On May 5, 2007, when Ye Qin arrived at the Nagai Stadium in Japan, he found many familiar faces in the stadium.

"There are a lot more contestants this year than in previous years!" Ye Qin looked at the many players in the indoor warm-up area, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, the first few times he came to Japan to participate in the Osaka Grand Prix, he was basically surrounded by Japanese players, and there were not many players from various countries who came to participate.

"Of course, there are World Championships this year, and many of the players are probably coming to Japan for the first time." Chen Zhongzhou followed behind Ye Qin and replied with a smile, "Like this year's Shenghai Grand Prix and some other competitions next year, it is estimated that many international players will come to get used to and understand before the competition." ”

The Osaka Grand Prix, one of the 14 IAAF Grand Prix, has not been one of the top players in the new year. In many athletics events, many of them are dominated by Japanese athletes.

However, this year's Osaka Grand Prix on May 5 was unusual, attracting the world's top international players to participate in the Grand Prix more than in previous years.

One of the most important reasons is that the 11th IAAF World Championships will be held from August 24 to September 2 this year, and many athletes who were reluctant to come to Osaka, Japan due to time and travel in the past have signed up for the Osaka Grand Prix this year, wanting to adapt to the local venue and environment in advance.

The same is true for China. There will be the Olympic Games next year, and from this year to next year's Olympic Games, as long as there are some international competitions, they will attract a lot of people's attention and attention, and experienced players will create conditions to arrive in advance and feel the local environment.

"Brother Chen, when you say this, it suddenly makes me feel that the Olympics are coming."

After listening to Chen Zhongzhou's words, Ye Qin calculated the time, and seemed to suddenly realize that he had always felt that there was still a long time to go before the Olympic Games, and it was only one year, two or three months.

"It's not far away!" Chen Zhongzhou nodded.

Sometimes time feels like it's passing by minute by minute, and it seems to be quite slow. But when you calculate it carefully, it feels very fast.

The construction of the Bird's Nest has been completed, and many facilities in Yanjing to welcome the Olympic Games have reached the final stage, and the sports atmosphere about the Olympic Games in the country is getting stronger and stronger.

"Don't think about that yet, just play this Osaka Grand Prix, and this year's World Championships, that's the most important thing." Seeing that Ye Qin seemed to be thinking a little deeply, Chen Zhongzhou waved his hand, not ready to continue this topic.

Athletes like Ye Qin and Liu Yangyu, who have been pinned on the hopes of the people of the whole country, are now beginning to be observed with magnifying glasses, and all kinds of invisible pressures are gradually emerging.

"Hmm." Ye Qin nodded, but he didn't continue to think deeply. The time of the Yanjing Olympics has always been there, but by chance, I suddenly realized that it seemed that this may be the most important competition in my life was approaching, and that sense of urgency and crisis somehow came to my heart.

If you want to carry the crown, you must bear its weight.

Standing in his current position, there are some things that he can no longer control, but Ye Qin is not afraid in his heart, but feels the urgency to improve his performance.

At this year's Osaka Grand Prix, Yechin competed in two events, the men's 100m and the men's 200m.

The two races, one at 14:35 p.m. and the other at 14:50 p.m., are the first two events to be held in the Osaka Grand Prix today.

The time is also relatively tight, but the first men's 100m event is ahead, and there is about ten minutes of adjustment and rest after running, which is not particularly stressful.

The men's 100m race was divided into two groups, the first group was dominated by Japanese athletes, and apart from six Japanese athletes, only one of the eight competitors was Australia's Joshua Keys and the United States' Rodney Martin.

Ye Qin is in the second group, although there are still a few local Japanese athletes, but more are 100-meter athletes from other countries, however, in terms of the overall lineup, this 100-meter race did not attract too many top celebrities. The events with the most top international experts are mainly concentrated in the 400m and some men's and women's track and field events, as well as long-distance running.

400m world champion Jimmy Warner and star Darold Williamson, among others, have appeared on the field. However, this time in the Japanese Grand Prix, Ye Qin did not participate in the men's 400m event.

After the start of the competition, the first group of men's 100m was won by Japan's Shinogo Suesue with a time of 10.23 seconds. American star Rodney Martin was disqualified for a first-shot run. The American was disqualified before the tournament began.

The second group, to which Ye Qin belonged, did not encounter too many challenges. Although there are two Americans, Michael Mitchell and Ernest Wiggins, they are not particularly strong in terms of overall strength, with their best times between 10.10-10.20 seconds, which is very average in this Grand Prix at the beginning of the season.

The final result of the competition was that Ye Qin won the men's 100m championship of the Osaka Grand Prix in Japan with a time of 10.05 seconds.

In the 100-meter race, Ye Qin did not encounter a particularly strong challenge, but in the 200-meter event, the overall strength of the competitors he faced was much higher.

The two main opponents are Rodney Martin of the United States, who has just finished the 100m event, and Joshua Johnson, a veteran of the United States.

Rodney Martin's personal best in the 200m last year was 20.14 seconds, and although he has not yet reached the 20-second mark, he is already a relatively strong opponent on a stage like the Grand Prix.

Veteran Joshua Johnson was the world's top sprinter at his peak. At his peak from 2001 to 2002, he not only ran a personal best time of 9.95 seconds in the 100m event, but also ran a personal best of 19.88 seconds in the 200m event.

However, at this time, the players in this division really pose little threat to Ye Qin, and the Osaka Grand Prix is the first suitable tournament of the season at the beginning of the year, and most of the players are in the stage of recovery.

You need to adjust game after game to gradually reach the top.

After the start of the race, despite Joshua Johnson's good performance, Yechin won the championship with a crushing advantage of 20.20 seconds, while Joshua Johnson and Rodney Martin finished second and third in 20.55 and 20.56 seconds, respectively.

After running these two races, Ye Qin regretted coming to Osaka to participate in the competition this time and signed up for the men's 100m and 200m events. The overall level of the player was not high, which prevented him from giving full play in both fights.

Especially when the men's 400m time came out, Jimmy Warner set the Osaka Grand Prix 400m record with a time of 44.02 seconds, and Ye Qin was particularly sorry that he could not participate in the 400m event.

Although there are many international runners in the Osaka Grand Prix in Japan, there are not many top-notch athletes, after all, at this point in time, many runners are still in the stage of running the Grand Prix as a warm-up race.

However, it won't be long before Yechin will be in the United States, where a crowd of top players awaits him.