In the afternoon, Nagai Stadium, Osaka.

The IAAF Grand Prix Osaka officially began, and most of the races were only one shot, so the race was only half a day.

Nagai Stadium is a home of J. J. Japan. The home of the League club Cerezo Osaka, originally built in 1964 with a capacity of 23,000 spectators, opened with a football match during the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1996, the stadium's seating capacity was expanded to 50,000 and three matches were played at the 2002 World Cup.

Since 1996, Nagai Stadium has been the venue for the annual Osaka Grand Prix track and field races held every May, as well as the start and finish of the Osaka International Women's Marathon, which is held in late January and early February.

As a city with a strong track and field atmosphere, on the afternoon of May 7, the nearly 50,000 spectators in the stadium almost reached more than 90% of the attendance.

Ye Qin stood on the men's 400-meter starting line, glanced at the front and back, left and right, and the so-called host of many events in Changju Stadium has excellent hardware. When he warmed up on the runway in the morning, Ye Qin could feel that the runway was moderately soft and hard, and suitable for exertion.

In addition to the physical facilities, he could see the interest and love of the audience in Osaka for the athletics competition. Perhaps there is a gap in national conditions, Ye Qin remembers that in terms of sports in Japan, basketball, football, and baseball have a very good atmosphere from low-level competitions in various schools and regions to national competitions.

Some of the football and basketball cartoons I watched when I was a teenager are really put in reality, maybe the strength is not so strong, but the sports atmosphere that is soaked in the bottom and the enthusiasm of youth is very enviable.

From the warm-up in the morning to the afternoon when he stood on Nagai Stadium to prepare for the upcoming match, he felt the frenzy of the audience.

More than 40,000 spectators waved national flags and various small plastic boards, light sticks and other objects, cheering for the athletes in the venue.

"This year's Grand Prix at Shenghai Station will definitely be so lively."

Looking at such a warm atmosphere of the competition, Ye Qin felt a little envious in his heart, thinking that the international competitions he had experienced were not in his own country, but holding the competition on his own soil, and competing with the top international masters, it was undoubtedly the thing he wanted and looked forward to the most.

The men's 400m race started at 16:30 in the afternoon, and the time was relatively late in many competitions, and in the men's 110m hurdles before him, Liu Yangyu had won the championship with a time of 13.12 seconds.

At this stage, Liu Yangyu, after his strength reached the world's top level, there were basically two or three players who could pose a threat and challenge to him. In the men's 110-meter hurdles of the Grand Prix, the second place was won by Japan's Mato Naito, whose time was 13.53 seconds, which is not at the same level as Liu Yangyu.

After Ye Qin stood on the men's 400-meter starting line, on the big screen in the middle of the stadium, the list of players in this group of men's 400-meter races also appeared in front of everyone.

Of the eight players in total, four were Japanese.

Compared to Liu Yangyu's feeling of almost being alone in the Osaka Grand Prix, Ye Qin knew that it was not so easy for him to face this group of players.

In the men's 400m, he has almost no opponents in China at this time, but in the international arena, even if there are not too many top athletes participating in the Osaka Grand Prix, Ye Qin still faces a huge challenge.

He had basically seen the level of this group of players before the race, and there were a number of players in PB (personal best) and SB (season best) who were not much worse than him.

1st lane, Saburo Sato, Japan, PB=45.50, SB=45.78;

2nd lane, Mio Ito, Japan, PB=45.63, SB=46.70;

The third lane, Ye Qin, China, PB=45.23, SB=45.23;

Fourth lane, Chris Lloyd, Dominican Republic, PB=45.40, SB=46.44;

Fifth lane, Yuzo Kanemaru, Japan, PB=45.16, SB=45.47;

Sixth lane, James Davis, USA, PB = 45.21, SB = 45.59;

7th lane, Jun Kosakata, Japan, PB=45.05, SB=46.06;

8th lane, Alleyne Francia, Grenada, PB=44.47, SB=44.60;

For an athlete, creating a personal best PB undoubtedly represents the level of the athlete and the level of the player, and the best result of the season basically means the current state of good or bad.

When an athlete observes his opponent, in addition to looking at the opponent's PB, he will pay more attention to the opponent's SB and the performance of other major competitions this season.

In addition to the individual results of several Japanese players, Ye Qin is also most concerned about Grenada's Arian Francia in lane 8.

Born in 1976, he was at the peak of his career at this time, and the strength of the opponent was unobstructed from the data, surpassing the top 400m athletes of the other players present, and won the championship at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, and was eliminated in the first round of the Athens Olympics last year. Alain Francia, on the other hand, was fourth at the time, behind only three Americans.

After the gun rang out, Ye Qin quickly threw himself into the game.

Starting and accelerating, Ye Qin felt that the PB and SB of all players were not low at first, and it should be a very fierce race, but after running out of the first corner from the starting line, Ye Qin gradually felt that the overall level of the players in this race did not seem to be as high as he expected.

The overall level of the Japanese 400m runners is a little higher than that of the domestic athletes, and Ye Qin initially thought that this race would face the siege of many Japanese athletes, but after the first 100 meters, it was obvious that none of these competitors opened up to him in the first half.

There are two factors in this, one is that Ye Qin's own level has improved in the first half of the race, after learning from Randy Hunter, his first half has improved rapidly, and it is no longer the situation where he would be left far behind in the first 1200 meters in order to maintain his rhythm.

The other one is also PB and SB, these data can only refer to an athlete's personal ability, but after really going on the field, it is not so easy to fully play it.

The stadium of more than 40,000 people is cheering for their own spectators, which is an inspirational motivation, and it will also make many athletes feel inexplicable pressure.

Alleyne Francia was fast in lane eight, and as a top 400m runner, he knew what the organizers were trying to put him in lane eight.

That is, he was afraid that the strength of the same group of athletes would be too weak, so he observed the level of the athletes in the first half of the race and deliberately released the water, resulting in the poor performance of the men's 400m at the Osaka Grand Prix.

In the 400-meter race, because of the number of stretches, the position of the eighth runner is often very forward, and he cannot fully measure the position of the other runners before entering the last straight, so the runner who runs this lane often needs to play with all his strength to be able to maintain his position as much as possible.

In view of this situation, Allen Francia did not go out of his way in the first half of the race, and he had a clear understanding of the level of most of the Asian players in the group and the American player, and knew that these people did not pose a threat, so although he ran relatively fast in the first half, he did not play his best.

The biggest factor in coming from Grenada to Osaka, Japan to participate in the Grand Prix is also financial, the Osaka Grand Prix is relatively good in order to attract top athletes to participate, and there are no other top athletes to participate in it, and he can almost definitely win the championship.

In the 100m, 200m, and 300m, Allaine Francia dominates lane eight, and at his level, even if he runs with restraint, he is far faster than the other runners.

But at this time, he didn't notice that an Asian player in the third lane quietly overtook him at the corner position, and stared at his position.

On the sidelines, Chen Zhongzhou's faces were quite nervous at this time, but after seeing the second curve of two hundred and fifty meters, Ye Qin suddenly began to speed up, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"That's how it runs!"

Randy Hunter's frowning brow only gradually relaxed at this time. In his opinion, Ye Qin didn't run too well in front, and only when he entered the second corner did he feel a little satisfied.

Chen Zhongzhou's eyes were burning, his eyes seemed to be flashing with flames, he had done a lot of detailed homework before the game, knowing Allian-Francia's personal ability, and the current situation made Chen Zhongzhou couldn't help but be excited.

"Alleyne Francia, you're careless!"

A player who is good at the first half of the race, when he has the opportunity, does not quickly open up enough gap with other players, so far, so ......

The second corner goes into the straight!

The moment Ye Qin rushed through the corner, he could see the position of Allian-Francia, because several other Japanese players in the middle of the two were lagging behind, and he could see the current position of Allian-Francia without turning his head with the curvature of the corner, and the opponent was only a position ahead of him.