Arkansas, USA.

In a single-family villa, the tall old Spearmont was holding various bags of food, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw his son sitting in front of the sofa and watching a track and field game on the computer.

After putting the things in his hand on the kitchen table, the old black man walked to the sofa and sat down slowly, and breathed a sigh of comfort, it was already December, the temperature in Arkansas was not high, and there was snowfall a few days ago, and the heating in the room made him feel quite comfortable.

"Wallace, let you come back early for Christmas, you haven't done anything for the house lately. "Old Spearmon glanced at his son, who was wearing pigtails beside him, and his tone was a little dissatisfied.

"Hey, Dad, I've been competing and training this year, and it's rare to go home and rest for a while, you should let me relax." Wallace Spearmon, sitting on the couch, stared at the TV screen without turning his head.

"Well, you bastard, if it weren't for your good performance this year, I'd have to kick you out of the house." Old Spearmon shook his head and smiled, with a hint of praise in his tone.

He himself is a former men's 200m athlete, and during his time at the University of Arkansas, he won two NCAA men's outdoor track and field championships, and won gold medals in the men's 200m and 4×100m relay events at the 1987 Universiade in Zagreb.

However, compared to the results of his athletic career, his only son, Wallace Spearmon, is better than the blue. Not only did he outperform him in the NCAA Track and Field Championships, but he also excelled in other competitions.

Just over two months ago in Daegu, South Korea, Wallace Spearmon set a new personal best of 19.65 seconds in the men's 200m, ranking third all-time and second in the year.

And all these achievements of Wallace Spearmon are inseparable from his earliest training of Wallace Spearmon, in a sense, he is the real mentor of Wallace Spearmont in track and field. In the United States, there is no doubt that the most effective way for black people to improve their family situation is sports, and Wallace Spearmon has inherited his strengths and achievements in world athletics. Regardless of his status, it is gratifying that his son can achieve such results.

Leaning back on the couch, old Spirmont casually glanced at the computer in Wallace-Spearmon's hand, and only then did he notice that the content seemed to be a sports game, but the player's skin color made him feel that something was not right, and asked a little strangely: "Wallace, what kind of game is this?" ”

"Asian Games Men's 100m Final." Wallace Spearmon replied without looking back.

"Asian Games?" Old Spearmon glanced at his son in surprise, then smiled, "When did you care about sprinting in Asia?" ”

The elder Spearmon himself is a professional track and field athlete, although the distribution of Asian countries may not be clear, but he still has a certain understanding of the level of Asian sprinting, and the level is very average, and I don't understand how Wallace Spearmon would pay attention to such a "low-end" event.

Wallace Spearmon turned his head to look at old Spearmon and pointed to an Asian face in close-up on the computer screen, "You should know this person, Ye Qin, the winner of the men's 200m championship at the World Championships." ”

"It turned out to be him, is he going to participate in the men's 100m event too?"

Old Spearmon came to the spirit, just as Asians see that many blacks have face blindness, and blacks look at some Asians who are also indistinguishable. It's just that the face of Yechin, old Spearmon can still recognize the person who has won his son in several events, and he also knows that Wallace and Yechin have a good relationship.

Wallace Spearmon nodded, "This is Yechin's second men's 100m race, and there was no video of the previous World Junior Championships, but fortunately this race can be seen on the Internet." ”

"Hey Wallace, turn the screen over and let me see." Old Spearmon still knew a little about several of his son's main competitors, but he didn't remember for a moment that Yechin was actually an Asian player.

As the game approached, the father and son sat in front of the couch, engrossed in watching the contents of the computer screen.

After a gunshot rang out, the pupils of both seemed to dilate a few points instantly, and more than ten seconds later, Wallace Spearmon suddenly threw down the computer and jumped up from the sofa.

"Wow, I actually ran into 10 seconds, Ye Qin this guy actually ran into 10 seconds."

Old Spearmon turned the computer back on the defensive line, his eyes revealed a dignified look, and it took a long time before he sighed, "I really didn't expect that Asian players could also break 10 seconds." ”

"Among the billions of people, there will always be one or two alternatives." Wallace Spearmon was equally surprised, but at this point he had other things to do than the surprise in his heart.

took out his mobile phone from the table, first dialed Jason Gaby's phone, and the first sentence was, "Jason, Ye Qin ran 9.98 seconds in the men's 100m event, and he will compete in the men's 100m at the World Championships next year." ”

After saying that, Wallace Spearmon broadcast another number, and his tone was more relaxed than opening Jason Gaby, "Yusse, let's run 100 meters too, Yechin guy, just ran 9.98 seconds in the men's 100-meter final of the Asian Games, yes, you heard it right, it's 9.98 seconds, this is his second men's 100-meter final......"

……

"Ye Qin, awesome!"

"Ye Chin, you played so well!"

"Beautiful!"

"Finally broke 10!"

At the Khalifa International Stadium, the men's 100-meter final ended, and Ye Qin was surrounded by many media reporters and staff of the Chinese team as soon as he got off the field.

Although many people had speculated before the race that Ye Qin's men's 100-meter race might bring some surprises to everyone, it was still a little dizzying to see this result when it came time to run out of the field.

Yuan Guohua, who had been watching the game in the stands, had already been waiting in the passage area, and when he saw Ye Qin coming down, he came up directly and hugged him fiercely.

"Coach Yuan......"

Ye Qin was a little confused by the hug of the old coach who was not tall in front of him, and when the other party let go of his hand, he found that the other party's eyes were red, his lips trembled slightly, and he seemed to have a thousand words to say.

"Old Yuan, old Yuan, calm down, this is a good thing, a great thing."

Seeing this, Yu Weili on the side gently comforted Yuan Guohua, stepped forward and patted Ye Qin's shoulder, the smile on his face was bright, but his voice was also trembling: "Ye Qin, you broke the 10-second barrier and won the first men's 100-meter gold medal for our track and field team." ”

Ye Qinfang's victory in the field with a time of 9.98 seconds is too much meaning, this is the first gold medal won in the men's 100m event since Chinese mainland began to participate in the Asian Games in 1974, and the previous best result of the Chinese team in the men's 100m event at the Asian Games was Zheng Chen's runner-up in the 1990 Asian Games. And today, after 32 years of participating in the Asian Games, Ye Qin finally won the heaviest gold medal

Ye Qin ran a time of 9.98 seconds, breaking the 10-second mark, which was a feat that Koji Ito, a generation of Japanese track and field stars, failed to accomplish.

"53rd, Yechin 53rd!"

Chen Zhongzhou, who was on the side, excitedly took his hand and shouted loudly at the others after seeing Ye Qin appear.

"Xiao Chen, what's the 53rd?"

There were a lot of coaches and athletes in the crowd, and someone saw Chen Zhongzhou screaming with some fascination, and immediately asked curiously.

At this time, in addition to domestic media reporters, including Sun Chaosheng and Liu Yangyu, the significance of breaking the 10-second mark is too extraordinary, as long as it is a Chinese person, it is honorable.

"Ye Qin became the 53rd athlete to break the 10-second barrier, the 53rd athlete to break the 10-second barrier since electronic timing, Asians, Chinese, our athletes."

Chen Zhongzhou shouted loudly at everyone, and he specially checked the IAAF information before coming to the Asian Games.

As of now, only 52 athletes have been announced by the IAAF to have crossed the 10-second barrier, including three in 2006 before tonight: Nigeria's Olusoki Fasuba, Jason Gaby, and the United States' Marcus Brunson.

Marcus Brunson was the 52nd runner to break the 10-second mark, while Yechin was behind him in 53rd place.

In athletics, there is a term called the "10-second hurdle", which refers to the physical and mental barriers that male sprinters need to overcome to reach 10 seconds in the 100-meter event. Being able to break 10 seconds is an achievement that is traditionally considered a hallmark of world-class sprinters.

Although Ye Qin's results in the men's 200m and men's 400m are already indisputably world-class sprinters, when he really ran a time of 9.98 seconds in the men's 100m event, it is still extremely shocking.

Outstanding results in the 200m and 400m do not mean that the men's 100m can also stand out. As good as Michael Johnson in his entire career, he did not run 10 seconds in a men's 100m race, and the best 100m time was 10.12 seconds, of course, this is not to say that he didn't have a chance, but he didn't run or catch up with the good form in the field, and he couldn't do it after all.

As more and more athletes crossed the 10-second barrier, the significance of the 10-second hurdle became less important in the IAAF, but at this time, it was still very exciting for an Asian athlete to break the 10-second barrier.

Running in 10 seconds, the 53rd runner in history to run in 10 seconds, Asian, Chinese.