Chapter 313: Leaving the United States for Europe
Doucle won the 400m in 43.98 seconds, earning 21 bonus points and 3 honor points. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info currently has a balance of 80 reward points, 5 honor points, 2 medals of honor, and 8 flashes of honor.
Doucle was once again invited by IAAF officials to the telemeter results bulletin board to commemorate the historic moment.
The words are typed on the bulletin board screen:
31/05/2014,eugene
men-100m,00:00:09.81
men-200m,00:00:19.61
men-400m,00:00:43.98
Doke's previous 100m PB times were 9.81 seconds, 200m PB 19.61 seconds, and 400m PB 44.44 seconds.
On May 31, 2014, at Azmander Stadium in Eugene, the western city of the United States, on this track, Douc just ran a 400-meter time of 43.98 seconds, setting a true record for both sprinting and competition.
The 10-second mark of the 100-meter, the 20-second mark of the 200-meter, and the 44-second mark of the 400-meter, the sprinters who can break through one of the barriers are considered excellent, and there are only a handful of top sprinters who can break through two of them.
Usain Bolt can set world records in the 100m and 200m, but he can't run in 44 seconds in the 400m, and it is difficult to run in under 45 seconds. In the database of domestic athletics competitions in Jamaica, Bolt's 400m PB: 45.28 seconds is recorded. Bolt himself said that the limit distance for him to keep running at high speed is more than 200 meters, and after 300 meters, he will have muscle soreness, and after 400 meters, he will basically hit the street.
Michael Johnson is competing in both the 200m and 400m, and he once held the 200m/400m world record (he still holds the men's 400m world record of 43.18 seconds), but Johnson could not run under 10 seconds in the 100m.
Although he did not refresh any of the world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m, Duke still wrote a strong mark in the history of track and field.
Duke half-crouched in front of the billboard of "9.81, 19.61, 43.98", made a V gesture with both hands at the same time, and laughed at the crazy shooting of the world's media.
South African rookie Van Niekerk looked at the beautiful Duke with envy, and the waves rolled in his heart: "Duke of China, it's really hanging!" When will I be like him, leaving a brilliant moment in front of the billboard and making the world crazy about me? ”
The black guy from South Africa has a lot of inner activity, and Van Niekerk has a goal to catch up with, and he aspires to become a sprinter and athlete like Doucle.
LaSean Merritt lost to Doucle in the 400m shot, but after all, he was born into a family of track and field, and he congratulated Doucle very kindly after the race.
"43.98 seconds, maybe not the best time in the 400m, but Duke is a respectable opponent and I'm looking forward to his next encounter." So said Rashawn-Merritt in an interview with American journalists.
"Doucle, he's amazing, and it's exciting to be able to fight him." Van Niekerk said this in an interview with reporters.
Interestingly, no South African journalists came to Eugene, and it was Chinese journalists who interviewed Van Niekerk.
The Chinese reporter found that Van Niekerk was staring at Duke with a kind of brainless eyes, so he simply interviewed the little-known South African guy and heard what the South African player had to say about Doke.
Van Niekerk suddenly opened up the conversation: "My first track and field event was the high jump, then I switched to the 200m, and then my grandmother suggested that I run the 400m, oh, my grandma is my coach. Duke is my idol because he also crossed 2.42m in his high jump, and my biggest wish now is to get his autograph, hehe. ”
Of course, there are also unpleasant ones, Australia's Steven Solomon and Britain's Smith are more depressed, in the 400m shot, these two white runners ranked seventh and eighth, that is, the bottom two.
"How old is he, so why should he change the time of the 400m race because of him?" Australian player Solomon looked at Duke, who was sought after by reporters from all over the world, and said angrily.
"Brother Steven, IAAF is this kind of bullshit, they are very realistic, and you have the ability to break a world record." Britain's Smith reassured.
"Are you sarcastic about me?" Solomon said dissatisfied.
Smith: "I grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, and moved to the UK with my parents when I was 15 years old. Besides, I'm the eighth, you're the seventh, it's hard to be a brother, is it necessary to mock each other? ”
Solomon stared at Duke and said hatefully, "He must have taken the medicine, he is a liar." ”
Smith: "Dude, don't talk nonsense, Duke hasn't been checked for illegal drugs in the previous races. ”
Solomon doesn't know where the huge resentment comes from, he has a deep prejudice against Duke, in fact, he and Duke have fought once, that is, today's shot of 400 meters, "His starting reaction is too fast, 200 meters, 400 meters of starting reaction is about 0.10 seconds, normal people simply can't have such a fast reaction speed." The weirdest thing is that he can press about 0.10 seconds when he starts with a gun, which is a few thousandths of a second slower than the rush foul line, don't you think it's weird? Doesn't anyone think this is abnormal? ”
Smith asked rhetorically, "Then what do you want to do to arrest Duke for laboratory analysis?" ”
Solomone chattered: "He's a liar, he must have taken some new drug, maybe a neurological drug." ”
Smith sighed: "My Australian brother, I think you are crazy, forget about him, cheer up and start again......"
After people become popular, it is normal to have pink and black. Duke also knew that someone would definitely say a few words to himself, but true love fans were still the majority after all, and Duke updated a message on his scarf to thank fans for their support, and left Eugene for New York.
The Chinese track and field team did not stop in New York, they directly transferred to Europe at JFK Airport and flew to Rome, the capital of Italy.
Based on Greenwich Mean Time, Ducco's upcoming Diamond League fixtures are:
June 5, Rome Station, in the men's 100m.
June 11, Oslo, Norway, participated in the men's high jump and 200 meters.
On June 14th, New York Station, I did not participate and returned to China to rest.
After participating in the Eugene station on May 31, Chinese track and field flew all the way from the west coast of the United States to New York on the east coast, and then flew across the Atlantic Ocean to Rome from New York.
It was noon on June 2 when the Chinese track and field team arrived in Rome, and Duke only had two and a half days to reverse jet lag and adapt to the local environment in Italy.
None of the competitors in Eugene, except for Duco, signed up for Rome because the time was too short. Fatigue is a trivial matter if you can't perform at your best, and the chance of injury will increase.
Even a player as diligent as Gatlin won't be competing in every Diamond League, and all players will make a choice based on the year-round schedule and choose to participate in some of the 14 events.
In June, Douc will play two stops in Europe, Rome and Oslo.
On June 14, the New York leg of the race chose to give up, and there were two days between Oslo (11th) and New York (14th), and it took one day on the road from Northern Europe to New York, and then there was one day left to rest and adjust, and the jet lag, no one could stand this devilish schedule, including Duke.
With four days between Eugene (May 31) and Rome (June 5), that's the limit for Ducco.
The New York leg on June 14 is the last leg of the Diamond League in June.
New York will be followed by Lausanne (July 3), Paris (July 5), Glasgow (July 11-12) and Monaco (July 18).
Duke's plan is to return home after competing in Oslo on June 11, rest in China for half a month, and then arrive in Europe at the end of June. In July, the Diamond League matches will be played in Europe, and Duco will stay in Europe for more than 20 days, playing four stops in Lausanne, Paris, Glasgow and Monaco.
Of course, this is a plan for a month, and now, all Duke has to do is run the men's 100m in Rome. (To be continued.) )