In just his first time participating in a world-class competition, Cui Luoheng once again brought back an amazing and outstanding result. This result not only makes people excited, but also makes people look forward to it more - Cui Luoheng is only 21 years old this year, young, outstanding and full of potential!
He ran 13.19 seconds at the age of 21. Although this result is still a certain distance away from the hurdle king of that year, looking at the country, he is already the only active number one in the hurdles event.
At the Jamaica Stadium, Cui Luoheng had already seen his own results. His eyes were fixed on the number 13.19, with a glimmer of excitement in his eyes, as well as some extra ambition and expectation.
The qualification for the Tokyo Olympics is already within reach, but for Cui Luoheng at this point, the Olympic qualification is no longer a difficult hurdle.
From last year to this year, under the guidance of Su Bai, he has opened the door to a whole new world on this straight track of only 110 meters.
When thinking of Su Bai, Cui Luoheng, who had a stern face but excitement in his eyes, suddenly frowned. He suddenly remembered that he had once again run a better result in today's race.
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Can a player with poor psychological quality refresh his personal PB again and again in a short period of time?
Cui Luoheng thought about his condition when he first participated in the competition last year, and his brows immediately sank - during this period of time, the excuses he used to find Su Bai seemed to be that he was nervous about the competition...
Thinking of this, Cui Luoheng's heart, which was originally filled with excitement, suddenly began to get really nervous.
It seemed that he had found too many excuses for his poor psychological quality in front of Su Bai. In fact, he could have clearly found some more topics to discuss such as the competition.
On the field of the competition, several players like Fabregas, Kalinic and others came to say hello to Cui Luoheng after seeing the final results. All the players who came to see Cui Luoheng saw that this young player from China did not show any excitement or excitement after beating Fabregas to win the runner-up. Instead, he looked more calm.
This kind of performance... is so calm that it's frightening.
A young contestant who is not only talented and capable, but also, judging from his calm appearance, perhaps he is not satisfied with his current results? ? ?
A competitor who has an endless pursuit of extreme speed...I'm afraid that in the near future, we will be able to see him standing at the pinnacle of the world hurdles!
China once had a hurdles champion who terrified hurdlers all over the world, and this young athlete... who knows if he will be the second one?
At home, on the commentary stand of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also trying their best to praise Cui Luoheng's performance.
"Through the footage just now, we can see that when Cui Luoheng saw his results, there was joy in his eyes, but this joy and excitement did not last long. He quickly returned to his calm and peaceful state. We can even detect some subtle changes in his face and notice that he was a little nervous."
"The game is over. Cui Luoheng's performance this time was very satisfactory. In this case, there is no need to be nervous. I think the only reason Cui Luoheng is nervous is that he is dissatisfied with his own growth rate. He hopes to grow even faster in the coming time!"
"The 13.20 mark is just a starting point for him. I think we can expect Cui Luoheng to achieve even greater breakthroughs in the near future! We look forward to the day when he breaks 13.15, 13.10, 13.05... or even the 13-second mark in the near future!"
While Shao Minyi and Li Sen were passionately commentating, in the live broadcast room, the barrage of comments on Pingping had been covered by a series of "666". And when Shao Minyi and Li Sen talked about their expectation for the day when Cui Luoheng would break the 13-second mark, the barrage of comments was quickly filled with a whole section of "Look forward to Cui Luoheng breaking the 13-second mark soon".
At the Jamaica Stadium, Cui Luoheng, who had already returned to the backcourt from the field following the guidance of the staff after the game, had no idea that his nervous appearance just now had been interpreted by various people as an example of "composure" and "calmness".
From just now until now, his face looked silent and expressionless, and he looked very cold, but his heart was so conflicted that he didn't know what to do.
He felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his previous excuses of "nervousness" and "poor mental quality" to go to Su Bai. He suddenly remembered that when he was under other coaches in the past, if there were any problems, he did not need to make excuses for himself and could go to the coach very naturally, and the communication with the coach was limited to this.
But facing Su Bai...it’s different.
And what exactly is the difference?
Cui Luoheng changed his clothes expressionlessly, found Wu Yi's position, greeted Wu Yi seriously, then sat upright on the bench outside the locker room, continuing to wait for other members of the team to start the game.
While doing this series of actions, Cui Luoheng was still silently thinking in his heart, why did he feel that Su Bai was different...
Is it because Su Bai is in charge of too many projects, so he needs to find ways to get close to Su Bai to get complete training guidance?
No... Even when he had just joined the national team and had not yet trained with Su Bai in the 400m team, Su Bai had never neglected his training.
Although Su Bai's main focus is on the 400-meter sprint event, not only is Su Bai clearly in charge, but also Wang Shen, Fang Yu, Lu Mengfan, Zhao Yankai and others. Su Bai will also take time out every day to understand the progress changes among different players and the adjustment needs of different trainings, and then cooperate with Pei Jinan, Li Mingzhuo, Lu Shengbin and other coaches of different projects to supplement the training adjustment progress in real time.
As a coach, Su Bai cares about the athletes' training, life, diet, mental state, etc. In these matters, he has done enough.
From a player's perspective, having a responsible coach like Su Bai is beyond reproach.
As an athlete, in addition to coaching, of course there will be time to communicate, ask questions and exchange ideas with the coach privately, but the number of such exchanges will not be too many.
After all, most of the time, the communication and interaction needed has actually been achieved in the daily training schedule.
Even with so much messy information scrolling through his mind, Cui Luoheng still had a cold look on his face, which made Wu Yi, who was sitting next to him, feel a little strange.
"Ah Heng, what's wrong with you? You look so serious..." Wu Yi smiled and looked at Cui Luoheng: "Boy, you are nervous now that the competition is over, right?"
Being in the national team, Wu Yi had of course heard the story about Cui Luoheng's 'poor psychological quality', but after following several competitions including the Asian Games, Asian Championships and today's challenge, Wu Yi did not find that Cui Luoheng's psychological quality was really bad, so now he smiled and used this joke to tease Cui Luoheng.
Who would have thought that as soon as he uttered this sentence, Cui Luoheng's originally cold and unapproachable aura suddenly became dull, and the whole person looked a little depressed.
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Wu Yi was a little confused. He didn't know what he had done to touch Cui Luoheng's nerves. How come with just one sentence, Cui Luoheng, who had just won the Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying score in the 110-meter hurdles event and should have been in a good mood, suddenly became dejected.
But...
Although Cui Luoheng was depressed, he was still sitting upright on the floor. If you didn't get close to him, you wouldn't know that he was so depressed.
Wu Yi couldn't understand why Cui Luoheng was so depressed. He wasn't particularly familiar with Cui Luoheng, so he didn't dare to ask him. The two of them sat on the bench together and watched the live broadcast of the game on the TV screen in the backcourt corridor.
The schedule for each race of the IAAF World Challenge is only half a day to a day, and the events in each race are different depending on the choices of the organizers.
For example, in Jamaica, the track events in the sprint events are relatively complete, but in the field events, the hammer throw, shot put and javelin are not arranged.
Today, at this point in the competition, the track events have basically been completed. What's left are a few field events, and the men's high jump is one of them.
At this moment, the live content on the TV screen is the men's high jump.
Unlike the previous Asian Championships where the starting height of the bar was set at 2 meters, the starting height of the bar in this World Athletics Challenge was directly set at 2.10 meters. Compared with the Asian Championships, it directly exceeded the heights of 2 meters and 2.05 meters.
Even so, in the trial jumps at 2.10m and 2.15m, 4 out of a total of 12 contestants still chose to apply to be exempted from the first two heights.
However, applying for a jump exemption is also risky, such as the Polish athlete Majka who is participating in the competition today.
As an athlete who is eligible to sign up for the World Athletics Challenge, Maika naturally has a certain level of ability. His personal PB in the high jump is 2.28 meters, and he is already a very strong athlete.
Since last year, Maika has been in excellent condition. Precisely because of this confidence, Maika chose not to jump at the heights of 2.10 meters and 2.15 meters. His plan is to try jumps and find his condition starting from the third jump, hoping to refresh his personal PB today.
But ideals are beautiful, and reality is cruel...
As the first player to appear in the order of performance, Maika applied for exemptions for the first two jumps, and then went on stage with confidence when the height of the bar rose to 2.19 meters in the third jump.
Faced with the applause and encouragement from the audience, Maika signaled to the referee to take off and started the first jump without hesitation.
As a result, Maika's confident first jump...
The first attempt at jumping failed at a height of 2.19 meters.
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In this competition, there were only four players who applied for exemption from jumps for two consecutive rounds, and Maika was one of them. The audience on the scene had high expectations for him, and were waiting for him to give a stunning and wonderful appearance after this jump.
result……
I was surprised, but as for beauty...I just didn't see her.
Fortunately, this was only the first attempt at 2.19 meters. Maika had applied for exemptions in the previous two rounds of heights. So in the first round of attempts at 2.19 meters, he didn’t find the right feeling and made some unexpected mistakes. This is... normal... right?
In China, Shao Minyi and Li Sen both responded very professionally to Maika’s performance.
Shao Minyi first introduced Maika's previous personal achievements, saying that his failure in this trial jump should be just an accidental mistake, and he should be able to quickly regain his form in the second jump.
Having said that, because of the error made by Maika, the No. 1 athlete who was exempted from two jumps, Wang Shen, Belarusian high jump star Stratso and Ye Wenhao, who were numbered 11, 7 and 5 respectively, received a lot of extra attention for their trial jumps at a height of 2.19 meters.
Of course, whether it was Wang Shen, Ye Wenhao or Strateso, they all easily cleared the bar in one go at a height of 2.19 meters after two rounds of free jumps.
Among the remaining eight players on the field, only three made mistakes in clearing the bar at a height of 2.19 meters.
By the time of the second round of trial jumps at a height of 2.19 meters, there were only four athletes, including Maika, who needed to conduct the second round of trial jumps.
Originally, no one thought that Maika's second attempt would fail, but when Maika regrouped, adjusted his condition and tried again, his second attempt at a height of 2.19 meters... also failed.
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If the first round of trial jumps was considered an accident, then the failure in the second round of 2.19-meter trial jumps, which was fully prepared, was too much.
Maika is not an athlete who has not proven his ability. He has participated in many World Athletics Challenge series. He is also eligible to register for the Men's High Jump Diamond League.
It would be ridiculous to say that such a player cannot jump more than 2.19 meters.
However, this situation really happened, and... this was already the second round of trial jumps.
When Maika failed in the second round of attempts, there was an incredible uproar from the audience in the audience seats. Then, the audience applauded loudly, cheering for Maika who had failed twice.
After Maika, the remaining three athletes all succeeded in their second round of attempts at a height of 2.19 meters.
At this point, in the third round of trial jumps at a height of 2.19 meters, Maika was the only competitor left.
No one had expected such a situation before the game.
Shao Minyi and Li Sen had just introduced Maika's strength. Now they were both amazed to see Maika become the only three-round trial jumper with a height of 2.19 meters in the competition.
"Hey, Li Sen, you see, we have been commentating on competitions for so many years, and it is still very rare to see a situation like today. A player as talented as Maika actually made it to the third round with a trial jump of 2.19 meters."
"Yes, but this actually proves the randomness and unpredictability of competitive sports, which is the fun of watching the game."
The two chatted while waiting for Maika's third jump.
Originally, during the second jump, everyone thought that Maika would definitely not fail. However, when it came to the third attempt, the audience who had originally believed that Maika would definitely not fail began to hesitate.
After Maika actually completed the third trial jump, all those who were originally hesitant showed an expression of "as expected" - Maika's third round of trial jumps at a height of 2.19 meters also failed.
Upon seeing this result, not only the audience and players at the scene, but also the audience and commentators in front of the TV, were all stunned.
Is Maika in this condition, has she been poisoned?
But if he is not in good shape, shouldn't he try jumping from a lower height first to get a feel for it? Those who dare to apply for exemption from the first two jumps are either like Ye Wenhao who has just recovered from an injury and needs to reduce the number of trial jumps, or like Wang Shen and Strateso who have a full understanding and grasp of their own conditions.
Before this, everyone thought that Maika should be in excellent shape like Wang Shen and the others, so she had such confidence. However, no one expected that the exemption of jumps in the first two rounds, plus the three xs (failed trial jumps) at a height of 2.19 meters, directly caused Maika to lose all the results in the entire competition.
Whether it was the contestants or the audience at the scene, seeing Maika's condition, they could all feel that he had obviously suffered a great blow. After he left the stage, due to his application for exemption from jump and the failure of the trial jump, he was unable to leave any results. Therefore, the referee left the two ruthless words "nm" in Maika's result column, which means - no record of successful trial jump.
"this……"
Even veteran commentators like Shao Minyi and Li Sen didn't know how to make amends for Maika after seeing such a result. They could only sigh: "Today's challenge match should be the biggest setback in Maika's career. However, in competitive sports, winning and losing are common. I hope he can learn from this lesson and reduce his arrogance in the next match, treat every match more seriously and cautiously, and be fully prepared."
Compared with the official statements of Shao Minyi and Li Sen, the public screen in the live broadcast room was filled with question marks for a while.
Maika's performance was really beyond everyone's expectations, and it caught these track and field fans off guard.
With Maika's departure, the 2.19-meter height event has been completed, and the on-site referee has raised the bar to the next height - 2.22 meters.
After the height of the horizontal bar was raised to 2.22 meters, the competition on the scene gradually became tense and fierce.
I don’t know if it was the impact of Maika’s recent consecutive failures on everyone, or if it was for other reasons, but at a height of 2.22 meters, the failure rate of the contestants on the scene was far higher than the normal level of all the contestants present.
At this height, Wang Shen was the only one who successfully cleared the pole in one go. Even Ye Wenhao, who had always been fearless, failed at this height.
When Ye Wenhao returned to the preparation area scratching his head, Wang Shen looked at him with a frown.
Ye Wenhao's face was full of embarrassment: "Uh, well, it was an accident, purely an accident..."
Wang Shen sighed and looked at him: "I didn't ask you this, how are your legs?"
During the Asian Championships, Ye Wenhao's injury was not serious. After returning to the team, he recovered almost completely in three to five days under the treatment of the team doctor. However, he did not train well during this period. He mainly trained his upper body. For this competition, Ye Wenhao did not have any reason to participate, he just came to find his form.
Wang Shen was not worried about anything else, he was just worried that Ye Wenhao failed to clear the pole because his leg injury had not yet fully healed.
An athlete's injury will have a significant impact on their performance, personal health, and potential growth. Wang is afraid that if Ye Wenhao's injury in the Asian Championships is not healed well, it will become a root cause of the disease and cause big problems in the future.
When Ye Wenhao heard Wang Shen was so nervous, he immediately waved his hands and said seriously, "I'm fine. I just saw that Maika failed so many times, and I don't know why I got so nervous when I jumped."
Wang Shen watched Ye Wenhao explain nervously, and after confirming that he was indeed fine, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to him: "This time, do your best."
"Yeah, I know." Ye Wenhao grinned and looked particularly obedient.
Although all the competitors except Wang Shen were wiped out at the 2.22-meter height, most of them regained their form in the second round of trial jumps. Except for a few competitors with average strength, a total of 6 people successfully cleared the bar at the 2.22-meter height.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, veteran track and field fans and some newcomers stayed up late to watch the games, all of which were very interesting.
[Well, it’s true. The level of the World Challenge is much higher than that of the Asian Championships. Among these players, the worst one is 2.19 meters...]
[……?] Wait, friend in front, don’t forget to calculate Maika. Ahem, he is a big nm! 】
[emmmm...Maika, today is a special case. After all, it is unlikely that Maika can't jump more than 2.19 meters under normal circumstances, right? _(:3)∠】_】
When the height of the horizontal bar was raised to 2.28 meters, there were only four athletes left. In order of numbers, they were No. 5 Ye Wenhao, No. 7 Stratso, No. 8 Timoshenko, and No. 11 Wang Shen.
Among these players, the only one who has maintained a 100% one-time pass rate so far is Wang Shen.
Among the athletes present, including Belarusian star Stratso, his condition seemed to fluctuate due to the impact of Maika's initial failure in the triple jump.
When the first round of 2.28-meter trial jumps began, Ye Wenhao still failed in the trial jump - this seemed to have become a curse in this competition. Except for Wang Shen, no matter how strong the player was, he would inevitably fail in the first jump.
The same situation happened to Strateso and Timoshenko who followed closely behind him. Only Wang Shen maintained a 100% one-time pass rate after adjusting his condition. Wang Shen's result was almost like a miracle in today's competition.
When the competition reached the second round of trial jumps, Stratso and Timoshenko also succeeded in their attempts. Finally, in the third round of trial jumps at 2.28 meters, Ye Wenhao was the only athlete left in the attempt.
When Wang Shen saw this scene, he already understood that Ye Wenhao's condition today was just ordinary. In addition, he was concerned about his own condition, so it was not convenient for him to perform.
He originally wanted to persuade Ye Wenhao to give up the trial jump, but after considering it, he still did not speak, but watched Ye Wenhao carefully complete his third round of trial jumps.
This time, Ye Wenhao's third round of trial jump failed again.
After standing up from the cushion, Ye Wenhao scratched his head with some regret. When passing by the preparation area, Wang Shen patted him on the shoulder and told him to have a good rest.
The next game will be a battle between the top three. Compared with Wang Shen, who still maintains a 100% pass rate, Strateso and Timoshenko are indeed in poor condition today.
Both of them failed in the first round of 2.30m attempts, but Wang Shen still maintained a 100% success rate at this stage.
At this point, there is basically no suspense about the winner of this game.
In the second round of attempts, Stratosso applied for exemption from the 2.30-meter jump, while Timoshenko failed three consecutive 2.30-meter attempts, thus ending the battle.
After Strateso applied to be exempted from the 2.30-meter jump, when the bar rose to 2.32 meters, Strateso failed in his next attempt. This time, at 2.32 meters, Wang Shen finally suffered his first failed attempt in this competition.
Wang Shen seemed very calm about this failure. After Strateso failed again in the second round of trial jumps, the championship of this competition fell into Wang Shen's pocket.
But under the attention of the audience, Wang Shen still successfully completed the challenge of 2.32 meters in height - so far, in this World Challenge Jamaica Station, the Chinese team has won another track and field qualification for the Tokyo Olympics!
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