Chapter 310: 400m Semi-Final Showdown (3)
Corners into straights!
In the stands of the arena, the applause and shouts of the audience suddenly became enthusiastic.
The men's 400m semi-finals are at their climax.
Whether it is athletes such as Yusse Bot and Asa Favir who came to watch this game, or Randy Hunter, Chen Zhongzhou, Yang Yao and others in Yechin's team, at this time, everyone undoubtedly does not probe their necks and stares intently at any change on the field.
Feng Shuyou, the head coach of the Chinese track and field team and the leader of the Chinese track and field team at the World Championships, was holding the railing on the stands with both hands at the moment, the green tendons on his arms jumped, and the whole person looked a little distorted with excitement.
Ye Qin has reached the final of the men's 200m today, and it can be said that in the eyes of his head coach, Ye Qin, the young athlete, has achieved the inherent goal. The next step is to try to get as good a place as possible in the 200m final tomorrow.
As for the 400m event, he actually did not expect much, although he also knew that Ye Qin's personal strength in the 400m was good, but after coming to Helsinki, it was difficult to achieve an advantage in both events in the face of such a complicated situation.
In the men's 400-meter semifinals, although he agreed to Ye Qin to participate, he still didn't have much expectations in his heart.
Why?
Because it's so hard.
After running a 200-meter semi-final and a 200-meter semi-final today, the athletes' physical condition has almost bottomed out at this point.
People are not machines, and after a high-intensity outburst, the body needs to adjust and rest in order to recover again.
But at this moment, it was clear that there was something beyond his imagination.
The moment he entered the straight, he almost wanted to jump.
"Steady, steady!"
The first to hit the straight was Canada's Tyler Christopher in lane six, and the Canadian 400m record holder was extremely strong in this event.
After the first straight and the second corner were stimulated by the pressure of Ye Chin's speed, he almost didn't dare to make any other reservations at this time, and completely rushed up.
Behind him was Ye Qin, the two were separated by a path, but because they had entered the straight, they could obviously see that Ye Qin was only slower than the other party, but more than a position.
The two were followed by American Darrod Williamson in lane 5 and British Timothy Benjamin in lane 1.
It has entered the final sprint stage, and at this time, the two players did not reserve, and rushed up at high speed.
The rules for the 400m final are that the top two players in each semi-final group advance directly, and then the top two competitors in the remaining three groups will make up for the results.
At this stage, both of them did not dare to be careless at all, and completely exerted their speed.
Eighty meters, seventy meters, sixty meters from the finish line......
Taylor Christopher clenched his teeth and his face contorted, already to the fullest.
Because he had already entered the straight stage, he could feel the pressure brought to him by Ye Qin beside him, and almost beside him, the two of them were between the two of them. And the fifth lane between the two, Darod Williamson's footsteps are also approaching, and the farther one, two, three passes, he doesn't dare to turn his head to look, he can only fully exert his fastest speed to rush.
Ye Qin's eyes were firmly locked on the finish line in front of him, and after more than three hundred meters of running in front, at this stage, the degree of lactic acid accumulation in his body had reached the highest.
But he's still steadying his pace, and Tyler Christopher is strong next to him, arguably the toughest opponent he's faced since running the 400 meters himself.
Although many of the top 400m riders I have met before have achieved excellent personal results, they are not in the best personal form.
And Tyler Christopher's state is amazingly good, Ye Qin can feel that the other party actually has reservations in the first half, and did not play to the maximum, but was forced to this point by him halfway.
This is the semi-finals, and the next round is the final, where two players of equal strength have encountered each other, and they already need to play at their best. Because after the two, there are two equally strong players eyeing each other.
At the time of the preliminaries, the two had basically begun to release at this stage, and there were many promotion places at that time, and the overall strength of the players was weaker, but now no one dares to relax.
Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters......
Ye Qin's speed had obviously dropped at this time, and the new rhythm and running style made him no longer see that he still had enough physical strength in the final stage as before.
In addition, the consequences of today's two men's 200m races are also reflected, and the body and muscles are almost at the limit, and it is difficult to support it.
But the finish line is just ahead, and victory is already in sight.
And Taylor Christopher, who is almost neck and neck with Yechin, is also extremely tired, and his fatigue comes from the lack of anticipation for this semi-final. I thought that several potential competitors Ye Qin and Darod Williamson should not pose much of a threat to him, but I didn't expect that in the middle of the game, Ye Qin would take away the rhythm.
For athletes, sometimes the fatigue and various adverse reactions that follow the running rhythm can be extremely tiring.
Twenty meters, ten meters......
In the stands, many spectators couldn't help but stand up.
The game was completely divided into two squares, and the four players in front and the four players in the back almost opened a huge gap.
And the first two players are going hand in hand.
This is a rare scene in the 400-meter race, from the moment they entered the straight, after Ye Qin caught up with Tyler Christopher, the two ran almost side by side for fifty or sixty meters, almost all the time they were tightly glued, up and down.
The 400-meter race is not like the 1200-meter race, and in the second half of the race, any slight difference in speed will cause a difference of several positions or even a few meters.
And it is surprising that the two of them have maintained a horizontal line for such a long time like a 1200-meter runner.
Suddenly, there was a violent shout!
Rush the line!
In the eyes of many spectators in the stands, in the end, Yechin and Taylor Christopher crossed the finish line almost at the same time!
After Ye Qin crossed the finish line, he almost felt like his bones were about to fall apart, and he couldn't stand.
After slowing down a few steps, he sat down on the ground directly, and then simply lay down.
Shortness of breath, chest and abdomen heaving violently, almost no strength to move the whole body.
What is the final result, he doesn't want to watch it at this moment, he doesn't want to care, he just wants to lie down and take a breath and rest for a while.
During the game, his body was able to support it with strong willpower, but as soon as he stopped, the feeling of almost exhaustion made his eyes faintly black.
Feng Shuyou, Yu Weili, Randy Hunter and Chen Zhongzhou in the stands, their eyes shifted from the finish line to the big screen at the scene.
After a short time, the first in the group, the second in the group, and the third in the group, one by one, appeared in front of everyone.
The crowd of the Chinese track and field team watching the game on the sidelines almost instantly rose into ecstasy, jumping and jumping one by one, shouting loudly.
Yu Weili touched Cheng Guangwaliang's bald head, turned his head to look at Ye Qin lying on the runway, and almost a voice in his heart kept shouting: "Ye Qin, you are so awesome!" ”
The results of this group of players on the big screen are:
1. Fourth lane, Ye Qin, China, reaction 0.167, 44.93 seconds;
2. Sixth lane, Tyler Christopher, Canada, reaction 0.142, time 44.94;
3. Fifth lane, Darold Williamson, USA, reaction 0.169, time 45.17;
4. First lane, Timothy Benjamin, GBR, reaction 0.180, time 45.25;
5. Eighth lane, Alison De Peguero, Dominican Republic, reaction 0.211, time 46.08;
6. 3rd lane, Gary Tikaya, Congo, reaction 0.158, time 46.14;
7. 7th lane, Abu Bakr Ali, Sultan, reaction 0.157, time 46.67;
8. 2nd lane, Lansford-Despencer, Jamaica, reaction 0.225, time 47.20;
Everyone watching the men's 400-meter race on the sidelines couldn't help but tremble slightly when they saw the results appear.
Especially the many athletes who are going to have the men's 200-meter race tomorrow with Ye Qin, they can't help but take a breath when they see this result.
None of them have been able to run under 45 seconds yet!
Ye Chin's time of 44.93 seconds not only set a new personal best, but also a new national record.
This is also after he ran two men's 200m semi-finals and heats today.
Tomorrow's 200m final, the day after tomorrow's 400m final......
In an instant, it touched the hearts of countless people on the sidelines.