Chapter 63: Advancing to the 100-meter Final (Three Watches)
At the National Stadium, the semi-finals of the men's 100m event will be held.
The semi-finals of the men's 100m dash were divided into two groups, with the top four finishers in each group advancing to the final.
Zhang Guan will participate in the qualifying round of the long jump event after the semi-finals of the 100-meter dash, and the organizers have arranged Zhang Guan in Group A to avoid the conflict of competition time, so Zhang Guan's competition will start at 20 o'clock in the evening.
In addition to Zhang Guan, the semi-finals in Group A will feature Great Britain's Edgar, Bahamas' Atkins, St. Kitts and Nevis' Kim Collins, Trinidad and Tobago's Burns, USA's Dicks, Jamaica's Flatt and Powell.
On the field, Zhang Guan was in lane five, while Powell was in lane four, and the two were side by side again.
"I'm going to fight you again!" Powell smiled and said, "How fast are you going to run today?" ”
"I must be the first in the group! After all, this is my home stadium, so I can't disappoint the home crowd by saying anything. Zhang Guan said without scruples.
"Again, if it were in Jamaica, I would have fought for the first place." Powell said and glanced at the athletes' rest area, then said, "Usain [Bolt] can't wait to compete with you!" Yesterday you nagged me all night, and I didn't sleep well. ”
"He can't wait to defeat me!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
Powell looked like he was recognized by Zhang Guan, and then continued: "You played a basketball game this afternoon, and after the 100-meter semifinals, you have to participate in the qualifying round of the long jump, and the competition task is very heavy!" I really don't understand how you have so much energy. ”
"Actually, the physical exertion is okay, I played a total of one minute in the afternoon basketball game, and I only played two rounds, and my physical strength has already recovered. As for the long jump qualifying competition, it doesn't actually consume much physical strength, there are only three attempts in total, maybe you can get a good result in one jump, and then you don't have to jump twice. On the contrary, yesterday, the tennis semi-finals and the 1500m preliminaries really made me a little overwhelmed. Zhang Guan said.
As the two talked, the broadcast footage also began to introduce the athletes, and then the referee signaled that the match could begin.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, the semifinals of the men's 100m Olympic Games are about to begin, and China's Zhang Guan is about to appear in the first group. In addition to Zhang Guan in this group, there is also Jamaican flyer Powell, and another contest between Zhang Guan and Powell will be the biggest attraction of this game. ”
In the previous semi-finals, Zhang Guan ran a good time of 9.90 seconds, which was also the first in the semi-finals. According to the normal level of the semifinals of the Olympic Games, as long as you can run within 10 seconds, you are very hopeful to enter the final final, so Zhang Guan only needs to play the level of the semi-finals to advance to the finals. ”
"Okay, the athletes are ready and the competition is about to begin."
The narrator fell silent, and the starter could be heard shouting "On-your-marks...... set……”。
The shots rang out, and at the same time, the referee's whistle sounded, and someone ran away.
The runner is Zhang Guan's old acquaintance Kim Collins, Kim Collins is 32 years old this year, for a sprinter can be called an old runner, fortunately, he has maintained a good competitive state in recent years, and often won rankings in international competitions.
Kim Collins obviously hopes to go one step further in the Olympics, but if he fights hard, it is difficult for Kim Collins to qualify, so he simply fights at the starting stage and chooses to run with a gun. It's just that Kim Collins didn't have good luck today, and he failed to run the gun.
The athletes are back on the starting line again, ready to start.
The guns rang out again, and the American Dix got off to a very good start, with the fastest reaction time of any athlete. Jamaica's Flatt had the second-best start reaction time behind Dix.
Zhang Guan and Powell can be said to be decent in terms of starting, the strength of the two is superior, and it is obviously the best choice to play steadily, after all, this is only the semi-finals, there is no need to fight too fiercely, just ensure that they qualify.
In the first 30 meters, there is not much gap between athletes, and by the semifinals of the Olympics, the gap between the levels of athletes is already very small, and the competition between ordinary athletes is becoming more and more intense.
After 30 meters, Zhang Guan gradually found his rhythm, and at the same time, Powell also found his rhythm, and the two ran faster and faster, catching up with the other competitors.
In the 50m, Great Britain's Edgar and Bahamas' Atkins were clearly behind the rest of the race. These two played very well in the previous rematch, but in terms of strength, the two are indeed relatively low in this group, and it is natural for them to fall behind.
At this time, the first player in the field was the American player Dix.
Dix is the national junior record holder and is a well-known track and field athlete in the United States, but as a college student, he cannot compete professionally, so he has never appeared on the international stage, and his reputation in China is almost nil. Today, he faced Zhang Guan and Powell, the two big flyers, and he actually ran in the first position, which really surprised many people.
"It's worthy of the American team, just send someone out, he can run so well, if he goes on like this, he will definitely be able to run in less than 10 seconds." Yu Gui, who was watching the game from the sidelines, thought silently in his heart.
Sixty meters, Zhang Guan and Powell caught up with Dicks almost at the same time. And at the 70-meter mark, the two completed the overtake of Dix at the same time.
The trend of this game was also the same as expected before the game, and it ended up being a contest between Zhang Guan and Powell.
Although Powell said that he was not as good as Zhang Guan, but when he really came to the game, he was not weak at all, he was sprinting forward very hard, obviously trying to defeat Zhang Guan once.
"Zhang Guan! Powell! Powell! Zhang Guan! The narrator kept shouting the names of the two, and the two looked even more inseparable, but in fact, Zhang Guan still had reservations.
"It looks like Powell is about the same as he was two years ago, he's not improving." Zhang Guan did not continue to entangle with Powell, he increased the speed by another point, and then smoothly rushed to the first position.
"Ahead, Zhang Guan is ahead, cross the line! First in the group! Zhang Guan crossed the line first in the group and advanced to the finals! In 9.85 seconds, Zhang Guan ran within 9.90 seconds! ”
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