On the field, Zhang Jiale was not clear about his actual position. He could only see the opponents in front of him - in front of him were the first runners from Bahrain and India. At the same time, on the third track next to him, the first runner from Canada was not far behind him, trying to surpass his position in the final sprint! !
At this time, the track had entered the final 100 meters of sprint. For a moment, Zhang Jiale tried to calculate how many opponents were left on the field. However, the pressure of this final 100-meter sprint and the stress brought to his body by running at full speed were almost reaching the limit of his physical load.
Keep it up!
This is the last straight runway!
Don’t worry about anything else, just go for it!
He had to remember the rhythm and frequency that Su Bai had repeatedly taught him, and control his physical strength to complete the final sprint on the track. He had to maintain his movements at every step so that his technique would not be distorted...
These alone have exhausted all of Zhang Jiale's will and strength. He no longer has the energy left to deal with other thoughts in his mind.
What's there to think about?
Steady yourself and run!
In the baton-passing area of the fourth track ahead, Chen Yada was ready to pass the baton. She was waiting for Zhang Jiale to arrive. And in front of Chen Yada's right, on the seventh track, Bahrain's second runner Nashar was also eyeing her eagerly. Her eyes were scanning back, and Bahrain's first runner was about to arrive at the baton-passing area.
The Bahrain team already possessed the strongest strength in the preliminary group B. In addition, the strong first-leg player of the Bahrain team was in the seventh lane, which was closer to the outer lanes. This resulted in the Bahrain team seeming to have a great advantage in terms of visual difference - at least, the domestic spectators who were still watching the game seemed extremely nervous at this time.
"At the moment, it seems that the Bahrain team's first runner is indeed in an absolute leading position, but the lead is not as huge as it appears now. After the second runner turns from the curve to the straight, the strength and ranking gap of each team will become clear...!"
In the commentary room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi was nervously explaining the situation on the field. The audience who came to watch the game because of the turmoil in the afternoon were also completely attracted by the intense game in front of them.
It is said that in competitive sports, strength is the absolute standard to wash away all stains, and this theory has now been verified to a certain extent.
Those spectators who were skeptical when Shao Minyi and Li Sen introduced Zhang Jiale before the game, when they saw the figure sprinting hard on the track, completely forgot the negative information that the haters had instilled in them, such as "he has a backer" and "he is not strong enough".
"Zhang Jiale's performance was more amazing than any of his previous individual events! In tonight's preliminaries, Zhang Jiale's performance was absolutely worthy of his role as the first baton!"
Li Sen's voice also sounded very excited. Even though they always maintained an optimistic and expectant attitude towards Zhang Jiale, they could not have imagined that in today's game, Zhang Jiale would be able to bring them such a big surprise!
Finally, after the first Indian runner completed the baton pass, Zhang Jiale rushed to the baton passing area third and handed the baton steadily to the second runner of the Chinese team, Chen Yada!
After Chen Yada took over the baton and started running quickly, Zhang Jiale barely ran a few more steps, then stopped, supported his knees with his hands, bent his body, and began to breathe heavily.
"It can be seen that Zhang Jiale's physical fitness has reached its limit, but his first appearance in the national team was undoubtedly excellent!" Shao Minyi's voice was very excited: "He has maintained the Chinese team's ranking in third place, which is a completely promising position! As long as they can maintain this result to the end... the Chinese team's mixed men's and women's 4x400m relay may not be without hope of advancing!"
"Good! Chen Yada is in excellent form today. After she took over the baton, during the short turn, we could clearly see her chasing after the second runner from the Indian team ahead!"
"Just keep it like this, keep it up! Keep it up!"
Just by listening to Shao Minyi's commentary, everyone's mind felt like a string was stretched tight. They almost wanted to smash the TV barrier in front of them and rush directly over the stadium to help pull the Chinese team's players to the finish line!
But this kind of thing is impossible after all, so everyone can only clench their fists nervously and look forward to the final result of the game.
As a female athlete who can meet the Tokyo Olympic Games qualification standards, Chen Yada is also among the top three in strength among all the female athletes in Group B. At this time, the only second-runner who is stronger than her is Nashar from Bahrain, who is a world-class athlete in the women's 400-meter sprint.
Except for Nashar, other female players on the track are almost no match for Chen Yada.
Just as Shao Minyi said, after taking the baton, Chen Yada rushed forward on the track, and in the bend, she started chasing the second Indian runner in front of her.
The Indian team was on the sixth track, and Chen Yada was deep in the fourth track. The distance between the two was originally narrowing due to the gap between the inner and outer lanes. Chen Yada's cornering sprinting skills were very sophisticated, and his overall cornering speed was extremely fast. In just a few steps of the cornering sprinting, the audience could see that the distance between Chen Yada and the second runner of the Indian team was rapidly narrowing!
"Okay!! We're going to turn from the curve to the straight, and then the merging line..." Li Sen nervously watched the two players on the track turning from the curve to the straight, and then he could clearly see that Chen Yada had already passed the merging line one step ahead, and then quickly moved to the inner lane!
"second!!!"
Li Sen shouted excitedly: "The Chinese team is currently in second place on the track. In the men's and women's mixed 4x400m relay, the top three in both preliminaries will advance directly, and then the top two of the remaining players will be selected to advance as replacements... The Chinese team is now in a position where they can advance directly!"
"As long as Lin Yao and Li Junhao can maintain the advantage created by Zhang Jiale and Chen Yadan, then in this match... the Chinese team is likely to qualify directly!!!"
At this moment, the hearts of the audience watching in front of the TV were already pounding - the Chinese team had a chance to enter the finals! This is the Olympic final!
You know, at the World Championships, the Chinese team broke the national record, but that result was not enough to make it to the finals. Today is the Olympics! ! !
At the same time, on the field, although the home team Japan also rushed very fiercely, it can be seen that their first runner fell directly to the ground after passing the baton, obviously exhausted from the all-out sprint. However, despite such a fierce sprint, coupled with the full support of the Japanese audience on the scene, the second runner of the Japanese team still fell into the sixth position, and there seemed to be an unbridgeable gap between them and the players in front.
Starting from the second leg, the gap in strength between the players and the teams was clearly visible to the naked eye. The Bahrain team, in first place, had an incomparable advantage, especially in the current stage of the second leg. Bahrain's second runner Nashar was not much inferior to ordinary men's 400-meter runners. With such a player on the field, even if Chen Yada tried his best to catch up, he could only slow down the distance between him and Nashar as much as possible and increase his speed.
And if Chen Yada can barely slow down the gap between her and Nashar and increase her speed, then the second female player of the Indian team behind Chen Yada, after losing the second place to Chen Yada, will also widen the gap between her and Chen Yada.
Just looking at the track at this time, the positions of Bahrain team first and China team second seem to be very stable.
On the public screen of the sports channel's online live broadcast room, everyone in the barrage was cheering for Chen Yada crazily, and some were even asking whether China's promotion was a certainty.
[Ahhhhhh, Sister Dan, you will always be my goddess! 】
[Oh my god, is there any big guy who knows the answer and can tell me, is the Chinese team sure to advance? 】
Soon, someone popped up on the public screen to reply.
【Unstable.】 】
【? 】
【? ? ? 】
The word "unstable" was written in special colored letters so that everyone could see it clearly. Immediately, a row of question marks appeared on the public screen.
[Oh shit, now the second team has opened up such a big gap with the third-placed Indian team, why is it still not stable? 】
【yes! Isn’t Zhang Jiale, the most dangerous player in the first leg, already stable? ? ? 】
Some viewers who didn't know much about the situation felt very anxious. They watched the game while looking at the comments on the public screen and felt like they were going schizophrenic.
[Although Zhang Jiale has stabilized, so far, our 400-meter event is still stronger among men than women. Su Bai has not been able to train more female athletes yet. Among the female athletes, only Sister Dan can hold up. Sister Yao is still a little worse. She and Lin Huan have not been able to break the 52-second mark so far. 】
This sentence had just appeared on the barrage, and in the commentary room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also bringing up the topic here.
"The Chinese team still has every hope! The only problem is that Lin Yao needs to be able to overcome this weak point, and Li Junhao needs to be able to withstand the final impact of the fourth-best batters from countries like Canada and India."
Among the strong fourth-runners mentioned by Shao Minyi, the fourth runner of the Bahrain team had a PB within 45 seconds, and the remaining two had results hovering close to 45 seconds. Li Junhao's PB of 45.07 seconds could not give him an advantage over these people.
The Chinese audience at the scene were all cheering for the Chinese team on the field.
"Come on!!! Come on China!!!"
Occasionally, the camera would focus on the Chinese audience in the audience, and one could see that their faces were red from cheering. The momentum and effort they put into cheering for the Chinese athletes were in no way inferior to any other Chinese athletes in any competition.
Many viewers in front of the TV did not expect that their passion for the Olympic Games would be rekindled because of a track and field competition when the Olympic schedule was almost halfway through.
Sprinting is the simplest and purest land sport. It looks plain and simple, but it can give all spectators the most direct sense of excitement in the simplest way.
rush! Go, go, go!
Come on! !
Almost everyone was staring at the stadium in front of them nervously, hoping that the third runner Lin Yao would be able to maintain the results of the first two legs and lead the Chinese mixed men's and women's 4x400m sprint relay team to the finals!
When Chen Yada arrived at the last 100-meter branch track, Lin Yao, the third runner of the Chinese team in front of her, had already been arranged by the on-site referee team to take over the baton on the second track - from this baton handover, the lane where the baton-taking player stands will be based on the current ranking of each team in the competition!
The third runner from Bahrain was obviously weaker than the second runner Nashar. From the naked eye, she must be the weakest runner of the Bahrain team. But even so, she had the foundation laid by the first and second runners of the Bahrain team. Her own strength was not weaker than the third runners of other teams on the field. So she still firmly occupied the first position on the track, and there was a clear gap between her and Lin Yao, who was in second place.
After Lin Yao took over, she quickly entered the innermost lane. There was indeed a clear gap in Lin Yao's speed compared to Chen Yada, but at this time in the field, Lin Yao's fighting spirit was not inferior to any of her teammates!
For Lin Yao, this track was one she had never thought she would be able to step on in the past.
Two years ago, before Su Bai came to the national team, the men's 400-meter event was completely ignored, and the women's team was even less popular than the men's team. The girls in the team trained hard, but their performance improvement was always very limited.
As the team leader, Chen Yada was also very confused at the time and even doubted whether she could make further progress.
The same is true for Lin Yao.
Although Lin Yao has not been able to break the 52-second mark two years later, her PB was only 53.75 seconds two years ago.
The result of 52.26 seconds was like an insurmountable mountain for her at that time.
Now, two years have passed, and their captain has not only achieved a significant improvement in performance at the end of his career, but also made it to the Tokyo Olympics.
She too...
Although she only stepped onto this dream race as a member of the relay team, this was enough to make her excited.
She is already 25 years old this year. At the next Olympics in four years, at the age of 29, she may not have the opportunity to step onto the Olympic arena again.
This year's Olympics may very well be her only chance to step onto this arena!
She hopes that she can leave more and better memories in this arena - rather than looking back on this Olympics several years later and thinking that it was because of her that the Chinese mixed 4x400m relay team lost the chance to enter the finals.
Hurry up!
Try harder!
She can!
She will not, and does not want to, let regrets be born under her feet!
"Amazing! In today's preliminary round, the Chinese team has given their all, regardless of the consequences! Including Lin Yao in front of us, she ran at an unprecedented level. This wild and fierce style is completely different from her previous running style!"
Shao Minyi's voice was excited and hoarse. He could hear the pounding of his heart and felt the stimulation that made his scalp ache.
There is opportunity and there is hope!
This word, which he had repeated countless times in the commentary of the game just now, became even more firm in his mind.
"Yes, we can face up to the strength of the Chinese team. When facing strong teams such as the United States, Bahrain, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom, the Chinese team still has a huge gap. Even if the Chinese team sends out the best lineup, it still cannot make up for the difference. But today's preliminary match, the preliminary Group B where the Chinese team is located... there is every chance for us to try to break through!" Li Sen also clenched his fists, looking in the direction of the field, nervously watching Lin Yao's final sprint.
From the moment Lin Yao took over the baton, the third runners of the Indian team and the Canadian team behind her were trying to rush forward. In the first half, the gap between Lin Yao and them was indeed narrowed. The narrowing of the distance made the hearts of all the viewers in front of the TV rise to their chests. In the second half, Lin Yao's state became more and more fierce. She ran so fiercely with an invincible momentum that even if you watch it through the TV camera, you can feel her inner determination.
Finally, when Lin Yao endured the pain in her throat as she breathed, and rushed to the baton-passing point in the most stable state, she steadily handed the baton in her hand to Li Junhao!
Fourth runner, Chinese team, Li Junhao!
After the baton was passed to Li Junhao, the cheers from the Chinese audience in the stadium became louder. Even from a distance, one could hear the audience's shouts at the top of their lungs and the excitement and expectations in their voices!
The last leg!
This is the last leg!
Among so many strong teams ahead, Zhang Jiale and Lin Yao, who looked the most dangerous, did not disappoint. With their own strength and hard work, they brought the Chinese team to its current second place.
Lee Jun Ho!
Ah Hao, come on!
You will definitely be able to bear everyone's trust and keep the spark of promotion alive until the final destination! ! !
"Li Junhao!!!" Shao Minyi's voice was so excited that it was distorted and hoarse. "China's fourth runner Li Junhao has taken over the baton. The passing between Lin Yao and him was neat and steady! Come on!!! As long as we can maintain the second place to the finish line, China will enter the men's and women's mixed 4x400m relay final!!"
On the track, almost from the moment Li Junhao received the baton, he stared calmly at the track ahead, and then took steady steps and moved forward!
Since his control flow talent was revealed, his control flow running style has gradually matured. During this year's winter training, through repeated communication and adjustments with Su Bai, he added his own unique personality to this control flow running style.
Before he ran out of the control flow, his running style was similar to Qiu Wen's, with a fierce momentum and a bit of free rhythm. This running style was more able to boost his own speed and feeling when he was in excellent competitive state and emotionally excited. During the winter training, he tried his best to find the balance between this running style and the control flow, and used his ability to perceive the rhythm and allocate physical speed to control his speed in an excited state.
At this time in the competition, he released this running style between control and relaxation, the Olympic arena, the cheers from the Chinese audience, the resentment towards those netizens who provoked and questioned him before the game, and the pursuit and desire for victory.
These emotions condensed into all the motivation for the game in his heart!
Behind Li Junhao, Canada's fourth runner had overtaken India's fourth runner and was trying to sprint forward, get close to Li Junhao and overtake him.
However, his attempt did not come true. Li Junhao's burst of speed when starting from the curve was very fast. After this rapid speed burst and cutting into the straight road, the distance between the Canadian player from behind and Li Junhao, which had been briefly narrowed, was widened again!
"Come on!! Come on China!!!"
Whether on site, on TV commentary or in front of the TV, the voices of millions of Chinese audiences are all united at this moment - Come on! Come on China! Li Junhao, come on!
When the fourth runner from the Bahrain team crossed the finish line first, all the Chinese spectators were ready to scream and cheer.
Finally, amidst the expectations and attention of everyone, Li Junhao from the Chinese team crossed the finish line of this mixed men's and women's 4x400m relay race with the second place!
"Success!!! The Chinese team has successfully passed the preliminaries of the mixed men's and women's 4x400m relay race. The Chinese team has been declared second and has directly advanced to the finals!!!"
In the commentary room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi's voice was so excited that it flew up, and Li Sen's voice was no less excited: "This is the first time that the Chinese team has entered the finals of the 400-meter event, whether it is a single event or a relay! Let us congratulate the Chinese team and congratulate these heroic athletes of the 400-meter sprint relay team!! "
The fair barrage in front of the TV and in the live broadcast room has already exploded.
[Success!] ! ! Oh shit oh shit, it actually worked! ! ! 】
[Fuck, I really thought the relay team had no hope, I was just watching the game... Shit, who the hell could have thought that I just flew up on the sofa! 】
[I will also perform a flying move on the spot!] Ahhhhh, the Chinese team is awesome! ! ! 】
The audience on the fair barrage were already crazy with joy, and on Weibo, some people were also expressing their feelings about tonight's game -
[Ahhhh, screaming chicken mode activated. I originally planned to go see the actual situation of the Chinese team just because of the online opinions in the afternoon, but now I just want to scream. Lele is so handsome, Danjie is so handsome, Yaomei is so handsome, Ah Hao is so handsome! ! ! Wow, I declare that all the members of the relay team are handsome guys, and there is no room for rebuttal! I almost believed those brainless trolls this afternoon! ! ! The Chinese team is awesome! ! ! 】
[Wow, wow, wow, I can’t take it anymore. I’m unconscious. I want to go downstairs and run laps. Why is the Chinese team so awesome! ! Awww, I'm proud of you! ! ! 】
There are many Weibo posts like this now, and they even attracted people who had not watched the game to watch the replay out of curiosity. Then these people came back to Weibo and screamed together.
At the scene, Jiang Wentao and others had already jumped up with excitement. Not long after, under their waiting and watching, the final results of all the teams finally appeared on the big screen at the scene -
Tokyo Olympic mixed 4x400m sprint relay preliminary group B final results:
First place: Bahrain, 3 minutes 11.97 seconds (sb);
Second place: China, 3 minutes 15 seconds 09 (nr);
Third place: Canada, 3 minutes 15.99 seconds;
4th place: Team India…
The Chinese team, with this not-so-top lineup, successfully advanced to the men's and women's mixed 4x400m finals in this Olympic preliminaries, and improved the Chinese team's national record in this event by nearly 1 second!
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