The men's 100-meter trapeze battle was hailed as the fiercest competition in the history of the Golden League, and Zhang Guan, who won the first place, not only broke the world record in the men's 100-meter sprint, but also ran to the 9.70-second mark. Powell ran a personal best of 9.76 seconds, Montgomery's 9.80 seconds was a perfect comeback, and even fourth-placed "African Champion" Fasuba ran 9.85 seconds, while fifth-placed Shaun Crawford clocked 9.88 seconds. This list of achievements even surpasses the level of the Olympic final.

With the end of the 100-meter plane battle, the morning race is also over, and after a short break, the first race of the afternoon is the men's 400-meter sprint.

The 400-meter sprint event is also as strong as a cloud. For example, the U.S. team, in the indoor track and field championships a few months ago, sent second-tier athletes, while in the Golden League, it was all first-tier and even top-tier athletes. Jeremy Varina, the first flyer in the 400m, and Otis Harris, silver medallist in Athens, will both be in action.

Jamaica, the second-strongest country in sprinting, fielded veterans Michael Blackwood and Brandon Simpson. Among them, Blackwood won the 400-meter dash at the World Championships and the World Athletics Grand Prix from 2002 to 2003. Simpson also reached the final of the 400m at the Athens Olympics.

In addition to this, it is worth noting that Bahamian star Christopher Brown and Canadian star Christopher Taylor.

In the broadcaster's studio, the host chatted with a guest who was a black man who was Michael Johnson, the legendary flyer in the 400m sprint and the world record holder in the 400m and 200m.

Since retiring, Michael Johnson has lost a lot of advertising endorsements, but he has not been idle for a day, and his main job is now to travel back and forth to major track and field events. Serve as a guest and mascot. For example, at the first Athletics Gold Grand Prix held in China in September last year, Michael Johnson attended as a guest and earned a lot of appearance fees.

Next up is the 400-meter dash, in which Michael Johnson, as the world record holder, is naturally the most vocal.

In the studio, the host and Michael Johnson are still discussing the topic.

"9.70 seconds, that's a terrible number." Michael Johnson went on to say: "Last year's event, the Athletics Gold Grand Prix in China. I once witnessed Zhang Guan run a time of 9.72 seconds, and I was wondering when Zhang Guan would be able to run the 9.70 second mark, but I didn't expect that this year, he would do it! But I'm not surprised, as I guess he could have done it a long time ago, but there were no major races in the first half of the year. ”

"yes, 9.70 seconds. Zhang Guan is a well-deserved world's No. 1 flyer! I think this world record can only be broken by himself! However, in the next 400-meter sprint event, Zhang Guan still has to play, Mr. Johnson. Do you think Zhang Guan can win the 400m dash? The moderator asked.

Johnson thought for two seconds before he said, "I think it's hard. The 400m and the 100m are two completely different events, and if Zhang Guan runs the 200m, I think he has a good chance of winning the championship. But at 400 meters, it's really hard. There are a lot of successful runners in the sprint event, like Carl Lewis and me. But Carl Lewis only runs the 100m and the 200m, and I only run the 200m and the 400m. I've tried to run the 100m and Lewis has tried the 400m, but the results have been very disappointing. ”

The host looked through the information in his hand, and then said: "I have a copy of the information here, Zhang Guan participated in the 400-meter dash at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in the first half of this year, and he once ran 45 seconds, when his time was 44.87 seconds, and according to records, his best time in the 400-meter dash was 44.50 seconds last year. This seems like a very good result. ”

"Yes." Johnson nodded: "This result, in the general international Grand Prix, is enough to win the championship, and in the next competition, if there is no Jeremy Varina, I may be optimistic about Zhang Guan, but with Varina participating, other athletes may only be able to compete for a second place!" ”

"Jeremy Varina? So you're bullish on him? The moderator asked.

"In the 400-meter sprint, in addition to technique, the most important thing is speed and endurance. Varina's explosiveness and extreme speed are average, but his speed and endurance are excellent, and he is probably the best speed and endurance athlete I've ever seen. Johnson began.

"How does that compare to when you were back then?" The moderator asked a question with pitfalls.

Johnson smiled: "When I was my age like Varina, I didn't have the same technical level as him. However, in terms of explosiveness and extreme speed, Varina is still slightly inferior, otherwise I believe that Varina can also achieve world-class achievements in the 200-meter sprint! ”

Although Johnson did not answer directly, he implied that Varina's level was not as good as his own.

"Okay, there's a picture ahead, let's turn the camera to the scene and watch the race for the 400-meter dash below!"

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At this time, the camera happened to be aimed at the athlete's exit, and Zhang Guan was filmed walking out of it, and then the audience stood up and gave Zhang Guan warm applause.

This applause was very grand, as if he was greeting the hero who thought he had returned triumphantly, but Zhang Guan felt that something was wrong, he had participated in too many competitions and greeted a lot of applause, but he heard the applause of this atmosphere before the game, but Zhang Guan felt a little inexplicable.

"The game hasn't started yet, so why does it feel like it's celebrating my victory?" Zhang Guan said secretly in his heart.

At this moment, the voice of the live DJ answered Zhang Guan's doubts: "Zhang Guan has appeared!" He will compete in the 400-meter dash of the Golden League! He is also the first athlete to compete in two events at the same time in a Golden League, and no matter what he achieves, he will make history in the next competitions! ”

"Lalala......" The scene resounded with continuous applause.

Zhang Guan frowned a little annoyed: "What does it mean that no matter what kind of achievements are achieved, history will be created?" I'm here to win the championship, not to brush up on achievements! I'm also the world's No. 1 flyer. Do you need to look down on me like that! ”

At this moment, Varina actually stepped forward, gave Zhang Guan a friendly hug, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Zhang, congratulations, you have made history!" You are the first athlete to compete in both events in the Golden League! Good luck with the rest of the race! ”

"Ugh. Thank you...... Good luck too! Zhang Guan replied a little depressed.

Then, Christopher Brown, a native of the Bahamas, and Christopher Taylor, a Canadian, who had never met him, also stepped forward to congratulate Zhang.

"Zhang, congratulations!" Brown shook Zhang's hand. He patted Zhang Guan on the shoulder

Then two Jamaican athletes came over with smiles on their faces......

In the waiting area of the players, there was also applause, and Powell, Montgomery, Crawford, Fasuba and others also applauded Zhang Guan. Powell even whistled at Zhang Guan, which made Zhang Guan even more depressed.

The race hasn't started yet, so let's celebrate the honor for Zhang Guan, which seems to be telling Zhang Guan that your task in today's 400-meter race has been completed, and there is nothing left for you to do.

"I'm not here to brush up on achievements!" Zhang Guan muttered in a low voice: "I'm here to win the championship!" ”

Zhang Guan stood on the runway, as he had just used the status potion in the morning. So at present, his state is still at 94 points, but his stamina has been consumed a lot because of the morning game, so he uses stamina potion.

But today, Zhang Guan's luck was not good, and he was in the eighth position.

Zhang Guan is the world record holder in the 100 meters. But he was still a rookie in the 400m event. Both athletes from the United States have won Olympic medals, Jamaicans have both finished at the Olympics or World Championships, and the rest of the competitors are all stars in the 400-meter sprint. Zhang Guan is still a newcomer to this project, so it makes sense to give him the eighth course.

Whether it's 100 meters, 200 meters or 400 meters, lane 8 is the most difficult to run. In the 100-meter sprint. The eighth and first lanes are the worst, but the 100-meter run is a straight line, which is better, and the 200-meter run is only a corner, and the eighth lane can also be run.

In the 400-meter race, lane 8 is much more difficult than lane 1. Let's not talk about the angle of the corner, just talking about the running position, because the relative position of the eighth lane is relatively forward, so the athletes in the eighth lane are also in the relative leading position, which makes it difficult for the athletes in the eighth lane to observe the changes in the rhythm and speed of other athletes in the game, and also makes the athletes have a wrong judgment of the race situation. The first lane, although it is also on the edge, can be observed with other athletes, and the first lane gives the athlete the feeling that they are always chasing and running, and in sprint races, it is easier to catch up than to lead.

After some preparation by the athletes, the spectators gradually quieted down, the athletes were ready to start, and the starter also signaled the athletes to get ready to start.

The starter raised his gun, and after a single shot, the athlete took off.

Zhang Guan's position is relatively forward, so the other seven athletes can observe Zhang Guan's situation, Zhang Guan can at most observe the starting situation of the seventh athlete, and the other athletes are behind him, and he can't see it at all.

In the past, when Zhang Guan ran 400 meters, his physical strength and state value were basically below 80, after all, the opponent was not strong. East Asian athletes can win the championship if they run 46 seconds, and they can win the World Indoor Championships if they run 45 seconds. But today's situation is different, and most of the athletes involved in the competition have the experience of running under 44.50 seconds, and there is also Varina, a strong man who can run under 44 seconds.

Therefore, if Zhang Guan wants to win, he must run faster than usual!

"The state is 94, the physical strength is 96, and I will definitely be able to perform extraordinarily!" Zhang Guan began to pick up speed. (To be continued.) )

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