Born to Run

August 20, the sixth day of the 2008 Yanjing Olympics.

Reports in the media about Yeqin's mistake in the start of the men's 200m event and his breaking the Michael Johnson men's 400m world record are almost overwhelming in the media at home and abroad.

Especially on the evening of August 20th, Youssef Bot finally broke the Michael Johnson men’s 200m world record in the men’s 200 meters with a time of 19.30. Regarding Yechin and Youssef Bot The discussion of the 200-meter showdown caused waves again.

There are talks about it, those who admire it, and those who regret it, but no matter how people look at it, it's inevitable that it will happen, and the games in the Bird's Nest Stadium are still going on.

After Youssef-Bot won the championship after the race, in an interview with the media about winning the men’s 200m championship, he expressed regret that he had not been able to compete with Yechin in the 200m final. At the same time, he also expressed regret for the other It is a pity that Jason Gaby, an American player, never participated in the 200m race.

Yeqin and Jason Gaby were both powerful opponents at the 2007 Osaka World Championships. However, due to various reasons, they failed to appear in the track and field at this Olympic Games. This is also the belief of the majority of track and field fans. What a pity.

The more important the project is, the more people want to see not the players "seeking defeat alone", but the world's top players, in competition with each other, breaking records and breaking the limits of the human body.

At this time, Yeqin, who was at the center of the storm, did not show up in the media. The Chinese people are already excited enough that Yeqin has won the men’s 100m championship. After breaking the world record in the 400m semifinals, they will focus on all their attention. Put it on the final.

At the same time, what has also attracted widespread attention is Liu Yangyu's smooth promotion in the semifinals, and various injuries that have been rumored to affect the state before the game. In the end, Liu Yangyu made a smooth promotion in the men's 110m hurdles semifinals on the 20th.

August 21.

For Chinese audiences, it should be regarded as the most important day of the Olympic Games.

The men's 400-meter final will start at 21:20 at night, and the men's 110-meter hurdle will be played at 21:40 at night.

For these two games, the audience has now reported their greatest expectations.

Before the game, I thought Yechin could complete the three gold feats in this Olympics. It is impossible for now. Although Yechin still has relay events, it is obvious that the lineup of the Chinese team in the relay and the Jamaican and American teams still exist. The gap is obvious.

As for whether Liu Yangyu can beat Dai Long Robles, who broke his world record, and win the championship at the Bird's Nest Stadium, it is also the most suspenseful game.

However, before the men's 400m finals and men's 110m hurdles finals, Ye Chin himself had one more game he could not miss-the men's 4x100m relay preliminaries at 20:20 at night.

At 20:20 in the evening, the men’s 4×100m relay preliminaries officially started. The first group of eight relay teams were Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, the Netherlands, Brazil, Nigeria, and Poland. The American team, the South African team.

As soon as the game started, Trinidad and Tobago's top player Keston Bedman rushed to start the game again.

After the restart of the game, the US team showed great strength, leading the Trinidad and Tobago team and the Japanese team in the first three shots.

But just as the audience and the audience in front of the TV felt that the American team performed well this time, it is likely that they will have a wonderful team event duel with the Jamaican team in the final.

The accident happened again.

Jason Gaby, who ran the fourth bar, and Davis Button, who ran the third bar, made a serious mistake in the handover and failed to complete the handover.

The live commentator Mu Jiang’s voice was full of indescribable sighs and regrets at this moment: "...Oh, I just praised the American team... Why did Jason Gaby run the fourth? He never ran the fourth, and the Americans were already fainted. With his start and acceleration... he never ran the fourth..."

At the same time, in this group of 4×100m preliminaries, the Nigerian, Polish and South African teams also made serious handover errors in the last ball.

Among the eight participating teams, only Trinidad and Tobago, the Japanese team, the Dutch team and the Brazil team won the top four.

The final performance of the men's 4×100m preliminaries, let everyone once again see the changing side of the track and field arena.

With the top three performances of the US team, as long as Jason Gaby receives the baton smoothly, he will undoubtedly be the first in the group. As a result, they made mistakes in the transfer of batons, and in the other teams, the last three or four batons were not smoothly transferred.

While the 4×100m first group preliminaries were underway, the eight teams from the second group were lining up to prepare in the inspection area of ​​the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Among the many athletes waiting to play, Yeqin and Yousai stood at the back of the team and talked in a low voice.

"Yuse, I watched the game yesterday. Your strength improvement this year is really great!"

Youssé-Bot grinned and patted Ye Qin's shoulder lightly: "Hey, man, you are mocking me. My progress is faster? No, your progress is faster!"

"But you won the championship, isn't it?" Ye Qin shook his head slightly.

"That was an accident." Youssé Bot smiled. "It's just a pity that I didn't have a duel with you in the 200-meter arena."

With that said, he said seriously: "Competing against an opponent who runs almost as fast as you, that feeling is more fascinating than winning."

"It is indeed!"

Although yesterday's 200-meter championship has been produced, Ye Chin still has some lumps in his mind about missing the men's 200-meter final.

This is what he is good at. The competition with a master like Youssé Bot whose strength is similar to his own, the kind of dedication and high concentration of spirit, is more exciting and concentrated than other competitions.

"You still have the 400m champion, Ye, you are already the greatest athlete, and you surpassed Michael Johnson in my heart."

Yousse Bot saw some regrets from Yechin, and continued to liven up the atmosphere with jokes.

"You are also number one in my heart." Ye Qin replied with a smile.

Between the two people talking and laughing, time is approaching, and the second group of the men's 4×100m preliminaries are ready to enter the arena.

Youssé Bot did not follow in. He did not play in the 4×100m preliminaries. With Jamaica’s current lineup, he lacked how difficult it would be for him to qualify for the finals.

When Yechin entered the stadium, he obviously felt that the runway on the ground was a bit slippery. Today's weather has changed a bit compared with the previous few days. It rained and the air was also humid.

Compared with the dry and sultry conditions in the previous few days, the field after the rain feels a lot more comfortable.

The eight participating teams are Jamaica, Canada, Germany, Italy, China, Thailand, France and England.

After the four players of the Chinese relay team appeared on the stage, applause and cheers rang out in the entire Bird's Nest Stadium, and many people could hear the enthusiastic shouts on the viaducts and highways outside the stadium.

Men's 4×100m Relay In last year's Osaka World Championships, Yechin did not participate in the preliminary rounds of the first group. At that time, his schedule was very tight. There were 200m finals and 400m finals before the final preliminaries.

According to his original schedule, this year’s Olympics is actually very tense.

Yuan Guohua talked to him about this before the game, that is, the Olympic relay team will face greater challenges. If Yeqin is not in the fourth, it is very likely that the Chinese team will not be able to qualify and advance to the final.

On the one hand, this is Yeqin's current strength, and on the other hand, Yeqin can give other Chinese relay team players a strong confidence.

The fourth rod with him and the fourth rod without him are totally different.

According to the original plan, Yeqin's competition intensity will be the highest in the past few days, and his body will also face fatigue and other problems.

It's just the current situation. Although the 400-meter final will be an hour later, he ran two shots less than 200 meters. There is no big problem with physical reserves.

As the players entered the arena and measured their steps, the game time gradually approached, and the top players of the eight relay teams were ready for the game.

After a gunshot, the first eight players had just started, and the recalled gunshots sounded again.

In the second set of preliminaries, someone started again!

It was the Italian team who started the race, and the referee on the sidelines gave a yellow card warning!

The game started again after the second shot!

This time the game went smoothly. Su Bingtian’s first start was very straightforward, and there were no major mistakes. The handover between him and Zhang Peimeng was also relatively smooth, although in absolute strength compared to the Jamaican team and There are some gaps in the British team, but the strength of the two men is now at the top level in Asia.

Then the handover between Zhang Peimeng and Yang Yao went smoothly. The first three players of the Chinese team knew very well that their first goal was to successfully complete the handover without making mistakes.

The last three or four bar transfers.

Yeqin has been waiting quietly near the finish line. When the third player galloped from the corner~www.wuxiaspot.com~, he deliberately controlled his starting and reaction.

He and Yang Yao are very familiar with the training cooperation. His eyes only start to accelerate when he sees Yang Yao entering the step position.

The first in the group was undoubtedly won by the Jamaican team. Although Youssé Bot did not appear on the field, the performance of Asafaville, the fourth best of the Jamaican team, was enough to win them the championship.

The Chinese team won the second place in the group. The first three Chinese athletes ran very well. In the handover of the three and four strikes, the Chinese team was weaker than the Jamaica and British teams, but still ran to the third position.

After the British team made a mistake in the transfer of three or four batons, Yechin's fourth baton just followed Asafaville across the finish line.

In the end, the Chinese team successfully advanced to the final with a 38.51 second result in the group.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Ye Qin and three other relay team members walked out of the arena. Yang Yao, Zhang Peimeng, and Su Bingtian were able to relax temporarily, while Ye Qin needed to adjust and rest and wait an hour. Men's 400m final.