Born to Run

"Yesterday, at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Chinese athlete Yechin played well. First he advanced to the men's 200m final with a time of 20.33 in the men's 200m semifinal. Then Yechin returned at 20 o'clock in the evening local time. In the men's 400m semifinals with 20 points, he once again advanced to the men's 400m finals held on the evening of August 12 with a time of 44.94. This result once again set the national men's 400m record held by him... "

"Tonight at 22:10 local time and 3:10 am Beijing time, the men's 200-meter final of the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki will kick off. Chinese player Yechin will play, so stay tuned. At the same time, 2:40 am , my country’s Liu Yangyu will participate in the semifinals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles."

"Yepchin, the national record holder for the men's 200m and 400m, successfully advanced to the finals in the men's 200m and 400m at the Helsinki World Championships. It is reported that the men's 200m final will be at 3:10 tonight. Min, the men’s 400-meter final will be at 2:35 in the morning tomorrow night, and the China Five Sports Channel will broadcast these two events live for you..."

On August 11th, in the domestic morning news and sports news of the sports channel, a piece of news about the men's 200m final gradually attracted some people's attention.

The low-key Chinese track and field delegation dispatched to the World Championships in 2005 did not cause a lot of disturbance, but several large-scale website media still made detailed special reports.

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At night, at 21:30 local time in Helsinki, at the media broadcaster in the stands of the Olympic Stadium, at this time, the commentator of Channel 5, Mu Jiang, was nervously waiting for the next game to begin.

"Old Mu, don't get excited, Liu Yangyu will definitely be able to advance to the finals."

The director Guan Chengfei looked at Mu Jiang from sitting on the broadcasting booth at night, his expression has been a little restless, and he said something to appease.

He knew that Mu Jiang was also a player in the men's 110 Milan, and he practiced for many years before entering the university. Therefore, he paid special attention to Liu Yangyu's participation in the men's 110-meter hurdle.

Last year’s Athens Olympics, Mu Jiang’s sentence "Liu Yangyu won, Liu Yangyu made history!" resounded across the country, and this year, at about the same time, on the stage of Helsinki, he will once again witness the performance of this legendary Chinese athlete in the World Championships. .

Mu Jiang clasped his fingers on the broadcasting booth table and kept tapping gently, showing that the finger owner was quite uneasy at this time. After hearing Guan Chengfei's words, he turned his head and smiled hard, "Liu Yangyu is in a different state now. It’s particularly good. I have communicated with Coach Sun Chaosheng before, and probably the final result may be around 13.10. The weather this time has a great influence on many athletes. I watched his preliminaries yesterday and ran a little tight. , The venue is too restrictive."

"13.10. The championship is a bit hanged, right?" Guan Chengfei frowned slightly. He knows the performance of the Chinese Athletics Team in the World Championships. Up to now, it is still in a state of zero medals, and the biggest of them The gold spot was Liu Yangyu, who was also a supporter of Liu Yangyu himself. He couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable when he heard Mu Jiang's answer like this.

"Let's watch the final play." Mu Jiang shook his head slightly, knowing the pressure Liu Yangyu is carrying at this time, but competitive sports pays attention to the athlete's personal state, and some things cannot be avoided.

Thinking of this, he smiled again, "Anyway, I don't think it is a problem for Liu Yangyu to enter the final, but I am now worried about the 200-meter final after the 110-meter hurdle."

"That's true. The strength of the Olympic champion is there. Even if you can't win the championship, it will definitely be no problem to qualify for the final." Guan Chengfei nodded and paused, "What are you worried about in the men's 200-meter final?"

In the last two competitions of the schedule on August 11, at 21:40, the semi-finals of the men's 110-meter hurdles started, and the finale was the men's 200-meter final. In this final, the Chinese team was Yeqin. , This is on the bright side.

Mu Jiang looked at the track and field in the distance, where the staff on the track was nervously starting to arrange the hurdles for the 110-meter hurdle competition. The last game was the women's 100-meter hurdle. Although it was the same hurdle event, the hurdles between the two were different.

In the international competition, men’s hurdles are 110 meters high, 106 cm high, and 10 hurdles; women’s 100 meters low hurdles, 84 cm high, and 10 hurdles. Therefore, although the two events are also hurdles, the hurdles need to be changed from beginning to end on the runway before and after.

After staring at it for a while, it seemed that Mu Jiang came back to his senses slowly and chuckled softly: "I'm still looking forward to it. I read the information of the men's 200m racers before and after, and Ye Qin still has a chance."

"Can you get a medal?" Guan Chengfei became interested.

You must know that as a live broadcaster of a sports event, he has watched enough games. Although he understands many things, he doesn’t know much about the explanations of athletes like Mu Jiang, but he can still see some ways. .

"It's hard to say." Mu Jiang pursed his lips. "At the end of the 2003 World Championships in Paris, Shenwu could get the third place in 20.38 seconds. According to my observations, and communication with some coaches of the track and field team, Ye Qin's state It's very stable, and there is more or less hope. However, for young athletes, the mentality is still not completely accurate."

"What's the matter with youth? Young people can create miracles." Guan Chengfei smiled, "Furthermore, Ye Qin was in the top six of the Olympic Games last year. How can we look forward to this medal."

"The main reason is that there are a lot of new strong players in this men's 200m competition~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Although the 200m Olympic champion of the US team has not come, the lineup is still terribly strong."

Mu Jiang has already seen the list of players waiting for the men's 200m final. The US team has four players for the first time in this world championships. The 100-meter trapeze Jax Trin and the newly emerging American Jason Gaby and Wallace Spielmont, as well as John Capel.

Among them, John Capel was the champion of the previous World Championships and belongs to an extra spot. At this time, the IAAF has a policy that the champions of the previous World Championships can qualify directly to participate in the World Championships without going through the national trials, and they will not occupy the places of the three players in the participating countries.

In 1997, after Michael Johnson was injured in a competition with Dovano Bailey for the direct first man trapeze, he was unable to participate in the US World Championships qualifiers. This policy was used to directly participate in the World Championships.

With such a lineup, it can be said that it is almost impossible for players from other countries to grab food from the US team.

Not to mention the championship, even the difficulty of competing for a medal will be infinitely magnified.

Guan Chengfei also knew this situation, and his expression became a little heavier for a while when he heard Mu Jiang's statement.

Liu Yangyu was born in Chinese track and field and became the pride of the whole country and even Asia. Ye Chin followed suit, giving them hope for those who are passionate about track and field competitions.

But the influence of the short-span event is not like sprinting after all, and it is really as difficult for Ye Qin to get out of all kinds of strong players.

On the field, at this time, the men's 110-meter hurdles seemed to have been set up. Mu Jiang and Guan Chengfei looked at each other, and instead of talking about other gossips, they cheered up and began to prepare for the interpretation of the waiting game.