End of May.

After half a month, Chu Chao went to Paris with the team to participate in the upcoming IAAF Diamond League.

Paris is the first stop.

In previous years, the first stop was Doha, but Qatar had just finished hosting the World Cup, and the IAAF set it in Paris.

on the plane.

Chu Chao looked at the schedule and date list sent by Yuan Qiang, only to feel a tingling scalp, and couldn't help but gasp.

This...... The competition is too intensive, right?

Playing in the Diamond League for the first time......

Only then did Chu Chao discover how easy the marathon schedule was.

Compared to a marathon in January, the schedule of the sprint race is simply terrifyingly dense.

June 1st, Paris.

The next 11 stations will have an interval of at least three days, and at most two weeks, and all the races in the 11 stations will be completed within two months.

Until July 29th, return to China, Shanghai Station.

On August 3, it was Pengcheng Station again.

Seven continents, fifteen cities, airlines are all laughing in the bathroom.

Then, in August, there was a temporary break of one month.

It's not that I can finally rest, but I'm going to Budapest this month to compete in the World Athletics Championships.

The World Championships have been held for almost a month.

At the end of August, when the World Championships are over, the Diamond League will be restarted.

There are two more stops left.

Until September 16th, all the sub-tournaments are over, followed by the Diamond League Finals in Eugene, USA.

Whole...... A three-and-a-half-month devil's schedule.

For all track and field athletes, it is a challenge of both body and mind.

Of course, it is possible to forgo the sub-station race.

However, it will affect the points, as well as the final ranking, as well as the prize money in hand.

Chu Chao originally thought very simply, when he participated in the Diamond League, he could still find time to run a marathon, and if the schedule coincided, he could only give up.

However, looking at it now, what is the "gap"?

Tightly!

Profession, that's career.

……

"Your usual competitions are so intensive?"

Chu Chao sat next to Su Shen's seat, and deliberately changed it, wanting to take advantage of the flight to learn from him.

Su Shen smiled and nodded casually: "Every year from May to September, it is the devil's schedule, and the rest of the time is relatively relaxed." Aren't you a training maniac? How...... Scared? ”

Athletics competitions are originally the most suitable for summer and autumn.

This is normal.

It's like this every year.

Diamond League, once a year.

If it were the Olympics, it would have been adjusted accordingly, but it would have been more sour for the athletes.

"It's not that I'm afraid, haha, I was still thinking about taking the time to run a marathon."

Chu Chao explained with a smile.

Su Shen: ......

"Young man, beware of getting hurt!"

"Hey, haven't you ever been hurt since your debut?"

He asked very solemnly.

Although this topic does not seem very auspicious, it is really the norm and seeking truth from facts.

And you need to pay extra attention.

Young people are passionate, but they are also prone to over-fatigue and don't know where their limits are.

"Yes."

"If you are young, if your muscles are stronger, the chance of injury is still not large, and besides, I used to run marathons, so it was not so intense."

Chu Chao racked his brains to make up reasons.

In my mind, I thought: healing is my biggest hole card.

With such a dense schedule, healing this skill can definitely be used to the fullest.

It's a miracle!

Especially in the second half of the league.

Some sports injuries and exhaustion can get worse over time.

But you can always be at your best.

Anytime!

Thinking about it like this, Chu Chao suddenly felt a little high.

Su Shen glanced at him and nodded slightly: "You don't have enough experience in the competition, you will inevitably be nervous, so you should pay attention to relaxation." You have a good muscle mass, but pay special attention to the groin, which is the most common lesion. ”

He solemnly explained and passed on his experience.

Chu Chao nodded lightly.

The two chatted for a while, and Chu Chao continued to look at the game materials.

……

To a certain extent, the current international 100-meter race is an era of falling stars.

The current top 10 of the 100m sprint world record:

Usain Bolt has four of them.

Guy occupies two.

Powell accounted for two.

The remaining two records are attributed to Gatlin and Blake.

These five people are the East Evil, West Poison, Southern Emperor, Northern Beggar, and Zhongshentong who used to be in the 100-meter race.

100 meters and five uniques!

Usain Bolt, in particular, once ruled an era!

However, now, except for Blake, the other four have officially retired with honor.

Most of them are around 40 years old, and their physical functions inevitably decline, and they can no longer adapt to high-intensity competitions.

Their fame can only be seen again from some strange news reports.

For example, Bottel was defrauded of tens of millions of dollars in pensions.

For another example, Guy's fifteen-year-old daughter was shot and killed, which cast an even more tragic veil on the already tragic trapeze.

Whereas......

The new "five uniques" have not yet been produced.

Far from it.

In the world's top 10 record, the tenth place, Gatlin, set a time of 9.74 seconds.

This is what he won in Doha in the Diamond League in '15.

However, in all the races of the last three years, no one has been able to run this result.

Su Shen's best result was obtained at the Tokyo Olympics, 9.83 seconds, the first in Asia!

But there is still a considerable distance from this record, perhaps...... There is no chance of a breakthrough anymore.

Come to think of it......

Chu Chao couldn't help but smile.

Tokyo, really...... His own number one in Asia was also refreshed there.

After a little distraction, Chu Chao once again focused his attention on the player's profile.

Blake.

There is only one left of the "Five Uniques".

The peak time was 9.69 seconds.

However, he was born in 89, and his current competitive form is inevitably declining.

The last time he competed in the 19th year, the Athletics Association Diamond League, Zurich, he ran 10.07 seconds.

It's not as good as my current results.

The world of sprinting, after all, is not martial arts - the older you are, the deeper your internal strength.

Even if it's a real martial arts, it's ...... Fist is afraid of being less strong!

At the age of 23, when the high-spirited Blake ran 9.69 seconds, he probably couldn't imagine that ten years later, he couldn't even run in 10 seconds.

Of course......

These are all made up by Chu Chao's brain.

He once again felt that professional athletes, the golden career was short.

Shaohua is fleeting!

……

More than ten hours later, the plane arrived in Paris, and all the team members checked into the hotel.

This time, Chu Chao did not bring an assistant, because with the team, everything will be arranged in an orderly manner by the coaching staff.

Upon arrival at the hotel.

His own room is next to Su Shen's room.

Chu Chao took a break, and then posted a photo of himself and Su Shen on Weibo, accompanied by copywriting.

- "In 18 years, Su Shen ran 9.91 seconds in the 100-meter race of the IAAF Diamond League Paris Station, he started in a squatting style, and after the starting gun sounded, his left foot quickly kicked off the starting block, accelerating forward while raising the center of gravity of the body. ”

"Suppose Su Shen's mass is m, within the starting distance S, the amount of center of gravity pull is h, the initial velocity obtained is v, and the resistance to him is w resistance, may I ask, how much does his mechanical energy increase in the process? How much can your own creatures consume? ”

After the Weibo was sent, Chu Chao couldn't help but show a strange smile.

Ha ha.

Really...... Happy.

I didn't come up with this question myself, I just searched it on the Internet, and I thought it was very interesting.

It's exciting.

It makes people bald.

's own Weibo, now has 4.9 million fans, it should have been unmarketed, and the number of live fans is still quite large.

After sending it out, it was soon the comment area exploded.

"Brother, be a person, right? The heads are big to see. ”

"When are you going to sprint again? Aren't you a marathon runner? ”

"Seek the positioning god, according to the background picture of the photo, quickly locate the location of the hotel. V500。 ”

"emmmm, super super, set five blessings? I have everything else, and now I am almost dedicated. Will you give me all yours? ”

……

Chu Chao looked at the comments and found that there were some stalks that he couldn't understand.

Isn't this the Chinese New Year?

What kind of dedication?

But he didn't pay much attention to it, shook his head and smiled, and went straight to the gym.

Let's practice!

Let's practice!

……

A day later, it was soon time for the pre-match tactical analysis session.

The first is the 100-meter dash.

Yuan Qiang has already won the list of contestants in the group.

There are three rounds in total.

In the first round of the group stage, there are seven groups, eight people in each group, and the top three in each group plus the best three results will be promoted.

Second round semi-finals: three groups, each group is still eight people, the top two in each group, plus two best results to advance.

Round 3: Finals, eight players to determine the final ranking.

The schedule is tight.

The competition was intense.

"Let me tell you, this is the first stop, everyone is not in good shape, based on the experience of previous years, this is the time to run a good result."

"Especially Chu Chao, your first time participating. Ren Yun told me that you are a competition-type player, and every time you compete, your results will be better than the training competition. There is a high probability that it will be overperformed. When it is strong, it is strong. ”

"Then this time, congratulations, you won the lottery."

"The group you were assigned to can be said to be the group of death."

"I hope you don't get eliminated in the group stage."

He said with some tears and laughter.

Then casually handed the grouping list to Chu Chao.

Chu Chao took it, and after taking a look, he gasped, and suddenly, the person was a little numb.

Check out the names of these dicks!

Ronnie Baker, an American, peaked in 9.83 seconds.

He is the first man in the 60-meter race today.

A player with a lot of strength and experience, who is not very old, is now the year to fight.

And then there'......

Coleman, with a peak time of 9.76 seconds, ran into the 9.80 second mark twice, which was even more fierce than the previous one.

He was the No. 1 in the IAAF 100m Flyer standings two years ago.

Moreover, this product also comes with its own Buff.

He was banned for two years by the IAAF two years ago for missing three doping tests in 12 months.

Now, it's the first battle of the official comeback!

I am very eager to get results and get back to the top.

The hungry tiger is coming down the mountain.

Chu Chao felt that this product might really be doping, but it was still uncertain.

You haven't eaten, why don't you dare to check it?

The third is his teammate, Xie Zhenye, thank God.

It also has the strength of 100 meters and 10 seconds.

One of the best figures in the country.

With these three people in place, this group can really be called the group of death for themselves.

The top three teams from the group advance.

There is a high probability that he can only squeeze out his teammates and thank God.

If you can't squeeze it out, you can only go to the elimination area to see if you can mix in the top three in the elimination area.

Xie Zhenye glanced at Chu Chao and pursed his lips slightly.

His face was a little solemn.

This is a group of death for Chu Chao, and for him, it is naturally the same.

He had seen Chu Chao train.

Chu Chao has the strength to run into 10 seconds!

And, it's already the norm.

Although the results within ten seconds are not very stable, the strength is definitely not to be underestimated.

If you really want to be squeezed out of the promotion place by Chu Chao, it will be a big overturn, and it will become a background board from now on!

It is equivalent to letting Chu Chao step on his reputation and rise strongly in the 100-meter race.

"Are we being targeted?"

"This group ......"

At this time, Chu Chao asked.

Still think...... Outrageous.

In the other groups, the pressure is really not so great.

Grouping, the eternal metaphysics on the field, is also the only link where luck exists.

Of course, it is also the link that is most likely to be questioned.

Yuan Qiang glared at him: "Young man, wake up, you are not qualified to be targeted now!" ”

"Because you're a newcomer and don't have the strength, you're treated as a fish belly! They think you're cannon fodder, you know? ”

"As for Coleman, it was because of the doping incident, and his points were also frozen, which was not taken into account when grouping."

Chu Chao: Ugh.

Damn it.

Got it.

But it's still not happy.

Su Shen next to him also got his own list at this time, and after taking a look, he couldn't help but smile.

His grouping this time is very comfortable.

The strength of Ronnie Baker and Coleman, the world rankings, are definitely in the top 10.

They are in the same group and other groups in the group stage, which is relatively comfortable.

I am in this group, and the top three qualify, there must be no problem.

Of course, its own strength is also here.

In the latest edition of the 100m Flyer World Rankings, he ranked eighth.

Xie Zhenye is 22nd.

At this time, Su Shen couldn't help but reach out and pat Chu Chao's shoulder, and then looked at Xie Zhenye.

"Come on, you two, or squeeze Ronnie Baker down......"

"I remember the last time, he seemed to get you a hand and let you run away."

Xie Zhenye smiled helplessly and nodded.

Be.

Last year's Diamond League Lausanne.

This time, it can be regarded as a narrow encounter with Ronnie Baker, a battle of revenge.

It's just that there is a Chu Chao in the middle, which is quite uncomfortable.

The loss to Ronnie Baker was understandable.

If you lose to Chu Chao, it's a shame......

All three have their own thoughts.

After Yuan Qiang explained the situation of the other players, he ended the pre-game meeting and left Chu Chao alone.

This made Chu Chao a little surprised.

Why do you still eat small stoves?

"Do you have any unique secrets that you would like to pass on to me?"

Chu Chao asked with a smile.

Yuan Qiang gave him a blank look: "Pass on your sunflower treasure book......"

Chu Chao: ......

Scratching his head and smiling.

This big guy is really joking.

"I solemnly advise you not to do anything crooked, stimulants. This is one of them. ”

"Second, before taking any medicine, you have to report it to the team. And your diet, water glasses, all pay special attention. ”

"Third, go out less, Paris is not safe, and ...... Do not order chicken, lest it become a soft-footed shrimp. It's even more humiliating to get sick. Do you have a girlfriend? Once every three days at most. Up to half an hour to finish. ”

It was the first time he brought Chu Chao out of the competition, so he explained these matters for the first time.

is a little more easy-going than Ren Yun.

It's also a little more down-to-earth.

The tube is a little looser.

Maybe it's because the marathon national youth are all youngsters and must be strictly managed.

And the Diamond League, which is basically a famous player, is there for age, and all kinds of conditions are naturally available.

Chu Chao naturally agreed to come down.

Throughout the competition, he was abstinent.

This is the base exercise.

……

June 1st.

The competition has officially begun.

Multiple competitions are played almost simultaneously.

Long jump, high jump, shot put, discus, javelin...... These are also track and field events.

It looks like a big school sports meeting.

Two days ago, Chu Chao also saw that the school sports meeting of No. 1 Middle School had just ended, and at the closing ceremony, his deeds were also played.

"Hey, hey, I'm at Charlotte Stadium, waiting to see your game, what are you doing now?"

Seating area at the back.

The 100-meter race hadn't started yet, and it was almost two hours away, when Chu Chao saw the message from Lu Yan on his mobile phone, so he sent her a voice back.

The stadium, called the Stade de Charlotte, is one of the oldest stadiums in Paris, having been built in 1938.

When I learned this when I entered the field, I was stunned.

At that time, there was still a war of resistance in China, right?

However, it is repaired early and aged quickly.

The equipment of the municipal stadium in Jianghai City is not as new, and the toilet still smells of urine.

100 years old.

Tut.

"It's okay, I'm strolling around, relaxing."

"Look at this almost 100-year-old gymnasium, are there any hidden corners."

Chu Chao said with a casual smile.

Lu Yan: ......

"You have a really big heart, aren't you nervous?"

"I can't help but get nervous, the atmosphere at this scene is very violent, it's the first time I've seen such a violent game."

"The player who threw the javelin just now almost killed the referee with one shot......"

She was powerless to complain, and she also made jokes, slightly exaggerated, and livened up the atmosphere.

Chu Chao laughed: "It's useless to be nervous, ah, in today's group stage, my opponent is the current 100-meter field, the world's No. 1." ”

"I guess I can't run away, I have to think about the tricks, is there any metaphysics, draw a circle and curse him for a while."

Lu Yan: ......

I couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

"Can you be serious? Why don't I find you a Hogwarts wizard? Last time you were in London, didn't you go to the nine-and-three-quarters station and talk to them first? ”

Although she said that Chu Chao was not serious, the style of painting gradually shifted.

The right thing is to relax before the game.

Chu Chao smiled: "That's right, why isn't it right?" I told them that the earthquake was high and the water was beautiful, but they didn't react. I said again that the king of heaven covered the tiger, and they told me to get out. ”

Hearing this, Lu Yan couldn't laugh anymore.

Elegant!

Xiu'er, come on!

I'm here to see the 100m race.

I'm not here to listen to talk shows or cross talk!

……

After chatting with her for about half an hour, I went back to the preparation area to make final preparations.

To be honest, Chu Chao was still inevitably nervous.

Ran to the bathroom several times.

But I can't pee.

About an hour and fifty minutes later.

Chu Chao finally stood on the track of the 100-meter race.

Breathe deeply.

Warm up.

Yourself on Route 6.

Very auspicious number.

Six up!

Chu Chao's heart was rolling at the moment.

Dash!

100 meters!

I'm coming!

From the runway of the campus playground of Haicheng No. 1 Middle School, to the stage of today's Diamond League.

It's just that......

When he first came out of the rivers and lakes, he met "the first master of martial arts today"!

But...... What can I do?

Only...... him!

Bright Sword!

Fire!

……

……

(End of chapter)