Chapter 124: 200m Final
No sooner had Bolt walked out of the dressing room than the camera lens was focused on him. Rather than looking nervous for the camera, Bolt looked determined to win, even making a few exaggerated gestures to the camera, and even doing a few Jamaican-style reggae dances when he entered the infield.
Seeing Bolt's posture, the TV commentator couldn't help but sigh: "Bolt looks confident in himself, he doesn't seem to be affected by the loss in the 100m final." But then again, it was a shame that the 100m final that day was a shame, he had actually broken the world record held by Zhang Guan, but unfortunately Zhang Guan was faster. If I broke the world record and only got a silver medal, I would have been devastated. ”
Another commentator immediately continued: "After all, Bolt is the world's No. 1 player, he may be the only one who has the strength to challenge Zhang Guan in the sprint event, and Bolt was originally born in the 200-meter sprint, so the 200-meter is Bolt's main event, and Bolt's strength in this event is stronger, so it is normal for him to be confident." Maybe he can cause some problems for Zhang Guan in the competition, and maybe he will have the strength to break the world record in this event. ”
The world record for the men's 200-meter dash is 19.30 seconds, which was set by Zhang Guan. Today's scene gives me a sense of déjà vu, and it was the same in the 100m flyer fight a few days ago, when Usain Bolt challenged world record holder Zhang Guan, and it was the same today, but I don't know if the final result will be a repeat of history. ”
"Well, we don't rule out this possibility, we know that Zhang Guan's recent form is very good, he has broken a total of three world records in four days, and he has broken three world records in one Olympic Games, which is already unbelievable, but he still has the opportunity to break the fourth or even fifth world record, I think every day in the future, we may witness a miracle happen."
Meanwhile, in Jamaica, countless people are watching this game.
Sprinting is Jamaica's strength, in recent decades, countless Jamaicans have escaped poverty by sprinting, so in Jamaica, people who can become sprinters are undoubtedly national idols, and the story of a poor boy in the countryside to a world champion has also inspired countless young Jamaicans to devote themselves to the cause of sprinting.
In previous years, Jamaica's national idol was Powell, but today, Jamaica's national idol is undoubtedly Usain Bolt.
There is a thirteen-hour time difference between China and Jamaica, so it is already 11 o'clock at noon in Jamaica at this time, and for Jamaicans, it is now time to have lunch, so people have also stopped what they are doing and found a place with a TV to eat and watch Bolt's games.
In the live broadcast room of Jamaica TV, Bolt's father, Usain Bolt Sr., was invited to the scene as a special guest for the game.
The elder Bolt is also a person who has been interviewed by many media, facing the camera, he is not nervous at all, but shows a very old-fashioned appearance and talks with the host.
"We see that Usain Bolt is already on the scene! Haha, he also danced, he looks very calm, he should be very confident in the upcoming 200m final. As a father, I'm sure you're looking forward to what he's going to do next! The moderator spoke.
With a big smile on his face, Bolt Sr. said, "I'm sure Usain [Bolt] will win, and he will win his first Olympic gold medal in this next event." ”
"Mr. Bolt, I feel that you are more confident than your son." The host smiled as well, adding: "We also hope that he can win a gold medal for our Jamaican team in the next 200m sprint." But in the next race, Bolt will also face strong opponents, with three American athletes reaching the final, including defending champion Crawford, Martina of the Netherlands Antilles, and more importantly, world record holder Zhang Guan, who also entered the final of the 200m. Now many foreign media say that this 200-meter final will be a big battle between Bolt and Zhang Guan, I don't know what you think about this, do you think Bolt can beat Zhang Guan in the next competition? ”
The elder Bolt thought for a moment and said: "It is undeniable that Zhang Guan is indeed the biggest opponent on the road to winning the championship in Youssein. And in the 100m final a few days ago, Zhang Guan also defeated Eusein. But don't forget, Zhang Guan's main event was originally the 100-meter sprint, and the 100-meter event was one of his best events, but Yussein was different, Yussein's main event was 200 meters, and the 100-meter event was just one of Youssein's both. In the 100-meter final a few days ago, it was Zhang Guan's main event facing Ussein's concurrent event, and today's game happened to be the opposite, it was Ussein's main event facing Zhang Guan's concurrent event! So I think the end result will be the other way around! ”
Old Bolt said this, revealing a mysterious smile to the camera, and then continued: "Anyway, the game is about to start, and I might as well reveal a little secret in advance here......"
"Oh?" The host's eyes immediately widened, and he knew that the old Bolt was going to break the news.
"The current 200m world record is 19.30 seconds held by Zhang Guan, but this world record is nothing for us to follow, and in the few practices before the start of the Olympics, Yussein has run 19.20 seconds many times. ”
"19.20 seconds? That's 0.1 seconds faster than the world record! The host exclaimed.
"That's right!" Bolt Sr. nodded, and continued: "You may think that it is just practice, and the data may not be accurate, but I would like to tell you that in the official practice race before the Olympics, Eusein also ran 19.20 seconds. ”
"Can you run 19.20 seconds in practice? We hadn't heard of it before! The moderator spoke.
"Of course, this matter has always been kept secret, and only a few people know about it." Old Bolt's vanity was greatly satisfied at this moment, and he continued: "Therefore, even if Zhang Guan can improve his world record by another 0.1 seconds, it is impossible for him to be the opponent of Ussein, because the current Usain can definitely run under 19.20 seconds!" You can look forward to the moment when Eusein will win the championship in a record-breaking manner! ”
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At this point, the camera has zoomed in, and the competition will begin to introduce the athletes who will appear.
There were a total of eight runners in the race, but there was a sponsor's billboard on the lawn on the inside of the track, which affected the first runner cornering, so the first lane was vacated and no one occupied it.
The second lane was the innermost lane, where Kim Collins was in the lane, followed by Zimbabwe's Dezgay in the third lane and the undisputed champion Crawford in the fourth. Zhang Guan is in lane 5, while Bolt is next to Zhang Guan in lane six, and in lane seven is Martina of the Netherlands Antilles, followed by lanes eight and nine occupied by two American players, Dicks and Spearman.
The camera focuses on everyone one after another, Kim Collins only symbolically waves, while Dezgay looks reserved, smiling at the camera, but it is more ugly than crying.
Defending champion Crawford has the calmest look on his face, and at the age of 30, he has lost to Zhang Guan a lot two or three years ago, and he has also lost to Usain Bolt a lot in the past two years, and he knows that he can't be a match for these two super talents, and there are many good youngsters in this project, so he doesn't have much hope for a medal.
As for Usain Bolt, it was another signature archery move, but it was a slight change from usual, he first pretended to comb his hair, then raised his head, and once again shot at the finish line!
Martina's expression was solemn, and when the camera focused on him and his name was announced in the ring, he didn't even change his expression, and the other two American players also looked very low-key, just waved their hands.
The referee then signaled that the athlete was ready to get on the starting plane.
Bolt took a deep breath, drew a cross on his chest, and prayed specifically to God. Next to Usain Bolt, Zhang Guan repeatedly recalled the game in his memory.
"I remember Usain Bolt smashing me in this race with a time of 19.30 seconds, breaking Michael Johnson's world record. But because of my existence, history has changed, and Bolt ran faster in the 100m dash than in the Olympics, and in the 200m, he may run even faster. I remember Usain Bolt's final world record in the 200m was 19.19 seconds, which was faster than my previous world record, so I can't take it lightly in the next race, I'm going to give it my all! ”
Zhang Guan bent down, made a starting position, and then concentrated and waited for the moment when the gun rang out.
The audience at the scene also quieted down, and they didn't want to affect the players' listening to the guns.
"Smack!" The guns rang out, and the athletes on the starting gear started almost at the same time, and all eight runners were running at gun, and no one used the tactic of pressing the gun to run.
In the next second, the reaction time of each runner is already displayed on the screen.
The 200-meter start is different from the 100-meter start, the 200-meter start is in the corner, and the athlete's position is also front and back, and not on the same level like the 100-meter, and the curve start is not possible to rush out in a straight line, and the first step after the start is to adjust your pace to adapt to the curve movement, so the curve start must be slower than the straight start.
The shortest reaction time was Martina from the Netherlands Antilles, with a reaction time of only 0.144 seconds, which is an excellent result in the 100-meter start, and even better in the 200-meter.
In second place was the American teenager Dicks, whose reaction time of 0.151 seconds was impressive, and the other American Spearman had a reaction time of 0.167 seconds, which was also an excellent result.
Bolt's starting reaction time is 0.182 seconds, and Zhang Guan's starting reaction time is 0.186 seconds, which is a relatively normal starting reaction time for 200 meters. The slowest was Crawford of the United States, who had a reaction time of 0.210 seconds, which was clearly on the slow side.
After the runners start, they take the lead in the corner, and because the starting position is first and last, it is difficult to clearly distinguish the position of the runner visually, and the speed of the runners can only be judged by feeling. However, in reality, if you are not a professional, it is difficult to have a clear perception of how fast or slow it is.
The scene was already enveloped in the cheers of the audience, but the focus of people's vision was all on Zhang Guan and Bolt.
"Who is faster, Zhang Guan or Usain Bolt?"
"I can't tell the difference, both of them are very fast!"
"I think Usain Bolt is faster, look, he's going to catch up with the guy next to him."
The "man next to him" refers to Martina, the Netherlands Antilles in lane 7, and Bolt has already closed the distance between him and Martina, knowing that Martina's starting position is in front of Bolt, which means that Mingbolt is faster than Martina.
"No, Zhang Guan is Zhang Guan faster, he's going to get rid of Crawford!" Someone else said right away.
To the left of Zhang Guan is the defending champion Crawford, and at the start, Zhang Guan's position is in front of Crawford, and the distance between Zhang Guan and Crawford is much larger than when he started.
Martina and Crawford weren't too slow, at least they were quicker than Kim Collins to tell with the naked eye, but even so, they were still separated by Usain Bolt and Zhang Guan.
At this point, he was not yet in the corner, but Kim Collins was clearly not able to keep up with the rest of the competitors, and it was clear that he would be at the bottom of the final.
But the rest of the runners didn't give up, and although they seemed to be behind Zhang Guan and Usain Bolt, the corners were only part of the race, and the adjustment of the corners into the straights, as well as the sprint after entering the straights, were crucial points for the 200m race.
Zhang Guan could feel that Bolt was fast, and he believed that Bolt could also feel that he was fast. In terms of corner technology, Bolt's main event is indeed strong in the 200m, but Zhang Guan knows that Bolt's strength in the 200m event is not the front corner, but the ability to continue sprinting behind.
However, Zhang's strength is also in the final sprint.
The competitors are about to enter the straight, and their position rankings are about to be revealed.
"Zhang Guan, Usain Bolt, get into the straight right now! Who is faster? Who's in front! Oh! The two go hand in hand! (To be continued.) )