Run Out of My Life

Standing on the 200-meter track, Su Zu looked at Yang Guangzong on the eighth track not far away, and never thought that the two would be divided into the same group in the semifinals.

A total of sixteen athletes in the semi-finals were divided into two groups.

And in the first group of this semi-final, in addition to two Chinese athletes, there are two American athletes, the two sides together occupy half of the places in this group stage. This is still rare in track and field.

In front of Su Zu, Yang Guangzong is also constantly adjusting his pre-match state. Yesterday, his rematch result was 20.54 seconds, although this result was in the semi-finals of the 200-meter rematch. It also belongs to the taillight of the crane, but for him, it is already the best result since he ran the 200-meter special, surpassing the 20.59 he last ran at the Asian Games in 2002.

Yang Guangzong tilted his head slightly and glanced at Su Zu, who was in the third lane behind. He was able to run to the semi-finals of the third round of the Olympic Games, which is already an extraordinary performance. Facing you 0.3 seconds too fast, An opponent of 0.5 seconds, this is an absolute strength gap, and there is nothing to regret if you play your own level and run your best results.

The roar of the spectators watching the men's 200-meter semi-final on the sidelines of the competition is still deafening, especially many Chinese spectators who came to watch the competition, in the semi-final of the Olympic men's sprint event, they were able to compete with There are two players standing on the track in the United States, which is not a good feeling.

In one race, we witnessed the miracle created by Chinese sprinters here.

“…the first one was Tobias Benjamin Unger from Germany, one of the top white sprinters, who once won the 4×100 at the 1998 World Junior Championships He won a bronze medal in the rice event, and his time in the semi-final was 20.30... The second course was Frankie Fredericks of Namibia... The third course, Su Zu, a Chinese player, was nearly 17 years old. He broke the national men's 100-meter record, of which the 100-meter broke the Asian record once held by Japanese athlete Koji Ito, and was the first non-black athlete to run the 10-second mark..."

At this time, the audience in front of the TV watched the lively scene, accompanied by the live camera lens and the commentary voice of Han Shengqiao, from the first German player Tobias Benjamin Unger At the beginning, Su Zu was introduced to the third channel, and Yang Guangzong was introduced to the eighth channel. Among the countless residential buildings in the community, people who were staying up late to watch the game exclaimed in excitement.

This is a more exciting moment than the World Cup than the European Cup, because the players in the competition are of the same language as themselves, and the five-star red flag is embroidered in front of the sportswear.

On the big screen and TV screen at the scene, after the introduction of each athlete, the information of all the athletes in the first group of the men's 200m semi-final appeared at the same time.

First course, Tobias Benjamin Unger, Germany;

Second course, Frankie Fredericks, Namibia;

Third Road, Suzu, China;

Fourth Lane, Bernard Williams, USA;

Fifth Road, Anastasios Gauss, Greece;

Sixth Road, Sean Crawford, USA;

Seventh Road, Christopher Williams, Jamaica;

The Eighth Road, Yang Guangzong, China;

After flashing the name and nationality information of the athletes of each stage, the camera image turned back to the track again, and the athletes were doing their final warm-up on the same track.

Su Zu lightly patted the muscles of both thighs and jumped a few times. Although he had massaged and warmed up before the game, he still did not dare to be careless. .

Sprint competitions are often based on the competitive state of the athletes. The gap between players of the same level is limited, and the final ranking competition is all about state and performance.

In the semifinals, only the top four in the group will enter the finals, and in this group, except for Yang Guangzong, the athletes Su Zu will face are not weak. Sean Crawford and Frankie Fredericks are both athletes who can run under 20 seconds. Although Frankie Fredericks is older, he has been in good shape. Su Zu ran with him in the preliminaries. I can't guarantee whether the Namibian legend will break out again. In addition, Bernard Williams is also a top sprinter. The reason why he is not in the 100-meter event is that The 100-meter competition for the sprinters of the US team is too fierce.

In addition, Christopher Williams of Jamaica is also a good player. He won the 200-meter silver medal in the 2001 World Championships. He has almost participated in large-scale sports events. All projects have reached at least the semi-finals.

As for the last Greek player, Anastasios Gooses, who was given high hopes by the audience, although his strength is relatively weak, he has the advantage of home battle, no one Can be sure that he will suddenly have a big outbreak.

“Onyourmarks.”

At the end of the final pre-match adjustment time, the universal password sounded, and 8 players on the field stepped onto the starting block.

The enthusiastic and noisy voice of the audience on the field gradually decreased, and occasionally a few "GO", "Come on!" and a clear whistle sounded abruptly.

Su Zu let out a soft sigh, leaned over and squatted on the starting block of the third runway, eliminated all disturbances on the scene, and quietly listened to the gunshots that were about to sound.

Stepping on the starting block with both feet one after the other, the leg muscles naturally tightened, like a pressed spring, ready to bounce again.

"SET!"

Boom!

"The game begins!"

At the moment when the gunshots rang out, Han Shengqiao's slightly raised voice came out through the screen. By the time the athlete has started to run out.

There is a gap delay between the firing of the small speaker and the sound of the live electronic equipment, so the screen is in action, so generally in the sprint competition, the audience hears the sound , often the athlete has already started to run.

"Su Zu's starting reaction is very fast, running very smoothly, Yang Guangzong's speed and reaction speed is also good..." Han Shengqiao's commentary came a little weak, but the audience watching the game simply ignored his commentary The content of the game, his eyes are fixed on the screen, and with the movement of the camera, he constantly observes the speed change of the players.

Su Zu felt that his start was good after he ran out. In many cases, he was able to ensure a relatively stable start without jumping and other accidents.

His starting reaction time in this group was 0.158 seconds. The fastest reaction time was the legendary Namibian athlete, two-time Olympic four-time silver medalist Frankie Frederick , his reaction time is 0.152 seconds.

Yang Guangzong's reaction time is 0.193 seconds, which is not excellent, but in the 200-meter start reaction time, it is still acceptable.

The slowest starting reaction time is Sean Crawford, which has reached 0.231 seconds.

of players with enough distance to adjust and catch up.

After Su Zu ran together, he almost ran at the rhythm he was most familiar with. The biggest advantage of his quick start response was that he could adjust the center of gravity faster after starting.

Acceleration at the start of the curve is never a simple matter. In the 200-meter event or the relay event, the phenomenon of track rolling emerges one after another. A big reason is that people are accustomed to running in a straight line. When athletes run at full speed, it is easy to lose control of their center of gravity, step on the line and even run out of their own lanes. Once such a situation occurs, it is found that the results will be banned.

In the corners, if you want to maintain the highest speed running, you need to have a strong ability to control the balance and stabilize the center of gravity. In this process, in addition to controlling the different amplitudes of the left and right arms, experienced players should pay attention to the left and right positions on the track when running.

Su Zu was more than 0.3 seconds worse than the sprinters of the same type in the early corners, mainly due to the difference in cornering skills. It is not easy to run fast in the corners and run stably without fouling.

And now after a long time of corner training in the relay race and the naturalized running style given to him by the coaching staff, his speed increase on the corners has gradually become handy.

The first fifty meters after the start Suzu is in a process of accelerating and adjusting the center of gravity. From the start, he has been close to the left runway dividing line, leaving more distance to provide Buffering, and when he entered the highest speed stage of the run on the way, it was just enough to keep him in the middle of the runway, or even slightly to the right, so that he would not step on the line.

The distance of 70 meters, at this time, countless cheers from the audience were ringing, and the three runners in the second lane, the third lane and the fourth lane almost kept the distance after the start. moving forward rapidly.

And the fifth Greek player, Anastasios Gauss, was continuously pulled in by the second, third and fourth steps behind in the process. His personal strength was not Weak, but when facing the top 200-meter runners, it still quickly showed a disadvantage.

Eighty meters, ninety meters, about to enter the stage of the final corner and the straight.

On the track at this time, Sean Crawford in lane 6 was the slowest starter, but with his absolute personal strength, he quickly stood out. Christopher Williams of the seven lanes kept pace and was about to catch up with Yang Guangzong of the eighth lane at the front.

One hundred meters, one hundred and ten meters…

Cornering into the straight!

The audience in front of the TV and at the scene can't help sticking out their necks in sympathy, and the order of eight athletes on a starting line has come out.

"Frankie Fredericks ran in the first position, the Namibian veteran was amazingly fast, behind him were Sean Crawford and Bernard William S. Su Zu is in the fourth position, Su Zu is chasing, Su Zu come on..."

In front of the TV, the domestic audience watching the 200-meter semi-finals were all heartbroken at this moment, Su Zu fell behind and was in the fourth position.

The countless Greek cheers and cheers on the sidelines screamed wildly, cheering for the native Greek athlete Anastasios Gooses. His position in the fifth lane has been surpassed by several players one after another, and the distance is still widening.

As soon as he entered the straight, Su Zu had a clear judgment on his position. His speed in this group of corners was no slower than his preliminaries and rematches, but he was still in fourth place Position, there is only one reason, the other leading runners run faster than him in the process of the corner.

Especially Namibia's Frankie Fredericks, his opponent in the preliminaries, this time in the semi-finals showed extraordinary first half speed.

However, Su Zu is not panic, his 200-meter running method is mainly to control the rhythm and control in the first half, and he is definitely faster than ordinary players in absolute speed, but in the face of Sean Top athletes like Crawford are expected to be slower in comparison to each other. According to the 100-meter running method, he is the fastest to enter the highest speed stage of the run, and his 100-meter speed is faster than Sean Crawford.

As soon as they enter the straight, the athlete has already run a distance of more than 100 meters, and the peak speed has passed earlier, and they all start to show a state of decay at different speeds. Now they rely on the speed of running on the way. endurance.

Suzu's speed peak is higher than others, and the rhythm and time of control are also better, and the speed is faster than others.

130 meters, 140 meters, Su Zu gradually caught up with Frankie Fredericks, the veteran's speed and endurance in the second half are no longer as good At his peak, he gradually couldn't maintain the top speed in the second half.

"Su Zu has caught up with Fredericks, Su Zu is the third, his speed is still accelerating, and he is keeping pace with Bernard Williams..." Han Shengqiao's voice gradually became high-pitched When he gets up, he can see his own country's athletes catching up with other athletes on the 200-meter track, which is enough to make him worthy of praise.

One hundred and fifty meters, one hundred and sixty meters…

The footsteps of pu pu pu swept away, and Su Zu ran to the second position. He is now on the same level as Bernard Williams, only one body behind Sean Crawford. bit distance.

One hundred and seventy meters, one hundred and eighty meters, the finish line is already in sight.

The swinging arms seemed to break the air, the footsteps were almost like wheels, and the flashing afterimages flew by quickly.

The distance between Su Zu and Sean Crawford is getting closer and closer.

One hundred and ninety meters…

Su Zu caught up with Sean Crawford, the two ran side by side, the speed was synchronized, and it was almost difficult to distinguish who was faster on the horizontal line.

Four steps, three steps, two steps…

Su Zu gradually began to surpass Sean Crawford. In the last ten meters, the top athletes only needed three and a half to four steps to finish.

At this last moment, Su Zu seemed to feel a little hesitation in Sean Crawford's movements, and couldn't help but glanced at the sixth channel on the right. It was surprising that Sean Crawford, like him at this time, also looked at him sideways at this moment. The two looked at each other almost at the last ten meters, and they crossed the finish line in unison!

"Suzu and Sean Crawford crossed the finish line at the same time! 20 seconds 03! 20 seconds 03! We need the final scene of the scene to determine who crossed the finish line first."

Han Shengqiao's always calm and calm voice also began to rise at this time, and the camera lens was aimed at the timing board next to the track in the silhouette of the runners galloping past.

20sec 03!

New national record!

The eight runners who ran across the finish line were gasping for breath while looking up at the big screen at the Olympic Stadium.

On the big screen, the results of each player in this group of semi-finalists were listed in order.

1. The third course, Su Zu, China, response 0.158, score 20 seconds 03;

2. The sixth track, Sean Crawford, United States, reaction 0.231, score 20 seconds 04;

3. Fourth course, Bernard Williams, USA, reaction 0.200, score 20 seconds 18;

4. The second course, Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, reaction 0.152, score 20 seconds 43;

5. The first course, Tobias Benjamin Unger, Germany, reaction 0.173, score 20 seconds 54;

6. The fifth track, Anastasios Gauss, Greece, reaction 0.205, score 20 seconds 68;

7. Eighth course, Yang Guangzong, China, reaction 0.188, score 20.79;

8. The seventh track, Christopher Williams, Jamaica, reaction 0.164, score 20 seconds 80;

"The first place in the semifinals of this group is Su Zu."

Han Shengqiao's voice sounded at the moment when the results came out on the screen, and at the same time, there was also a slow-motion shot of this group of athletes crossing the line instantly on the TV screen.

"20 seconds 03, Su Zu has successfully advanced to the final. He once again broke the national record he set in the men's 200m rematch yesterday. At the same time, he also tied the Asian record created by Xu Shenwu at the end of last year. record."

The Chinese audience in front of the TV and at the scene couldn't help exclaiming and applauding. They were able to stay up all night or make a special trip to watch the 200-meter race. Many audiences had known about the national record of 200 meters and the Asian records. And this moment once again saw a Chinese athlete running a miracle.

"Good run, Sue."

After the results came out, Sean Crawford ran over with a smile and hugged Su Zu lightly, patted each other on the shoulder.

"Sean, you kept it last." Su Zu said with a smile.

"It's not the final, bro." Shawn Crawford shrugged and turned to talk to his compatriot Bernard Williams.

The top three in the semi-finals entered the final. Although Sean Crawford was 0.01 seconds slower than Suzu, he had successfully advanced, and he was under no pressure at this time.

"Su Zu, well done, you are in the finals."

Yang Guangzong, who finished the semi-finals on the other side, took a few deep breaths, walked to Su Zu, patted him on the shoulder, and looked relieved.

Being able to run to this step and witness the birth of a new national record, for Yang Guangzong, it is already a complete success in the 200-meter event.

While several people congratulated and encouraged each other, a burst of dissatisfaction and cries suddenly erupted in the audience at the scene, and all kinds of water bottles and sundries were thrown up.

Su Zu turned his head to look, there were many Greek spectators standing up in the audience, some stood up, some pointed at him and Sean Crawford and other athletes in Greek. Although I don't understand what they are saying, it is obviously not a good word.

"What's going on?"

"It is estimated that their athletes were eliminated, and the audience at the scene was venting their dissatisfaction."

The Greek athlete Anastasios Gossis, who had just finished the game on the other side, looked at the audience in the uproar, shook his head, and walked out of the arena silently.

He has been eliminated from the finals, and at this time the audience is venting this dissatisfaction, of course, this is not aimed at Anastasios Gausses personally, but he caused the audience after his exit of dissatisfaction.

Su Zu glanced at it from a distance, and didn't bother to pay attention to it. Instead, he turned around and walked towards the many Chinese spectators gathered on the sidelines with Yang Guangzong, who were our supporters.