When Zhang Ziyi finally crossed the finish line, the people in the Chinese contestant zone in the audience had excitement and regret on their faces. These complex emotions eventually turned into congratulations to Zhang Ziyi.
"Ahhh, Lao Zhang! Well done!!"
Qiu Wen took the lead and shouted loudly in the audience. Guo Dun and others also clapped their hands vigorously on the sidelines, and at the same time shouted in the direction of the stadium, "Zhang Ziyi ran well!" and other slogans.
Su Bai, Pei Jinan, Jiang Wentao and others also stood and applauded Zhang Ziyi's final result.
Sixth place. Although this result is not even in the top four, it is indeed good enough.
In fact, to be honest, Jiang Wentao and others, as well as the leaders of the domestic sports federation, have already made psychological preparations for the possibility that Zhang Ziyi will take last place in the final. Moreover, even if he is last, the system has already preliminarily formulated a reward plan for Zhang Ziyi and the national team.
Apart from anything else, considering that Zhang Ziyi has broken the national 400-meter record many times this year, it is only natural for him to be rewarded within the system.
Now, in this competition surrounded by the world's top players, Zhang Ziyi was able to maintain a stable state and snatched the sixth place. This is a real pleasant surprise.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Min and Li Sen were also saying this. Although Zhang Ziyi failed to win the competition with Jipuruto in the final moments, his performance was already heroic.
At the end of the track, Zhang Ziyi stopped and let out a breath after catching his breath. He felt a little regretful in his heart, but at the same time, he also felt a sense of exhilaration.
The sixth place ranking cannot be said to have exceeded his psychological expectations, but he can say with certainty that he has done his best in today's competition!
After a short wait, the final result of the final was finally displayed on the big screen on site.
Final results of the men's 400m sprint final at the Doha World Athletics Championships:
First place: Gardiner (Bahamas), 43.42 seconds (nr);
Second place: Hernandez (USA), 43.97 (sb);
Third place: Fraser (Jamaica), 44.17 (sb);
Fourth place: Le Clos (South Africa), 44.26 seconds;
Fifth place: Jipuruto (Kenya), 44.73 seconds;
6th place: Zhang Ziyi (China), 44.82 seconds;
7th place: …
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When seeing the final result, Zhang Ziyi, who had been very relaxed, was a little surprised. In today's final, he could indeed feel that he had run well, but in terms of competitive state and overall momentum, it was definitely not as good as the semi-final the day before. But he did not expect that the final result was only 0.01 seconds apart from the day before?
Zhang Ziyi was distracted for just a few seconds, then calmed down.
The current results are in the past, and he has already done his best. It is meaningless to look back and think "if I could have tried harder".
After calming down, Zhang Ziyi smiled and waved in the direction of the Chinese contestants' audience seats, then turned and walked towards the exit passage.
Reporters from the domestic sports channel had already been waiting here for Zhang Ziyi. When they saw Zhang Ziyi coming, they immediately shouted his name and called him over for an interview.
"Ziyi, first of all, congratulations on your sixth place! This result is already the best 400m result achieved by the Chinese team at the World Championships. What do you think about this?"
Such questions have become a routine question for sports journalists. Even Zhang Ziyi and other members of the national team have been trained on how to answer reporters' questions before each overseas competition.
Zhang Ziyi paused and smiled, "Of course I am very excited. It is my honor to achieve this result and win glory for my country. This result is my glory. I think this result can also tell teams around the world that China's 400-meter sprint event has risen and will become even stronger!"
"Well, Ziyi, we can see that your result tonight is 44.82 seconds. Compared with the 44.81 seconds in the semi-finals the day before yesterday and the current yellow race 400-meter record of 44.78 seconds, there are only 0.01 seconds and 0.03 seconds difference. Do you feel regretful when you see this result?"
When Zhang Ziyi heard this question, a sentence "As expected" flashed through his mind. Tonight's result made this question seem natural.
Zhang Ziyi smiled, then said seriously: "Of course I hope to get better results, and I also look forward to the next time I break a new record, but for me tonight, I am very satisfied with my performance. I have done the best I can. I can say very frankly that I have no regrets in tonight's game."
The reporter who was interviewing him was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Zhang Ziyi would just say that he was indeed regretful tonight and that he would work harder in the future to achieve better results. However, he did not expect that Zhang Ziyi would say so frankly and directly that he was very satisfied with tonight's results.
This foreign reporter had seldom come into contact with the track and field athletes in the past. But after hearing Zhang Ziyi's answer, he felt that Zhang Ziyi was so calm and confident that he could not help but develop a sense of conviction in him.
He is worthy of being the captain of the national men's 400m team!
This thought flashed through the reporter's mind, and then he asked a few routine questions and watched Zhang Ziyi leave through the exit passage.
In China, track and field fans were also extremely satisfied after seeing this ranking and results - from the semi-finals to the finals, they ran twice in a row to achieve results close to the current limit of the yellow race. With this result and this status, what is there for the audience to be dissatisfied with?
What is more important to track and field fans is that Zhang Ziyi was able to run 44.81 and 44.82 twice in a row. This means that there is a high probability that Zhang Ziyi has a good chance of breaking the current 400-meter record of 44.78 for yellow people.
Although it is not now, it is enough for track and field fans to be overjoyed just to think that this day may come at some point in the future.
Track and field fans on the Internet were filled with joy and happiness, while Jiang Wentao and others at the scene felt nervous again after the staff removed the 400-meter starting blocks and adjusted the original 400-meter track to a 110-meter hurdles track.
Yes, after the 400-meter sprint final, the climax of the night will come - the 110-meter hurdles final is about to begin!
If what all the audiences are looking forward to seeing in the 400m final is that 'Chinese men's 400m sprinters finally stand in the final of the World Championships', then their expectations for the 110m hurdles are definitely much more than that.
China once had athletes who stood at the top of the golden age of the 110-meter hurdles. The memories from more than ten years ago make people's hearts surge and their scalps tingle with excitement even when they think of them now.
Although there has been a serious shortage of Chinese 110-meter hurdlers over the past decade, both track and field fans and ordinary passers-by have not forgotten China's past as a "110-meter hurdle powerhouse."
When Cui Luoheng ran an astonishing time of 13.15 seconds in the preliminaries of the 110-meter hurdles, many spectators who had not paid much attention to this game could not help but focus their attention on it.
Cui Luoheng once said in an interview that his goal is to win a medal!
Can he really do it?
Whether they were track and field fans or passers-by, they all had a completely different expectation in their hearts.
"Cui Luoheng's match will undoubtedly be the focus of everyone's attention tonight!"
Shao Minyi and Li Sen had already learned from the director's words in their headsets that with the end of the 400-meter final, the 110-meter hurdles final was about to begin. It was already late at night, and the ratings of the live broadcast on the sports channel had increased instead of decreased.
The 400-meter sprint race has accumulated a large number of fans in the past two years, especially this year. However, under such basic circumstances, it still attracted a large number of new viewers before the start of the 110-meter hurdles final.
Shao Minyi and Li Sen knew that these spectators were the ones who had always been lurking in the country and who had deep memories and special feelings for the 110-meter hurdles.
These viewers probably chose to turn on the live broadcast and watch the final at this time period after knowing Cui Luoheng's results and declaration.
They want to relive the past and see China's 110-meter hurdlers standing at the top of the world again.
Shao Minyi and Li Sen looked at each other, and they both understood what the other was thinking - Cui Luoheng's previous medal-winning speech was a bit too hasty, and he drew the audience's attention to himself too early. For these spectators, if Cui Luoheng can run a good result tonight, it doesn't matter, but if his performance in tonight's final is unstable, it is likely to cause a backlash from the audience.
In Doha, Cui Luoheng was ready to take the stage. There was less than two hours between the semi-finals and the final, which was a test of physical fitness and personal stability for any 110-meter hurdler present.
Among all the players present, the youngest is Cui Luoheng who is only 21 years old. Perhaps because of his youth, he can feel that he is not physically weak. Now that the final is about to begin, he is eager to try.
I look forward to chasing speed on the track with these top players, and also look forward to... once again experiencing the feeling of letting go of my original perception range in the semi-finals, with an increased sense of control over myself and having absolute mastery over myself on the track.
In the preparation area, famous players such as Vladimir and Fabregas were quietly waiting for their debut moment.
Finally, with all preparations completed on site, the entrance ceremony for the 110-meter hurdles final began again. Vladimir, Fabregas, Kraf, Van der Berg, Cui Luoheng and other 9 athletes who won the final seats stepped onto their tracks one after another under the dazzling entrance ceremony.
This round of live light projection performances was still performed around the field, but the previous light shows presented the images of sprinters, while this round featured a group of animated hurdlers running around the field.
After the gorgeous light show, those waiting on the track also flickered to the sound of "thump, thump" heartbeats. After a burst of tense heartbeats, the lights on the scene finally shot in the direction of the track, also limiting everyone's vision to the short 110-meter track.
The game is about to begin!
When they saw the light show stop, the same voice rang in everyone's heart.
In this race, among the 9 tracks, Cui Luoheng was located on the fifth track, which is a position that can be called a golden track, but what is equally scary is that on both sides of him, on the fourth and sixth tracks, are the famous French player Fabregas and the top Russian player Vladimir respectively.
In addition to these two, McReady and Clough on the third and seventh tracks are also strong contenders for medals in this race.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen looked at the row of top players on the track, and then thought about the bold words Cui Luoheng had said before the game, and they felt full of pressure and suffocation.
They know that Cui Luoheng does have the strength and ability to compete for medals, but at such a young age, can he withstand such pressure, perform well in this game, and successfully win a medal?
"Stability! The most important thing is stable performance in each hurdle, delicate technique, stable state, these are what Cui Luoheng must maintain and perform well. Only in this way can he have a real chance of winning in this game!"
"That's right. Besides that, I hope Cui can show his good starting form in the beginning of this race. Only in this way can we talk about the performance and results later on."
In the commentary booth, Shao Minyi and Li Sen nervously analyzed from various angles what state Cui Luoheng needed to be in to win a medal.
On the track, Cui Luoheng was not thinking about anything at the moment.
He squatted on the starting blocks, supporting himself with his hands and closing his eyes. There were no extra thoughts in his mind. He was trying to feel everything around him, and as he breathed, he could clearly feel that he could indeed perceive much more than before.
On his left and right sides, Vladimir and Fabregas both had very stable breathing rhythms, with a sense of confidence that looked down on everything.
As the starting signal was sounded over the radio, the scene suddenly became quiet. Cui Luoheng also clearly felt that the atmosphere among all the contestants on the entire track became solemn.
At this time on the track, everyone was ready to start the race.
The World Championships 110m hurdles final, which has attracted countless people’s attention, is finally about to officially kick off!
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