Before leaving today, Pei Jinan originally planned to confiscate Qiu Wen's mobile phone, so that the unfortunate kid would not find out what stupid thing he had done after opening Weibo.
Instead, Su Bai stopped Pei Jinan with a smile, and just gestured to Pei Jinan to look at the seats on the bus - Wang Shen had already sat next to Qiu Wen, and was now chatting and bragging with Qiu Wen, and by the way, he was very sincere in praising Qiu Wen for the fresh shrimp porridge he had eaten, which made Qiu Wen so happy that he had no time to take out his mobile phone.
When he arrived at the competition venue, even though there was still some waiting time before the game started, in that atmosphere, Qiu Wen would not have any intention of playing with his phone.
Thinking of this, Pei Jinan breathed a sigh of relief and laughed softly with Su Bai: "Wang Shen is still the smartest among these contestants."
Su Bai also smiled and nodded, agreeing with this statement.
The players in the national team are certainly not stupid, they just grew up in a relatively simple environment. Because of their superior talents, even if there is some private competition in their original sports schools and provincial teams, it does not disturb them.
With someone to protect them along the way and fully committed to training, they naturally don't have too many twists and turns in their minds. There are not many players like Qiu Wen who are so straightforward, but there are many players like Zhang Ziyi who are only focused on the competition and victory and don't think about too many extra things.
Among these contestants, Wang Shen is indeed too smart, but this is actually related to his original family and growing environment. Wang Shen’s biological father is a person in the entertainment industry, including his father’s remarried family, which has enabled him to develop the ability to observe people’s words and expressions since he was a child.
The best thing about Wang Shen is that although his original family has a great influence on him and he is indeed smart and sharp, he does not use this intelligence in inappropriate places and always sticks to his original intention, which is particularly rare.
On the way to Doha Stadium, besides Wang Shen, other team members also came to Qiu Wen to chat from time to time. He didn't think much about why he was so popular today. He just chatted happily with everyone along the way. He arrived at Doha Stadium very naturally and even forgot whether he brought his mobile phone or not.
After all the athletes got off the bus, Pei Jinan saw someone chatting with Qiu Wen on the way to the athletes' backcourt lounge, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not anything else, it's mainly to be on the safe side. Although Qiu Wen is a simple-minded and funny kid, there's no guarantee that his competitive state will not be affected by suddenly seeing the embarrassing things he did.
For Su Bai, Pei Jinan and others, even if they originally thought that Qiu Wen's chances of advancing were slim, they would never give up any hope and would make sure that the athletes were in the best condition before going on the court.
After Pei Jinan and others sat in the audience seats, they were completely relaxed. But soon, after they breathed a sigh of relief, Pei Jinan remembered the schedule for tonight.
In tonight's competition, the highlight is still the sprint events. In the evening's competition, the sprint group alone includes the men's 100m final, the women's 400m preliminaries and the men's 400m semi-finals.
Apart from the sprint events, the only other events the Chinese team participated in were pole vaulting and 20km race walking.
In fact, among the other two events, the 20km race walking is an important gold medal opportunity for the Chinese team in the World Championships. However, in terms of outside attention, the events in the sprint group still attract the most attention.
On domestic online forums and Weibo, because of the topic of "Fans donate to Fang Yu" the day before, and the hot topic that Qiu Wen, the silly boy, donated to himself last night, and the fact that Qiu Wen's schedule for today was exposed, the topic #Qiu Wen donated 45.1 yuan# has been pushed directly to the top of the hot searches today, with a huge "explosion" word next to it, indicating how many people have pushed this topic.
In addition to this hot topic, the charity fund that Qiu Wen donated to yesterday also received countless new donations of the same amount as Qiu Wen's, "45.1 yuan". Moreover, due to the delayed heat of the topic from the night before to today, today, especially before the start of the competition, countless spectators or track and field fans also followed suit and donated money to Qiu Wen.
【_(:3)∠】_Erha... No, Xiaoqiu, Mommy has donated 45.1 yuan to you. If you can't run under 45.10 seconds today, Mommy will definitely beat you up! (Dog head saves life ing)]
Originally, during the broadcast of the variety show "Track and Field Idol Training Camp" during the winter training, Qiu Wen was the most popular because of his "unique" Husky temperament. Now, after accidentally acting stupid, he has converted a large number of fans he had gained during the previous variety show into mom fans and dad fans.
Of course, most of the female fans are genuinely saying "Wow, my son is so silly and so cute", while most of the male fans who want to be dad fans..._(:3)∠)_ are just doing it for the great title of "dad".
In short, the Internet was bustling with activity. The heat even suppressed the original topic of entertainment industry-related gossip, which can be said to be the top trend today.
Qiu Wen never expected that he just donated some money to himself, but today he would have so many more "fathers and mothers".
Because the topic was so popular, the charity organization that received the donations directly issued a large-character poster to thank Qiu Wen and a group of track and field fans, and solemnly promised in the announcement that the relevant donations would be fully publicized later, and the subsequent use of the donations would also be announced one by one.
Qiu Wen was completely unaware of the ups and downs on the Internet. His and Zhang Ziyi's men's 400m semi-final was scheduled for about 7 a.m. Doha time. At this moment, he and Zhang Ziyi were still in the lounge adjusting their condition and taking a rest. As for Chen Yada, the women's 400m preliminaries were scheduled earlier, so soon after arriving, Chen Yada changed her clothes and went to the warm-up venue to prepare for the game.
In the audience, Su Bai and a few others had just finished watching the pole vault competition. Tonight was the pole vault final. Although Sun Peining, the national team's men's pole vaulter, successfully advanced to the final, unfortunately his performance today was not ideal and ended his competition early. The final champion, runner-up and third place winners of this pole vault were from Russia, the United States and Greece respectively.
After the pole vault event, the track was ready and the women's 400-meter sprint preliminaries were about to begin.
As the first group of women's 400-meter sprint athletes appeared on the stage, Pei Jinan became nervous again.
"Xiao Bai, do you think Yadan can make it to the semi-finals today?"
In the women's 400m, Pei Jinan certainly wouldn't dare to think about the final, but he is also a national sprint coach. Even if Su Bai is not there, he can estimate based on Chen Yada's results that Chen Yada has a good chance of advancing to the semi-finals.
It's a pity that she was grouped. The players in that group were too strong. This group draw depends entirely on luck. There is really no other way.
However, this grouping does not mean that there is no hope of advancing. What really depends on is Chen Yada's performance and whether she can win a place as a substitute.
When Su Bai first received the grouping table in the morning, he had already estimated Chen Yadan's results in his mind. He did not keep it a secret: "As long as Yadan performs normally, it should be no problem for her to be promoted. But this is just my speculation. The actual situation still depends on the performance of all the players in the competition."
Pei Jinan certainly understood this principle. He couldn't help but ask Su Bai this question. In fact, he was just a little worried, so he wanted Su Bai to say something to put his mind at ease.
While Pei Jinan and Su Bai were talking, all the athletes in the first group of the women's 400-meter sprint preliminaries had already entered the arena. These top female athletes were no worse than the male athletes in terms of momentum. Although it was only the preliminaries, their mutual momentum, sharp eyes, and never-give-up determination were enough to inspire admiration.
Although the preliminaries in this group were not as ferocious as the second group where Chen Yada was, their strength was equally strong. After the starting gun sounded, the contestants on the track fought fiercely against each other and refused to give in.
In the end, the top three qualifying spots in this group were won by athletes from the United States, Barbados and the Czech Republic. Their qualifying scores in the preliminary round were 50.68 seconds, 51.76 seconds and 52.03 seconds respectively. The fourth and fifth place athletes did not perform particularly well, at 52.63 seconds and 52.89 seconds respectively.
It can be said that Pei Jinan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the results of the first group of players in the preliminaries.
Chen Yada may not be able to achieve a result like 50.68 seconds in today's competition, but as long as she can run around 52 seconds, her qualification for the substitute promotion should be secure.
Domestic sports channel live broadcast room
Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also discussing this topic.
"Chen Yadan is currently the strongest athlete in my country in the women's 400m sprint. Although her results cannot be compared with the world's top women's 400m athletes, in the past year, these athletes who have grown up in the 400m event in my country have a common feature in their performance - they are very stable."
"Yes." Li Sen nodded. "Combining the results of the national team's 400-meter sprinters, we can see that even when their performances have not improved significantly, the athletes' competitive state and results are very stable. And we have just seen that in the first group of preliminaries, 5 of the athletes' PBs are better than Yadan, but in actual performance, they are not particularly outstanding."
"Yes, of course, this is also related to the fact that the first group of players in the preliminaries were not particularly strong, and also because the players did not give their best for tomorrow's semi-finals. However, in this case, Yadan's extremely stable performance is very advantageous."
During the discussion between Shao Minyi and Li Sen, the contestants from the first group of preliminaries had already left the field, and the contestants from the second group of preliminaries, including Chen Yada, also came onto the field.
When the second group of players in the preliminaries came on stage, the commentators on the scene were also quite excited - among the six groups of players in the preliminaries, the average score of the second group of players in the preliminaries was the highest. The commentators on the scene also called this group the 'group of death', indicating that those who can stand out from this group and advance to the semi-finals must be truly strong.
After arriving at the competition venue, Chen Yada appeared very calm, and this calmness also revealed her persistent belief in victory and advancement.
The golden age period for female sprinters ends earlier than that for male athletes. Chen Yada is 27 years old this year. Logically speaking, she has already passed the golden age period for female sprinters. She knows deeply in her heart that if she had not met Su Bai last year, she might have retired from the national team by now.
And now, she is standing at the World Track and Field Championships, which she once dared not to think about - she doesn't know if she still has the opportunity and ability to run within the 400-meter qualification assessment line for the Tokyo Olympics, so... today's World Championships is her first chance to stand at such a world-class track and field arena, and it may also be the last time.
She still remembered that when Su Bai found her in the afternoon, he told her to keep calm, try her best, and not let nervousness leave her with permanent regrets.
certainly.
This is an arena that needs to be cherished, this is an arena that may only appear once in a lifetime... She will never let emotions like nervousness affect her state, she just wants to try it in this arena to see how far she can go!
With such a mood, when the starting gun sounded, she stepped on the starting blocks without hesitation, and with a spirit of never giving up, she stood up and started off like a fly!
"Come on!! Come on Yadan!!!"
In the audience, Jiang Wentao, Pei Jinan and many staff members were cheering loudly for Chen Yada.
This match was worthy of the title of 'Group of Death'. From the moment all the players started running, the competition had already entered a white-hot state!
Chen Yada's reaction speed is very fast, but in this group, there are three people whose reactions are faster than hers. The fastest player is McAllen from the British team. Her reaction time is only 0.132 seconds. This speed is a very good reaction time even on a 100-meter straight track.
From the moment the race started, the smell of gunpowder filled the stadium. Eight female sprinters from different countries, each one was like a she-wolf fighting for her prey. There seemed to be scarlet flesh and blood waiting for them in front of them, and they were like wild wolves that had been hungry for three days and three nights, chasing forward like crazy!
Faster, faster!
Chen Yada's eyes are focused only on the front, chasing her goal - to surpass herself at a faster speed!
Behind Chen Yada on the left is McAllen from the UK. She is also very aggressive. Relying on the advantage in the reaction phase at the start, she is trying to catch up with and surpass Chen Yada before the second bend. But she also finds that the female athlete from China in front of her is not as weak and easy to deal with as she imagined.
Not only is she not weak, Chen Yada's explosive speed and condition are even not inferior to hers, and her fierce momentum to tear everything apart on the track is not inferior to any other player on the scene.
The female players of this Chinese team are not weak!
This was McAllen's most direct reaction after seeing Chen Yada's condition. She couldn't rely on Chen Yada's mistakes and slowdown, so she could only run faster on this track!
"McCallum from Britain is trying to catch up with Chen Yada! But Chen Yada's speed is not slow at all. At the second corner, Yada's condition is also very good. Compared with the American and Jamaican players who currently have a clear advantage, she is not obviously behind. At present, Yada should be in a stalemate with the two players from the Netherlands and Britain. The three of them have formed the second group on the field and are competing for the top three positions!"
After the second bend, McAllen of the British team finally narrowed the gap with Chen Yada by virtue of the advantage of the inner lane. By the last 100-meter stage, the two players from the American team and the Jamaican team in front had already gained a clear advantage. At this time, there was only one direct qualifying spot left. It depended on who among McAllen, Chen Yada and the Dutch player would win third place in this race!
The three of them were stuck for a moment when they were cutting through the bend into the straight, and then, after entering the straight, McAllen of the British team went into sprint mode and her speed exploded completely - she was a player with extremely strong explosive power and speed endurance, and she was originally famous for her sprint in the last 100-meter stage.
At this stage, Chen Yada has entered the final sprint.
By this time, her body was of course very tired, but the final 100-meter sprint and the hope of victory spurred her on, allowing her to chase forward step by step!
The heaviness of her body, the soreness and fatigue caused by the accumulation of lactic acid continued to hold her back in this final stage, but the excitement in her heart and the desire to surpass the players in front of her made her fight tenaciously against the fatigue of her body, and then she gritted her teeth and rushed forward at the fastest speed!
By the last 30 meters of the stage, Chen Yada had basically secured her fourth place. The Dutch player, who had been in a stalemate with her in the final stage, was unable to close the distance with Chen Yada in the final sprint.
But in the same way, Chen Yada couldn't close the distance with McAllen in front of him.
"Yadan!! Come on!!!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were both cheering for Chen Yada. Unfortunately, although the distance between Chen Yada and McCullum was very close at one point, she still failed to overtake McCullum in the end.
“Ah…what a pity!”
In the second half of the competition, Pei Jinan, Jiang Wentao and others were standing and watching Chen Yada's competition with anxiety. In the last 100-meter sprint, they shouted until their voices were hoarse, but unfortunately they didn't wait for the miracle of Chen Yada advancing directly.
When Chen Yada crossed the finish line, Pei Jinan sighed slightly. Although he had known before that this would most likely be the result, he still couldn't help but feel regretful after actually seeing the result.
Su Bai was also standing. He looked in the direction of Chen Yadan and nodded: "Coach Pei, it's not a pity." He paused and added: "In the last game, all the players ran very well, and Yadan's condition was also very good. With the condition of their group, it will not be difficult for Yadan to advance to the semi-finals."
"It's a pity." Shao Minyi was also saying this in the live broadcast room: "Just now in the last 50 meters, Yadan was very close to McLaren, but McLaren finally got rid of Yadan. However, in this group, all the players performed well. Let's wait for the final group results of this group. I think Yadan should have a very good chance of advancing to the semi-finals!"
All the spectators who were watching this game actually had the same idea in their minds - the first group of preliminaries was also very exciting, but in real comparison, the atmosphere and state of competition in the second group of preliminaries were much stronger than that of the first group.
After all, this is a death group!
Chen Yada got fourth place in the preliminaries in the death group, so will there be any problem in advancing to the semifinals?
With such expectations in mind, the referee team finally announced the results of the fourth group of the preliminary round on the big screen at the scene -
Doha Athletics Women's 400m Sprint Preliminary Group 2 Final Results:
First place: DiRado (USA), 50.27 seconds;
Second place: Christina (Jamaica), 50.63 seconds;
Third place: McAllen (Britain), 51.29 seconds;
Fourth place: Chen Yadan (China), 51.47 (pb);
Fifth place: …
After the result was shown on the big screen at the scene, Pei Jinan excitedly waved his fist again - it doesn't matter if she didn't advance directly, Chen Yada has refreshed her pb again! Not only that, although this result can only rank fourth in the second group of preliminaries, it is already a good result enough to advance directly in the first group of preliminaries!
More importantly, looking back at the results of the women's 400m preliminaries of the past World Championships, this is definitely a result that is enough to qualify!
This was indeed the case. After all six preliminaries of the women's 400-meter sprint were over, Chen Yada was promoted to the semifinals with the first place among the remaining players. After seeing this result in the backcourt lounge, Chen Yada finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let us congratulate Chen Yada for advancing to the semi-finals of the women's 400m sprint! In the past three days of competition, the Chinese team has been constantly creating new history and miracles. Fang Yu advanced to the men's 100m sprint final, Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi both advanced to the men's 400m sprint semi-finals, and now Chen Yada has made it to the women's 400m semi-finals!"
When Shao Minyi said this, the smile on his face became more and more intense: "China's track and field is becoming stronger step by step. Miracles that were once considered impossible are appearing before our eyes one by one."
At this point, Shao Min smiled and said, "Then, the men's 400m semi-final will begin soon. I wonder if Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi can bring us some new miracles in this semi-final?"
Hearing this, Li Sen also smiled and nodded, saying, "Xiao Qiu and Ziyi will be on stage soon, so... let's wait and see what happens next!"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Qiu Wen, as a contestant in the first group of the semi-finals, also came to the competition venue with his fellow contestants!
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