[Liu Xiang’s 60-meter hurdles hit the lowest point in nine years and may achieve self-salvation. 】
Generally speaking, the performance of sprint athletes in the 60-meter hurdles and the 110-meter hurdles is directly proportional. Liu Xiang's best results in the 60-meter hurdles in 2001, 2002, and 2003 were 7.74 seconds, 7.55 seconds, and 7.51 seconds respectively. His best results in the 110-meter hurdles that year were 13.32 seconds, 13.12 seconds, and 13.17 seconds respectively. At that time, Liu Xiang could not match the old American hurdler Johnson, and he did not have the ability to win the World Series.
In 2004, Liu Xiang achieved a historic breakthrough at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest, winning the silver medal in 7.43 seconds, setting an Asian record. At that time, Director Sun predicted that Liu Xiang would definitely make a qualitative leap in subsequent outdoor competitions. Sure enough, he won the silver medal at the Athens Olympics that year. , a wave of 110-meter hurdles time reached 12.91 seconds, winning the championship and tying the world record of the famous Jackson.
In 2005, Liu Xiang's best time in the 60-meter hurdles declined, with a time of 7.50 seconds. Correspondingly, the subsequent outdoor season did not go well. He lost to the French star Ducoure at the World Championships in Helsinki by 0.01 seconds and finished second. Runner-up, the 110-meter hurdler in 2005 never broke the 13-second mark, and also lost the honor of being ranked number one in the world.
In 2007, Liu Xiang ran a good time of 7.42 seconds at the Karlsruhe Indoor Race, setting a new Asian record again. This was also Liu Xiang's best time in the 60-meter hurdles to date. Then in the same year, he broke out passionately at the Osaka World Championships, performing a miracle in the ninth track. Trammell of the United States and Robles of Cuba won the gold medal at the World Championships and achieved the Olympics, World Championships, and World Record Grand Slams.
In 2008, Liu Xiang won China's first men's short stride world indoor championship gold medal at the World Indoor Championships in Valencia, but his winning time of 7.46 seconds declined. Next, his condition has been unstable, and his best result in the outdoor season was only 13 seconds and 10+, until he retired from the Beijing Olympics due to injury.
It seems that this report is well written, and the indoor competition does represent a certain result of the outdoor competition. It seems that Liu Xiang ran like this in the first two shots, and he is probably going to be disappointed. Many domestic "500,000 media" are already sharpening their knives and writing quickly, eager to immediately sentence their own athletes to "death". Faced with such reports, Su Shen said before the semi-finals ended that they ignored 2006 and ignored injuries. In 2006, Brother Xiang suffered a soft tissue injury to the lateral ankle of his left foot and the entire indoor season was scrapped. However, he broke out in the outdoor season that year. Switzerland The Lausanne Grand Prix broke the world record that had been dormant for 13 years with 12.85 seconds. Therefore, although the results of the indoor and outdoor competitions are closely related, injury factors will distort this pattern.
Moreover, some players are more suitable for the forward running method, so they take more advantage. For example, Trammell and Robles are better in front, but their 110-meter hurdles results are not as good as Xiang Ge. Another example is me. I am the world record holder in 60 meters, but I can't outrun Bolt or Guy who is much slower in 100 meters.
Therefore, what will happen in the game still depends on the athletes' on-the-spot performance.
Sun Haiping strongly agreed with this, and Liu Xiang deliberately let go of his first two shots in order to preserve his body functions.
Because the conclusion given by the medical team on Ersha Island was - one shot.
If you use more than one shot at full strength, there may be unpredictable risks.
That's why he has been "suffering" until now. This year's Liu Xiangke is different from the one he played on the Wish World Online. In the latter, he had just come back and had just recovered from his injury. Naturally, he could not achieve any good results. But now, he is not so. He underwent surgery and recovered early, and even won the championship in Berlin as a dark horse. In addition, the Su Shen system allowed him to introduce hard work and training to his physical fitness. In addition, Liu Xiang himself has completed "eight changes to seven".
To be honest, Su Shen was also looking forward to this shot.
He is looking forward to whether Liu Xiang can break his own record and improve the short span of 60 meters to 7.40 seconds, or even a step higher.
"It's enough to compete with yourself, don't fight with them." Sun Haiping made a special statement before taking the field.
He was afraid that Liu Xiang would get in trouble and act on his own initiative.
"Oh, master, I know, I can go all out for this shot anyway." Liu Xiang smiled to reassure the former, and then passed the inspection and entered the arena.
At this time, in order to heighten the atmosphere of the first indoor world championships in China and to match Liu Xiang's popularity, the large screen began to play the history of the 60-meter hurdles. The ever-changing pictures made the audience quickly get involved in it———— ——
In 1985, the first indoor track and field championships were held in Paris and the men's 60-meter hurdles event was set up. The championship was eventually won by Frenchman Karistan with a time of only 7.67 seconds.
In the second indoor championships in 1987, American Tony Campbell improved his championship time to 7.51 seconds.
In the 1989 championships, American Roger Kingdom improved his time to 7.43 seconds.
Foster's winning time at the 1991 Seville Championships was only 7.45 seconds, but the three-time world championship 110-meter hurdles gold medalist ran 7.36 seconds in Los Angeles in 1987, breaking the new record of the 60-meter hurdles at the time. The world championship record, even today this result can still rank third in history.
At the 1993 World Indoor Championships in Toronto, Maple Leaf national McCoy won the gold medal with a time of 7.41 seconds, while Kitty Eagle national star Colin Jackson won the silver medal again after the 1989 World Championships. In 1997, the hurdler legend got involved for the third time in Paris. He won the silver medal in the 60-meter hurdles. It was not until 1999 that he became the dominant player in the 60-meter hurdles at the World Championships. However, Colin Jackson ran 7.30 seconds in Sindelfingen, Germany in 1994. To this day, this is still the first time in the 60-meter hurdles event. Unshakable mountains.
However, Colin Jackson's world record is not an indoor championship record, and this is also a very interesting phenomenon. Among the ten best results in the 60-meter hurdles, most of them were not achieved at the indoor world championships. , this further highlights the greatness of Alan Johnson. As the former record holder of the 60-meter hurdles indoor world championships, he can be said to have brought this project into the era named after a person for the first time, the Alan Johnson era.
The 1995 World Indoor Championships in Barcelona became the place where Alan Johnson's dream began. He won the 60-meter hurdles for the first time in the World Championships in 7.39 seconds. After that, he won the 60-meter hurdles twice at the 2003 Birmingham and 2004 Budapest World Indoor Championships. As a result, he became the player with the most gold medals in the Indoor World Championships. In 2004, the eternal legend ran 7.36 seconds in Budapest, which set a new world championship record.
Although Alan Johnson is the strongest person in the 60-meter hurdles event at the World Indoor Championships, the 1997 and 1999 World Championships were won by Cuban stars Garcia and Colin Jackson respectively, but neither of them continued their success this time. , who is the king of the 60-meter hurdles after Alan Johnson?
The answer is Trammell. At the 2001 Lisbon World Indoor Championships, Trammell defeated Garcia in 7.51 seconds. Although veteran Alan Johnson regained the title in 2003 and 2004, Trammell won the 2006 Moscow World Championships with 7 seconds. He won the championship for the second time with a record of 43 seconds. So far in the history of the 60-meter hurdles event at the World Championships, apart from Alan Johnson, only Trammell has won more than once.
Then there was the flower grower Liu Xiang who was in Valencia in 2008.
The historical pictures that kept passing by on the big screen made the scene quickly enter the atmosphere, and also understand the general history of the changes in the indoor competition.
Finally, a big word was printed on the big screen, that is - if Liu Xiang can defend his title, he will be the third double champion after Alan Johnson and Trammell, and the second to defend the title after Alan. By.
Please give the flower grower a chance to fly first.
Come on Liu Xiang.
The short film was well done, and with the music and images, many people at the scene were fired up.
"Liu Xiang, come on."
"Liu Xiang, come on."
"Liu Xiang, come on."
It began to spread all over the audience. In this atmosphere, even Liu Xiang himself was slightly stimulated by the film and the atmosphere of the audience.
Excitement is a very important thing for athletes.
How to mobilize athletes' excitement is also a popular topic in the future.
It was obvious that Liu Xiang was excited by these things at the scene, and an inexplicable power began to surge through his body.
This feels good.
There is a feeling similar to what he had in 2004.
He took a deep breath.
Then slowly relax and spit it out again.
Next to him was Robles, and beyond that was Trammell.
The groupings for this competition were shown on the scene:
In the first lane, Jamaican player Wignall, SB7.62, PB7.48s.
In the second lane, Hungarian player Daniel Keith scored SB7.56s and PB7.56s.
In the third lane, Russian player Borisov scored SB7.53s and PB7.44s.
In the fourth lane, American player Trammell, SB7.41s, PB7.37s.
In the fifth lane, Cuban player Robles, SB7.44s, PB7.33s.
Sixth lane flower grower Liu Xiang, SB7.68s, PB7.42s.
In the seventh lane, American player Oliver, SB7.49s, PB7.45s.
Czech player Svoboda in lane 8, SB7.44s, PB7.44s.
It can be seen that PB Liu Xiang is ranked third, but SB this year he is ranked last among the finalists.
This result is so intuitive that many people find it difficult to control themselves.
Worried about Liu Xiang.
China Sports Channel.
"Everyone can see clearly that Liu Xiang's condition this season is not particularly good, and the competition outside is mainly smooth."
"Maybe the heel inflammation from winter training has some impact." Da Liuyang said: "I hope Liu Xiang can perform well in this shot, get rid of his mental baggage, and go into battle lightly. He can stand on the final stage now, which is already a success."
"Don't think too much about the rest, just play well."
That being said, there were a few people in the audience and in front of the TV who didn't want to see the flower grower win the gold medal and raise the national flag at the scene.
"on your marks." (Everyone is in position)
When the password sounded, the athletes all began to prepare in their respective positions.
Robles turned his head and looked at Liu Xiang, feeling slightly nervous.
For Liu Xiang, although he now has 7 losses and 5 wins, it doesn't seem that big, but in fact the gap is much bigger. Because the games he won were all ordinary games, including the Paris Golden League, the Stuttgart Indoor Games, the Paris Golden League, the Magic International Athletics Golden Grand Prix, and the semifinals of the World Athletics Championships in Osaka. Deducting Liu Xiang from the semi-finals was simply a tactical let-down. Killing him in the finals left only four races.
In the IAAF world competitions (Olympic Games, World Championships, World Indoor Championships, World Cup, and Athletics Finals), Liu Xiang and Robles met a total of 4 times, and the former won in the end. In other words, Robles has never won in a world competition. Of course, if you count the semi-finals in Osaka, there is nothing you can do. Anyway, the final champion that year was Liu Xiang.
Only in the finals, Liu Xiang won.
During this period, Robles only won two world championships, the 2007 IAAF Finals and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu Xiang did not sign up to participate in the former, and Liu Xiang retired due to injury. So many people say that he won these championships just because he didn't meet Liu Xiang.
This makes Robles' mentality actually somewhat bad.
In addition, Liu Xiang successfully defended his title at the World Championships last year, which put even more pressure on him. After all, in this life, he didn't even win the world record.
It’s still Liu Xiang’s 12.85s.
Forgetting these historical reasons, coupled with Liu Xiang's record, no one in the hurdles world knows that he typically gets stronger when he encounters a strong opponent, or even gets stronger when he encounters a strong opponent. In the 2004 Athens Olympics, the aggressive rhythm disrupted the pace of the French star Doucouré, causing the latter to fall on his back; in the 2007 Osaka World Championships, the ninth lane came out of nowhere, leaving Trammell and Robles stunned. Watching the gold medal fall by the wayside, the 2008 World Indoor Championships deceived Robles into dizzy. The flower grower next to him was convincing enough every time he won the world championship, and he would PK out his rivals, but Robles didn't. Never won a title by defeating a great opponent.
Therefore, facing Liu Xiang, Robles naturally felt pressure in his heart.
Robles has never been the kind of person with a stable mentality and stable performance. Despite his strong start this year, in fact, his performance this year was a mess, and he almost failed to perform against the masters. In fact, Robles was very good in 2008, and he was not the type of player in other competitions. And the people who are easily affected by this rhythm are actually Liu Xiang's favorite opponents.
Because Liu Xiang himself is frighteningly stable.
"Don't look at me, Robles. Let's compete. It won't be good if I swing you away again later." Liu Xiang was just joking with Robles, but he didn't know that Robles was stunned all of a sudden, and then Breathing became heavier.
This kid is good everywhere.
It’s just my mentality, it’s too bad.
Even though he is an Olympic champion, he is still so easy to fluctuate.
But the game was about to start, and Liu Xiang didn't think too much. He looked at the key points and prepared to lean over and start.
"set." (preparation)
"We'll have to wait and see whether Liu Xiang can perform well at home." He clearly knows that it is almost impossible for Liu Xiang to win. Even if he is healthy, it will be difficult. Both Robles and Trammell are too fast. The future is not Liu Xiang's territory. , but the moment the game started, Yang Jian still became a little nervous.
call----
call----
call----
The scene was so quiet that you could hear the athletes breathing.
until……
Bang————————————————————
The electronic gun goes off and the game begins.
Liu Xiang's response to this shot was very normal, reaching 0.127 seconds, which was a normal operation for him. It was nearly 0.03 seconds faster than the original timeline for him who had just recovered from injury. And this reaction speed is obviously number one.
The second-placed Czech player Svoboda also only had 0.134s.
The reaction time of Trammell, his two main opponents, was 0.149 seconds, and Robles' reaction was... as slow as a dog.
I was afraid that I would make a mistake if I ran too fast, so I just knelt down.
The shadow left by Liu Xiang in 2008 has not been erased until now. In addition, with the "zero false start" now, Robles' reaction is more conservative. Otherwise, his shot would have definitely hit the world record of 7.30 seconds in his previous life.
"Game start."
"Trammell in the middle had a slight advantage in the first column, and Liu Xiang was second."
Trammell obviously did not expect Liu Xiang to start so quickly, because in his impression Liu Xiang was not a promising or starting expert. This was even more true after he was injured. Who knew that he would hit the hurdle almost at the same time as him after starting the race?
Robles also caught up at this time. His technical moves were the same as Liu Xiang's, which was "eight changes to seven."
There was no problem with Robles' talent. He was very strong and instantly entered into a battle between three people.
Robles was supposed to start breaking out in the second hurdle, then getting faster and faster, entering the field, unstoppable, and finally won the championship. But this was when there was no Liu Xiang. With Liu Xiang, why had he never won a competition before?
In addition to his own unstable mentality, another important reason is that his sense of rhythm is not as good as Liu Xiang's.
Therefore, if he wants to win the race, he usually has to lead from the front, and then he will run smoother and faster.
Once he reaches a stalemate, his rhythm can easily be affected and disrupted by others.
It is even more obvious when on adjacent roads.
In this regard, Liu Xiang is extremely talented and has an explosive sense of rhythm. Therefore, in the duel, Robles, who was next to him, was the first to suffer misfortune. His speed didn't pick up at the second hurdle. Instead, he almost kicked the hurdle away with one kick because he followed Liu Xiang's rhythm.
"Damn! What are you doing Dai Long! Hold on!" Robles' coach Santiago Antunez yelled.
He knows how much potential Robles has, and naturally also knows how many shortcomings Robles has.
Fierce confrontation, rhythmic fighting, once trapped, his disciple will not be able to escape.
So from the beginning, he had already told him that he must stay in the lead at the beginning.
This way you can run better and better.
On the original timeline, Robles did what Santiago Antunez said, so with a reaction time of almost 0.200 seconds, he also ran a terrifying result of 7.34 seconds. But this time, he was not so lucky. Once he was stuck by Liu Xiang, it would be difficult for him to break free from the rhythm field of the Dongfang Column King next to him.
Trammell also knows this. In fact, he doesn't like being next to Liu Xiang.
Lest your rhythm be affected and disrupted.
This time Robles helped him bear it all.
In the third column, Robles has not yet rushed out.
The fourth, still not.
"Damn it! Damn it!!!" When Santiago Antunez saw this, he actually looked a little gloomy and kept cursing in his mouth. But the game will not change because of his few curses. Liu Xiang, Robert Strameier, has obviously rushed out.
The three of them were almost going hand in hand.
"Liu Xiang, Trammell, and Robles are almost unanimous. It's the last two columns. Let's see who can stand out!"
When Yang Jian saw this, his voice became a little urgent.
At the scene, the cheers were also getting louder and louder.
"come on--------------"
"come on--------------"
"come on--------------"
Liu Xiang's ears were filled with the familiar voices of flower growers, all in Chinese. This moment made him feel like he had returned to 2008.
In 2008, I also heard these sounds at my doorstep.
this time.
Absolutely cannot live up to it.
rush!
Go, go, go! ! !
Liu Xiang's whole figure seemed to be at full throttle, with the cylinders raging. The speed of the hurdles became smoother and smoother, and the connection became more and more precise.
When he glanced over with his peripheral vision, Robles seemed to be suppressed. The only parallel point he could still see with his peripheral vision was Trammell in the fourth lane.
"Liu Xiang, speed up!"
"Liu Xiang, speed up!"
"Have the opportunity!!!"
"accelerate!!!"
When Liu Xiang crossed the last hurdle and entered the sprint, he was already in front, but Trammell was not stupid. He knew that his flat run should be faster, and he still had a chance here.
The two of them look like they were in 2007.
Entered the final sprint duel.
This time, Liu Xiang did not turn around and rushed out with all his strength.
At top speed, he rushed towards the finish line in front of him with an exaggerated amplitude.
This range was so large that even Sun Haiping himself was trembling inside, for fear of something going wrong.
On the contrary, Trammell was just like the scene in the 2007 World Championships. "Blessed to the soul", he turned his head and couldn't help but glance at Liu Xiang.
From this look, it seemed a little too early for him to finally push the line.
This is the power of competing on the same field.
If your rhythm is not as good as that of your opponent, you are likely to be affected by your opponent, especially in a high-tempo game like the 110-meter hurdles.
The reliance on rhythm is even greater.
"Liu Xiang crossed the finish line!!!"
"The final result is..."
"7.39s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Liu Xiang got 7.39s!!!!!!!!!!! Liu Xiang broke 7.40s!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He refreshed his 60m PB at home!!!" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
It's just a pity that Trammell is also 7.39s.
Finally entered the final thousandth point showdown.
This period of time was really difficult. Almost everyone in the audience looked anxious and wanted to see the results immediately to feel at ease. As for Liu Xiang himself, he was supporting his knee and the pain near the heel of his right foot suddenly appeared.
Although someone had already told him that this would be a common occurrence in the future.
This would happen if he exerted his full power, so he could only hold back the discomfort, took a breath, and turned to look at the electronic timer.
Not long after, the electronic timer gave the answer:
Liu Xiang 7.388s, Trammell 7.390s.
Liu Xiang defeated Trammell in two thousandths of a second.
Suddenly, the scene was almost heated by boiling water, and the roaring cheers and shouts instantly filled the entire Yangcheng Stadium.
"Liu Xiang, champion————————"
"Liu Xiang, champion————————"
"Liu Xiang, champion————————"
Hearing this, Liu Xiang ignored Sun Haiping and immediately brought someone over to check, and immediately took off his shoe and loosened his right foot.
He just felt that this scene seemed like he had seen and heard it in his dream.
After the summer of 2008.
He has always dreamed of hearing this voice at the international competition at his doorstep.
Even Su Shen did not expect Liu Xiang to win this championship.
Beside the TV, I couldn't help shouting.
Of course, he was not the only one who shouted in the entire lounge.
When Yu Weili and Feng Shuyong saw that Liu Xiang actually won the championship and won the gold medal, their faces were full of shock.
Then he looked happy.
ecstatic.
hard to control.
The next second.
I only heard Yang Jian's voice on the TV, which seemed to be trembling slightly, saying: "Liu Xiang, he won the championship at home!"
"He is the defending champion!!! The first person after Alan Johnson to defend the World Indoor Championships!!!"
"Although many people were not optimistic about him before the game, he proved with facts that as long as he plays, he will still have the heart of a champion."
"Still cannot be ignored."
"If miracles had color."
"That must be red."
“We grow flowers red.”
PS: After updating tens of thousands of words, I still haven’t finished it, so I can only continue writing at noon, ugh~~~~~~~~
My hand speed is too slow. I rested for 2 hours in one night and still didn’t finish writing. I feel like I’m clumsy o(╥﹏╥)o~~~~~~~~~ ~~~Don’t ask for votes now. Today there will be another 10,000-word explosion. Once it’s done, I’ll ask for votes again. Alas~~~~
I wish I had the hand speed of an eagle. The plot has been conceived, but I can’t keep up with my typing speed. I really wish I had two more hands~~~
Xiaozi, the working dog, went to work first, and went to the Internet cafe without taking a break at noon to continue writing~~~~~~! ! !
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