"Okay, the game is about to start."
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen certainly had no idea what kind of difficulties Cui Luoheng, who was squatting on the starting blocks waiting for the start of the race, was facing.
After all, Cui Luoheng was in great shape in the preliminaries the day before. In the eyes of Shao Minyi and the audience, although it would be difficult for Cui Luoheng to break his PB in today's semi-finals, it should not be a problem for him to maintain a score of around 13.25 seconds. As long as he can get into this score range, he will basically secure a place in the finals.
In the first group of preliminaries that just ended, Vladimir won the first place in the group and Fabregas came in second. The scores of these two players who advanced directly were 13.12 and 13.20 respectively. Jagger, who came in third, only ran 13.44, and basically had no hope of advancing.
The average strength of the players in the second group of the semi-finals where Cui Luoheng is located is slightly lower than that of the first group of the semi-finals. If Cui Luoheng can run a score under 13.25 seconds, it will not be a problem for him to enter the finals. Alternatively, the score of 13.25 seconds is basically enough to qualify for the substitute promotion.
"In this competition, I hope Cui Luoheng can maintain a stable state. Now, concentration, stability and exquisite hurdle skills are the most critical factors for winning."
The game was about to begin. Facing such a crucial semi-final, neither Shao Minyi nor Li Sen said anything more. The audience in front of the TV were all looking at the camera nervously, listening to their heartbeats, waiting for the start of the game.
Before the starting line of the semi-finals, Cui Luoheng's nerves were a little tense. He didn't expect that he, who had been in good shape for more than a year, would suddenly feel uneasy again.
He squatted on the starting block, with his feet stepping on the pedals one after the other, his knees on the ground. He felt a moment of confusion in his heart, but this confusion was quickly suppressed by the voice in his heart that was determined to win.
He wanted to win, badly.
He still remembered how devastated he was by consecutive failures on the field two years ago, the feeling of being unable to compete with the rhythm of other players, the pain and sadness of being disrupted by the rhythm of other players and constrained by his own rhythm, to the point of doubting and denying himself.
In two years, he came out of the initial pain of self-denial and took steps towards achievement on the track that he had never imagined.
In these two short years, he has continuously improved not only his skills, but also his self-confidence which he once almost denied.
Cui Luoheng pursed his lips, his palms that were supporting the ground curled up slightly, as if he was about to clench them, and then relaxed again. He raised his head to glance in the direction of the audience seats, and saw a pair of eyes that were always locked on him.
His eyesight was very good, but no matter how good it was, he could not see the expression on Su Bai's face clearly across the stadium and the audience seats. However, looking at Su Bai sitting in the audience seats with his back straight, Cui Luoheng's originally confused heart finally calmed down.
He thought, although he encountered a little accident, he will be fine!
He used to be at a loss and deny himself because he had not really proved himself at that time, but he is different now. He knows that he has enough talent and ability, and his strength on the track will not lose to anyone present!
He will be affected by the rhythm of the players around him, but what he can feel more clearly is still his own rhythm.
He believed that the rhythm that Su Bai had honed with him bit by bit over the past two years had been deeply engraved in his instincts, and he should not be affected by anything.
He remembered that Su Bai had told him: "Your keen perception is actually your advantageous talent. Now you can only control it within the scope that you can control, but one day, you will be able to truly control and use it correctly. 】
He thought, that day must be today.
This thought flashed through Cui Luoheng's mind. He glanced at Su Bai in the audience again, then turned his gaze back to himself.
On the track, all eight runners have squatted on the starting blocks. On Cui Luoheng's left, McReady in lane six is adjusting his body posture back and forth, while the rest of the runners are already in position.
Soon, McReady was ready. The noisy cheers from the audience had stopped. Although Cui Luoheng had given up controlling his extraordinary perception, he still habitually followed the breathing method that he had become familiar with like an instinct, allowing himself to enter a state of concentration and calm.
At this stage, the only difference from the past was that he could not only feel his own breathing and heartbeat, but he could even seem to feel the breathing of McReady on his left and French Lepvost on his right.
This wonderful feeling made him lose his mind for a moment, but soon, the starter's voice on the radio pulled him out of this wonderful feeling.
"Everyone, take your positions."
"preparation."
"Bang!"
The continuous sounds of the preparation and the starting gun, mixed with his acute awareness of the surrounding players' tense breathing, made his movements slightly slower than usual...
"Not good! Cui Luoheng's reaction at the start was a little slow!"
In the live commentary room of the sports channel, Li Sen's voice suddenly became urgent - almost at the same time as the starting gun sounded, the live broadcast screen cut out the reaction speed of each athlete at the start.
Behind Cui Luoheng's name is a starting reaction speed of 0.179 seconds, which is quite different from his previous reaction speed. Obviously, his start this time was not successful.
When seeing this starting reaction speed, all the domestic audiences felt a shock in their hearts. The starting reaction speed of the 110-meter hurdles has a much greater impact on the athletes than the reaction speed of the 400-meter hurdles. Cui Luoheng's starting reaction speed suddenly dropped from around 0.130 seconds to 0.179 seconds. The difference in results was enough to make his final result drop from the standard of advancing to the finals to not even in the top five.
This was obviously a glaring mistake. As long as a player is a player, it is inevitable that he will make mistakes. But why now? Why now?
The audience in front of the TV are reluctant to accept this reality.
Under such circumstances, does Cui Luoheng still have hope of advancing to the finals?
Cui Luoheng on the track also knew that his start was not very good. McReady and Lepvorst reacted faster than him. He could even notice that in the seventh and third lanes farther away from him, Jamaica's Costaman and Italy's Bilarelli were slightly faster than him.
Because of a slight delay in his reaction at the start, Cui Luoheng was in a significantly lagging position during the acceleration phase before the hurdles. Among the eight runners on the track, he was actually ranked sixth in the first place!
This ranking is even worse than Lu Mengfan’s previous final result!
However, this situation was soon improved. Among the eight players on the track, only Cui Luoheng, McReady and Bilaleli used the seven-step approach to the hurdles.
After the first explosive push on the starting blocks, Cui Luoheng seemed to have regained his form. His first three steps of the start were very powerful, and the strong force drove his body forward quickly. After a quick start and rapid increase in body height, his center of gravity moved forward, allowing himself to maintain a diving posture.
If the camera lens could scan in front of his eyes at this time, it would be found that Cui Luoheng, who was rushing forward in front of the hurdle, did not have the feeling that he had no hope of advancing at all because of his failed start.
Compared with the eight-step approach to the hurdles, the body posture of the seven-step approach to the hurdles is more conducive to the athlete's connection between the approach in front of the hurdle and the first hurdle. Although Cui Luoheng was not in the first group in his first step to the hurdle due to the initial mistake, it can be seen from the quick approach to the hurdle that his speed was not really left behind by much.
This is also normal. The performance in the first hurdle cannot determine the final result of the athlete.
The audience, who were originally a little nervous because of Cui Luoheng's mistake at the start, were quickly attracted by the game scenes in front of them before this feeling of panic lasted too long.
Cui Luoheng is still not the front runner on the track, but he seems to have moved up one place from sixth place?
The live broadcast's camera switching was a bit fast and scattered, and it was difficult for the audience in front of the TV to judge Cui Luoheng's timing and results from the current images. Moreover, in the first three hurdles, the speeds between the players had not really been widened. Non-professional viewers could only listen to the results of the players they were currently concerned about from the commentator, and they really couldn't directly feel the changes in the players' positions from the images in front of them.
In fact, in the live broadcast room of the sports channel, it was difficult for Shao Minyi to immediately tell the pros and cons of Cui Luoheng's performance. Cui Luoheng had changed from the initial sixth place, and was now entangled with two other players in the top three hurdles. The three of them were temporarily the second group in the current arena, and the front and back positions of the three of them changed from time to time. Shao Minyi had no time to explain clearly and directly in such a short time.
At this time, the first group on the track was composed of McReady, Lepvorst and Kostaman.
In the last preliminaries, Kostaman, who advanced to the next round by luck from the last place in the first group of preliminaries, was in good shape in today's semi-finals. Not only did he have an excellent reaction at the start, but his attack on the first three hurdles was also very smooth and stable. He was actually far behind McReady and was on par with France's Lepvorst.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Shao Minyi's heart moved: "There is still a chance!"
Almost at the same time as he finished speaking, on the track, Cui Luoheng, who seemed to be struggling with the other two players, had already taken a steady and smooth rhythmic step in the process of attacking the next hurdle, and in the blink of an eye he had left the other two players behind.
fourth!
While crossing the fifth hurdle, Cui Luoheng firmly occupied the fourth position.
From sixth place after making a mistake at the start to fourth place halfway through the hurdles, the audience who had thought there was no hope regained their spirits!
Already fourth... In front of Cui Luoheng, the only players blocking his way are Kostaman and Lepvorst!
Step, step, step...
On the track, Cui Luoheng's state has gradually reached the peak of excitement. He can clearly feel that he has firmly controlled his own rhythm. Even though he can indeed feel the rhythm between hurdles of other players around him, there is always a barrier in his heart, telling himself clearly - your current rhythm is the most perfect!
Step, step, step, he always maintains an almost rhythmic sense of rhythm with each step between the hurdles. His body center of gravity is slightly forward, and every time he attacks the hurdle, his center of gravity can be very low. The skills he has trained thousands of times are enough to allow his swinging legs to drive his body over the hurdles to complete a perfect hurdle pass at the lowest height and the most efficient speed.
"Beautiful! This is a flawless hurdle clearance!"
When the big screen switched to Cui Luoheng's hurdle attack, the commentator at Doha also praised him: "Extremely delicate technique. It has been a long time since I have seen such a delicate player on the hurdles."
If Cui Luoheng heard these words of praise, he could clearly tell the commentator: Because he had completely let go of his perception, he seemed to have become more sensitive to the distance between himself and the hurdles, which gave him new room for improvement in his already good hurdle-clearing technique.
After the fifth hurdle, Cui Luoheng's speed seemed to be accelerated - and the fact was, he was originally better at accelerating in the latter part of the hurdles, and coupled with his completely released state, this made Cui Luoheng on the track even more powerful, and started a fierce pursuit on the track!
In the sixth and seventh hurdles, Cui Luoheng quickly approached Kostaman and Lepvorst. In the eighth hurdle, the precarious advantage that Kostaman and Lepvorst had originally maintained was overtaken in just a moment!
"second!!!!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Min shouted at the top of his lungs - "Second place! Keep it up!!!"
"Come on! Cui Luoheng!!"
After Shao Minyi's shout, the audience in front of the TV seemed to wake up in an instant and shouted encouragement in front of the TV.
Come on, come on!
We must maintain this advantage! ! !
Everyone was looking at Cui Luoheng on the track, so nervous that they didn't even notice their nails digging into their flesh.
Column 9...
The tenth column! ! !
Cui Luoheng has maintained his second position and even started to sprint towards McReady who was in the front at the last tenth hurdle!
When the two ran over the tenth hurdle, their speeds were almost the same, making it difficult to tell who was in the lead - and in the final sprint stage, their speeds were also indistinguishable. In the end, the two crossed the finish line at almost the same speed... at the same time!
Success…!
The audience in front of the TV and Shao Minyi in the live broadcast room all shouted out excitedly!
Success!
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