Magic City Stadium.
A huge high-definition screen is playing game-related news——————
Liu Xiang won his third championship in the 110-meter hurdles at the Guangzhou Asian Games in November last year with a time of 13.09 seconds. At that time, the Olympic standard time had not yet started, but the A-standard result of 13.52 seconds was an easy task for Liu Xiang. He could try his new technology in this Magic City Diamond League and contribute to the Daegu World Athletics To prepare for the championships, you can also determine a qualification for the Olympics.
The screen turned to Shi Dongpeng——————
At the Guangzhou Asian Games, Shi Dongpeng won the silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles in 13.38 seconds, and together with Liu Xiang passed the A-standard score line for this event in the Daegu World Championships. However, his level this year has shown a downward trend, and his results in several competitions have been unsatisfactory. Last week on May 8, he participated in the 110-meter hurdles competition at the Kawasaki Station of the IAAF Challenge Series and won the runner-up in only 13.78 seconds. This time In the Magic City Diamond League, if Oishi takes advantage of his home court and successfully reaches the Olympic A standard, it will be a big gain for him, and the pressure in subsequent games will be greatly reduced.
The screen jumped again, switching to Xie Wenjun————
As a rising star in the 110-meter hurdles among flower growers, Xie Wenjun set a personal best of 13.47 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles at the Magic City Golden Grand Prix in 2008. He achieved the same result in the mountain city in August last year because he met the standard at the Daegu World Championships. The time was from October 1 last year to August 15 this year. Until now, he has not reached the World Championship A standard of 13.52 seconds. In this battle in the Magic City, Xie Wenjun also hopes to reach the standard and goes directly to Daegu. If he can reproduce his best form, seize the opportunity at home, and reach the A standard of the Daegu World Championships and the London Olympics tonight, it will be a blessing for him. , I hope the young players can also work hard and not let down tonight.
Then the focus naturally returned to Liu Xiang and Oliver.
The camera was shown to Oliver, and while playing three of Oliver's games this season, it was accompanied by text——————
Since the beginning of this year, Oliver has participated in the 110-meter hurdles outdoor competition three times and won the championship in each time.
On April 9, he won the first place in the 110-meter hurdles in Basseterre, the capital of the Federation of Nevis and St. Christopher, a Latin American island nation, in 13.16 seconds, setting a world record that year.
A week later, he appeared in Gainesville, USA, and ran 13.09 seconds in super windy conditions, winning the championship for the second time.
On May 12, three days ago, Oliver went to Hanguo to participate in the 110-meter hurdles competition at the Grand Prix held in Daegu, and crossed the finish line first with a time of 13.14 seconds, setting a new record for the world record he held that year. Good level. This is his third consecutive victory in this year’s outdoor season, and his sixth consecutive victory in the indoor 60-meter hurdles and outdoor 110-meter hurdles. It is also his 21st consecutive victory in the 60-meter and 110-meter hurdles since April last year. Remaining undefeated, he was unbeaten in 19 outdoor games. Last year, Oliver won the 110-meter hurdles championship in 13.11 seconds at the Daegu Grand Prix on May 19 last year. Four days later, he rushed to Shanghai to participate in the Diamond League sub-station. Xiang competed against each other and defeated Liu Xiang and others in 12.99 seconds, winning the championship and breaking 13 seconds for the first time that year. Later, he broke into 13 seconds four times in Eugene, Paris, and Zurich, including the second world record of 110-meter hurdles in 12.89 seconds held by Cuban player Robles of 12.87 seconds, which was 12.85 seconds away from Liu Xiang. , the difference is only 0.04s.
If he continues to win today, he will win 20 consecutive victories in the outdoor competition and 22 consecutive victories in the indoor + outdoor competition here.
Once introduced, it will be very clear.
Everyone clearly felt why Oliver was so strong and in such good condition.
What difficulties Liu Xiang faces now.
How ferocious Oliver was.
Many spectators who had rarely watched the game originally thought that Liu Xiang would win, but when they saw this, their faces immediately turned ugly.
There is also a bit more tension in the game.
At the same time, the outdoor competition record of the two people so far was also played on the big screen:
June 11, 2005 New York Grand Prix Liu Xiang was third in 13.11 seconds and Oliver was fifth in 13.56 seconds
On May 28, 2006, Liu Xiang won the Eugene Grand Prix in 13.21 seconds and Oliver was seventh in 13.24 seconds.
On September 9, 2006, Liu Xiang won the IAAF finals in 12.93 seconds and Oliver finished fifth in 13.24 seconds.
On June 2, 2007, Liu Xiang won the New York Grand Prix in 12.92 seconds and Oliver finished sixth in 13.28 seconds.
On June 10, 2007, Liu Xiang won the Eugene Grand Prix in 13.23 seconds and Oliver finished sixth in 13.42 seconds.
On July 6, 2007, at the Golden League Paris Station, Liu Xiang was third in 13.15 seconds and Oliver was fifth in 13.27 seconds.
On July 10, 2007, Liu Xiang won the Lausanne Grand Prix in 13.01 seconds and Oliver ranked eighth in 13.34 seconds.
On August 30, 2007, Liu Xiang was fifth in the semi-finals of the World Championships in 13.25 seconds and Oliver was 12th in 13.43 seconds.
On May 23, 2010, at the Diamond League Shanghai Station, Liu Xiang finished second in 13.30 seconds and Oliver won the championship in 12.99 seconds.
This is the ninth outdoor match between the two men.
At this time, a big "?" sign appeared on the big screen.
The atmosphere was still well done. The 80,000 people present immediately felt a sense of urgency, and many of the relaxed discussions disappeared.
On the sidelines, the rest of the Flower Planter's track and field team were also watching.
After all, Liu Xiang is everyone's idol now. In terms of honor, legend and sentiment, Su Shen may now be in second place.
After all, an honorary Grand Slam + world record is really unparalleled in this event.
"Ah Tian, why am I a little nervous?" Zhou Bing looked up at the information typed on it, always feeling... as if Liu Xiang didn't have much of an advantage in recent games.
"Brother Xiao Tian, do you think Brother Xiang can win, can he interrupt the 20-game winning streak in outdoor competitions that Oliver wants to create in Shanghai?" Chen Juan also asked. There is no doubt that facing Liu Xiang, everyone in the sprint team , are all his fans.
No one has an opinion on this point. In this era, everyone watched Liu Xiang take off in 2004.
There is no one who does track and field who dislikes Liu Xiang.
"Oliver's momentum is a bit fierce, Brother Xiang may be a little difficult." Zhang Peimeng also said, they did not watch the final test of Liu Xiang, Su Shen Zhao Haohuan, and they still have some doubts about Liu Xiang's condition.
Zhao Haohuan actually knew about Liu Xiang's winter training test, and he ran to 13.15 seconds relatively easily without anyone putting pressure on him.
Mainly because of that shot, and even because he had just started to recover, Sun Haiping was still shouting to Liu Xiang, "Don't be too fast" and "Take it easy."
Therefore, Zhao Haohuan believes that Liu Xiang has an opponent, who at least has the ability to finish within 13 seconds.
If he meets other people, he still has a good chance of winning, but the problem is that Oliver's momentum has been too strong from last year to this year. As a result, even if Liu Xiang can run within 13.10s, not many people are optimistic about it.
"I'm still optimistic about Brother Xiang." After Su Shen said this, everyone stopped talking and looked at him to know why.
"Because we are competing on the same field, Brother Xiang still has the advantage of stability and rhythm." Su Shen was not lying. In the memory of the previous life, Oliver was actually in better condition and more powerful. He even added some t-shirts to his short sleeves when he came. The meaning of printing the crown and wanting to defeat Liu Xiang is beyond words. However, Liu Xiang relied on his rhythm stability to make Oliver lose his rhythm in the duel. He immediately fell behind and lost the game.
"And the game he lost last year doesn't count at all. After Xiang Ge won the indoor competition, he suffered repeated injuries, and he didn't have the strength he should show normally. Therefore, if Xiang Ge is healthy this year, I am more optimistic about him defeating his opponent."
"after all."
"There are almost no people in the world who can compete with Brother Xiang."
…
"The race is about to begin." Yang Jian looked at the athletes who had returned to their starting points and said: "The players participating in the Magic City Diamond Race this time are Liu Xiang, Oliver, and American veterans Brown, Wilson, Merritt, and Jamaican 30-year-old Thomas, as well as my country’s Shi Dongpeng and Xie Wenjun, and Japanese player Tanakasuke.”
"Before Liu Xiang's competition this time, the organizer of the Magic City also specially produced an impressive promotional video for Liu Xiang. I hope Liu Xiang can show the momentum in the promotional video here."
"The 110-meter hurdles is still the finale of the Magic City Station. The 110-meter hurdles final is also because the name Liu Xiang has become famous among flower growers in Magic City. David Oliver is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, and he is right next to Liu Xiang. .”
"The biggest highlight of Liu Xiang today is eight changes to seven." Chen Haijian also looked at the live broadcast signal and said: "Using it in training and using it in the game are actually two different things, so today he competes with David Oliver's eight changes to seven. The biggest question mark. Let us all see if Liu Xiang, who has just come back this year after suffering repeated injuries last year, still has a chance to defeat his opponent at his home court, at the doorstep of his hometown."
“This time, both of them took seven steps to the hurdles. The pace can be said to be similar when starting. However, it should be noted that David Oliver swings his leg with his right leg, so when he starts, his right foot is in front. Liu Xiang, who has changed his left foot as a swing leg, pedals with his left foot in front of the starting block, so the two of them actually run more like mirror images, like a mirror placed in the middle of the fourth and fifth lanes." Yang Jian's race The former commentary and rendering are still very good: "When two people look at each other, they may be themselves in the mirror."
"So it is possible that there will be a conflict of rhythm." Chen Haijian, as a former national athlete, although he is not a hurdler, he is doing straight sports and has the same purpose. He said: "Maybe both of them have the same starting technology. There will be a strong rhythm conflict between adjacent lanes, and at this time it is necessary to see whose rhythm can suppress which one."
"Yes, this may be decisive." Yang Jian nodded: "The camera turned to Oliver. Oliver can be said to be the uncrowned king. Although he has maintained all the victories from last year to now, he has neither won the World Championship nor the Olympic champion.”
"So this year he himself said that his biggest task this year is to win the gold medal in Daegu."
The next shot cuts to Liu Xiang in lane five.
This time Liu Xiang is not as lively and agile as he was in previous years. He just smiles and looks at the camera, looking quite calm.
This temperament was something Liu Xiang never had before.
The seventh lane is Aris Merritt, but he is not famous now. Although he is about to be 26 years old, he has not shown a particularly strong performance yet. For example, in the last OW competition, Merritt participated in the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, and his performance was only ranked 27th, and no one even remembered it.
But in the future, Su Shen knows that this humble guy will become the new record king of the 110-meter hurdles.
You can say that he has only been tough for more than a year, which is a bit similar to Robles, but there is absolutely no problem with height.
It's just that the length is missing.
But that year, he was undisputedly powerful.
But when this guy meets Liu Xiang, as long as Liu Xiang doesn't retire, he will almost never win.
In the peak year of 2012, he also failed to win.
Because he is the kind of athlete who needs to run in rhythm most, and if someone disrupts his rhythm, he will not be able to run at all. This is also the most important reason why he has never been able to win against Liu Xiang.
He is not particularly strong in the rhythm battle.
He needs to be in a leading position all the time to really express himself.
Xie Wenjun is in the ninth lane and Shi Dongpeng is in the third lane.
The scene gradually became quiet.
Everyone wants to see if Liu Xiang can win back a victory at home this year.
Cutting off Oliver's 20-game winning streak.
If he starts with this kind of momentum, it will actually be a huge boost in confidence and belief for Liu Xiang himself.
Liu Xiang is wearing a custom-made jersey from Sushen Laboratory, and his feet are also golden boots endorsed by the "SU" brand.
He knew that if he didn't run the shot well, he would probably be criticized by everyone again.
but……
So what.
Is it better to cut down again than Beiao?
After that time, Liu Xiang's mentality completely grew a lot.
"on your marks."
"set."
The scene was very quiet, and only a few Liu Xiang track and field fans from the Magic City could be heard shouting "Come on Liu Xiang" in the Magic City dialect.
Liu Xiang could hear his heart beating clearly.
Next to Oliver, he could feel that this old rival's mentality did not seem to be as stable as the media said.
Bang——————————————
"Game start!"
The starting gun fired and no one jumped the gun.
Among the nine people, the one with the fastest reaction was... Liu Xiang from the fifth lane.
The reaction of Oliver in the fourth lane next to him was only 0.170s, which was one position slower than Liu Xiang's almost as soon as he came out.
This will undoubtedly make Oliver, who is not good at rhythm battles, even more nervous.
Because short strides require crossing obstacles, rhythm is more important than other straight events. If the rhythm is messed up, even if you are number one in the world, you will collapse.
The huge delay in reaction made Oliver rush to catch up if he wanted to get ahead.
As a result, he forgot that Liu Xiang was also "going up the hurdle in seven steps" now. The rhythm of the two people was almost synchronized in the adjacent lane.
Soon the rhythmic confrontation began.
Then within half a second, the difference was already 70% to 80%.
Because David Oliver, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, was the first to attack the hurdle and almost knocked it over.
Then the second time, he hung up the railing at home.
Then the third hurdle... also fell down!
Followed by the fourth!
It was obvious that Oliver had made a mistake at the start.
"Oliver made a mistake and he almost fell!"
Chen Haijian's words raised the expectations of the thousands of people in front of the TV sets.
Although this is a bit exaggerated, because of Oliver's level, even if he overturned the hurdle, he would not fall, but it would affect his rhythm between the hurdles, that's for sure.
Therefore, after the first four hurdles, David Oliver, the current world number one with 19 wins and undefeated, is already behind Liu Xiang.
"Liu Xiang steps up to the first hurdle in seven steps!"
"Good control! Huh? Oliver's side is a little unstable and a little chaotic!"
“Look at the en route run!”
After the competition between the hurdles began, Liu Xiang's rhythm became more and more stable, and he ran more energetically, and his whole momentum began to show off. However, Oliver's rhythm was beside Liu Xiang, and the more he ran, the more chaotic he became.
increasingly unstable.
It's not easy to catch up, especially after a slow start.
Although Oliver is as strong as a cow, with strong impact and explosive power, frequent hitting the hurdles will still seriously affect his speed. This is the same for anyone. On the other hand, to his right, Liu Xiang, who was wearing a red jersey, remained calm and maintained his lead.
"The run went smoothly on the way, but Oliver seemed a little affected by the front, and he fell over another hurdle?!"
"Oliver hit the hurdles continuously! Liu Xiang's opportunity came! He didn't let it go!"
"Liu Xiang seizes the opportunity, continues to take the lead, and continues to put pressure on Oliver!"
If Oliver were Alan at this time, he might still have a chance to adjust, but he doesn't have this ability.
Fighting next to Liu Xiang, his rhythm seemed to be completely disrupted, and everything went wrong, like minnows. The last few hurdles seemed to be brought down by him at any time when he crossed them.
"Come on Brother Xiang!!!"
"Come on, Brother Xiang!!!"
"Kill Oliver and let him shed tears in the devil's capital!!!"
The people next to Su Shen saw that Liu Xiang was already leading the way out, and they couldn't hold back any longer, and began to shout loudly beside him.
Cheer up for Liu Xiang on the runway.
On Tianchao Sports Station, Yang Jian also smelled the scene of victory, and immediately continued to raise his voice, half-shouting: "Liu Xiang has a chance!"
"The last two columns!"
"Liu Xiang speeds up and keeps pulling away. Oliver is at the end of his tether!"
"Be the first to get off the rails!"
"Liu Xiang sprint, sprint, press the line!!!!!!!!!"
"Won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Liu Xiang, it was our country's Liu Xiang who ended the arrogant Oliver's 20-game winning streak!!!!!!"
"And the score is, 13.07s!!!!!!!!"
"The best result this year was set by Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang defeated Oliver and regained the first place in the season!!!"
"He actually used his new technique of seven-step hurdles to mess up David Oliver, who was already proficient in the seven-step hurdles technique next to him?!!! This is really an unexpected result!!!!"
"Liu Xiang ended Oliver's 19-game winning streak!!! Liu Xiang's first win of the season and ranked first in the world in Shanghai!!!"
"This is stability." Chen Hai Jiandu had to shake his head crazily and exclaimed: "This stability is so terrible. A novice technical expert actually overturned the technical veteran. It was something that I never thought of before the game, but...he just This happened."
"Perfect performance, using Oliver, who has been undefeated since last year, as a starting point."
"This year's Daegu, Liu Xiang is still worth looking forward to. Maybe the second OW three consecutive championships in the history of hurdles will be born."
"Going after the legendary star of our generation, American player Craig Foster!"
At this time, the timer revised the score and wind speed again:
13.05s, WL.
0.2M/S.
Liu Xiang didn't have time to say anything at this time.
Already surrounded by a large number of reporters and spotlights.
As if everything.
It's somewhat back to the way it was before the 2008 Olympics.
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