August 24, 2010.
American sprinter Tyson Gay said here that he may start participating in more 400-meter races in the future. He even expressed his hope to represent the United States in the 4x400-meter relay race at the London Olympics.
"I currently compete in both the 100m and 200m. It will definitely be very difficult to participate in the 400m. If I want to train successfully in these events, I must allocate them well. I am indeed seriously considering which event to participate in the London Olympics. I have not yet No decision yet, but I definitely want to participate in more 400-meter races in the next few years.”
Gay once ran 44.89 seconds in the 400 meters this year.
"I can still run faster. Obviously the 400m is a tough event and it will make you dizzy, but I still want to give it a try. I'm a tenacious person. I hope to join the American 4x400m relay team. I hope One day I will be teammates with Jeremy Varina, which is something I have never experienced before."
As for the Brussels finals, Gay responded: "Of course an athlete has to go through big competitions to get better. There is no pressure on me. If the conditions are good enough, I usually perform well."
"Although they are all very good, I am not bad either. This year I want to be the best one."
"I want to win the wild card for the Daegu World Championships for America."
Wild card.
This may be the first word that many track and field newbies come into contact with. Generally speaking, there are only three places for the A mark and one for the B mark, but if you have a wild card, you can play outside the quota. In other words, up to four people can be seated.
There are two ways to obtain the World Championship wild card, one is automatically obtained by the defending champion of the World Championship, and the other is obtained by the Diamond League championship.
If it occurs in a country, the former takes precedence over the latter.
In other words, Bolt has a wild card, and Jamaica can play up to four people besides him. If you are not the world championship champion, then you need the diamond league championship wild card to increase the number of places for the national team. . However, generally only strong countries need it. If you give it to a weak country, you may not necessarily have four people.
Therefore, if you want to let people play more, train more, and give new players more opportunities, this wild card is a must-win.
After all, track and field competitions are not basketball or football. The quotas are inherently precious. Many athletes may not have the opportunity to appear on the OW stage in their lifetime.
The American team lost the World Championship in 2009 and had no wild card for the defending World Championship champion, so naturally they had to fight for the wild card for the Diamond League championship.
It was indeed Guy who took it away in the previous life.
But it is obvious that Su Shen does not intend to let it go in this life.
"Reporters have always asked me in the past two years whether Bolt can be beaten in the 100 meters. No one has asked this question since Stockholm." Guy said: "Su and I both proved it. Yes, Usain is not really invincible, he is also human."
"I have two minor technical flaws this year, so I am actually not 100% satisfied with my performance. If my physical and mental state are adjusted well, I think I can still beat the personal time of 9.68 seconds. One more best result and maybe I can do it this Friday in Brussels."
Faced with this problem, Su Shen also expressed his own opinion: "First of all, I think it is better for Tyson to focus on within 200 meters. I think another 400 meters will be devastating for his physical burden. Secondly, it is a wild card... "
"The wild card for the World Championships in Osaka, obviously, I want that too."
"So I'm not going to give up the chance."
"The opponents are all very strong, but I haven't lost in this year's Diamond League, so I don't plan to give up the wild card to anyone."
Bolt has lost too many games because of too few games. He did not play the London double match. In fact, he has no chance. Moreover, he already has a wild card, and there is not much need to compete for this championship. The reason why he is still here is entirely because...
He wanted to prove that he could do it.
I can win.
He will end this season by suppressing Gay and Su Shen's performance.
Otherwise, he would feel upset hearing the sounds from the outside world.
Soon, the stage was set in Brussels, and reporters were ready to watch the top showdowns between the fastest people in the world.
After Su Shen and others watched the game in Singapore, they came to Brussels together to adjust and rest in advance, including adapting to the venue.
Bolt came two days before the game.
Guy also arrived here on the same day as Bolt.
Powell has been adjusting to Europe and never left.
These four people will finally have a good competition after Stockholm.
I can only say this about this duel. People who like track and field will never miss it. They have even waited for so long just for this one. If you look at the tickets in Brussels that were sold out so early, you should know how popular this event is.
On the huge billboard, there are huge portraits of four people named Su Baogaibo.
Even the airport here in Brussels is already filled with billboards as soon as you get off the plane. The atmosphere of the Diamond League finals is really exaggerated.
Because there is only one shot in the finals and no preliminaries, everyone needs to be well prepared.
Warm up thoroughly.
There is no time for you to feel something.
Yu Weili from the domestic side also flew over from the Imperial Capital to watch this game. When asked by reporters, he smiled and said: "We all support Su Shen. If we can win the wild card, how will it be allocated? We haven’t thought carefully about it, but we still have quite a few people who meet the standards, so we need to weigh them carefully.”
"The news I received here is that Su is in good condition and is preparing for the competition without any obstacles. The competition will be tomorrow. He will not come out for interviews today. He must rest well to avoid being sleepy tomorrow."
After saying a slightly humorous remark, Yu Weili hurriedly entered the five-star hotel in Brussels.
The delegation of flower growers is now inside, waiting for him to come over and join them.
…
The night in Brussels is a bit chilly.
The capital and largest city of Belgium is located on the banks of the Seine River, with the low Flanders Plain to the north and the slightly undulating Brabant Terrace to the south, with an average altitude of 58 meters. It is known as "Little Paris". There are many places of interest and museums in the city, and outside the city there are dense forests, sparkling lakes and green grassy meadows. The scenery in this area of the European capital is still good, but now it is obvious that Su Shen and the others have no extra mood to enjoy it. There will be a game tomorrow, and whether they can get a wild card depends on this.
This time, no one from the Flower Garden, Jamaica, or America teams were in the same hotel.
It seems that everyone attaches great importance to this game and does not want to be distracted before the game.
On the American side, they all held a meeting in the room for an hour and a half.
As for what was said, no one knows except themselves.
Anyway, when Guy came out, he didn't look particularly good-looking, but he didn't have anything. After all, he was a wild card, something meaningful to the national team as a whole. In order to stabilize this, it is not a big problem to formulate some special strategies before the game.
The next day, Friday.
King Baudouin Stadium.
People kept pouring in, and the competition organizing committee also sent diamonds of various sizes to stimulate the athletes' fighting spirit.
The King Baudouin Stadium was completed on August 23, 1930 and was opened by King Leopold III. It can accommodate 70,000 spectators. It is one of the main buildings built by Belgium to welcome the 1935 World Expo. Compared with us in Europe, there are indeed these stadiums that are close to a century old at every turn. The stadium hosted the European Champions Cup finals in 1958, 1966, 1974 and 1985, and the European Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1964, 1976 and 1980. The 1985 Champions League final was held at the stadium on May 29. The two sides were Liverpool Football Club of England and Juventus of Italy. The Heysel tragedy occurred during the game. Since then, no football matches have been held at the stadium. To this day, commemorative events are still held at the stadium every May 29.
In 1995, the stadium was completely renovated. The stadium includes a standard track and field track and a football field with a capacity of 50,000 people.
This is how everyone sees it now.
"Ah Tian, I heard that this is the ancient battlefield of Waterloo. It's true or not. Napoleon lost here." Zhou Bing looked everywhere on the bus. This was his first time here. Boys are always interested in dancing with swords. I am more interested in the legendary story of the gun. What's more, it was here that the Anglo-Dutch Allied Forces and the Prussian Army commanded by Duke Arthur Wellesley besieged and finally defeated Napoleon. This period of the war called "Waterloo" is probably one of the wars most familiar to young people in the country, because " The word "Waterloo" is already a frequently used word in China and is known to almost everyone, young and old.
Su Shen glanced out the window, looked at the sky where the weather was not very good, and said thoughtfully, "Is the weather so gloomy?"
"It seems that we need to be prepared to fight in low temperatures and even after rain."
"Ah Tian, I heard that Napoleon's defeat was also a rainy day. It's a bit similar to this weather." After Zhou Bing finished speaking, Su Shen looked outside again, and it really started to fall. .
L.
Falling outside the bus window.
The originally clean and smooth bus glass gradually became stained, causing the scenery outside to become blurry.
PS: First update~~~~~~~~~~~~~
