All the audiences in the country who were watching this game felt as if their hearts were grabbed by a big hand at that moment, and they could hardly breathe.
second? third?
This 50% possibility really makes people want to reveal the result immediately, but at the same time they are afraid that the result may deviate from what they expected.
When Fang Yu crossed the finish line, he had no energy to pay attention to the gap between himself and Garen. The same was true for Garen beside him. After the two crossed the finish line, they had no idea who was the winner.
Among the top three players, only Jamaica's Berset has a slightly obvious advantage, and his victory can be seen at a glance.
After all the contestants stopped, many of them looked at Fang Yu with slightly surprised eyes - before this game, they had not thought that the one who would eventually win the game in this group would be an Asian contestant from China.
In the audience, Pei Jinan was standing in his seat, his fists clenched, his eyes looking at Fang Yu on the track, and then at the big screen.
On the track, Fang Yu and Galen also focused their attention on the big screen.
In the two consecutive semi-finals, because the players were of similar strength, there were situations in the competition where the final results had to be determined by video recording of the finish line.
Moreover, in the second group of the semi-finals where Fang Yu was, not only did Fang Yu and Garen's second and third places need to be determined, but the fifth and sixth players also crossed the line almost at the same time, and the results could only be determined through slow-motion video recording.
This situation is even rarer than previous ranking determinations.
Perhaps because four of the rankings needed to be determined by the finish line video, the results were given out slowly. In addition to the players who had already determined their rankings, Fang Yu, Garen and five or six other players were all staring at the large screen, waiting for the final conclusion from the referee team.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also nervously waiting for the result.
"Oh." Shao Minyi sighed with a wry smile: "The competition just now only took ten seconds, but after ten seconds of excitement, the time waiting for the ranking to be announced was the real torture."
"Yes." Li Sen's eyes were fixed on the live broadcast screen, waiting for the conclusion to appear. "After all, the result that is about to appear will represent whether our Chinese athletes can enter the men's 100m finals of the World Championships for the first time... We have waited too long to enter this world's top 100m battlefield."
While the two were talking, the live broadcast screen suddenly flashed!
"......! The referee team has projected the final result onto the big screen on site! Let's take a look at the final slow-motion footage!" Shao Min excitedly looked at the slow-motion footage of the finish line in front of him - in the footage, Fang Yu and Garen were in front of the finish line, both of them had already sprinted with hideous faces, Fang Yu's body leaned forward and pressed down one step earlier than Garen, and then when he pushed off the ground with the last step, his body rushed forward violently, and he had obviously lost his balance, but the effective part of his limbs crossed the finish line earlier than Garen!
After crossing the finish line, Fang Yu quickly regained his balance, took two steps and stopped.
It can be said that the difference in performance between Fang Yu and Garen is only one step away - but the final winner is...
"Fang Yu!!!!" Shao Minyi shouted excitedly, "The second place winner is our country's Fang Yu!! Congratulations to Fang Yu for making it to the World Championships men's 100m sprint final! This is the first time a Chinese athlete has made it to the World Championships men's 100m sprint final. Fang Yu is also the first yellow athlete to make it to the World Championships men's 100m sprint final!!!"
"At this moment, Fang Yu is not only the pride of Chinese sprinters, but also the pride of Asian sprinters! His presence and his achievements represent that Asian athletes are fully capable of standing on that top field and competing with the world's top athletes!"
"Let us cheer for Fang Yu and congratulate him. Congratulations! Fang Yu!! You are the well-deserved light of Asian sprinting!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi was so excited that he could hardly contain himself, and Li Sen felt the same way. As senior track and field anchors, they had taken up this position because they truly loved the sport of track and field. Now, China's sprinting event has made an unprecedented historic breakthrough. How could they not be excited at such a moment? Not proud?
Today, on the second day of the World Championships, two consecutive sprint events gave Chinese track and field enthusiasts a shot in the arm. In the men's 400m, Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi both advanced to the semifinals, and in the men's 100m, Fang Yu advanced to the final!
Such brilliant results made countless spectators who care about Chinese track and field couldn't help but cheer and celebrate for the athletes.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, all the audience burst into laughter the moment they saw the final result.
[Ahhhh, today I am a screaming chicken that doesn't stop. Damn, I feel so good! 】
[Congratulations, Brother Yu! Congratulations, Brother Yu!] Long live Brother Yu! ! ! 】
[I suddenly felt that the 10 yuan I donated to charity at the beginning must have played a role. It’s awesome. Now I’m so excited that I want to go downstairs and run 10 kilometers! 】
【? Um, no, my friend in front, you don't want to. 】
The Internet was bustling with noise, and the Chinese audience at the competition site was also a sea of jubilation. The moment Pei Jinan saw the result, he excitedly raised his arms and shouted, saying "good" many times. Jiang Wentao once again called Wang Zhengsheng in China, and both parties could not suppress their joy on the phone.
The previous men's 400-meter sprint advancement to the semi-finals was already enough to make people happy, but Fang Yu's performance was even more exciting than ever before.
Whether it is 100 meters or 400 meters, China's sprint events not only lag behind black and white athletes in terms of natural explosive power and other talents of the yellow race, but also these two events in China started late. Domestic track and field athletes have taken many detours in terms of selection methods, training concepts, and training methods.
Over the past few decades, China's track and field athletes have been feeling their way across the river, step by step to where they are today. Everyone has worked hard step by step, exploring the secrets of being faster and stronger, just to pursue the most extreme speed, and also to truly hold their heads high and say: We can do it! Chinese, yes.
For this sentence, to prove that we can do it, countless track and field athletes have been running forward on this short 100-meter track, and what they are ultimately looking forward to is just a moment like this.
At this moment in the country, countless track and field athletes are sitting in front of the TV. When they see the final result, those track and field athletes... regardless of age or gender, their eyes are filled with tears. They laugh while crying and cry while laughing.
Fang Yu's success this time completely broke the monopoly of black and white athletes in the 100-meter final - at this moment, we can.
At the scene, on the track, after seeing the result, Galen showed an incredible expression on his face. He looked at Fang Yu in surprise, then shook his head, as if he was amazed at Fang Yu's performance, or perhaps doubting how all this was possible.
But after being amazed, he still came to Fang Yu, hugged Fang Yu, and gave him a thumbs up.
Garen knew Fang Yu. Before that, when Fang Yu was training with a track and field coach abroad, he also trained with Garen for two months. Therefore, Garen still had some impression of Fang Yu's performance.
After watching the replay on the big screen, he said in surprise: "Hey, Fang, your skills and condition have changed! You didn't continue to train with Mittag, is it because you found a new coach?"
After watching the replay, Fang Yu was completely relieved. After seeing Garen's actions, he also responded enthusiastically to this old friend, then smiled and nodded: "Yes, I have a new coach who makes a training plan for me."
Hearing Fang Yu's affirmative answer, Garen raised his eyebrows: "Perhaps you can introduce the coach to me? I want to give it a try too?"
Garen compared Fang Yu's current condition with his past achievements in his memory, and immediately became interested in Fang Yu's new coach, so he started asking about him on the spot.
It's not strange to ask the coach on the spot.
There are many well-known track and field coaches in the world. They all have their own training schools, teaching everyone from athletes to coaches. The track and field school that Fang Yu and Galen had trained together before was one of them. That school was founded by Mittag, a top coach who had trained dozens of world champions in sprinting.
He not only teaches, but also top international coaches like Mittag also formulate their own industry standards and provide standardized training for coaches. The coaches then obtain the standardized qualification certificates of these top coaches as one of their professional assets.
For example, the national team, including Pei Jinan and Wang Ting, have taken turns to go abroad at public expense for relevant training and obtained the corresponding coaching standard certification.
After hearing Garen's question, Fang Yu smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, Garen, you probably won't be able to learn under this coach this time."
?
Garen was a little confused when he heard this: "Why? His tuition is very high? His selection criteria for students are very strict? Hey, believe me, Fang, I don't mind the high tuition, and I think there will be no problem with my talent."
Fang Yu smiled and shook his head: "That's not the case, Galen, the new coach who developed a new training plan for me, he is the head coach of the men's 400-meter sprint of the Chinese national team."
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Hearing Fang Yu's words, Garen frowned and tilted his head in confusion, spread his hands, and said in great surprise: "What did you say?!"
Looking at Garen's appearance, it was a real-life interpretation of the "Black Question Mark". Fang Yu almost couldn't help laughing on the spot.
"That's how it is." Fang Yu also spread his hands, with a look of 'I can't help you, my friend': "My new coach is the head coach of the Chinese men's 400m sprint. He just arranged a training plan for me. The execution of my training plan is still in the charge of my original coach Pei Zai."
400m coach?
By the way, have you arranged a training plan for the 100-meter sprint?
Garen felt that at this moment, either he or Fang Yu was crazy.
He suddenly remembered that in the previous men's 400-meter sprint, the Chinese team seemed to have two runners who made it to the semi-finals. As a sprinter, he had some knowledge of the 400-meter event, and he did remember that China's 400-meter sprint seemed to be relatively weak, let alone having two runners who made it to the semi-finals. Galen remembered that in previous top competitions like the World Championships, the Chinese team had no 400-meter team at all.
So, this means that a very awesome coach suddenly appeared on the Chinese team. He not only led China's 400-meter sprint to the semi-finals of the World Championships, but also guided Fang Yu so that he also had the strength to make it to the finals?
Garen frowned, recalling Fang Yu's latest PB he saw before the game, 9.96 seconds. He asked, "So, you were able to run under 10 seconds again because of the guidance of that coach?"
Fang Yu nodded simply.
Just as Galen was about to shout "unbelievable", there was a sudden cheer from the audience - the final results of the men's 100-meter sprint semi-finals were out!
"It's out. On the big screen here, the referee team has given the final results of the second group of players in the World Championships men's 100m sprint semi-finals!" Shao Minyi and Li Sen's voices were both very relaxed at this time. After all, after Fang Yu's second place was confirmed, there was nothing else to worry about.
On the big screen at the scene, the scores of the 8 contestants in the second group of the semi-finals were all displayed:
First place: Berset (Jamaica) 9.95 (wind speed -0.2 m/s) q (direct qualification);
2nd place: Fang Yu (China) 10.00 (.256) (wind speed -0.2 m/s) q (directly qualified);
Third place: Galen (USA) 10.00 (.789) (wind speed -0.2 m/s);
Fourth place: …
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Although Fang Yu's result was not below 10 seconds, he achieved this result in today's 100m semi-final in a headwind. With a slightly tailwind, he might have easily broken the 10-second mark with his final result of 10.00 seconds.
In the audience, Pei Jinan and others looked at the results and nodded with a smile, feeling very satisfied.
However, the atmosphere on the public screen of the sports channel's live broadcast room is not like this.
After seeing the score of 10.00 seconds, many people spontaneously typed a long string of ellipsis marks in the public comments, so that the screen suddenly looked like a large collection of ellipsis marks.
After a brief ellipsis, someone suddenly spoke up: [Friends, what do you think? There will be a men's 100-meter sprint final tomorrow. How about we donate 9.9 yuan to charity before the game? 】
[…Instead of doing that, why not donate 9.8 yuan? 】
[…I think 9.7 is pretty good? 】
[Ah, no, do you really think that donating ten dollars is the reason why Brother Yu ran 10.00 seconds? 】
[Ahem, although I don't really think so, but for the sake of good luck, I think 9.8 and 9.7 are too unrealistic. This is not good. I suggest that we donate 9.9 tomorrow to him to accumulate good karma for Brother Yu! 】
[In this case, I feel like we should actually save some good karma for Zhang Shuai and Xiao Qiu... But for the 400 meters, do we have to donate 44.9 yuan? It feels a bit expensive (dog head)]
【_(:3)∠】_My friend, how can you say that 44.9 is too expensive? But never mind, I think Zhang Shuai and Xiao Qiu can definitely work their way to success! 】
Before the race, some track and field fans went to donate money to charity organizations to accumulate reputation for Fang Yu. As a result, the donation amount of ten yuan was turned into a meme in the end. It was not only played up in the public screen barrage in the live broadcast room, but also on the Track and Field Kingdom Forum and Weibo, causing a lot of hahahaha. Because there were too many hahahahahas, the topic was even pushed to the end of the hot search.
At the Doha site, Galen nodded after seeing the final result. Although he lost to Fang Yu in the semi-final, with a result of 10.00 seconds, it would not be difficult for him to enter the final, unless the top four players in the third group of the semi-finals all ran under 10 seconds - if that were the case, then his loss would not be unfair.
As the final results of the second group were announced, the contestants walked towards the exit passage under the guidance of the staff. However, on the way out, Garen was still inquiring about the news related to Su Bai. He seemed still unable to believe that it was under Su Bai's guidance that Fang Yu achieved his current results.
In the audience, Pei Jinan and others completely relaxed as the semi-final came to an end - the two important sprint events today were over, and the results were very gratifying. Next, they could relax and watch the remaining games.
"Speaking of which, the qualifying line for today's men's 100-meter sprint semi-finals will probably be much higher than in previous years." Pei Jinan took a look at the results on the big screen. Third-placed Galen had a time of 10.00 seconds, and fourth-placed Canadian Andel had a time of 10.06 seconds. Once these two results came out, the third and fourth-placed players in the third group of the semi-finals completely lost hope of advancing to the finals - their results were only 10.13 seconds.
Hearing Pei Jinan's words, Su Bai also nodded.
Not to mention Galen who ran 10.00 seconds, Andel's 10.06 seconds is not so easy to surpass. If the semi-finalists in the last group want to ensure that they can break through 10.06 seconds, they will have to go all out.
If you overdraw your physical energy and run to your limit in today's game, then even if you advance to the finals, it will inevitably affect your performance in tomorrow's finals.
Because of the outstanding performance of Fang Yu's group in the semi-finals, the last group of players in the semi-finals will inevitably fall into a dilemma.
Should I rush or not?
As long as you want to get into the finals, you still have to go for it.
The last group of contestants are facing the current final qualifying line. Even if they are unhappy, they can only choose to make a full effort to reach the final.
That is why, when the third group of players came on stage in the semi-finals, all of them looked unhappy to some extent. After all, according to their original plan, although they still had to fight hard, the consumption of their physical energy and condition were incomparable to what they are now.
The 8 players in the third group of the semi-finals are also very strong. The 8 players in this group are from South Africa, Britain, Italy, Jamaica, the United States, Japan, France and Côte d'Ivoire. Among the 8 players, except for Shuichi Morita from Japan, the PBs of the remaining 7 players are all within 10 seconds.
Although Shuichi Morita's PB failed to break 10, his PB of 10.02 seconds is still very good. However, before he took the stage, he also watched the previous semi-finals and results. Facing Galen's 10.00 seconds and Andel's 10.06 seconds, Shuichi Morita could only frown and didn't know what to say.
Just as Pei Jinan and his team had expected, this semi-final was the most competitive of the three semi-finals. From the start, every contestant had given their all. The average reaction time of the eight contestants at the start was only around 0.14 seconds, and only one contestant made a slight mistake at the start, taking 0.171 seconds.
Similar to the match that Fang Yu participated in, in this semi-final, two groups of players actually crossed the finish line almost at the same time.
Florence from the UK and Sodil from Italy crossed the finish line at the same time while competing for the third and fourth place, while the sixth and seventh place finishers also crossed the finish line at almost the same time.
In the end, verified by slow-motion video at the end of the live track, Florence and Sodil's scores were 10.04 (.207) and 10.04 (.208) respectively.
After seeing the results of Florence and Sodil on the big screen, the audience couldn't help but exclaim - Oh my God! Isn’t the difference in performance between these two people too small? !
After watching the slow-motion video at the finish line, Sodil had already reluctantly accepted the fact that he would not be able to advance to the finals. However, after seeing the final result, Sodil once again hugged his head with an expression of disapproval.
Florence was also surprised after seeing the results, and she was also extremely grateful for her lucky victory.
"this……"
Even Shao Minyi and Li Sen couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Sodil after seeing the final results. The probability of such a tiny score difference occurring is really too low. It can only be said that Sodil was indeed not so lucky today.
Shortly after the semi-final of the men's 100-meter sprint ended, the second day of competition of the World Athletics Championships also came to an end. The Chinese team's sprint events achieved unprecedented breakthroughs in two consecutive events that night, making countless track and field fans in front of the TV so excited that they could hardly fall asleep.
And after tonight, on the third competition day tomorrow, the national team's sprint events will face tough challenges in the women's 400m preliminaries, men's 400m semi-finals, and men's 100m finals!
While all track and field fans are nervous and anxious, they can't help but have new expectations for tomorrow's race schedule!
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