Chapter 104: Crushing Performance
At 10 a.m. on August 8, the London Olympics decathlon competition officially began. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the first event, the 100-meter sprint, 32 athletes from all over the world were divided into four groups.
In the first group race, the Asian record holder, Kazakhstan's Dmitry Karpov, won the first place in the group with a time of 10.91 seconds (881 points). Russian athlete Ilya Shkulenev ranked second with a time of 11.01 seconds.
Immediately after, it was the turn of Feng Quan to play in the second group of games.
Due to the relationship between taking away the title of "King of Sprints" from Bolt's hands three days ago, the host of the scene no longer showed a more indifferent tone when introducing Feng Quan as in the previous 100-meter individual race. Instead, he said in a passionate voice: "The 6th track is from China's Fengquan." In the men's 100m fly, which ended three days ago, he beat Jamaican flyer Usain Bolt in 9.60 seconds to win the championship and break the Olympic record......
Before the host could finish speaking, the more than 70,000 spectators in the London Olympic Stadium sent thunderous applause and cheers to the wind.
"Damn! It turns out that these British guys are also some wall grass! A few days ago, you looked down on me so much, and today you gave me a big face......"
However, while constantly complaining in his heart, Feng Quan still showed the demeanor that the "king of new sprinting" should have.
So, Feng Quan smiled and waved to the audience who were cheering wildly.
"Hey, hey! That's what only superstars can enjoy, right!? Isn't that really cool...... Since you guys are so praising me, I'm going to have to show my skills......"
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Although Feng Quan wanted to show off his strong strength, out of comprehensive consideration for the whole competition, he did not plan to use his "all" strength like in the 100-meter decisive battle.
Since his strongest event is the 100-meter sprint, in order to "maintain his strength" (or retain his skills) during the 400-meter race, Feng Quan plans to use only the skill of [Instant Acceleration] in the first race. Since the cooldown of this skill is only two hours, it will not affect the reuse of the 400m event.
Despite this, Feng Quan, as the new Olympic 100-meter champion, completely took over the competition from the moment the gun rang out. With a reaction time of 0.139 seconds, he quickly established himself as a leader.
After 65 meters, when Feng Quan used the skill of [Instant Acceleration], in an instant, he opened up a gap of about 10 meters between him and the second place.
In the end, a time of 9.86 seconds (1131 points) made it extremely easy for Feng Quan to take the first place in the second group, and it was not until more than one second after Feng Quan crossed the finish line that Liberian athlete Jenny Adi crossed the finish line in second place with a time of 10.89 seconds (885 points).
In Feng Quan's "memory", Cuban athlete Lionel Suarez, who "once won" the third place in the decathlon at the London Olympics, ranked fifth in the group with a time of 11.27 seconds (801 points).
In addition, the world's first to break the 9,000-point mark, Czech veteran Roman Sabler, ranked last in the group with a time of 11.54 seconds.
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Although he had already learned that Feng Quan had won the men's 100m championship three days ago, when Ashton-Eaton saw with his own eyes Feng Quan's "crushing" performance in the first event of the decathlon, he still couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart.
"The speed of this Chinese is really terrifying...... If it weren't for the fact that his opponent's strength was "too poor", I guess he would never have just run a time of 9.86 seconds......
Ashton Eaton, a 100m athlete, has been known as the "king of speed in the decathlon" since his first international competition. However, when he competes with Feng Quan, he will have to give up the title.
"Humph! No matter how fast you are, the championship of the all-around competition depends on the total score of the ten events! ”
Thinking of this, Eton, with a serious but determined expression, stood on the starting block and prepared to start his Olympic journey after the referee gave the command "onyourmarks".
Immediately afterwards, Eaton glanced at Trey Hardey, who was across the track from him, from the corner of his eye, and said secretly in his heart: "No matter how fast that Chinese kid is, only you are my real rival......
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With the "Bang-! A gunshot rang out, and the first event of the decathlon, the third group competition of the 100-meter dash, began.
Ashton Eaton, who was holding back his strength and wanted to prove himself, did not perform well in the starting stage, and his reaction time of 0.17 seconds made him the second to last among the eight athletes who are known for his speed.
Thankfully, Eaton's acceleration was strong enough to tie for first place with his team-mate Trey Hardy after 45 metres. After 70 meters, there was a gap of about two meters between Eaton and Haldi.
In the end, Eaton won the first place in the third group with a time of 10.35 seconds (1011 points). His compatriot Haldi, on the other hand, was second with a time of 10.42 seconds (994 points).
After his first race, Eaton stared at the big screen in the stadium, anxiously awaiting his results.
Although he had expected to fall behind the new "King of Sprints" Feng Quan after the first race, Eaton couldn't help but frown when he saw his results displayed on the big screen.
"120 points (the gap)!? Looks like I'm going to have to work harder for the rest of the day......"
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When Feng Quan successfully won the first place in the group with a time of 9.86 seconds in the second group, Qi Haifeng, who was sitting in the athletes' waiting area, also waved his fist excitedly.
Qi Haifeng knows that with his current strength, he no longer has the strength to hit the top eight in this competition, so the goal he set for himself is to "work hard and leave no regrets". Therefore, under such a mentality, Qi Haifeng pinned his hopes for good results on his junior brother Fengquan.
So, when Qi Haifeng saw his junior brother make an excellent performance, he was sincerely happy for him.
Perhaps, Qi Haifeng, who was greatly encouraged by the strong performance of his junior brother and was not known for his speed, actually ran a time of 10.85 seconds (894 points) in the fourth group of 100 meters, ranking third in the group.
You must know that in Qi Haifeng's first two Olympic journeys, even in 2004, when he was at the peak of his state, he failed to break through to within 10.90 seconds in the 100-meter race.
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PS: London Olympics decathlon 100m competition, some athletes' results:
(1): Feng Quan, 9.86 seconds (1131 minutes);
(2): Ashton-Eaton, 10.35 seconds (1011 points);
(3): Trey Haldy, 10.42 seconds (994 points);
(4): Damian Werner (CAN), 10.48 seconds (980 points);
(5): Oreksei Kasyanov (Ukraine), 10.56 seconds (961 points);
(6): Riko Ferms (GER), 10.65 seconds (940 points);
(7): Luis Alberto (Brazil), 10.70 seconds (929 points);
(8): Daniel Awad (GBR), 10.71 seconds (926 points).
(12): Qi Haifeng, 10.85 seconds (894 points). (To be continued.) )