Chapter 31: Crossing the Line

Yu Gui's face was as usual, but his heart was extremely nervous.

With athletes of Zhang Guan's level, there is no problem in getting a medal in 4 x 100 meters, but the current Yu Gui is not satisfied with just a medal, and the injury of Shingo Sue has made Yu Gui see the hope of winning gold.

But even with Shingo Sueki's injury, the Japanese team is still strong. Chen Jian, who was at the peak, barely managed to draw with the old and frail Tujiang Kuanyu, while Shen Storm still couldn't outrun the injured Sue Shenwu, although Yang Yao found some face in Gao Ping Shenshi, but the third and fourth baton still made Yu Gui worried.

"Zhang Guan can't run corners, this gap is going to widen again!" Director Yu thought helplessly.

This thought also existed in the minds of Habebe and Asahara.

Allocation of strength is an important skill for high-level sprinters, and as a fourth-bar athlete, they will definitely use their energy and energy for the final straight. The distance on the standard track is 80 meters, and this 80 meters is also where the fourth athlete really makes his head.

But in today's situation, whether it is Asahara, Xuanji or Habebe, they are not Zhang Guan's opponents in terms of competing straights, and if they leave their physical fitness in the last 80 meters, it is equivalent to using weaknesses to challenge Zhang Guan's strengths, which is too cost-effective. Therefore, in the game plan of both men, they will invariably allocate more physical strength in the corners and gain more speed in the corners.

Everyone thinks that Zhang Guan can't run corners, and the speed of corners will be much slower than normal speeds, so when facing Zhang Guan, if you allocate a part of your physical energy and energy to the corners, you will definitely be able to gain more advantages, even if you only win 0.1 seconds more, it is worth it.

So when Asahara's Xuanji took over the baton, he began to accelerate and run with all his might, accumulating advantages as much as possible. Because the advantages accumulated in the corners must be repaid in the straights, whether Japan can win the championship in the end depends on all the advantages accumulated in the front, and whether it is enough to "pay off the debt" on the final 80-meter straight

Yu Gui, who was watching the game from a distance, frowned, he obviously felt the difference in the rhythm of Asahara's movement, and he instantly understood the intentions of the Japanese team. He speculated that Saudi Arabia, which also aspires to win the title, would adopt this strategy.

Sure enough, Saudi Arabia's Habebe was also doing the same thing as the Japanese team, and began to accelerate desperately in the corner area.

"In the preliminary round, the Saudi Arabian team didn't know that Zhang Guan couldn't run the corner, so on the straight, Zhang Guan completed the overtake of Habebe, although he won, but it was thrilling. But now that Zhang's weakness is known to Saudi Arabia, Habebe is quicker in the corners. Can we only take one third place? Director Yu clenched his fists in disdain.

The next moment, he found that Zhang Guan's speed in the corner was not as slow as he imagined.

"Huh? If you can have this speed in the corner, it should not be weaker than the domestic first-class players! Director Yu's eyes widened, looking at Zhang Guan, and his heart was more than happy, but also incredible.

At this time, Zhang Guan's cornering skills are still very poor, and the cornering speed is not as good as Chaoyuan Xuanzhi, nor as good as Yang Yao, who was on the previous stick, but it is already a first-class level in China.

The key to running corners is actually to overcome the influence of centrifugal force, the faster the speed in the corner, the greater the effect of centrifugal force, and more skill and stronger body are required to overcome centrifugal force and maintain body balance. Athletes gradually master and adapt to these technical movements through a lot of training, and make corresponding adjustments according to their physical conditions and technical characteristics. And all this can only be done through a lot of training and continuous accumulation.

Director Yu carefully stared at Zhang Guan in the Mercedes-Benz, Zhang Guan obviously did not master the above cornering technical essentials at all, and the movements made were no different from ordinary beginners, but it was this kind of unprofessional action, but he was able to maintain the balance of his body and move forward in the corners at a faster speed.

"How did he do it? Is it completely relying on the body to resist centrifugal force? No, no matter how good your physical condition is, you can't use it like this, what if you get injured. There was a hint of worry in the eyes of the director, but fortunately, the short corner was coming to an end, and Zhang Guan was about to make the final straight.

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Zhang Guan did not master the cornering technique, but the "cornering sprint" skill can make up for some technical deficiencies. Although it is only the most basic skill, it can allow Zhang Guan to greatly increase his speed in corners. Of course, this so-called "large margin" is only calculated in tenths of a second. However, since there is no cornering technique, it is still okay to just run a little bit, but it is definitely not possible if it is a long corner.

Athletes in the outer lane will appear relatively forward, and the inner lane will appear relatively backward, but once you enter the final straight, it is clear who comes first and who comes last.

"It's on the straight! Leading the way is the Japanese team Nobuharu Asahara! ”

Bursts of shouts erupted from the stands, and some Japanese spectators were waving plaster flags.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Guan and Haberbe entered the straight at about the same time, and as in the preliminary round, Haberbe still had a slight lead.

"How so? Like the preliminary round, why is it only so far ahead? Habebe couldn't help but panic in his heart.

Haberbe was noticeably more tempted in the corners, so he thought he should be a little bit ahead, but as things stand, with the same lead as he did in the initial round, he was sure to lose on the straights.

"Didn't take a big lead, this one is over! Lost! At the same time that this thought flashed through Habebe's mind, Zhang Guan also surpassed him.

Asahara Nobuji also noticed this, but the more experienced Asahara Nobuji was not as panicked as Habebe.

"It doesn't seem to have opened up too much of a gap, it seems that the tactics have failed, since this is the case, then let's fight head-to-head again!" Asahara, Xuanzhi, simply didn't think about it anymore and tried his best.

Asahara's Xuanzhi has been very low-key in the past year or so, but this does not mean that Asahara's Xuanzhi has no strength, last year's Asahara's Xuanzhi also ran a 10.02-second 100-meter record, although he is a year older this year, but the level has not declined, running into the Olympic A standard seems to be commonplace.

Although Asahara's Xuanji realized that he might not be as fast as Zhang Guan, competitive competition is not an absolute thing, and the world record holder has not lost the game, not to mention that he still has some advantages in his hands, which gives him the capital to squander.

He is the golden generation of Japanese sprinting, and he is not afraid of a challenge, even if this challenger is unprecedentedly strong!

Asahara's reincarnation is fast!

Zhang Guan wants to win, only faster!

Zhang Guan needs more high-frequency pace, more powerful kicks, and more rhythmic swing arms......

Then he did everything he needed to get faster.

At this moment, Zhang Guan ran very hard, even in the men's 100-meter final not long ago, he was not so desperate.

Time is passing rapidly, but Asahara, Xuanji, feels that it is so long, he already feels that the advantage he holds in his hand is disappearing rapidly, faster than the speed of time passing!

"His speed is really fast, I'm afraid this advantage can't support the end! The end is so close, I'm going to hold on! Asahara's eyes looked at the finish line that was getting closer and closer, and hope rose in his heart.

Ten meters before the finish, Nobuharu Asahara's lead remained.

At this moment, Coach Yu and Coach Kobayashi Keiwa, who were watching the game from the sidelines, all clenched their fists and held their breath, their eyes wide as they stared at the track, lest they miss the moment of crossing the line in the blink of an eye.

The 4x100m event has a special meaning for them, because they are the coaches of their respective national teams, and for them, it is not only about teaching a good athlete, but also about training a good whole. The team's victory is the most important manifestation of the value of their work.

On the track, Chen Jian, who was in the second baton handover area, looked at the other end, and his body trembled nervously. Next to him, the Japanese player who was also the first player to hit the ball kept his mouth closed, as if his heart would jump out in the next moment.

In the third baton handover area, Shen roared like a roar, but even he didn't know what he was shouting, this was an impulse released by his body's instinct, he was too nervous, maybe only shouting could release that feeling. As for Shingo Sueji, Japan's second baseman, he didn't speak, he watched Asahara's Xuanji being chased by Zhang Guan, and suddenly felt a little sad, he had a trace of regret in his heart, he felt that this time the Japanese team might lose, and once the Japanese team lost, it would be meaningless for him to fight at the cost of a leg injury.

In the fourth baton handover area, Yang Yao worked hard to suppress the excitement in his heart, he still had the final of the 200-meter sprint to participate, and he was shouldering the task of winning medals, so he had to restrain himself. And the Japanese player next to him, Shinshi Takahira, was there shouting at the top of his voice: "Senior, come on!" ”

But Asahara's Xuanji on the field can no longer hear the shouts of Takahea Shenshi, at such a tense moment, how can Asahara's Xuanji still be able to distinguish what others are shouting, even if the surrounding shouts have been deafening, it is also deaf to Asahara's Xuanji, he only has the end in his eyes, the end in front of him.

"It's finally the end!" While Asahara's heart was excited, he found that Zhang Guan was already on a par with him.

"He's catching up!" There was a fierce look in his eyes towards Yuan Xuanzhi, and then his upper body leaned forward violently.

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"I'm finally catching up! This Asahara-hara Xuanji is really amazing, he can still run so fast at the age of 31! Out of the corner of Zhang Guan's eye, he could clearly see that the two were walking side by side, and the finish line was in sight, and then he and Asahara, Xuanji, chose the same move, and leaned forward violently with their upper bodies.

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The two went hand in hand and crossed the line at the same time.

Rush the line!

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