Chapter 316: Only Americans Can Defeat Americans?
"Morris, we all know that you won the men's 100m and 200m at the '99 World Championships, becoming the first athlete ever to win the men's 1200m double at the World Championships, we want to know, what do you think of this men's 200m final?"
"There is no doubt that the most likely winner in the 200m is Jax Thelin, who is already known for his prowess in the 100m, and he is in excellent form, running 9.88 seconds in the 100m, which is almost the same as his time at last year's Olympics. But in fact, because of the weather, it shows that he is actually in better shape than we thought. At the same time, Jax Thelin's big stride allowed him to maintain his speed in the second half of the race, and I am very optimistic that he will win this gold medal!
Of course, others should not be underestimated. Jamaica's Usai Bote, for example, is a tall young man with excellent speed and explosiveness, and in the 200m he is a talented runner who outperformed Michael Johnson's 20-year-old at the age of 16. ”
In the media area of the stands at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, a bald black man was wearing headphones and other equipment in the media area of the live broadcast of CSTV TV in the United States, and was briefing a white commentator on the situation on the field.
The stout black man is none other than former men's 100m world record holder and world flyer who won three gold medals in the men's 100m, 200m and 4×100m at the World Championships.
Although Morris Green participated in the World Championships, he only participated in the final 4×100m relay, and the rest of the time he appeared mainly as a guest commentator on CSTV.
"What about the others, don't you want to comment?" The white narrator continued.
At this time, the broadcast screen of the scene has reached the stage where the players are about to take their places, and Morris Green's eyes swept over Jason Gaby in lane 5 and Wallace Spearmon in lane seven, paused slightly, and finally shook his head, "The other players have a chance, but it is still difficult to really pose a threat to Jax Thelin."
Jason Gaby and Wallace Spearmon are not bad, but it's hard to win the championship, maybe there is a chance to win a medal, hehe, it's not because of my personal likes and dislikes, you know, it was just an older person's reminder to young athletes, it's the norm, isn't it?
The reason why I am not optimistic about the two of them is that in the first year of my career, it is very difficult to step on a stage like the World Championships and achieve great success, and we can see that Jason Gaby looks a little nervous. Actually, it's normal, I was still nervous at the 2000 Olympics, but the bigger the scene, the better I was able to play.
As for the other players, John's strength goes without saying, but his form this year is far from catching up with 03, and it is very difficult to hit the championship, as for the other players, it is only the Asian, oh, no, Chinese little athlete, he is in good shape. But it seems that he is still a little short of winning the championship, and besides, I heard that he participated in three races yesterday, and he is probably out of fitness by now, haha......
If last year's Olympic champion Sean Crowder was there, I think he would be the best target to win the 200m at this World Championships, but unfortunately he was unable to participate due to injury, so it seems that Jax Thelin has the best chance of winning this gold medal! ”
"So what do you mean, we have a chance to win the top three this time?" The white narrator's eyes lit up as he listened to Morris Green's commentary.
Maurice Green smiled and nodded without hesitation, "Of course, the potential threat cannot be said to be none, but I believe that - to be able to defeat the Americans, it can only be the Americans." ”
"Okay, thank you Morris for the comments, now please keep your eyes on the arena again, the players are in place......"
The white commentator was in the middle of a blow to Morris Green, and at this time, eight runners were already crouching on the running aids, and the race was about to start.
And Maurice Green looked equally solemn at this time, he will be the main commentator in this game, and at this time, he must concentrate on it, and his eyes are mainly locked on Jax Thelin.
With his more than ten years of sprinting experience and vision, he can already see that Jax Thelin's state has reached a burst at this time, and he still has a feeling that this is not the limit that Jax Thelin has reached.
He had a vague feeling that although Jax Thelin has not yet reached his personal best of 9.79 seconds, his sprinting strength has reached this level, as long as the opportunity is right, the weather, air humidity, and wind speed meet the requirements, he may be able to run beyond his best level.
Of course, he's not at the peak of his career now, he's 30 years old this year, and he doesn't feel like he's going to be weaker than Jax Tellin if both were in their prime.
This is the pride of a hegemon who has dominated the men's 100m for several years, and even though he has been overturned in successive Olympic and world records since '04, he feels that he has lost out on time and injuries rather than these rising stars.
The starter's preparatory sound sounded, and Maurice Green put aside those scattered thoughts, instantly concentrated, and a gun rang out, and Maurice Green's voice rang out as well.
“…… Jax got off to a good start, the acceleration was good, and at the 80-meter position, Jax ran to the first position, he took the lead, and the corner went into the straight...... Jax is sprinting past the finish line...... The third one is, oh, GOD, he's catching up, my god...... He...... Uh-uh-uh......"
Suddenly, countless American viewers who were watching CSTV in front of the TV suddenly felt that the voice of the commentary was suddenly stuck.
Maurice Green's voice suddenly stuck in his throat, his eyes opened wider than ever, and his mouth made a strange sound of "ho-ho", but he couldn't explain it anymore.
In just twenty seconds, the script staged on the track of the 200-meter final on the spot was completely different from what he thought, the first 150 meters were okay, but in the last tens of meters, this ...... What's going on?
That red figure, that Chinese, how did he overtake ?!
The white commentator on the other side has already continued to explain at this time, "The winner was Ye Qin from China, who surpassed Jax Thelin at the last minute with a time of 19.98 seconds, which is really bad, but our athletes seem to play even worse......"
After all, it is a professional commentary, and in this kind of live broadcast, even if there is a situation beyond their imagination, they still stabilize their emotions and continue to explain.
And, after saying a few words, he even threw out the topic and pulled back Morris Green, who was in shock, "Morris, this Chinese athlete won the men's 200m championship, do you have anything to say?" You know, we don't know much about him, where did such a newcomer come from, and how was he able to beat the four of us Americans? ”
Maurice Green swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, and after a long while, he seemed to gradually stabilize his emotions, coughed lightly twice, and then began to continue: "This ...... I can't believe this result, but ...... But what I want to say about the Chinese player Ye is that he is not unknown. He finished sixth at last year's Athens Olympics and won the men's 400m and men's 200m at the Grand Prix in Eugene and New York this year. ”
Speaking of this, Morris Green's voice paused, "Moreover, I want to say a piece of news here, everyone may not know anything about this young Asian athlete, but his coach, I think many people may have heard, he is the coach of long jump world record holder Mike Powell, Randy Hunter, I am not surprised to say that a top American coach like Randy Hunter has coached a world champion......
"That's what you said, only the Americans can defeat the Americans?" The white narrator said from the side.
"Uh......" Morris Green's voice froze again, and he continued stubbornly, "Of course, that's the way it is, isn't it......"