Chapter 470: Long Jump Final
In the men's 200m preliminaries group 7, Du Ke won the first place in the group with a time of 19.97 seconds and easily advanced to the semifinals. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
After running the 200-meter heats, Du Ke was interviewed by Chinese reporters in the mixed interview area.
Reporter: "Duke, first of all, congratulations on your successful promotion to the semifinals of the 200m. You've also qualified for the long jump final, so are you sure you'll be aiming for your second World Championships gold medal tonight? ”
In previous interviews, when faced with questions such as "can I win the championship" and "can I break the record", most of the answers given by Du Ke to reporters were ambiguous, "I try my best", "The situation on the field is changing, all I can do is to fight hard"...... Anyway, he rarely answers directly yes or no.
At this moment, Du Ke gave a relatively clear answer: "If I can jump more than 8.60 meters in the final, I believe I will have the ability to compete for the championship." ”
The reporter is also very professional: "You jumped 8.65m in the Diamond League in May this year, and since Dwight Phillips in '09, you are the only athlete to jump 8.60m in six years, and I expect you to jump 60 or even 70 again in the final!" ”
Yesterday just won the 100-meter run championship, today easily advanced to the 200-meter semi-finals and long jump finals, Du Ke is in a good mood, the reporter has to answer his questions, after the official interview, he also chatted with the reporter.
"Little brother is quite professional, what do you call it?" Duke asked the reporter.
The reporter's little brother showed Du Ke the interview card: "There is a Si character in my name, Du Shen, you can just call me Xiao Si." ”
Du Ke looked at the interview card: "Xiao Si, you are a good mix, you were sent to the front line of the World Championships by Tengxun Sports at a young age. Oh, I remember, you seem to have interviewed me in this year's Diamond League? ”
"Not really! I've interviewed you at Huhai Station, Eugene Station, and New York Station. As for mixing well...... Hi, foolish, nepotism. The little brother was also calm, he was a little flattered when he saw that Du Ke was so close to the people.
Du Ke was chatting with the reporter's brother, and he was not idle, he was waiting for the results of the 200m preliminaries group 9, and Bolt was in group 9.
Three or four meters away, an African American in a one-piece crimson sweatshirt was being interviewed by Fox Sports.
The black contestant, with his beard and a bit of a fierce look, glanced at Duke from time to time, his expression like that of a recruit who encounters an enemy generalissimo on the battlefield, fears the generalissimo, and wants to kill the enemy marshal in order to perform miraculous feats.
Duke also noticed the black beard not far away, who at first glance looked a bit like Harden in the NBA.
"Team USA No. 1021 Mike Hatfield, he's a newcomer to the American long jump." Tengxun Sports' reporter Xiao Ge explained to Du Ke at the same time, Xiao Ge's mouth is like a hanging river, and when he talks about industry affairs, he is spitting stars and flying without pause: "Hatfield practiced the special long jump relatively late, and was a decathlon before, and only started to focus on the long jump two years ago. He knocked out Lawson at the U.S. Trials in June to secure a spot at the World Championships. ”
"Du, pay attention to the corners of Hatfield's trousers." The little brother pointed at Hatfield slightly.
Duke glanced at the corner of Hatfield's pants: "MP895? It has nothing to do with PM2.0, right? "The American athlete has the words MP895 embroidered on the corner of his pants.
The reporter's brother wiped his sweat: "God, you are so humorous, MP is the abbreviation of Mike Powell......"
"I see, I didn't realize it for a while, MP is the real god of the long jump world." Duke nodded, and then suddenly realized: "MP895, so 895 represents Powell's world record of 8.95 meters, and Hatfield is paying tribute to his American predecessors." ”
Reporter brother: "That's right, in addition to paying tribute to his predecessors, Hatfield may have greater ambitions. Du Shen, you jumped 8.33 meters in the qualifying round, and your result ranked second in the qualifying round, and the first place was the American bearded man, who jumped 8.40 meters. ”
"Jump 8.40 meters in the qualifying round?" Duke took a fresh look at Hatfield, who had only jumped once in the long jump qualifying round to prepare for the 200m heats, not paying attention to the rest of the qualifying round.
"Hey, the bearded man is here!" The reporter's brother said unexpectedly.
The bearded Hatfield walked up to Duke and took the initiative to shake hands with Doke: "Hello Flyer, you are the best player of this era, and I feel honored to be born in the same era as you." ”
Yo, it's quite polite, this fart is very slippery, don't hit the smiling person, Duke said with a smile: "Thank you." ”
After shaking hands, Hatfield said, "But don't underestimate me, maybe I'll surprise you." After saying that, he patted Duke's arm and left, like an old friend.
"Dude, I'm not familiar with you, why should I underestimate you?" Duke looked at Hatfield in the distance, crying and laughing.
The reporter's brother looked more excited than Du Ke, "Send it to the door and ask for a slap in the face, it's really personal!" Dare to be in China's home stadium Radu God your hatred, the final at night, you must slap your face back! ”
"I think it's okay, this guy is silly and cute, and he doesn't cause any hatred for me." Du Ke smiled indifferently, smiled and suddenly said in surprise: "What's the situation?" What about Usain Bolt? ”
On the track, seven male runners were squatting at the 200-meter starting line, and the ready signal had been issued and the gun was about to be fired.
However, lane 4 was empty, and no one got on the starting gear.
Lane 4 of Group 9 in the men's 200m heats was Usain Bolt's lane, and he was supposed to be there.
Bang! The gun rang out, and the men's 200m preliminaries group 9 began, with seven runners starting without Bolt.
Duke was surprised: "Usain Bolt didn't compete? Group 9 is the last one. ”
"yes, why didn't Usain Bolt compete in the 200m heats?" The reporter's little brother was also puzzled, but he reacted quickly: "I'll ask my peers, and I'll get the answer soon." ”
Two minutes later, the reporter's brother told Duke: "According to the Jamaican reporter, Bolt accidentally strained his left leg muscle in the 100-meter run final yesterday, and he hung up the exemption card today!" ”
After Du Ke was stunned, he sighed: "I really feel sorry for him!" ”
It seems that Bolt is really injured, otherwise he would never have given up on the 200m, the 200m was the first individual event that Bolt practiced, and later he did the 100m.
Throughout the afternoon, Douca's mood was mixed, and the news that Bolt retired from the 200m due to injury has been confirmed by various media outlets.
The 200 meters without Bolt always felt like something was missing for Duke.
Duke, who lost to Usain Bolt in last year's Diamond League 200m, was keen to pull back at the Bird's Nest.
However, it seems that this will not happen, and the men's 200m semi-final list has been made, and all the top players have advanced to the semi-finals, except for the event's world record holder and defending champion Usain Bolt.
The IAAF expressed great regret and wished Bolt a speedy recovery from his injury: "Bolt strained his thigh muscle in the 100m final, the injury was not very serious, perhaps to be on the safe side, Bolt abstained from the 200m heats. We are looking forward to Bolt continuing to play with Duke in the 200m final at the Bird's Nest, but the reality is somewhat regrettable. Fortunately, according to Bolt's own account, he will be aiming to run the 4x100m relay. ”
Regardless of whether Usain Bolt participates or not, the World Championships will have to continue.
At 19 o'clock in the evening, the men's 200m semifinals are about to begin.
The men's long jump final will start at 8:30 p.m. tonight.
Duke's plan for tonight is to compete in the men's 200m semi-finals first, and then move on to the long jump final.
The IAAF arranged for Douc to play in Group 1 of the 200m semi-finals, and the early completion of the 200m allowed Douc to rest a little longer before going to the long jump.
The format of the 200m semi-finals is the same as that of the 100m, with three groups, with the top two in each group advancing directly to the final, and the remaining two fastest runners advancing together.
With a little loneliness, Du Ke won the first place in Group 1 of the 200m semifinals with a time of 19.70 seconds and directly advanced to the final.
At 20:30, the men's long jump final began.
A total of 12 competitors advanced to the men's long jump final, and Duke drew the No. 1 lot, and he will try his first jump.
The format of the World Championships long jump finals is that each of the 12 finalists tries three jumps first, the top eight players in the first three jumps jump three more times, and the 9~12 players are eliminated. Because the top eight athletes have rankings and IAAF points, the top eight are determined by this system, and then the top eight determine the final ranking.
That is to say, the top eight players have 6 attempts in the final, and the best result of the 6 attempts is taken as the final score of the contestants.
This involves the tactical arrangement of the first three jumps and the last three jumps, and some players are used to betting on the first three jumps, using all their energy in the first three jumps, jumping out of the farthest jump early and getting rid of it early. Some players are good at taking the lead in the back, as long as they can enter the top eight in the first three jumps, and then go all out in the last three jumps.
Du Ke, the No. 1 player in the men's long jump final, took the lead in the attempt, and he stood on the runway, and the audience cheered.
Duke hung the [Eagle's Wings] to help run, and did not turn on the [Fast Frequency Assault], he chose to test the water in the first jump. There is no need to rush to open the big move, after all, it is No. 1, and the players behind have not played, so let's wait for a round.
Duke ran faster and faster, and in the last three steps he raised the horizontal running speed to the highest, he quickly got on the board but did not risk stepping on the line, and his toes were 14~15 cm away from the front of the springboard.
Duke jumped and took off, and after landing, the referee raised a white flag, and the result was valid, 8.52 meters.
"I jumped 8.52 meters in the first jump, Du Ke is going to solve the battle with one jump!" The media at the scene exclaimed. Although Duke said before the game that he would skip 8.60 meters, people in the industry know that the 8.60 meter mark is not something that can be easily jumped casually, Du Ke has jumped 8.65 meters, but he may not be able to guarantee that he will cross 8.60 meters every time. Not to mention 8.60 meters, 8.50 meters is enough, few active men's long jumpers in the world can jump 8.50 meters in less than a slap. (To be continued.) )