Born to Run

"It is very, very difficult for the men's 100m event to reach the 10-second mark. Ye Qin 9.98 not only means that China has very competitive athletes, but also has an impact on the younger generation of athletes."

"We really want to congratulate Yechin for his outstanding performance. I think Yechin’s 9.98 seconds is great for both China and Asian track and field. This proves China’s key role in the development of Asian track and field. Without China, there would be no Asian track and field career. I have seen the progress of China’s track and field sports, and China has always set an example in track and field competitions."

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In the indoor track and field stadium of the General Administration of Yanjing Training, Ye Qin looked helpless when he watched Liu Yangyu show himself a few newspaper interviews.

"Brother Yangyu, are you here to laugh at me too?"

"No, no." Liu Yangyu had a smile on his face. "I made a special trip to show you how terrifying your influence is now. The IAAF leaders are speaking for you."

More than a month has passed since the Asian Games ended, and it is now late January 2007.

Although Ye Qin has been hiding in the General Training Administration for training and preparations, but outside, he broke the 10-second mark, won four gold medals in an Asian Games, and won three Asian men’s 100, 200 and 400 records. It has become the focus of media attention.

Many people even went to interview other IAAF leaders to give their comments. In the two paragraphs above, the first paragraph comes from the IAAF leader Sebastian Ko, who successfully bid for the Olympic Games in London in 2005. The other is the chairman of the Asian Athletics Federation Dahran Ahmed.

After Yeqin broke the 10-second mark, they both expressed their congratulations and support. The 10-second mark is of contemporary significance for sprinters, and even for sports of one country and one race.

Before the 1990s, all athletes who could break the 10-second mark in the 100-meter event had West African ancestry. Until 1991, legendary Namibian athlete Flandriks became the first athlete of non-West African descent to break the 10th mark. .

In 2003, Australian player Patrick Johnson became the first athlete without an African background to break the 10-second mark.

In 2006, Yeqin became the first Asian and East Asian yellow race athlete to officially break the ten-second mark.

The implications here are just like what Feng Shuyou, the head coach of the track and field team, said: "Yep Chin has stood on the world arena on behalf of the seniors, active athletes and coaches in the Chinese track and field world, and realized the dreams of many people. He is very great. . Yeqin’s breakthrough is not only of great significance to the men’s 100 meters, but also has a very stimulating effect on other projects. This allows us to break the original ideological imprisonment and break the myth that foreigners are invincible in this project. "

It is under this kind of publicity that Ye Qin’s current popularity has really reached a new peak in China, whether it is the advertisements and some commercial activities from the Tianguan Center, or the daily outings, on the Shuimu campus. Over there, I always meet media reporters who are staring at me.

In addition, there are many big players in the track and field world, seniors in the sports world, etc., who have expressed their congratulations and support to Yeqin, making Yeqin's popularity even higher than before the Asian Games. It is only now that he is considered in China. His popularity catches up with Liu Yangyu.

"By the way, when shall we leave?"

Ye Qin is also a little excited about the influence he has caused recently.

However, in front of Liu Yangyu, there is nothing to say about these things. Everyone is a first-rate athlete and has achieved outstanding results in different events. Instead, he asked about another thing.

"On the 31st, I have to wait until the time schedule of my master is over." Liu Yangyu recalled the schedule before saying, "The effect of my winter training is pretty good, how about you?"

Ye Qin shook his head slightly, "I'm a bit bad now. It feels like it should be okay, but I still need to go to the stadium a few times to know the result."

Having said this, Yeqin paused, "The 60-meter race in three stations should be enough for me to find the feeling."

"The difference between 60 meters and 100 meters is not as big as you think. In a sense, there is something in common. My 60-meter hurdles are a bit worse than the 110-meter hurdles, but there is actually a difference between the two. Not much." Liu Yangyu smiled and soothed Ye Qin, and then said, "I remember you didn't seem to run indoor games much, right?"

"Well, it's relatively rare. At that time, I participated twice with Coach Nie, but the comparison was both 200 meters and 400 meters." Ye Qin remembered the scene of participating in the national indoor competition with Nie Fangping, and some felt like it was still It was normal yesterday, but it has been a few years since it was dazzling.

In the first stop of 2007, both Ye Qin and Liu Yangyu were in Germany.

Liu Yangyu was kindly invited by the German competition organizing committee to open the German track and field website, many of which were about Liu Yangyu. After more than a month of training at the Shenghai Xinzhuang Training Base, Liu Yangyu came to the General Administration to prepare for the next game in Germany.

Ye Qin is naturally invited, but his performance in the men's 400 meters in the indoor competition is naturally not comparable to Liu Yangyu.

The various large and small track and field events held in Germany, with rich experience and high prize money, are still able to attract some top track and field athletes from all over the world to participate.

Both Yeqin and Liu Yangyu started with the Stuttgart Indoor Track and Field, followed by the Düsseldorf Indoor Track and Field and Karlsruhe Indoor Track and Field. UU Reading www.uukanshuu. com has a total of three indoor track and field competitions.

However, the difference is that although Yechin agreed to go to Germany to participate in the indoor competition, he did not think that it was the men’s 400m indoor event. During his trip to Germany, Yechin participated in the indoor 60-meter event. The game of meters.

After the World Youth Championship and the Asian Games in the men's 100 meters, Ye Qin first broke the national men's 100 meters record and then broke the 10-second mark. He has undoubtedly confirmed that he is in the men's 100 meters. Performance.

The Field Management Center and the track and field team have also formally confirmed Yeqin's 100-meter event for men, and will be biased towards the 100-meter event in future competitions and training routines.

Ye Qin participated in the men's 60-meter indoor competition this time. Under the advice of coach Yuan Guohua, he followed the coaches Liu Yangyu and Sun Chaosheng directly to Germany to participate in the indoor competition to improve his starting and acceleration level.

Compared with the 100-meter project, the 60-meter project has a shorter distance and requires explosive power and starting technical skills. In these aspects, Ye Qin has been learning and improving, but he usually practices well, or wants to be as fast as possible. The best way to get results and results is undoubtedly the competition.

The invitation to the three indoor track and field competitions in Germany in 2007 just gave Yeqin such an opportunity. The way of training by competition is Yeqin's habit of training. He constantly learns experience and lessons in the arena, improves his skills, and faces strong competition. Break one's own limits when facing opponents.

According to the ideas of Yuan Guohua and some coaches of the Tianguan Center in the three indoor 60-meter races, it is not necessary for Ye Qin to really run any special results. After all, Ye Qin is a good player in the second half, but he passed the indoor 60 meters. At least it can give him a certain improvement in starting and accelerating runs.