On August 7, Shimen City, the capital of Hebei Province.

"Brother Yangyu, have you seen that Xavier Carter?"

In the indoor warm-up hall of Yutong Sports Center in Shimen City, Ye Qin looked at Liu Yangyu with a smile while stretching his muscles and pressing his legs in place.

Today is the last day of the 2006 National Men's Championships, with the final of the men's 110m hurdles and the final of the men's 400m in the evening. At this time, Ye Qin and Liu Yangyu were warming up on the indoor warm-up track, waiting for the evening competition.

"Yes, I saw it, but the schedule of the race that day was tight, and I was not able to watch the men's 200m race." Liu Yangyu stood on the other side of the runway, tied his shoelaces, jumped on the spot, and said with a smile, "It would be good if you went to Lausanne with me this time." ”

"I made a mistake." Ye Qin shook his head, and then gave Liu Yangyu a thumbs up, "I didn't see you in Lausanne and directly broke the world record in the men's 110-meter hurdles." ”

At the Lausanne Grand Prix on July 11, Liu Yangyu set a new world record in the men's 110m hurdles with a time of 12.88 seconds, shaking the world, which was the first world record in the men's sprint straight event as a yellow candidate. When the news came back to China, almost for several days, the domestic media were making a big fuss about it.

Ye Qin now thinks about it, and regrets that he did not follow Liu Yangyu's schedule this year, and after finishing the competition in the United States in June, he went to Europe together, not only to see Liu Yangyu break the world record, but also to meet a new rising men's 200m athlete in the United States in the men's 200m event.

Although he is in China, Ye Qin is now very aware of international news and dynamics, just at the Lausanne Super Grand Prix, where Liu Yangyu broke the world record in the men's 110-meter hurdles, in the men's 200-meter event, the United States track and field once again produced a talented athlete. Xavier Carter, born in 1985, has set the current second-best time in the world with an astonishing time of 19.63 seconds, behind Michael Johnson's world record of 19.32 seconds.

And what is particularly amazing is that in that race, not only Xavier Carter broke out to set a time of 19.63 seconds, but another American Jason Gaby, who Yechin is familiar with, also ran a personal best of 19.70 seconds.

The best time in the 2004 men's 200m was 19.78 seconds run by Sean Claude at the Athens Olympics, and the best time in the 2005 men's 200m was 19.89 seconds set by Wallace Spearmon, followed by Yechin in 19.91 seconds.

And this year, 2006, although it is not a year of competition, in the 200m event, it is far from the end of the season, but the best result of the 200m has been improved by several notches.

When Yechin heard that Xavier Carter and Jason Gaby ran 19.63 seconds and 19.70 seconds in a race at the Lausanne Grand Prix in China, a strong sense of crisis instantly surged in his heart.

Ye Qin felt a little regretful that he did not go to Europe to participate in the Lausanne Grand Prix this time. He wasn't sure if he would have been able to outrun Xavier Carter and Jason Gaby if he had been there. It is very likely that it will not be possible, but it is not to say that there is no chance.

The main reason is that Ye Qin still regrets that he has lost a chance to fight with such a strong opponent. With 19.63 seconds, the second-best time in the men's 200m in history, and Jason Gaby's 19.70 seconds, Ye Qin felt that he could refresh his PB under the stimulation of these two.

Moreover, there are some things that are unimaginable, after the outbreak of Jax Thelin's drug ban, the eyes of the world turned to American track and field.

In the eyes of many, the loss of Jax Thelin, the current leader of American track and field, will make American track and field less competitive around the world, but this view, with the emergence of Xavier Carter and Jason Gaby, once again showed everyone the strong foundation of American track and field.

Jason Gaby, in particular, despite losing to Xavier Carter at the Lausanne Super Prix, has improved dramatically after switching to the men's 100m.

Jason Gaby and current men's 100m world record holder Asafa Weir ran a good time of 9.97 seconds at the Stockholm Super Grand Prix on 25 July, followed by another personal best of 19.84 seconds in the men's 200m event at the London Super Grand Prix.

"By the way, I heard that you are now starting to practice 100 meters, how is the effect?"

Liu Yangyu saw that Ye Qin was a little disappointed that he couldn't go to the Lausanne Grand Prix, so he diverted the topic.

In fact, he also knew that Ye Qin was considering going to the past to participate in more competitions this year, and Ye Qin had not yet participated in the IAAF's Golden League Super Grand Prix.

However, on the one hand, this year is a year without competitions, and if you really want to adjust or participate in some other events, it is the best time. Able to adjust and improve the technology, there are also some projects to improve their own level.

"I don't know." Ye Qin shook his head, "You actually know the time of the usual test, it can't be considered particularly accurate, and you still need to run on the field." ”

"Then why didn't you run 100 meters in this championship?" Liu Yangyu asked with a smile, he had seen Ye Qin's events before, and there was no men's 100m.

"I'm ready to start next week." Ye Qin scratched his head, "Director Yu said that don't compete with domestic sprinters, let me compete with those foreign runners next week." ”

"Next week? What's next week's game? Liu Yangyu was surprised, "You don't want to compete directly with Jason Gaby and Asafavil in the 100 meters to see your potential, right?" ”

It's August 7th now, and next week, in Liu Yangyu's memory, it seems that there is no big game. There are a few IAAF competitions, the Zurich Golden League on August 18, the Monaco Super Grand Prix on August 20 and the Brussels Golden League on August 25.

These are all high-level events of the IAAF, and Liu Yangyu is not surprised if Ye Qin participates in the men's 200m and men's 400m events, but if he wants to participate in the men's 100m event, Ye Qin's level makes him have to put a question mark.

It's not that he has any doubts about Ye Qin's strength and level, since the last time Ye Qin, Yang Yao and the three of them tested and ran the men's 100m together, Liu Yangyu knew that Ye Qin also had great potential in the 100m event.

It's just that the men's 100m event has always been the most competitive, and it is too difficult for domestic and Asian athletes to make achievements in this event, which is definitely harder than the men's 200m and men's 400m.

After all, the 100-meter event is almost a concentration of the world's top track and field talents, including him Liu Yangyu, who did not consider the men's 100-meter event when practicing hurdles.

The reason why I have been walking in the men's 110m hurdles is that I have more potential in this area, and the other is because I have seen the requirements and fierce competition in the 100m event.

However, if it is really the men's 100m event, the impact is not at the same level as other events. For example, from last year's World Championships in Helsinki to June this year, the two 100-meter flyers Jax Thelin and Asafavir stirred up the athletics scene, which can be said to have far more influence than others.

"World Junior Championships!" Ye Qin pursed his lips and said helplessly.

Liu Yangyu was stunned for a moment, and only then did he react, and said with a smile: "If you don't say it, I forgot that you are not yet 20 years old, and you can still participate in the World Youth Championships, no wonder you returned to China after participating in the New York Grand Prix." ”

It's no wonder that Liu Yangyu didn't remember it all of a sudden, in many cases, he put Ye Qin in the same level as himself, and ignored Ye Qin's age. In addition to returning to China to participate in the National Track and Field Championships this time, he, like his master Sun Chaosheng, has received an invitation and will attend as a guest.

"I didn't expect to play in the World Junior Championships again." Ye Qin sighed, "But the coach said, this World Youth Championships is a competition at home, if I don't participate, it will be difficult to have any good results." ”

"That's fine." Liu Yangyu smiled and nodded, "Your 200 meters and 400 meters are estimated to be almost impossible to threaten you in the World Youth Championships, but if you are 100 meters, you can try it." ”

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