At 10 a.m. on August 16, the men's 100m semifinals officially began.

Due to the obvious difference in strength between the athletes participating in Group A of the semi-finals, there is hardly any suspense in the matches in this group.

In the end, Jamaican teenager John Blake, who was significantly stronger than other competitors, won the first place with a time of 9.87 seconds. His compatriot Bailly Cole, American veteran Brendan Rodgers, and France's Le Martre also comfortably secured the other three places in the final.

Immediately afterwards, after the results of the athletes from Group A were refreshed on the big screen at the Luzhniki Stadium, the eight players who participated in the Group B competition were also led by the staff to the competition venue.

Because the competition in Group B was fierce enough to be called an "early final", the atmosphere was warm from the moment the eight athletes stepped onto the competition venue.

As the on-site commentators introduce the profiles of the eight contestants one by one, tens of thousands of spectators in the stands will also give cheers or shouts according to the strength and fame of each athlete. Even if a blind spectator is sitting in the stands at this time, it is easy to judge the athlete's approximate strength by the cheers and shouts of the spectators.

A few minutes later, after the on-site commentator completed a brief introduction to the athletes, the eight world's top athletes stood on their respective starting planes after receiving instructions from the referee. At the same time, the audience, who were still cheering and shouting just now, also quieted down in order not to affect the normal performance of the contestants.

Ten seconds later, as the referee sounded the starting pistol in his hand, the eight players rushed out of the starting line like arrows from the string.

Despite more than half a year of targeted training, Bolt has made up for his shortcomings in the starting stage, and his reaction time of 0.133 seconds is even his best performance in a competitive race. However, God is still relatively "fair" after all, giving black athletes strong explosive power, while giving yellow athletes more advantages in terms of physical reaction and flexibility.

Because of this, in the first 20 meters after the start of the race, the three athletes from China still had a slight advantage, and the leading position was naturally Feng Quan, who was in "full physical condition".

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Although Yue Wenjun has always been very confident in his most proud disciple, after seeing Bolt's "explosive form" performance in the rematch, he can't help but worry about Feng Quan's prospects of winning the championship.

Now, as the semi-finals began, Yue Wenjun's worries gradually increased as the game progressed.

Although more than a year has passed since the London Olympics held last year, Yue Wenjun still clearly remembers that in the 100-meter trapeze final of the London Olympics, Feng Quan was at least 1 meter ahead of Bolt in the first 30 meters of the starting stage.

But now Bolt, who has gradually made up for his shortcomings in the starting link, although he is still suppressed by Feng Quan in the starting stage, the gap with Feng Quan is not so obvious.

Halfway through the race, Bolt not only "easily" overtook all his opponents to take the top spot, but also gradually extended his lead as the race progressed.

Although the competition was not over yet, Yue Wenjun couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Hey, it seems that Daquan's goal of winning three gold medals in Moscow this time is really difficult to achieve!" ”

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Although the race entered the 40-meter stage, Feng Quan was overtaken by the "out-of-shape" Usain Bolt and gave up his leading position. However, El Carris, who was sitting in the stands and watching the game, did not seem to be affected much by the change in the game situation, and his face still had that calm and breezy expression.

The reason why El Karis is so calm is not that he doesn't care about Feng Quan's performance, but that in the subconscious of the old American man, Feng Quan is not Bolt's opponent at all.

As a world-class sprint coach with decades of experience, El Karis knows very well how an athlete's competitive form can affect his performance.

Yes, the most crucial factor in determining the success or defeat of a sprint event like the 100m is indeed the strength of the athlete himself. However, when an athlete is at his most subversive, there will be a difference of at least 0.1 seconds compared to when he is in average form, and Jamaica Bolt is the best example of this.

In 2009, when Bolt was at his most subversive, he broke his world record of 9.69 seconds at the Beijing Olympics with a time of 9.58 seconds at the World Championships in Berlin.

However, after 2009, as the time he spent in business activities gradually increased, his competitive form showed a downward trend, not only was he no longer able to challenge the world record, but he was even rarely able to break the 9.80 mark in races.

You know, in the world record setting race at the World Championships in Berlin, when Bolt was about to cross the finish line, he even "slowed" down by glancing to his left. After the race, some professional sports researchers even believed that Bolt's "slowdown" in the final moments of that race cost him at least about 0.02 time, otherwise the Jamaican could have improved his world record to 9.56 seconds.

Now, when Bolt's state is at its peak, and his "disciple" Feng Quan has participated in the decathlon and 400-meter races one after another, resulting in some "worrying" competitive conditions, unless Bolt makes a serious mistake in the game, it is really difficult for Feng Quan to defeat the Jamaican Lightning who has returned to his peak form.

It is even said that if Feng Quan can control the gap between himself and the opponent within 0.15 seconds in a direct battle with Bolt, El Karis will be pleased.

As El-Caris had predicted, the in-form Usain Bolt finished Group B with relative ease. And if it weren't for the fact that his opponents in the group didn't put too much pressure on him, causing him to slow down his running pace at the last minute, it would have been very possible to set a new world record in the race. After all, the time of 9.61 seconds is very close.

However, the final standings in Group B, as well as Feng Quan's performance in this game, are not what El Caris expected.

In El-Caris's opinion, even if Feng Quan is not at his best, judging by his performance in the 400m, it seems that he should not be too far from his peak form. So, even if you can't beat the mighty Usain Bolt, you can easily beat other competitors to advance to the final.

However, the actual situation of the game gave the old American man a slap in the face.

Anyone who knows anything about Usain Bolt will know that the Jamaican Lightning was able to dominate the 100-meter track for so many years before the wind came out, and it was his terrifying ability to sprint at the back of the road.

And Feng Quan, who has replaced Bolt's dominance in the past two years, is also the most terrifying part of the "backward sprint" ability. At the same time, unlike Usain Bolt, who usually doesn't start the sprint until the last 35 meters or so, the wind tends to start the "sprint" mode 5 meters earlier than the Jamaican. Even in some very important races, the wind has already turned on the "sprint" mode just over the middle of the field.

Under normal circumstances, due to the limitations of speed and endurance, even a sprinter with strong sprint ability like Bolt can maintain a distance of about 40 meters after turning on the sprint mode, and it is difficult to exceed 45 meters in the most extreme cases.

If a sprinter chooses to enter sprint mode too early in the race, it is likely that he will be exhausted at the moment he is about to reach the finish line. As a result, almost no 100-meter sprinter will enter sprint mode after the halfway point of the race.

However, the emergence of Fengquan has really subverted everyone's perception of the 100-meter sprint. Whenever the wind turns on the "sprint" mode after 50 meters, not only does he never have a physical exhaustion before the finish line, but he always creates a very good result. For example, the 100-meter flyer decisive battle at last year's London Olympics knocked Bolt off the altar; and the race in Zurich where the Diamond League Zurich set the world record of 9.56 seconds.

But today's semi-final battle made El Karis really a little incomprehensible. Even if you can't start the "sprint" mode after the halfway point due to your condition, it's always okay to start the "sprint" mode after the last 35 meters or so, as Bolt did, right?

Unfortunately, it wasn't until less than 20 meters from the finish line that Feng Quan was overtaken by Gatlin, who was originally in third place, and Nesta Carter, who had been moving behind him, was gradually approaching, Feng Quan finally accelerated his running pace.

As Feng Quan increased his speed, it could be clearly seen that Nesta Carter, who was less than half a meter behind Feng Quan before, had expanded his disadvantage to about 1 meter in just one breath.

After entering the last 10 meters, Feng Quan, who was still slightly behind Gatling, has formed a trend with the opponent. And if Feng Quan can maintain this rhythm until the end, it is very likely that he will overtake Gatlin at the last moment.

However, when the wind was still three or four meters away from the finish line, and he had already taken a half-body advantage over Gatlin, he inexplicably "slowed down".

After seeing this scene, El-Karis, who was sitting in the stands watching the game, frowned suddenly, and the worry in his heart couldn't help but increase a little.

In the end, when Bolt and Gatlin crossed the finish line one after another, Feng Quan also finished third with a time of 9.89 seconds. The last place to qualify for the final was won by Jamaican veteran Nesta Carter.

"Hey, the wind is really not in a good state of competition now! It seems that he fought too hard for yesterday's 400m title, otherwise he would not have been physically exhausted at the last moments" After seeing the final result of the race, El Karis couldn't help but sigh. "It seems that the 100-meter flying man decisive battle at night must be the stage for Bolt alone......"

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In fact, as long as you get the ticket to the finals, you will be able to complete the task in the semi-finals. But because Feng Quan once boasted to the media confidently before: "I want Bolt to taste the taste of being slapped in the face." His performance in this semi-final was enough to attract criticism from his rivals and the media from all over the world, especially those who stood in Bolt's camp.

Shortly after the semi-final match, Feng Quan was interviewed by a Chinese reporter not far away, but when Bolt was interviewed by a female reporter from ESPN in the United States, he deliberately raised his voice and said: "Didn't that yellow-skinned Chinese kid say yesterday that he would slap me in the face in the game?" However, the guy who was slapped in the face today seems to be the kid himself, right? As he spoke, Bolt pointed in the direction of Feng Quan.

Then, just as the female reporter of ESPN was about to ask the next question, the American veteran Gatlin came to Bolt's side at this time to congratulate him.

The next moment, Bolt spoke again: "If you look at the results of this game, it seems that I am not the only one who slapped that kid in the face." Am I right, Justin? ”

"Of course. That Chinese kid is just too arrogant. Gatlin said with some disdain: "Just now he wanted to overtake me at the last moment, but unfortunately I didn't give him that chance." ”

Hearing this, the female reporter from ESPN first smiled, and then asked: "So Mr. Bolt, do you think that the Chinese can no longer pose any threat to your championship?" ”

Although at this moment, Bolt wanted to answer happily: "Yes". But in order to be able to pretend better, and at the same time leave a way back for yourself, after all, any result is possible before the game starts.

So, Bolt first shrugged his shoulders, and then said with a confident face: "I have to say, that kid's strength is still very strong, otherwise he would not have broken the world record I held last year." ”

After a pause, Bolt continued: "However, if it wasn't for some injuries that plagued me last year, he wouldn't have had a chance to beat me. And now, the strongest I've returned, so that arrogant Chinese kid will surely be trampled under my feet tonight......"