Chapter 541: Three Asian Grand Prix
After the Osaka Grand Prix, Ye Qin returned to China, and there were actually two more Grand Prix in May, one was the race in Eugene, USA on May 16 and the Reebok Grand Prix in New York on May 30, USA.
But Ye Qin did not participate in these two Grand Prix this year, but stayed in the country, preparing to participate in three Asian Athletics Grand Prix.
The Asian Athletics Grand Prix is a track and field event under the Asian Athletics Federation, which is a regional large-scale track and field event, which is several levels lower than the IAAF Grand Prix.
Ye Qin has not participated in the Asian Athletics Grand Prix since he entered the international athletics world, first he participated in the World Junior Championships and the World Junior Championships, then the Olympic Games, and then directly entered the IAAF Grand Prix.
In the past, with Ye Chin's current level and strength, it was basically unnecessary to participate in such events, and sprinting in Asia was generally much lower than that in Europe and the United States.
Ye Qin's participation this time is just a warm-up and feel the atmosphere, but as an athlete, he has to participate in large and important events, and he can completely ignore small events.
Like Usse Both, Jason Gaby, etc., a number of top athletes will also choose to participate in some small competitions to warm up.
Of course, one of the most important reasons why Ye Qin participated in the Asian Athletics Grand Prix is that this year's Asian Athletics Grand Prix is closely related to Chinese track and field.
The three stops of this year's Asian Grand Prix are Suzhou on 23 May, Kunshan on 27 May and Xiangjiang on 30 May.
This is the first time that the three stops of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix have been held in China, and Ye Qin, as a business card of Chinese track and field, is naturally the best to appear in the arena in order to promote and expand the influence of track and field events in the country and internationally.
It's like the relationship between some of the top athletes and some events, where the top athletes are proud to participate in the Olympics and the World Championships, and to win glory in these events.
And when it comes to some small events, the influence of athletes exceeds the influence of their own competitions, it becomes that it is an honor to be able to invite athletes to these competitions.
In particular, Ye Qin put down two stops of the American Grand Prix in order to give the Asian Grand Prix platform held in China, and this performance is also a reason why Ye Qin has won the favor of many people in China.
The IAAF awarded Ye Qin the IAAF Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2008, and in addition to Ye Qin's outstanding performance in the field, another big reason is that he promoted the influence of track and field events in Asia.
In China's vast market, track and field has really become popular since Liu Yangyu won the championship in the Athens Olympics in 04, and to Ye Qin here to go further, after all, sprinting events are the big favorites in track and field, from the country to the whole of Asia, has an extraordinary influence.
After a short break after returning to China, Ye Qin participated in the men's 400-meter race at the first stop of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix in Suzhou on May 23, and finally won the championship with Ye Qin running a time of 44.89 seconds.
Also participating in the men's 100m at the Grand Prix was Su Bingtian, who won the men's 100m championship with a time of 10.29 seconds.
Later, on May 27, at the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Kunshan Station, Ye Qin participated in the men's 100m race, Ye Qin ran into the 10-second mark for the second time in 2009 with a time of 9.90 seconds to win the championship, and Su Bingtian, who ranked second, won the second place in 10.35 seconds.
The two Grand Prix venues were almost full, which is the effect of the gradual popularity of track and field events in China over the past few years. Since the World Championships and the Olympic Games in Osaka, large-scale track and field events in China, as long as Ye Qin participates, can basically attract the largest number of spectators.
May 30, Xiangjiang Stadium.
Formerly known as the Government Stadium, the Hong Kong Stadium was rebuilt and opened in March 1994 and is the largest outdoor multi-purpose sports venue in Hong Kong.
Normally, a track and field event would not be so attractive to local Xiangjiang citizens, but after the Yenching Olympics last year, Ye Qin arrived in Hong Kong with the Olympic gold medal team, which caused a sensation at the time.
One of the most popular is that after TVB released the video of the competition between Ye Qin and several children from Xiangjiang in the Olympic team at that time, many Xiangjiang people recognized this young world flyer for the first time.
After that, Ye Qin left Hong Kong and flew directly to Europe, participated in many competitions, passed all the way, and won all the championships in the events he participated in, which raised the popularity brought by the Olympic Games to the highest.
On the evening of the 30th, the stadium was overcrowded, and many Xiangjiang citizens gathered to watch the game.
TVB Sports Station set up equipment in the stadium early to broadcast the track and field event, and the TV station invited the famous local commentator Qiu Jianwei to explain the event.
This has never been seen in the track and field events in Xiangjiang in the past, all because this competition has caused a sensation with the arrival of the current world flyers.
Many of the spectators who were unable to make it to the stadium were seen in the front row of the audience by the time the TV screen switched out.
At 7:30 p.m., when Ye Qin's figure appeared on the runway of the scene, it triggered the warmest applause and cheers.
Ye Qin competed in a total of three races tonight, as there was no 200m at the Asian Grand Prix, and the three races were the men's 100m, men's 400m and men's 4100m.
Although the intensity of three races in one night is not small, the overall level of participation of the Asian Grand Prix is not high, and it is basically not too difficult for him, and even the intensity of daily training is not much inferior.
In the men's 100m race, Ye Qin won the championship with a time of 9.93 seconds, far exceeding the overall level of other competitors outside the 10.50 seconds.
When Ye Qin easily opened the gap with other competitors in thirty or forty meters, and finally crossed the finish line, there was already a distance of more than ten meters, and the unparalleled sense of speed set off wave after wave of ** in the stadium.
In the men's 400m, this sense of speed was even more amplified, with a time of 44.60 seconds ahead of the second-placed Indians by as much as two seconds.
In the end, in the men's 4100-meter relay race, the Chinese relay team won the championship with a time of 38.35 seconds, leading the relay teams including Thailand, India, Xiangjiang, and Xiangjiang University.
This is the first time that Ye Qin has participated in the competition in Xiangjiang, which not only made the Xiangjiang audience intuitively feel the absolute strength of the world's No. 1 flyer, but also allowed many Xiangjiang audiences to see the rapid rise of domestic track and field events.
At the medal ceremony after the competition, Ye Qin received three more medals from the eldest son of patriotic businessman Mr. Huo, member of the International Olympic Committee, and president of the China Xiangjiang Sports Association and Olympic Committee.
After the three races of the Asian Grand Prix, the time has entered June, and the international athletics world is gradually gathering more and more attention with the start of the new season one race after another.
The first was a return from the crash to compete in a street 150m race in Manchester, where Usse Bot won the title in 14.35 seconds, the fastest 150m time ever.
Then, on the same day that Ye Qin participated in the Hong Kong Grand Prix, Jason Gaby ran a personal best time of 19.58 seconds in the men's 200m at the Reebok Grand Prix, becoming the fourth fastest time in the 200m event after Yusse Bot, Michael Johnson and Yechin.