Chapter 164

On the court, Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan in the rest area looked at each other, then sat back in their seats and ignored each other.

Sun Yuhang actually took another look at his junior fellow apprentice, but when he thought of his junior fellow apprentice's mouth, he felt a headache coming on.

Tsk, everyone says he is a big mouth, but his junior brother is no less talkative in his opinion.

However, after complaining about Jiang Yuan in his heart, Sun Yuhang reviewed Jiang Yuan's clearance at a height of 2.26 meters - outstanding explosive power, smooth and relaxed overall clearance posture, and perfect details.

To be honest, the sport of high jump is not just about the athlete's occasional explosive power and performance, the real key is the stability of the athlete's ability.

Especially in a competition like the World Championships, if you can successfully jump over a height of 2.17 meters in one go, can you continue to perform consistently and achieve a higher level of difficulty at the next height?

Just like those players who have been eliminated in this qualifying round.

They may be able to clear the bar easily at a height of 2.17 meters, but after reaching a height of 2.22 meters, the height requirements increase, the difficulty requirements also increase, and more importantly, the requirements for their stability and their state under great pressure increase.

Sun Yuhang himself is a player with a big heart. He always has a flash of inspiration on the court and uses huge pressure to oppress his opponents, so that he can gain an advantage in the confrontation with his opponents.

Of course, his way of playing sometimes goes too far, so when participating in major competitions, the national team always lets Zhang Xujian be tied to him, with the main purpose of having someone to provide him with a safety net.

Although Zhang Xujian is a black-hearted player, he is relatively steady and cautious in the competition.

In addition, in addition to Zhang Xujian, Sun Yuhang has also watched many domestic players in recent years. He has seen some with good talents, but after so many years, it was the first time that Sun Yuhang saw a little bit of his own style in his junior.

Oh, it can’t be said that it’s just my own style - that aura of a black-hearted little fox is somewhat similar to Zhang Xujian, the guy who looks like a good guy on the surface but is actually full of evil.

How to say it?

Sun Yuhang felt that, judging from the feeling given by his junior brother, there was someone to succeed him.

Especially in today's World Championships, it's his first time participating in such a big competition, but he is still in such a stable state... Tsk, it would be better if his junior brother could be less harsh in words.

***

Jiang Yuan, who was sitting aside to rest, had no idea what his senior brother was thinking. At this moment, he was calculating the situation of the remaining players on the field.

The current height of the horizontal bar is 2.26 meters. Before this round of trial jumps at a height of 2.26 meters, five players have been eliminated. If he still wants to continue to compete for the final qualification, he needs to stabilize his ranking in the top six.

In the first round of trial jumps at a height of 2.26 meters in this round, as of his appearance, the players who have still successfully cleared the bar in one go are two players from Malaysia and Canada, followed by his senior brother Sun Yuhang and him.

But soon, the Russian athlete who came on stage after him as an independent completed his round of trial jumps neatly and efficiently - also a perfect one-time clearance.

With the successful clearance of the Russian athlete, the number of athletes who maintained a 100% one-time clearance rate at a height of 2.26 meters rose to 5. In addition to them, the remaining 6 athletes entered the second round of trial jumps.

***

Domestic sports channel live broadcast room

Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming also made a preliminary estimate of the current rankings of Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan, and the results were very exciting -

"According to the current ranking, as long as Jiang Yuan does not make any big mistakes in his next trial jump at a height of 2.29 meters, he will have a great chance of qualifying for the men's high jump finals...!"

After all, at a height of 2.29 meters, the number of players who can still clear the bar in one go will probably be further reduced. Theoretically, even if Jiang Yuan makes a mistake, there is still room for recovery...

Although the men's high jump is one of the Chinese team's strengths, there are rare opportunities to see two Chinese athletes qualify for the final at the same time, as in the past when there were two Chinese athletes in the same qualifying group.

In today's competition, the outstanding performances of Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan seem to have greatly increased the possibility of both of them advancing at the same time...!

…

At this time in the arena, the game is still going on.

The contestants who failed in the first round of attempts at a height of 2.26 meters were all defeated in the second round!

Perhaps the reality that they were facing a crucial battle to advance to the World Championships brought them tremendous psychological pressure, so much so that after they made mistakes in the first round at a height of 2.26 meters, the pressure on them became even heavier.

Then, due to the heavier pressure on their bodies, a terrible domino effect began to appear in their second round of attempts at a height of 2.26 meters. After the first second-round jumper made a mistake, the remaining five second-round jumpers all failed one after another.

By the way, the first athlete to appear in the second round of trial jumps was an old acquaintance of Jiang Yuan - the famous high jumper Kenta Sasaki from the Japanese team.

Unfortunately, the Japanese star who performed so well in the Asian Championships did not perform so well in tonight's World Championships men's high jump qualifying round.

However, Kenta Sasaki is still Japan's number one male high jumper.

Although there were mistakes in the first two attempts at a height of 2.26 meters, when the third round of attempts began, as the athlete No. 1, Kenta Sasaki still managed to withstand the tremendous pressure, seized his last chance, and successfully crossed the 2.26-meter bar height!

When he successfully crossed the bar, Kenta Sasaki waved his hands happily to celebrate his success.

After him, five athletes from Italy, the United States, Ukraine and New Zealand also successfully crossed the 2.26-meter-high bar.

That is to say, among the six contestants who had just failed in two rounds in a row, in the end only one contestant from the Netherlands failed to seize his last chance and was eliminated, and the remaining five contestants all successfully obtained valid scores at a height of 2.26 meters.

The fluctuations in the two rounds of trial jumps were so great that even the experienced Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming were a little surprised.

"...It is indeed rare to see such a huge reversal in just two trial jumps. Among the six contestants who had two consecutive trial jumps, only one contestant was eliminated in the end..."

"It can be seen that at the World Championships, the players are very determined and are absolutely unwilling to let go of any possibility of success, always chasing the hope of victory."

If it were a normal competition, with two consecutive failures, this level would have eliminated at least three players. However, at this moment in the World Championships, a possibility emerged that was beyond many people's expectations.

However, even if they successfully passed the height of 2.26 meters, three consecutive trial jumps took a lot of physical and mental energy from these athletes. This was a huge advantage for athletes like Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan who had successfully cleared the bar in one go before.

Soon, at the signal of the referee on the scene, the crossbar referee raised the crossbar on the field to a height of 2.29 meters.

A new round of challenges has begun!

The first to appear on the stage was naturally the Japanese athlete Kenta Sasaki, number 1 - this Japanese star had just managed to clear the bar in his third attempt. He had only rested for about 10 minutes from his third successful clearing of the bar to now, and he had to go on stage to face a new round of trial jumps.

This continuous consumption of physical energy and condition undoubtedly added to his burden, so he ultimately failed to successfully clear the bar in this jump.

After Kenta Sasaki's failure, the next person to appear was Italian athlete No. 2 - he was also a player who suffered from three attempts. This famous athlete from Italy also could not escape the failure in the first round of attempts at a height of 2.29 meters.

After two consecutive failed contestants, the contestant's appearance number came to No. 6 - Sun Yuhang from the Chinese team will take the stage.

At this time, Sun Yuhang had already taken off his sports jacket and trousers, and completed a simple warm-up before going on stage.

When he was about to go on stage, he looked up and happened to meet Jiang Yuan's eyes. He looked at Jiang Yuan with a rogue smile and said, "Hey, Junior Brother, look at me and show you an example."

Jiang Yuan: “…”

Jiang Yuan forced a business smile on his originally expressionless face. In Sun Yuhang's eyes, that expression probably meant "I want to see how you can fight."

"Tsk, what an unpleasant little fox."

Sun Yuhang went to the starting line of the run-up area while cursing. When the referee signaled him that he could start the trial jump, Sun Yuhang's originally somewhat nonsensical look suddenly changed.

He may be arrogant outside the arena, but as an athlete, he never underestimates his opponents or the arena he faces - what's more, he had just boasted before going on stage to set an example for his junior. If he made a mistake in this trial jump, would he still be able to save his face?

For a moment, Sun Yuhang's mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts, but he quickly suppressed the complicated thoughts - now is the time to start!

He took his first steps before the timekeeper started to give the cue, one step, two steps, three steps...

Sun Yuhang's running approach is also relaxed and rhythmic. From his running approach, one can see the full elasticity in his body and his control over his limbs and rhythm.

When his run-up entered the middle stage, his entire run-up rhythm suddenly accelerated, and he drew a perfect arc on the track. Then, the next second, he pushed off the ground and jumped up in front of the horizontal bar. His body stretched out in the air at this moment, and he lightly flipped over the 2.29-meter-high horizontal bar in the air, and finally touched the ground on the sponge bag. He sank his shoulders and quickly turned over.

"Perfect!!!"

In the live commentary room of the domestic sports channel, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming could not help but shout out "good job" after seeing Sun Yuhang's performance - it should be said that although Sun Yuhang has never changed his bad mouth since his debut, why do track and field fans not ignore him but gradually become his "black fans" who fight with him?

What he relied on naturally was Sun Yuhang's strength.

A talented athlete who has so far been irreplaceable in the domestic men's high jump field!

It can be said that Sun Yuhang's performance on the field will never disappoint you.

Thanks to his 100% one-time clear rate in four consecutive attempts, Sun Yuhang's ranking has now risen directly to first place.

When he finished his test jump and returned to the rest area, he raised an eyebrow at Jiang Yuan: "How was it?"

Jiang Yuan: “Heh.”

Haha, what are you talking about.

Sun Yuhang felt that his junior brother was really not cute enough, but never mind, he was just a junior brother. What was the use of being cute? Only strength was important. Otherwise, every time he contacted the old man, he would have to see the old man with a stern face watching the competition videos of domestic youth players.

Just seeing how hard the old man was working to screen those young contestants, he felt worried about the hair on the old man's head.

Although Jiang Yuan on the side gave Sun Yuhang a cold "huh", from his perspective, Sun Yuhang's trial jump just now was an impeccable and perfect pass.

As a track and field athlete, Sun Yuhang may indeed be the one with the most bad mouth, but you have to admit that he is indeed the strongest one in the country.

Up to now, Jiang Yuan's PB in the men's high jump is only 2.30 meters. Now that the height has reached 2.29 meters, other players whose PBs are 2.31, 2.33, or even 2.34 and 2.35 have failed one after another. Jiang Yuan does not dare to say that he can clear the bar perfectly at this height.

But he knew more clearly that among the contestants who had successfully jumped over the bar three times in the previous round of trials, there must be someone who could clear the bar height of 2.29 meters.

Considering the competition situation so far, if he wants to successfully get a chance to advance to the finals, he must rush over a height of 2.29 meters - in this game, he can only have one chance to make a mistake at most.

Soon, after Sun Yuhang, several other players came on stage, including some who had maintained a 100% pass rate before, but they all failed at the height of 2.29 meters.

Finally, the order of the competition came to Jiang Yuan, No. 11.

Jiang Yuan had already taken off his coat and trousers at this time. After seeing the staff's signal, he raised his legs and walked towards the running area.

Sun Yuhang has put on his jacket and trousers again. For him, he has successfully maintained a 100% pass rate at a height of 2.29 meters, so this qualifying round is over - his qualification for the finals is 100% in his hands.

At this moment, he saw Jiang Yuan stand up. For once, he did not mock his junior brother. Instead, he stood up with his hands on his chest, ready to see Jiang Yuan's performance on the field.

To be honest, Sun Yuhang wasn't sure if this smiling little fox could successfully clear the bar at a height of 2.29 meters in one go - but judging by the little fox's self-esteem and the intensity of his initial ridicule...

Maybe there is hope?

At this time, in the live commentary room of the domestic sports channel, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming also looked extremely nervous - after all, Jiang Yuan was about to start a trial jump at a height of 2.29 meters, and the height in front of him was infinitely close to the maximum height capability of Jiang Yuan at the current stage.

To be honest, success and failure are both ambiguous.

"Now we can only hope that Jiang Yuan can stay calm, grasp every technical detail of his skills, and face the challenges in the best condition possible...!"

***

At the men's high jump qualifying competition Group A at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Jiang Yuan was standing in front of the starting line in the run-up area with his eyes closed. He took a deep breath and listened to the ticking sound of the timer not far away.

When the audience wanted to scream and cheer, he closed his eyes, opened his hands, and made a "please be quiet" gesture. The staff near the audience seats immediately helped and made a "silence" gesture towards the audience seats...

Please keep quiet!

This is the request that some high jump athletes will make to the audience during their crucial jump - they hope that the audience will quiet down so that they can feel their own rhythm more calmly and better cope with the competition.

At the signal from Jiang Yuan and the on-site staff, the audience, especially those near the high jump area, quickly quieted down, providing a sufficiently quiet environment for Jiang Yuan's next jump.

After the audience quieted down, the referee began to signal Jiang Yuan that he could jump.

Tick, tick.

When the timer on the scene entered the last 30 seconds, Jiang Yuan, who had originally closed his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes and began to walk towards the direction of the horizontal bar...

In the high jump event, the most common mistake made by young athletes is that they cannot control their rhythm and pace in the first three to five steps of the run-up, which leads to the inability to fully utilize the power of the run-up phase, and even a serious rhythm imbalance from the initial functional acceleration phase to the pure high-speed acceleration phase, which may eventually lead to the terrible consequence of a wrong stepping point.

But for Jiang Yuan, he seemed to be naturally free of the mistakes that these young players commonly have.

From the beginning of his run-up, each of his steps seemed to be perfectly under his control, from the initial low-frequency, large-displacement, rhythmic and elastic run-up, to the subsequent increasingly faster speeds...!

Push the ground, push the ground.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan always maintained a steady rhythm of pushing off the ground in his mind, reminding himself that he needed to accumulate the strength that would eventually help him soar into the sky!

Step, step, step, step.

After every running step he took in front of the bar helped him accumulate enough strength, he had already reached the jumping point in front of the bar with all his strength...!

His take-off leg slammed into the ground with the momentum accumulated in the final run-up, converting the original lateral force into an upward force. Then his arms swung at the same time, and at this moment, with the unified burst of upward force, his body also successfully exploded into the air...!

“Great altitude!!!”

In the live commentary room of the sports channel, the moment Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming saw Jiang Yuan's leaping height, their eyes lit up - from their visual observation, Jiang Yuan's leaping height should be enough, now it depends on whether he can make perfect use of this leaping height and successfully climb over the 2.29-meter-high horizontal bar...!

After Jiang Yuan's body soared up on the field, the moment he sensed that he was about to reach the highest point, his left arm quickly stretched backwards, and with the momentum of his arm passing the bar, his head and chest also passed the bar, followed by his body... and finally his legs...!

When Jiang Yuan's body touched the sponge bag on the ground, he quickly turned over on the sponge bag.

During the trial jump just now, he could feel that he should not have touched the bar, but the movement of athletes crossing the bar often causes the bar to tremble slightly.

This slight tremor eventually subsided quickly, and finally the horizontal bar did not fall...!

"Jiang Yuan...! He successfully cleared the bar in his first attempt at a height of 2.29 meters!!"

In the live commentary room of the sports channel, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming both became excited the moment Jiang Yuan successfully passed the pole.

"So far, there is still no athlete who has maintained a 100% one-time clearance rate in the men's high jump of 2.29 meters. There are only two athletes from my country, Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan!! After this successful clearance, it basically means that Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan have successfully won the qualification to advance to the men's high jump finals!"

As Jiang Yuan successfully cleared the pole, the staff, coaches and spectators in the Chinese athlete zone burst into warm cheers. Track and field fans like Han Yiqing in the stadium also enthusiastically cheered for Jiang Yuan.

The moment he confirmed that he had successfully passed the pole, Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, raised his right fist and waved it happily, then jumped off the sponge bag and returned to the rest area where the players were preparing for the competition.

Regarding the jump just now, he actually didn't have absolute certainty of clearing the bar until he took off, but perhaps Sun Yuhang's "proofing" effect was really good, which made him recall Sun Yuhang's aerial posture at the moment of taking off, thereby better opening and controlling his body movements.

When he returned to the rest area, Sun Yuhang, who was standing in the rest area, smiled as usual: "Oh, not bad, junior brother."

The slight gratitude I had for Sun Yuhang in my heart quickly disappeared after seeing his expression.

His senior brother was still so unlikable.

Facing Jiang Yuan's expressionless face, Sun Yuhang smiled and spread his hands: "Hey, why isn't the smiling little fox smiling anymore?"

"Let me guess. Could it be that my jump was too good? You were able to clear the pole successfully because of my jump?"

Jiang Yuan: “…”

Jiang Yuan looked back expressionlessly at his senior brother who had a ruffian look on his face - he felt that, he didn't know whether other words of the domestic media were accurate or not, but one sentence describing his senior brother was very correct.

Sun Yuhang—he shouldn’t have had that mouth.

***

The qualifying round of the men's high jump Group A on that day finally stopped at a height of 2.29 meters. In the end, a total of 7 athletes successfully jumped over the 2.29-meter bar. By combining the results of the previous jumps, only the top six athletes successfully qualified for the finals.

Among these six players, three of them maintained a 100% one-time clearance rate in the four height trials during the qualifying stage.

In addition to Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan from the Chinese team, the last of the three players is the one from Russia who is participating as an independent athlete.

With the end of the qualifying group A competition, track and field fans and spectators on the Internet were excited again. However, this time the excitement was not only about the discussion about Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan both advancing, but also about the Russian athlete -

[Big guys?] Which country is the player whose flag is ANA who fell to the ground? I saw that when Teacher Tian and Teacher Zhou introduced him just now, they said he was an independent athlete from Russia? But why do Russian athletes use the ANA national flag? Isn't this the flag of Russia? And the abbreviation of the country is not RUS but ANA? 】

The person who asked the question was a spectator who had just watched the game very carefully. As these spectators have been paying attention to track and field events for a long time and at a high frequency during this period, many of them have actually developed a great interest in track and field events.

Once enough interest is generated, exploration and curiosity about the game will naturally increase.

For example, when you see a contestant who is equally matched with Sun Yuhang and Jiang Yuan and ranked first, you will subconsciously pay more attention to him.

However, track and field fans were stunned after seeing this question.

[Hey, didn’t Teacher Tian and Teacher Zhou introduce this situation just now? 】

[Well, it's true that I didn't introduce them. The main reason is that today is the fifth day of the competition. There were similar players in the previous days. I have introduced them before, so there is no need to introduce them again and again. Isn't this just exposing someone's scars? 】

The onlookers:? ? ?

What kind of players are like this? What kind of players are exposing people's scars?

Can we stop telling riddles?

Fortunately, these track and field fans are not riddlers. After the onlookers were puzzled for a while, they quickly gave the answer -

[These ANA athletes are basically independent athletes from Russia. Because of a doping scandal in Russia in 2015, when Russian officials participated in covering up the doping incident, many international organizations including the IAAF and the International Skating Union have banned Russian athletes from participating in the competition...]

【Well, it’s like this. So not only in the World Athletics Championships, but also in international competitions like figure skating and short track speed skating, you can also see many athletes whose national logo is ANA, and they are basically from Russia. 】

The onlookers: ...?

Wow, I didn’t know until I heard it, and I was shocked. I didn’t expect that our neighbor Russia has such a "glorious history".

Some people are curious...

[If the contestant participates as an independent athlete, then there is no difference, right? 】

【_(:зゝ∠)_ Damn, how can you say that? Even if you win the championship, you can't raise the national flag or play the national anthem, and you don't even get the national honor. Besides this, the number of places for these Russian independent athletes is also limited. I can't remember the exact number... Anyway, it's impossible for you to come in a swarm like the national team! 】

***

Different discussions about the competition are still going on on the domestic Internet, and on the scene, following the men's high jump Group A qualifying competition, the contestants from Group B also appeared one after another.

In the subsequent Group B qualifying match, another Chinese player Zhang Xujian also successfully qualified for the finals by ranking fourth in the group.

When it was confirmed that Zhang Xujian had also successfully advanced, thunderous applause and cheers broke out again in the Chinese player zone of the Chinese team. At the same time, on the domestic Internet, following a series of hot searches such as #Su Yu advances to men's 400m semi-finals# and #Su Yu 45.03#, the topic #All men's high jump players advance to finals# also made it to the domestic hot search list late at night.

Before this, even in events like men's long jump, where China is stronger, the Chinese team had basically never experienced the grand occasion of all athletes advancing to the finals. This time, the grand spectacle of men's high jump really shocked both domestic and foreign teams and audiences.

In the men's pole vault final held after the men's high jump qualifying round, the athlete from the Chinese team lacked a bit of luck. He only ranked sixth in the final with a score of 5.70 meters and failed to sprint for a medal.

However, in the women's javelin final after the men's pole vault final, the Chinese team won a silver medal for the Chinese team with her strength.

***

As each event on the field came to an end, the time finally came to 10:00 p.m. that evening.

At this moment, Su Yu's massage had ended long ago. At some point, Zheng Sheng had returned from the spectator seats in the Chinese player zone to the backcourt lounge, accompanying Zhan Youming to wait for his final moment tonight.

In the lounge, when Zhan Youming saw Zheng Sheng coming back to the lounge, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Old Zheng, why are you here? Are you afraid that I'll be nervous?"

Zheng Sheng rolled his eyes at him: "You are not nervous, I am nervous."

Hearing what Zheng Sheng said, Zhan Youming burst into laughter on the spot, but after laughing, he still said: "Okay, it's okay, I know my condition, I feel okay tonight."

When Zheng Sheng heard Zhan Youming say "okay", his heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged as he asked, "Why? Do you want to get rid of me so much?"

Zhan Youming glanced at Zheng Sheng's appearance, smiled and spread his hands: "Okay, okay, if you don't leave, I will."

As they were talking, the on-site staff came to the backcourt to inform the players that they could go to warm up.

Zheng Sheng watched Zhan Youming wave his hand and leave as if nothing had happened. Only after Zhan Youming disappeared completely did his expression become slightly solemn.

There was no way. He knew Zhan Youming's character. He was always flamboyant. When he was doing well in the game, he would always say "look at my show". Only when he was in average condition would he become relatively cautious and say "it's okay".

For example, before today's game, Zhan Youming was full of "wait for me to win a medal", but now he only said "it's okay".

Such a difference between the before and after makes it hard for Zhan Youming not to feel nervous.

However, Su Yu, who had been accompanying Zhan Youming in the backcourt lounge the whole time, thought carefully after seeing Zheng Sheng's solemn expression, and said to Zheng Sheng: "Coach Zheng, don't worry."

Zheng Sheng was stunned when he suddenly heard Su Yu's voice. He looked at Su Yu and wanted to hear what Su Yu thought. After all, Su Yu was with Zhan Youming the whole night.

After thinking about it, the only thing Su Yu said was: "I think Brother Youming's condition... is indeed okay?"

Zheng Sheng:?

Zheng Sheng didn't quite understand what Su Yu said. In fact, he didn't agree with Zhan Youming arriving at the scene so early today. He was afraid that Zhan Youming would stay in the backcourt lounge for too long and eventually lose his form.

But what Su Yu remembered was Zhan Youming's state when he was paying attention to every game. His expression was always relaxed, but as the time got closer to ten o'clock in the evening, Zhan Youming's state became more and more condensed.

He could feel that Zhan Youming, who might have been a little impetuous at first, became more and more calm as the game time approached.

When they just left the locker room and went to the warm-up field, Su Yu could already feel the desire for the final gradually ignited under the calmness and relaxation of Zhan Youming.

This desire even made Su Yu vaguely excited.

Although Zhan Youming did not make any confident declarations like "Wait for me to win the medal" after Zheng Sheng arrived, Su Yu felt that maybe... everything was implied?

***

Until Zhan Youming stepped onto the field, he didn't know all of Su Yu's judgments about him. If he knew, then he might have said to Su Yu - Not bad, Su Xiaoyu, do you know me so well?

However, at this moment, he was squatting on the starting blocks of the 200-meter sprint final, so he naturally did not have the extra energy to think about these issues.

His eyes were fixed on the track in front of him, waiting for the final start signal to sound. Finally, when the starter gave the command "Ready" and fired the electronic starting gun in his hand...

"Bang!"

This final that belongs to him has finally officially begun...!

By the time of this men's 200m sprint final, there were no athletes left with a PB outside of 20 seconds, and even among the athletes present, there was no athlete with a season best outside of 20 seconds.

In the world's highest-level men's 200-meter sprint event, which is held every two years, breaking the 20-second mark for both PB and SB has become the most basic configuration.

In addition to this most basic configuration, what is also being tested on these players at this moment is whether they can perform at their best in this peak battlefield at this moment, facing all the strong enemies on the opposite side...!

Run, run.

At this moment on the field, amid the crazy and loud screams from the audience, all the 8 contestants on the field had to do was run with all their might!

From the initial burst of energy at the start to merging into the straight after the bend... China's Zhan Youming initially only maintained the fifth position, but as the race entered the final 80 meters, China's strongest 200-meter runner unexpectedly withstood all the pressure in the latter stages. He first held on to his position, and then in the final 50 meters, he actually caught up with the rhythm of the first player on his left. By chasing this rhythm, he successfully overtook the opponent in the final 50 meters and came to the fourth position...!

In the last 20 meters, the distance between him and the top three players was very close. Unfortunately, although he still held on to his position, he still failed to successfully complete the final overtaking...

However, even though he failed to complete the final overtaking, his performance in this game still ignited the Chinese team audience at the scene.

In the live commentary room of the sports channel, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming's voices were also filled with excitement -

"Fourth place...! In this men's 200-meter sprint final, Zhan Youming achieved the best result in the history of the Chinese team in the men's 200-meter sprint event in the World Championships so far with his strong strength and outstanding performance!"

"Although it is a little regrettable, the flaws do not outweigh the merits - Zhan Youming, 26 years old this year, is still in his prime. I believe that after accumulating enough experience in the World Championships, he will definitely be able to give us a more perfect answer in the Tokyo Olympics next year!"

***

It was after this slightly regrettable game came to an end that the fifth day of the World Championships officially ended. On this day, the Chinese team won a precious silver medal. At the same time, Su Yu made a historic breakthrough into the semi-finals in the men's 400 meters, and in the men's high jump, all three athletes advanced to the finals. Although the men's 200-meter final was a little regrettable, it also created unprecedented history for the Chinese team.

Next, in tomorrow’s new schedule, what awaits the Chinese team and Su Yu will be another... brand new challenge!