Chapter 504: The Third Round of the 100 Meters
It's 20 o'clock in the evening!
Compared with the 70,000 or 80,000 spectators in the Bird's Nest Stadium, almost a large part of every household in China at this time tuned to the Central Channel 5, waiting for the upcoming game through the TV screen.
First, the host and guests of the sports studio of CCTV 5 introduced tonight's game time to the audience in front of the TV, and then after inserting one or two commercials, the live camera soon moved to the Bird's Nest Stadium.
The voice of Mu Jiang, the famous track and field commentator of the Central Fifth Channel, sounded in everyone's ears at the right time: "...... Audience friends, the men's 100m semi-finals of the Olympic Games will be staged at the Bird's Nest Stadium soon, and at 22:30 two hours later, it will be the men's 100m flyer battle, please pay attention to watch!
β¦β¦ Okay, the first group of the men's 100m semi-finals has appeared on the track...... The first was Derek Atkins from the Bahamas, with a personal best of 9.91 seconds......"
Accompanied by Mu Jiang's commentary, the big screen and the screen in front of the TV appeared the list of eight semifinalists in this group.
First Lane, Derek Atkins, Bahamas;
second, Mark Burns, Trinidad and Tobago;
Third Way, Kim Collins, Saint Kitts and Nevis;
Fourth Way, Walter Dicks, USA;
Fifth Dao, Yechin, China;
Sixth Lane, Yusse-Bote, Jamaica;
Seventh Way, Tyrone Edgar, England;
Eighth Lane, Michael Flat, Jamaica;
ββ¦β¦ Ye Chin, who is in lane 5, will face Yusse Bot again in the semi-finals, after the last head-to-head meeting between Ye Qin and Yusse Bot was back in the men's 200m and 4100m relay at last year's World Championships in Osaka.
In 2008, although the two broke the men's 100m world record, they have not yet faced each other head-to-head, and we believe it will be a wonderful duel!
Of course, this is the semi-finals, and athletes of the level of Yechin and Yusse Bot basically make it to the finals first......"
In Mu Jiang's commentary, at this time, in the Bird's Nest Stadium, the whole audience was almost boiling, and the sound was so loud that even many viewers sitting in front of the TV could feel the impact of that strong sound!
At the starting line, Ye Qin adjusted his breathing slightly, and when he turned his head to the side, his eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of Yusse Bote, but he didn't communicate with him much.
Everyone's nerves were a little tense before the game, and Yusse Bot was relatively relaxed, but by this time, the two will face each other, and it is difficult to say that they will maintain the previous hip-hop mentality.
Yusse Both's gaze occasionally glances past Yechin's position, and it is undoubtedly Yechin who has completely inspired him to start the men's 100m event and strive to become the world No. 1 in this track and field field.
Since the 2003 World Junior Championships, five years have passed in a blink of an eye, and they were both immature teenagers at that time, and now they have grown into young adults.
Probably because of Yusse Both's appearance in the arena, Ye Qin felt that he no longer felt any nervousness in his heart.
Now it's just a sense of excitement about facing a strong opponent.
and the now extremely powerful Yousse Bot for a quick run, this has always been Ye Qin's idea this year, but because of the Olympics, the time of the two has been basically staggered.
Yechin has rarely competed in a few years, and Yusey-Bot has not played a lot in particular, and the only Super Grand Prix that crossed paths in Ostrava was that the two did not face off in the same event.
This contest dragged on until the semifinals of the men's 100m at the Olympics!
Of course, Ye Qin and Yusse Both, and even all the spectators on the sidelines and in front of the TV, probably know that the level of this semi-final is certainly not low, but the final is still two hours away, and the young players should not go all out at this time.
Standing in front of the starting line of lane six, Yusse-Bote's eyes were slightly solemn.
For the duel with Ye Chin, he has been looking forward to it for a long time!
Now that he can really run a men's 100m with Ye Qin, he also feels very excited!
A strong ** from the bottom of his bones wanting to defeat Ye Qin constantly impacted him, and when the athletes reached their level, there were not many opponents who could challenge.
The Games meant to him a journey of self-proof, and before the Games he was reminded of the Athens Olympics four years ago.
In the 200-meter race at that time, after losing the first round, he fell on the track and no one cared.
After returning to China, he was subjected to tremendous pressure, which once made him feel like a year.
Now that he's back on the Olympic stage, he needs to prove himself!
And at last year's World Championships in Osaka, in the final 200 meters, he lost to Yechin and Jason Gaby. At this year's New York Grand Prix, he had already beaten him in the men's 100m to pull one back.
Now, it's Yechin!
All he needs to do now is to defeat Yechin and win the Olympic title!
Being able to compete with Yechin is also very different for Yusse Both!
However, this is still a semi-final......
"The goal is to qualify for the finals first......"
Yusse Bot secretly said in his heart that he knew very well that it would not be difficult for him or Ye Qin to advance to the finals.
But there is still no carelessness, only four places are promoted, the first thing is to play well!
βOn your marks!β
The familiar sound of players taking their positions sounded on the sidelines.
Ye Qin jumped slightly on the spot, gently patted the thighs on both sides, and slowly walked onto the runner!
The strongest opponent in this semi-final is Usse Both, but the other players are not weak, with Mark Burns, Derek Atkins and Walter Dix all very competitive.
In the Bird's Nest Stadium, after the sound of the players taking their places, the chaotic and noisy sound gradually quieted down a little.
In fact, in the stands of the spectators, tens of thousands of spectators were extremely excited at this time, and when they saw Ye Qin in front of the magnificent county, they all wanted to release and shout.
But when the game was about to start, everyone unconsciously quieted down.
βSETοΌβ
In a prepared command, in front of the starting line, eight runners suddenly got up and made a squatting start!
"Smack!"
The crisp gunshots rang out!
Almost as soon as the gunshots rang out, the eight runners rushed out from the starting line.
The fastest start reaction was Mark Burns in the second lane, with a starting reaction time of 0.124 seconds, which is an excellent starting action for an athlete if not a pressure gun run.
Ye Chin's starting reaction was 0.141 seconds, which is also very fast, compared to his performance in the preliminaries and rematches.
The other athletes had equally good starting reactions, with Yusse Bot at 0.161 seconds and the slowest Michael Flatt and Kim Collins at 0.163.
This is the semi-final of the men's 100m at the Olympic Games, and almost every athlete has done their best against Yechin and Yusse Both, two current world No. 1 and No. 2 record holders.
10 meters, 20 meters, 30 meters......
Ye Qin's increasing speed, quick reflexes and amazing explosiveness made him jump to the first place in the team after fifteen meters.
Twenty meters later, he had firmly locked himself in the first place.
At the same time, starting from thirty meters, Ye Qin could feel the sixth path beside him, a tall figure quickly catching up with him.
Forty meters, fifty meters, sixty meters......
Ye Qin's speed is getting faster and faster, and he has easily killed out of the eight contestants, and the audience can clearly see that Ye Qin has opened up the gap with several other passes.
Only the sixth lane, Yusse-Both, also continued to increase his distance speed, fast cadence, huge stride, and advanced at a speed that was almost not inferior to Yechin.
In this short encounter of a few tens of meters, it is almost obvious that Yusse-Bot is only a little slower at the start, but the rest of the stage is almost completely no weaker than Yechin's downwind.
At the beginning of the 60 meters, the entire men's 100-meter competition, it seems that only the confrontation between Ye Qin and Yusse Bot is left, and the track camera that quickly captures the movements of the two on the sidelines is in the lens.
Seventy meters, eighty meters......
Yusse-Bote's advantage in the second half of the big stride began to play out, and the pace was getting faster and faster. And although Yechin's stride was slightly weaker than that of Yusse Both, he was equally good in the second half of the race, and his ability to maintain his speed was excellent, and he almost completely went head-to-head all the way to the finish line!
Ninety meters ......
Ye Qin saw that the finish line was in sight, and did not sprint forward directly, at this time, he was already very sure that he could get a place in the finals.
The body relaxed a little, and the speed slowed down significantly.
And Yusse-Bot, who was beside Ye Qin, kept biting him tightly, and the moment Ye Qin began to slow down, the same speed decreased.
Both are well aware that this is the semi-final, and the final is not yet reached! It's all it takes to qualify for the finals!
In the semi-finals, the result of gritting his teeth with all his strength in the end may only be overloading his body, which will affect his performance in the final two hours later.
Rush the line!
The yellow numbers on the live timing board clearly appeared in front of everyone!
9.85 seconds!
The first place in the group was Yusse Bote!
Ye Qin was second in the group, and the time that appeared on the live screen was 9.86 seconds, ranking second in the group.
Third and fourth place in the group were Walter Dicks' 9.95 seconds and Mark Burns' 9.97 seconds, respectively!
Standing on the finish line, Ye Qin and Yusse Bot both saw the final results, looked at each other and smiled, stretched out their hands and gently hugged each other!
Didn't do much other talking, and now everyone is still an opponent!
This semi-final is just an appetizer, and the main meal is still two hours away!