McNight was deeply impressed by the Chinese player Qiu. It's not that he didn't know that Qiu was not as good as many of his opponents in terms of personal performance, but Qiu's completely unpredictable running style was really a headache.
For athletes like McNight, sensitivity to speed and rhythm has almost become instinct. Everyone has his or her own instinctive rhythm when running 400 meters, especially when they are not in good shape, they rely on the rhythmic inertia of their bodies. At this time, a player like Qiu Wen comes out in front, who will rush forward at the beginning, and then speed up and slow down completely out of the ordinary.
This feeling is really uncomfortable.
When McNight saw Qiu Wen's name, he almost immediately recalled the fear of following Qiu Wen and being dominated by Qiu Wen's chaotic rhythm.
A little after 3 p.m., the national team had already arrived at the scene. In addition to coaches like Su Bai, Qiu Wen, Zhang Ziyi, Li Junhao and others naturally went directly to the backcourt lounge after registration. In addition to resting and tidying up, they waited for the appropriate time to go to the warm-up field to warm up and wait for the game.
For the Chinese team, there are four key events today, namely the men's 400m group preliminaries, the men's 100m semi-finals and the men's and women's 50km race walking finals.
Among them, the final 50km race walking for men and women is considered to be the advantageous event for the Chinese team. The Chinese team has full participation in both events. However, the race walking event lasts for a long time and is less entertaining, so not many people really pay attention to it.
It was now past 8 o'clock in the evening, local time, and someone on the Track and Field Kingdom forum had already posted the grouping table for the men's 400m preliminaries that evening. Immediately, track and field fans gathered together and began to analyze the situation of the evening preliminaries.
Just like when they first saw Qiu Wen's group, many track and field fans couldn't help but laugh out loud after seeing Mike Knight's name.
In fact, McNight is the foreign athlete who has competed with Qiu Wen the most times. This athlete, with a PB of 44.62 seconds, which even Zhang Ziyi cannot catch up with, has fallen every time in front of Qiu Wen, which inevitably gives people a sense of metaphysical fate.
There are actually many such examples in the sports world, but most of them are in events such as table tennis and tennis. Because of their own technical characteristics, the players have a strong restraining effect on a certain specific player, and then they are dubbed as such killers.
As for Qiu Wen...
If you really want to talk about it, does this count as "indiscriminate killing"?
[Hahahaha, no good. Light a candle for Mike Knight. He's in the eighth lane, catching up perfectly behind Xiao Qiu. Come on, Xiao Qiu, Xiao Qiu. Brother is cheering for you! 】
Of course, some people laughed, and some people thought it was too early to do so. If Qiu Wen lost to Mike Knight, wouldn’t it be very painful to be slapped in the face?
So they all advised everyone to give themselves some leeway and not to make such promises in advance.
At this moment, they were clearly discussing the men's 400m preliminaries in a very serious and nervous manner, but when the topic turned to Qiu Wen, they couldn't help but run wildly in a strange direction.
However, looking at the team list, some people expressed doubts.
[Isn’t it said that the maximum number of participants for a single event is 3? Why do I see 4 players from Team USA? ? ? Am I dazzled... I counted it back and forth 10 times! 】
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As soon as the question was asked, it was clear that the person was a new enthusiast of track and field events. However, this was indeed a very sad topic, and a track and field fan immediately answered the question with tears of envy: [Emmm, in fact, you can take a look, not only the men's 400m roster, but also in yesterday's men's 100m group match, how many American players were there? 】
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Then someone else jumped out.
[Not only yesterday's men's 100m preliminaries, you can also take a look at today's women's 100m preliminaries list, and then there are women's 400m sprint, men's and women's 800m preliminaries group lists...]
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The track and field newbie who first raised the question showed a bewildered expression - what was going on? Did the American team cheat by relying on their superiority?
This question really confused the newbie, but someone soon gave an answer.
Although the maximum number of participants per country in a single event is three, the champion of the previous World Championships and the 2018 Diamond League champion can obtain a "wild card" for the World Championships. This wild card spot does not take up the original quota of each country.
After reading this rule, the newbie in track and field took a deep breath - the American team is so terrifying!
Although it seems exaggerated, it is indeed true. The strength of the American team in track and field events, especially in sprint events, is indeed unquestionable.
After a casual chat, some people sighed: "Oh, I wish our country's sprinting could be as awesome as this!" 】
Indeed, who doesn’t look forward to such a bright future?
Of course, the reality now is that we must first pray that Xiao Qiu and others in the men's 400m event do not get wiped out in the preliminaries.
With such expectations, everyone waited patiently for the game to begin.
Soon, it was 6:05 local time in Qatar, and the preliminaries of the men's 400-meter sprint event were about to begin - the first group to appear was the first preliminaries.
In the audience, Pei Jinan and others who had been waiting for a long time now sat up straight - they had finally waited for it!
"These guys must not be nervous!" Pei Jinan stared at Qiu Wen who was already on the field, thought for a moment, and then smiled and shook his head and said, "Forget it, the main thing is that Ah Hao and Ziyi should not be nervous. As for Xiao Qiu... I don't think he will be nervous."
As soon as Pei Jinan said this, Jiang Wentao laughed: "Don't do that. I saw Xiao Qiu was very hardworking during the competition. We can't joke about the players' personalities."
A few people were chatting and laughing, and they were actually praising Qiu Wen for his good attitude, otherwise they would not be able to be so relaxed about Qiu Wen's first group of preliminaries that were about to start.
At the scene, on the track, Qiu Wen was indeed as Pei Jinan said, he did not seem nervous at all, but rather seemed very excited - after arriving at the Doha Stadium in the afternoon, he made a special video call with his grandfather, showed his grandfather the backcourt lounge of the World Championships, and then boasted to his grandfather, saying "please watch my game carefully later."
Before last year, he was still a player of the provincial team. He and his grandfather were excited when they saw Fang Yu break 10 in the 100m. Who could have imagined that he would be going to the World Championships with Fang Yu this year?
During the video call, Fang Yu was also in the lounge. Qiu Wen had also made arrangements with Fang Yu in advance to ask his grandfather to come and see his idol - the old man had been the sprint coach of the S Province Track and Field Team and had a very good impression of Fang Yu.
After the video call ended, Mr. Qiu was still educating his grandson on the other end of the video: Okay, okay, the competition is about to start, warm up well and get ready, and run well in the race!
At this moment, Qiu Wen was standing on the track, thinking of his grandfather who was also watching the race on TV. So when the crane camera on the scene caught up to him and shot him in the face, he grinned and waved in the direction of the camera, and then asked loudly: Grandpa, can you see me?
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Fortunately, the crane camera at the scene did not mute the sound, so no one heard Qiu Wen's stupid greeting.
To the left rear of Qiu Wen on the ninth lane, Mike Knight in the eighth lane felt very aggrieved - it was okay to race with this Chinese Qiu, but why did he have to face the storm in the eighth lane?
Just now during the warm-up, Qiu Wen ran up to him and greeted him very enthusiastically, because they had played against each other many times before, Qiu Wen already looked very familiar to him, but Qiu Wen's English was so poor that he could only reluctantly say hello and leave. Mike Knight was also very helpless looking at this guy.
Among the players in the same group, there are also friends that McNight is familiar with, such as Jonathan, a player from the British team. This guy is in the seventh track, and apart from McNight, he is the closest to Qiu Wen on the field.
McNight introduced him: "This Chinese athlete is extremely destructive on the 400-meter track."
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Jonathan didn't understand. The main reason was that all 400-meter runners knew that China's 400-meter event was really not up to par. Even though China had won fourth place in the world in the previous 4x400-meter relay, there were some unexpected elements in it. Moreover, that was a relay race, which was different from the 400-meter sprint event.
You know, the Japanese team has won medals in the 4x100m relay at the World Championships and the Olympics, but does this mean that Japanese athletes have the strength to win medals in the men's 100m event?
No, in the men's 100-meter sprint event of the Japanese team, no one can even break the 10-second mark.
When Mike Knight saw Jonathan's face with a "are you okay" expression, he knew that his friend didn't listen to him, so he didn't say anything else.
At this moment, seeing that the race was about to begin, McNight had to close his eyes, focus all his attention on the track, and constantly remind himself in his heart: Don't be confused by Qiu's rhythm.
Among the first group of preliminaries at this moment, no one except McNight and Roger was prepared for Qiu Wen's destructive power, but Roger was luckier than McNight. He was on the second track, the farthest track from Qiu Wen - he was really blessed by God.
So, just as Qiu Wen collected his spirits, focused all his attention on the track, and quietly waited for the upcoming race to begin, the audience at the scene, the Chinese audience in front of the TV, the sports channel commentators Shao Min and Li Sen... everyone also began to hold their breath, waiting for the start of this group of preliminaries and Qiu Wen's performance.
"Everyone, take your positions."
"preparation."
"Bang!"
After the starting gun sounded, every runner on the track was like a beast fully charged, roaring silently and starting to sprint forward - pushing off the starting blocks, bursting with strength, and quickly pushing off the ground to rush forward!
This state is vigorous and powerful. Every player is concentrating on sprinting. Their keen sense of rhythm allows them to quickly judge the speed of the players around them based on the speed and state of the players in front of them, as well as their understanding of their own rhythm inertia. At the same time, they can also control their own rhythm and speed, and distribute their physical energy as perfectly as possible...
Oh, that's how it was supposed to be.
But there was a bug on the track today.
After seeing Qiu Wen's start and then his sprint after the bend, the commentator in Cartel exclaimed: "OMG, what did I see? This is a 400-meter sprint, not a 200-meter sprint? With this sprint speed, does this Chinese player not want to run the second half of the race?"
Domestic audiences are no longer surprised by Qiu Wen's pace. When they see Qiu Wen running like this, they think: OK, the Husky is running wild again after being let go of the leash.
In fact, McNight had already made preparations, but he was the closest to Qiu Wen, and Qiu Wen was the only reference opponent in front of him. Even though he had tried his best to control his rhythm in his mind, he could not avoid being led astray by Qiu Wen.
Further back, Jonathan from the British team was completely confused - who was he, where was he, what was he doing?
Is this the 400-meter dash?
Really not 200 meters or 100 meters?
It is not only Jonathan who has this question, but also other players behind him. However, the ones who are most affected are indeed Mike Knight and Jonathan. The impact on the players after them decreases with each track.
But even so, the influence of Qiu Wen's rhythm has basically covered half of the track.
It can be said that the players on the field are indeed strong. Although they were led off track by Qiu Wen's sense of rhythm, they still tried their best to control themselves. Although they deviated a bit, they finally managed to catch up with the rhythm. However, under such circumstances, their results were indeed not as good as before.
Moreover, because today was only the preliminaries, they did not run at their best in the beginning and slowed down their pace. But in the end, they were forced to be unable to slow down at all. After going all out, their speed was still much slower than they should have been.
In this game with chaotic rhythm, there were still players who could withstand Qiu Wen's chaotic rhythm. Finally, after forcing their way ahead of Qiu Wen, they finally got rid of the feeling of suffocation in the rhythm.
Qiu Wen also relied on a pace that surprised all his opponents and managed to finish third.
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Wait, third?
In the audience, Pei Jinan and others were stunned.
"...What rank in the 400m race allows you to advance directly?"
Su Bai looked at the two people beside him, smiled, and replied, "The top three."
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