The World Championships Changhuajia track and field team stayed at the hotel.
"Hey, Xiaotian, I heard that Bolt actually practiced extra late at night these days. Is this true?" Zhao Haohuan was in a good mood after receiving the bronze medal. He looked at the message he received this morning. He asked Su Shendao while chewing whole wheat bread.
"It must be unpleasant to lose like this. I need to vent."
Su Shen knows the news about Bolt staying up late to train. This is true.
Bolt’s pre-match interview is playing on the TV:
First, I want to congratulate my teammate Blake and the other medal-winning athletes. Of course, I was very frustrated that I lost my chance to defend the 100m title due to a false start. I felt really good in the preliminaries and semi-finals and was confident I could run a good time in the final. I worked very hard to prepare for this tournament and was in pretty good shape.
But now, I want to forget about the false start and I have to move forward. I need a few days to adjust before getting ready for the 200m race on Friday (September 2). After that, I am going to participate in the 4X100m relay. After this competition, I will participate in several competitions. I know I am in good shape now and I will try my best to run the 200 meters well. Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has wished me well. I will definitely make you proud of me in the 200m race.
At this time, I heard Zhao Haohuan talking about the news on the Internet. Everyone is still very optimistic about Bolt winning the 200 meters championship.
Even if there is a problem at 100 meters, it should not be a big problem at 200 meters. This is the consensus of everyone.
It’s not like you’ll miss the mark several times in one World Championship, right?
That's too funny.
Moreover, the 200-meter starting distance is not so demanding, so it should not be a big problem.
Many people even predict that Bolt will surely win the gold medal even if he starts at a "slow start" this time.
Otherwise, many people will really want to hold his meeting.
But he may not have thought that 200 meters could pose a threat to him...
In fact, it has already come to his side.
Because Su Shen clearly saw a familiar name among the Jamaican contestants, but should not have appeared here.
The name is——Yohan Blake.
Okay.
When he saw this name, Su Shen was stunned. This year's Blake can't be seen yet.
The results will actually be huge.
The second best 200-meter result in human history will be achieved by him this year.
Therefore, his 200-meter ability this year can be said to be greatly underestimated.
If Bolt is not careful, it is really possible that he will be capsized in the gutter again.
But this time, his threat was no longer from Su Shen and the others, but from his own side.
But this is Jamaica's own "household matter", and Su Shen can't control it. He participated this time just to complete what he should do. He is not in a hurry in the 200 meters. Anyway, he can't defeat these people yet.
but……
As long as your track and field life is long enough.
There can be many "hollow periods" in between.
In this way, even if you can't match Bolt, you can still get a medal, or even a gold medal.
What he wants to do now is to bring the little genius Xie Zhengye over to "level up and fight monsters."
Help the so-called No. 1 200-meter talent in Asia to develop his potential.
Of course, it seems to be a good choice to go for a sprint and break the original Asian record in Asia, so that the Japanese 200-meter Asian record can be reduced to a national record.
But before that, they still had a relatively free day.
In addition to normal training and maintaining the physical competitive intensity, even today, they are going to cheer for Liu Xiang.
Let’s see if Liu Xiang can win three consecutive World Championships this year.
Although Berlin got it, its strength this year is not at the same level. What kind of "small fish and shrimp" is Berlin?
This year, there are several players in Daegu who can open 13 seconds. They are all here. The competition is more than one level more difficult than in Berlin?
But...
If you want to re-establish your own championship identity around the world, then you need to defeat these players who are very optimistic about the outside world and who feel similar to you on such a big stage where there are so many super strong players.
In this way, everyone will take a serious look at your championship content again.
A world championship champion in Berlin is almost always one of the best. If you look at this champion in the previous life, a few people still remember it.
Therefore, the competition between strong players makes people feel that it is full of gold content.
Only in this way will people think that you have returned to the top of the mountain in the past.
"By the way, what's going on with Brother Xiang? I heard that his eyes are inflamed?" Zhao Haohuan turned off his phone and looked at Su Shen. Everyone will watch Liu Xiang's title defense today. If it can be done, it will be three games. Winning consecutive championships is really shocking.
At least Zhao Haohuan feels that this is already an extremely shocking standard of strength.
Even if it's not the Olympics, it means that in the past six years, his condition has been quite good and stable, and he has always been at the forefront of the world.
"I don't know, it shouldn't be a big problem." Liu Xiang's eyes were inflamed before the game. Su Shen didn't know about it, but these problems had to be solved by the medical team. Besides, he knew very well that what really hindered Liu Xiang from winning the championship this time was It's not this Lao Shizi's eye inflammation at all.
Before the start of the game, Sun Haiping repeatedly emphasized in an interview that Liu Xiang should not make "Bolt-like mistakes."
It seems that what Bolt did yesterday scared many people.
"Bolt-like mistake" is expected to become a frequently used term in Daegu this year.
At this time, North Olympic champion Robles also said in the pre-match interview:
Today I performed at my normal level, probably at 60%!
I want to run well enough, and in my opinion the gold medal is the most important thing!
Regarding this point, many experts and columnists wrote articles before the competition and began to vigorously promote it. The most famous one is the reporter from the IAAF official website, Russell, who wrote:
As the three strongest men in history who have set times of 12 seconds 85, 12 seconds 87 and 12 seconds 89, who is the strongest among Liu Xiang, Robles and Oliver?
He wrote a few points, which seemed to Su Shen to be very pertinent opinions.
The first is the mentality of the three people.
The bowstring was taut, as if it would break at any moment, and the battle between the three people had entered a fierce stage.
When masters compete, what matters is their state of mind.
After the preliminary round yesterday, the three contestants all said that in the final, the opponent is no one else but "only themselves". If they defeat themselves, they have defeated themselves. Although Liu Xiang is still very young, 10 years have passed since he first participated in the World Championships. After Alan Johnson retired, Liu Xiang took his place as the leader of the movement and was the "senior" among the three. Both Robles and Oliver mentioned Liu Xiang as their hero more than once in interviews.
Liu Xiang arrived at the arena ahead of Robles during yesterday's pre-match warm-up activities. Before Robles arrived, Liu Xiang had already completed a ring run. When Robles saw Liu Xiang, he immediately changed direction and ran towards him with a big smile. He stretched out his hands and hugged Liu Xiang. Everything he does is kind.
Comparing the fact that both of them have OW gold medals, Oliver suffered a lot.
Oliver brought his lucky necklace, which was a golden shoe with a pair of small wings. He said that he would add the ability to fly to this golden shoe: "This is my luck. I used this necklace to compete in the World Championships in the United States, and now, I’m going to wear this necklace on my head and walk to the last station and stand on the highest point.”
Oliver's thirst for victory made him restless. He had not won a major competition yet and he urgently needed to win the World Championship to prove himself. But sometimes, if you care too much, people will become different. During the interview, Oliver said more than once: "I really don't know what will happen during the game. I can only keep praying..."
The mood of Americans is very complicated, and they no longer have the confidence they had before.
The game is about to begin, and whichever side loses confidence will have an even smaller chance of winning.
You will definitely feel this if you have done any sports.
The second is the competition in technical aspects.
Because the three of them all used "eight to seven" technical moves, the same technical moves were just perfect for fighting.
"Compared to Oliver and Robles, I am still a little behind. As a challenger, I am happy to fight against them." Although it is a compliment, anyone can feel the threat. Liu Xiang humbly puts himself in the position of a challenger. This is not only to relieve himself of pressure, but more importantly, to change his technical movements.
At the lowest point in his life, Liu Xiang returned to the track and decided to be ruthless at his most vulnerable start.
He learned something from rivals Robles and Oliver, and he simplified his start from eight steps to seven at the beginning. In May of this year, in Shanghai, he ended Oliver's 18 wins in 18 games, and in the United States, he returned to the game with a time of 13 seconds or more. This seemed to announce that Liu Xiang had quietly won the championship. Back on the field.
Russell believes that the most surprising thing about Liu Xiang is that while everyone is wondering whether he can jump from eight to seven columns in a short period of time, he has quietly made an innovation. , and achieved a major breakthrough. Only those who use the same technique well will have the last laugh. And no one will know this result until the game starts.
When three people fight with the same technique, Liu Xiang may be the last one to start learning.
But it doesn't matter.
The final result is not the order, but it is left to the competition to decide.
There is nothing more convincing than defeating your opponent head-on.
The last point is...popularity.
In other words, whoever cheers loudest here will be more likely to become their "temporary home court".
If you want to talk about popularity, the other two players are inferior to Liu Xiang. It is rare for an Asian to be competitive in short track events, and he has participated in five competitions held in Daegu. Coupled with the fact that they are all of yellow race, Liu Xiang's popularity in South Korea is no less than his popularity in his own country.
In yesterday's preliminaries, Liu Xiang's outstanding performance in the game also won the favor of the cold country media. "Asia Today" published a report titled "Liu, Dreaming of the Return of the King", "Liu not only represents the flower grower, but also represents the whole of Asia." Beijing Daily even used the term "Asian Pride" to describe Liu Xiang .
After Hanguo TV introduced 3D TV to watch the event, local media all said that Liu Xiang's final will be the most suitable event for 3D viewing.
I have to say that this article has written down all the basic elements of a three-person duel.
It’s a good article for those who are new to track and field and have rarely seen it.
But there is something else that we really need to pay attention to, and that is the on-the-spot performance of the same competition.
In this regard, Su Shen believes that Liu Xiang is the most advantageous.
Don’t talk about factors or technical advantages. You have to bring these into play in the game.
Therefore, the ability to perform on the spot is a vital point of existence in a same-level confrontation.
This point is done.
You may be the final winner of this game with a high probability.
And the biggest problem is the grouping problem that Su Shen first saw.
Liu Xiang was placed in a group with Robles in the semifinals, which was an obvious signal.
Unless he gives up the big Q and goes to the small Q with the worst position, no matter whether it is the first big Q or the second big Q, it is estimated that Liu Xiang and Robles will be next to each other in the end, because this game is said to be the "Big Three" , but in fact, everyone knows that there is a big gap between Oliver's honor and the historical status of the 110-meter hurdles and these two people.
First of all, there is no gold medal in a competition.
It is simply an irrefutable flaw.
So unless Oliver is heroic.
Otherwise, the organizers of this competition will definitely want to focus on "Liu Xiang and Robles".
So if they are still next to each other...
Then the stability may be really big.
If history repeats itself again.
That's a huge pity.
Su Shen didn't want this to happen.
Therefore, he also hoped that such a thing would not happen.
Otherwise, we can only find temporary ways to break the situation.
"What's wrong with you, Xiao Tian?" Zhao Haohuan called out a few times before Su Shen responded. The former frowned and said, "Why do you feel like you're a little absent-minded?"
"Are you worried about Brother Xiang?"
"But it's only the semifinals, so there's nothing to worry about. No matter what Brother Xiang does, he won't have any problems in the semifinals."
This is not a problem for people who do not have a "God's perspective".
But if you have a "God's perspective", you will know what Su Shen is worried about.
"Well...it's nothing, I'm just thinking about how Brother Xiang can escape with these two shots."
Su Shen didn't dwell on this issue too much. He put on his clothes and prepared to go out to watch the semi-finals.
Zhao Haohuan saw Su Shen get up. He looked at the time and saw that it was almost time. He also put on his clothes and walked out of the room.
Once out.
It's really hot.
It’s better not to wear clothes, it’s more comfortable to be shirtless.
…
There is still more than half an hour before the semi-finals start.
According to the plan, the final between Liu Xiang, Robles and Oliver will be held in three hours. This will be a game that will go down in history.
The weather in Daegu is very hot today, much hotter than during Liu Xiang's preliminaries, and even hotter than last night's game.
In the auditorium on the third floor of Daegu Stadium, even the breeze has become a luxury.
Liu Xiang, Shi Dongpeng, Xie Wenjun, and even Oliver and Robles were sweating profusely even if they were not running.
"It's really hot today." Zhou Bing complained: "The cooling system of this new gymnasium in Daegu is really bad."
"Don't say that." Zhao Haohuan said: "They have published an article saying that Daegu Stadium is the world's top track and field stadium built with a lot of money. It is definitely a new miracle in the history of human civilization."
"Ah, bah." Zhou Bing almost vomited and said, "This is a miracle, but let's pull it down."
"The cooling system in my city's gymnasium is better than this one."
After the two quarreled for a while, Zhao Haohuan touched the sweat on his body. It had only been a short time since he had been out, and the back of his clothes was already soaked with sweat.
"With this weather, I'm afraid the game will be easily affected."
"Don't worry." Su Shen has been thinking about other things. He believes that the composite team system he has created for Ersha Island can solve this kind of problem.
as expected.
On the field, Liu Xiang practiced for a while and then stopped. He and Sun Haiping reflected on it, and immediately went to the back with Shi Dongpeng.
When he appeared again, he was already wearing a new set of clothes.
This is the "cooling suit" corresponding to the "warming suit".
The core is: because muscles release a lot of heat energy during exercise, and the ambient temperature around the body is also very high, the heat generated during physical activity cannot be dissipated by the body through heat convection. In this case, the heat energy inside the human body is discharged through the skin on the surface of the body, which becomes an important way of heat dissipation. In addition to removing heat from the body through sweat evaporation, pre-cooling can also be achieved through clothing cooling. Just like immersing in cold water, all parts of the body or the core are wrapped for pre-cooling intervention, and the peripheral body tissue can help form a heat sink. Accelerate body metabolism and heat dissipation.
In this way, the athletes' physical strength can be maintained as much as possible during the competition, so that their best strength can be fully displayed.
Robles ran a few rounds and felt a little too hot.
Looking at the American team's Oliver, it's similar. It's so hot that he's even unstable in some hurdles.
Kicked over several hurdles in a row.
The warm-up effect seems not very good.
My whole body felt like I had knocked over a lot of hurdles, I was a little depressed, and I couldn't control my rhythm well.
Seeing this, Robles felt a little more comfortable. Everyone was the same, so there would be no problem.
The level of sports technology in Cuba is simply extremely inefficient.
He didn't feel it until he was injured before.
As soon as I was injured, I immediately felt the gap between technology and medical care.
It would be great if we had the level of sports technology and sports medicine in the United States.
But at this time, on the other side, when he turned around and looked, he was suddenly stunned.
I only saw Liu Xiang and the three of them at the flower grower's house, almost warming up for training, just like usual.
One is physically and mentally lighter than the other.
We were even in the mood, chatting and laughing.
By contrast……
"Um, aren't you hot or irritable?" Robles found an opportunity and asked Liu Xiang.
Liu Xiang looked at him and was stunned for a moment, then said, "Do you think I feel hot?"
"No." Robles looked at it and even found that Liu Xiang's sweating was less and more normal.
Unlike him, he was already warming up and almost fainted from the heat.
"Why don't you sweat a lot?" Robles asked curiously.
"I'm coming out." Liu Xiang wiped it and finally managed to get some out. He even deliberately joked and said:
"I think the weather is quite cool."
Robles: ...
Oliver, who had just come over to take a rest, also heard:...
? ? ?
Cool, cool? ? ?
The two people turned and looked at each other, almost doubting themselves, and said:
"Is the weather... cool?"
"Isn't it muggy?"
"Are you hot?"
"hot."
"And you?"
"I'm hot too."
"Then...why isn't he hot???"
Seeing the question-marked expressions on the two black men's heads, Liu Xiang almost took a photo and made what Su Shen said was an "emoticon".
but.
After he felt the warmth on his body and felt quite comfortable, he had to sigh:
It's really high-tech.
and.
Tell the truth.
Seeing others being so hot makes me feel cool and comfortable.
There are really some...
It’s secretly cool.
PS: First update~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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