【? ? 】
Who is Iverson? 】
[Has the national team ever been abused by the Americans? 】
[Ah, does Li Junhao have a chance to win back now? But aren’t American athletes said to be among the best in the world? Li Junhao won’t continue to be abused, right? 】
[…The United States has some of the best athletes in the world, but being an American doesn’t necessarily mean you are the best in the world! 】
On the Internet, because Shao Minyi and Li Sen introduced Iverson of the American team, all of a sudden, his old fans, new fans who were unaware of the situation, and viewers who were called by friends to watch the live broadcast, all gathered together.
Some people want to discuss with everyone, and sit in the live broadcast room of the sports channel to comment crazily, while others sit in front of their own TV, holding their mobile phones and chatting with friends.
In the national team, Wang Ting, Zheng Xingguo and Pei Jinan found Su Bai together. They stayed together in Su Bai's dormitory, turned on the TV, and waited for the game to begin.
Listening to Shao Minyi's introduction on the live TV, Wang Ting laughed and said, "Speaking of which, the term "revenge battle" was also used when Ziyi met Iverson in Tor, Poland. This time, he is using the term "revenge battle" again."
In fact, in the sports circle, many people like to use the gimmick of revenge match, because it can indeed arouse the audience's feelings of solidarity and the competitive state of the players, but few people can create the rhythm that the Japanese team did before.
This time, Li Junhao's meeting with Iverson was indeed a complete accident, but as long as the Chinese team's 400-meter athletes want to participate in world-class competitions, it is only a matter of time before they meet Iverson.
"I hope Ah Hao can keep a good attitude." Wang Ting looked at Li Junhao on the TV screen nervously - although he looked in good shape on TV at the moment, the most important thing was not to be scared during the game.
"This is the first time that Lee Jun-ho has appeared in the men's 400m event since the 2018 outdoor season National Grand Prix."
On TV, Shao Minyi introduced: "As we all know, Li Junhao had a low period before the Asian Games. Now, although he is already a regular player in the national men's 4x400m relay team, he has not been able to prove his strength in the 400m event."
"Today's race will also be an opportunity for us to witness Li Junhao's strength in the 400m event. I wonder what kind of performance Li Junhao can bring in this arena full of world-class strong players?"
As Shao Minyi and Li Sen spoke, they introduced all eight players on the field.
Competition scene in Hengelo, Netherlands
In today's game, Li Junhao was arranged in lane 9. Behind him on the left in lane 8 was Nicola from Italy. American Iverson was in lane 6. Adjacent to him were Botswana's Walcott in lane 6 and Spanish player Gasol in lane 7.
There are a total of 8 players on the track, and Li Junhao is the only one with yellow skin among them. Except for Iverson, the other players have more or less noticed Li Junhao's existence.
However, these people noticed Li Junhao, but Li Junhao did not notice them.
From the moment he stepped onto the field, Li Junhao's entire attention was focused on the field in front of him and his starting blocks. He adjusted the starting blocks according to his own habits, then walked behind the starting blocks, waiting with a sullen face for the upcoming race.
There were also local Dutch commentators at the Hengelo Stadium. After seeing Li Junhao's performance, they smiled and said, "It seems that this player from faraway China is very nervous about the game. Looking at his serious expression, you can already feel the pressure he feels for this game." '
Domestic track and field fans’ hearts are also pounding at this moment, because Li Junhao really looks very serious. They must not let nervousness affect their condition!
At the scene, facing the upcoming competition, Li Junhao did not expect that his serious attitude would cause so many people to speculate about his performance in the competition. However, even if he knew that others would have such speculations, he would not be interested in deliberately relaxing his attitude.
At this moment, he was reviewing the information of the remaining seven players that Su Bai had given him. At the same time, he was also comparing the information with the analysis Su Bai had done for him.
Among the remaining 7 athletes present, there are only two white athletes and the remaining 5 are black athletes. These 7 athletes are all very good at the explosive burst at the start and acceleration in corners.
If you can't maintain your best condition during the initial burst, you may end up in last place. 】
He remembered that Su Bai said this to him.
At that time, Su Bai certainly didn't know that he would be assigned to the 9th lane.
As soon as Li Junhao thought about himself in the ninth lane, facing the attacks of these players, being suppressed and surpassed step by step... that feeling of boredom surged into his heart and brows.
The last one?
Li Junhao frowned, looked at the track ahead, listened to the excited cheers of the audience, and whispered, "Let's give it a try..."
On the field, after all the players were ready, the starter's cold voice was heard over the radio.
"Everyone, get ready..."
"Bang!"
From the athletes squatting on the starting blocks, to the athletes following instructions and getting into ready posture, to the final crisp sound of the gunshot - the 400m final of the World Athletics Challenge in the Netherlands has officially begun!
The moment the starting gun sounded, the audience's restless cheers became even more intense. The intense audience atmosphere, the restless emotions, the manic shouts, all of these gathered together and gathered above the competition venue, making everyone fall into a wild atmosphere.
Li Junhao's emotions reached their peak the moment the starting gun sounded!
As long as you perform well, it doesn't matter what the results are.
There is no need for his performance to improve much, this game is just for him to adapt...
These are the things Su Bai had said to him, as well as Su Bai's evaluation of the performance of other players on the scene, and his worry that he might fall to the last place after a burst of performance at the start...
All these things gathered together, and with the sound of the starting gun, it was like a volcano erupting completely in his mind.
It doesn’t matter what your grades are!
Just adapt to it!
Li Junhao traveled thousands of miles to the Netherlands, not just to come back last - he wanted to win!
Even though he knew how ridiculous this idea was, Li Junhao at this moment had an extremely clear understanding of his own desires.
He wanted to win, he wanted to perform in the best condition in the competition, he didn't want to go back to the way he was before, looking back and forth in the competition, feeling that he couldn't perform well, feeling that he couldn't run a good result... and as a result, he really lost completely.
He wants to win! He hated Iverson's face. He hated the contempt Iverson showed when he was on the national team competing against them. That contemptuous attitude made him feel as if he saw himself fall and give up.
He wants to win!
"The race has begun...! Start running, Li Junhao's start... is very good!!"
Shao Min looked at Li Junhao on the track. From his reaction the moment he heard the gun and started running, to his subsequent acceleration and burst, everything looked perfect!
On the track, Italian runner Nicolae in lane eight also had a good reaction at the start. Nicolae originally thought that he could quickly catch up with the Chinese runner in lane nine after the start, but the reality was not as he expected.
The distance between him and the Chinese team's ninth lane player did not shorten as he expected after passing the first bend! ?
No, he was in lane 8, and the Chinese runner was in lane 9. The distances of the turns they ran were different. If he didn’t get closer to the Chinese runner after the first turn…
In other words, the Chinese player actually widened the gap between himself and him? !
This question was the first thing that came to Nikolai's mind, and then he was shocked - this is impossible? !
But he didn't have more time to think about all this. The Spanish Gasol in the seventh lane was also in excellent condition in this game. With the advantage of the inner lane and the highest speed running when entering the straight section, Gasol was gradually approaching Nicolai!
Li Junhao didn't know the situation behind him, but he knew that he couldn't relax at all on this track. Any relaxation would deal a fatal blow to his speed and his results!
He is definitely not the strongest on this track, and may even be the weakest.
He had no capital to relax, he could only grit his teeth and move forward desperately!
In the sixth lane, American player Allen Iverson did not pay much attention to Li Junhao in the ninth lane at first. In his opinion, even if the Chinese player in the ninth lane did have good results, he would not be his opponent.
What Iverson really cares about is Walcott in the fifth lane - this guy from Botswana has a terrifying speed in the starting phase. If he is not careful, Walcott is in excellent form today, then he may be crushed on the track by this guy at any time.
In fact, just as Iverson expected, Walcott, who had not been in good shape before, was in exceptionally good shape on today's track!
Even on the second straight, Iverson could feel the approach of Walcott from behind, and when entering the second bend, Walcott took advantage of the inside lane and quickly reached the same position as him...
Then, surpassed him.
Iverson had never expected that Walcott would be in such great shape in today's game - his own shape was actually pretty good, but compared to Walcott, he still couldn't surpass the guy in front of him.
Damn it!
Iverson discarded the unnecessary thoughts in his mind and started to move forward at full speed on the track. When he entered the fourth 100-meter stage, which was the final sprint stage, Iverson was no longer thinking too much about other issues. He was trying hard to adjust his breathing state and sprinting posture so that he could sprint better on the track.
And it was at this stage that he heard the exclamations of the audience in the audience again.
What's there to be surprised about?
That Walcott was still in front of him, and he hadn't reached the finish line yet...
As a result, Iverson's peripheral vision and athlete's sensitivity suddenly told him that there seemed to be a figure in the outermost lane, who was also sprinting forward and chasing!
? !
The most unorthodox? !
The Chinese player? ! !
Quick, he needs to be faster!
On the track, the only thing on Li Junhao's mind was his obsession with speed.
In today's race, from the moment of the start, he had already forgotten all the tension and anxiety that might have been in his heart. From the moment the starting gun sounded, the thought of winning and the idea of controlling his physical condition replaced everything in his mind!
[If you don't have an advantage in absolute speed, then use rhythm and control to the extreme. 】
The words Su Bai once said to him echoed in Li Junhao's mind.
Use rhythm and control... to the extreme!
The players in the eighth and seventh lanes behind him originally thought that they could easily overtake the Chinese player at the second turn. But in fact, even though Li Junhao was in the outermost lane, he did not fall behind at all at the second turn...!
Although this athlete from China is not the fastest on the straights, his body control and his speed and rhythm on the track are absolutely first-class!
China...when did players with this style appear?
Each of his steps on the curve was very long, and because of the length of his stride, his pace rhythm seemed different from that of other players around him. Even in the audience, one could clearly see the difference between his pace and that of other players around him.
His body seemed to be equipped with springs, and there was a distinct bounce in every step. It was clearly a tense competition, but it felt like he was running so easily on the track? !
Domestic, national team training base coach dormitory
Zheng Xingguo was shocked when he saw Li Junhao's running style: "This feeling?! How did he train to do this? Why didn't I see him running like this in the relay race before?"
There was some surprise on Wang Ting's face. Of course he knew and was familiar with Li Junhao's past competitive style, but the Li Junhao on the track at this moment made him a little unrecognizable.
He suddenly remembered that Su Bai seemed to have asked Li Junhao to do a lot of training with an average stride and constant speed. At that time, he even asked Su Bai if the adjusted stride was a bit too big.
then……
What did Su Bai say at that time?
"Ah Hao is relatively tall among 400m runners, and his stride length was a bit conservative in the past. This stride length may be more suitable for him now."
At that time, Wang Ting was also struggling because Li Junhao was not particularly adaptable after adjusting his stride. In fact, in the previous 4x400m relay event, Li Junhao was not able to show this stride state, but still maintained the original step frequency and stride, so much so that Wang Ting even forgot that Su Bai had given Li Junhao this kind of stride rhythm training.
Su Bai looked at Li Junhao on the track, a slight smile in his eyes: "Ah Hao is in good shape today, he caught the rhythm."
"I have been doing rhythm adjustment training for him since before the World Athletics Relays, but because of the relays, the intensity of this training was not very high. After the relays, the intensity of his rhythm training increased, but in fact, he still couldn't find the best feeling for his own rhythm control."
Wang Ting was originally responsible for monitoring the team members' training. When he heard Su Bai talking about Li Junhao's rhythm training, he instantly remembered Li Junhao's training content during this period.
However, although he had anticipated Li Junhao's training content and results in his mind, he could not have imagined that the rhythm training would eventually produce such an effect...!
"Li Junhao! Li Junhao's performance today was outstanding! In the final sprint, he has completely left behind Nicolai, Gasol and other players..."
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi was excitedly introducing Li Junhao's condition and performance on the court.
"Today, Li Junhao showed a completely different rhythm style on the track. This stretching feeling is not only pleasing to the eye, but also not inferior to any other player in terms of speed!"
On the track, Li Junhao didn't know that his sudden change in running style had already caused awe among track and field fans in China. In fact, at the beginning, all he wanted was to go all out and run faster...
But as he began to increase his speed on the curve, he concentrated his mind and used the rhythm that Su Bai had been instilling in him. The stride that he once thought was awkward was now used naturally by him.
Although it cannot be seen from the overall rhythm of his pace, he was certainly running with all his might, but the feeling of this running was completely different from the past.
It is this difference that allows him to move forward step by step and firmly on the track, gradually widening the gap between him and those players whom he could not surpass in the past.
In the last 100 meters of the sprint track, Li Junhao could feel that his body was very tired, but he still gritted his teeth and looked ahead. He did not let this physical fatigue overwhelm his rhythm. He always maintained a stable rhythm and speed, moving forward... and forward again!
Li Junhao walked towards the finish line step by step - in the corner of his eye, he saw the American player Iverson.
In an instant, the entire Hengelo competition venue seemed to have turned back into the national team training ground during last year's Asian Games training camp, and the surrounding spectators seemed to have turned into the students from the B City Sports School.
That time, after running desperately to the end but still unable to catch up with the American runner in front of him, Li Junhao's eyes widened fiercely for a moment.
He was already running fast enough, but... he wanted to run faster! He needs the fastest speed within the limit of the rhythm he can control!
Let the soreness in your body accumulate, then use this soreness to stimulate your nerves, and then sprint forward!
Iverson never expected that this Chinese athlete could actually run almost on par with him. This was already the last 50 meters of the sprint!
He no longer had time to think about anything about this Chinese player. All he could do was sprint!
The last 30 meters...20 meters...!
In the live broadcast room of the domestic sports channel, although track and field fans did regard today's game as a "battle of revenge", most people still thought that as long as Li Junhao could perform well in today's game, it would be enough.
After all, up to now, even Zhang Shuai's PB is only 44.90 seconds, which is actually a gap compared with these players on the field.
But now at this point in the game, everyone has discovered that Li Junhao...he seems to have a hope of overtaking? !
By the last 10 meters, Li Junhao and Iverson were almost on par on the track. All the viewers in the live broadcast room were so nervous that they didn't even have time to send comments. Everyone stared at the live screen nervously, watching Iverson and Li Junhao approach the finish line step by step.
And then... they crossed the finish line of the track almost at the same time!
Crossed the line!
Li Junhao crossed the line at the same time as Iverson!
All track and field fans' eyes lit up. Before Iverson and Li Junhao, the only one who ranked higher than him was Botswana's athlete Walcott. In other words, Li Junhao, who was making his debut at the World Athletics Challenge, at least managed to take third place in this game!
This idea excited all the domestic audiences, but after the excitement, everyone turned their attention back to the live broadcast of the game.
At the end of the track, Iverson and Li Junhao crossed the finish line at the same time. After the buffer period, they looked at each other.
In the final sprint just now, Iverson and Li Junhao had already noticed the distance between the two people out of the corner of their eyes. They crossed the line almost at the same time, but who is the winner of this game?
After looking at each other, the two immediately turned their gaze to the large screens on both sides of the scene. After all the players crossed the line, the referee team quickly retrieved the finish line video above the track, and at the same time captured the moment when Iverson and Li Junhao crossed the line and projected it onto the large screen.
And in the slow-motion picture on the big screen, everyone could see that in the picture... it was Li Junhao's effective torso that was one step ahead and crossed the finish line.
At the scene, countless audiences let out low cries of amazement.
The second place finisher in the men's 400m final of this World Athletics Challenge completely exceeded everyone's expectations - this second place finisher was from China.
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