Chapter 555
August 23, 2008, the penultimate day of the Beijing Olympic Games.
At this stage, the Olympic competition is actually coming to an end, and the Chinese team has won 45 gold medals so far, which is far ahead of the United States and Russia in terms of quantity and quality, and firmly occupies the top spot in the gold medal table.
However, there are still a lot of gold points in the follow-up today and tomorrow.
For example, today there is Wang Hao and Ma Lin's table tennis men's singles gold medal match, for example, tomorrow there is Zou Shiming's 48kg boxing gold medal match.
However, the most important of these competitions is Chen Mingming's men's 800m gold medal battle.
Since there is no suspense in the gold medal list, the only suspense left now is whether the Chinese team can win more than 50 gold medals.
After all, the event has reached this stage, and the audience's enthusiasm for watching the game has begun to weaken a little, but tonight's game is still attracting much attention, after all, this is a competition in which Chen Mingming, the king of track and field, participates.
Every game of Brother Liang is not to be missed!
The men's 800m race starts early, at 19:30 in the evening.
Since the retirement of Danish king Jeep Kate, there has been no good player in the 800m event in the world athletics for many years, so that a decadent part-time athlete like Chen Mingliang can casually dominate.
In fact, before David Rudisha came out, all of Chen Mingming's opponents could be said to be local chickens and dogs.
However, for Chinese audiences, the more suspenseful the game, the more we like to watch it, and it is also very exciting.
For example, it is very interesting to watch Zhang Yining and Wang Nan play, and it is also interesting to watch Wang Hao and Ma Lin play.
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The time for the men's 800m race is approaching, and it is not yet dark.
However, now there are countless viewers who tune the TV channel back to Channel 5, and they directly lock the channel, the battery is pulled out and lost, and no one can change the channel.
This race has a long experience from the preliminaries to the semi-finals and then to the finals, so it has also been carefully and fully analyzed by many people, who have always believed that the 800-meter race is one of the least suspenseful races in track and field.
You are doing this, so that Kenya's Bangai, Korwa and Sudan's Ismail are embarrassed.
The 800-meter run is not strictly a sprint, it is already a middle distance run.
But there is no doubt that the strongest in this project is the Afrika Korps, such as Kenya, such as Ethiopia.
But these Afrika Korps are actually better at running long distances such as 1,500 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, because their training structure makes them less explosive.
But these competitions are no longer something that Chen Mingliang can participate in, because fast speed and good endurance are a pair of brothers full of contradictions, and it is difficult to take care of both, and they must be talented.
The ancestors have a saying, called just can't last long, it is simply applicable to all aspects, even the gift of Dunlun is like this, the continuous high-intensity sprint, often does not last long and will foam at the mouth.
Chen Mingliang is such a talent, he has good speed and excellent endurance, and his conditions are indeed suitable for running 400 meters.
However, the topic is far away.
Chen Mingliang is in a very good state today, his expression is also very relaxed, and the coaches don't have to be too nervous, everyone says, just run as you like, we won't formulate any tactics for you, do everything you can.
At 19:20 Beijing time, the Bird's Nest National Stadium was already brightly lit.
Today's attendance was surprisingly high, which was in stark contrast to yesterday's track and field.
Chen Mingliang did not have a competition event yesterday, and the other athletes of the Chinese team did not have a strong event in track and field, which led to the attendance rate of the Bird's Nest yesterday being less than 5 percent, and nearly half of the scene was empty.
As a result, a day later, today's scene was full again, and it was still hard to get a ticket.
That's how powerful the superstar effect is.
In other words, at least 40,000 people who came to the scene to watch the game today were obviously coming for Chen Mingming, and Brother Liang's box office appeal is really quite good, and he can almost open a theater to act by himself.
"Audience friends, audience friends, welcome everyone to lock in CCAV-5, the men's 800m final will be played soon.
Let's switch to the broadcast of the game, and now the athletes are ready to enter the stadium, and they are now doing all the pre-competition preparations......"
As soon as the TV commentator's words fell, the TV picture was indeed given to the scene of the Bird's Nest, where Chen Mingliang was standing in the athletes' tunnel shaking his head and preparing to play.
The audience hasn't seen Chen Mingming's real person yet, but they saw Chen Mingliang there from the big screen at the scene, and they were already excited and couldn't help themselves:
"Chen Mingming!"
"Brother Liang, come on!"
"Brother Liang is mighty!"
"We still believe in you!"
Chen Mingliang doesn't need others to believe it, he can just believe in himself.
β...... The athletes have stood in their place, so let's take a look at the athletes who made it to the finals:
First of all, this is Nabil Madi, an athlete from Algeria, who we are not familiar with, but judging by his skin color and physical characteristics, this athlete should be good and meets all the characteristics of a middle-distance runner.
The second is the athlete Bangay from Kenya, who is one of the more famous players, who is now ranked third in the international rankings and arguably one of the seeded players of the event.
However, don't be overly superstitious about rankings, Chen Mingming's international ranking in the men's 800m is 96th, and it can be seen from here that the ranking really doesn't mean anything.
The reason why the ranking is so low is that Chen Mingliang has participated in too few international competitions in the past two years, so the overall points ranking is not high.
The third way is our long-awaited Chen Mingming! When I watched the 100-meter race, I didn't think that it was obvious when I came to the 800-meter race, and he was the strongest in the field!
In the past, when we broadcast the 100-meter race, you can see that many athletes are small people, only Chen Mingliang and Bolt are very tall, and they can be regarded as standing out from the crowd.
And in the 800-meter field, Chen Mingliang is really not tall, I looked at the data, and among the 8 people who advanced to the finals, there were four people who were more than 1.9 meters tall.
But presumably Chen Mingliang doesn't care about this, we can see through the TV picture that he is really relaxed, the evidence is that he is a little bored, constantly kicking the triangular cone marking the number of the pass on the ground.
Fourth, this is Carmel from Bahrain, which is also a rare Asian player in us. Bahrain is a country in the western part of the Persian Gulf in the Middle East, a country that, like Arabia, has made its fortune on the oil economy, and as for the strength of this player, being able to reach the final is the best proof of this.
In the fifth lane, also from Kenya, Colva, in the last year or two, he and his compatriot Bungai have cooperated with each other, often using tactics to mobilize and block opponents, so the presence of these two Kenyans in the final may really pose a little obstacle to Chen Mingming's road to winning the championship.
Sixth, this is an athlete from Canada, Gary Reed, and we know by the color of his skin that this is also a naturalized athlete.
Gary Reed is Chen Mingming's old rival, he has been internationally famous since the Danish king Jeep Carey has not retired, and he has left Kenya over the years, maybe his life has changed for the better, his strength has declined, but he still has a certain impact strength.
Seventh, the young man from Cuba, Lopez, Cuba has made rapid progress in track and field over the years, and good track and field players have emerged. Like Robles, a teenager who runs the 110-meter hurdles, and some other track and field competitions in the running and jumping category, they are all very strong.
After all, Cuba is also a country in the Caribbean.
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p; The eighth way, Ismail, a famous general from Sudan. He is Chen's biggest opponent in this race, Ismail is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, and his best time is 1:42.96, which is a very strong result.
If there is anyone in the arena who can create an obstacle for Chen Mingming, except for the pair of Kenyan brothers, the only one left is Ismail.
Okay, the athletes are all ready, let's see how Chen Mingliang will play today. β
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There are still a lot of differences between the 800-meter race and the 100-meter and 200-meter races, and the points are not only the schedule, but also the start.
The men's 800-meter starting command does not contain "set", because they do not have a squatting start, and they do not need to raise their butts to do the action of a cupola.
βOn your marks!β
Hearing the command to get ready to start, everyone started to get nervous and excited, even the spectators.
The bird's nest, which was still boiling just now, seemed to be quiet at the moment when the referee said "On your marks", and everyone was afraid of disturbing the athletes to listen to the gunshots.
Many viewers in front of the TV also stood up at this moment, everyone held their breath, and waited for the game to start with anticipation, this was Chen Mingming's final show.
Bending over and standing on the starting line of the third lane, Chen Mingliang has already thought of his race strategy, he wants to grab the first, he wants to merge the line as soon as possible when he corners, and he wants to lead until the end!
The men's 800m is Chen's longest-practiced event and his first Olympic gold medal.
Throughout his career, Chen Mingliang has never developed the habit of following others.
In the group stage, if it weren't for the helplessness of being limited by the distribution of physical strength, he would definitely have to focus on his own rhythm.
Chen Mingming's rhythm is very simple, no cooperation, no technique, that is, leading all the way until the end of the game.
Dude is just to run and run and run, straight to the finish line, and don't give you a chance to use tactics.
Back then, the fledgling Chen Mingliang met the rising Jeep Kate, and this is what he did.
One trick is fresh, eat all over the world, Chen Mingliang used this trick to directly overturn Jeep Kate, 8 years have passed, and his strategy has not changed.
Later, when Chen Mingliang participated in the World Championships, the national team coaching staff assigned other tactics to Chen Mingming, but Chen Mingliang almost lost that game.
Since then, Chen Mingliang doesn't believe this, in the face of absolute strength, all tactics are on paper.
If you don't accept it, then do it!
"Smack!"
The guns rang out and the game officially began!
Chen Mingliang was the first to start again, which was already his signature move.
Many people said sourly that if Chen Mingliang hadn't reacted so well at the start, he would definitely not have won the championship in many races.
Every time, everyone was obviously well prepared, but at the beginning of the game, Chen Mingliang reacted too quickly, and was directly led by him to break the rhythm, and in the end, he was in good shape, but he still lost to Chen Mingliang.
Chen Mingliang doesn't care about this, as the holder of the men's 100-meter world record, who can say that his acceleration ability is stronger than him?
However, after all, this is a men's 800m race, so it's better to keep a low profile, there is no need to grab it so fiercely at the beginning, as long as you ensure the first place and stabilize your running rhythm.
As soon as the guns of the game rang out, the whole arena changed from extremely quiet to extremely moving, and the scene was no longer quiet before the game.
Everyone frantically cheered for Chen Mingming.
The merge was soon to be completed, with the 800-metre merge coming after the end of the first corner.
Chen Mingliang originally had a speed lead, and he was assigned the third lane, and there were also lanes, and the parallel path was very natural and convenient, and it was easy to grab the first, and he vowed to be the vanguard.
Many athletes like to follow along when running in the middle and long distances, and some event organizers even have a lead rabbit.
Because it will be more tiring to run in the first place, but Chen Mingliang likes to be this wind breaker, and he likes to take the initiative to control everything.
Chen Mingliang is also an old man, he runs 800 meters can be said to be proficient, the rhythm of the whole run is full of rhythm, the cadence is not very fast, but the pace is very large, and the strong thigh muscles ensure a stable and continuous output.
Seeing that Chen Mingliang took the lead so easily, the audience was even more excited, Brother Liang is stable.
Sure enough, Chen Mingliang is leading all the way!
Chen Mingliang didn't care who was second at all, anyway, they were behind him, Brother Liang ran forward with his head stuffed like this, and the rest of the group was together, still thinking about whether to follow.
There were two running groups in the whole field, one of which was Chen Mingliang himself, who was leading in front and far ahead, and then the rest of the athletes' groups were together, and no one dared to take the initiative.
Chen Mingming's speed is too fast!
Will Chen Mingliang be able to run the full course at this speed?
Of course not!
But Chen Mingliang has already opened up the gap, and he depends on whether you want to keep up or not.
The crowd hesitated.
Halfway through the race, Chen Mingliang had already reached the end of the first lap, and the staff began to ring the bell.
Chen Mingliang is already more than 20 meters ahead of the main force.
This is a gap of more than two seconds, and if you don't keep up, you really can't keep up.
The athletes behind wanted to exert their strength, but it was too late.
Chen Mingliang did not slow down, and his physical strength was not exhausted.
The TV gave Chen Mingming's running time on the first lap: 48.89 seconds!
It's fast.
This result can run 400 meters in China, and the qualification standard for national first-class athletes is only 49.30 seconds.
Brother Liang is strong, isn't it?
The race entered the second half of the second lap.
Sure enough, it is one of the most suspenseless games,
Chen Mingliang was already 30 meters ahead of the second place at this stage, which was a tragic gap.
It's the final sprint!
Chen Mingming's physical strength finally bottomed out when the finish line was in sight, after all, the 800-meter test of physical strength is the greatest among all track and field athletes.
In the end, Chen Mingliang did not sprint, he ran across the finish line at a uniform speed.
Everyone doesn't care whether Chen Mingliang won the first place, needless to say.
Everyone went to see the timing cards on the field for the first time, and they wanted to see if Chen Mingliang had broken the record.
1:41.10!
Oops, just right!
Jeep Kate's world record is 1:41.11, and Chen Mingliang achieved 1:41.10, which is really not wasted at all.
The full results of the athletes are shown on the big screen:
1. China, Chen Mingliang, 1:41.10;
2. Banghey, Kenya, 1:44.65;
3. Sultan, Ismail, 1:44.70;
4. Kolwa, Kenya, 1:44.82;
5. Canada, Gary Reed, 1:44.94;
6. Bahrain, Carmel, 1:44.95;
7, Cuba, Lopez, 1:45.08
8, Algeria, Nabil Madi, 1:45.16
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