At the starting point of the bend, the first runners of the eight teams squatted on the starting blocks, holding their breath and waiting for the starting gun to sound.
In the stadium that had fallen silent due to the preparatory instructions, the crisp sound of the starting gun was like a boiling point signal, causing the athletes on the field to quickly jump up, and the entire stadium once again entered a sea of roaring cheers.
Zhang Ziyi, who was in the sixth lane, took 0.137 seconds to react to the gunshot, which was already very fast, but Fraser, the first runner from Jamaica, who was in the fifth lane, was even faster!
The reaction time of 0.133 seconds was the best in the field. Both Fraser and the American first runner Barnes were athletes with explosive starts and strong acceleration. Almost at the moment of the start, the distance between Fraser and Zhang Ziyi had been closed by more than half.
"...too strong. I have to say that the two top runners from Jamaica and the United States are both too strong in terms of personal ability. With just three steps at the start, Fraser quickly approached Zhang Ziyi's position, and Barnes from the American team in the seventh lane was almost on par with Guenard from Belgium in the eighth lane!"
"Gunnard is not bad, his PB is 45.47, but he was completely crushed by Barnes on the track!"
From the live broadcast, we can see that, just as Shao Minyi said, almost at the moment of the start, Jamaica's Fraser and the United States' Barnes burst out with great power and speed. Both of them are athletes known for their explosiveness and acceleration speed in the starting phase. Even though the starting positions of the athletes have different lead distances, these lead distances are almost non-existent in front of them.
Zhang Ziyi's starting state is indeed good, but at the moment of starting, one can clearly feel the explosiveness and speed difference between Zhang Ziyi and Fraser and Barnes.
Although he had prepared himself mentally, Zhang Ziyi still clearly felt the pressure from the surroundings during the series of actions of starting and accelerating.
Before this final, due to the rapid improvement in his performance, Zhang Ziyi had not felt this kind of pure pressure from the strength of his opponents for a long time in the Asian arena or in the indoor tour before.
In the past, when he faced this kind of oppression, he felt weak and powerless, but at this moment, he could clearly feel the desire for pursuit and speed rising in his heart.
He subconsciously adjusted every detail of his body, from his hands swinging like a knife, to the angle of his feet when they touched the ground, and the strength of every joint and muscle...
The sense of pressure from the speed around him made Zhang Ziyi quickly enter a more excited state.
This is the world's top arena!
This is the world's top opponent!
A desire to be part of it burned in Zhang Ziyi's heart, and then turned into a more powerful driving force, accompanying him as he quickly moved forward on the track!
"Zhang Ziyi is also in good shape!"
Li Sen focused on watching Zhang Ziyi's performance on the live broadcast screen: "Fraser was very fast. When passing the bend, he almost caught up with Zhang Ziyi. However, after Zhang Ziyi withstood Fraser's offensive at the start, he was not completely left behind by Fraser!"
From the picture, we can see that although Zhang Ziyi was almost tied by Fraser, the faster American Barnes in front had already left behind the Belgian Gunard in the eighth lane and was about to tie with the South African first runner in the ninth lane.
The first runner from Trinidad and Tobago in the fourth lane still has a certain distance between him and Zhang Ziyi and Fraser. In addition, the first runners from Japan and Britain in the third and second lanes are already clearly lagging behind the front camp.
【come on! ! ! come on! ! 】
[Come on, Zhang Shuai!] ! 】
In the audience, Chinese spectators, drowned in the vast sea of tens of thousands of people, were trying their best to cheer for Zhang Ziyi on the track. Although their voices could not compete with those of the Japanese spectators around them, they were still trying their best.
On the track, after cutting into the straight road from the curve, Zhang Ziyi adjusted his stride and frequency, and ran faster on the track.
While running, Zhang Ziyi could clearly feel his physical strength draining away quickly. He knew that after two high-intensity matches in yesterday's preliminaries, his physical strength for today's two finals was no longer at its peak. He also knew that after this final, he would immediately participate in the next mixed men's and women's 4x400m final.
But he still wanted to run faster...faster!
The pressure from the top players around him made his heart beat faster and faster. His eyes were fixed on Barnes in front of him. At the same time, he could hear that on his left, Fraser was gradually catching up with him and surpassing him step by step.
Hurry up...
I want to continue to feel the feeling of competing against top opponents, I want to break through my own limits and make myself faster and stronger on the 400-meter track!
Zhang Ziyi took quick steps forward. He could feel the wind blowing across his cheeks, the fanatical shouts around him, and the atmosphere that made his blood boil.
Faster, faster...
He still remembered every word Su Bai had said to him - on the 400-meter track, if you want to run faster, you can't just do it blindly. Only a fanatical heart and mindless bursts of speed can't improve your speed perfectly.
The 400-meter race is the event that requires the most brains and skills among all the sprints. It requires the skills of starting, cornering, cutting from the corners to the straights, as well as the control and allocation of physical energy, and the perfect use of every speed-up technique...
Zhang Ziyi knew clearly that he was a completely different type from Qiu Wen, who could run wildly on the track, and he was also completely different from talented black athletes like Barnes and Fraser.
If he wants to win his own victory in the 400-meter track, in addition to breaking the limits of physical strength, explosiveness and other qualities, what he needs to grasp more is the subtle use of techniques at every point!
In the first leg of the 400-meter race, Zhang Ziyi tried hard to control his breathing rate, and quickly adjusted his breathing, heartbeat and even the rhythm of his steps to his best rhythm!
Step, step, step...!
Even though the soreness in his muscles had already entered his mind, and even though the stinging pain when breathing was constantly trying to disrupt his breathing rate, he successfully withstood these negative perceptions that were trying to disrupt his state.
Zhang Ziyi looked at Fraser and Barnes in front of him, and then he moved closer to these opponents step by step!
"Zhang Ziyi...! Zhang Ziyi's speed is very fast. In the second half of the second bend, Zhang Ziyi was not left behind by Fraser in front of him at all... Incredible, Zhang Ziyi's speed is still getting faster!"
On the Kukuku live broadcast website, anchor Jiang Chao watched the change in Zhang Ziyi's speed on the live screen and his eyes widened in shock.
Jiang Chao certainly knew that Zhang Ziyi was fast. After all, he was the current national record holder for both the men's 400m indoor and outdoor events.
But……
Is Zhang Ziyi's speed as fast as it is now?
In the race when Zhang Ziyi broke the 45-second mark, did he run that fast?
Almost there... There is also a certain distance between the Trinidad and Tobago player at the back and Zhang Ziyi?
The Japanese and British players who were almost at the back were completely unable to catch up?
Almost to the point where Zhang Ziyi even...
[Oh shit!] ! Zhang Shuai is about to tie with South Africa's first runner! ! ! 】
[Fuck, Zhang Shuai!] ! ! ! Charge! ! ! The fuck is Zhang Shuai third now? ! ! Ahhhhhhh! 】
The public screens of the two live broadcast rooms were filled with crazy comments from the audience. They didn't expect that in today's race, Zhang Ziyi could run third in the first leg...
And Zhang Ziyi was not too far behind Barnes and Fraser at this time...!
[Damn, is this a chance to get a card?] ! 】
Someone in the barrage couldn't help but shout out such a sentence, but more viewers understood in their hearts that this was only the first leg. Zhang Ziyi was the fastest member of the four members of the relay team. Now Zhang Ziyi can maintain the third speed, but in the next few legs, it will be difficult to maintain this result.
However, even so, the hearts of countless track and field fans were already boiling with excitement beyond words.
This is the third place in the top men's 4x400m sprint relay!
Soon, it was time for the first runner to pass the baton, but an accident happened at this moment. When the first and second runners of the American team passed the baton, Barnes failed to pass the baton to the second runner the first time. The second runner of the American team was about to run forward when he realized that the baton was not in his hands.
Not only did the U.S. team make a mistake in passing the baton, but the Jamaican team also paused for a moment when passing the baton, so that when Zhang Ziyi passed the baton to Qiu Wen, and even when the first runner of Trinidad and Tobago had caught up and passed the baton to the second runner, the U.S. and Jamaican teams had just completed the baton pass between the first and second runners.
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…………
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Even though they already knew the American team's nature of passing the baton, many viewers were still speechless when they saw the American team's operation in the tense moment of the final.
Shao Minyi and Li Sen were too lazy to complain about the United States's actions, but they reacted quickly and realized that the mistakes made by the US and Jamaican teams quickly led to another completely unexpected result.
"This... The Chinese team has now temporarily taken first place!"
When saying this, Shao Minyi was excited with a hint of funny absurdity. As a Chinese, he certainly hoped that the Chinese relay team could win first place in the world's top competition, but to win first place like today was really a bit laughable.
"Qiu Wen is in very good condition. His physical fitness and endurance, as well as his explosive power and acceleration characteristics at the start, are similar to those of black runners. Now on the track, Qiu Wen is moving forward at his unique speed and rhythm. He has passed the first corner and Qiu Wen is still in first place for the time being!"
Li Sen continued to introduce Qiu Wen's status and position on the field. After a moment of confusion, the Chinese audience in front of the TV and at the scene burst into even more intense and boiling cheers.
Huang Yilun was watching the live broadcast at home. When he saw the Chinese team rush to the first place, his scalp went numb and he shouted: "Fuck!!!"
First……
Still number one for now!
Although they knew in their hearts that this first place might not last long, track and field fans like Huang Yiluan still felt as if fireworks were exploding in their hearts. Their eyes seemed to be blinded by the brilliant light, and their scalps were numbing. Some track and field fans even had tears in their eyes at that moment.
[Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck…!] 】
【! ! ! 】
【@#￥……￥#%……】
For a while, the public screen of the live broadcast room was filled with meaningless comments. The overly exciting current situation and competition situation made these track and field fans almost speechless.
In the audience, Jiang Wentao and Pei Jinan both stood up in shock, and Su Bai also stood up, staring intently at the real-time changes on the field.
On the track, Qiu Wen didn't know what exactly happened. What he knew was that Zhang Ziyi created good conditions for him when he was the first runner, and he ran very smoothly after taking over the baton.
If that is the case, can Qiu Wen allow such success and advantage to be taken away from him?
Of course not!
If he embarrasses the Chinese team in his second leg, he will definitely be scolded by Xiaobai when he returns, and then his grandfather will have to call him long distance to scold him severely!
With the desire not to be cut, and to win glory for his team and reduce the pressure on Guo Dun and Li Junhao, Qiu Wen once again broke away from his pace on the track, running with an attitude of not recognizing anyone.
From the moment he rushed onto the track, Qiu Wen started running forward with all his strength. Soon, when he passed the first bend, he clearly felt a threat approaching from behind.
On the left and right are the second runners from Jamaica and the United States respectively.
But Qiu Wen didn't care about all that. He just let go of his speed and ran wildly on the curve.
Only Qiu Wen could run 400 meters as if it were 200 meters. This way of running certainly puts a great burden on the body, and the rapid loss of physical strength is inevitable. However, in the past year or so of training, Su Bai has added a lot of physical strength and speed endurance training for him.
In addition, Qiu Wen himself has extremely high talents in speed endurance and late-stage acceleration. As the training progressed, Qiu Wen gradually entered a mysterious state where when running 400 meters, there was no obvious fluctuation in speed in the four 100-meter stages. This is also the basis of Qiu Wen's ability to run wildly on the track without thinking.
While running wildly, Qiu Wen could feel the aches and pains in his body coming out, and his muscles even had slight tingling and tearing sensations. However, this feeling actually stimulated his spirit, making his eyes bright and his sprinting speed even more wild.
When passing the merging sign, Qiu Wen quickly cut to the inner lane. At this time, the second runners of Jamaica and the United States finally caught up. The second runner of Trinidad and Tobago, who was in the fourth lane, also cut to the inner lane by virtue of his position advantage.
In an instant, the transition from the outer path to the inner path was completed like a gust of wind.
Qiu Wen was very fast, but the Jamaican second runner was closer to the inner lane, so in the competition for the inner lane, it was the Jamaican second runner who took the first position in the inner lane, and Qiu Wen was stuck in the second position. On his right, the American team's second runner was running in the second lane, obviously waiting for an opportunity to take back the first position in the inner lane.
Although Qiu Wen was very fast, the second runners of the Jamaican and American teams were both top 400m runners who had run under 44 seconds. After a brief confrontation, the second runners of the Jamaican and American teams gradually distanced themselves from Qiu Wen.
Qiu Wen bared his teeth, not caring about anything else, and just ran forward even harder.
Tsk, these are the Jamaican and American teams!
No matter how stupid Qiu Wen was, he knew the gap between himself and the players of the two teams. However, at the moment when he just took the lead, Qiu Wen could feel how hot the fire burning in his heart was.
Even now, the first and second place positions have been surpassed, but looking at the second runners from Jamaica and the United States in front of him, Qiu Wen bared his teeth, and he seemed to be able to hear the excitement shouting in his heart - who cares about Jamaica and the United States, who cares about the gap in strength, just go for it!
He wanted to see how far he could go if he sprinted and chased with all his might!
Qiu Wen's accelerated sprint again made the second runner from Trinidad and Tobago behind him stunned for a moment. As a mature and excellent 400-meter runner, the second runner from Trinidad and Tobago certainly knew what the rhythm and stride should be in the current stage in theory, but the Chinese runner in front seemed to have completely abandoned this rhythm rule...
If he was not sure about his own rhythm, he would have been thrown off balance by this Chinese player!
Although the second runner of Trinidad and Tobago maintained his rhythm, the second runner of Belgium lost his form when facing the rhythm of Qiu Wen in front of him.
On the track, Qiu Wen just ran forward excitedly, unaware of the trouble his pace brought to the players behind him. Up to this point, the track had formed the first echelon of Jamaica and the United States, the second echelon of China, Trinidad and Tobago, and Belgium, and finally the third echelon of Britain, Japan, and South Africa.
Although the Chinese team only maintained the first place for a short time and has now fallen back to third place, this performance is already much better than the audience expected.
In front of the TV, track and field fans all had the same excited look on their faces. They watched the live broadcast at home, and silently chanted "Come on, come on!" to the athletes on the scene across the screen. '.
When the race entered the baton passing between the second and third runners, the audience originally thought that there would be no accidents this time. However, the second runner of the Jamaican team got stuck again. Even more exaggerated than the second runner of the Jamaican team was the baton passing between the second and third runners of the American team.
Due to the camera switching on TV, the audience in front of the TV did not know what had happened at first. It was not until they heard the commentator say that the American team had committed a foul in passing the baton that they were stunned.
On the live TV screen, the American team was still playing, but Shao Minyi's voice was very firm: "The American team committed a foul in throwing the baton."
When the second and third runners of the American team were passing the baton, perhaps in order to avoid delays and jams like the previous runner, the third runner of the American team made starting preparations very early. The second runner threw the baton directly to the next runner. Although the baton did not fall to the ground during the throwing and catching process, it had already left the 400-meter relay area.
After seeing this result, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also confused.
The two had to explain to the audience again: "It is very common for the American relay team to be disqualified due to fouls. In yesterday's games, the American team passed the baton slowly, but at least they did not commit fouls. In today's final, they probably wanted to get a good result, but the second and third runners committed fouls in throwing the baton."
Li Sen also shook his head and smiled, "I remember that the American team once created a magical record. Their 4x100m sprint relay team kept breaking the rules, which resulted in them participating in the competition for many years, but only got an official result in one event... This is also a major feature of the American team."
While Shao Minyi and Li Sen were explaining the race, the Chinese team's baton had already fallen into Guo Dun's hands on the track.
Although Guo Dun failed to hold off the pursuit from the third runner from Trinidad and Tobago, his condition was quite stable. He kept close behind the third runner from Trinidad and Tobago, stubbornly fighting against the Belgian player behind him, and was unwilling to give up China's current position to the third runner from Belgium behind him.
After he successfully passed the baton to the fourth runner Li Junhao, in the final sprint of the fourth runner, Li Junhao took on the responsibility and gritted his teeth and resisted the pursuit of the strongest runners from the teams behind. He sprinted forward all the way, and even tried to regain the third place from the fourth runner from Trinidad and Tobago!
When the race entered the final 100-meter sprint stage, Li Junhao, the fourth runner from Trinidad and Tobago and Belgium were in the front among the three of them, with the fourth runner from Belgium and Li Junhao in the front. The positions of the two were uncertain, and they were all fighting for the fourth place.
Thump, thump, it is the sound of the violent heartbeat and the crazy desire and surge for victory in the heart.
Li Junhao's mind was already blank. He looked at the last section of the track in front of him, gritting his teeth and trying his best to persevere in the final sprint.
Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen will soon have the next mixed 4x400m race. They are both trying their best to create an advantage for the men's team. What reason do they have not to try their best in the final stage to maintain their advantage?
He doesn't care about the strengths and weaknesses of other teams, he only knows... he can't lose!
When Li Junhao finally crossed the finish line with a one-body lead over the fourth Belgian runner, he excitedly clenched his fists and waved his hands while buffering after crossing the line.
Winner!
Although only fourth...but this is just a new beginning for the Chinese team!
Li Junhao believes that with the current speed of the Chinese team's continuous improvement, they must have room for improvement in the relay events... Even if the Chinese team's 400-meter athletes are still lacking in speed ability, but if Trinidad and Tobago can use tacit cooperation to make top teams feel fearful, then... the Chinese team can do it too!
“We won!!!”
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi shouted excitedly: "The players and audience on the scene may not have seen it clearly, but from the close-up replay our director just cut, we can clearly see that the American team's baton throwing foul is established..."
Li Sen also laughed: "Our athletes may not know yet, but in this 4x400m relay final, our men's 4x400m sprint relay team won the third place in the world-class relay for the first time!"
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