The UK is also broadcasting the Athens Olympics live, and with the men's 100m preliminaries over, the TV feed cuts back to the BBC studio, where there are two guests in addition to the host.

The guest on the left is a middle-aged man in his thirties, who is Jon Edwards, a legendary British triple jumper and world record holder in the triple jump, known as the "Bird of the Century". On the right is a bespectacled man about 50 years old, Peter Eriksen, a British athlete authority, sports celebrity and well-known track and field coach.

The host said: "The heats for the 100m flyer are over, and we have two athletes in the UK who have reached the second round, namely Lewis Francis and Jason Gardner. It is a great pity that Darren Campbell, who was the first to play, did not make it to the second round with a gap of 0.01 seconds. ”

Jon Edwards followed up with the host's words: "Actually, Daren Campbell has the quality to make it to the second round, but he was unlucky and was placed in the first group. The first one came out, the atmosphere of the competition had not yet been mobilized, and the athletes' bodies were not excited, so it was difficult to achieve good results. If he had been in the other group, I think he would have made it to the second round. ”

"So Jon, did you have the experience of being the first to play in the previous games?" The moderator asked.

"Absolutely. However, the triple jump is different from the sprint event, we can jump six times, even if the body is slow and the first jump does not achieve a good result, we can also slowly find our form through the adjustment in the later competitions. Jon Edwards spoke.

The host nodded, turned to Pete Eriksen on the other side, and said, "Then Mr. Eriksen, please give us a comment on the first round of the men's 100-meter sprint group competition from a professional point of view." ”

The broadcast camera immediately focused on Eriksen and gave him a close-up of his upper body, only to see Eriksen say unhurriedly: "According to the performance of the athletes in the first round of the preliminary round, there is no doubt that the United States team is still the strongest, the Jamaican team is second only to the United States team, and our British team, Canada team and Ghana team are also performing well." What surprised me more was the Japanese team, the Asian nation had two players in the second round, which was really impressive. Another thing that disappointed me was the Nigerian team, in Europe, there are many countries that have Nigerian naturalized athletes, and they have also achieved very good results in the competition, so many people will have high hopes for Nigerian players, but in the preliminary round, their results are not ideal. However, this just shows that the level of training in Europe is much higher, and the same Nigerians can do well in Europe, but not in their own country. ”

"Athlete-wise, I'm still very bullish on defending champion Morris Green. In fact, Shaun Crawford and Justin Gatlin are also in good shape, but the two of them also have to juggle the 200-meter sprint, and I think they are definitely not as focused as Maurice Green. In addition to the Americans, my favourite is Jamaica's Asafa Powell, who has been evident in the preliminary rounds. As for Portugal's Francis Obikviru, I don't think he'll be able to win a medal. Then there's Kim Collins, the world champion at last year's World Championships in Athletics, who I think was just a flash in the pan. ”

The host then asked, "What do you think of the future for our British athletes?" ”

"Among the British players, Lewis Francis and Jason Gardner, they have no problem getting to the semi-finals and can make it to the final if they play well, but I think their hopes of winning a medal are still slim. In fact, our British team is still very strong in terms of overall strength, and I suggest that we should focus on the relay race. Erikson talked.

At this time, Jon Edwards asked: "Mr. Eriksen, you seem to have forgotten someone, the first place in the first round of preliminaries was a Chinese player, I don't know what advice you have for him?" ”

Erikson laughed, and then said, "Jon, do you think that a Chinese can win the Olympic 100-meter sprint?" ”

"But in the news a few days ago, it was said that the Chinese player had made a big bet on himself and bought himself to win the championship, and I think he relied on it." Edwards spoke.

"Huh? I've heard about it, but is it true? Erikson asked.

And the host immediately replied: "Mr. Erickson, this is indeed a real thing. ”

"Oh God, I always thought it was a joke or a funny joke for the Olympics! You know there are a lot of jokes and jokes about the Olympics, but I didn't expect it to be the real thing, it's unbelievable! Eriksen paused, then added: "I don't know what's going on in the Chinese player's mind, but one thing I can confirm is that he can't win the championship at all, because he won't make it to the final!" If I had any advice, I would suggest that he take the opportunity to come to Athens and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Athens. ”

"But he ran 9.96 seconds in the preliminary race, and we all know that a lot of riders retain their strength in the preliminary race, and if he retains his strength, it will be faster in the rest of the race." Edwards argued.

"He's not going to be any faster. The next round is likely to be the end of the Games. Eriksen faced the camera and continued: "The Chinese team has never entered the second round of the men's 100m dash at the Olympics, and this time the first of the two athletes they sent was very bad, so the second player will definitely go all out to make sure that he can enter the second round, so there is no such thing as the retention of strength you are talking about." I think 9.96 seconds is already the Chinese player's super performance, and in the next race, the Chinese player will not be able to run under 10 seconds, and he will be eliminated immediately. And he's just a yellow person, and as a yellow person, it's beyond my expectation that he can run in less than 10 seconds.

"Ahem......" the host coughed lightly, as if to remind Erikson not to get involved in the racial aspect.

Erikson immediately understood, and he turned his head and continued: "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to mention race, what I'm talking about is actually scientifically based. Scientific research has proved that black people have a higher muscle density, so black people are very explosive and suitable for sports such as sprinting, but it is precisely because of the high muscle density that black people will be correspondingly less buoyant in water sports, and black people have to spend more strength to maintain buoyancy in swimming, so you see that there are basically no black athletes in swimming events. Caucasians, on the other hand, have wider hands and feet and moderate muscle density, so they have an innate advantage in swimming and other events, and with the same height, Caucasian strokes are more effective. Yellow people are not as dense as black and white people, but they are better in physical flexibility and coordination, so table tennis, badminton and other sports that emphasize physical coordination, yellow people have an advantage, but in some sports that require strength, yellow people are far inferior to black people and white people. ”

"Okay, thank you very much Mr. Erickson for sharing, let's take a break and get into a commercial, see you after the commercial!" After the host finished speaking, he cut into the advertising screen.

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Olympic Stadium, Athens.

Director Yu walked up to Zhang Guan with the grouping table of the semi-finals and said, "Xiao Zhang, the grouping of the semi-final group is out, you are in the second group, and Sean Crawford is in the group. But fortunately, the other players in this group are not strong, as long as you fight for the third place, you can qualify! ”

Zhang Guan took a look at the list, and in the rematch of five groups, he was placed in the second group, and the American Sean Sean Crawford was in this group. As for the rest of the group, Zhang Guan only knows one Kazakh athlete, his name is Geraldi Chenofe, who participated in the Asian Athletics Championships held in the Philippines last year and played against Zhang Guan. Among Asians, it can be said that it is not easy to enter the second round of the 100-meter sprint.

"Sean Crawford should be the strongest in this group! Aside from Crawford, should I keep an eye on the other players? Zhang Guan asked.

"You also have to watch out for Obadley Thompson, this is the man." Yu Gui pointed to the list.

"Obadley Thompson, the country is Barbados? What country is this? Zhang Guan was obviously seeing the word for the first time.

"This is Barbados, a small country in the Caribbean. Don't underestimate this kind of small country, it is not weak in track and field! And this Obadley Thompson once achieved a time of 9.69 seconds. Yu Gui explained.

"9.69 seconds! It's faster than the world record! The current world record is 9.78 seconds, and Zhang Guan knows that in the future, at the Capital Olympics, Bolt will break the world record of 9.69 seconds.

"It's over the wind." Director Yu explained: "That was still in '96, when the wind speed was 5.1 meters, and Thompson also ran 9.69 seconds in that race, which is the fastest speed in the 100 meters so far. ”

"96 years, it's been eight years, so this Thompson shouldn't be young, more than thirty? That should be going downhill. Zhang Guan asked.

"Although youth has an impact on the strength of sprinters, in my experience, these sprinters are convulsions, and if you are in good shape, you can suddenly burst out and the speed is amazing, maybe even faster than the Americans. Pay attention to him when you race, and if he gets convulsed and gets fast, don't be surprised, don't be influenced by him, especially in terms of the pace of the game, keep running at your own pace. Yu Dao paused, quietly pondered for a few seconds, and then added: "In fact, in the rematch, as long as you keep the third." The third place will be able to enter the semi-finals, that is, there is a historic breakthrough! In the sprint event, we have never reached the semi-finals. ”

"I feel like I'm in okay shape now, maybe I can fight for the top spot in the group!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.

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