The athletes on the eight tracks have already prepared themselves, and for the Chinese relay team, today's race has goals that most spectators cannot even imagine.
Before setting off this afternoon, Su Bai called Zhang Ziyi and other members of the relay team to the conference room individually. This is the pre-match communication that Su Bai would have with the team members before every competition.
It was during this seemingly ordinary exchange that Su Bai frankly exposed his "ambition", or in other words, his "ambition" for the current 4x400m sprint relay team.
He said: "I think you all know that in today's game, as long as you stand on the field, you have already made history. However, my expectation for you is not just to stand on the field of the final. In today's game, I want to see you run faster and use all your strength. Let's see how high you can go in this field."
“I hope that tonight, I can see you all standing on that podium together, and let everyone see that your limits are far more than just making it to the finals.”
When Su Bai said this, even Li Junhao, who was always arrogant and always patted his chest to say that there would be absolutely no problem no matter what Su Bai said, was speechless for a moment.
As a track and field athlete and a member of the relay team, everyone certainly expected the scene described by Su Bai. However, in the Olympic arena, even if they had firm determination from beginning to end, there was indeed a trace of self-restraint called "reason" buried in their hearts.
Of course, they had the confidence to make it to the finals, but in the finals, they did have some thoughts in their minds similar to what Su Bai said - as long as they stood on this finals field, they had already created a miracle.
Even though they had no intention of slacking off during the game, the thought of "having achieved the goal" was enough to weaken their mentality in the final.
It was also during this conversation that Zhang Ziyi dared to truly confirm that Su Bai had really had such ambition when he asked him and Qiu Wen to restrain themselves a little the day before.
In his original guess, he just thought that Su Bai hoped that the relay team could get a good ranking in the final. He didn't expect that Su Bai's real goal was to win a medal!
After a brief silence and shock, Zhang Ziyi was the first to nod and say, "We will definitely go all out in tonight's game!"
After Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Jiale and Li Junhao also gritted their teeth and nodded.
As for Qiu Wen, he has always been a firm practitioner of Su Bai's opinions. As long as it is Su Bai's instruction, his answer is "no problem".
Although Zhang Ziyi and the others were more or less nervous at the moment they agreed to Su Bai's request, Su Bai's outstanding record in predicting various games also made them have different expectations in their hearts.
if……
What if I could really win a medal? !
As long as people thought about the possibility of this, the fire of desire that was originally hidden in everyone's heart and that they dared not touch was ignited.
yes!
As teams standing in the finals, which team would not desire to win the final victory and get a medal representing victory and glory?
They know that every one of their opponents is strong.
They also knew that even if they all exerted 120% of their strength, they might not be able to win a medal.
However, they also heard Su Bai say with a smile: "In every Olympic Games, there are shocking dark horses. In this Olympics, the Chinese team is also a group of shining dark horses in the track and field arena. Some of you have already created dazzling miracles, so why not try to carry out this miracle to the end?"
It was Su Bai's words that completely ignited the desires in their hearts to the highest point.
Give it a try.
In this unprecedented arena, in this arena that they may never set foot on again in their lifetime - give it their all and leave their shining names behind!
When the starter's voice sounded on the radio.
When the voices of "Get ready, get set" echoed in the stadium.
When the gun went off with a bang, amid the cheers from the audience, Zhang Ziyi stepped on the starting blocks with all his strength, stared straight ahead with his eyes as sharp as a beast, and then broke out into a run - moving forward without hesitation!
"Great start! In the start just now, the one with the shortest reaction time was Zhang Ziyi, the first runner of my country's 4x400m sprint relay, who was on track nine! His reaction time was only 0.138 seconds!"
After Shao Minyi introduced Zhang Ziyi's performance, he keenly noticed that Zhang Ziyi looked particularly fierce in his momentum and state tonight. His desire to win was almost completely revealed in his forward posture.
"Zhang Ziyi is in very good shape tonight. He is currently in lane nine. Although he cannot observe the runners behind him, nor can he judge his own speed based on other runners, his rhythm and speed remain in excellent shape!"
"The Colombian first runner Martins in lane 8 is trying to close the gap with Zhang Ziyi, but he has not succeeded so far... Behind Martins, the American first runner Barnes has used his strong starting power to quickly close the gap with Martins at the start!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen continued to comment. In tonight's final, no matter whether it is from the United States, Jamaica, Colombia or... China, any team or any player on the field, their only goal is to win!
From the first leg on, the rankings of the players from each team on the field changed dramatically, but Zhang Ziyi successfully maintained the third position in the first leg!
The audience at the scene and in front of the TV did not initially expect this result. As Su Bai said, in the eyes of many people, the Chinese team's 4x400m sprint relay team's ability to enter the finals has already stood at a new starting point in history.
Just advancing to the finals is already an honor for the Chinese team.
The audience never thought that in the final, the Chinese team's first runner could still maintain the advantage of the top three!
How is this possible?
No...how is this impossible? !
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, when Shao Minyi saw Zhang Ziyi successfully pass the baton to Qiu Wen in the third place of the game, he felt as if his whole body was electrified and his scalp instantly went numb.
"The Chinese team... the baton has been passed to the second runner Qiu Wen of the Chinese team! Currently the Chinese team is still in... the third position!!!"
"Qiu Wen, come on, charge!!!"
The voices of Shao Minyi and Li Sen became completely excited from this moment on. They nervously looked at the large screen in front of them that was broadcasting the new number. After Qiu Wen took over the baton, he once again burst out with his chaotic rhythm and speed that made the other players around him feel alert and fearful.
Compared with the preliminaries the day before, the second runners from various countries today were obviously already wary of Qiu Wen in advance. Everyone only focused on their own eyes and did not observe Qiu Wen's rhythm and speed.
This method of improving one's concentration does have a certain effect, but athletes' perception of the rhythm and speed of their surroundings has almost become their instinct, and this instinct is not effective because of their forced control.
Qiu Wen's speed and rhythm still tore apart the rhythm of many athletes in a straightforward and unstoppable way, and Qiu Wen himself, within this rhythm, moved up one place in the second leg, surpassing Zhang Ziyi's position!
"Second place!!! The Chinese team's players are now in second place!!!"
Li Sen's voice was already trembling. He stared at the scene in front of him in shock, and then almost shouted out this commentary.
The Chinese audiences in front of the TV were already a little confused. Their emotions went through a process from relaxation to tension to excitement to disbelief. Watching the scene at this moment in the live broadcast, almost every audience member felt the same excitement that Shao Minyi felt.
Although this is only the second leg, the Chinese team now maintains the second position!
come on!
Come on! ! !
Come on! Bring him a medal! ! !
If the initial relief was because of the 'impossibility of winning a medal', then when the competition reached this stage and after seeing this scene, who wouldn't really want that medal?
Come on! Members of the relay team!
We are waiting for you, waiting for you to create an incredible miracle! ! !
When the baton was passed from Qiu Wen to Zhang Jiale, the audience in front of the TV were even more nervous - if the first two runners of the Chinese team, Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen, were both 400-meter sprint goats who broke China's 400-meter sprint record many times, then after the first two top runners finished their two batons, the next third and fourth runners would be the key factors in whether the Chinese team can maintain its current advantage!
In the audience seats, the national team staff sitting in the Chinese player zone seats have been shouting until they are hoarse. Not only them, but also the thousands of audience members who have traveled thousands of miles to Japan to cheer for the Chinese players, their cheers have also spread throughout the entire stadium.
Amid the cheers in various languages, Zhang Ziyi, Qiu Wen, Zhang Jiale and Li Junhao on the field could all clearly hear the languages of their own countries - they were saying, Come on! ! !
Back home in China, when the baton was passed to Zhang Jiale, his parents and relatives clenched their hands nervously.
Come on, Lele!
The advantage that Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen had gained before cannot be destroyed in our hands!
On the court, Zhang Jiale certainly couldn’t hear the voices of his parents and others at home, but what he was thinking in his heart was the same as everyone else’s - hold on! We must not let the Chinese team’s advantage be destroyed in his hands!
Compared with other players on the same team, Zhang Jiale’s competition experience is indeed a little immature, but his determination and spirit are by no means inferior to any player on the field!
Even though these top players on the field were much stronger than him, he still tried his best to stabilize his own rhythm and firmly blocked the inner lane advantage point previously occupied by Qiu Wen.
However, Zhang Jiale's speed was indeed slightly insufficient. The Jamaican third runner, who was originally behind him, saw the opportunity in the straight stage, forced his way to the outside lane and overtook Zhang Jiale. The Belgian third runner after Jamaica also successfully seized the opportunity to overtake!
"Hold on, you must hold on!"
After two players overtook in succession, the audience, who were originally excited, were shocked and just hoped that Zhang Jiale could maintain his speed and keep his current position.
However, Zhang Jiale on the field was obviously unwilling to give up the advantage held by Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen in front of him. On the last straight, he gritted his teeth, ignored the fatigue and muscle pain, and in the final sprint, he gradually caught up with the third runner from Belgium who was only one body length ahead of him!
"Great!!! Well done!!!"
Shao Minyi's voice had already become hoarse. During these short few minutes of commentary, the emotions of him and Li Sen were involuntarily controlled by the game in front of them.
Finally, Zhang Jiale passed the baton to the last runner, Li Junhao.
When the baton was passed, Zhang Jiale had already knelt down on the track. He no longer had the strength to shout words of encouragement to Li Junhao in front of him, but he thought that Li Junhao would definitely understand what he meant.
In the last baton, Li Junhao carried the results of the hard work of the three teammates before him, the anticipation of the Chinese cheers that were becoming clearer and clearer throughout the stadium, and the expectations of countless Chinese audiences watching the live broadcast.
Can he do it?
Many people watched the live broadcast nervously, watching Li Junhao's ferocious face, watching him take one step at a time with steps that seemed to be carefully calculated, and then little by little catching up with the Belgian fourth runner in front of him, and steadily surpassing him!
"third!!!"
When seeing Li Junhao finally overtake the Belgian fourth runner, many people's minds exploded.
Is it possible?
Can we really hold on to this third place, and then... take away a medal belonging to China from this Olympic relay race?
In everyone's anticipation and in the spotlight, people saw that the fourth runners from Belgium and Colombia were trying to overtake Li Junhao, but this stubborn Chinese runner never gave up his position even a bit, even though his expression showed how difficult and painful it was for him!
Finally, after the American team and the Jamaican team crossed the line one after another, Li Junhao of the Chinese team, also rushed across the finish line first amid the pursuit of all opponents!
The moment they saw Li Junhao cross the finish line, Shao Minyi and Li Sen in the live broadcast room of the sports channel were stunned for a moment.
Then.
"Bronze medal!!! It's a bronze medal!! " Li Sen's excited voice spread to thousands of households watching the live broadcast on the sports channel. He excitedly shouted in the live broadcast: "Congratulations to the Chinese relay team for winning another historic bronze medal in the men's 4x400m sprint relay at this Tokyo Olympics!!!"
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