Chapter 214: The Olympics Are Not Friendly
The first event of the competition was the 100m hurdles in the women's heptathlon, followed by the shot put competition at around 9:10 a.m.
In the middle of the track and field field of the Bird's Nest, the shot put competition is also underway.
In general, there is significantly less attention paid to the qualifiers in athletics, unless there are star players in the field, or the host country is on the field.
"The qualification line for the shot put today is 20.35 meters, there is no problem for Lu Wei, right?"
After learning that Wang Qiao was Lu Wei's head coach, Cui Dayong chatted with Wang Qiao before the shot put qualifying tournament started.
"There shouldn't be any problem, now according to Lu Wei's strength, as long as he shoots, it's basically above 21 meters, now it's up to him to see if he can finish the qualifying round with one shot, because today there is a shot put final, two shots of 100 meters, the sooner the game ends, the more rest time you can get."
Cui Dayong nodded with satisfaction when he heard Wang Qiao's words. Many coaches are a little confused, and everyone seems to have only now discovered that Wang Qiao has a background.
As the head of the General Administration of Sports, the director often urges the employees working in the agency to be more familiar with the work, and the names and photos of the coaches and athletes in the project can at least match the number.
"Oh, don't think about it, the reason why we can recognize the coach and the players is the requirement of the leader, if you suddenly encounter a quiz, you can't be embarrassed."
Later, he recognized some coaches and players who were not very well-known, especially the members of the men's sprint relay team.
It was only at this time that everyone believed that Wang Qiao and Cui Dayong actually had no personal relationship.
Lu Wei came in third place in Group A of the qualifying round, and this order of appearance was much more comfortable than when he was in Osaka, when Lu Wei often played after the top ten.
If you don't have the ability to make a final decision, and you will be ranked lower in the rankings, it will definitely be a lot of time in the qualifying round of the field competition.
If Lu Wei really needs three test throws to decide whether he can enter the final, I am afraid that it will conflict with the competition time of the men's 100m preliminaries.
So when Lu Wei signed up for the project at that time, everyone discussed this issue. It wasn't until the coaching staff laid out Lu Wei's training results that the matter came to an end.
Lu Wei's results are the best illustration, and every shot of his training results can pass the qualifying rounds of previous years.
Cantwell, who came out in front of Lu Wei, only threw 20.11 meters in the first throw, and he didn't even cross the qualification line, which was a big surprise, and there was basically no suspense for a first-class player like him to reach the final.
It's like Tyson. In the 100-meter race, Guy slowed down with a big advantage, only to be caught up by the team behind him.
Lu Wei came out in third place, and when he walked towards the throwing arc, Lu Wei's figure immediately appeared on the big screen in the arena.
After seeing Lu Wei, the voices of the audience rushed towards Lu Wei like a turbulent tide.
A long-lost feeling in my heart, and finally returned to the scene of someone cheering for me. Although the previous life was a murder, this life is just a simple competition, and there is a world of difference.
However, in Lu Wei's view, the role of the two cheers is the same.
It's time for the battle!
Lu Wei held the shot put in his right hand and waved high at the audience with his left hand, and he was responded to by louder shouts and screams.
Before the start of the track and field event, the media had already done enough homework for the audience, and today's shot put competition may be the most important game of Chinese track and field in this Olympic Games, so after Lu Wei appeared, he didn't need the radio host to guide the stadium at all, and the audience immediately made a tsunami-like sound.
Clamp the shot put around your neck, kick the ground, spin, and shoot!
When the shot put landed, the referee raised the white flag, and the shot was clean and there were no fouls.
Without waiting for the results to be displayed on the electronic screen, the audience immediately burst into applause. There is a yellow line on the shot put field that marks the qualification standard for qualification, and Lu Wei's throw exceeded the yellow line by about one meter.
There was no suspense left for everyone at all, and Lu Wei advanced to the finals as soon as he shot.
He turned around and picked up his sports bag and walked to the sidelines. On the way, facing everyone's cheers, Lu Wei waved to everyone, and then immediately changed his shoes and went to the training ground next to him to warm up.
Then the men's 100m heats will begin, leaving him less than half an hour to warm up, although the stretching exercise for the shot put competition in the morning has stretched the muscles, but the 100m race needs not only to stretch the muscles, but also to beat the soul.
21.45 meters, Lu Wei won the first place in the entire qualifying tournament with only one shot.
"Judging from the results of last year's World Championships in Osaka, are the results of this year's qualifying tournament generally not good?" Cui Dayong looked at the electronic screen and asked Yu Wei beside him thoughtfully.
After qualifying, only 2 athletes exceeded 21 meters. This is also a relatively low result in previous years' competitions.
"The Olympics are still more important than the World Championships, so everyone is generally tighter when they come up. It is also possible that the finals will be held in the afternoon, and many people are in their own shape, so the results in the morning are relatively average. ”
Cui Dayong, who Yu Wei said in two sentences, nodded frequently, under normal circumstances, if the leaders of the General Administration of Sports do not have similar experiences, they cannot do everything for each athlete, so if there are problems, professionals need to help analyze.
In fact, Yu Wei's later sentence is a way back for Lu Wei, in case there is a mistake in the game, it can be said that other opponents will close their state in the morning, and the whole delegation will not suffer from this gold medal.
In his opinion, today's game was indeed a bit of an anomaly. Perhaps the size of the venue with more than 90,000 spectators made the other players a little uncomfortable, after all, in the four-year competition, it is really difficult to maintain a normal state of mind in this stadium that can infinitely magnify the sense of fear.
"Actually, in major competitions, the most susceptible event is the field event. Don't look at the shot put project of turning a few times and then shooting seems simple, in fact, there are many technical links in the whole action process, and any mistake in any link will affect the next link of the throwing action.
Often in the World Championships, athletes will be somewhat affected by their hearts, and they will be more or less constrained when they are afraid of fouls and want to achieve results in the competition. If you want to break out in the later stage of the game, the timing of the force will be affected to a certain extent, and the Olympic Games are very unfriendly to players with poor psychological quality! ”
Yu Wei continued, then looked at the athletes who walked through the podium towards the 100-meter start. The shot put preliminaries just now can only be said to be a cheer for Lu Wei's next competition, which is the real test for Lu Wei in the morning, and this is the first time he has appeared in the 100-meter field in the competition.
There is no comparison between what has not happened, although Lu Wei's training results are very good, and the several competitions he has participated in are also in good shape. However, he has not participated in major competitions, which makes everyone feel very confident.