There is a consensus in the world track and field arena about China's, or Asia's, sprinting strength, which is that Asia's sprinting strength is generally weak, with only a few strong players, who are basically naturalized athletes brought in from abroad.
Among them, there are several more stubborn countries in Asia, such as China and Japan, which prefer to train local Asian players rather than spend money to introduce naturalized players.
Speaking of China and Japan, in recent years, although Japan still insists on training local Japanese athletes in the selection and training of athletes, several Japanese-African mixed-race track and field athletes have emerged in Japan in recent years, which has caused subtle changes in Japan's attitude towards the training of athletes.
Only China, knowing full well the weakness of Asians in sprinting, still insists on focusing on training its own sprinters.
Judging from the past history of Chinese track and field, the Chinese names that can truly be remembered by the world track and field are the previous generation of Chinese hurdles kings.
As for the sprint events, from the perspective of foreign audiences, the most they remember is - Oh, someone in Asia finally broke the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters.
Although domestic track and field fans are paying close attention to the progress of their country's athletes in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints, for many foreign spectators...
Chinese sprinter?
Will they be able to qualify for this Olympics?
Until this moment, the Olympic sprint finals, which had always been known as the yellow race’s forbidden zone, was not only broken in the 100-meter sprint event, but the Chinese athlete actually won a bronze medal in the 100-meter sprint event?
In the following 200m and 400m sprint events, the penalty areas in the finals were also broken through by Chinese athletes one after another!
This is definitely an eye-popping result!
Since when did Chinese players become so strong?
You know, even if other European countries have a large number of white athletes who are theoretically more talented than yellow athletes, they dare not guarantee that all white athletes in their country can squeeze into the finals in the 100m, 200m and 400m sprint events.
In fact, at this Tokyo Olympics, in the three sprint events, there were only three white athletes who advanced to the finals. The rest, except for the three Chinese athletes Fang Yu, Wu Yi and Qiu Wen, were all black or black-mixed athletes.
While the country was celebrating Wu Yi's victory, in the live broadcasts of the Olympics in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, the commentators of the track and field events in various countries were also shouting "the wolf is coming."
"This incredible oriental country! You know, just four years ago in the Rio Olympics, Chinese athletes in these three events had never been able to advance to the Olympic semi-finals! Oh, not only that, four years ago, in the 200m and 400m sprint events, the Chinese team could not even qualify for the Olympics!"
The expressions and tones of these commentators were extremely exaggerated, and everyone was marveling at this "miracle" from the East in this dynamic and static Olympics.
"It is hard to imagine what kind of changes China has undergone in these events in the past four years! But I think the 'wolf' has really come. Unbeknownst to us, Chinese athletes have already polished their fangs. The rise of these athletes reminds me of the 'Asian Hurdles King' who once lived in China. Will there be another strong player of that level among these athletes?"
In this semi-final, Wu Yi easily improved the national record he had set in the preliminaries.
Domestic track and field fans are already confused at this moment.
Someone just posted something on the Athletics Kingdom forum.
Subject: [I feel a little dazed, who will pinch me? Is the world crazy or am I crazy? 】
Topic content: [So far in this Tokyo Olympics, Fang Yu has broken the Asian 100-meter record with 9.88 seconds; Wu Yi has significantly broken the Chinese 200-meter sprint record with 20.03 seconds; Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen have significantly broken the 400-meter sprint record with 44.59 seconds and 44.57 seconds respectively...
Ahhhh, quick, someone come and pinch me? Is the world crazy or am I crazy?
I just finished watching the game and I am so dumbfounded that I can only scream.
9.88 seconds! ! !
20 seconds 03! ! !
44.57 seconds! ! !
As a veteran track and field fan for 17 years, I had dreamed countless times before the Tokyo Olympics, but I never dared to be as crazy as this Olympics. The 100m, 200m, and 400m, three sprint events, entered the Olympic finals at the same time! And at the same time, it breaks the record and breaks the physical limit of the yellow race...
This is truly a beauty that I couldn't even imagine in my dreams. I don't know what to say. Thank you to the Chinese track and field team, thank you to the Chinese athletes, thank you to the coaches of the track and field team, and thank you to generations of track and field people for allowing us to witness such an incredible miracle today! ! 】
The author of this post repeatedly praised the achievements of Fang Yu, Wu Yi, Zhang Ziyi, Qiu Wen and others. At the end, everyone could see his excitement and incoherent speech, but anyone who has invested emotion in track and field events can easily understand this feeling.
In other words, any Chinese audience can understand this feeling.
Proud, confident, and proud.
3l: [Nothing to say, Xiaoyu is awesome, Wu Yi is awesome, Zhang Shuai is awesome, and Erha is awesome too! ! ! ! 】
6l: [Awesome +1w, really, I have a lot to say, but I’m uneducated, so I can only say “fuck” to get around…]
10l: [Hahahaha, I'm not saying anything else, but the friends in front, Xiaoyu, Wu Yi, and Zhang Shuai all shouted so righteously, why is it that Xiaoqiu becomes an idiot? 】
22l: [Hey, what's wrong with Erha? Erha is friendly and cute. To be honest, when I see Xiaoqiu now, I automatically imagine him as Erha. When I see him running on the field, it’s amazing. I feel like I can even see his tail wagging…]
30l: [It’s too real. Sometimes I wonder if Xiaoqiu is a Husky that has turned into a spirit? 】
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This post, from the excited speech of the original poster at the beginning to the excited replies from the forum friends, seemed to have some strange topics related to Qiu Wen in the middle... But overall, just looking at the speech of the original poster, it can basically represent the excited mentality of the vast majority of track and field enthusiasts in the country.
On Weibo, 'Monkey King Runs Fast', who once criticized Su Bai but later became a die-hard fan of Su Bai, has been tirelessly spending money to attract attention to track and field events, especially track events, in recent years.
Not to mention anything else, just when Fang Yu, Zhang Ziyi, Qiu Wen, Wu Yi and others participated in the Tokyo Olympics, he held many lottery activities one after another, and he also very carefully went to the platform where Qiu Wen had donated money, and donated a large amount of charity funds to Fang Yu, Zhang Ziyi and other players one by one.
This time, Wu Yi's time of 20.03 seconds to enter the finals once again blew him away. Just a few minutes later, there was another retweet lottery event on his Weibo.
It can be said that this wealthy track and field fan is really working diligently and happily spending money on his favorite event.
After the men's 200m sprint semi-finals, although there were still women's 800m and women's 200m sprint finals, these two games had nothing to do with Chinese athletes. After Wu Yi, Liu Jiaonan and others accepted the corresponding post-match interviews, the Chinese team returned to the China Building in the Olympic Village.
At this moment, the live broadcast of the domestic sports channel was coming to an end. The person in charge of the live broadcast of the sports channel and the staff of the relevant data collection team also held a small meeting together after the live broadcast of the game.
The staff of the data company that has signed a contract with the Sports General Administration are now also members of the live broadcast team of the sports channel, chatting and laughing with everyone during the meeting.
To say that they have expressed their feelings countless times during this period, they never thought that the Olympic ratings and discussion heat would actually pick up because of the track and field events that started in the middle.
After all, the sports channel also has archived ratings of previous Olympic live broadcasts. Although affected by different factors, the ratings of track and field events have always remained at a very "stable" low level.
As a result, this event has become such a big dark horse in this session. Many events that were originally very popular, such as table tennis, badminton, diving, etc., seem to be less popular than track and field in this session!
During the discussion, the staff member from a professional data analysis company hit the nail on the head - table tennis, badminton, and diving are so popular because these sports are strong enough.
The world of competitive sports is an absolute world that admires the strong. Our country's teams and players are strong enough. We can watch these players crush players from other countries. Who wouldn't like to watch such an exciting game?
It is even more understandable that the popularity of track and field competitions is rising, and they are even trying to catch up with or surpass these strong events.
After all, the Chinese team is strong in events such as table tennis, badminton and diving, but it has been strong for so many years. Of course, the audience will still watch the games because it is fun. But when a "genius project" appears in the Chinese team, why does no one look up to it and start a comeback from the low point and slap the team in the face?
When this staff member asked this question, other staff members from the surrounding sports channels all laughed and said - is there anything else to say? Of course, I watch it to watch the plot of counterattack and slapping someone in the face!
It's cool to be strong to begin with and then crush other opponents. And it's also undoubtedly cool to be looked down upon by others and then counterattack and become stronger despite the incredible gazes of all opponents!
In this Olympics, track and field events took the latter path, and the key point is that they are even fresher!
Compared to other events that have been strong for a long time, track and field events have been making a comeback and are fresh, so how can the ratings and audience discussion be low?
And that's not all. For table tennis, badminton, diving and other events, watching the competition actually requires a certain threshold. Some viewers may not be able to understand the corresponding competitions, and most of them are just there to watch the fun.
Track and field events are different.
It’s also for fun... Track and field events are so much easier to understand!
There is no need to talk about track events, especially the sprint events, it’s all about who runs faster.
Events like high jump and long jump are also things that can be understood at a glance. Let’s take Liu Jiaonan’s hammer throw competition tonight.
Take the hammer throw for example. It seems so obscure and unpopular that most viewers may not have heard of it before. But what are its rules?
All it takes is for the contestants to throw the ball far enough!
Many times, being able to understand the game is also one of the important factors that attracts viewers to stay and watch and discuss.
While track and field events have so many important factors, many members and even coaches of the track and field team have the magical physique that can easily create hot topics and become trending searches - this is a magical physique that many celebrity idols in the entertainment industry can't even hope for.
Take contestants like Qiu Wen and Wang Shen for example, they are not only on the hot searches, but also have a lot of fans. As for Qiu Wen, he looks silly, but there are a bunch of his mom fans and dad fans online, crying and shouting, "My Husky is so awesome."
Where is Wang Shen?
As for the previous topic of appearance, he instantly attracted a large number of female fans, and with his aura as a world champion, he also has a lot of male fans.
In short, it's a one-hit kill.
In addition to them, there are also Zhang Ziyi, Cui Luoheng, Su Bai, etc., needless to say.
During this period of time, the team responsible for the live broadcast of the Olympics on the sports channel has been watching the track and field team become a hot search almost every time they compete in an event. Sometimes, even different athletes in one event become hot searches one after another.
After watching the whole process, even if there were staff from a data analysis company conducting a popularity analysis from various rational data angles, many people still had the same thought in their minds: "Whether you are popular or not really depends on fate." 】
After the competition ended on August 3, the entire Olympic cycle has officially entered its final stage.
August 8 is the last competition day of the Olympics. In terms of track and field events, there is actually only one event left on August 8, which is the men's marathon final. The next four days from August 4 to August 7 are the final competition cycle for most events.
Starting from the schedule of August 4, the number of events participated by the Chinese track and field team has gradually decreased. In the full-day competition on the 4th, there are many events including the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. On the 4th, there are only three events that the track and field team really needs to pay attention to, namely the 110-meter hurdles semi-finals on the morning of August 4, the women's 400-meter sprint semi-finals in the evening of the 4th, and the men's 200-meter sprint final.
Cui Luoheng, Chen Yada and Wu Yi are undoubtedly the most watched athletes of the Chinese track and field team on No. 4.
Early in the morning of August 4, at 5 a.m., Su Bai had finished washing up, and then went to the restaurant of the China Building. He borrowed a place and ingredients in the kitchen from Jin Manjiang's apprentice, and quietly made breakfast for a guy who always looked aggrieved.
After Jin Manjiang's apprentice and his assistants prepared breakfast for everyone else, he took a deep sniff and smelled the alluring aroma coming from the direction of Su Bai. He touched his stomach and felt that he was craving for food again early in the morning.
"Hey, Coach Su, why is this porridge you cooked so delicious?"
Everyone in the kitchen looked in Su Bai's direction, feeling a little greedy, but they also knew that Su Bai would appear in the restaurant during the competition, and the food he prepared was of course for the contestants. Although the food Su Bai prepared seemed to be more than just the amount for one person, the kitchen staff knew their limits and would not beg Su Bai to satisfy their cravings.
Just after six o'clock, Cui Luoheng had already appeared in the restaurant - he had a game in the morning, and while he needed to eat to ensure his physical strength and condition, it was best for him to eat 2 to 3 hours before the game, so on the morning of the game day, his breakfast time was also very early.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Cui Luoheng almost instinctively looked towards the kitchen. Then his eyes lit up and he quickly moved to the glass partition of the kitchen.
Jin Manjiang's apprentice greeted Cui Luoheng with a smile: "Ah Heng, after having the loving meal prepared by Coach Su, do your best in the morning's game! Coach Su came to the kitchen at 5 o'clock to make porridge for you..."
After hearing these words, Cui Luoheng's eyes were fixed on Su Bai, until Su Bai asked someone to help deliver the breakfast he had prepared for Cui Luoheng to the table in the restaurant outside.
Seeing that Cui Luoheng was still staring at him, Su Bai couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed Cui Luoheng's head.
"Okay, eat well and have good luck in the competition."
Although Su Bai only said this dry sentence, Cui Luoheng's eyes still lit up slightly, like a dog that had received affirmation. Su Bai felt that if Cui Luoheng had a tail, it would be wagging to the sky by now, and his ears would probably be shaking non-stop...
It's a pity that he can always maintain an "I'm very indifferent and cool" look on his face.
After Cui Luoheng sat at the dining table and started to eat breakfast, not long after, Lu Mengfan, who was also participating in the competition in the morning, arrived at the restaurant. At the same time, Qiu Wen, Wang Shen and others had also strolled into the restaurant because they were used to the schedule during the Olympic Games.
Qiu Wen had just arrived at the restaurant, but he keenly noticed that the breakfast Cui Luoheng ate was different from ordinary breakfasts. Then he let out a cry and looked at Su Bai eagerly.
Su Bai only needed to look at Qiu Wen's face to instantly understand what this unfortunate child Qiu Wen was thinking - the child was greedy, too greedy qaq.
However, Qiu Wen was lucky enough that he didn't feel hungry for long today. He only made nutritious porridge in the morning, so it didn't matter if he made a few more servings. Not only Qiu Wen, but also Lu Mengfan, Wang Shen, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Yada, Wu Yi and others had some.
Seeing the people in the kitchen helping to take out the porridge prepared by Su Bai one by one, Qiu Wen immediately hugged Su Bai happily and refused to let go, repeatedly praising him, "Xiaobai is the best." After seeing that there were so many servings of "Love Nutritious Porridge," Wang Shen glanced at Cui Luoheng with a smile in his eyes.
Sure enough, Cui Luoheng's back, which had been straight, now bent slightly.
After Su Bai distributed breakfast to everyone, he sat opposite Cui Luoheng and said to him with a smile: "This is specially prepared for you."
It was just a few words, and in an instant, Cui Luoheng's back looked much straighter.
After everyone had breakfast, some of the players got on the bus that the organizer had specially arranged for the Chinese team.
After the contestants got on the bus, Pei Jinan also walked onto the bus slowly. He glanced sideways and saw that Cui Luoheng was already sitting next to Su Bai in the seat that originally belonged to him.
Pei Jinan found it a little funny, but didn't say anything. He just sat down in the seat across the aisle from Su Bai, then shook his head in amusement.
The 110-meter hurdles semi-final in the morning was scheduled for 10:35. After arriving at the venue, Cui Luoheng looked back at Su Bai, and then, with Su Bai's affirmative and encouraging gaze, he waved to everyone and went to the waiting locker room with Lu Mengfan.
Although it is only a little after 9 o'clock in the morning, there are already many people in the country waiting for this morning's 110-meter hurdles race.
One reason is that the popularity of Olympic track and field events these days has attracted attention. The other reason is that the 110-meter hurdles event, which was not yet popular in the track and field events, has become the white moonlight of track and field events for many people because of the hurdle king era more than ten years ago.
As the 100m, 200m and 400m events have risen one after another, there will certainly be more people who also have the same hope that the 110m hurdles event, which China once had a place in the 'Age of the Gods', can also reappear in glory.
On the Internet, whether it is the Track and Field Kingdom Forum or Weibo, many people are now discussing the 110-meter hurdles semi-final which will begin at 10:35.
In the morning's semi-final, in public opinion, Cui Luoheng almost had a ticket to the final in his hands - after all, he was a madman who ran 13.16 seconds in the preliminaries. The only question everyone had about Cui Luoheng was what kind of result he would get in the semi-finals, and whether he would be able to break 13.16 seconds when entering the tube?
As for Lu Mengfan, who will also participate in the semi-finals, although track and field fans are looking forward to the former national team's 110-meter hurdles leader to advance to the finals, for Lu Mengfan, whose PB is only 13.26 seconds, it is undoubtedly too difficult to enter the finals.
[If... I'm just saying if, Xiaolu and Xiaocui can advance to the finals at the same time? 】
Someone posted a message like this on Weibo, and it was quickly forwarded by many track and field fans. However, even though they were forwarded, most people knew in their hearts that this message was just an unattainable dream.
Soon, the time turned to 10:30 in the morning, and the first group of athletes in the 110-meter hurdles semi-finals also entered the stadium under the guidance of the staff.
Cui Luoheng is also one of the contestants in the first group of the 110-meter hurdles semi-finals!
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