In the stands of the Olympic Stadium in Athens.

Just as Ye Qin would appear in the stands from time to time to observe the competitive state and results of other players, his performance in this game also attracted the attention of many people.

"I'll have to meet this guy again tomorrow, Wallace, and I don't think you can win the championship."

Sitting in the front stands was a black athlete who was a head taller than the average person, grinning and baring a mouthful of teeth, and his eyes looked at a black player with a very fashionable hairstyle next to him.

"If I can't win, doesn't that mean you don't have a chance."

Wallace Spearmon looked at his teammate, not his teammate Jason Gaby on the US national team, but Jamaica's most competitive talent in the men's 200m at the moment, Usse Bote.

The two men have known each other from previous Grands Prix, including one when Wallace Spearmon fell asleep on a bench in the warm-up area before the race, and Eusei Bot woke him up, and the other was when he had a common animosity caused by the arrogant Xavier Carter some time ago.

Xavier Carter, a men's 200m newcomer who has emerged in the United States for a few years, can't get used to Yusse Both's playful appearance before the game, and has been rumored many times in athlete circles to teach Yusse Bot a lesson in the track and field field, and Wallace Spearmon has secretly reminded Yusse Bot several times.

After going back and forth, the two established a friendship, and found that the two of them were very appetizing in personality, and they could be said to smell like each other.

Recently, it can be said that in the circle of male sprinters, the two of them holding each other and telling jokes before the race have been known to everyone.

"I definitely don't have a chance at 400 meters." Yusse Bot replied with a smile, "Oh my God, I sometimes wonder how this guy is going to persevere, 400 meters, when I train for super distances, I almost want to kill myself." ”

"I don't want to kill myself, but what I think is that God just broke my legs, and I don't want to suffer from this anymore." Wallace Spearmon was similarly concerned, "I tried the 400m this year, but you know, if I were on the field now, Ye Qin would probably be able to throw me off by more than ten meters to the finish line." ”

"No, Wallace, do you want to compete with me for the title of Michael Johnson's second, you know, he's Yechin's now."

Yusse Bot grinned with an exaggerated expression, and when he won the IAAF Rising Star Award in '02 and '03, the outside world once regarded him as Michael Johnson's second. However, after he basically didn't run much 400 meters over the years, this voice gradually became much quieter. On the contrary, many people in the media, and even Michael Johnson himself, have publicly stated that Yechin, an Asian athlete, is very talented in both the 200m and 400m.

"Sean Merritt is also very strong in the 400m, and I think there will be a long competition in the 400m." Wallace Spearmon said lightly that everyone is a special 200-meter athlete, but in fact, it will be more or less involved in the 400-meter event.

When Jason Gaby switched to the men's 100m this year, Wallace Spearmon also started training for the men's 400m for a while.

In July, he also ran a 400-meter race at the Golden League in Paris. The time was 45.22 seconds, the best time he had ever run in the 400m, but it was a big gap compared to the likes of Yechin and Sean Merritt, and he almost dispelled the idea in his heart.

"Speaking of which, Yusse, are you familiar with Ye Chin? I've seen you mention him many times. Wallace Spearmon then continued.

"We've known each other for a long time, at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Sherbrooke, Canada, I was the men's 400m champion at the time, he was the third runner-up, and there have been several races since then, and we've always had a good relationship." "However, the athletes in their country are not better than us, the management is stricter than ours, and there are other officials besides the coach who need to deal with them. ”

"You're right." Wallace Spearmon nodded, "Ye and I have participated in several matches, but we haven't had much contact in private, and we can often see people around him. I didn't even know he knew you, so it looks like I should be able to be friends with him, too? ”

Wallace Spearmon is no stranger to Yechin, and with the exception of the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, they have met several times at various Grand Prix, but there has not been much personal contact.

"I'm telling you, Wallace, Yechin must be a good partner. The first time I met him, he didn't speak English yet, and we both used sign language. "Eventually, this kid has improved his English very quickly, and he has begun to tease me." ”

"Haha......" Wallace Spearmon looked at Yusse Bot's expression and movements, and smiled backwards and backs, even attracting the attention of Jason Gaby, who had just finished running the men's 100 meters not far away, looking at the funny Wallace Spearmon and Yusse Bott with a blank face.

"What two living treasures!"

Wallace Spearmon is Jason Gaby's training partner, and the two have always had a good relationship, but Jason Gaby is introverted and follows the rules, and in contrast, he gets along with the fun-loving Eucey Both. However, because of Wallace Spearmon's relationship, Jason Gaby and Usse Bott are on good terms at this time.

"I think when we finish the men's 200m tomorrow, we should be able to go out with Ye, you don't know that I came to Athens to participate in the Olympics two years ago, and this is my sad place."

Continued to say to Wallace Spearmon, "Tomorrow's 200m, the three of us finished in the top three and then went to Athens, it was perfect. ”

"The three of us directly took the top three, Yusai, it's good that you didn't let others hear what you said, otherwise, you will be hostile to others." Wallace Spearmon laughed.

"Isn't it?" Yusse-Bot said disapprovingly.

Although the final results of the IAAF World Cup are not released in many cases, as a member of the competition, there is basically some speculation about the state of the athletes and the final result.

Just like today's men's 400m race, the top three basically guessed in their hearts before the start of the race, which is nothing more than Yechin, Sean Merritt and Gary Kikaya, of course, the specific ranking still depends on the performance. So far, although Sean Merritt and Gary Kikaya are better than Yechin in terms of personal bests, they have not played as well as Yechin in this World Cup.

This is also Yusse Both's knowledge of Yechin's many events, as long as it is an important game, Yechin rarely makes mistakes and is very able to withstand pressure.

In tomorrow's men's 200m race, there is no shortage of experts among the participants, but one is Jason Gaby who did not continue to participate in the men's 200m because he participated in the men's 100m race. The likes of Francis Obikveru and Stefan Buckland are not in good enough form to match them.

"You guy." Wallace Spearmon shook his head, then laughed again, "Still, you're right! ”

As a top athlete, he has enough confidence in his own field, and in the Golden League of various Grand Prix competitions in a year, basically what kind of level an athlete can run in the same competition, probably everyone has a bottom in their hearts.

And more importantly, these people are in the rising stage of their careers, and they are constantly refreshing their best results.

"Hey Jason, are you going to go out with us to celebrate tomorrow when the game is over?" Seeing that Wallace Spearmon had agreed, Eusse Bott asked Jason Gaby, who was on the other side.

"No, I need to get some rest. As a track and field athlete, I need to maintain a good routine. Jason Gaby shook his head and got up from the stands, ready to leave.

He glanced at Wallace-Spearmon again and said, "Wallace, it's time for us to go, it's time for the 4×100m relay race soon." ”

"You're already a 100m champion, once in a while, ......"

Yusse Bot wanted to continue talking, but Wallace Spearmon next to him gestured at him, interrupting Yusai Both.

When he saw that Jason Gaby had left the stands, Wallace Spearmon spoke: "Don't expect to be able to call Jason Gaby, I've known him for so long, I've never seen him at a party, he's not very social, he doesn't go out, he's an introvert, he only loves athletics, and everything follows the rules." So ......"

"I see." Yusai-Bo points points and expresses understanding.

"No, you don't quite understand it yet." Wallace Spearmon glanced behind him again, making sure Jason Gaby was gone, before continuing, "Jason Gaby is very competitive, and when you lose to him, he will be your friend. But when you win against him, he'll just see you as an opponent. ”