Chapter 558: Before the Final
"9.85 seconds! - Yechin was in very good form in this semi-final, not inferior to Yusse Bot in front of him. We are now looking forward to seeing what more Yechin and Yusse Bot will do in the field and on the track in two hours......
At last year's Yenching Olympics, in the final men's 100m final, Ye Qin and Yusse Bot both broke the 9.70 seconds mark, and in the end, Ye Qin won Yusse Bot by one hundredth of a second and became the new world record holder!
After last year's Olympics, Yusse Bot said that he hoped to compete with Ye Qin again in the men's 100m event and try to break the human limit of 9.60 seconds...... Clearly, such an opportunity has already come...... Will they be able to set a new world record again this year and break new limits for the human body...... Two hours later, the men's 100m final of the World Championships will reveal the answer for you......"
In front of the domestic TV, accompanied by the voice of the on-site commentator Mu Jiang, in the TV screen, the second group of finalists swept the camera for a short time, and the scene began to switch to the live interview.
Many viewers who were excited and ready to wait for the final two hours later were too lazy to sleep at this time, and sat or lie directly on the sofa, and then watched Ye Qin's interview.
"Ye Qin, congratulations on making it to the finals! We just saw that you have a reservation in the back, right? ”
In the mixed channel area of the Berlin Olympic Stadium, Gong Wuzheng, a foreign correspondent of the current CCTV Channel 5, was holding the microphone and wanted Ye Qin to congratulate him.
"It's okay!" Ye Qin's breathing was still a little not completely calm, and when he saw the camera and reporters, he let out a sigh of relief, and smiled: "I ran with almost all my strength at the start and the first half of the race, and at this time I need to adjust my state, and the back is basically very stable, so it doesn't matter." ”
"So what do you think about waiting for the finals? There should be a lot of viewers waiting for your final in front of the TV right now! ”
"Give it your all! The quality of the finalists is very strong, and everyone's desire for the championship is not lower than mine, and I will do my best! ”
"Can you break the world record?"
"Haha, that's really not good. The goal is the gold medal first, and the record is called, and that's a natural thing. Ye Qin stood in front of the camera and made a wink gesture at the audience in front of the TV, then looked at the reporter at the scene and said, "I'm sorry, I should go!" ”
"Okay, come on!"
"Thank you!"
Waving his hand to the reporters and videographers interviewing, Ye Qin turned around and walked towards the mixed passage area.
At the passage, Yuan Guohua, Chen Zhongzhou and Zhuang Wei were already waiting there, and when they saw Ye Qin coming over, Chen Zhongzhou first gave Ye Qin a wide dry towel and draped it on his body.
After running 100 meters, this is the time to sweat wildly, and the temperature in Berlin is not low today, but for the rest of the race, it is obviously necessary to keep warm at this time.
On the one hand, the finals are two hours later, and the best way to ensure the state of the finals is not to let the current body completely cool down, otherwise you have to start over to warm up and adjust, etc., and it will be in vain to mobilize the good state mobilized during the semi-finals.
The other is to prevent entering the indoor air-conditioned room like this, waiting for the cool breeze to blow, and the body will feel unwell, not to mention the men's 100-meter final, the men's 200-meter and 400-meter and even the relay race may be reimbursed.
After so many years of close cooperation, Chen Zhongzhou is extremely familiar with these details, and Ye Qin himself will pay special attention to many aspects.
"The first set of Euse Bot ran 9.89 seconds and Jason Gaby 9.93 seconds, both of them are in excellent form!"
Several people returned to the rest area all the way, and on the way, Chen Zhongzhou told Ye Qin the results of the men's 100-meter semifinals in the previous group.
"How was Yusse Bot getting started?"
Ye Qin thought for a while, and suddenly asked Chen Zhongzhou.
This time, Chen Zhongzhou didn't have time to speak, and Yuan Guohua next to him said first: "The start doesn't look slow, although it is not as fast as other runners who started well, but it looks like it has improved compared to last year's Yenching Olympics." It's been a year and Yusse Bot has certainly not rested, and where he lost to you before was in the first half, he will definitely strengthen in that regard. ”
"Yes, looking at his performance in the rematch and semi-finals, it was very easy." Chen Zhongzhou then added.
Ye Qin nodded, for Yusse Bote's performance in the arena, he actually imagined that with the strength of the opponent, he would be very relaxed in ordinary games.
If you want to describe this, it is an exaggeration, it can be regarded as a well-trained adult and a group of children running, adults are tall and legged, and their muscle strength is more than that of children, so basically you can run as much as you want!
Of course, this is an exaggeration, and the gap between the top players is certainly not that big, but by analogy, it is almost like this.
Back in the lounge, Ye Qin drank a little water, then ate a stick of chocolate to replenish his calories, and then sat quietly for a while.
Then, except for Zhuang Wei giving Ye Qin a muscle massage to relax for a period of time, basically Yuan Guohua and Chen Zhongzhou did not let anyone disturb Ye Qin.
……
On the other side, in the rest room of the Jamaican team, Yusse Bot was already lying on a massage table, and a special physiotherapist next to him was relaxing his muscles all over his body.
Next to the two of them, a stout young black man with dreadlocks looked at Yusse Bot with envy on his face, and slowly spoke: "Yusey, this time, you must win the championship!" ”
"I hope the championship will be mine, but no one can give a definite answer until the final is over." Euse-Bott lay on the massage table with a calm face, glanced faintly at the young black man beside him, and spoke slowly.
The young black man was none other than the one who trained with him, Yuhan Blake.
As a new generation of runners who have emerged in the Jamaican sprint event this year, countless people are paying attention to this Yuhan Blake, and many people seem to see the birth of an Asafaville and a Yusse Bot from him.
In several Golden League games this year, Yuhan Blake has wowed everyone with 10 seconds in the process.
But unfortunately, after the urine test of the Jamaica National Championships came out, Yuhan Blake was involved in the turmoil, and was one of the five athletes who had abnormal urine tests, and was disqualified from the World Championships by the Jamaican Athletics Association, and could only come to Berlin as an entourage.
Fortunately, given that the tested methyl ethylamine was not on the list of banned drugs in the world anti-doping list, after careful handling by the Jamaican Athletics Association, only a three-month ban was given.
"Hey, man, how is it possible, your current strength has improved a lot compared to last year! You've run under 9.60 seconds in training. ”
Yuhan Blake was not satisfied with Yusse Bot's answer, but felt that it was not quite in line with the strong identity that the other party had shown in the past.
"I'm improving, and so are others. You have played against Ye Qin in the Golden League this year, and you should know the strength of the opponent. Yusse Bot shook his head, his performance in front of outsiders was actually not arrogant, and he had a clear understanding of his own strength and ability.
He's the best sprinter in the world, but he's by no means the only one.
"That's right, but I'm still more confident in you."
As a training partner, Yuhan Blake has seen what an amazing performance Yusse Bot has had in the Circle, but he has also met Yechin in several races this year, and he also knows that the all-round speed king from the East is just as impressive.
However, as a compatriot, as a training partner, he would have preferred Usse Bot to win the championship anyway.
"Thank you, brother!"
A faint smile hung on the corner of Yusse-Bot's mouth, and instead of continuing to speak, he picked up the headphones next to the massage chair and put them on his head.
Behind him, his therapist continued to relax his muscles, while Yusse Both's eyes were slightly closed, and he gradually calmed his somewhat chaotic mood through music.
Also outside the Jamaican team's lounge, Asafavil was also doing post-match muscle relaxation with the help of his physiotherapist.
It's just that his expression is not calm, his brows are furrowed, and his eyes seem to be full of worry about the upcoming competition.
"Asafa, Asafa......"
There seemed to be a sudden sound in my ears.
Asafavil slowly turned his head and looked in the direction from which the voice had come from. His agent, Dole, was standing not far away, walked up to Asafavir's side and gently patted him on the shoulder.
"Stop putting unnecessary pressure on yourself and focus your attention on your runway. Don't be distracted and influenced by other people. Think of it as a training session, or just run by yourself! ”
As Asafavil's agent, Dole clearly knows what is wrong with the former men's 100m world record holder under him.
At this time, the only way to get Asafavir to decompress is through various means.
"Running alone?"
"Yes!" Doler nodded, "Stay focused, don't mind other people, don't look at other people." ”
"Good!"
Asafavier nodded slightly, as if the agent's words had brought him a little effect, and his tense face eased slightly.
On the side, Dole shook his head helplessly and smiled, he didn't know if Asafarville listened to it, many things actually understood, but he was not the person concerned, but he couldn't completely overcome it.
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Team USA Lounge.
Jason Gaby jumped out of the massage table after a simple muscle relaxation from the physiotherapist and was ready to leave the lounge and go to the warm-up track to continue the warm-up.
"Jason, you're so anxious!"
Lance Brauman watched Jason Gaby's movements from the side, and reached out to stop Jason Gaby, "It's still an hour and a half before the final, you wait!" ”
"But coach, I feel like I'm getting a little impatient." Jason Gaby moved his hands and feet slightly, and he felt as if his blood was gradually boiling.
"Wait a minute, you're getting excited too early now, you need to adjust a little more." Lance-Braumann continued, "I wasn't able to be there at the World Championships and Olympics before, and this time I'm here, listen, boy, you've got to do what I do. ”
Jason Gaby looked at Lance Brauman with a solemn look, first stunned slightly, and then laughed rarely, "Okay, Lance, you're the boss, you have the final say!" ”
"Then sit down now, and I'll let you warm up last time!" Lance-Braumann continued.
“OK!” Jason Gaby spread his hands and sat back in his seat.
At this moment, he vaguely felt that he and Lance Brauman were like going back to the time when he was in college, and Lance Brauman seemed to be the same at that time.
It's just that since he stepped into the professional arena in '05, Lance Brauman hasn't been around, and then the '07 World Championships in Osaka and the '08 Olympics, his pre-competition schedule has always been on his own, or according to Jon Drummond's.
Jon Drummond is a great coach, but he doesn't know as much about him as Lance Brauman, at least not in the details.
Jason Gaby was able to feel the tension of the final coming up, and he could feel the strong urge to run.
The regret of the 2008 Olympics is something he will never let go of in his life, and this year finally ushered in the World Championships, and he hopes that he can give his best and run his best!
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In the audience at the Berlin Stadium, all the members of the Chinese men's 4×100m relay team are quietly waiting for the upcoming men's 100m final.
"I feel more nervous than I am in my game!"
Feeling the crazy atmosphere of tens of thousands of people at the scene, Zhang Peimeng took a deep breath lightly and said to Su Bingtian beside him.
"I'm just like you."
Su Bingtian nodded, "Waiting is the moment to witness the miracle of this world, I really feel that this time is a bit difficult, and I don't know who the final champion will be?" ”
"It should still be Ye Chin!" Zhang Peimeng said with some uncertainty, "It's not that everyone doesn't know how strong Ye Qin is, if it is said that 200 meters against Yusse-Bot may not be necessarily, 100 meters, it should not be possible to lose." ”
"Judging from the results of this year's competition, Ye Qin is obviously better than Yusse Bote, but it's really hard to say, the two of them haven't played each other this year. The only meeting last time was the staggered AB group. Gu Kai next to him also looked a little dignified, and answered lightly.
"I still hope that Ye Chin can win! In this case, Ye Qin has won two consecutive championships in the men's 100m event, and if the 200m is added, it may be uncertain whether there will be any athletes who can surpass him in the future. ”
On the other hand, Lu Bin, who had just joined the relay team, said with a slightly excited expression that he was the first year to participate in the competition with the relay team, and his excitement for such a world-class competition far exceeded that of several others.
"Who doesn't want Ye Qin to win." Zhang Peimeng scolded Lu Bin with a smile, "I'm just worried now, alas, this feels really uncomfortable!" It seems that I can't wait to run by myself! ”
Several people nodded their heads.
As an athlete, watching this kind of big competition, especially when you have teammates participating, that kind of anxiety is unbearable.
In particular, the competition between Yechin and Yusse Bot is not only a competition for individual world number one in the men's 100m event, but also represents the level of athletics and the highest honor for the entire country.
Chinese track and field, especially sprinting, has been able to receive such strong support in recent years, which is directly related to the emergence of Ye Qin.
A world flyer, even if it is not themselves, but their teammates who compete together are compatriots of the same kind as them, which is enough to make everyone support from the bottom of their hearts.
"Let's take a look at the women's shot put first! I don't know if I can get a card! ”
Several people spoke, and the semifinals of the men's 400-meter hurdles on the field ended, and the women's shot put final began in the field competition.
In this final, there is Chinese player Gong Lijiao participating. This is also one of the gold points of the Chinese team in this World Championships.
After the women's shot put final, there will be the 800m race in the women's heptathlon, followed by the men's 100m flyer battle at the World Championships.