Chapter 21: Breaking the Black Monopoly
In the face of the 9.87 seconds result, Zhang Guan looked very calm, he was not surprised by this result, he knew that he could be a little faster, and when he was in a slightly better state, he should be able to run to about 9.82 seconds.
The audience in the audience burst into applause, which was given to this crown, and Zhang Guan also subconsciously waved his hand around to express his gratitude to the audience.
Subsequently, on the TV screen, the broadcaster turned the camera on Sean Crawford.
The world's top sprinter looked confused, as if he hadn't reacted to what had just happened.
"A yellow man? Red clothes, definitely Chinese, only Chinese like to wear red so much. Who is he? How I didn't know him at all. How can a Chinese run so fast? I can't catch up at all! Is he demonically possessed? Crawford's mind flashed through a myriad of thoughts.
As one of the world's top athletes, Crawford has competed in many competitions and against the world's top athletes, and those world's top sprinters are all black. As for the yellow race? The whole world knows that yellow people can't sprint.
But today's situation is beyond Crawford's cognition, and there is a yellow person who can't catch up with him! Crawford was eager to go up and grab Zhang Guan's hard frustration to see if he was disguised by a black man with yellow dye.
"The world is crazy! I don't understand it at all. Crawford shook his head, he felt that it was time for his IQ to top up.
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Crawford didn't let go of the water in the race, he ran hard, and when he passed Obadley Thompson, he already thought he could win the group, but then he suddenly noticed that a figure had rushed in front of him. So he started to chase after him, as hard as he could, but he found that he couldn't catch up with the other until the last twenty meters, he knew that the big picture was decided, and he could feel that there was a 0.05 second gap between the two, which was already difficult to catch up with the other before the finish in their class, so Crawford gave up the chase.
And Zhang Guan, after 70 meters, had already confirmed that Crawford could not catch up with him when he was running with all his strength, so he also unloaded a little force, and then crossed the finish line very calmly.
The two of them did not make a move to cross the line when they crossed the finish line, in fact, if Crawford poked his head at the last moment, he might be able to cross the line first, but Crawford, as a famous player, naturally has a strong sense of self-esteem, Zhang Guan did not make a line crossing action, and Crawford will not, after all, this is only the second round of the group stage, whether he gets the first or second in the group, it will not affect the result of entering the next round.
In the end, Zhang Guan in first place was 9.87 seconds, Shaun Crawford in second place was 9.89 seconds, and Omadley Thompson in third place slowed down in the final moments to hold on to third place, running a time of 10.12 seconds.
9.89 seconds is not the limit of Shaun Crawford, but this time is enough to win the championship if you put it in a normal track and field Grand Prix. Under normal circumstances, there is no need to make such a time of 9.9 seconds in the Olympic rematch, but since the next semi-final will be held the next day, there is no need for Crawford to conserve his energy very deliberately.
The fourth- to sixth-place finishers all finished in 10.26 seconds, but they no longer had to compare each other's results by thousandths of a second, because according to the rules, apart from the top three in the group, the best athlete would advance, and the fourth place finisher in the first group, Ronald Burgnon, ran 10.15 seconds, which was already faster than them, so their Olympic journey was over.
As for Kazakhstan's Geraldi Chenofe, he finished seventh in the group with a time of 10.42 seconds. However, judging from the expression, Geraldi Chenofe did not show any disappointment, as an Asian athlete, it is already a very good result to be able to reach the second round, and he can finish his Olympic journey with satisfaction.
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In the distance, Director Yu looked at the final results and was silent for a long time.
Director Yu knew that Zhang Guan's speed was very fast, and if Zhang Guan ran a time of about 9.95 seconds, Director Yu would be very happy, but he would not be surprised. But Zhang Guan ran a time of 9.87 seconds, even if he was instructed, he couldn't believe it was true, even if Zhang Guan had already walked off the field and was about to come to him, he still couldn't accept this number.
Within 9.9 seconds, a number that Yu Gui never thought of and dared not think of. Even among black athletes in Europe and the United States, only a handful of them have been able to cross this threshold. Crossing this threshold means being the best athlete in the world and having the ability to win gold in any athletics competition other than the Olympics.
At 9.9 seconds, it wasn't until 1991 that humans broke this record. Among the active athletes who are still active in the field around the world, they can count the 9.9 seconds on both hands in official competitions, and most of them are American athletes. In 2004, even Jamaica, a sprinting powerhouse, still had a national record of 9.91 seconds in the 100 meters, which means that Powell, a Jamaican flyer, has not broken the 9.9 seconds mark in an official competition.
When he saw Zhang Guan coming to his side, Yu Gui came to his senses, he looked at Zhang Guan, and after he stopped talking, an expression of "pity" appeared on his face.
"Coach? What happened to you? I'm running and you're not satisfied? Zhang Guan asked.
"It's a pity, it's a pity! It would be great if you ran like this in the semi-finals, and you would definitely be able to reach the final. β
"That's it?" Zhang Guan looked at Director Yu with a smile, and then said: "If I work hard in the semifinals, I will definitely be able to enter the finals." β
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In the BBC studio, Erikson was silent. No way, this slap in the face hurts too much.
Eriksen can be called an authority on British athletics, and the status of a professor and coach makes his words inherently carry the word "professional", but now, in Zhang Guan, his "professional judgment" has all failed. As an expert, it's a painful thing to say.
"This damn Chinese, why did he run so fast! How could he run so fast! This is a live broadcast of the BBC, which can be watched all over the world, and I am going to be disgraced in front of the people of the world! What to do? Erikson stole a glance at the host, who was having a good chat with another guest, Edwards.
"I didn't expect this Chinese player to be so fast, it was really beyond everyone's expectations." Edwards spoke.
"Yes, the broadcast screen just now also gave the Chinese coaching staff an expression, although it was only for a short second, but I can be sure that the Chinese coaching staff was also surprised by this result." The host paused, then said, "It's incredible. β
Edwards immediately continued: "As a yellow man, it is a miracle to be able to achieve such a result in the 100m event, and we should congratulate him!" Maybe he has the hope of breaking the black monopoly on the 100-meter sprint. β
"Just because a Chinese also wants to break the monopoly of blacks in the 100-meter sprint? This is a naΓ―ve idea! A strange voice suddenly sounded, and it was Erikson who spoke.
"Why not?" Edwards immediately retorted: "If I remember correctly, there are about five to six hundred million blacks in the world, of which there are less than 40 million blacks in the United States, but China has a population of 1.2 billion, and it is not impossible for so many talented players to appear among the 40 million blacks in the United States, and one genius among the 1.2 billion people in China." β
"What's the use of having more people, after all, it's just a yellow race. It is impossible for the yellow race to surpass the black in sprinting! Erikson snorted coldly, and then said: "This Chinese ran so fast, maybe he used some special methods." β
"A special way?" The host was stunned, obviously not knowing what Erikson called the "special method".
Edwards, who was next to him, knew what Erikson meant, and for an athlete, the potential meaning of the so-called special method was that the athlete used some illegal drugs to improve his performance.
The issue of doping is taboo for all athletes, it can be said that this is a very serious topic, and the reason why Eriksen did not explicitly say the words "illegal drugs" or "doping", but only replaced it with "special methods", is obviously because he has no evidence, and what he says clearly will have a very bad effect.
Edwards said: "Mr. Erikson, athletes have to take urine samples after the competition, and as far as I know, the medical examination of this Olympic Games is very strict, and the technology provided by a Nordic biological company, many of the company's patented technologies are even ahead of the United States. β
"But the urine test at the Olympics is not for everyone." As if grasping at a life-saving straw, Eriksen continued: "The Olympics only do urine tests for medalists, and obviously this Chinese is not qualified for this." He is likely to make it to the semi-finals. And a yellow person, even if he uses some special methods, is unlikely to get a medal. β
"Really?" Edwards smiled slightly, and he no longer argued with the stubborn old man, but said, "Then let's wait and see!" β
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