Born to Run

"...Audience friends, the men's 400m final will begin soon. Chinese player Ye Qin will appear in the final. This is the second event that Ye Qin participated in after winning the men's 200m championship last night. finals.

In the history of track and field, our well-known legendary sprinter Michael Johnson once won the men's 200m and 400m double world championships in the 1995 Gothenburg World Athletics Championships.

my country’s Ye Qin has also become one of the few athletes in the world who can advance to the finals in both the men’s 200 meters and the men’s 400 meters.

And it's in such a dense schedule and the weather conditions are so bad.

Before the game, I communicated with the coaches of the track and field team. After Ye Qin ran the men’s 200-meter final yesterday, and then today’s 400-meter final, there may be physical problems, but it doesn’t matter. Ye Qin has created China. The athlete's best performance in track and field, every step he takes now is making history. Regardless of his final results, he is already worthy of a Chinese athlete..."

At 21:25 local time in Helsinki, when the last group of women’s 4×100m preliminaries left the track and field, Mu Jiang’s voice began to appear on the TV. Can't help but "cock".

At this time, many old track and field fans looked solemn and frowned. Among the many broadcast games they watched, it was rare to hear the commentary that they would vaccinate everyone in this way before the game.

But looking at the match schedule given by Mu Jiang for the previous few days, many people felt a little relieved. The schedule of this World Championships is really not very friendly, at least for Yeqin.

The men’s 200-meter and men’s 400-meter races are serious. Ye Chin participated in the men’s 200-meter semifinals and semi-finals one day on August 10, and the men’s 400-meter semi-finals, three games a day. Anyone with a little knowledge of track and field Know how difficult it is.

You know, when "Forrest Gump" won the 200m and 400m World Championships, there was absolutely no conflict between the two events. But Yeqin encountered high-intensity competitions like three matches in one day.

But even so, after Ye Qin just won a men's 200m gold medal, the audience squatting in front of the TV at this moment still feel a bit of anticipation.

Especially many spectators who did not pay attention to Yechin’s 200m race before. After suddenly learning all kinds of news from the media and various channels during the day, they made a special trip to stay up late to watch the race tonight. The sense of expectation in their hearts is naturally even greater Strong.

"...Okay, the players have already appeared on the field. Ye Qin is on the second lane. It seems that he is in a good state of mind after a day of rest. In this men's 400m final, the US team is three. Famous players participated in the finals and still showed unparalleled dominance in the track and field...

The first track was British player Timothy Benjamin, who ran his personal best of 44.75. The third track was the 2004 Athens Olympic Games men’s 400m and men’s 4×400m champion Jimmy- Warner, he is currently the world's first man in the men's 400 meters and the first white runner to win this honor in the sprint event. In this year's USATF Championship, Jimmy Warner won the first place with 44.20 seconds... Four Tyler Christopher..."

With the gradual progress of time, the footage from the live camera lens showed that eight athletes were standing on the 400-meter starting line. In Mu Jiang’s commentary, an information box for the list of players suspended on the TV screen also appeared. In front of everyone.

The first one, Timothy Benjamin, England;

The second order, Ye Qin, China;

The third way, Jimmy Warner, the United States;

Fourth Road, Taylor Christopher, Canada;

Fifth Road, Darrod Williamson, United States;

The sixth way, Brandon Simpson, Jamaica;

Seventh Road, Andrew Luke, United States;

Eighth Road, Chris Brown, Bahamas;

"Jimmy Warner?!"

Ye Qin stood in the second lane and looked at Jimmy Warner, who was not far in front of the third lane. He was a white man with a round inch. He was slender and strong. Even in the evening, the opponent also brought a pair. The brown sunglasses looked cold and arrogant.

In last year's Athens Olympics, Jimmy Warner and Liu Yangyu won the 400-meter hurdles and the 110-meter hurdles, which became the most sensational event in the athletics at the time.

Both represent the races of their respective skin colors, and their highest achievements in track and field have broken the shackles that were almost entirely dominated by black athletes in sprint events.

For a while in his heart, Yechin wanted to run a game with Jimmy Warner, and wanted to challenge each other. Even though the ending may not be good, his inner willingness was very strong.

As an athlete, he has always dreamed of constantly fighting against faster and stronger opponents.

Sometimes Ye Qin would think that his 400-meter improvement is not as good as the 200-meter improvement. One of the reasons is that he encountered too few 400-meter opponents.

After all, although 400 meters is also a sprint event, no matter at home or abroad, the number of people who really practice is much less than that of one or two hundred meters, and even fewer people can achieve results.

Like 200 meters, although the gap between the domestic and the world level is still very large, there are many people who practice. Many athletes of 100 meters will practice 200 meters at the same time. At least during the whole growth period, the challenges faced by 200 meters are more. .

The same is true after stepping into the international arena. Starting from the World Junior Championships and World Youth Championships, the 200-meter athletes he encountered were obviously higher than the 400-meter level.

The level of men's 400 meters in today's World Championships is the highest level Ye Qin has faced since he started practicing 400 meters.

Ye Qin could feel completely different from the mentality he had when he participated in the men's 200m race yesterday. At that time, he wanted to fight hard and fight. Today, his mentality has become relaxed, but he wants to compete in such a high-level race. Here, look at your potential and level of 400 meters.

What Yeqin didn't notice was that when he appeared in the men's 400m final, other 400m contestants in the same group were also full of vigilance for him.

Perhaps before yesterday’s men’s 200-meter final, this included Jimmy Warner who he just observed. Before yesterday’s men’s 200-meter final, for athletes like Jimmy Warner who stood at the top of the 400 meters, he was very important to Yechin. His understanding is probably that of an ordinary Asian athlete, and almost instantaneously after Yechin won the title of 200m champion, he aroused the vigilance of the Olympic champion.

Similarly, other 400-meter athletes in the same group no longer dare to wait for Yechin to stand in the 400-meter final.

The 200-meter world champion, standing in the 400-meter finals, no matter what his true 400-meter level is, just get this title, everyone will put him in the highest category that requires high attention. among.

In the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, when many spectators watched Yechin appear on the field at this time, they also did not hesitate to applaud and cheer.

Yesterday, many spectators at the scene witnessed how Yechin went from falling behind and surpassing to the forefront, and eventually even passed the 100-meter flying man Jax Trin.

And the Asian face that appeared for the first time, the red sprint suit, made Finland, Europe and many people in the world have a great interest in him.

In Japan alone, when Ye Chin won the championship in the final and broke the Asian record, it caused a flutter in Japan.

Japan's men's sprint event in Asia has been in the top position for many years in a row. Aside from some naturalized athletes in West Asia, Japan is already Asia's leader in finishing strength.

At the end of 2003, Shingo Suo ran the Asian 200m record of 20.03, which was even more exciting for the whole country. Although Shingo Suo just won the bronze medal at the Paris World Championships in 20.38 in the subsequent World Championships, it was also an Asian player in the world The first medal won in a sprint competition.

Only now, this record has passed.

Ye Qin broke the record of Susue Shingo, and on a stage like the Track and Field World Championships, whether it is the authenticity of the record, the gold content of the results, and the influence of the championship honor, they far surpass the opponent.

In the stands, Liu Yangyu, who had already put on his jacket at this time, was holding a bottle of pure water in his hand, watching the upcoming men's 400m race in the stands.

Next to him, coach Sun Chaosheng is also watching the upcoming men's 400m final.

Liu Yangyu's game has ended, and the pair of masters and apprentices can finally watch a track and field event with complete peace of mind. Sun Chaosheng’s observation of Ye Qin has been very early. At that time, when Nie Fangping was coaching Ye Qin, he proposed to Nie Fangping that Ye Qin should participate in international competitions to train and improve himself, but he did not expect that Ye Qin could actually In this world championships won the men's 200 meters gold medal.

For their masters and apprentices, Ye Qin won the championship yesterday, which greatly reduced the pressure on the two of them. Before that, Liu Yangyu was the only player of the Chinese Athletic Team who hoped to win a gold medal or a medal, but after Ye Chin, he finally got a gold medal, which can be said to be a sharp drop in pressure.

Of course, the pressure cannot be said to be absent, but at least it is not the kind that one person can carry everyone's expectations. This is also one of the reasons why Liu Yangyu was able to perform beyond Sun Chaosheng's expectations in the final finals and won the gold medal~www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Standing in front of the starting line, Ye Qin moved his body slightly, and soon heard the sound of the starter from the sidelines reminding the players to be in position.

Ye Qin adjusted his breathing, walked to the starting line, stepped on the treadmill pedals, leaned over and lowered his head, ready to wait for the coming gunshots.

"SET!"

Snapped!

The crisp starting gun sound suddenly sounded!

In the stands just a little quieter in the arena, there was an overwhelming cheers immediately after the gunshots rang out.

Many viewers in China who are watching the TV screen are also seeing all the players on the TV screen taking action, and then a gunshot sounded, and then Mu Jiang's excited shout came out: "The game begins..."

Yeqin maintained a high degree of concentration before the gunshots of the game. I don’t know if he experienced the excitement of yesterday’s 200m final. At the moment the gunshots sounded, he found that he started very well, reacted and accelerated the start. It seems to be faster than running 200 meters yesterday.

The 400-meter race is not as high as the one-to-two-hundred-meter starting requirements, but quick starting reaction and acceleration are always an advantage, not a disadvantage.

At the same time, Jimmy Warner, who was in the third lane in front of Yechin, reacted very quickly. After the gunshots sounded, his feet suddenly stepped on the pedals, and people ran out quickly.

Jimmy Warner runs with light feet and stretches, but it's not particularly beautiful. He is the same as Michael Johnson, under the same teacher Clyde Hart, in the running movement, to use more traditional words, it is a bit "sitting" and running. This kind of running posture is very high for hip delivery ability, but if fully mastered, it can make people have a large stride and good physical stability.