"Asa Favir is not running 200 meters?"

On May 26, after Ye Qin joined Coach Sun Chaosheng and others and arrived in Eugene, the United States, he suddenly received the schedule for this Eugene station, which made Ye Qin a little unsure of what to say for a while.

Before leaving for Eugene, Yechin had already wanted to play the men's 200m with Coach Asa Favir, but when he arrived, he realized that it was not the same thing at all.

"Brother Chen, there has been a lot of media hype before, will the first race between Asafaville and Jax Thelin be held at the British Grand Prix on June 11? Why did it suddenly change? ”

Chen Zhongzhou also shook his head and smiled bitterly, he knew that Ye Qin's heart when he came to Eugene this time was to run with Asafavil, the current top sprinter in international athletics, Ye Qin has basically fought against him, but Asafavir, the 100-meter world record holder, has rarely had the opportunity to meet him because of the relatively few men's 200-meter races.

This time, when he heard that Asafavir would participate in the men's 200m race, Ye Qin was quite excited, and he was able to run against a top sprinter like Asafavil and win or lose.

Ye Chin's impression of Asafavir is actually not too deep, because Asafavir rarely participated in the men's 200m before, and even if the two have met, they have never appeared on the same field.

But last year, when Ye Qin was learning to start with Randy Hunter and coach Sun Chaosheng, he heard the two talk about Asafavir who has the best movement and posture among the current men's sprinters.

Ye Qin has also watched a lot of other people's game videos, and has also carefully studied his starting movements, as a reference, but he has not learned the other party for the time being, one aspect is that his leg muscle strength is not enough, and he can't do the other party's starting posture, but to be able to compete in the same field and feel it deeply, this has always been Ye Qin's hope.

After winning the World Championships in Helsinki, Yechin's eyes have been completely opened, and he no longer has the mentality of looking up at these top sprinters, and he is facing them with an equal mentality. Being able to learn from the experience of these athletes and compete with each other to motivate them to run better has always been what Ye Qin longed for.

But I was already prepared, but when I actually arrived in Eugene, I found that the schedule had changed again, and I had decided not to participate in the men's 100 meters, and Asafarville, who only participated in the 200 meters, was replaced by the men's 100 meters.

"It's mainly a problem on the organizer's side." Chen Zhongzhou also understands Ye Qin's current mood very well, after learning that Asafarville is going to participate in the men's 200m event, Ye Qin's preparation and excited expression are all in his eyes.

It's a pity that now, the other party does not participate in the men's 200-meter competition, unless Ye Qin goes to participate in the 100-meter event, otherwise there is no chance to compete in the same field.

"The men's 100-meter event in Eugene this time is quite special." After arriving in Eugene, Chen Zhongzhou had already gone to learn about the situation of the 100 meters, and after a pause, he explained, "Jax Thelin and Asafarville are both in the limelight at the moment, and the organizers probably hope that both of them can participate in the men's 100 meters and have a formal competition." ”

At the start of the season, Asafavil won the 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, before Jax Thelin began to compete outdoors in March. On May 6, just hours after Jax Thelin ran 9.95 seconds in Osaka, Powell did the same in a race in Kingston, Jamaica.

Since last year's world record break in Asafavir and then Jax Sterling's victory at the World Championships in Helsinki, the competition in the men's 100m has been heating up.

In many competitions, the two actually have the opportunity to have a strong conversation, but they have always avoided each other, and one aspect is also the current huge reputation of the two around the world.

Jax Thelin and Asafavir are both now challenging Lewis' record of 14 consecutive wins in the 100m, and some unnecessary races will not be face-to-face at all.

The Gateshead Grand Prix of the United Kingdom on June 11, which was bombarded by the global media, can already be said to be the result of multiple communication between the agents and the media of the two sides and the organizing committee of the event.

Ye Qin originally thought that this was the case, but he didn't expect that after coming to Eugene Station, he found that the conversation between the two seemed to be in advance.

In this case, it should be that the organizing committee of Eugene Station has increased the appearance fee or bonus for the two?

Ye Qin said his guess to Chen Zhongzhou, but Chen Zhongzhou shook his head and smiled, and then said:

"Asafavil and Jax Thelin both competed in the men's 100m this time, and neither of them had a direct conversation."

"What do you mean?" Ye Qin didn't quite understand.

"It's not impossible to convince the two to play a game, but at least everything must be arranged in advance, so it's impossible for both of them to agree in a hurry." Chen Zhongzhou paused, "This time, two groups of men's 100m finals were arranged. ”

"Huh?" Ye Qin was a little stunned for a while.

Chen Zhongzhou smiled and continued: "It's similar to when you participated in the Osaka Grand Prix in Japan last year, divided into two non-interference final groups, and the results are calculated independently. In this way, Jax Thelin and Asafa Weir both competed in the men's 100m, and both had 100m results, but they did not speak directly to each other on the field. ”

"It's okay." Ye Qin will only understand.

Although he has participated in many IAAF events, he is still not very clear about various events, but Chen Zhongzhou explained it like this, and he understands.

At last year's Osaka Grand Prix, there were two groups in the men's 100m, and there were no preliminaries and semi-finals, both of which were direct finals. One of them is a group of international athletes, and the athletes participating are all relatively high-level. The other is a local group of Japanese players, which is relatively low-level. The results of each group are calculated independently.

This time, the men's 100m event in Eugene is also playing this set, because Jax Thelin and Asafavir will talk directly without preparing for this competition in Eugene, and the organizing committee will play a trick and let both of them participate in the 100m race, but there is no direct interference and will not affect each other's status.

In international athletics, the competition for the world's flyers has always been the most fierce and eye-catching. As early as 10 years ago, Michael Johnson and Vanobelli's million-dollar 150-meter battle was in full swing.

And the direct dialogue match between Jax Thelin and Asafarville can be said to be equally high-profile. Britain's Gateshead must have paid a lot of price in order to facilitate a direct dialogue between the two in the 100 meters, and it is impossible to cut off the Hu at the Putfontein Classic in Eugene, only under the premise that both of them are participating, such means are used to attract the attention of the audience.

"These are all commercial competitions, and there must be a lot of hooks and tricks in them." Chen Zhongzhou explained, "You are now participating in the men's 200m race and you are also facing the challenge of many athletes, if you can maintain the winning rate, the appearance fee and the level of challengers will be more and more, and many people in Europe and the United States want to see the end of the winning streak." ”

"Like football?" Ye Qin smiled, in the track and field streak to be honest, the difficulty is not easier than any team, or even more difficult.

Chen Zhongzhou nodded, "Just like football, Jax Thelin and Asafa Weir are now both winning in the 100 meters recently, who is finished by whom, who is the world's No. 1 flyer, and what kind of results the two can create in the same race, are the focus of everyone's discussion." ”

"The 100 meters are really ......" Ye Qin can deeply feel the limelight of the men's 100 meters at this time, and it really crushes other events to death, especially when encountering opponents who meet opponents in chess, the sense of impact is even stronger.

By now, Yechin had heard that Jason Gaby, the sprinter competing in Helsinki last year, had switched to the men's 100m this year, and he did well, finishing second in the men's 100m at the US Outdoor Championships.

"Want to try a hundred meters?" Chen Zhongzhou saw the flames in Ye Qin's eyes.

Ye Qin nodded, "I might be able to run a few games to take a look." ”