Born to Run

"Ye Qin, come on!"

In the indoor lounge area, when Ye Qin got off the warm-up track and briefly stretched last night, Yang Yao, Su Bingtian, Zhang Peimeng and others all gathered around to cheer for Ye Qin.

In the previous few races, everyone was there, but they weren’t as relaxed as they had just finished the men’s 4×100m preliminaries. Everyone was full of energy.

Now no matter what the final men’s 4×100m final is, at least there were no mistakes in the preliminaries. At the same time, everyone knows the significance of this men’s 400m final to Yechin.

"Thank you!"

Ye Qin waved his hands at the crowd, first checked the number plates and spikes on his body, then sighed lightly, sorted out his mood, and followed the staff began to line up to enter the arena.

After Yeqin left, several members of the other relay team followed the other side of the channel and entered the arena. The rest of the game for everyone is tomorrow’s 4×100m relay, today’s men’s 400m final and men’s 110m hurdle final. , As a track and field athlete, you have to watch it anyway.

At this time, in a front row of the stands outside, Chen Ziyuan was pulling a t-shirt with Chen Zixi, who was wearing makeup but changing into a t-shirt, chattering.

"Sister, your award-giving gown is so good-looking, standing in the middle of the arena makes me almost unable to recognize it."

"Uniform clothing is specially designed by a special designer for the Olympic Games." Chen Zixi replied casually, looking at the track and field stadium.

Today, she did not have her job of giving awards, so she was able to leave and come to the stands to sit with her family to watch the game.

Chen Ziyuan looked at her sister’s expression, her mouth was slightly pressed, and she suddenly came to Chen Zixi’s ear and whispered, “I told you that after you presented Yeqin with the award that day, he ran over to hug you and was watched by her parents. Arrived."

"You are wrong." Chen Zixi's face blushed slightly, "It wasn't me that day, and I didn't hold a tray to present the award. Everyone has the same makeup. You must have admitted the wrong person."

"Huh!" Chen Ziyuan wrinkled her nose and snorted softly, "How many years have passed, and I don't know. Now we are looking for the etiquette volunteer who was embraced by Ye Qin."

"It's not me anyway!"

Chen Zixi kept his eyes on the distant arena and replied without turning his head.

"It's fine if it's you. If it weren't for you, I guess my parents would have to beat Heitan to death." Chen Ziyuan curled her lips when she saw her sister's thin skin.

Instead of talking about the men’s 100-meter awards ceremony, he mentioned yesterday’s race and asked: "Sister, the black charcoal was sent off yesterday. Are you there?"

Hearing his sister talking about this, Chen Zixi bit her lower lip slightly, and there were more worried and nervous expressions in her eyes.

Yesterday when Ye Qin participated in the men's 200m final, she was not there, but was preparing for other awards ceremony.

When she heard the news at the end of the awards ceremony, she was a little dazed. At that time, she was extremely unwilling to believe that things happened.

Since Yeqin stepped onto the track to become an athlete, she has also been learning about track and field competitions. With this experience working for the Olympics as a volunteer, she can better understand Yeqin's mood at that time.

It's just that I couldn't spare time at the time, so I could only hide this worry in my heart.

Fortunately, in the 400-meter semi-finals, Ye Chin's depressed outbreak broke the 400-meter world record, and she was relieved again.

Although Ye Qin did not feel the same amount of pressure on her body, just by substituting one or two for herself, she could discover how amazing the athletes who can stand on the field and participate in the competition are.

Not to mention anything else, many of these etiquette volunteers showed up on the field with medals and flowers, and many of them were so nervous that they couldn't sleep at night.

With the gaze of tens of thousands of people and the TV broadcast, a mistake may be infinitely magnified.

Not to mention the players who participated in the competition...

And the top athletes like Ye Qin who have received the attention of the whole country and even the whole world can be said to affect everyone's heart with every move.

She believes that if Yeqin had not won the men's 100 meters and broke the world record in the previous game, I am afraid that the shocking storm caused by the 200-meter start does not know how long it will last.

This is true, and there are now some criticisms and conspiracy theories in the media, so Yeqin's 400m final is also under extremely heavy pressure.

...

At 21:20 in the evening, the Bird's Nest Stadium.

After the men’s triple jump finals and the women’s 4×100m preliminaries one after another, it finally came to the penultimate tonight, one of the matches that most affected the scene and the Chinese in front of the TV-the men’s 400m final.

When the eight athletes participating in the men's 400m final appeared in the track and field competition, it caused a huge noise on the scene almost instantly.

Many Chinese and foreign audiences, who were waiting in front of the TV, stood up excitedly.

For various reasons, there were no real peak duels with the previous 100 meters and 200 meters. The men's 400 meters event is the three strongest athletes competing in the 400 meters event.

"...Audience friends, the men's 400m final is about to begin, and it is also a highly anticipated final for track and field fans these days. Yechin, Jimmy Warner and Sean Merritt will be held at the Bird's Nest Stadium. The competition for the men's 400m championship.

The first is Trinidad and Tobago player Renee Co.

The second track is Chris Brown from the Bahamas. His performance in the Athens Olympics was not perfect. He will fight for a medal in today's competition.

The third American star Sean Merritt. He is also the ninth player in American track and field history to run the 44-second mark. After Michael Johnson and Yechin, he is the third to enter the 200m and 400m. Athletes at the 20-second and 44-second mark;

Fourth way, Ye Qin! Yeqin didn't run 400 meters a lot this year. Many people may have known Yeqin when he started at 200 meters or 100 meters, but in fact, the first project that came to prominence in Yeqin's middle school was the 400 meters. After the men's 200-meter error the day before yesterday, Yechin also quickly broke Michael Johnson in the 400-meter semi-finals with his amazing performance and declared his best form.

Yeqin can be said to be the most versatile athlete in the sprint event on the planet. We have no way of exploring if Yeqin can participate in the men's 200m race, with his state or how amazing results he ran, but the obvious point is, Ye Qin is determined to win the 400m gold medal today.

Fifth, Leslie Geron from France, he also maintains the fine tradition of men's 400-meter and 400-meter hurdles;

The sixth track, from the United States, is currently the first person in this event, Jimmy Warner, the men of the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 and 2007 World Championships. Jimmy Warner won the men’s 400m championship, his personal best. It was 43.45 seconds, and is now ranked fourth in the 400m best time. He will face a strong challenge from Ye Chin and his teammate Sean Merritt, who broke the world record in yesterday's semi-finals.

Seventh, British player Martin Rooney, he was the silver medal of the 2006 European Championship;

The eighth, David Neville from the United States, this is a young player, he is the third person in the 400 meters of the American team.

In the history of the Olympics, the U.S. team has won the top three in the men’s 400 meters in three Olympics. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, they won the gold, silver and bronze medals. In the history of the modern Olympics, they have won the gold and silver medals seven times. In this Olympics, the performance of the U.S. team in the short-span event nearly collapsed. Let’s see if they can save their face in the men’s 400 meters...

Is it Yechin, or Jimmy Warner or Sean Merritt...their gold medal battle will be staged in the last 150 meters, please wait and see! "

With the sound of Mu Jiang’s commentary, the information of the eight players appeared on the big screen and the screen in front of the TV:

The first one, Renee Co., Trinidad and Tobago;

Second, Chris Brown, Bahamas;

The third way, Sean Merritt, United States;

The fourth way, Ye Qin, China;

Fifth, Leslie Geron, France;

The sixth way, Jimmy Warner, the United States;

The seventh track, Martin Rooney, England;

Eighth Road, David Neville, United States;

"Onyourmarks!"

Immediately after Mu Jiang’s commentary, a voice reminded the players to prepare to take their place in the Bird’s Nest Stadium.

Yeqin was standing on the fourth track, and the camera passed over him at the moment, and the audience suddenly heard a burst of cheering shouts.

Ye Qin moved his body's muscles and joints to his side slightly on the left and right, and then relaxed a few minutes before slowly following on to the running aid.

This men's 400m final is very important to him.

Especially after losing the men's 200m gold medal, he wants to add another gold medal to the national team and individual in this Olympics, and this is the only event.

Although the men's 4×100m relay final has not yet taken place, there is still a clear gap between the lineup of the relay team and the top teams.

Moreover, for Yeqin, whether it is the men's 100 meters or the men's 200 meters, he has won gold medals in these events.

Only the highest medal he won in the 400 meters was the silver medal at the Osaka World Championships last year. His hunger for the 400 meters gold medal in a sense actually exceeded 200 meters.

This was the project he first set foot on the track and field. Later, due to chance, he did not fully focus on this project. Now he has this opportunity again and has such strength. He absolutely does not want to give up.

Judging from his performance in breaking the men’s 400-meter world record the day before yesterday, the men’s 400-meter final was his opponents, but only Jimmy Warner and Sean Merritt, even in a certain sense, just broke. Yechin's world record win is much greater than the other two.

But Ye Qin knew very well in his heart that the day of the semi-finals was due to his overwhelming state, and the whole man's energy was adjusted to the best state, even better than the day when he ran the men's 100 meters.

That's why it was able to break the world record unpreparedly in the 400m event!

But today facing Jimmy Warner and Sean Merritt, although only two days have passed, he still feels that he is in a good state, but compared to the day before yesterday, he can vaguely feel that it is a little bit worse.

This situation is a very normal phenomenon for athletes. At a certain point in time, they may suddenly be in good physical condition. No matter how they run like this, it is a good result. But after that point in time, if you want to find it again, it becomes Can meet but not ask for it.

However, Ye Qin did not think too much about this at this time. Long-term training and a large number of games have already given him a very good psychological quality.

Some emotions and thoughts in my mind were quickly removed. After stepping on the starting blocks with both feet, he adjusted his breathing slowly, calmly and quietly waiting for the start of the game.

"SET!"

Snapped!

The crisp electronic starting gun sounded.

Eight players galloped out, but before the players had two steps, the second shot followed.

This is a recalled gunshot that someone ran away.

Ye Qin trot a few steps, then turned his head and glanced at the side of the court. The men in this group just started 400 meters. He started very slowly and was deliberately suppressed. After testing several starts the night before, he is now The gunfire in the game became more vigilant.

Although there is no way to specifically analyze that his body is now very sensitive to starting gunshots, he still faces with a more cautious start.

Soon the recall referee from the sidelines raised his placard towards the seventh British player Martin Rooney. This shot was caused by Martin Rooney who reacted too quickly to start the run.

In the 400-meter event, it’s actually rare for the runners to start the race. It can be said that it is much less than the one or two hundred meters, because the start is not as high as the one or two hundred meters for the entire race, but it deliberately presses the gun. The situation is not without.

This is the Olympic venue. According to the current rules of the game, the first shot is almost the default game tactic of the players. As long as there is a chance, many people will boldly try it.

In the entire Bird's Nest Stadium, after the first shot, the audience on the scene and in front of the TV instantly became nervous.

That was the case in the 200-meter semi-finals that day. The first shot was shot by other runners, and Ye Qin took the second shot, so he was sent off and was disqualified.

Many people put their hands together at the moment, and silently prayed that Yechin would not rush away with the second shot.

On the field, Ye Qin slowly walked back to the running aid, took a few deep breaths and adjusted his state. For this shot, he suddenly felt a little pressure on his mind.

"Stay steady! Slow down!"

Ye Qin adjusted his mentality. He had already made plans for the start of the 400-meter race. He would rather slow down by 0.1 seconds than run according to his body's reaction.

In the unlikely event that a 0.098 second circumstance occurs again, he thinks that he might be a shadow of the gunfire in the game in the future.

After the test that day, the team was very clear about his situation. He probably did a lot of starting practice. He has been training a lot since 2006, and he has won the 100-meter championship under pressure in recent days. Tension and relaxation make the body sensitive to gunshots. Now the starting reaction has surpassed that of ordinary sprinters, and even the top runners have achieved the effect of pressing the gun without pressing the gun.

But the more so, the more caution is needed.

The rules of the game are there!

"...The battle for the Olympic championship is very tense. There was a start in the 400-meter event where few people started to start. The seventh runner was Martin Rooney, a British athlete. This is a white athlete. The men’s 400-meter final is commendable. Two white athletes and one yellow athlete entered the top eight. This is also a rare scene in recent years...

I don’t know if the start-up this time will put pressure on Ye Qin. We hope that he can stabilize his mentality. Now his mentality is the most critical. In the strict sense of the 400-meter project, the requirements for the start are not high...

Okay, the game starts again...

Can this championship race break the 400-meter record again and create a new human limit? Did Jimmy Warner complete the four-year Grand Slam, or did Yechin keep the semifinals to win the championship, or did Sean Merritt have the last laugh..."

In the voice of Mu Jiang's commentary, the sound of "Onyourmarks!" was heard on the spot again.

Yeqin trot a few steps on the track, slowly stepped onto the approach, leaned over and lowered his head, ready for the second shot!

"SET!"

Snapped!

The gunfire of the game sounded again!

After hearing the gunshots on the starting line, Ye Qin obviously suppressed his reaction before rushing out of the starting line steadily and ran towards the track ahead.

Sure enough, there was no recall of the second shot, and the game went on smoothly!

"……Game start!"

In Mu Jiang's very excited voice, the somewhat quiet Bird's Nest Stadium suddenly burst out with a huge shout.

"Yechin, come on!"

Sitting in the stands, Chen Zixi jumped up from his position almost immediately after seeing the smooth progress of the game, shouting loudly.

The first shot of British player Martin Rooney just made her start, which made her really nervous, for fear that Ye Qin would start to run again in the second shot.

"...After the start, Jimmy Warner started very fast, Sean Merritt should be right behind, and Yeqin's start was a bit slower..."

Mu Jiang's voice continued to ring.

Many sharp-eyed spectators have already noticed this in the arena, especially at the moment when the starting gun sounded, it was obvious that Yeqin had a frustrated action.

Ten meters, thirty meters, fifty meters...

Eight players on the field are quickly accelerating and sprinting forward!

Ye Qin didn't get too nervous after his reaction to the start was slow. The 400-meter race didn't have high requirements for this. He only needs to hold steady, gradually increase his speed, and catch up.

In terms of acceleration ability, he is the top level in the world. He just needs to have a proper pace, and then imagine the semi-final as completely mindless, almost venting to run, and he can't do it for a while!

After the first corner was almost 100 meters away, Ye Qin's speed had almost completely added up. Although he was tens of meters behind, his speed ability was second to none among many players.

However, when he reached this distance, Ye Chin was surprised to find that Jimmy Warner's speed on the sixth road ahead was very fast, and he seemed to be trying his best to sprint forward.

In an instant, because of Jimmy Warner's uncharacteristic first-half speed, all the players in the other passes were brought up by Jimmy Warner's burst of speed.

Sean Merritt, who was in the third lane next to Yechin, seemed to have played his advantage of large strides, and was approaching him quickly little by little!

"...Jimmy Warner ran very fast in the first half, comparable to Yechin's speed in the semifinals. This is the new technique he changed this year to the new coach. Both Yechin and Sean Merritt are very good. In the second half of the game, he needs to suppress his opponent as much as possible in the first half... This seems to be for the world record... Yeqin and Sean Merritt are also accelerating and are catching up!"

There was a lot of cheers from the audience, and even on the viaduct in the distance of the Bird's Nest Stadium, many people could hear the bursts of cheering and shouting from the brightly lit Bird's Nest Stadium.

Yeqin didn't change his rhythm after Jimmy Warner's sudden burst of rapid first half, but kept following behind at his original speed.

The final was not as smooth as he was in the semi-finals, but with his speed and ability, even if Jimmy Warner was telling the outbreak, he could guarantee that he would not be thrown away!

And this distance is far from the point of decisive victory!

Two hundred meters, two hundred and thirty meters, two hundred and fifty meters...

The audience's cheering on the field seemed to be louder!

Two hundred and fifty meters...Jimmy Warner area, this is the distance that Jimmy Warner is best at. In previous races, Jimmy Warner will rely on his extraordinary cornering skills and speed retention at this stage. Leave the other players far away.

At this point, Yeqin also began to further improve his speed. He knew the technical characteristics of Jimmy Warner, even including Sean Merritt, who was in the third lane next to him. Everyone was very good at this section of Jimmy Warner. Clear.

But at this moment, Ye Qin suddenly felt something wrong.

"...Jimmy Warner area, this is the stage where he is best at surpassing opponents to open the gap...He...Jimmy Warner slowed down. The excessively fast speed in the first half of the race took a lot of his energy... Straight, the first to enter the straight is..."

The eighth way David Neville!

The third man in the men's 400 meters of the US team, with a good performance in the first half in the eighth position, surpassed Jimmy Warner in the 250 and 300 meters, and took the lead into the straight!

Followed by the third line of Sean Merritt and Jimmy Warner...

Ye Qin came in behind three people!

The moment when the four people enter the straight is not big, this is the most critical point in time!

Almost at the same time, whether it was Mu Jiang in the commentary, or Michael Johnson, or the audience and the audience in front of the TV, they all watched the game intently.

In particular, the audience's expectations for Yeqin almost reached the extreme at this moment. Yeqin broke the 400 world record in the semifinals. Many people almost subconsciously believed that Yeqin won the 400m championship with almost no suspense.

But now everyone realizes that Yeqin's performance in the semifinals can only be an explosion after depression, an extraordinary performance.

When Ye Qin entered the straight, he gritted his teeth abruptly and started to sprint towards the finish line with all his strength.

He knew that he played too well in the semifinals, making everyone feel that his strength on the 400 meters had been misjudged. But in the past few years, he has not spent as much time on the 400 meters as everyone thought.

Although Ye Qin was not slow throughout the first half of the journey, he was always running at a low speed!

If you try to fight at full speed like Jimmy Warner, at least Yechin can be sure that no one can be faster than him in the first 300 meters!

But this is a 400-meter race and he needs to prepare for the final pace!

After entering the final eighty-meter straight, Sean Merritt surpassed the other players almost instantly, surpassing Jimmy Warner and David Neville.

At the same time, Ye Qin followed closely behind.

At 70 meters, Yeqin and Jimmy Warner both raised their speed, surpassing David Neville on the eighth track, and chased after Sean Merritt in front.

At 60 meters, Yechin gradually got rid of Jimmy Warner and ran to the second position. At this time, he already clearly felt that Jimmy Warner ran too fast in the first half of the race and consumed too much physical energy. At this stage, he was already showing strength. In the case of exhaustion, the speed can no longer be maintained.

Fifty meters from the finish line, Sean Merritt leads Yechin by almost one meter or two meters. At this moment, it seems that the champion has already waved towards Sean Merritt.

The audience stood up, and Mu Jiang shouted hoarsely: "... Ye Qin accelerate, accelerate, rush, Ye Qin, rush!"

"Come on!"

"Ye Qin, come on!"

...

Tens of thousands of spectators in the arena seemed to have seen Ye Qin's rapid catch-up after entering the straight. At this time, they burst out with amazing power!

The sound of shouting, cheering, the sound shook the sky!

In the middle of the field, Yeqin seemed to have heard the voices of other people. In the last 50 meters, he suddenly broke out with an amazing speed of 200 meters across the line!

"Sprint! Yeqin started to sprint faster!"

Mu Jiang was shouting loudly.

Forty meters, Yeqin will be closer to Sean Merritt to a distance of about one meter!

At 30 meters, Yeqin and Sean Merritt are only about half a meter away!

Twenty meters, Yeqin caught up with Sean Merritt! !

The two are heading for each other, sprinting towards the final finish line!

Ten meters!

Yeqin surpassed Sean Merritt's distance by one position!

When the two current top 400-meter athletes ran to this distance, they were already running 400 meters like many elementary and middle school students, and their running and swinging movements were deformed!

This is the result of going all out and fighting too fiercely!

Five meters, three meters, one meter...

Cross the line!

The whole body voice reached its highest point in an instant! !

The clear number on the on-site timing board appeared in front of everyone in 43 seconds 71!

"... Yeqin won!! Yeqin!!! The second Olympic gold medal!! Yeqin won!!! 43.71 seconds, Yeqin finally won Sean Merritt by a narrow margin!!

Ye Qin is the champion, the men's 400m champion! After making a mistake in the men's 200m semifinal, Ye Qin finally proved his all-around strength in the international track and field sprint with a gold medal in the 400m!

The result of 43.71 seconds was a lot worse than Yechin's world record breaking performance in the semifinals yesterday, but we all know the situation of that game!

After all, the finals are not the same as the semi-finals! In any case, Yeqin withstood the tremendous pressure brought by his 200-meter defeat and won another gold medal for the Chinese team! "

The audience was almost plunged into a sea of ​​joy. The five-star red flags were on display in the stands, and many people were shouting Ye Qin's name.

It seems to make up for the cheers that the men missed in the 200 meters at this moment!

Near the finish line, Ye Qin sat down on the ground watching his final victory. He felt intense physical exhaustion, but this exhaustion was replaced by another emotion at this moment.

His eye sockets were hot, and he seemed to feel liquid slipping from his eyes while lying on the ground!

In the past two or three days, he has not only endured the pressure given by the outside world, but also the pressure of himself!

Especially after breaking the world record in the semifinals, this inadvertent world record has brought him even greater pressure!

If he can't win the 400m, then not only the 200m turnover will be criticized, but the 400m named has the strength but failed to play in the finals.

But now, all of these can be put down!

He won the 400m championship!

Compared to the 400-meter semi-final record breaking, this group of finals, he feels that winning has never been more difficult.

He found that his ability to maintain speed seemed not as good as in previous years. In the last half of the race, he was completely supported by strong pressure!

Fortunately, the strategy adopted this time is very correct. Although the speed in the first half of the journey is raised, relatively speaking, there is still control and pace.

So when you reach the last fifty meters, you can still rush up!

In fact, at the last five meters, no, in the last ten meters, he can't run anymore!

If the distance to the finish line is extended by a few meters, he believes that Sean Merritt will achieve his overtake again!

Fortunately, Sean Merritt fought equally well, and the last ten meters or so, the mountains and rivers were exhausted, almost unable to run!

In the end, he won the 400m gold medal!

It's just that he was too tired to stand up, let alone get up and cheer around the field!

At this time, on the big screen, the results of the eight players in this group of men's 400m finals also appeared in front of everyone:

1. The fourth way ~www.wuxiaspot.com~Yeqin, China, reaction 0.437 seconds, score 43 seconds 71;

2. The third channel, Sean Merritt, the United States, the reaction was 0.318 seconds, the score was 43 seconds and 75;

3. The sixth track, Jimmy Warner, the United States, reaction 0.209 seconds, score 44 seconds 74;

4. The eighth track, David Neville, United States, reaction 0.293 seconds, score 44 seconds 80;

5. The second line, Chris Brown, Bahamas, reaction 0.231 seconds, score 44 seconds 84;

6. The fifth track, Leslie Geron, France, reaction 0.164 seconds, score 45 seconds 11;

7. The seventh track, Martin Rooney, England, reaction 0.208 seconds, score 45 seconds 12;

8. The first lane, Renee Co., Trinidad and Tobago, reacted 0.201 seconds and scored 45 seconds 22.