Chapter 229: 100m Final
"Hello everyone, it is the last event of the second day of track and field at the Beijing Olympics: the men's 100m final. Now that the athletes have finished their final warm-up, and now that the competition is about to begin, let's take a look at the 8 fastest men in the world! β
The picture has been pointed at the starting point of 100 meters, and the eight athletes in front of the track are looking down from the perspective of God. Seeing that the picture switched to the game scene, Yang Li's voice became high-pitched.
"Why doesn't this broadcast camera shoot people's faces! Seeing that the game is about to start, the one in the red team uniform is our son, his position is in the middle, not bad! β
Lu's mother saw that there was no close-up of the athletes in the broadcast camera, and she immediately became anxious, she was anxiously capturing every detail of the game.
"Don't worry, all the staff who can appear in the Beijing Olympics must be the elite of the industry, and they will definitely give you the picture when it is time to give it."
Dad Lu picked up the tea cup again, in order to have a good luck in tonight's game, he brewed a cup of Babao tea, and then put some wolfberries in the tea, feeling that this kind of tea tastes delicious.
Many people in China have the habit of drinking tea, but many people probably don't understand the real operation process. Many people don't bother to research, and those cumbersome steps make people feel troublesome.
Dad Lu never paid attention to the routine of drinking tea, he always said that it was all a trick for show. When he drinks tea, there are basically three steps, first, put the tea leaves, second, add sugar, third, add half of the hot water, and wait a few minutes before adding the water to eighty percent of the height of the teacup. As for whether to add water after a few minutes, it depends on the mood.
As a generation whose knowledge changes his fate, Father Lu has changed from a rural child to a people's teacher. Although he is living a good life now, the memory of not being able to eat sugar when he was a child and not being able to eat meat a few times a year is still deeply in his memory.
I remember when I was a child, I helped the family next door to harvest wheat, and they gave me a small bag of Babao tea, and when I got home, I boiled hot water to make this bag of Babao tea.
I'll never forget the feeling of drinking the first sip, the feeling of sweet water swirling in my mouth, passing through my throat, and then hot in my stomach, and I'll never forget it in my life.
So now he almost always adds sugar to tea, and his family says that it is sugar water when he takes a sip, but Dad Lu is really happy about it.
Today he specially made a cup of Babao tea, although there is no shortage of this thing now, but Dad Lu usually doesn't drink much. In his heart, this ordinary act, which seemed ordinary to others, was very ritualistic to him.
The 100-meter final is about to start, and he makes a cup of Babao tea and wants to give Lu Wei a good luck.
Soon, the broadcast camera switched to a close-up of the contestants, and the old couple immediately sat on the sofa and stared intently at the TV.
"The athlete in the second lane is Michael. Flat, the shortest of the Jamaican sprinters, but his explosiveness is so impressive that today's start will likely determine his final finish. β
The camera then pans to the left, and the camera points to an American player with a black face.
"Standing in the third lane is the American team member Davis. Parton, who came out on top in this year's All-American Qualifiers, finished just behind Tyson. Guy, ranked second, in the semi-finals of this Olympic Games, even beat Guy at the last moment to enter the final. Now he's tasked with defending the dignity of American sprinting, and he and Dixon will be playing together against the Jamaican Legion for a while. β
Immediately after that, the picture moved to the left again, and the cheers of the audience were obviously much higher.
Standing in the fourth lane is the world record holder, Jamaican player Usain. Usain Bolt, who was born out of thin air and completely reversed the pattern of world sprinting, is likely to break the monopoly of the United States in the men's 100m gold medal in this competition. He rewrote the world record on a rainy night in New York, and today's match could be his battle for the gods. β
Bolt smiled and made an archery gesture towards the audience area, looking unconcerned.
When the picture moved again, the audience immediately erupted in a tsunami-like cheer, and Lu Wei stood in place expressionlessly. It wasn't until his name was read on the radio that he took a step forward and raised his hand to greet the audience.
In the broadcast screen, Lu Wei's back was blurred, but it was still easy to see several five-star red flags being held by the audience and fluttering in the wind.
Hearing the reaction of the audience, you can guess that the player standing on the fifth runway is our young player Lu Wei. Coming from Ningcheng, who are not strong in athletics, he has achieved world-class quality in all four events in the past two years, winning the shot put final yesterday with an Olympic record, and in the 400m and javelin throws.
I am afraid that there is no precedent in the world for such a type of player, and he is a little taller than Bolt. We shouldn't put too much pressure on this talented player who straddles track and field events, as long as he works hard, we should give him a warm round of applause, because he has made history! β
Yang Li was almost shouting and explaining, it should be too loud on the field, and he couldn't hear his own voice anymore, so he was shouting and talking.
The fifth track of the race was played by Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Richard. Thompson, his teammate Mark Thompson. Burns also made it to tonight's final, where he was on the ninth track.
When the broadcast screen left Lu Wei, the shouts of the audience were significantly quieter, and Yang Li's voice returned to normal.
Standing on the seventh track is Jamaican sprinter Asafa . Powell, his men's sprint first man battle with Usain Bolt will be known this evening. β
Powell also had no expression on his face, just moving his thighs, and the voices of the audience on the sidelines seemed to be in another world.
When the stadium radio host introduced Walter on the eighth track. Dixon, the audience on the field shouted in unison: "Lu Wei, win!" β
This voice is much smaller than the mountain and tsunami just now, but Lu's father and Lu's mother, who are sitting in front of the TV, can still hear it clearly.
After the eight athletes stood at the starting line, Wang Qiao stood up involuntarily, his hands were already a little shaky. The ignorance of youth, the memory of youth, and the ideal of life after the prime of life will be realized at this moment.
Before the competition, even the Chinese media were not very optimistic about Lu Wei, although he had just set a national record of 9.89 seconds in the semifinals, but everyone still had reservations about his prospects for the final.
In this kind of super-intensity competition, it is very difficult to run again in the final with the physical recovery ability of the blacks and the all-out effort in the semi-finals.
Judging from today's final lineup, if you can't run 9.9 seconds, I'm afraid you won't even be eligible to compete for medals, let alone go further.
However, like Lu Wei, he is still hopeful for the evening game. No matter what others thought, he felt that Lu Wei would definitely amaze everyone.
βOn your marksοΌβ
The referee gave the order to take position, and all 8 people stepped on the starting gear in their own way.
Because of their height, Lu Wei and Bolt pedaled on the starting block, their bodies exceeded the starting line, and then turned around and put the tiger's mouth a little behind the starting line.
The referee at the starting point quickly walked across the starting line to observe whether the players pressed the line and crossed the line. After making sure that no one was clever, he signaled to the referee that it was normal.
βSetοΌβ
After the preliminary order was issued, all eight members of the team raised their knees and waited intently for the starting gun to sound.
"Bang!"
The starting gun sounded, and almost at the same time in the first lane of the Jamaican team member Michael . Flatt rushed out of the starting point.
"Oh! Oh, my God! β
At the same time as Yang Li exclaimed, an alarm sounded in the arena, which was the voice of the recalled players.
"Although it was rushed, but Michael. Flat's explosiveness is really amazing, and the other team members almost didn't move when he ran out, which shows that his ability to press the gun is very strong! β
Listening to Yang Li's voice, there was a feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe, and he obviously didn't want to see Lu Wei obviously lag behind the other team members at the start.
"This black boy is so grandson, he almost let him be crushed!"
In the quiet arena, the voice of a spectator is particularly loud.
"Even if you give him 10 chances to press the gun, I'm afraid I won't be able to press it out. Nowadays, there are instruments on the starting gear, and the starting reaction time is less than 0.1 seconds. It doesn't mean anything in terms of results, the only role is to influence the opponent. β
Father Lu was still pretending to be calm, and all the excitement was reflected in his eyes, and his eyes were now one and a half years as big as usual.
After the eight team members returned to the starting line, the referee took out a yellow warning sign and walked in front of all the team members. According to the current rules of the game, once a player rushes, the second player will be sent off directly.
The players were given about a few tens of seconds to adjust, and the referee re-issued the order to take place.
Everyone stood on the starting block again, and at this time the entire Bird's Nest Stadium was silent, and even someone could hear someone whispering.
βSetοΌβ
Two seconds after the referee gave the reserve signal, Trinidad and Tobago's Mark Brown. Burns suddenly raised his hand to signal to the referee.
The referee immediately signaled all players to get up, and according to the rules of the game, when the players feel unwell, they have the right to give feedback to the referee on duty. The referee shall also suspend the game temporarily in accordance with the principle of fair play.
βFu/ckοΌβ
Standing on the third runway, American team member Davis. Paton immediately sent the four-character scripture of national scolding, and he shook his fist vigorously, saying something to the right of his father.
"The atmosphere of the game is too tense, Paton's emotions are already a little out of control, I hope Lu Wei will not be disturbed by the outside world and can play at his level. We can't ask too much of a young player who has made history, today is the stage for him to perform, no matter what the results are, we should give him a round of applause, because he has already fulfilled the dream of several generations at the age of 20! Lu Wei, come on! β
As long as Lu Wei is mentioned, Yang Li's tone will always become high. If it hadn't been broadcast live across the country, he would have already shouted just now.
At this time, the picture was given to Michael of the second runway. Flat, he took a bottle of mineral water and quickly took two sips. Now the message in his eyes is no longer an enterprising sharpness, but a nervous, timid expression.
The Olympic 100-meter battle, which was held under the noses of 90,000 people, was interrupted by two accidents one after another, and even the air was suffocating.
Davis. Paton's eyes were full of anger, and the flesh on his face twitched.
Bolt still looked indifferent, his expression was still like a child playing games, and he was smiling.
Lu Wei slowly ran forward a few meters, and when a few team members were still stunned, he still carried out his game step by step.
He looked at the finish line with a calm expression, but his eyes were extraordinarily focused.
When all the players were back on the starting line, the referee issued a preliminary order again.
Lu Wei knelt on the ground on his right knee, there was an opponent who was difficult for him to defeat today, he forced himself to pay full attention, and the details of his usual training were done one by one.
βSetοΌβ
After the referee's preparatory order was issued, Lu Wei's expression immediately became hideous. In the face of Bolt, a formidable opponent with few weaknesses, he is ready to give his all and fight his opponent to the end.
"Oh my God, Lu Wei can actually take it easy and don't let the pressure overcome him!"
It stands to reason that at this time, the host should wait for the starting gun to sound before speaking, but Lu Wei's expression still scared him. This expression is not like an athlete participating in a sports competition, but like an outlaw fighting to the death.
Lu Wei's eyes looked at the end, like a hungry predator staring at its prey, and the moment of life and death was about to come.
"Bang!"
The starting gun sounded, and all 8 team members did their best to pop out from the starting point.
Trinidad and Tobago player Richard Brown. Thompson was in first place among all the team members after the start, and it seems that the team's gesture just now was not a temporary uprising, and his starting state was not affected in the slightest.
Bolt clung to Richard. Thompson, his starting ability is not lost to the small steel cannon, and he can rank among the top few in the world in this link alone.
"Holy!"
Shen Liang let out an exclamation, he hadn't watched Bolt's game before the Olympics, and the opponent didn't seem particularly positive in the first few shots of this competition, but he didn't expect his start to be so fast.
In third place is Walter. Dixon, the porcupine-like aggressive player, didn't lose control of his emotions like his teammates.
He didn't lag too far behind the two people in front of him, and Lu Wei was almost on the same level as him.
At this time, the audience immediately boiled, from the perspective of the audience, the bodies of the other players were vertical, and his body was almost horizontal.
Based on his physical condition, there is really no way to compete with the top 100m athletes. Lu Wei's height is too high, and if he wants to keep his speed from being lost, he can't raise his center of gravity too early when he starts. The rest of the team can adjust their center of gravity at 30 meters, and he often needs to reach 40 meters to raise his center of gravity.
This tends to affect the time it takes for him to get into top speed.
"The game has started, Lu Wei is in front, come on, Lu Wei!"
Yang Li was very emotional, Lu Wei did not fall behind after the start, and clinged to the three team members in front of him.
"There is hope!"
Wang Qiao roared, clenching his fists tightly, and then his pupils suddenly dilated, and he secretly shouted in his heart: "How is it possible!" β
I saw Bolt and Richard at this time. Thompson straightened up at the same time.
"Oh my God!"
Jiang Jianjun couldn't help but say that he didn't expect that Bolt, who is 1.95 meters tall, could complete the connection between starting and running on the way at the same time with a team member who is more than ten centimeters shorter than himself without losing speed.
You know, he's nearly two meters tall! Now, like the team members who are about 1.7 meters, they have completed the connection from the start to the middle run.
How perverted his physical abilities really are.
As soon as he entered the middle run, Bolt shook Thompson away, the two of them were still on the same level just now, and after completing the start, it seemed that there was no one to restrain him.
Powell also overtook Lu Wei at this time, Lu Wei had not yet completed the connection between the start and the middle run, and everyone else had already entered the middle run.
Maybe this detail doesn't have a big impact in other competitions, but in this kind of competition at the highest level in the world, any detail deficiency will be infinitely magnified.
Bolt had already thrown off Thompson behind him by nearly 1 meter at this time, and after his body was upright, he only took a few steps to shake off the opponent behind him.
Lu Wei finally stood up at this time, and he saw that there were at least 4 people in front of him, which was the first time since he participated in the competition.
"Lu Wei is up!"
Yang Li had no way to accurately express the situation of the game at this time, so he could only use such specious words to explain the game.
The other team members have completed the acceleration of nearly 10 meters, and he only started to speed up at this time, this is the most critical time of the game, if he is left behind by other opponents, then the game is basically hopeless.
Lu Wei kicked the ground fiercely, swinging his arms desperately, his expression had almost become hideous.
40 meters, 50 meters, 60 meters......
The distance of 30 meters was almost an instant in the 100-meter field, and Lu Wei also entered his maximum speed.
"Lu Wei is exerting his strength, he is coming up!"
From the beginning of the game, Yang Li's mouth barely stopped, he spit out words like a machine gun, and there was no way to take into account the fluency of the sentences.
Lu Wei was like an angry beast at this time, constantly rushing forward, and at this time he should be nearly 3 meters away from Bolt, which means that there is basically no hope for the championship.
Now he only has the finish line in his eyes, he no longer looks at the situation of the other opponents around him, and he no longer thinks about what kind of results he can run today, at this time, he just wants to give his best.
Powell's form in the final is still the same as in the Grand Prix, and there is no way to find the world record superstar on the final venue, who is like his stand-in.
Lu Wei overtook him, and then also passed Dixon, this black American with dreadlocks compared to Lu Wei, like he had no calves, and he was some distance behind his opponent at every step.
Thompson was left behind by Lu Wei after less than 10 meters of death, and there was only one person in front of him now, and that was Usain Bolt.
Bolt seemed very relaxed, he was running almost like a play, and his opponent was easily thrown away by him.
His pace was steady, his top speed was well maintained, and his run was impeccable, but at this point he didn't expect danger to be approaching.
Lu Wei was less than two meters away from him at this time, and this opponent was already running towards the finish line like crazy.
The audience screamed at this time, and as Lu Wei swept towards Bolt like the wind, the audience was both surprised and excited.
"Lu Wei is here, come on!"
Yang Li had already begun to roar, and he was now shouting desperately.
Bolt's spirit was not very focused, so he could feel the change in the audience at once.
Cheering for me? No way, my speed hasn't changed in this time.
Someone came up? No way, no one can keep up with me at all!
It's really hard to understand......
Just as he was thinking about the audience's reaction, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
How is it possible, someone has caught up, what a pervert!
He thought of this and kicked the ground desperately, he wanted to run a few more steps just now and spread his arms and cross the finish line, but he didn't expect someone to come up from behind.
Just when he was flustered, the footsteps behind him approached, and then Lu Wei's leg on the right appeared in his afterglow.
Oh, my God! Is this guy crazy?
Bolt's smile had long since disappeared, his eyes wide open, and he ran desperately towards the finish line.
With less than 5 meters left from the finish line, his expression was now full of horror, obviously he had no reservations, why was his opponent's body still moving forward in his sight?
Bolt completed the rest of the race in two steps, staggering a little on his feet as he crossed the finish line, pressing his head down desperately to buy as much time as he could.
Just as he crossed the finish line, Lu Wei rushed past him.
Amid the screams of the audience, Bolt became unsure of who had crossed the finish line first.
Richard. Thompson yelled excitedly and ran around the track, and a bronze medal was enough for him. Dixon looked at Thompson with disappointment and anger, and he almost came close to overtaking him.
There's nothing left!
Powell walked forward with his head down like a defeated rooster, and then looked at the electronic screen with his waist crossed, he will never be able to touch the title of the world's first person in the future, the world is changing too fast!
Usain Bolt held his legs, this was probably the most fatigued race he had run in months, when did this opponent start racing, so young, how could he not have seen it before?!
The final results were displayed on the electronic screen, and Bolt saw that he was in first place with a time of 9.64 seconds, and the second place was Lu Wei with a time of 9.65 seconds.
A smile appeared on Bolt's face again, and he made an archery gesture before rushing towards the area of his national team.
Only Lu Wei was still standing in place, looking blankly into the distance, he didn't look at the big electronic screen.
The rest of the world seemed to have nothing to do with him, and he walked slowly forward, like a man walking in the wilderness.
I fought, but I still lost......