Chapter 405: Prepare!
βOn your marksοΌβ
Before the starting line, a sound sounded reminding the runners to take their places.
Ye Qin let out a sigh of relief, adjusted his last mentality, and slowly walked onto the starting line.
There were many spectators in Icahn Stadium, and the atmosphere today was very hot, and there were even many overseas Chinese students waving five-star red flags in the stands of the spectator seats.
They were all spectators who came to see him and Liu Yangyu play, and from the first year when they played at Icahn Stadium in New York, there were not many people who cared about it, but now more and more Chinese and international students have appeared on the field to watch their games.
However, at this moment, Ye Qin didn't think about anything else at all, if in the past, he might have paid a little attention to the spectator stands, but in today's men's 100m race, he has almost completely maintained his concentration since he entered the arena.
With one last glance at the finish line 100 meters away, Ye Qin slowly walked onto the runner.
Jason Gaby beside him kept a nervous look, pointing his index fingers high into the sky before leaning down and stepping on the runner.
Since last year's men's 200m event broke a series of personal PBs, and in the men's 100m event, he became the most important 100m athlete in the United States after Jax Thelin, Jason Gaby's spirit and self-confidence at this time have been completely different.
When the World Championships in Helsinki first appeared on the world stage in 05, Jason Gaby was not able to let go, and there were still many unconfident and doubtful about his own strength, and he would not make such an arrogant gesture of pointing his hands to the sky before the game, but with the continuous rise of personal results, the media touted, and the growth of self-confidence.
By this time, Jason Gaby was confident to face any sprinter in the world, whether in the men's 100m or the men's 200m.
"I'm afraid the results of this race will be beyond our imagination."
In the stands, Sun Chaosheng, who also came to New York to accompany Liu Yangyu to participate in the competition, looked at the state and lineup of the players, and sighed softly.
Chen Zhongzhou nodded on the side, "I hope Ye Qin can run a good result, strictly speaking, this is Ye Qin's third men's 100-meter competition, and the athletes he met have finally reached the top level in the world." β
"It takes pressure to make a breakthrough, Ye Qin's mentality is better than Liu Yangyu's, we have to have confidence in him." Sun Chaosheng smiled, he knew Chen Zhongzhou's current mood, and he was careless, just like Liu Yangyu's several competitions, as the head coach, he was often restless.
Chen Zhongzhou's reaction is also normal now, but Sun Chaosheng's view of Ye Qin is much more objective, from the earliest time he knew that Ye Qin's kid was still in the 03 City Games, when Ye Qin and Yang Yao were training at the Xinzhuang training base, he heard that there was a young boy from Haixi Province who had a very good talent.
Later, he had contact with Nie Fangping, and watched Ye Qin's growth step by step, in which he also suggested that Nie Fangping should focus on the international arena and train on behalf of competitions, which in fact proved that the athletes trained by this mode are much stronger than those who work behind closed doors in China.
Talent is important, but so is vision. When you reach a certain level, go to a higher stage to see the scenery from a higher place, so that athletes can continue to improve and surpass themselves.
In a sense, it's his philosophy of developing athletes. However, although such a concept is good, good seedlings are hard to find.
In Sun Chaosheng's view, Ye Qin can't be regarded as an athlete trained by the current domestic sports system in a sense, but has a bit of a savage growth.
The conditions of his birth, the environment in which he grew up, and the controversy and pressure he faced after stepping on the stage all made Ye Qin an extremely outstanding advantage in his ability to resist pressure and self-cognitive adjustment.
Sun Chaosheng can be sure that if there is no Ye Qin in the domestic track and field world in the past two years, Liu Yangyu's current mentality may be even more inflated than he thinks.
But now there are competitors, even if they are not opponents in one project, but that kind of fame, honor competition actually sometimes exists.
For example, Feng Shuyou, the head coach of the track and field team, said when Ye Qin entered the final of the men's 200m event for the first time that Ye Qin was able to enter the final, which was already a big breakthrough, and the significance of it was more important than the gold medal in some events.
And then won the men's 200m gold medal at the World Championships, and this time broke the 10-second mark, all of which actually caused potential pressure on Liu Yangyu in many ways.
This kind of competition of top athletes is a bit similar to the competition between Liu Yangyu and Da Yao's top domestic athletes in the early stage, although most of the time it is hyped by the media, but which one of them is not competitive in sports, and over time, there will naturally be a competitive mind in my heart.
On the other side of the stands, Wallace Spearmon and the two also got together at this time, looking at the men's 100m race that was about to start, and the eyes of the two were filled with different thoughts.
"Wallace, do you think Yechin can beat Jason Gaby this time?" Yusse Bot asked with a smile as he elbowed Wallace Spearmon.
After the men's 100m race today, the two will participate in the men's 200m race later, which can be regarded as close friends and competitors.
"I think there should be a gap between Yechin and Jason in the 100 meters." Wallace Spearmon pondered for a moment and shook his head, "If it's the men's 200m race, maybe Yechin might have a better chance of winning." β
"Aren't you talking for nothing...... "Eusse Bot shook his head dissatisfiedly, "In the 200 meters, I and you, against Yechin or Jason Gaby, have hopes of winning." β
"Or, $100, a gamble?" Wallace Spearmon grinned.
"Hey, man, you're trying to win money from me." Yusse Bot touched his head, "Bet, I'm betting that Yechin will lose to Jason Gaby." β
Wallace Spearmon's face changed instantly, and he pointed at Yusse Both, "Damn, aren't you betting that Yechin can win Jason?" β
"Hehe, I'm not stupid." Yusse Bot smiled, "If it takes a while, maybe Yechin might win, but I just broke the 10-second time in the Asian Games last year, and I don't think I can really beat Jason Gaby." β
"Alright, man, you're in luck."
Wallace Spearmon shook his head, and as the sound of the players in the middle of the arena taking their places, he didn't speak anymore and began to concentrate on watching the game.
In the hearts of the two, the men's 100m race of Jason Gaby and Yechin is much heavier than the others. With both of them coming up in the 200m, Jason Gaby has already proven his mettle in the 100m by switching from the 200m to the 100m, and is challenging the current dominant Asafavier.
And Ye Qin, in just two 100-meter races, showed strength and talent, so that everyone seemed to see another Jason Gaby, this game, the deeper impact of the two is......
If I also start the men's 100m event, will I be able to run like this?
In track and field, the men's 100m event is the pearl, the crown, and the most important event in an Olympic Games.
But at 200 meters, it can only be an ordinary event in comparison. Regardless of influence and gold content, it is too low.
Whose heart doesn't have the idea of a 100-meter flyer?