Basically, the seeded players had a smooth first day of competition.
There is nothing good to say about the rematch, basically they all advanced smoothly.
But at this time, an interesting "international incident" occurred——
We were invited as a broadcast guest by Mr. Justin Gatlin, the former world champion and the American flying man whose world record was canceled.
When Gatlin heard this, he thought, "If you have money, why are you waiting? It hasn't been opened in a few years, so hurry up."
He is "flustered" even if he rests on his laurels every day.
But when I went there, I discovered that there was another person who had been invited. This person was Maurice Green, a fellow American sprinter with a greater reputation than him.
Gatlin is actually a little depressed, because in front of Green, he is somewhat inferior, at most he is on an equal footing.
But he didn't want to think about it either.
This is a 60-meter indoor competition. If it really makes a big fuss, how could we not find Green? His 60 meters is much more famous than Gatlin's. After all, he is the number one PB player in indoor competition in history, and his name alone is enough to intimidate people.
In TV shows, Americans typically beep first to warm up.
Moreover, the track and field competition is too short. If you don’t warm up and talk about something, the cost will be too high.
"So Justin, do you think Powell will win this time?" The female host Kelly is one of the ace hosts. She can be called a panacea. She can basically talk about anything and can pick up the conversation.
"Yes, there is no doubt about Powell's strength. Except for our American track and field team, I don't think anyone can beat him now." After Gatlin finished speaking, Kelly asked: "But now the data shows that Su's PB is 60 meters. History second.”
"6.40s means nothing." Gatlin said: "It's just that we didn't specialize in 60 meters before. If we did, 60 meters would definitely be in the hands of those of us who are the fastest 100 meters. In fact, even if it is 6.39 s, I think Powell can also break easily. If you look at several people, including me, the 60-meter split is 6.30+. So you know, data does not mean everything."
When these words came out, Green was not happy.
Why is my record so easy?
Besides, the script he got today was originally meant to be a devil's advocate, otherwise, there would be nothing interesting to watch.
That is not topical content that can increase eye-catching content.
You have to admit that although everyone says that "vomiting" is not a good idea, in fact it has been proven that "discussing" topics are easy to attract people to discuss and attract traffic. Therefore, whether it is the TV station or the future Internet oligarchs, they have tried and true. Even if there is no topic, they have to ask the "50 Cent Party" to forcefully stir up some topics.
"I think Justin's words are still too one-sided." Maurice Green said: "I think that although the 60 meters and 100 meters are both extreme sprints, the running methods and rhythms are still slightly different. Justin has only run the 60 meters for two years. meters, it’s still too little, and I have no experience. First of all, there is no wind in the indoor competition, so it’s not that you can’t watch the 60-meter section, but it depends on light wind or zero wind. Many people’s high-speed results are all the same at a glance. If the wind speed exceeds one meter outdoors, it cannot be that fast indoors."
"Second point, I think that although this Eastern boy's overall 100-meter performance is not that outstanding, his future is already qualified to compete with anyone in the world. 6.40s, to be honest, even my peak I can’t say I’m 100% sure of winning, but if it were Justin, I probably wouldn’t be able to outrun him now.”
It seems to be a joke, saying that Gatlin is now suspended and cannot compete, and his condition must have declined, but in fact...
Isn't it an irony?
You have to know that the American track and field team is never monolithic.
Gatlin looked at Green, his eyes flickered, and said, "Oh? Maurice, do you think that Eastern kid can beat the world record holder Asafa Powell?"
Green also has a tough character. If you put it that way, he refuses to bow his head. In terms of honor, he is no worse than Gatlin, and even has a slight surplus in total: "I want to correct Justin... Asafa is 100 meters away. The world record holder, but he is not the 60-meter world record holder. The 60-meter world record is still in the United States."
This seems to be saying, you dominate me as the 60-meter record holder.
"So you support Su? Don't support Powell?" Gatlin stared at Green.
Green didn't give in at all, looked over and said: "Yes, I think Su's 60m is no worse than anyone in the world now. He has this competitiveness, 6.40s, but not everyone can run it." .”
"Okay, let's make a bet. I bet that Powell will win, and whoever loses will get the keyboard." Gatlin said aggressively: "How about it?"
"Haha, I remember that you still owe Su a piece of keyboard, right?" Green suddenly poked Gatlin's "sore spot". The last time he had a big mouth, Su Shen slapped him hard with his strength. This is His constant pain.
Now that Green mentioned it, he was a little "annoyed".
"It seems like you like eating the keyboard very much. Well, I'll play with you." Green said, "I still don't believe that Powell can definitely beat Su."
Although Green is angry and doesn't get along well with Gatlin, he is not stupid either. He actually knows very well...
For a person like Powell who rarely participates in indoor competitions, although his physical strength is definitely online when he suddenly runs 60 meters, his sense of rhythm and comprehensive performance are definitely not as good as when he ran 100 meters. Because the body's subconscious and default allocation will not allow him to enter the best state at 60 meters.
In addition, Powell's mentality is often broken, and he is known as "the originator of giving up." In addition, Su Shen is not a sure loser.
The two of them were about to start a fight. Then the host Kelly seemed to wake up and interrupted the two of them: "Gentlemen, you have to be a gentleman. With so many people watching, our ratings are not good." Low."
"Well, since you two support different camps, let us prove it with reality."
"The semi-finals are about to start, which may help us find the answer."
It will definitely be easy to advance to the rematch. Four shots are really boring these days, so it is not unreasonable to adopt three shots in the future. Because in the semi-finals, many seeded players will definitely meet. For example, Su Shen's group is a typical example and can be called...
Death group.
They were actually grouped together with Guy, Scott, and Andre Essien, who was competing again.
One of these four people is the champion of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, one is the silver medalist in the World Athletics Finals, one is the current second best player in the world, and the other is the runner-up of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow. These four people alone are like gods fighting, and there are also some people who have also joined in, such as Harry Aguinis Arrieti, World Championship gold medalist, World Championship bronze medalist, World Indoor Championship silver medalist, Kim Collins...
To be honest, every time our players "win the lottery" in the semi-finals so easily, sometimes even Yuan Guoqiang has to wonder if there is something "tricky".
Otherwise, the sprinters in our flower gardening family must be too predestined to be part of this "death group" of Lao Shizi.
Bolt and the others who were far away in Jamaica saw the detailed list of the group playing on the TV screen. Even Mills shook his head and said that Su Shen's luck was really bad. If this group wants to break out, it is bound to consume a lot of physical energy, and this time the Birmingham Indoor Games has been temporarily changed to four shots, so they will not give only one shot in the finals.
All these are a kind of "weakening" and "blow" in a different direction to Su Shen, who lacks the hard power of 100 meters.
Mills believes that after the competition, there are only a few hours to adjust before the finals begin. For the members of the "death group", it is really...
Too bad.
Sometimes there is a bit of "luck" in track and field. There is no way around this. In fact, many capable athletes overexert themselves in the semi-finals and unfortunately miss out on medals in the finals. It can even be said that this happens to a greater or lesser extent in almost every major competition. If Su Shen were in another group, it might actually be easy to break through, but in this group, the pressure might be a bit too much.
Mills even deduced that Xiao Q would probably appear in this group.
After listening to Mills' analysis, Bolt turned to look at the TV and said silently in his heart——
Su, although Coach Mills is very good and rarely makes wrong predictions, but... I still believe you can create miracles.
After all, you are my friend, Usain Bolt.
Birmingham Indoors live.
After Su Shen said goodbye to Yuan Guoqiang and the others, he entered the inspection area, which was full of great masters from the third group.
Especially Scott, when he saw Su Shen coming in, he immediately shouted "God help me".
Last time he was blocked from the finals by Su Shen in the first round, so...
He wanted the same back.
Let Su Shen also taste the feeling of being isolated from the finals.
Su Shencai was too lazy to pay attention to him. The more you talked to him, the more energetic he became. Only by slapping him in the face with strength would he become honest.
Su Shen is in the fifth lane. Next to him is "old enemy" Leonard Scott and the other is Tyson Gay.
This grouping is really "hot".
The two "ten-breakers" from last year were both standing next to him, and they were both American athletes. They seemed to be making dumplings out of themselves. You have to know that there were only six people in the entire Ten Breakers in 2006, and now two of them are standing by Su Shen's side.
This row of noodles is really...
That's enough.
China Sports Channel.
The familiar voice of Yang Jian came from inside, and he was explaining passionately: "Hello, viewers, this is Tianchao Sports Channel. Welcome everyone to come back to watch the men's 60-meter semifinals of the Birmingham Indoor Championships."
"Because there were too many people registered for the Birmingham Indoor Games this time, there were 4 shots in total. This is why Liu Xiang's team has finished the 60-meter sprint and they are still in the semi-finals."
After the explanation, Yang Jian immediately said: "Let me give you a brief introduction to this shot. Our young player Su Shen is in the fifth lane. His grade is pretty good. The players in this group are a little stronger."
"There are Gay, who ran 9.80+ times several times last year, Leonard Scott, who is known as the 'Ten Breaker' and a promising runner, and Andre Essien, Su Shen's old rival. With Harry Agnes Arrieti and Kim Collins included, the competition for this group’s results will probably be quite fierce.”
"Yang Jian is right. The strength of the group this time is not optimistic. I counted several of them and estimated that they can run 6.50 seconds! Even if this strong lineup is placed in the previous competitions of the 60-meter competition, no matter how big or small, it is still the best. It's a luxurious lineup." Chen Haijian said: "I just hope that Su Shen can relax his mind, stabilize his rhythm, and not be disrupted by the two "ten-breakers" around him.
"It depends on Su Shen's own performance. We all hope that he can withstand this kind of pressure and show his performance in the previous three indoor matches."
"Yes, if Su Shen can show the state and competitiveness of the previous stops, there is still hope of successfully breaking through." At this point, Chen Haijian actually has half a sentence left to say, that is...
Even if the breakout is successful, there will probably be a lot of "loss".
I'm afraid it will be difficult when the finals come.
But now is not the time to talk about this. If you can't get out of the semi-finals, naturally you don't have to think about the finals.
Many domestic track and field fans shook their heads when they saw this grouping. They all felt that Su Shen's grouping was too bad.
After running four indoor competitions, he was actually divided into two "death groups". He really forced Su Shen to be the "god of death in the death group."
Su Shen felt the change in the surrounding atmosphere. He had to say that Birmingham was indeed a wonderful site.
This place has had its fair share of great indoor showdowns.
but……
Su Shen knows that since he has gradually recovered his super-prospective ability, it is estimated that...
All super showdowns in this place in the future will be related to him.
Touching the newly renovated venue and new track in Birmingham, Su Shen only felt...
Um.
These evil capitalists have finally done some "good things". This kind of runway is obviously easier to succeed than the domestic ones.
Su Shen stood in front of his starting block. He had just finished adjusting when a voice came from beside him.
Su Shen knew who it was without even looking back.
"China Su, I didn't expect to meet you in the semi-finals this time. It is indeed God's blessing." Leonard Scott smiled fiercely and said: "Don't wait until I disrupt your rhythm! I But for today, you have practiced hard all winter to start, and you must finish it."
Su Shen glanced at him, paused, and then said: "I kindly remind you."
"Don't compete with me. Don't be stupid."
"What did you say?" Scott said angrily.
"Because this time I want to use my hard power to defeat you openly."
After Su Shen said this, not to mention Scott, even Guy next to him was a little stunned.
These words...
It was actually said by an Oriental boy who was not yet eighteen years old.
Simply.
A bit domineering.
Scott's future is exciting.
Even if it’s myself.
I don’t dare to say this either.
ps: Work overtime and try to make a big splash tomorrow! ! ! Woo woo woo~~~~~~~
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