On the field, athletes for the men's 400-meter sprint event have taken their positions one after another.
Although the time interval between this Asian Championships and last year's Asian Games is not that long, the athletes on the field have undergone new changes compared to the past.
Lacasa, Reginald and Aso Yota, who were in the finals last year, were unable to appear in today's final. Instead, they were replaced by Shiraishi Tsururan, Mustafa and Amesfat.
Among them, Amesfat, the rising Kuwaiti player, is aggressive and looks like he is ready to do something big.
While in the past six months, amidst the replacement of Asian 400m sprinters, the two faces from China remained standing in the final.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, the old partners Shao Minyi and Li Sen, watching the scene on the field, could not help but have many feelings in their hearts. In the past one year, they can be said to have watched the 400-meter sprint event with their own eyes. From the domestic audiences who were disappointed in the event but did not dare to criticize it, they did not know when it started, and it has become what it is now.
You know, even from a country like Bahrain, not all of their two players made it to the final.
"Compared with the past, China's sprinting events are undergoing earth-shaking changes!"
Shao Min smiled and said, "I know that there should be many people watching TV who have just started paying attention to track and field events this year, especially the 400-meter sprint. I can be sure that you have come at a good time!"
Li Sen also had a smile on his face: "Isn't it? But there is one bad thing - in the past Asian Games and Asian Championships 400m finals, Lao Shao and I sat here to commentate, and we didn't feel nervous at all. Now it's different, I am a little panicked."
Li Sen's so-called "bad" was obviously a sarcasm. He had a smile on his face and it was obvious that he was very happy to be able to watch the players from his country participate in the finals on the commentary stand and to be nervous for them.
Shao Minyi also had a smile on his face: "Yes, nervous and looking forward to it!"
In the audience, compared to usual, Wang Ting's face was so tense and serious that it was distorted. He sat upright in his chair, his hands clasped on his knees, his arms stretched straight, and his face looked frighteningly serious - any child who saw this expression would easily stop their nighttime crying.
Because the highlights of tonight's competition are the 400m and 100m finals, Jiang Wentao is sitting next to Pei Jinan and Wang Ting. He just chatted with Pei Jinan for a few words and was about to discuss with Wang Ting the rising Kuwaiti athlete Amesfat on the field, but when he turned around, he saw Wang Ting, who was shivering all over.
"Hey, Lao Wang." Jiang Wentao was shocked when he saw Wang Ting's appearance: "What do you mean by that expression?"
What else could it be for?
Wang Ting was of course worried about Zhang Ziyi's game.
They are like master and apprentice, like father and son. When Zhang Ziyi was in the B City Track and Field Team, including before Su Bai took over the training of the national team, Zhang Ziyi had always been led by Wang Ting. Wang Ting also put a lot of thought into this apprentice.
Just like this time, although he knew in his heart that there were thousands of things that were wrong, he couldn't bear it in the end. He called back home to discuss it with Su Bai, and finally assured Su Bai that if anything happened, he would bear all the responsibility.
All in all, this is all because I can't bear to see Zhang Ziyi through.
Champion, how attractive this word is, needless to say, everyone knows it.
But before last year, Zhang Ziyi had almost no ability to fight back against these Asian-level players.
It was seen that under Su Bai's guidance, Zhang Ziyi was growing rapidly step by step, catching up with the level of Asia's top players step by step. But who could have known that this originally healthy growth path would suddenly begin to be forced.
Recently, after Zhang Ziyi started intensive training, Wang Ting didn't say anything on his face, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart - if possible, who would want to train desperately at the cost of shortening their career and overdrawing their potential?
What is more realistic is that even if Zhang Ziyi obtains the Olympic qualification at the cost of overdrawing his own limits, it only means that he is qualified to give it a try in the Olympic arena.
Sometimes, Wang Ting would ask himself: Is this price worth it?
However, no one except Zhang Ziyi himself is qualified to answer this question for him.
Zhang Ziyi is calm, resolute, and responsible. These traits usually mask his desire to win as an outstanding athlete. It was not until he couldn't help but ask that question last night that Wang Ting realized what he had overlooked. Or, even if he had not overlooked it in the past, he would not have given Zhang Ziyi the opportunity to touch the highest throne at the Asian level.
Just give it a try.
Before setting off in the afternoon, he felt relieved when he said this to Zhang Ziyi. However, after actually sitting on the field, as the time for the men's 400-meter sprint final drew closer, he became more and more nervous.
On the women's team, Chen Yada won the silver medal, which made Wang Ting even more nervous.
Wang Ting was of course well aware of the strength of Nashar, the female player of the Bahrain team. With Nashar blocking the way in front, the silver medal won by Chen Yada was almost the highest medal that an Asian female 400m athlete could get now.
That……
Chen Yada has succeeded, and now Zhang Ziyi is about to start the competition. What will his results be?
Whenever he thought of this, Wang Ting couldn't help but get nervous, and his expression became more and more unapproachable.
Jiang Wentao was shocked when he saw Wang Ting's face. Pei Jinan was also stunned when he saw his appearance: "Old Wang, are you okay?"
Wang Ting himself didn’t realize how scary his face looked. He just shook his head and said he was okay. But who could think he was okay with the look on his face?
Jiang Wentao found his expression a little funny, pointed at him and said, "Old Wang, you are also a senior national coach, what's wrong with you? Why are you so nervous?"
Wang Ting then realized that his back, shoulders, neck and arms were a little stiff. He shook his arms to relax himself.
But before he could say anything else, there was a commotion in the audience, and then it quickly quieted down - the final of the men's 400-meter sprint was about to begin!
Everyone's attention was quickly drawn to the competition venue. Pei Jinan glanced at Wang Ting and then looked at the competition venue. He seemed to have noticed something, but he did not say much and just turned his attention to the competition venue.
On the field, on the curved starting track of the 400-meter sprint, eight athletes occupied lanes 2 to 9 respectively. Zhang Ziyi was in lane 4, and Qiu Wen was arranged in lane 9 because he was only promoted as a substitute.
In the commentary booth, Shao Minyi frowned slightly.
"Qiu Wen's track was very unfavorable. In fact, Qiu Wen's semi-final score of 45.36 seconds ranked fourth among all active players. But it is obvious that the organizer did not arrange the track according to the overall ranking. The two players who advanced by substitution, Qiu Wen and Mustafa, were arranged in the second and ninth tracks respectively."
Regarding the arrangement of the track, in addition to following some established general unspoken rules, the organizer also has some autonomy, such as choosing to qualify according to the total score or other factors.
In front of the TV, both new track and field enthusiasts and old fans were a little nervous after hearing Qiu Wen's track position.
However, when he was actually on the track, Qiu Wen did not think about these worries. He stood behind his starting blocks, stretched his muscles, and looked back at Zhang Ziyi who was still behind him.
Not only Zhang Ziyi, Qiu Wen also visited Annans from Indonesia, Roger from Qatar, and Amesfat from Kuwait.
Qiu Wen looked at these opponents with a grin on his face, and anyone could see the excitement in his eyes.
On Track No. 4, Zhang Ziyi had already adjusted his starting blocks. His hands were rubbing the muscles on his legs, and it was difficult to see the expression on his face for a moment.
Kuwait's Amesfat is in the third track, behind Zhang Ziyi on the left. Roger and Anans are in the fifth and sixth tracks respectively. Japan's new young player Shiraishi Tsuru is arranged in the seventh track.
When the referee's voice sounded on the radio, the game was about to start.
In the audience, near the starting point, there were many Qatari spectators who came specially to watch Roger's final. They were waving the Qatari flag in their hands, and were suppressing their cheers as the race was about to begin.
On the track, when Zhang Ziyi's eyes inadvertently swept across the audience seats, he saw that among these Qatari spectators, there were still some spectators holding the five-star red flag in their hands. Although the number was small, they were indeed from China.
When seeing these spectators and the flags in their hands, although surrounded by a large number of Qatari flags, it added a different look to Zhang Ziyi's eyes.
Doha, Qatar, 6:21 local time
When the starter's command officially sounded over the radio, the eight athletes on the field quickly circled to their starting blocks, leaned down, supported themselves with their hands, and with a light jump, they stepped accurately onto their respective starting blocks.
Finally, the moment of the final was about to begin. All the noise in the stadium came to an abrupt end. Everyone looked quietly at the athletes on the track, nervously and silently waiting for the official start of the 400-meter final!
"Everyone, take your positions."
"preparation."
"Bang!"
When these three sounds were uttered one by one, with the final light sound of the starting gun, the eight figures at the starting point of the bend all moved at the same time!
At the same time, the stadium, which had been silent for fear of affecting the athletes' start, began to boil again at this moment!
"come on!!!"
"Come on Roger!!!"
“You’re the best!!”
In the audience, the boiling cheers came almost all from Qatar's own audience. They shouted excitedly in the audience and waved their national flags in their hands. The enthusiastic cheers were enough to spread to every corner of this 90,000-seat stadium.
In the Chinese player area of the audience seats, the national team players who came to watch the game were cheering loudly for Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen on the field. However, under the momentum of the local Qatari audience, it was really difficult to hear the shouts in Chinese at the entire venue.
On the track, at the center of the live noise, the eight finalists had already prepared themselves to go all out in this race to sprint for the top throne of the Asian 400-meter sprint, and the live noise made them even more passionate.
In this final, from the very start, the competition for victory between the contestants became apparent.
“What a rush!”
The moment the starting gun sounded, Shao Minyi and Li Sen in the commentary booth were shocked by the speed of the eight figures on the track.
After all, the 400-meter sprint starts on a curve. Generally speaking, in order to be safe, athletes will not rush too fast at the start of the race, as this is not conducive to controlling their body movements on the curve.
But in today's competition, the starting speeds of Zhang Ziyi, Amesfat, Qiu Wen, Roger and others were faster than before. Just from the starting reaction speed displayed in real time, we can see the fierce sparks being created on the field.
The sky in Doha had not yet completely darkened at 6:20 a.m., but the stadium was already as bright as day by countless blazing headlights. Looking down from above under the light, one could see that the distance between the eight runners on the circular track was gradually changing.
Amesfat, who was on the third track, had kept his eyes on Zhang Ziyi since the start. He started very fast, and even on the curve, he could control his movements easily and freely. With his special steps on the curve, his body's center of gravity shifted slightly toward the center of the circle, and he walked on the edge of the arc all the way forward.
While Amesfa was driving very fast, Zhang Ziyi in front was not slow at all.
As a veteran with many years of rich experience, Zhang Ziyi's curve start technique is already remarkable, especially after he has carried out high-intensity lower limb strength-enhancing training. Now when he runs at full speed, the increased strength makes him seem even more at ease at the start.
Under the light, the light shining on his muscles, it seems that one can secretly see the surging explosive power hidden in his body through his limbs.
Ahead, the ninth track where Qiu Wen is located is the track with the longest extension and is also the leader in the starting stage - of course, under normal circumstances, the players on this track can only become leaders in the 'starting' stage.
The athletes assigned to the ninth track are often the ones with poor performance in the entire field. When the race enters the second and third 100-meter stages, they will quickly be leveled due to the distance difference between the inner and outer tracks, and then gradually turn from the leading sheep into prey hunted by the wolves behind, and finally fall to the tail end.
However, in today's final, from the very beginning of the game, Qiu Wen told everyone with his performance that he is not the weak "sheep", he is also a crazy predator in this arena!
Just at the starting stage, Qiu Wen's speed made Mike Knight, who was chasing behind him, feel annoyed - it was not the first time he had competed with Qiu Wen, but the memory of every competition with Qiu Wen made Mike Knight uncomfortable.
In this race, Qiu Wen was in the ninth track. Mike Knight originally thought that he might be more restrained, but this madman of the Chinese team seemed to have not considered the existence of the players behind him at all. From the beginning of the race, he exerted all his strength and did not care about any players behind him at all.
Yes, McKnight is almost certain that other runners running on track nine will only worry about not knowing the speed of the runners behind them and will be afraid that they will rush too hard in the early stages and thus lose control of their speed.
But this madman from the Chinese team was different. He just cared about running for his own pleasure. He sprinted forward completely freely at his own pace. As a result, Mike Knight, who originally had a speed reference on Track No. 8, had to grit his teeth and rush forward.
The runners on the ninth and eighth tracks were running at incredibly fast speeds from the start, which naturally affected the runners behind them.
Bai Shihe gave way to the seventh track. In his eyes, Qiu Wen was originally his enemy. Qiu Wen's speed was so fast, so naturally he would not slow down either.
As athletes who switched from the 100m and 200m events, Bai Shiherang's speed in the starting stage should not be underestimated. His eyes were carefully following the figure of Qiu Wen in front of him, and the athletes behind him also gradually began to speed up their pace because of the speed of the athletes on tracks 7, 8, and 9 in front of them.
"The pace of this 400m final is faster and more intense than any other competition in the past! In front, in the ninth track is our athlete Qiu Wen. Qiu Wen's consistent characteristic is his sprint speed at the start, especially in the second 100m track, his absolute speed has reached the speed of a 44-second athlete. In such a competition today, Qiu Wen was arranged in the ninth track. For many other athletes in the whole game, it may be a huge destabilizing factor that can affect them."
In the commentary booth, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were watching the situation on the field with great interest.
In the audience, after the game really started, Wang Ting's attention to the overall event actually reduced his nervousness a little. He clenched his fists on his knees and stared intently at the field in front of him.
On the field, because of Qiu Wen's sprint in front, many people's attention was attracted by the speed chase between Qiu Wen and several other players in the outer lanes, so they did not notice that in the inner lane area, Zhang Ziyi, who was originally in the fourth lane, and Roger, who was in the fifth lane, were gradually closing the distance at a speed visible to the naked eye!
On the track, as a mature player, Roger was still able to control his rhythm relatively normally, until the first bend turned into a straight road, he also increased his speed to the maximum and ran at his maximum speed on this straight road.
However, as he ran at his fastest speed, his keen sense as an excellent athlete told him that someone was approaching from behind him!
How is that possible? !
This was Roger's first reaction.
Because the 400-meter race starts on a curved track, each athlete starts at a different position. The distance between the two nearest lanes is about 15 meters. Even after finishing the first curve and being on the first straight track, the distance difference between the athletes is still very large.
But at this stage, it is impossible for the players behind him to catch up with him!
Roger's rational mind told him this, but the runner in the outer lane in front of him was running too crazy. This madness was gradually spreading to the inner lane. Coupled with the threat from behind, Roger gradually began to doubt whether there was a mistake in his rhythm at the beginning of the race.
"Roger!! Come on!!!"
“Overtake those little guys!!!”
In the audience seats, the cheers from the audience were very enthusiastic, and from these cheers, one could clearly feel the audience's anticipation for Roger's speed.
He had to go faster, he had to go faster!
The passionate cheers of encouragement rushed into Roger's mind, and his steps and rhythm as he moved forward gradually moved closer to those of the contestants on the outside lane.
“This is a crazy game!”
In the commentary booth of the sports channel, Li Sen's voice also sounded a little surprised. The players' sprint on the field was really too intense. This was only the first half of the game, and the distance and positions between the players on the field had changed many times.
No one can escape the crazy curse on this field. After Roger's speed increased, Anans's rhythm also began to increase.
Behind Roger, Zhang Ziyi was indeed starting to chase him towards his location just as he expected!
Huff, huff…
On the track, no one really noticed Zhang Ziyi's speed and rhythm at first, because the atmosphere among the players in the entire arena had become extremely excited, and everyone was running very fast. Except for themselves, no one could tell whether they were active or passive.
Until the race entered the second bend.
As the runners entered the second bend, Qiu Wen, who was on the outermost lane, was losing his original starting distance advantage on the outside lane. Mike Knight, who was following behind Qiu Wen, began to get closer and closer to Qiu Wen. He thought he was about to break through Qiu Wen's position. However, when the distance between them was shortened to a certain stage, he could no longer get any closer to Qiu Wen.
Bai Shihe on the seventh track reached my stage. His physical strength could no longer support him to continue rushing forward, but he still gritted his teeth, looked in the direction of Qiu Wen in front of him, endured the heaviness of his body, and used all his strength to increase his pace forward.
When the second bend was about to end, Roger on the fifth track and Annans on the sixth track had already demonstrated their absolute strength.
Even though Roger and Annans were affected by the outsiders in the first half of the race, they were already in the lead by the end of the second corner...
No!
They are not ahead!
When they were about to turn from the curve into the straight, a previously silent figure suddenly appeared on the fourth track further inside them.
Zhang Ziyi's figure began to parallel them on the straight, and Roger thought of the threat he felt from behind during the first straight section.
"Fuck, Lao Zhang!!!"
In the seats for Chinese players in the audience, Guo Dun, Lin Chuan, Zhang Wei and Li Junhao were all sitting. When Guo Dun saw Zhang Ziyi on the track turning from the curve to the straight and directly tearing apart the competition between Roger and Anans in front of him, he was so shocked that he jumped up from his chair.
Jiang Wentao was also shocked by Zhang Ziyi's speed. He stared at the figure on the track - it was indeed Zhang Ziyi!
"Incredible!" In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi blurted out in an instant: "Leading! After turning from the second bend to the final straight, the one leading now is our player Zhang Ziyi!!"
Not only that, except for Zhang Ziyi, Qiu Wen has not been left behind by the first group at this stage. He is in the ninth track and is still in fourth place at this stage.
In front of the TV, the audience had been looking forward to this final extremely, but even so, the audience who were looking forward to the final did not expect that they would see a scene like this one.
For a moment, the audience should have been excited, but it seemed as if they were in a dream. They stared blankly at the TV screen in front of them and even forgot to cheer or be nervous.
On the track, Zhang Ziyi's sprint reached the final stage. He should have felt tired, heavy, and a tearing pain in his throat, but at this moment, his mind was dominated by complete excitement.
happy!
This was the only thought in his mind at this moment.
He wanted to sprint happily, he wanted to race happily, he wanted to chase a dream that belonged to him... and this dream was right in front of him and he was about to catch it!
Even though the heaviness in his body was gradually swallowing him, the excitement in his mind was enough to offset it all;
Even though the intense breathing caused pain in his throat, the victory before him... was enough to offset it all!
The distance between Roger, Anans and Zhang Ziyi was actually very close. At this time, the distance between the first group on the field was no more than 1 meter. As long as there was a slackness or an all-out breakthrough, things could change.
In the audience, the audience's cheers for Roger continued to be heard.
When there were still 50 meters left on the track, the audience did not wait for Roger's burst, but waited for Amesfat's speed burst!
Just from the perspective of the audience, it can be seen that the changing pace of Amesfat's feet is much faster than that of other players next to him.
Not only Amesfat, but also Qiu Wen's speed on the ninth track broke through his previous rhythm. Then, in front of Mike Knight's astonished eyes, he completely left him behind and rushed into the first group.
In the final 50-meter sprint, the competitors seemed to be in a melee.
In the commentary booth of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were already worried.
"The last 50 meters!!! Zhang Ziyi is still in the lead!!!"
"In the last 40 meters, Amesfat is catching up. Amesfat has surpassed Roger and Anansi!!! Be careful, Zhang Ziyi, be careful of the players behind!!!"
Following Shao Minyi's shout, the audience in front of the TV screen seemed to wake up, staring at the final sprint scene on TV and shouting loudly in front of the TV.
"Come on!!! Zhang Shuai, go for it!!!"
In the audience seats at the competition venue, the few Chinese spectators were already shouting their eyes out, their throats were hoarse and sore, and they were still waving the Chinese national flag in their hands.
They had never expected that they would be able to see such an intense scene on the spot even though they might have just decided to watch a game on a whim.
"Come on!!!! Come on Zhang Ziyi!!!"
"Come on, Qiu Wen!!!"
In the final stage of the competition, although the contestants wanted to sprint forward as fast as possible, their physical strength was almost exhausted. They relied more on their instincts to sprint forward, fighting against the heaviness and various aches and pains in their bodies.
Go ahead!
They must rush forward, and only after crossing the finish line will they reach the fateful end of this race.
“The last 30 meters!”
“20 meters!”
“10 meters!!!!”
When all the athletes reached the last 10 meters, the situation on the field and the situation when turning from the last bend to the straight road had changed drastically.
Zhang Ziyi, who was originally in fourth place at the bend, has now rushed to the front, and Amesfat, who was originally following Zhang Ziyi, is still behind him. Even in the last 10 meters, Amesfat still did not give up hope of overtaking.
Roger and Anans, the champion and runner-up of the Asian Games, were only ranked third and fourth at this time... No, in the final stage, Qiu Wen also relied on his strong speed and endurance to gradually counterattack in the last 50 meters!
Finally, when a figure crossed the finish line first, all the Chinese athletes and coaches in the Chinese athlete seats in the audience were shocked and stood up.
Following closely behind was Amestel from Kuwait, and the third figure after that...
Is it Roger or Annans?
Jiang Wentao pointed in the direction of the stadium in disbelief, then looked around. Beside him, Pei Jinan said in a trembling voice: "...The third one, and ours... is Qiu Wen!"
After Jiang Wentao turned his head in astonishment and looked at Wang Ting on the other side, he saw that tears had already slid down the corners of Wang Ting's eyes.
Wang Ting looked back at Jiang Wentao, and then said with certainty: "Old Jiang, today...the champion and runner-up of the men's 400-meter sprint in the Asian Track and Field Championships are both ours!"
"Champions!!!! Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen won the first and third place in the men's 400m final!!! The champion is Zhang Ziyi and the third place is Qiu Wen!"
When Shao Minyi and Li Sen shouted this sentence excitedly in the live broadcast room of the sports channel, the track and field fans sitting in front of the TV had their heads buzzed and were completely blown away.
Champion and runner-up!
The champion and runner-up! !
For a while, this was the only recurring thought in many people's minds.
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