Zhou Jianlin called Du Ke to his side and told him face-to-face: "Du Ke, this is your first continental game, but don't be nervous, you have been on the stage for ten years for a few minutes, isn't this the moment you are waiting for?" ”

"I'm not nervous, I'm just a little excited," Duke replied. ”

Zhou Jianlin affirmed: "Yes, you have to be excited before the game, the overall strength of our Chinese team is one of the best in Asia, so there is no need to deliberately lower your posture, pretentiously mourn that the soldiers will win, etc., how to swim and how to swim." But don't underestimate the enemy, although the two Japanese and Korean players in your group are newcomers in their team, their strength is not weak, and the players of the Chinese TAIBEI in lane 6 also have some strength. My tactical advice to you is: play regularly and make progress in a steady way. The strategic advice is: you can do it yourself, if the preliminaries are eliminated, then I won't say anything, it's a sight to behold. This is a test for you by the national team, don't think that you will be famous and gilded when you come in, and you will have bragging capital if you enter the national team and return to the province and city, right? ”

Zhou Jianlin was so agitated that Du Ke's fighting spirit was ignited, and Du Ke resolutely made a military order: "Director Zhou, you arranged for me to participate in the 400 with Brother Yang, I am very grateful for your hard work, and I should cherish the opportunity you gave me." I don't dare to brag that I can overpower anyone, I can only guarantee to go all out, surpass myself, and live up to my mission! ”

"Okay." Zhou Jianlin nodded with satisfaction, "Get ready, I believe in you." ”

At this time, the preliminaries of the first group of 400 have ended, and Sun Yang won the first place in the group with a large advantage of 3:44.26 and took the lead in the semifinals.

Sun Yang's lead in the future is too big, and he deliberately slows down in the back to retain his strength, even if he retains his strength, his strength is still strong.

The world record holder in the men's 400m freestyle is Germany's Biedermann, who set a world record of 3:40.07 at the '09 World Championships in Rome. The Olympic record and Asian record holder are both Sun Yang, with a time of 3:40.14, seven percent slower than the world record.

Biederman's world record has not been broken for three years, but he has retired. At present, in the men's 400 free event, the two fiercest in the world are Sun Yang and Park Tae-hwan, two Asians.

The two of them can be described as half a catty, the Chinese star is 21 years old, the Korean star is 23 years old, both are in the golden age, although Park Tae-hwan lost to Sun Yang at the London Olympics, it can only be said that Sun Yang's state at that time was too good, so that the Koreans who tried their best were unable to solve it.

In sports competitions, of course, on-the-spot performance is also very important, and a mistake in a small detail can ruin years of hard training.

South Koreans are generally tenacious and resilient in the sports arena, and they will never give in easily, and if they lose today, they will win back tomorrow. Koreans are a little different from the same tenacious Japanese, the Japanese have an advantage is that they are willing to gamble and lose, if you can beat the Japanese to the point where they have nothing to say, they are willing to admit defeat and respect you from then on, which is the bushido spirit of advocating the strong. But most South Koreans will not bow their heads and admit that "you are better than me" even if they are knocked down and lose all the kimchi at the bottom of the box. The stick is like this, it is better to be forcibly cut in half by you than to be bent by you.

The ambition of defending the Olympic 400 free champion was sniped by Sun Yang, and Park Tae-hwan was determined to defeat Sun Yang in this Asian Championships and get back on the field. Sun Yang reported four events this time, including 200 free, 400 free, 1500 freestyle, and 4*200m freestyle relay.

This is not only a contest between two top swimmers, but also between China and South Korea. China will be defending their dominance in the men's 400 freestyle, while South Korea will be hoping to reclaim what they consider their dominant symbol.

In the undercurrent, Park Tae-hyung appeared.

South Korean reporters began to move, slamming their stars into a slam to build momentum.

Park Tae-hyung is 1.83 meters tall, not as tall as Du Ke, and he can't compare with Sun Yang, who is nearly 2 meters tall. Park Tae-hwan, who is not in outstanding physical condition, has perfected his freestyle technique, and his innate lung capacity has reached an astonishing 7,000 ml, which makes him extraordinary, and he uses his technique and endurance to make up for his physical shortcomings.

Park Tae-hwan of Group 4 entered the water and his lead was clear after the 200m halfway, and he finished first in the group with a time of 3:44.15.

"It's really fierce." Du Ke sighed secretly, and he could see that Sun Yang and Park Tae-hwan deliberately lowered their frequency in the second half of the first round of preliminaries to retain their strength, but even if they did preserve their strength, they also swam within 3 minutes and 45 seconds.

In the 400 free final of last month's national championships, Du Ke narrowly beat Hao Yun to snatch a national championship with a time of 3:46.21.

But Duke doesn't want to be a foil, his strength may not be as strong as theirs, so it's always okay to fight. After the 400 self-finals of the national championship, Duke bought a top stunt [big waterwheel], won the 100 self-championship and broke the national record twice, and then got dozens of bonus points to strengthen his attributes, and he had the capital to fight.

With a fighting mentality, Duke appeared.

Not far behind their South Korean counterparts, Chinese journalists began to photograph Duke to build momentum and encouragement for him. The vast majority of these Chinese journalists had been to last month's national championships, and they knew Du Ke as well.

Because there were not many spectators at the scene, these reporters became the most enthusiastic and professional spectators.

CCTV 5 and the Asian Swimming Federation bought the broadcast rights of the Asian Championships, but they did not broadcast the preliminaries live today. For live broadcasting, you have to use international communication satellites, including labor costs, which are all money. According to industry experience, the ratings of the preliminaries will not be very high, and if the ratings are not high, there will be no merchants looking for TV stations to advertise, and they will not be able to earn back the cost. Therefore, CCTV 5 also watched and watched, and they broadcast the finals to domestic audiences with Chinese players.

Regardless of whether it is live or not, the game will continue as usual.

The men's 400m freestyle preliminaries group 8 competition began.

After entering the water, the runners in lanes 3, 4, 5 and 6 rushed to the front, respectively, Du Ke and Japan. Gong Chunma, South Korea's Park Chang-beom, and China's TAIBEI player Chen Jiazhi.

The other four runners are from the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei, and after 200 meters, they have been left far behind.

After the 300-meter swim, Du Ke and Park Chang-bum were in the first and second positions, taking the lead in the sprint 100-meter stage.

At this time, Duke did not open the three stunts in the pool, and when he turned around in the last turn, he performed a dolphin turn stunt to extend the lead, and finally won the first place in the group with a time of 3:45.98 and entered the semifinals. Park Chang-beom finished second in the group and advanced with Du Ke.

Du Ke actually still has two acceleration stunts that he hasn't opened, "You retain your strength, then I'll follow suit." ”

After going ashore, Zhou Jianlin and Qian Zhenglong both expressed their affirmation and encouragement to Du Ke, no matter what, this was Du Ke's first time.

In the first continental game for the national team, Du Ke played very steadily, and the pace and timing of the whole process were very reasonable, which is reassuring, and his subsequent performance is also worthy of the continued attention of the coach and the Chinese media.