In several events today, the performance of the national track and field team was completely beyond people's expectations. From 100 meters to 400 meters, Fang Yu, Chen Yada, Zhang Ziyi... the performance of each athlete was enough to make track and field fans feel completely excited.
However, when Zhang Ziyi crossed the finish line, the race was not over yet.
After McNight overtook Zhang Ziyi when turning into the straight at the second corner, he no longer paid attention to his opponents behind him and was trying his best to overtake Lacasa in front of him.
He originally thought that this match would ultimately be a battle between him and his teammate Lacasa, but what he didn't expect was that in the last 50 meters, Zhang Ziyi of the Chinese team would be able to catch up from behind, counterattack all the way, and finally surpass him.
What he didn't expect was that behind him, two other players from the Chinese team were also sprinting forward, trying to catch up and surpass his ranking!
"Behind Mike Knight... is Qiu Wen!!"
In the final stage, Shao Minyi had just announced Zhang Ziyi's result in the commentary booth when he caught a glimpse of Qiu Wen who had been catching up with McNaird at some point and was very close to him.
A shocking thought flashed through his mind, but it was too late to speak it out.
However, Qiu Wen's final pursuit was also noticed by McNight. In the last ten meters, McNight also accelerated his sprint with all his strength. With only ten meters left, even though Qiu Wen sprinted with all his strength, he still could not overtake McNight in such a short distance.
In the end, the results of the men's 400m event were: Lacasa first, Zhang Ziyi second, McNight third, Qiu Wen and Li Junhao fourth and sixth respectively.
The audience before the live broadcast were still excitedly congratulating Zhang Ziyi for winning the runner-up. Only a small number of live viewers and the lucky people at the scene saw the final battle initiated by Qiu Wen in the last less than 20 meters.
This was an extremely short confrontation, but it instantly aroused the tension of many people. Although the final result was not satisfactory, Qiu Wen's performance was already impressive enough.
In the audience, Pei Jinan had just been excited by Qiu Wen's final sprint. When he saw Qiu Wen's sprint counterattack fail, he sighed slightly.
"Oh, what a pity, Xiao Qiu..."
Su Bai was also looking at Qiu Wen who was at the end of the track. Qiu Wen, who had crossed the finish line, was panting and scratching his head in frustration. However, he was depressed for a short while. When he turned around and saw Li Junhao, who was standing with his hands on his waist with a serious look on his face, he smiled again.
In the race just now, although Li Junhao lacked explosive power and absolute speed in the first half, his overall condition was still good. However, in the second half, he was affected by the slippery ground when he turned a corner, and his feet slipped slightly, which directly affected his overall condition. Although he tried to remedy the situation in the final stage, his opponents on the scene were not pushovers, and he finally crossed the finish line in sixth place.
Relatively speaking, the sixth place was a good result, but Li Junhao could not forgive his mistake after crossing the finish line - it had been raining for so long today, and among all the participants in the 400-meter event, he was the only one affected by the rain.
Thinking of this, Li Junhao became a little annoyed.
Qiu Wen, the heartless guy, didn't notice Li Junhao's irritability at all. After turning around and seeing him, he laughed heartily and wanted to pull him to congratulate Zhang Ziyi.
Su Bai stood in the audience, looking at Qiu Wen and Li Junhao, and found it a little funny. Qiu Wen's personality was really a good harmonizer in the team. There were many things and many people, and with his joining, the overall atmosphere could become much more relaxed.
Thinking of what Pei Jinan had just said about Qiu Wen being a pity, Su Bai didn't think so.
"Qiu Wen performed well today, and he is in his normal state. It has been less than a year since he switched to the 400m event in March last year."
"In this year, he has grown fast enough. Zhang Ziyi, a mature athlete who has trained in the 400m event for more than ten years, is almost unable to suppress Qiu Wen.
In the previous race, the reason why Qiu Wen failed to surpass McNight in the end was that his results had not yet reached that level. He did not miss any opportunities. I think there is nothing to regret about this result. ”
Pei Jinan didn't expect Su Bai to say such a thing. In fact, he also knew that Qiu Wen's performance today was very good and there was actually nothing to criticize. It was just that Qiu Wen's sprint in the final stage failed to overtake McNight. It was normal to feel a pity.
Although it is a good thing for a coach to have enough rationality, Pei Jinan still turned his head and looked at Su Bai and smiled: "Xiao Bai...you are too rational. Oh, I really don't know who can get into your heart in the future."
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Su Bai was stunned. He had never expected Pei Jinan to suddenly change the subject in this direction. He was about to say that he was not too rational, but at this moment, a large screen at one end of the venue lit up - the official results of the men's 400m final were announced!
In the commentary booth, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also chatting with the audience, talking about the series of surprises brought to everyone by the national track and field team in today's competition.
"First, Fang Yu's 9.96 seconds once again broke the 10-second mark for the 100 meters, breaking the national record. Wu Yi also achieved a good result in the 200 meters. In the women's 400 meters that ended just before, Chen Yadan also exceeded all of our expectations. With a score of 51.61 seconds, she was the first to win the qualification for the women's 400 meters in today's Qatar Track and Field World Championships..."
"Yes." Li Sen's voice was also full of joy: "Since the qualification for the Olympics and World Championships was changed from the AB standard in the early years to running into the qualifying score, Chen Yadan is the first Chinese female 400m sprinter to qualify for the World Track and Field Championships."
"In the men's 400m sprint final that just ended, Zhang Ziyi's performance was absolutely outstanding! Audiences familiar with Zhang Ziyi should have noticed that in today's competition, Zhang Ziyi was very 'active' and 'pursuing the limit' throughout the whole race, which is very different from his previous personal sprinting style."
"Yes, today, Zhang Ziyi showed us a brand new side of him, a warrior with a stronger desire for victory. I believe that this state will help Zhang Ziyi perform better in future competitions... Ah, the results are out!"
"Let's take a look at the final of the men's 400-meter sprint and see what the final results of each contestant are..."
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, after the game just ended, the audience began to continuously refresh the message "World Championship qualification!" ! ! ','Record-breaking record! ! ' and other comments.
Perhaps because of the overall atmosphere of the previous men's 100 meters and women's 400 meters, there were quite a few people posting these words in the barrage. Some track and field fans were worried that if there were too many such barrages and the final results were not ideal, it would affect the morale and mood of the audience. They also tried to post some other content to suppress them, but because there were too many people posting, they did not succeed.
Because of this situation and reason, when Shao Minyi really announced that the results were out, the track and field fans in the live broadcast room began to become a little panicked - what was the result? How much will it be? ? ?
At the scene, the players who were hiding in a corner of the stadium to avoid the rain also found that the results had been announced. Qiu Wen was the first one to discover it. He had very good eyesight, and after knowing the results were announced, he immediately turned his head to look at one of the large screens at the scene. Then, when everyone was still turning their heads to look at the large screen, his eyes lit up, and with a roar, he threw himself on Zhang Ziyi without caring about the wetness of his body.
"Ahhhhhhhh!!! Lao Zhang!!! You are so awesome!!!"
Qiu Wen threw himself on Zhang Ziyi. His tall and strong figure temporarily blocked Zhang Ziyi's sight. When Zhang Ziyi saw the results displayed on the large screen in the distance through Qiu Wen's shoulder, he was also stunned for a moment.
In the audience, Pei Jinan's eyes were already red - to be honest, his eyes had been red too many times today, but he was happy and excited. He almost wished that this opportunity to make his eyes red could come a few more times!
"This result... this result..." Pei Jinan took a deep breath. He wanted to say a few more words, but at this moment, the excitement always makes people's minds blank, and he doesn't know what to say.
In the commentary booth, Shao Minyi's voice became excited again - he felt that after so many years as a track and field commentator, he should have gotten used to facing the athletes' results calmly. However, recently, he was getting excited more and more when commenting on competitions.
He looked at the results being transmitted to him on the screen and said calmly, "In the men's 400m final of the Asian Six Nations Track and Field Competition, first place: Lacasa (Bahrain) 44.89... Second place: Zhang Ziyi (China) 45.24... set a PB, a... national record!"
"… Third place: Mike Knight (Bahrain) 45.36, Fourth place: Qiu Wen (China) 45.40… Sixth place: Li Junhao (China) 45.98…"
The results were still being announced, but once Shao Min announced Zhang Ziyi's result, the other results didn't seem to have much meaning...
Set a new pb and a national record!
As soon as Shao Min said this result, the rest of the results seemed to have no great significance... setting a pb and a national record!
Is this a sentence that Chinese track and field athletes have been waiting for for many years?
If Fang Yu's breakthrough of 10 seconds in the 100m in 2015 was a testimony to China's qualitative breakthrough in sprinting, then the light and handy figure of 45.25 seconds in the men's 400m sprint still makes many Chinese track and field athletes feel powerless and confused.
Is 45.25 seconds fast?
No, not to mention the world record, it is 1.32 seconds away from the Asian record of 43.93 seconds. And if compared with Japan, which is also an Asian country, Japan's 400-meter national record is 44.78 seconds, which is not only Japan's national record, but also the best 400-meter result achieved by the yellow race so far.
While Japan, also an Asian country, can achieve a result under 45 seconds, our country's men's 400m event has been stuck at 45.25 seconds for 15 years. The frustration and hardship involved cannot be forgiven by simply saying "our country lacks technical reserves in the 400m event."
In order to break the national record of 400 meters and to make further progress in the 400 meters event, Chinese track and field athletes have put in countless efforts, but after more than ten years of hard work, they have hit a wall countless times.
Finally, until this day.
Finally, this day has come!
After a lapse of 15 years, China finally had another athlete in the men's 400-meter sprint who ran a better result than his predecessor of 15 years ago. The 15-year time span was finally erased at this moment.
Fifteen years of anticipation resulted in 0.01 seconds of progress.
Pei Jinan looked at the name of Zhang Ziyi, who was in second place, on the big screen in the distance. Looking at the numerical score of 45.24 seconds behind Zhang Ziyi's name, his eyes, which were originally just red, finally couldn't help but shed tears.
"15 years... a full 15 years!"
Pei Jinan kept muttering these words. Apart from that, he didn't know what else he could say.
Suddenly, the phone in his pocket rang. He took the phone out and saw Wang Ting's name on the caller ID. In this match, neither Wang Ting nor Zheng Xingguo came with the team to supervise the game. They were watching the game together in the national team's coaching dormitory.
Seeing that it was Wang Ting's name, Pei Jinan quickly answered the call.
"Hey... Lao Wang..."
There was a hint of sob in Pei Jinan's voice, and his eyes were always fixed on the large screen in front of him that displayed the athletes' results. He didn't want to miss a single moment, as if he was afraid that if he blinked, the result of 45.24 seconds would no longer count.
It was clearly Wang Ting who called from the other end of the phone, but after the call was connected, Wang Ting remained silent for a long time.
In this phone call connecting the national team and the Six Nations Tournament, the only sounds left were the cheers and noise of the lucky spectators, and the silent breathing of Pei Jinan and Wang Ting.
After a long time, Pei Jinan heard a sentence from the other end of the phone: "...Old Pei, it's been 15 years!"
Hearing these simple words, Pei Jinan's eyes became sour again. With tears in his eyes, he seemed to be laughing and crying: "Yes, it's been 15 years!"
15 years ago, Pei Jinan and Wang Ting both witnessed the birth of the national record in the men's 400m event at the National Games. That time, there was the same cheering and celebratory atmosphere.
At that time, they only felt that China's sprinting performance was improving step by step. Although the 400-meter sprint was technically difficult, it could still be conquered.
At that time, they felt that the national record set in the 400-meter sprint was just the beginning, and that new records would soon be set in the 400-meter sprint!
At that time, they felt that as long as they worked hard and studied hard, China's 400-meter event would soon catch up with the top level in Asia. Maybe one day, the Chinese team's athletes would replace the Japanese team and take the 400-meter sprint record for the yellow race into China's hands.
How joyful the fantasy was at that time, how difficult the reality later became.
Who could have imagined that after breaking that record, what awaited them was a long 15 years?
Far away in the Track and Field Management Center in City B, Wang Zhengsheng, Jiang Wentao and others who were also watching the live broadcast of the game had expressions of emotion on their faces.
A full 15 years...
As officials in the track and field system, they themselves come from a track and field background, so they naturally understand how much bitterness there is that cannot be told to outsiders.
Wang Zhengsheng wanted to speak several times, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just looked at the live broadcast screen and finally sighed "OK" several times.
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, those track and field fans who were originally worried about what to do if Zhang Ziyi's results came out and were not ideal, had exactly the same reaction after hearing Shao Min announce the final results - their heads went blank and they were stunned on the spot.
Not to mention these die-hard track and field fans, even the sports fans who were shouting and posting comments in front, or the bystanders who were simply watching and knowing something about the 400-meter results, were all stunned at this moment.
For a moment, the entire live broadcast room was filled with passers-by who were attracted purely by the news of Fang Yu breaking 10 meters and the continuous promotion and hype in the past few days.
[Wow, this game also broke the national record? 】
[Is our country's track and field events quite strong? I watched the women's 400 meters just now and the men's 400 meters this time, and it seems that those black people can hardly outrun our athletes! 】
[At first, the 100 meters broke the national record, and now the 400 meters broke the national record again. Although the previous women's 400 meters did not break the national record, it is said that they have obtained the qualification for the World Championships, which seems very impressive... Is our national track and field team so strong? 】
Because both track and field fans and those who knew the situation were disappointed with Zhang Ziyi's performance, for a moment, the comments were filled with praise and confusion from ordinary passers-by. After these track and field fans came to their senses, they looked at the content on the screen and felt a little amused.
[No matter what, let me just say: Zhang Shuai is awesome! ! ! ! I'll give birth to a monkey for you! ! ! ! 】
【? The one in front, boy or girl, can you give birth to a monkey? 】
[Friends, don’t act like breaking the record is easy! Yu Ge’s 100-meter record was also set by him in 2015. Just think about it, today is New Year’s Day of 2019! As for Zhang Shuai's 400-meter national record just now... our country's last 400-meter national record was set at the 2003 National Championships, a full 15 years later! 】
【? ? ? What the hell? 15 years? ! 】
After the track and field fans recovered and finally had time to learn more, the passers-by in the live broadcast room who had originally commented on the game that it was easy to break the record in today's race were completely stunned.
Does this mean that the result created by Zhang Ziyi in the competition they just watched is what track and field fans have been looking forward to for 15 years?
At this time, it was not just the live broadcast room of the sports channel. On the Internet, the official Weibo of the national team and the official Weibo of the Athletics Administration Center, which had just posted the topic and result of Fang Yu breaking 10 again in the 100 meters, also spoke out at the same time again.
The official Weibo account of the Athletics Administration Center: [#张子义破15-year-old national 400m record# In the just-concluded Asian Six Nations Athletics Combined Competition men's 400m final, China's men's 400m star @张子义 broke the 15-year-old national 400m record with a time of 45.24 seconds. The previous creator of this record was Chen Wei, the men's 400m champion of the 2003 National Track and Field Championships. 】
Official Weibo of the National Track and Field Team: [15 years of struggle, 15 years of exploration and progress! As the most technically complex sprint event, the 400-meter race has always been lacking in the accumulation of Chinese track and field athletes in this event. However, Chinese track and field athletes have never given up and have always persevered! From 2003 to 2019, a span of 15 years finally brought about an improvement of 0.01 seconds! But we believe that in today's competition, @张子义's 0.01 second improvement is just the beginning. We will move forward step by step and win better results! 】
Not only the official authoritative Weibo accounts of these two track and field organizations, but also the Weibo of the General Administration of Sport, the official Weibo account of the Sports Channel, Zhalang Sports, etc., which just reposted the news that Fang Yu broke the ten-year record in the 100m not long ago, once again took turns to express their thoughts on the men's 400m event breaking the national record.
On Weibo's hot search rankings, the topic of the Asian Six Nations Athletics Combined Competition, which was originally at the top, began to attract national attention because of the content "the national record was broken after 15 years".
At the scene, the rain that had suddenly increased during the 400-meter race not long ago had now subsided again. It even seemed that a crack had appeared in the dark clouds in the sky, letting in a little sunshine.
At the side of the stadium, where the players took shelter from the rain, Qiu Wen had been hugging Zhang Ziyi like a wet monkey and howling for a long time, saying "Old Zhang is awesome" and "Old Zhang is so handsome".
After seeing Zhang Ziyi's results, Li Junhao temporarily put aside his annoyance and congratulated Zhang Ziyi sincerely.
On the contrary, Zhang Ziyi himself was in a daze for a long time after seeing the result of 45.24 seconds, as if he could not believe that it was his result.
For a long time in the past, Zhang Ziyi, like Fang Yu, Wu Yi and Lu Mengfan, had the title of project leader. However, compared with Fang Yu who broke 10 in the 100m, Wu Yi who brought the 200m sprint to Asia's top level, and Lu Mengfan who maintained Asia's top level in the 110m hurdles, Zhang Ziyi always felt that he, the so-called leader, was really unworthy of the title in the 400m event.
In a trance, he still remembered that last year, because of Qiu Wen's sudden rise and the S Province Track and Field Team's victory in the top three places in the National Track and Field Grand Prix, he, Wang Ting and Guo Dun discussed the coach Su Bai.
At that time, they just guessed that if they could communicate and learn with Su Bai, perhaps they could make some breakthroughs in their 400-meter performance.
Zhang Ziyi looked at the result of 45.24 seconds and felt so excited that he wanted to cry, but at this moment, no tears came out of his eyes.
An idea suddenly popped into his mind.
In the future, in the 400m event, there may be younger talents like Qiu Wen and Li Junhao shining and competing for victory, but at this moment, he can say with a clear conscience - he did it, he took on the responsibility of being the leader of the 400m!
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