It was already dark in Helsinki, and with the rainy weather and the cold wind blowing through the night, many spectators in the stands could feel a noticeable chill.

However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the spectators, especially when the runners appeared on the track, and the various castanets were still ringing.

On the big screen at the scene, the list of players in the second group of the men's 400m semifinals was quickly played.

First Lane, Timothy Benjamin, UK;

second, Lansford-Despense, Jamaica;

third, Gary Tikaya, Congo;

Fourth, Yechin, China;

Fifth Way, Darrod Williamson, USA;

Sixth Way, Taylor Christopher, Canada;

Seventh, Abu Bakr-Ali, Sultan;

Eighth Lane, Alison de Peguero, Dominican Republic;

At this time, many spectators in the stands who watched the game carefully appeared on the big screen, and then glanced at the fourth lane in front of the 400-meter starting line again, and many people felt a little uncertain in their hearts.

Like, it seems that the Asian player is playing for the third time today!

Tickets for the World Championships in Helsinki are not cheap, and many of the matches are full because the tournament schedule is continuous, and a small number of spectators who came to see the tournament today did not leave the stadium from noon until the evening. Many spectators even brought their own bento and other food, which was solved directly in the stands.

For the truly avid spectators who love to watch track and field competitions, it will not be a problem to be able to witness such a grand event.

And it is this part of the people, after watching the men's 200-meter semi-finals and semi-finals, that they have an impression of the Asian athletes standing in the fourth lane of the 400-meter starting line at this moment.

The opponent was the first in the group in the 200m semi-finals, and the second in the group in the 200m semi-finals and successfully advanced to the final. The average viewer may not pay much attention, but for many viewers who really pay attention to track and field events, especially sprint events, a new face will appear. What's more, Ye Qin is not a completely new face.

At this moment, seeing Ye Qin appear on the track of the men's 400-meter semifinals, many people couldn't help but be shocked.

Running three races in one day, and all of them are concentrated World Championships semi-finals and semi-finals, such athletes dare not say that they are unprecedented, but they are indeed rare in track and field.

At the same time, in the stands at this time, in addition to the spectators watching the event, there were also many sturdy and slender figures.

Jax Thelin and Sean Crowder stood side by side, both of them looking very calm, unfazed by the occasional shouts of the audience behind them.

Not far from the two, Jason Gaby and Wallace Spearmon were equally watching every move on the field. On the other side, Jamaica's Usse Bote and current men's 100m world record holder Asa Favier were in the stands.

Even in the crowd, there are many Asian faces, that is the current Asian men's 200m record holder Shingo Suesu, and the one next to him is Japan's current best men's 100m Nobuji Asahara.

"How did this game attract so many people?"

Yang Yao stood in the stands, his eyes swept over many figures who appeared near the finish line, and there were some doubts in his eyes.

He was born in the 200m, and although he only ran the first round of this World Championships, he was no stranger to many of the figures present. In particular, Japan's Shingo Sueji, who was once his favorite rival and the two have faced each other in many bouts.

"Ye Chin's game still attracted a lot of people's attention."

Chen Zhongzhou heard Yang Yao talking to himself beside him, and replied, pointing to the stands on the other side, where several white and black men in suits and leather shoes were also watching the game.

They were all IAAF officials, and one of them was instantly recognizable by Chen Zhongzhou, a former Namibian sprinter who finished fourth in the men's 200m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and ran under 10 seconds in the 100m 27 times, and was once a strong contender for Michael Johnson in the 200m. After retiring from the Athens Olympics and the Yokohama All-Star Game, he became an official of the International Olympic Committee. These people were all in the stands, apparently paying close attention to the men's 400m semi-final.

In addition to Chen Zhongzhou's attention to some IAAF officials, Feng Shuyou and Yu Weili, who were standing not far from him at this time, also noticed the situation.

"It's because Ye Qin is here, right?" Feng Shuyou's eyes were scorching, and he seemed to be shining brightly, and turned to Yu Weili beside him and asked.

Yu Weili smiled, "It is possible that the men's 200m and 400m events at the World Championships have always had conflicts, although many athletes have both 200m and 400m events, but in a World Championships, when there is a conflict between the time of the two events, they all participate in the competition, which is still rare." ”

The World Championships are not the Olympics, and the schedule sometimes does not separate the men's 100m, 200m and 400m, and there will still be some conflicts.

The only athlete in history who has won both the men's 200m and 400m at the World Championships is Michael Johnson. The duo was won at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, when Michael Johnson competed in the 200m and 400m events, but the schedule was not as good as at the World Championships.

Ye Qin's participation in the men's 200m and men's 400m events itself is already a relatively unexpected situation for many sprinters, after all, it is a world-class competition, and it is not easy to win a project, let alone a rolling race.

However, the men's 200-meter semi-finals have ended, Ye Qin has qualified for the finals, and at this time the men's 400-meter semi-finals are being held.

Michael Johnson is 28 years old when he won the gold medal in both events, while Yechin is only 18 years old this year.

The IAAF's interest in Asian athletes has been increasing in recent years, and in 2003 Shingo Arisuki won a bronze medal in the men's 200m at the World Championships, becoming the first athlete to win a medal in a world-class sprint competition. In 2004, Liu Yangyu won the men's 110-meter hurdles, and Ye Qin entered the men's 200-meter final.

This year, Ye Qin has once again set a personal best and performed well in both events at the World Championships, which has caught the attention of the IAAF.

It seems that Ye Qin has also entered the vision of the IAAF, but I don't know if he can win the Rising Star Award this year.

Speaking of this, Feng Shuyou couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, for potential track and field newcomers, the IAAF's attention has never been low. You must know that after winning the 2002 World Junior Championships Yusse Bote, he won the IAAF Rising Star Award that year.

Yu Weili also laughed, "I hope that there is a chance, our athletes can go out and get international recognition, which is a great thing." ”

China's track and field has always been relatively weak, and its influence in the international arena is relatively low. Since then, the women's long-distance running event has experienced some twists and turns, but overall it is relatively competitive.

But in the men's event, there are very few athletes who really make an impact. Even in the race walking event with comparative advantages, there are no particularly influential competitors in comparison.

Until last year, Liu Yangyu won the men's 110-meter hurdles championship in the Olympic Games, which was regarded as a spring thunder, which attracted the attention of the International Olympic Committee and the IAAF, as well as the entire world sports community.

In May this year, Liu Yangyu won the best newcomer of the year, and Xing Huina, the women's 10,000-meter long-distance running champion, was also nominated for the best newcomer, which really promoted the influence of track and field to the world.

Since the inception of the Laureus Sports Awards, the last one to be nominated for Laureus Best Rookie of the Year is now Da Yao who is competing in the NBA.

With Liu Yangyu and Xing Huina in front, followed by Ye Qin's rise in the men's sprint 200m and 400m events, Feng Shuyou and Yu Weili, as the head and assistant coaches of the Chinese track and field team, can be said to be very pleased with such a change.

The strategy of "going out and bringing in" is also under this premise, so as to break through the shackles of the field management center and even the General Administration. Ye Qin is not very famous in China at this time, after all, ordinary people will not have an in-depth understanding unless they are Olympic champions or historical breakthroughs, but the importance of the Athletics Management Center is no less than that of Liu Yangyu before winning the Olympic championship.

Similarly, from the beginning of the World Junior Championships, to the World Youth Championships, the Olympic Games, as well as this year's Grand Prix and the ongoing World Championships, one competition after another, Ye Qin has gradually made a name for himself in the international athletics world and attracted the attention of the IAAF.