After the entrance ceremony, the eight contestants have taken their positions at their respective starting positions. They have adjusted their starting blocks and are standing behind them, waiting for the final to begin.
The eight players on the track were not at loggerheads with each other, but all eight players were making final adjustments to their status so that they could perform better in this race.
In the audience, Jiang Wentao and Pei Jinan calmed down at this moment - being able to make it to the 100m final of the World Championships for the first time in history was already an achievement that should be proud of. They were not as nervous about the result of this final as they were about the semi-final the day before.
Most of the track and field fans in front of the TV had the same mentality. Being able to see Fang Yu in the men's 100m final tonight was a miracle that they had never imagined. Everyone was of course eager to see the Chinese athletes win, but everyone also understood that in the world of sports competition, there were no miracles that could be achieved overnight.
Fang Yu's current PB is only 9.96 seconds. Tonight, as long as Fang Yu can successfully break the 10-second mark on this 100-meter track, it will be a victory for Fang Yu and for every one of them!
Doha, Stadium scene
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the sky above the stadium was already pitch black, with only the occasional twinkling of stars, but in the huge stadium's auditorium, the audience was still as enthusiastic as ever. Under the lighting system, the entire stadium was as bright as day, and there was no sign of the darkness outside the stadium.
On the track, Fang Yu was standing on the track just like his opponents, quietly waiting for the race to begin.
In tonight's race, Fang Yu was on the third track. On his left, on the second track was Florence of the British team, the player who defeated Italian player Sodil with a slight advantage of (.001) in the semi-finals. On the fourth track to Fang Yu's right was Garrett, the current world number one in the men's 100m sprint. So far, the world's best result of 9.82 seconds in the men's 100m this year was created by him.
In the fifth lane is Persett from the Jamaican team, and another American player Galen is in the sixth lane.
When Fang Yu arrived at the starting point, he nodded slightly to his opponents on his left and right. Then, he turned his attention to the 100-meter track that he was about to conquer.
In fact, until he arrived at the real starting point, Fang Yu was still relatively calm. Perhaps he had already used up most of his nervousness and enthusiasm in yesterday's semi-final. When he really knocked on the door of the men's 100m final of the World Championships, he felt a trance instead, and the whole person unexpectedly transcended and calmed down.
At this stage, he actually lost his original desire to win the competition. He also suddenly understood why those athletes who had competed in the 400-meter event had no motivation to compete in international competitions.
The opponent was really too strong, and this strength was a consensus among everyone. He had already achieved a result that he had never dared to imagine before the game - he had entered the finals of the World Championships, which no Asian player had ever reached!
In contrast to these results, a mentality called "laziness" emerges.
Even if I don't win, no one will blame me. 】
Fang Yu knew that his mentality was wrong, and he tried his best to put this thought behind him. Before coming to the competition today, he privately found coaches Pei Jinan and Su Bai and told them about his current state and troubles.
Coach Pei certainly encouraged him, but Fang Yu's heart was still not at peace.
However, Su Bai, who had remained silent while Coach Pei was comforting and encouraging him, said something to him before he was about to leave.
“Don’t worry, once you get to the track and see the track, you’ll be able to find your true self.”
At that time, Fang Yu felt that Su Bai's words were a bit empty, but when he actually stood at the starting line of the track, he suddenly understood what Su Bai meant.
He had run on this 100-meter track countless times, the exact number of times is uncountable. He spent every day of his boyhood and youth on this track.
What was he thinking at that time?
——One day, I will stand on the world's top racetrack and let those foreigners see the speed of the Chinese!
Plop.
When this sentence was turned out from the depths of his dusty memory, Fang Yu only felt that he heard the sound of a violent heartbeat.
Yes, although he is now the leader in the domestic men's 100-meter sprint event, he certainly had a period of being immature. At that time, he didn't know what kind of results he could achieve in the future.
Break the 10-second mark for the 100-meter dash and break 9.90 seconds...
Such naive thoughts used to appear frequently in his dreams.
At that time, he had no idea that one day he would actually break the 10-second barrier for the 100-meter run and enter the world of 9-digit times.
Fang Yu looked at the track in front of him, and the memories in his mind began to churn. There were memories of every time he ran on the track, the memory of the first time he won the national championship, the memory of the first time he won an international competition...
I also have the memory of the first time I broke the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter race, and it felt like an electric current was running through my body.
Every thing he thought he could not do, he turned into reality step by step - he was the first Chinese to break the 10-second mark in the 100 meters, and he was the first Chinese to enter the men's 100-meter final at the World Championships.
So why couldn't he become the first Chinese to win a place in the World Championships? !
As soon as this thought appeared in his mind, Fang Yu felt himself getting excited.
Yes – why, why not?
Among the 8 contestants on this track, each of them has the hope of winning before the race is over. Why should he take this hope away from himself?
He wants to win!
He wants to win!
No matter how absurd and incredible this desire and idea was, but... why couldn't he give it a try?
Give it a try, stand on this field, stand on this track...
Let’s see how far he can go in front of this group of the world’s top opponents!
When Fang Yu looked at the track in front of him again, his eyes were filled with firm belief - he wanted to try, try to compete with these top players for victory!
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, the camera happened to cut to Fang Yu. The moment he raised his head, his eyes were full of determination and desire for victory, which was perfectly captured by the camera and presented to the eyes of all the viewers watching the live broadcast.
When Shao Minyi saw Fang Yu's gaze, he was stunned for a moment, then he took a deep breath and said solemnly: "On the track, Fang Yu is already ready for the competition. Although being able to advance to the finals represents his success and victory, it is obvious that he is not satisfied with just running casually in the finals."
"He has a strong belief in victory. He wants to win this game! Even though his opponents have great records."
"The competition is about to begin, let us look forward to Fang Yu's performance in this final!"
"I believe that no matter what, Fang Yu, with such a firm belief and vision, will definitely be able to give us a wonderful performance in the final of this World Championships!"
As soon as Shao Minyi finished speaking, the starter's voice was heard over the broadcast at the competition venue.
The cold starting signal not only made all the contestants quickly come to their starting blocks and take their positions, but also made the audience quiet down quickly - the next race will only last for a short 10 seconds, and these 10 seconds will allow everyone to see how far this group of the world's top players can go in the world of chasing speed!
Plop, plop.
It was the sound of heartbeats. Fang Yu could hear it. Everything around him had calmed down. Every opponent around him was already in position, waiting for the next preparatory instructions and the final starting gun!
"Everyone, take your positions."
"preparation."
After all the players quickly took their ready positions, with a bang, the starting gun sounded - the men's 100m World Championships final officially began!
In just the instant the gun went off, eight figures on the track stepped on the starting blocks and completed their respective starting bursts!
Fang Yu's right foot pushed on his starting block with the strongest force, completing an explosive acceleration start from zero, and then immediately used this powerful explosive force to propel his body forward like a bullet!
Then, under the push of this force, he quickly raised his upper body, allowing himself to complete the overall technical transition from the starting explosion to the accelerated run!
In this world's top battlefield, just the first second of fighting is enough to make people feel dazzled.
Fang Yu only spent 0.118 seconds on his starting reaction today, which ranked first among all the players present. After him, Garrett of the American team also took 0.127 seconds for his starting reaction, and Berset, who was in third place, took 0.139 seconds.
Although it is only an advantage of a few tenths of a second, in the world of the 100-meter straight track, this advantage may be the key factor to victory in the final result!
"Good! Nice start!!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Min only had time to say this sentence, and then his eyes were fixed on the track, and he didn't have time to say more.
On the track, the process of accelerating in the first 10 meters was already turbulent, and no one dared to take this stage of accelerating from the starting line lightly.
For the 100-meter race, the first 30 meters of the start and the acceleration section greatly affect the athlete's final result.
On Fang Yu's left, Florence of the British team seemed to stumble at the start. Just this one stumble doomed him to have no hope of winning this 100-meter race!
On Fang Yu's right, Garrett from the American team is worthy of being the world's top 100m runner. His explosive power is beyond imagination, and he seemed to be in exceptionally good shape in today's final. Not only did it take him only 0.127 seconds to react to the gunshot, but the next three steps of the start burst instantly made him rush to the front of all the players, forming a clear sharp angle in the first 30 meters of the starting acceleration section!
Not only Garrett, but Galen was also in outstanding form in today's game. From the live broadcast, the two players from the American team have taken the first and second positions, followed closely by Beveridge from Canada and...
And Fang Yu from the Chinese team! !
"Fang Yu! Fang Yu is in fourth place! The distance between him and Beveridge is very close!"
"Fang Yu was in excellent form today. He didn't relax at all. He was trying to chase forward!!!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi's voice was a little cracked. The contestants on the track... especially Fang Yu, his performance in just three to five seconds was enough to make his scalp numb.
Fang Yu's speed...
Is he sprinting for a medal?
Shao Minyi was a little bit unbelievable, but now on the track, Fang Yu was really in fourth place! As long as he can maintain this advantage, there is still hope! !
The gap between him and Canada's Beveridge was extremely small, so small that it was just a hair's breadth away... This discovery made Shao Min's palms sweat profusely in an instant.
Is this true...is there really any hope of victory? ? ?
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, there were just normal cheering comments at the start of the game, but after the start of the game, the comments were suddenly filled with crazy "!!!!"s. Track and field fans no longer had time to type, and they could only use a long string of exclamation marks to express their feelings at that moment.
Fang Yu is running in the upper half of the track!
Does this mean... Fang Yu is sprinting towards a medal? !
In the audience, Jiang Wentao and Pei Jinan, who were originally very calm before the game, were going crazy at this moment.
What they originally thought was that it would be enough for Fang Yu as long as he didn't come in last place in this final.
However, the scene before them made them feel a desire in their hearts that they had never dared to imagine before...!
Is it possible?
Fang Yu...is it possible for him to surpass Beveridge from Canada and win a medal? !
On the track, Fang Yu no longer had any other thoughts in his mind. He was trying hard to control the rhythm of his breathing and every detail of his limbs - swinging his arms, moving his hips, pushing, and moving forward!
In the first 30 meters of the track, he had done everything he could to the best of his ability, and then, he unexpectedly found that he seemed to have caught up with the pace of Garrett in front of him!
It was this feeling at that moment that made him feel that his pedaling and explosive power had become a little stronger. It was also at this moment that he surpassed Canadian player Beveridge on the seventh track for the first time on the track!
More than that!
Shao Minyi's eyes keenly captured this moment of overtaking, but before he could shout out excitedly, Beveridge quickly overtook Fang Yu!
The instantaneous changes on the track made Shao Minyi and Li Sen not know how to explain it. They could only nervously shout "Come on!" in the live broadcast room like every ordinary track and field enthusiast!
Shao Minyi's voice was already a little hoarse with excitement: "There's a chance! Fang Yu has a chance!!!"
On the track, we have now entered the mid-race stage. At this stage, the most important thing is the athlete's ability to maintain his or her top speed!
Fang Yu now has a ferocious look on his face with bloodshot eyes on the track. He is trying his best to control his technical movements, relying on the strength in his body to maintain the highest speed!
[Run!] 】
I can do it! 】
Isn't it just the 100-meter track that he has run thousands of times?
Fang Yu’s eyes were fixed straight ahead, the only three words left in his mind were - hurry! Faster!
At this stage of the game, the body's instincts have surpassed many of the things that the brain can control. Fang Yu only knows that he needs to run faster, regardless of the opponents around him or anything else.
He wants to reach the finish line faster!
He wanted to let everyone see in this race...how far the Chinese athletes could run!
I can!
We can!
In the Chinese athlete area in the audience seats, all the staff of the Chinese team were shouting like crazy. Su Bai also clenched his hands tightly, looking at Fang Yu on the track, watching him move forward step by step on the track, holding on to his current ranking and refusing to retreat!
From the moment he entered the mid-race stage, Berset in the fifth lane had been constantly trying to accelerate. He was trying to overtake Fang Yu. It should be said that Berset's explosive acceleration ability was very good. At one point in the middle, he had successfully surpassed Fang Yu's position...!
This scene made the Chinese audience in the stands and the Chinese track and field fans in front of the TV feel nervous, but soon, Berset was unable to maintain his top speed. When he reached the 60-meter stage, his maximum speed dropped to a certain extent.
On the track, when your speed slows down, your opponents will never hesitate to overtake you!
Just at this moment when Berset's maximum speed dropped, Fang Yu had already overtaken Berset at the maximum speed he had always maintained!
"Overtaken! Fang Yu is back in fourth place!!!"
Li Sen's voice was almost hoarse and trembling with excitement.
On the track, the contestants have finally reached the final 30-meter sprint stage!
At the front of the track, the advantages of Garrett and Galen are already very obvious, and Fang Yu, who has overtaken Berset again, is still between the fourth and third positions, entangled with Beveridge!
At this stage, there was no longer any discernible gap between Beveridge and Fang Yu, and the two were almost in parallel in third place.
Fang Yu didn't know what position he was in at the moment. He could only sense from the corner of his eye that Beveridge on the seventh track seemed to be particularly close to him, and on the fifth track, Berset still hadn't given up chasing him and Beveridge!
"Come on!!! Come on Fang Yu!!! Go!!!"
In the commentary room of the sports channel, the voices of Shao Minyi and Li Sen were already hoarse. Their excitement at this moment had already exceeded the limit of a commentator. However, no one cared about this, because they were also shouting at the top of their lungs in front of the TV: "Fang Yu!!! Go!!! Go!!!"
The final 30 meters of the race was clearly just a blink of an eye, but everyone watching the race felt as if these few brief seconds were frozen in time.
Not until Garrett and Galen crossed the finish line in first and second place respectively, in the blink of an eye, Fang Yu and Beveridge also crossed the finish line of this race!
The one who crossed the line after them was Bosett from Jamaica.
"Fang Yu...it should be Fang Yu!"
After Fang Yu crossed the line, because the distance between him and Beveridge was too close, although there was indeed a slight gap between the two, Shao Minyi still could not be sure of his judgment.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, track and field fans were already going crazy.
[Ahhhhhhh!] who! Who is it? Is it Brother Xiaoyu? ! 】
[Is that so?] It must be, right? Just now, I seemed to see that Xiaoyu was the first to cross the finish line! ! ! 】
[Friends! ! ! It’s Brother Xiaoyu! I'm sure! I just cleverly recorded the screen! I just replayed the frame where he crossed the line, and I’m sure it was Brother Yu who rushed over first! ! ! bronze medal! Brother Yu won the bronze medal! ! ! 】
[Ahhhh, shit, brother, please don’t lie to me, I believe it now, a bronze medal, it must be a bronze medal! ! ! 】
In the live broadcast room, some viewers had already seen the results through their own recorded replays, while in the audience, Pei Jinan and Jiang Wentao were sweating from anxiety.
After Su Bai recalled it again and again, he said with absolute certainty: "It's a bronze medal!"
On the track, the moment Fang Yu crossed the finish line, he felt as if the top of his head had exploded. That exhilarating feeling made him feel that his pursuit was not in vain.
So……
What is the final ranking?
Fang Yu was panting. He had the impression that when he crossed the finish line just now, he was right between Beveridge, and Berset - the three of them crossed the line at almost the same time, which made it impossible for him to judge his exact position.
Plop, plop...
His nervous heartbeat kept jumping in his heart, and then soon his eyes followed the exclamations from the scene and turned to the big screen at the scene. On this big screen that was playing the video at the finish line in slow motion, Fang Yu finally saw that he was the first one to cross the finish line!
third!
He took third place in this game! ! !
When this thought appeared in his mind, Fang Yu felt as if fireworks were exploding in his head. He immediately waved his arms excitedly - he succeeded, he did it again.
From this moment on, he was not only the first Chinese to enter the World Championships finals, he was also the first Chinese to win the bronze medal in the men's 100-meter sprint World Championships among black and white athletes!
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