Chapter 321: The Next Target......
It was only at this moment that Director Feng finally truly believed what Yue Wenjun said after the end of the first eight competitions. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Ashton-Eaton's "Jedi counterattack" in the javelin project, as well as his bearing as the current "real king" of the project, finally made Director Feng sweat for Feng Quan's final championship.
Not only that, when all the athletes who participated in the javelin competition in the decathlon ended their second round of test throwing, Feng Quan once again made a move that surprised all the Chinese people.
Just before the third round of trial casting was about to begin, Feng Quan came to the side of the on-site referee alone.
"Mr. Referee, I would like to give up the last chance to try to throw......"
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I don't know if it was because Feng Quan's choice to give up the last chance to try the pitch was very surprising to Ashton-Eaton, or because the 62.38m score was already the American's extreme result in the javelin.
All in all, Ashton-Eaton's final shot was not able to close the gap between himself and Feng Quan again with a strong performance in the javelin event.
But even so, after the first nine competitions, Ashton-Eaton finally closed the gap between himself and Feng Quan to 77 points.
If it had been another athlete who had fallen behind by 77 points in the final 1500m race, he would have lost the confidence to turn the tables at the last moment. However, Ashton Eaton, who holds the world record in the decathlon, still did not give up the idea of finally turning the tables.
Today's Ashton-Eaton is undoubtedly in the best possible form. He not only gave full play to his strength in the projects he was good at. Moreover, in the 100m, 400m, and javelin three events, it is a new personal best in the competition.
Ashton-Eaton's huge confidence comes not only from his excellent form, but also from his knowledge of Feng Quan's past results, as well as some analysis of his current physical condition.
Although Feng Quan's performance in the 100m, 400m, and throwing events this time has improved to a certain extent compared to last year's Olympic Games. However, because he also participated in the Bundesliga for more than half a season, he had only a short time to resume systematic athletics training. As a result, his performance in the jumping event and the hurdle event has also regressed to a certain extent.
Not only that, when the Bundesliga last season ended, Feng Quan participated in domestic track and field events non-stop. Then he also participated in several races in the National Athletics Diamond League.
Therefore, in Ashton-Eaton's view, although Feng Quan has a good chance of breaking the world record he holds at the moment. However, the decision to abandon the final attempt in the all-javelin throw is undoubtedly a physical exhaustion in Ashton-Eaton's opinion.
In this way, as long as Ashton-Eaton can play all their strength in the 1500m race, then at least 70% of them are sure that they will recover the 77-point gap in the final race.
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After seeing Feng Quan "give up" the last chance to try to throw, whether it was Yue Wenjun and Feng Gui who were sitting in the stands, or countless domestic track and field enthusiasts who stayed up late to watch the broadcast of the Moscow World Championships, they couldn't help but sweat for him.
Although the difference of 77 points is not small, anyone who is familiar with Feng Quan knows very well that the 1500m event is undoubtedly his weakest event.
Moreover, Ashton-Eaton, the biggest contender of Fengquan, is one of the best athletes in the 1500m in the all-around event.
Not only that, when the CCTV commentator in charge of broadcasting the game mentioned after the javelin event: "A coach of the national track and field team once revealed to me that Eaton even has a time of 4 minutes and 15 seconds (846 points) in the 1500m event...... And the pride of our countrymen, Daquan, has only a best result in training of 4:27.96 (759 points......."
As a result, before the start of the 1500-meter competition in the decathlon, the pessimistic idea that Feng Quan was likely to be reversed by the opponent at the last moment spread in the hearts of many Chinese people who supported him.
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After Feng Quan gave up the last chance to try to throw, his two "senior brothers" seized the opportunity of the last round of test throws and greatly improved their results.
Qi Haifeng and Zhao Feng, who failed to break the 60-meter mark in the first two test throws, threw 62.96 meters (782) and 61.49 meters (760 points) respectively in the last test throw.
However, the best result in the javelin competition did not come from Qi Haifeng, a javelin specialist, but the 63.19m (786 points) thrown by Canadian star Damian Werner.
It was also with his strong performance in this competition that Damian Werner, who was temporarily ranked sixth, rose to fourth place after the first eight competitions. And Damian Werner, who has already scored 7,819 points, is only two points away from Zhao Feng, who is temporarily ranked third.
Moreover, based on the experience of previous competitions, it is inferred that as long as Damian Warner can play his level normally in the last competition, at least 90% of them are sure to surpass Zhao Feng, who is not good at the 1500m event, in the last competition. Thus finally finishing on the podium of this competition.
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After returning to the athletes' lounge, Feng Quan did not immediately seize the time to rest. Instead, I asked the staff in the lounge for a detailed schedule of the World Championships.
Although he has long known from Yue Wenjun's mouth, his biggest competitor Ashton-Eaton has the strength to break the 4:15 (847 points) mark in the 1500m event. But at this moment, his confidence in winning the championship did not waver in the slightest.
Admittedly, Feng Quan admits that even if he uses the skills he has so far, he is not very sure that he will break the 4 minutes and 20 seconds (812 points) mark in the 1500m event. But in any case, after the first nine races, he still built a 77-point lead.
Although Feng Quan's best time in the 1500m event was only 4:31.17 (737 points) at last year's Olympics. But in fact, after more than half a season of baptism in the Bundesliga, coupled with the careful guidance of Jonas Kessler for nearly a year, Feng Quan has already made great strides in his weakest stamina.
Even without using any skills, Feng Quan once broke the 4 minutes and 27 seconds (765 minutes) mark in the 1500m event in his usual training. Coupled with the near-bug skill of [Reset], Feng Quan thinks that he is very sure that he will be able to break through the 4 minutes and 25 seconds (778 points) mark.
Because of this, even Ashton-Eaton is clearly stronger than itself in the 1500m. But at this moment, Feng Quan, who was already confident, had already shifted his attention to the preliminaries of the men's 400m event on the next competition day......