tossed a towel to wipe his sweat, and handed him a bottle of mineral water.

He knows that Jason Gaby has a little habit of losing water quickly before and after a game, and he needs to replenish water in time.

"What's wrong?" Jason Gaby took a sip of mineral water, moistened his somewhat dry throat, and then asked, "Aren't you going back?" ”

It's almost 7pm now, so it's time to go back and rest, recharge your spirits, and wait for the final men's 200m final tomorrow night, which is what Jason Gaby has planned.

Wallace Spearmon smiled, walked up to Jason Gaby, and reached out to put his arm around the other party's shoulder, "It's the men's 400m semifinals in a while, man, you've also practiced 400m, don't want to see it?" ”

"Have you considered 400 meters?" Jason Gaby smiled and asked, "200m and 400m, oh oh, Wallace, you can be Michael Johnson second." ”

Jason Gaby has been thinking about both events since entering the professional arena, but he has not yet made a final decision, in addition to his own main event 200m, his performance in the 400m is also good, however, the agent team asked him to focus on the 100m event, he originally preferred the 100m, in 2003, his best time in the 100m once reached 10.01 seconds, won the NJCAA bronze medal. It's just that he had a lot of problems with his start, and after his coach Lance Braumann was imprisoned for embezzling a scholarship for sports athletes, he couldn't find a more suitable coach for him for the time being.

"Michael Johnson second?" Wallace Spearmon cried out, "Please, man, this name can't fall on me, it should be on that Eusse Bot in Jamaica." The other party was said by the media to run Michael Johnson's 20-year-old result at the age of 16. ”

"Why is that? I remember that Yusse Bot didn't compete in the men's 400m, right? Jason Gaby thought about it for a moment, and then asked, for Usse Bote, the other party is not particularly famous internationally except for Jamaica at this time, but his reputation in the athletics world is higher than the two of them, because they have always competed in the United States, and Yusse Bote, since 02, has emerged in the World Junior Championships, as well as some Caribbean regional events, which has attracted the attention of many track and field athletes, including the United States.

"The Asian athlete you just raced, he competed in the men's 400m." Wallace-Spearmon looked through the lounge area to the other side in the distance, as if looking for something.

"My teammates?" Jason Gaby was stunned for a moment, then said, "Japan's Shingo Sueji? Or is it that Yechin from China? ”

Jason Gaby was in the same group as two Asians, a Japanese player Shingo Suesue, who had previously known that the opponent was a bronze medallist at the 2003 World Championships, and he noticed it when he checked the athletes' profiles. The other is a Chinese athlete from Asia, who is very young and has a good record, finishing sixth in the final at last year's Olympics.

"Yestin, of course."

Wallace Spearmon shrugged, "I lost to the New York Grand Prix, think about it, what would you do if you were at this year's World Championships, the men's 200m and the men's 400m event had conflicting schedules?" Is it going to give up a competition, but this Asian player, all participated. As you can see now, the 200m is second only to you in the final, and the 400m is also in the semi-final, which is not worth appreciating. ”

"It looks like there's another Asian version of Michael Johnson." Jason Gaby nodded, looking a little amazed.

The 200m and 400m events at the World Championships in Helsinki today are in conflict, if they can all participate in the competition, but they have to run three races in one day, and they are all extremely heavy races, and the athletes who can play this ability, to be honest, Jason Gaby can't help but be a little amazed.

As for Michael Johnson, at this time in the American track and field world, Michael Johnson is almost the existence that these athletes who practice 200 meters and 400 meters look up to or want to surpass.

With two world records and no shortage of Olympic gold medals, it is legendary that track and field athletes can achieve this feat.

"So......" Wallace Spearmon said, "Jason, that's the kind of guy he deserves to see his fight." ”

"Of course it's worth it." Jason Gaby himself has competed in the 400m and knows how difficult it can be, especially in a schedule like this World Championships, where competing in three events a day is extremely demanding.

Yechin's previous results at the New York Grand Prix and today's 200m semi-finals and semi-finals are enough to draw the attention of the two men, who will be their potential opponents, and paying attention to the form and competition of their opponents is one of the homework they have to do.