At 17:55 on the evening of March 10, the men's 400-meter preliminaries of the 11th Indoor Track and Field World Championships officially began, and Ye Qin was divided into the third group of the men's 400-meter preliminaries.

He didn't face many strong opponents in his group, and the indoor athletics championships were lower in class than the World Championships and the Olympics, and many of the athletes in the competition were much less internationally known.

When Yechin appeared on the field as the third group, he could see that the Moscow Olympic Indoor Stadium was already filled with a large number of Russian spectators.

As a large-scale sporting event held in winter, it is still very popular and supported by the local people. Ye Chin's appearance also made many Russian audiences shine, although I dare not say that all the Russian audiences present know him, but in Russia, a track and field power, it can still make many people familiar with him.

Moreover, among the more than 16,000 seats present, there are several hundred local Chinese in Moscow, as the first Asian and Chinese sprint world champion, Ye Chin's influence has gradually radiated. Although there was no men's 200m race in this indoor competition, many people still came to watch the competition to show their support for Ye Qin.

When he saw the bright red five-star red flag fluttering in a corner of the audience, Ye Qin's heart was very different. Participating in the National Games in China may not have such a strong feeling for this, but when competing in China, athletes can always have a sense of belonging and honor from the bottom of their hearts every time they see their national flag.

The feeling that no matter where you compete in the world, you will always have the support of people from your own country is a different kind of treasure for an athlete.

Standing on the starting line of the indoor track, when the race gun rang out, Ye Qin rushed out.

On the 200-meter indoor track, when Ye Qin finished the first lap, he won the race to the front, ahead of the other five runners present. On the second lap, Ye Qin controlled the center of gravity, and the pace of the run gradually increased with the corner, and finally crossed the finish line first.

The time was 46.23 seconds, first in the group.

Many overseas Chinese who came to watch the men's 400-meter preliminaries in the arena instantly boiled in the stands, and many people have already seen Ye Qin galloping on various race tracks on TV, but in reality, it is still quite rare to see Ye Qin's competition on the spot.

After finishing the men's 400-meter preliminaries, Ye Qin waved to the position where the national flag was displayed, expressed his gratitude, and left the field directly.

His goal in coming to the Indoor Athletics Championships is clear, to compete for the title, and his cornering skills are excellent, and he thinks he is still confident in the absence of Jimmy Warner, Andrew Luke and other runners in the 400m final of last year's World Championships in Helsinki.

After changing his clothes after the game, Ye Qin quickly returned to the stands on the sidelines, found the location of Liu Yangyu and Coach Sun Chaosheng, and watched the following games.

One of the most important is the men's 60-meter race, in which the Chinese track and field team Li Wen Yongyi participated. It's just that although Wen Yongyi ran smoothly in the preliminaries, he did not perform well in the semifinals, and finally missed the final with a time of 6.70 seconds.

Finally, in the men's 60m final, which started at 19:40 in the evening, the championship was won by Leonard Scott of the United States with a time of 6.50 seconds, and the runner-up was Russia's Andrei Ye Peisheng with a time of 6.52 seconds. It was Andriy Yephersen's personal best and also set a national record in the Russian men's 60m.

March 11, the second day of the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

Today's Chinese team in this World Championships is a day to participate in more events, before Ye Qin's men's 400m semifinals have not started, the team has been news, in the women's 60m hurdles event, Chinese player Feng Yun finally failed to qualify for the final, but he won the top three in the group with a time of 8.04 seconds in the preliminaries. At the same time, it broke the national record of 8.06 seconds in the women's 60m hurdles, which has not changed since 1994.

In addition, Shi Dongpeng, another big player in the men's 60-meter hurdles event, stopped in the second round of the semifinals and failed to advance to the final when Liu Yangyu was unable to play. But he also equaled his personal best time of 7.63 seconds in the 60m hurdles again in this competition.

At 18:15 in the evening, the men's 400m semifinals kicked off.

In the semi-finals of the two groups, Ye Qin played in the semi-finals of the second group.

In the semi-finals, the strength of the players has obviously risen to a higher level, and only the top three in each group can advance to tomorrow's final, and the athletes are basically riveting to compete.

Ye Qin's performance in the semi-finals was also significantly better than the previous preliminaries, and finally won the first place in the second semi-finals with a time of 45.96 seconds.

"Don't be careless in tomorrow's final, although many masters did not come to the 400m indoor race this time, you are not without opponents.

After getting off the field, Ye Qin found Liu Yangyu and Sun Chaosheng and others again in the audience stands, and as soon as they sat down, Sun Chaosheng walked to Ye Qin's side and told him seriously:

"Grenada's veteran Erin Franchick ran 45.86 seconds in the first group of the semi-finals, and there was California Moorf from Botswana, who had an easy run in the heats and semi-finals."

Grenada's 30-year-old veteran Erin Francick was knocked out in the semi-finals and did not reach the final due to his poor performance at the World Championships in Helsinki.

Yechin was unable to play against him because of this, but Erin Francick finished fourth in the men's 400m race at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and Yechin, who was not yet fully grown, could not even make it past the preliminaries.

Hearing Sun Chaosheng's explanation, Ye Qin's somewhat lax emotions in his heart also mentioned a lot. At the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Moscow this time, Liu Yangyu was the last chance to win the gold medal. Without a 200-meter race, if he only competes in the 400-meter, Ye Qin can only be regarded as a competitor with a championship and a medal. But with Liu Yangyu's injury, he basically became the most important person to win medals and even win the championship in this World Championships.

Not long after Ye Qin sat in the stands, after the men's 1500m final and the women's 60m hurdles final in succession, he came to tonight's highlight, the men's 60m hurdles final.

Sitting next to Liu Yangyu, Ye Qin could clearly feel the vibration in Liu Yangyu's heart, and this 60-meter hurdles should have become one of his most important competitions.

After winning the men's 110m hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games and the men's 110m hurdles at the 2005 World Championships, if the men's 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships can win the championship again, it will be Liu Yangyu's title as a Grand Slam in major track and field events.

In the '04 Indoor World Championships, Liu Yangyu lost to Alan Johnson with a time of 7.43 seconds, and this Indoor World Championships was supposed to be the last chance, but now because of injury, he has to wait two more years to have a chance.

For athletes, sometimes the state of the individual is completely uncertain, and after some opportunities are lost, they don't know if they will appear again.

After the final results of the men's 60-meter hurdles at this year's Indoor World Championships came out, Liu Yangyu watched the final championship being won by American Trammell with a time of 7.43 seconds, and his regret was overflowing.

"In this game, if Yang Yu is not injured, the champion still has a good chance." After Coach Sun Chaosheng finished watching the 60-meter hurdles, he turned to Liu Yangyu and Ye Qin and said.

Liu Yangyu nodded slightly, although it is difficult to say such a thing as a competition, but Trammell's results in winning the championship are similar to his 04 years, and he is still very confident in himself.

"That Cuban rookie Robles did well, running 7.46 seconds, I heard he was only 19 years old! I guess I will become a fierce rival of you in the future. Coach Sun Chaosheng said and pointed to the runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles. The implication is nothing more than a reminder of the opponent Liu Yangyu has to face.

"I can do this at his age." Liu Yangyu smiled and pointed at Ye Qin again, "Ye Qin is not about the same age as him, and he has already won the world championship." ”

Ye Qin also smiled on the side, according to the age of the year, he is already 19 years old this year, if he is not old, he is 20. In track and field, this age marks the beginning of his gradual maturity and his personal peak.