The 2011 World Athletics Championships will kick off this weekend in Daegu, a cold country. Since the first World Championships in Helsinki in 1983, the 13th World Athletics Championships have produced countless exciting moments. The following is the history judged by Reuters Five memorable moments:
1. American athlete Powell broke the 1968 record of Bob Beamon at the World Championships in Tokyo, setting a record of 8.95 meters, directly improving the record by five centimeters.
2. Edwards, an athlete from Kitty Eagle Country, broke the world record with a score of 18.16 meters at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. His second score, 18.29 meters, set a new world record! Currently, the best triple jump in the world is still 18.29 meters. Edwards won the Olympic title in 2000.
3. In the men's 400 meters at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, American Forrest Michael Johnson won the world championship for the fourth consecutive time and shortened Reynolds' 1988 world record by 0.11 seconds with a time of 43.18 seconds.
4. Carl Lewis set a new world record with 9.86 in the 1991 men's 100-meter final in Tokyo, but that was just the beginning. In the end, 6 athletes opened 9.96s, setting the highest record in the men's 100-meter race.
5. In the men's sprint at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, Jamaican flying star Bolt broke the 100-meter and 200-meter world records again, proving that his amazing performance at the Beijing Olympics was no accident. The world records of 9.55 seconds for 100 meters and 19.15 seconds for 200 meters have not yet been broken.
Will there be a sixth classic scene this year? Will there be a miracle for Daegu?
let us wait and see.
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The United States won 120 gold medals, 66 silver medals, 64 bronze medals, and won 250 medals, becoming the world track and field championship champion in history. Russia ranks second with 37 gold medals, 52 silver medals and 43 bronze medals. Kenya finished third with 31 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 25 bronze medals.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States tied Russia with a score of 5:5 in the 2001 World Championships, but did not win enough medals and ranked second in the gold medal list. In 2003, the United States narrowly defeated Russia, which topped the gold medal list with seven gold medals, with eight gold medals. In 2005, the United States defeated Russia with 14 gold medals. The latter won 7 gold medals, and this result was far ahead in the medal standings. In the 2007 World Championships, the Americans won 14 gold medals, far behind Kenya, who only won 4 gold medals. But in the 2009 World Championships, the Americans were strongly blocked by Jamaica and only won 10 gold medals, followed by Jamaica, which won 7 gold medals.
The Chinese delegation has won 18 gold medals in history. In the last session, Bai Xue and Liu Xiang won the 17th and 18th medals respectively, ranking 17th in the total medal list of the World Championships.
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The 2011 World Athletics Championships will be held in Daegu from August 27 to September 4. There will be a total of 24 men's events in this competition. Among the world championship records in these 24 events, track and field superpowers the United States and Kenya each occupied four places, and the new sprint force Jamaica also occupied three records.
So far, the oldest record in the history of the World Championships is the men's shot put. At the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Swiss player Guenther set a record of 22.23 meters, which has still not been broken.
World Championships Record Table (Men):
Event results Athletes Nationality Location Athletes
100 meters 9 seconds 55 Bolt, Jamaica, Berlin 2009-08-17
200m 19.19 Bolt, Jamaica, Berlin 2009-08-21
400 meters 43 seconds 18 Johnson, Sevilla, USA 1999-08-26
800 meters 1 minute 43 seconds 06 Konchelach Kenya Roma 1987-09-01
1500 meters 3 minutes 27 seconds 65 Gueroy Sevilla Morocco 1999-08-24
5000 meters 12 minutes 52 seconds 79 Kipchoge Kenya Paris 2003-08-31
10,000 meters 26 minutes 46 seconds 31 Bekele Ethiopia Berlin 2009-08-17
Marathon 2 hours, 06 minutes and 54 seconds Kruli Kenya Berlin 2009-08-22
3000 meters steeplechase 8 minutes 04 seconds 16 Kim Boy Kenya Berlin 2009-08-18
110m hurdles 12 seconds 91 Liu Xiang, Jackson Flower Gardener, Osaka, Stuttgart, UK August 3, 2007, 1993-08-20
High jump 2.40 meters Sotomayor Cuba Stuttgart 1993-08-22
Long jump 8.95 meters Powell, Tokyo, USA, 1991-08-30.
4x100m relay 37 seconds 08 Jamaica Jamaica Berlin 2009-08-22
4x400m relay 2:54.29 US National Team Stuttgart 1993-08-22
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World Championships Record Table (Women):
Event results Athletes Nationality Location Athletes
100 meters 10 seconds 70 Jones Seville, USA 1999-08-22
200 meters 21.74 Moller, former East German Roma 1987-09-03
400 meters 47 seconds 99 Kratochvilova Czechoslovakia Helsinki 1983-08-10
800 meters 1 minute 54 seconds 68 Kratochvilova Czechoslovakia Helsinki 1983-08-09
1500 meters 3 minutes 58 seconds 52 Tomasova Paris, Russia 2003-08-31
100 meters hurdles 12 seconds 34 Zagochiyeva Rome, Bulgaria 1987-09-04
High jump 2.09 meters Kostadinova Rome, Bulgaria 1987-08-30
Long jump 7.36 meters Jesse Joyner, Rome, USA 1987-09-04
4x100m relay 41 seconds 47 US National Team US Athens 1997-08-09
4x400m relay 2:16.71 US National Team Stuttgart 1993-08-22
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All over the TV, the Internet, and mobile phones are beginning to warm up about the World Championships.
On August 27, the 13th World Athletics Championships will open in Daegu, the capital of Gyeongsangbuk Province, South Korea. Together with the Summer Olympics, the Winter Olympics, and the Football World Cup, they are known as the "four major international sports". There are two One hundred and six countries and regions sent teams to participate. The Daegu World Athletics is the largest and largest track and field event in history.
Recommended events for the Daegu World Championships:
Recommended events
Men's 110m Hurdles
Competition time: Preliminaries on the 28th, finals on the 29th
Follow the stars: Robles, Oliver, Liu Xiang
Attention: ★★★★★
Robles, 12.87 seconds; Liu Xiang, 12.85 seconds; Oliver, 12.95 seconds. Three of the world's top 110-meter hurdlers compete in the same field. Just thinking about it is exciting enough.
In the past two seasons, Oliver has created an 18-game unbeaten record from the end of August 2009 to May this year, and his popularity has never been greater. However, with Liu Xiang and Robles returning from injury, Oliver's situation has become increasingly serious. This season, Robles has defeated Oliver twice in the Paris and London Diamond League stations, and his psychological advantage is obvious. The competition between Liu Xiang and Oliver became even more intense. The Chinese Flyer, who had made some achievements in the seven-step hurdles, took off strongly in the Diamond League Magic City Station, ending Oliver's winning streak. But soon, Oliver returned the favor by defeating Liu Feiren in 12.94 seconds in the Eugene race - the first and only two times under 13 seconds this season.
It can be said that the battle between three people when Mars hits the earth will definitely become the most exciting show.
Recommended events
Men's 100 meters
Competition time: Preliminaries on the 27th, semi-finals and finals on the 28th
Stars to follow: Bolt, Powell, Su Shen, Gay, Zhao Haohuan
Attention: ★★★★★
Whether it is the Olympic Games or the World Championships, the men's 100-meter trapeze battle will always be the focus of attention around the world.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bolt broke the men's 100m and 200m world records with times of 9.68 seconds and 19.28 seconds. At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Bolt continued his efforts and raised the men's 100-meter world record to 9.55 seconds. This year in Lausanne, he opened 9.53s in one breath and was in good condition.
All mankind seems to place their hopes of challenging the human body's 100-meter limit speed on this Jamaican. Arriving in Daegu eleven days ahead of schedule this year also proves the Jamaican flying man's record-breaking belief.
For Bolt, there must be a strong opponent to stimulate his small universe.
Fortunately, Su Shen, Powell, and Gay are all here, and this game is still a continuation of Berlin in 2009.
Let's see if Bolt can continue to break through the night sky in Daegu, and let's see if our country's flying star Su Shen can make a breakthrough in the World Championships and win the first 100-meter silver medal in the World Championships to make up for Daegu's regret.
Recommended events
Women's 100 meters
Competition time: Preliminaries on the 27th, semi-finals and finals on the 28th
Follow the stars: Jeter, Meyers, Brown, Chen Juan
Attention: ★★★★★
Among the 47 events in the World Championships, the men's and women's 100-meter race has the largest number of participants, with 80 men signing up and 79 women participating in the preliminaries. If the Bolt family dominates the men's 100-meter event, the women's 100-meter event clearly shows a trend of competition.
Women, let’s see if Chen Juan can continue to make breakthroughs this year and get a better ranking in the OW competition.
At the U.S. Track and Field Championships in June, 32-year-old Jeter won the championship with a time of 10.74 seconds, and she had previously set her own season record with a time of 10.70 seconds. Meyers finished second with a time of 10.83 seconds. In this competition, the biggest competitor of the Americans is Campbell Brown of Jamaica. Her best record this year is 10.76 seconds, while Stewart of Jamaica also has the best record this year of 10.87 seconds. .
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After the florist delegation came back to adapt to the venue, the entire venue was filled with fans of "Liu Xiang".
Hanlianlian News Agency reported the entire event as "'Yellow Bullet' Liu Xiang arrives in Daegu".
"At about 1 p.m., there were cheers and shouts of 'come on' in Chinese outside Daegu International Airport. We knew it was Liu who was coming."
Han United News Agency commented on Liu Xiang's participation, while Han Guo's "News" website used a set of vivid pictures to conduct a wonderful live show of Liu Xiang's competition after arriving in Daegu.
"I hope Liu will definitely defend Asia's self-esteem!"
This is the general tone of the cold media.
It can be seen that in this kind of world competition, Han Guo has no one of his own, so he can only count on Liu Xiang, who is also from Asia, to perform well. In fact, among the short track events in Asia, only Liu Xiang has the possibility to win gold.
""In the 2004 Athens Olympics, the 2007 World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan, and the 2009 Berlin, Liu fought alone and won the championship for all of Asia. This time it is Asia's home court. I hope we can still wait for Liu Xiang in four years. Win the championship for Asia! "
"Asia Economy" may be one of the media in South Korea that has the honor to interview Liu Xiang. The magazine quoted Liu Xiang's famous saying before the start of the competition, "No regrets, no burdens" to comment on Liu Xiang's performance at the Daegu Track and Field World Championships. The performance was tracked and reported. When a reporter from Hanguo asked Liu Xiang about the World Championships, Liu Xiang gave a simple answer: "I don't have any pressure. I am very confident in myself. I want to complete the game more easily. I I will do my best and won’t leave any regrets.”
What level has Liu Xiang become in this wave?
Just after getting off the plane, the LED screen at Daegu Airport even printed the words "Liu Xiang, the top men's 100-meter hurdler, welcome to Daegu" in Chinese characters, which is enough to prove the high standard of the organizing committee's reception.
On the way from the airport to the hotel, the reporter found that the streets and alleys of Daegu were full of posters for the World Athletics Championships. Surprisingly, the protagonists in the posters were mostly Liu Xiang and Robles, not Bolt and others who ran the 100-meter dash. people. Even the huge poster is still in the C position of Liu Xiang. Logically speaking, in such an international competition, the 100-meter dash should be the highlight. How could it be snatched away by the 110-meter hurdles?
The answer is: Although the cold country can host the World Track and Field Championships, it is a weak country in track and field. The performance of the cold country's track and field athletes is lackluster. Even in the Asian Track and Field Championships, they don't have the strength to win the gold medal, let alone the World Championships where masters gather. Therefore, the cold media has a soft spot for Liu Xiang.
Why?
Because Liu Xiang won, it was the face of Asia and the host country.
Good things are all Asians,
It’s the same old routine in Asian media.
Even the first one on the official website is a high-definition photo of Liu Xiang, with the title saying: Yellow Bullet Liu maintains the dignity of Asia.
Gold medal, or gold medal in short track events, this is what everyone wants.
This is what Asia wants these days.
Even travel agencies followed.
The World Championships are around the corner, and "Liu Xiang fever" is also heating up. Some domestic travel agencies have taken advantage of the World Championships and launched a special route to visit the Cold Country and see the world champion Liu Xiang.
For example, a travel company launched a group ticket for "Come on Liu Xiang - IAAF Six Days and Six Nights in Daegu, South Korea".
It can be considered as enough heat.
Of course, they are also "professional", and it is clearly stated on the project that they have signed a contract with an airline in Hanguo, and have already obtained a ticket for Liu Xiang's three shots held at the Daegu Stadium that day. Make sure to watch Liu Xiang's entire game.
The staff of the travel agency even proudly said: "More than 200 people have signed up so far. In order to attract more tourists, we have reduced the ticket price from the original 9999 yuan to 7699 yuan, which includes all Liu Xiang's games."
Just now, during the training to adapt to the venue, in just one and a half hours, 15 TV stations, including Hanguo and Huazhongjia, and more than 100 reporters watched the training on site.
If nothing else, if you look at the background of these media, you will know how much they attach importance to:
Two TV stations, including CCTV5, BTV6, Magic City Five-Star Sports, and Hanguo’s KBS and CBS, set up cameras on the sidelines to record the entire process.
Liu Xiang only stretched and relaxed, and received a lot of spotlight.
In contrast, the Ukrainian athlete in the 110-meter hurdles did not receive such a star-studded treatment. His coach did not come, but he moved the hurdles by himself, set up a set of hurdles, and did Leg lift hurdle training.
Even the famous betting companies bwin and bet365 have offered winning odds for the 110-meter hurdles. The Cuban genius Robles was the most favored, followed by Oliver second, and the flying star Liu Xiang followed closely in third place.
Among them, the Cuban's championship odds are 2.20 to 1.
Oliver, who was famous last year, ranked second at 3.75 to 1.
Liu Xiang ranked third with a loss of 5.00 to 1.
The reason is of course Liu Xiang's injury, otherwise bwin and bet365 would have paid close attention to him, and they would have placed Liu Xiang further ahead.
If you look at this scene, it's like the officials from the Han Kingdom came to help Liu Xiang stand up. This is a gold medal.
Do you still think that only flower growers are like this?
At present, in sprint events, the whole of Asia is actually "gold medal only".
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At night, Liu Xiang and Su Shen were walking in the hotel yard.
The two may be equal at home, but here, Liu Xiang, who obviously has a chance to win, is under greater pressure.
And Han Guo came to the platform, it was like... Liu Xiang didn't seem to be able to win.
All are not allowed.
In fact, even Su Shen has never experienced this kind of pressure to win.
Because no one thinks he will win.
Naturally, no one would criticize him because he would lose.
Even "love turns to hate" and "hate arises out of love". If you lose, you will turn from fanaticism to anger.
So far, Su Shen has not experienced such tremendous pressure.
"Brother Xiang, you don't look like you are facing the media during the day." Su Shen spoke first.
"Stop making fun of me. You know, I can't help it. With so many people looking at me right now, even if I say 'I'm tired', I'm afraid it will lead to big consequences. People will say Inflating the enemy's ambition will destroy your own prestige." Liu Xiang walked and shook his head, smiling bitterly: "Obviously, I am still recovering from an injury, right?"
"Who told you to win the competition in Berlin? Naturally, everyone will look forward to you even more."
"Looking forward to our third consecutive championship in a short span of time."
"When I was in Berlin, I really didn't know that I could win. It was a bit of luck. The opponents were not very good. But this time the situation is different. All the powerful people are here. I can't be as relaxed as people say." Liu Xiang said Finally, looking at the moon in Daegu, I feel that I feel a little more relaxed only at night.
"Yes, not only the more than one billion people in the country, but now all of Asia, and even the people of Han, which claims to be the center of the universe, are on your side. The expectations of billions of Asians are not high." Su Shen Thinking about it, I feel that this pressure is really as heavy as a mountain. It is hard to breathe just thinking about it, not to mention that he has been carrying it for so many years since 2004.
"Do you think I can win?" Liu Xiang said suddenly.
Although Su Shen is the core soul in Ersha Island, in the 110-meter hurdles, Su Shen is not so professional.
Liu Xiang asked, maybe just for psychological comfort.
But Su Shen nodded and said: "I think you can win with your strength. Adjusting for the competition is your strong point, Brother Xiang. As long as you have better luck and don't encounter non-competitive elements."
"Haha." Liu Xiang smiled and said: "You are really optimistic about me. I don't have much confidence now. Robles, Oliver, no one is simple, and they are all healthier and younger than me. , in the blink of an eye...it seems that youth is not my advantage anymore."
Su Shen did not answer, because he knew very well that Liu Xiang really wanted to win the championship in his previous life.
There is no problem with strength at all.
Even the championship was only about ten meters away.
If Robles hadn't hit him by holding hands continuously, he would have won the championship long ago according to the situation of the game.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows this.
Therefore, in terms of strength, he is more confident than Liu Xiang himself.
Therefore, what Liu Xiang has to worry about is not a matter of strength at all.
But...it's a question of order.
Of course, this problem is not difficult to solve.
Su Shen smiled and said: "Brother Xiang, I made a fortune yesterday. It would be better for you not to exert too much effort in the semifinals."
"It also helps save physical energy and reduce the possibility of injuries during the finals."
"Do you know how to tell fortunes?" Liu Xiang was stunned, but when he saw Su Shen's evil smile, he immediately shook his head and said with a smile: "Just saying, that's amazing, but you gave me a wake-up call, in the semi-finals In fact, it’s better to save some energy.”
"I'm not young anymore, am I?"
"That's right." Su Shen also smiled and said: "You have to follow physiological laws. And when you were in Berlin or Osaka, didn't you actually save your energy for the semi-finals? Maybe this is God's guidance."
"Okay, okay." Liu Xiang didn't take fortune-telling seriously. He simply felt that Su Shen's joke contained pertinent scientific advice: "I'll talk to the master later and see what he thinks."
The two walked away again, Liu Xiang turned around and asked Su Shen: "What about you?"
"What do you think about this World Championships?"
"Me?" Su Shen thought for a while and said:
"What else could I think?"
Su Shen raised his head and looked at the moon, which was quite good tonight, and slowly said:
"It depends on whether God will reward you or not."
"Huh?" Liu Xiang was stunned, but he also understood that Su Shen's project was too difficult. He stretched out his hand to comfort Su Shen and said: "There is no way. If my project has such an epoch-making superman, I can't do anything."
"It's not your problem."
"This is God's fault."
Su Shen was also amused by these words. The two chatted for a while and cheered each other up.
They all went back to their rooms.
After returning home, Su Shen finished washing, lay on the bed, and muttered a few more words silently.
What is it.
No one could hear clearly.
PS: Second update~~~~~~~~~~~~~
