Shao Minyi and the others really didn't expect that Cui Luoheng actually won the first place in their group in this preliminary round. After all, on the one hand, it was unnecessary. On the other hand, even if the players did not show their full strength in the preliminary round, among the players in the same group with Cui Luoheng, not to mention Vladimir, Jagger who showed up to provoke and Tanui from Jamaica, which one of them could be easily defeated?
But Cui Luoheng happened to win the first place in this game. Although Vladimir let off the gas at the last moment and did not continue to speed up, if Cui Luoheng had not been able to keep up with Vladimir in the second half of the game and even speeded up in the final sprint, then even if Vladimir let off the gas at the last moment, Cui Luoheng would not have been able to win the game.
In short, this was an unexpected yet reasonable victory in the preliminary round. The result of advancing as the first place in the preliminary group also made the audience watching the game in front of the TV cheer.
[Ahhh, I had such a great time watching this preliminary match! 】
[Ah Heng is amazing!] Hahahaha, our Ah Heng is also the one who defeated Vladimir, Tanui and Jagger in one go! 】
【? ? ? Hahahaha, my god, when you put it that way, it’s really amazing! 】
On the public screen of the live broadcast room, even though track and field fans already knew that Cui Luoheng's first place was a bit unrealistic, that couldn't stop them from being happy!
And when Cui Luoheng's results came out on the big screen, these track and field fans were even happier!
Doha World Athletics Championships 110m hurdles preliminary group 1 final results:
First place: Cui Luoheng (China), 13.15 seconds (pb), wind speed 0.7m/s, q (direct qualification);
Second place: Vladimir (neutral athlete), 13.18 seconds, wind speed 0.7m/s, q;
Third place: Tanui (Jamaica), 13.27 seconds, wind speed 0.7m/s, q;
Fourth place: Jagger (USA), 13.36 seconds, wind speed 0.7m/s, q;
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Eighth place: Costaman (Bahrain), 13.59 seconds, wind speed 0.7m/s.
After the results of the first group of preliminaries were announced, the Chinese audience jumped up excitedly - pb! Cui Luoheng actually got a pb in this preliminary round?
In the audience, Jiang Wentao and Pei Jinan were also very happy. Although the result of 13.15 seconds was a bit of a waste in the preliminaries, refreshing the PB was always worth being happy about. This showed that Cui Luoheng was in very good competitive form. Moreover, to be honest, from an observer's perspective, Jiang Wentao and Pei Jinan both keenly noticed that Cui Luoheng did not seem to have tried his best in today's preliminaries.
On the field, after seeing his own results, Cui Luoheng's first reaction was to turn his head and look eagerly in the direction of Su Bai in the audience. If he really had a tail, his tail would probably be shaking at an extremely fast frequency at this moment.
In the live broadcast room, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were of course very happy after seeing this result.
"In today's 110m hurdles preliminaries, Cui Luoheng showed great momentum in the first group of preliminaries. Although from a rational point of view, it seems that he ran too hard in the preliminaries, it is undeniable that Li Sen and I are very pleased and happy to see this result."
"Yes." Li Sen also smiled and continued, "Cui Luoheng's actions in this game now seem more like a declaration. He is announcing to 110-meter hurdlers around the world that Chinese athletes have returned to the top of the 110-meter hurdles competition circle!"
13.15 seconds, this result is already among the top 20 of the year in this season's competition. If different records of the same athlete are excluded, Cui Luoheng is the sixth athlete this year to run 13.15 seconds.
It was with this thought that the audience suddenly realized that it had only been less than two years since Cui Luoheng's previous unstable form in domestic competitions, when he could not even run under 14.50 seconds.
In just two seasons, Cui Luoheng's PB has increased from 14.57 seconds in the past to 13.15 seconds now, and his personal strength has firmly entered the top eight in the world.
After the track and field fans realized this, they were a little stunned. They did know that Cui Luoheng was very strong and that he was making rapid progress. After all, his gold medals in the Asian Games and Asian Championships were not won for nothing.
However, many track and field fans' impression of Cui Luoheng stops there. Although he also received training under Su Bai, Su Bai was only the coach of the 400-meter event after all. In addition, the 400-meter event had improved significantly as a group. Under such circumstances, Cui Luoheng was often drowned in various 400-meter competitions.
He did receive attention, but the attention had not yet fully made the audience realize that Cui Luoheng is now a world-class top player.
After the results of the first group of preliminaries were announced, someone posted a message in the Athletics Kingdom forum with excitement and surprise.
Theme: [21 years old! ! ! We have a 21 year old world class 110m hurdler! ! 】
Topic content: [After seeing the results just now and listening to the commentary of Shao Minyi and Li Sen in the live broadcast, I suddenly realized that we had forgotten Xiao Cui so thoroughly...
It’s not that we forgot what Cui Luoheng meant, but we didn’t expect that Xiao Cui was already such a strong player…
To be honest, before watching today's game, although Xiao Cui's PB had already been refreshed to 13.17 seconds, in my impression, he was just a player whose strength level was not much different from Xiao Lu - I always felt that he was stronger than Xiao Lu, but only to a limited extent.
This is unbelievable. When I saw Xiao Cui's results just now, I was stunned. I am a veteran track and field fan, but I can actually feel so confused. I feel like my inner world has been greatly impacted. 】
3l: [What a coincidence, brother. I am also confused now. I am 21 years old and my personal strength ranks among the top eight in the world. Before today, I didn’t even think so much? How did Xiao Cui manage to have both awesome strength and stealth ability? 】
8l: [Maybe it’s because he seems too silent among Su Bai’s disciples? After all, look at it, in the 400m event, Qiu Wen, that idiot, is on the hot search every other day, and now his number of fans is almost catching up with some celebrities. There is no need to mention Zhang Shuai, the leader of the 400m event, who has continuously refreshed the pb. In this season, refreshing the national record is like a piece of cake for her.
But, Xiao Cui is different. We had a hurdle king of the previous generation. What was the level of the hurdle king back then? It’s not that he had no rivals, but in the world 110-meter hurdles event that year, there were really few opponents who could challenge him.
Didn’t you see that even though Cui Yongyuan won first place in the preliminary group with 13.15 seconds today, there were actually not many people who were really excited?
This is all because the hurdles champion back then had spoiled everyone's appetite. After all, he could easily break the 13-second mark back then. That is completely different from the current situation where no one may break 13 seconds all year round. 】
13l: [Alas, the friend on the 8th floor is right. In the past, not only our hurdle king, but also the top players in the 110-meter hurdles worldwide were much better than they are now. In the past decade or so, not only has China's 110-meter hurdles entered a trough, but the entire world's 110-meter hurdles has also been in a trough. Although Vladimir is very awesome now, he would definitely not have been number one in the world back then. 】
In this building, the discussion started with Cui Luoheng's performance and went all the way to the current low overall strength of the world's 110-meter hurdles event, but in the end, the topic returned to Cui Luoheng.
37l: [Let alone anything else, I think Xiao Cui's achievements and talents are impressive enough. I just checked the results of the hurdle king back then. When he was 21 years old, his results were not much different from Xiao Cui's current ones... I have a bold idea, maybe... Xiao Cui can really become the successor to the hurdle king? 】
At the beginning, because of the existence of the hurdle king, the 110-meter hurdles event became unprecedentedly popular across the country. In various sports schools and related sports bases across the country, countless athletes switched to the 110-meter hurdles after being screened based on their height and various basic conditions.
At first, including the Athletics Management Center, no one paid special attention to the cultivation of follow-up resources for the 110-meter hurdles. However, when the hurdles king retired and there was a complete talent gap, countless people across the country were looking forward to the emergence of a successor to the hurdles king.
The emergence of the hurdles king truly declared that the yellow race could crush white and black athletes on the front battlefield of the straight track. Therefore, all Chinese track and field fans have always been convinced that if China could have the first hurdles king, it could definitely have the second and third.
It’s a pity that over the years, many highly-anticipated teenage players, no matter how promising they seemed during their teenage years, have, without exception, lost the halo of their teenage years once they have grown up.
During the more than ten-year talent gap, the former glory of the 110-meter hurdles event has gradually become a mark of the times in the hearts of Chinese track and field fans, and people are increasingly discovering that the performance of the hurdle king of that time cannot be replicated.
In recent years, only the rise of Lu Mengfan has made people feel that China's 110-meter hurdles event is expected to return to world-class standards.
But, what is Lu Mengfan’s current pb?
13.39 seconds.
This result is certainly not bad. In this season, there are only 30 athletes in the world who can run under 13.39 seconds.
Track and field fans simply cannot understand how blind they must be to always feel in their hearts that Cui Luoheng, who is ranked fifth in the world this season, is only "slightly stronger" than Lu Mengfan in terms of personal strength?
After much thought, there is only one conclusion: inertial thinking is deadly!
After all, before Cui Luoheng's rise, Lu Mengfan had already gained a great reputation in the domestic 110-meter hurdles event. In addition, during the Asian Games and Asian Championships, Lu Mengfan and Cui Luoheng both won medals.
When these factors are combined together, a blind spot in thinking naturally arises.
Track and field fans on the Internet are still reflecting on why they didn't see Cui Luoheng's true strength, but Cui Luoheng at the scene didn't think about so much at all.
After seeing the final results of the preliminaries, Vladimir specially found Cui Luoheng, patted him on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.
"You're great, young man. I look forward to seeing you in the next game." Vladimir said this to him with a smile. Without waiting for Cui Luoheng to say anything more, he waved at him with a smile and turned to walk towards the exit passage.
On the other side, Tanui, who ranked third in the preliminaries of this group, also greeted Cui Luoheng.
This is not the first time that the two of them have competed on the same field. The last time they competed on the same field was in the Jamaica station of this year's IAAF Challenge. At that time, Tanui ran a time of 13.03 seconds, beating Cui Luoheng's 13.19 seconds and won the championship.
Of course Tanui still remembers Cui Luoheng. After all, it was hard for him not to be impressed by an Asian athlete who could run so fast on the 110-meter hurdles track.
After seeing Cui Luoheng's results, Tanui smiled and greeted Cui Luoheng.
"Congratulations, a great result."
Cui Luoheng also nodded to Tanui: "Thank you." He originally wanted to say to Tanui, "You ran very well too," but it was obvious that Tanui's performance of 13.27 seconds today was a result of him not trying his best at all.
Tanui could see that Cui Luoheng seemed to want to say something but stopped talking, so he immediately laughed: "Hey, I know what you are going to say, but for me this is just a preliminary match."
After that, Tanui also said to Cui Luoheng: "Then, we will see each other in the finals. That's when we will show our true strength."
After hearing Tanui's words, Cui Luoheng also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a straight face: "Okay, see you in the finals."
There were other players who had not yet left the field. They clearly heard the conversation between Tanui and Cui Luoheng. Bahrain's Costaman looked in Cui Luoheng's direction with surprise, as if he was surprised by Cui Luoheng's response.
after all……
It’s fine if Tanui said see you in the finals, but you also said see you in the finals?
Although Cui Luoheng won first place in the group preliminaries in today's competition, the players present still did not think that Cui Luoheng would definitely make it to the finals.
Even if you do well in the preliminaries, it doesn't mean you will be able to run well in the semifinals.
In short, the contestants who heard the conversation between Cui Luoheng and Tanui all remembered this contestant from China.
Before Cui Luoheng walked to the exit passage, he happened to pass by the Chinese reporters' interview area. The sports channel reporter who had been waiting there for a long time immediately called out to Cui Luoheng.
"Ah Heng!!! Ah Heng!!! Please come over for an interview!!!"
The voice calling Cui Luoheng was particularly affectionate and high-pitched, and finally attracted Cui Luoheng's attention. The reporter walked around to the interview area and saw Cui Luoheng approaching. The reporter immediately handed the microphone to Cui Luoheng and started the interview at once.
"Ah Heng, first of all, congratulations on successfully qualifying for the semi-finals of the 110-meter hurdles event at the World Championships by finishing first in the group."
Cui Luoheng glanced at the reporter in front of him, then calmly said the word "thank you".
"Can you tell me why you ran so hard in the preliminaries today? Is this the strategy Coach Su Bai gave you?" The reporter continued to push the topic.
"…No, I just want to run like this."
"Why? Aren't you worried that you will be physically exhausted today and won't be able to run well in tomorrow's semi-finals and thus fail to advance?"
Hearing this question from the reporter, Cui Luoheng shook his head very straightforwardly: "No." He paused, as if he felt that such a straightforward answer could not convince the reporter, so he added to the reporter: "Xiao Bai has paid special attention to our physical training. In addition, the state adjustment before the game has actually taken into account the situation of continuous full-load competition."
For Cui Luoheng, this kind of continuous full-load competition is actually more like an option of "it is possible, but not necessary", but he still chose to run like he just did.
The reporter was quite happy to hear Cui Luoheng's answer: "So can I understand it this way? In tomorrow's semi-finals, you can also maintain your current state and successfully advance to the finals?"
When faced with this question, Cui Luoheng's answer was even more straightforward: "My goal is to win a medal."
?
? ? ?
So direct?
After hearing Cui Luoheng's answer, the reporter was stunned and almost didn't know how to continue the interview.
Cui Luoheng was very calm: "I said the same thing in the interview before leaving for Doha, and I will not change my answer today."
!
This reporter arrived in Doha relatively early and had not interviewed Cui Luoheng at the departure airport, so he really didn't know about this. After hearing this answer, he took a deep breath and was shocked by Cui Luoheng's decisiveness and confidence.
However, as reporters were used to hearing athletes' self-deprecating remarks, Cui Luoheng's confidence and decisiveness also made them feel refreshed.
The reporter looked at the time and saw that the next preliminary round had already started, so he asked one last question:
"Aheng, just now after the game, Vladimir and Tanui seemed to talk to you. Can you tell me what they said to you?"
Cui Luoheng nodded, and then said: "See you in the next game, see you in the finals."
The first sentence was said by Vladimir, and the second sentence was said by Tanui.
hiss……
The reporter took another breath of cold air - this is incredible! Vladimir and Tanui both challenged Cui Luoheng to a duel?
After hearing this answer, the reporter immediately felt that the title of this interview report was: "Not convinced! Vladimir and Tanui invite Cui Luoheng to compete in the World Championships final! 》
Well, although the title is a bit exaggerated, it is indeed true if you round it off!
After saying goodbye to Cui Luoheng and watching him leave, the foreign reporter from the sports channel marveled at Cui Luoheng's awesomeness, as he had managed to get Vladimir and Tanui to challenge him to a duel so quickly. Then he immediately took out his notebook and began typing quickly on the keyboard, intending to edit the news as quickly as possible and send it back to the review editor in China.
After the first group of 110-meter hurdles competitions ended, the audience felt much more relaxed. For the next four groups of competitions, what Chinese audiences really need to pay attention to is Lu Mengfan in the fifth group.
It was not just the domestic audience who felt this way. In fact, after the first group of matches, the audience at the venue also showed a much lower level of interest in the subsequent preliminary group matches.
To be honest, there are also strong players in the remaining groups, but compared with the first group, the density of these high-level players is much smaller.
Take the second group of the preliminaries as an example. Because the players in the first group of the preliminaries performed very well, if the players in the second group cannot get into the top four, their hope of advancing as substitutes will be much lower. Therefore, the players in the second group are actually more serious during the competition.
However, even in this situation, the top four players in the first group only achieved results of 13.25, 13.39, 13.42 and 13.51.
With this result, the player ranked first in the group would only be able to barely rank third if he were in the first group of the preliminaries. This was just the result of Tanui being relatively relaxed in the preliminaries.
As for the second group of athletes who failed to make it into the top four, the fifth-ranked athlete had a time of 13.63 seconds, which was even worse than the 13.59 seconds of Kostaman, the Bahrain athlete who ranked last in the first group of preliminaries. Therefore, among the athletes in the second group of preliminaries, except for the top four who qualified directly, the remaining athletes were wiped out and none of them had any hope of qualifying for the semifinals.
The remaining third and fourth groups of the preliminaries were actually not as good as the second group in terms of average strength, which led to the final results looking even worse than the results of the second group.
Among these two groups, perhaps Cui Luoheng from the first preliminaries group performed too well, so the strong players in the third and fourth groups did not want to run too badly. Therefore, among the players in the third and fourth groups, the results of the players ranked first were quite good, but when it came to the second and third places, the results became unexpectedly poor.
The second place in the third group of preliminaries had a score of only 13.40 seconds, and the second place in the fourth group of preliminaries had an exaggerated score of only 13.53 seconds.
This series of results left the audience stunned, and they felt that the first group of players were in extremely good shape.
Because the results of the runners in the second to fourth groups were only this high in the competition, the direct result was that by the end of the fourth group of preliminaries, except for the runners who advanced directly to the next round, there was not even a single runner in groups 2 to 4 who had a time of 13.59 seconds.
Bahrain's Costaman only got the last place in the group in the first group of preliminaries. He originally thought that he had no hope of advancing. However, he watched the competition all the way to the end of the fourth group. He was ranked last in the substitute qualification, but he has not been deprived of the qualification for substitute promotion by other players until now. This result stunned him and his heart was pounding - there was only one group left and he still had hope of advancing!
In China, in the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also talking about this matter.
"The final group of 110m hurdles preliminaries will begin soon. Our Chinese athlete Lu Mengfan will also compete for the semi-final qualification in this match." Shao Minyi said this and then changed the subject: "However, speaking of the qualification, the situation in today's competition can be said to be very special. Up to now, all the qualifying places are still in the hands of the first group of players. If the fifth place player in the last group still cannot surpass Bahrain's Kostaman, then the qualifying places for today's 110m hurdles preliminaries will all fall into the hands of the first group of players in the preliminaries. At that time, we will witness a very rare situation - the first group of players in the preliminaries may all advance to the semi-finals."
Wow!
All advance to the semi-finals?
The audience who have watched all the way to now are a little confused. If all the players in the first group of preliminaries today really advance to the semi-finals, then today's 110-meter hurdles race can really be said to be a miracle.
Doha Stadium, live
Lu Mengfan has already entered the arena and is standing on the third track.
Today's preliminary round was not too stressful for him, but the players in the first group of preliminary rounds performed so well that when it came to the fifth group of preliminary rounds, some players whose results were not so stable now seemed a little nervous.
For example, the Cuban athlete on the second track on the left side of Lu Mengfan now looks very nervous. Even during the trial run, he staggered slightly at the start.
Lu Mengfan took a deep breath and shifted his attention to his own track.
The group he is in is relatively stronger on average than the third and fourth groups. Although he is confident that his result will not fall below 13.59 seconds, he cannot take it lightly.
With this mentality, Lu Mengfan listened to the starter's instructions on the live broadcast and got ready.
"Everyone, take your positions."
"preparation."
"Bang!"
Just as Lu Mengfan rushed forward with his right foot, a whistle suddenly sounded from behind - someone started jumping the gun, and the game was suspended!
The whistle made all the players in this group nervous for a moment. After Lu Mengfan looked back, he saw that the referee was pointing at the Cuban player next to him.
The Cuban athlete was so nervous that after the word "prepare", he reflexively stepped on the starting blocks and rushed forward - his starting action did not even come within 0.10 seconds after the starting gun sounded, but before the starting gun sounded.
Because of a false start, the Cuban athlete was directly penalized and lost the qualification to participate in the competition. After seeing the instructions from the referee team, he hugged his head in pain and left the field in silence.
The Cuban athlete's false start brought a certain amount of psychological pressure to the athletes in the fifth group of preliminaries. Lu Mengfan also felt that his originally good condition suddenly slipped a bit, but he knew in his heart that the condition of other athletes on the field should be about the same as his.
After barely comforting himself in his heart, Lu Mengfan took a deep breath and refocused his attention on the track in front of him.
In the audience, Su Bai looked in the direction of Lu Mengfan and frowned slightly.
"Lu Mengfan's condition is not very good."
On the big screen at the scene, the camera was scanning towards the fifth group of contestants. When the camera scanned Lu Mengfan, Su Bai took a look at Lu Mengfan's preparatory posture - it was slightly different from his usual preparatory posture, and was obviously in a more tense and stiff state, which would affect his burst of power and acceleration at the start to a certain extent.
However, at this point, Su Bai had nothing more to say. Fortunately, after looking at the other six contestants that the camera had scanned, he could see that the remaining six contestants were in a very similar state to Lu Mengfan.
Su Bai didn't know if he could be considered the tallest among the short guys. Compared with the most nervous contestant in the camera, Lu Mengfan's preparatory posture did not seem to be that deformed.
Soon, after the contestants had finished getting ready again, the starter's voice was heard over the radio again. After the starting gun sounded again, this time, the competition finally started smoothly!
However, although no athlete jumped the gun this time, the athletes' reaction times at the start were obviously slower than they should be. The strongest Spanish athlete in the group only had a reaction time of 0.147 seconds, which was a decent result. The athlete who had the longest reaction time was the Italian athlete in lane 6, who took 0.219 seconds, which was an obvious mistake.
Lu Mengfan's reaction to the gun was not fast this time, but the reaction time of 0.176 seconds was already excellent compared to other players in the same group who made obvious mistakes.
Just as Su Bai had seen before the race, although Lu Mengfan was nervous, compared with other players in his group, his condition was pretty good. Although he did not run a very good result, in the middle of the race, he finally got rid of the nervous state during the preparation for the second round, gradually relaxed, and his speed gradually increased in the second half of the race, gradually overtaking third from the initial fourth place.
In the end, Lu Mengfan successfully crossed the finish line in third place, and the third place in the group also allowed Lu Mengfan to qualify for the semi-finals.
"Okay!" Shao Min's eyes lit up and he smiled easily. "Although it can be seen that Xiaolu was still affected by the Cuban runner's false start in the first half of the race, in the second half of the race, Xiaolu obviously found his usual state, successfully overtook the fourth place in the group to the third place, and successfully finished the race in third place."
At this moment, the results of the fifth group of preliminaries have not yet come out, but Li Sen immediately thought of the question of whether all members of the first group can advance to the semi-finals.
"It can be seen that the false start penalty just now has brought a lot of pressure to the contestants in the fifth group of preliminaries. The start of each contestant has been affected to a certain extent. The average time it takes to react to the gun has dropped significantly compared to the previous groups."
"Just now the referee team also gave all the contestants the time it took to react to the gun in the first shot of the fifth group of preliminaries. Judging from the comparison of the two shots just now, the impact is not small."
For example, from the two sets of comparative data, when the first shot was fired, Lu Mengfan's reaction time to the gunshot was only 0.142 seconds, while when the second shot was fired, his reaction time to the gunshot was 0.176 seconds.
The data differences of other players are also about the same range, and some are particularly exaggerated. For example, the Italian player directly changed from 0.133 seconds to 0.219 seconds.
With such an influence, the performance of the players in the fifth group of preliminaries is bound to decline significantly. At the scene, the players in the fifth group of preliminaries who failed to make the top four looked very depressed - it is very likely that they have ended their journey in this round of the World Championships.
In fact, it was just as they expected. The top four results of the fifth group of preliminaries were: 13.29 seconds, 13.48 seconds, 13.53 seconds, and 13.67 seconds.
Just looking at the fourth place result, it is clear that the fifth place finisher could not have surpassed Bahrain's Costaman.
Even after seeing this result, Costaman still felt a little bit unbelievable - although this was indeed what he expected, this dream-like feeling still lingered in his mind.
The commentators on the scene and the broadcasts in various countries were all discussing the miracle of all the members of the first group of preliminaries advancing tonight. After all, this is an extremely rare event in the past few decades of track and field competitions, and it is the first time in the history of the World Championships!
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, track and field enthusiasts and passers-by were all shocked when they saw the result of the game.
【=口=Fuck! Fool, fuck! Did all the members of the first group advance? ! 】
[Oh my god, this can be considered a once-in-a-lifetime series, right? I can actually see such a scene on the field...】
[To be honest with you, I just pinched myself and tried hard, and it turns out that I was not dreaming! 】
[No, I suddenly feel like I should forward this Koi, Koi Koi, from Kostaman? Retweet this: Even if Kostaman finished last in the group in the preliminaries, he was able to advance to the semifinals? 】
[Pfft, what the brother said above makes sense, go post it on Weibo! I'm also going to forward this koi! 】
On the public screen, there were all kinds of comments due to shock. Of course, Kostaman's name was mentioned the most times. After all, he advanced to the semi-finals with the last place in the first group of preliminaries. This miracle was enough to make his name remembered by the audience.
In the audience, Jiang Wentao couldn't help but sigh: "This Kostaman is really lucky!"
13.59 seconds, this result is not really high for the contestants in this competition, but by some strange coincidence, no other contestant's result could surpass his, allowing him to secure the qualification.
At times like this, I can only say with emotion that luck is also a kind of strength.
Because of this magical situation in the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries, there was not much discussion about many of the following games, and most people's attention was focused on the previous discussions and chats related to the 110-meter hurdles.
As the schedule progressed little by little, it was soon time for the women's 400m semi-final.
On-site, backstage, athletes waiting area
Zhang Ziyi did not have any competition today, but he still came to the scene. Before the women's 400m semi-final was about to start, he waited for Chen Yada to return from warm-up.
When Chen Yada saw Zhang Ziyi, she stopped silently.
Zhang Ziyi, who was as ferocious as a beast in the men's 400m final the day before, was now standing outside the Chinese team's players' lounge, looking at Chen Yada. His usual calm demeanor as the captain of the men's 400m team was now a little off.
However, after seeing Chen Yada stop, he took a deep breath, hid his right hand, which was clenched into a fist due to nervousness, behind his back, and said to Chen Yada in the calmest voice he could: "...Good luck in the game."
Even though he thought his voice was very steady, in fact, anyone could hear the trembling in it.
Chen Yada's nerves were originally a little tense, but after hearing Zhang Ziyi's encouragement, she suddenly relaxed a little.
She didn't say much, just hummed softly, and continued walking along the aisle to the waiting area where the contestants would appear.
When Chen Yadan was left with only her back facing Zhang Ziyi, she heard the nervous voice behind her saying to her: "Don't be nervous. I'll be waiting for you to come back here."
It can be heard that this sentence seemed to have consumed a lot of the courage of the person behind.
Chen Yadan suddenly stopped, and this time, she responded softly with one word: "Okay."
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