When Ye Qin woke up and got down from the massage table, the time had already reached 13:30, and as soon as he looked up, he saw that in the waiting area, Yang Yao was covered with a towel on his face, leaning on a bench, his chest and abdomen were slightly undulating, and he seemed to be resting.

"Brother Yang, have you finished the competition?" Ye Qin twisted his neck slightly, moved slightly, looked at Yang Yao and asked casually.

"Well, it's not long since the competition."

Yang Yao seemed to hear Ye Qin's voice, and directly ripped off the towel on his face, the sweat on his face didn't seem to be dry, and his expression was slightly gray, seeing Ye Qin looking at him, he showed a reluctant smile, "21.03 seconds, fifth in the group, eliminated." ”

Ye Qin was slightly stunned, sighed silently in his heart, walked to Yang Yao's side, patted the other party's shoulder gently, and comforted, "Brother Yang, you are unlucky, change to my group, and you will be promoted." ”

Ye Qin actually didn't know what to say, Yang Yao, as the core player in the men's sprint event of the national track and field team, was once the most capable figure in Chinese men's sprinting in Asia, and he was also one of the few players who could meet the participation standards in the international competitions before him.

But it basically stopped at the first round and the second round, which is really a pity for a player with aspirations. In particular, Yang Yao has been studying in the United States for a period of time, and this result is really unsatisfactory.

"Don't be sad." Yang Yao raised his head and glanced at Ye Qin's face, then suddenly stood up and smiled at Ye Qin, "I also expected this result before, and the next competition will depend on you." ”

"Hmm." Ye Qin looked at Yang Yao's expression and seemed to be a little relieved, and nodded solemnly, "I'll warm up first, Brother Yang, when we return to China, we will train together together in the future." ”

"Got it, hurry up and warm up." Yang Yao waved his hand at Ye Qin, "I'll go and cheer you on later." ”

Ye Qin didn't twist, nodded, and walked directly towards the warm-up track.

He just lay on the massage table and closed his eyes for a while, his body relaxed, although it was not a deep sleep in the full sense, but this time his mental and physical strength did recover a lot.

Moreover, this is the first day of the World Championships, and his physical reserves are sufficient, but he only has a short sleep break in order to better be able to maintain it.

Looking at the scene of Ye Qin continuing to warm up, Yang Yao stood on the sidelines and sighed silently, after one game, his trip to the World Championships was over. The Chinese team at the last World Championships in Paris also participated in the 4×100m relay race, but the Chinese track and field team in this World Championships did not meet the participation standards in the relay event.

To be honest, he was a little discouraged at the moment, although he had thought about it before coming to Helsinki, but he still had some hope of being stimulated by his opponents and environment in a big tournament and being able to stand out.

Unfortunately, there was no fluke.

"My talent may not be as good as Ye Qin's, but it is definitely not my bottleneck now, and I still want to participate in the Yenching Olympics in three years."

For a moment, the thoughts in Yang Yao's mind rolled, and he made up his mind again.

There are setbacks and failures, and if it weren't for Ye Qin's appearance, he might not care so much about his results, after all, there is no one in China who can qualify for two World Championships and the Olympic Games except him.

But now, he is not reconciled.

……

It was already drizzling in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, but it couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the spectators in the stands.

Many of the spectators who had previously had ponchos were enthusiastic, and those who did not have rain gear were also unaffected.

The cheers and applause rose higher and higher, and the fiery emotions seemed to be about to transpire the falling rainwater.

On the track and field, the men's 200m heats were completely completed at 13:30, followed by two field events, the men's decathlon long jump and the men's javelin throw group B qualifying round.

At 13:50, the 400-meter standard track was lively again, and the men's 400-meter preliminaries began.

This year's men's 400m competition is a total of three shots, preliminaries, semi-finals and finals.

There are a total of 7 groups in the preliminary round, and the top two teams in each preliminary group will advance directly, and then the top 10 players will be replaced, a total of 24 athletes will directly advance to the semi-finals.

The semi-finals are divided into three groups, and the top two players in each group will advance directly, and the two players with the best results will be replaced, with a total of 8 players participating in the finals.

The men's 400m heats start at 13:50, the second start time is 13:57, and the third group starts at 14:04.

Ye Chin was in the third group.

At 14:01 p.m., after the 400-meter athletes in the second group left the field, Yechin and seven other runners appeared on the track of the preliminaries.

On the big screen at the scene, the list of runners in the third group of 400 meters was also played at the same time:

First Way, Simon Kirsch, Germany;

second, Alison de Peguero, Dominican Republic;

Third Lane, Andra Williams, Bahamas;

Fourth Way, John Stephenson, Australia;

Fifth Lane, Saeed Adre, Yemen;

Sixth lane, Eric Miraza, Mauritius;

Seventh Dao, Yechin, China;

Eighth Lane, Taylor Christopher, Canada;

After the 200-meter heats, after a period of rest and warm-up, Ye Qin was able to clearly feel that his body had adjusted to its best condition after standing on the track again.

The slight raindrops fell on his body, with a slight coolness, but this coolness could not stop the fire in his heart.

The 400m heats were a little different from what he had competed in before, with the most obvious difference being how skilled the white athletes were.

Both the Germans in the first lane and the Australian and Canadian players in the fourth and eighth lanes are typically white athletes.

In the 1,200-meter events such as the Olympics and the World Championships, white and yellow athletes are relatively rare, especially in the semifinals and finals, which are almost rare.

But when it comes to the 400-meter event, the white runners are obviously more proficient.

In this regard, the speed ability of white athletes may not be particularly strong, but they are not weak in terms of speed endurance and endurance. In the middle-distance running field, many white runners are able to perform very well.

At this time, the first person in the men's 400m, Jimmy Warner, who had just won the first place in the second group of 400m preliminaries, was a white player. Jimmy Warner's 400m victory at the Athens Olympics last year can also be said to have stimulated the growth of many white athletes in Europe.

Ye Qin didn't know much about his group of athletes, although he participated in the World Youth Championships and the Grand Prix this year, his time in international athletics is relatively short, and seeing the top 400m runners is only a small part.

And in his group of preliminaries, Randy Hunter specially reminded him before the game that there was only one Canadian player Tyler Christopher who was in lane 8 next door.

The Canadian is extremely tall, a little taller than Yusse Both, whom Yechin knows, almost two metres taller. This size may have a slower start, but it has long legs and a large stride, which makes it competitive in the second half of the 400m event. What's more, the opponent ran 15.17 seconds in a 150-meter run in the United States this year, and 20.49 seconds in the 200-meter.

Ye Qin also has a very clear understanding of one thing in his heart, this is the World Championships, not an ordinary Grand Prix or other level of events, and every player who can stand on this track will not be a mediocre player.

Moreover, the 400-meter three-shot rule has fewer places to advance, and to some extent it is more competitive than the 200-meter four-shot rule, and if you want to advance to the semi-finals, at least for some players, you need to go all out.

“On your marks！”

The sound of the starter on the sidelines reminding the players to take their positions sounded.

Ye Qin exhaled lightly, his eyes were firm, and he slowly walked to the starting line, the race is about to start!