Chapter 183
In addition to Su Yu, Jiang Yuan in his group also qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. However, Jiang Yuan failed to successfully reach the men's high jump standard of 2.33 meters during this period. In the end, he obtained the invitation qualification based on his IAAF points ranking.
As for Zhou Yuang, in the last month, both he and Gao Yansong's points barely reached the invitation line for the ranking, but each national team only has 3 quotas for athletes in one event, and Zhan Youming and Su Yu cannot be replaced, so in the end Zhou Yuang and Gao Yansong can only choose one of the two.
At the National Track and Field Grand Prix Finals and Tokyo Olympic Trials at the end of June, Zhou Yuang and Gao Yansong had another fierce battle. In this game, the strength gap between the two was not big, and Zhou Yuang won the victory with a gap of 0.03 seconds.
However, in the end, the General Administration of Sports counted all the results of Zhou Yuang and Gao Yansong this season and after comprehensively considering the performance stability of the two players as well as factors such as the players' age and competition experience, they still chose Gao Yansong as the last player in the 200-meter sprint event.
Because of this result, Zhou Yuang was rarely in the group for nearly a week. Even the exclusive red envelope sent to him by Ye Minghao was delayed for a while.
However, Zhou Yuang was not one who could be easily defeated. Although he was unhappy with the result, he quickly cheered himself up.
"Hehe, when I become awesome, I'll carry you in the 200-meter race!"
On the sprint training ground at the track and field team's training base, Zhou Yuang was still muttering to himself.
He came today to attend the pre-match training launch ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics. Although he failed to qualify for the 200m event, Zhou Yuang still appeared on the relay team's roster as a substitute for the men's 4*100m sprint.
However, Zhou Yuang and Jiang Yuan will appear at the launch ceremony today. After the training camp officially starts tomorrow, Zhou Yuang and other World Youth Championship contestants will set off for Nairobi, Africa. The World Youth Championship will be held there from July 10 to July 15.
Su Yu glanced at Zhou Yuang who was mumbling, then looked away and stopped paying attention to him.
Zhou Yuang noticed that Su Yu was looking away, so he quietly raised his hand and rubbed Su Yu's head from behind.
Su Yu turned his head expressionlessly and looked in the direction of Zhou Yuang. He suddenly recalled his thoughts when he first saw Zhou Yuang in the summer camp - how on earth did he feel that Zhou Yuang had brains at that time?
It's very confusing.
By the time Su Yu used his death glare to get Zhou Yuang to move his claws away, it was already time for the athletes' representatives to speak at the launch ceremony.
For example, in their sprint group, the representative who spoke was the sprint team captain Zheng Tianxi who has already returned to China.
Zheng Tianxi, with his usual dark face, gave a speech on the stage with a manuscript. The main idea was to carry forward the spirit of sports in the Tokyo Olympics, strive to be the first and go all out to win glory for the country. At the same time, he swore on behalf of all the athletes in the sprint group to maintain fairness and justice in competitive sports and resolutely reject doping.
After all the athletes and coaches' representatives had taken their oaths, the launch ceremony was almost over, and the training personnel for the Tokyo Olympics were taken to the training venues for different events.
For Su Yu, after Zheng Tianxi, Feng Chuming and Zhan Youming returned to China this time, the more important task in the following period of time has become the tacit training of the four of them in the men's 4*100m baton passing, rather than his individual training.
On the training ground, Sun Gaoshu was quite excited when he saw Su Yu, Zheng Tianxi and four others in front of him.
For the Chinese team, the men's 4*100m relay at the Tokyo Olympics is undoubtedly the most luxurious lineup in history.
There is no need to mention Zheng Tianxi and Zhan Youming, who are the creator and holder of the Asian record for men's 100 meters and 200 meters respectively, as well as the yellow race record.
Although Feng Chuming's time was slightly worse, his personal best of 9.99 seconds still broke the ten-second mark. Although he has not been able to break the ten-second mark again in the past two seasons, he still has no problem running under 10.10 seconds.
As for the newly joined Su Yu, there is no need to say more - since he won the WU18B 200m and 400m at the IAAF Challenge in Osaka, Japan at the end of May, the name Su Yu has become known to the whole world.
The young generation's world king of sprinting!
Although sports commentators in Europe and the United States still believe that as Su Yu grows older, he may no longer be as dominant in track and field events as he is now, there is no doubt that among the current athletes of the same age, no one can match him.
This lineup has been called a "dream lineup" by domestic track and field fans since it was announced on the Internet.
And now, this 'dream lineup combination' actually just got together for the first time today. After the gathering, Sun Gaoshu was still discussing with a few others the baton order for the final relay race among the four of them.
In the previous World Championships, Feng Chuming, Zhan Youming and Zheng Tianxi were the second, first and fourth runners respectively.
Logically speaking, if Su Yu was simply replacing the previous player, he only needed to complete the task of the third leg. However, before that, Sun Gaoshu and his coaching team had many discussions on the final baton order of the relay team. What they needed now was the final confirmation with Zheng Tianxi and others.
"I briefly mentioned this question about the batting order to you guys before, but you were all out at the time, so we didn't discuss it in depth."
Sun Gaoshu started the conversation, and seeing that Zheng Tianxi and the others had no doubts, he added, "You all know that generally speaking, our team follows the 2-3-4-1 or 3-2-4-1 method for the relay lineup. It's not impossible to just nest the previous lineup. For the third runner, Xiaoyu's ability in corners and mid- to late-distance runs can also be brought into play."
"But this is Su Yu's first time participating in a relay race. In a month, the tacit understanding of passing the baton can be cultivated, but it may still be a bit difficult for him to both receive and pass the baton."
"Our coaching team is considering arranging Su Yu as the first or fourth baton as much as possible, so that he only needs to pass or receive the baton, which reduces the risk of passing and receiving the baton due to tacit understanding."
"As for the two options of the first and fourth batsmen, considering Su Yu's ability in the later stages, it might be more appropriate to arrange him in the fourth batsman position... But in this way, his position will overlap with yours, Tian Xi."
Sun Gaoshu didn't like to talk too much, so he directly put the two plans that the coaching staff had discussed in front of everyone.
In the first option, the positions of the other people remain unchanged, and from the first runner to the last runner are: Zhan Youming, Feng Chuming, Su Yu and Zheng Tianxi.
The advantage of this plan is that the baton orders of Zhan Youming, Feng Chuming and Zheng Tianxi do not need to be adjusted. The three can continue to maintain their usual baton orders, and the third runner actually has to run a distance of approximately 120 meters to 128 meters. Because of the existence of the pre-running area, Su Yu can actually run at his most comfortable maximum speed in the second half, which is conducive to running a good third-leg result.
But at the same time, as Sun Gaoshu said, in this plan, the tacit understanding between Su Yu and his teammates may directly lead to Su Yu needing to slow down his speed when passing and receiving the baton to ensure smooth and accurate passing and receiving.
With one increase and one decrease, it is difficult to say whether Su Yu's joining will ultimately lead to improved results compared to previous players such as Gao Yansong and Gao Tianwu.
The second option also has some trade-offs.
In the second option, the coaching staff considered the following batons: Zheng Tianxi, Feng Chuming, Zhan Youming, and Su Yu.
In this plan, Zheng Tianxi's batting position was directly moved from the fourth baton to the first baton.
This is because Zheng Tianxi has a very strong starting burst, his future ability is very strong, and his starting technique is outstanding. If he is the starting runner of the first leg among the four legs of the relay race, he will also be a good choice.
In the fourth leg, Su Yu can also use his strong explosive power in the later stages, which should be of great help in the final sprint of the game. More importantly, the pressure of passing the baton on Su Yu is directly reduced by half, and he only needs to focus on the baton-passing technique and the final sprint.
Of course, this plan also has considerable risks.
Among the four baton positions, adjustments were made to the players in two baton positions, especially Su Yu, who made his debut as a member of the relay team for the first time. He was immediately placed in the strongest sprint baton position of the fourth baton, and this was in an arena like the Olympics.
Given Su Yu's age and experience, will he be able to maintain his condition, withstand the pressure and complete the sprint?
For the national team, these two options each have different advantages, disadvantages and risks, and it is indeed not an easy choice to make.
Therefore, Sun Gaoshu directly asked the question to Su Yu and others, hoping to have a discussion with them to see what they thought.
Sun Gaoshu originally thought that Zheng Tianxi and the others would have to consider it, but he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Youming laughed first: "Do we still need to consider this? The second option! Right, Old Zheng?"
Zheng Tianxi has a calm personality and doesn't speak as casually as Zhan Youming. However, after Zhan Youming said this, Zheng Tianxi did not deny it, but nodded to Sun Gaoshu: "Yes, I choose option 2."
In fact, Sun Gaoshu also knew that the overall advantage of Plan 2 seemed to be greater, but many people in the national team also wanted to play it safe. Plan 2 changed too much, and the fourth runner in the final sprint was replaced by Su Yu. Even though Su Yu's current strength was unquestionable, many people were still unsure. Therefore, Sun Gaoshu would consider directly asking Zheng Tianxi and others for their opinions.
Unexpectedly, among the four, Feng Chuming and Su Yu did not express their opinions, while Zhan Youming and Zheng Tianxi, who had expressed their opinions, had decisively expressed their choice of Option 2.
Sun Gaoshu thought about it, and finally asked Su Yu: "Xiao Yu, what do you think?"
After a pause, Sun Gaoshu said bluntly: "This plan does have advantages, but once it is announced, Xiaoyu, you will definitely be under the greatest pressure."
After all, although the relay race is a team event, the runner in the last leg bears the pressure of the final sprint and the pressure of determining the final ranking, so when the fourth runner makes the final sprint, it is often the part that attracts the most attention from the audience.
If the final result of the relay race is good, the audience will of course cheer and celebrate, but if the final result of the relay race is not good, the audience may start to find fault and analyze who affected the performance of the entire team in this game.
By then, Su Yu, who will be the fourth runner, will most likely be under tremendous pressure.
Sun Gaoshu subconsciously felt that Su Yu was still a child, and it was somewhat inappropriate to put such a heavy burden on him.
But after hearing what Sun Gaoshu said, Su Yu did not hesitate, but nodded directly: "Coach Sun, I can do it."
Hearing Su Yu's answer, Sun Gaoshu opened his mouth slightly, but in the end he didn't say much. Instead, he said to the others, "Since this is the case, if you all have no objection, then this ranking will be determined."
"You guys are all experienced in relay training. Team up in pairs and guide Su Yu, especially Xiao Zhan. You will be responsible for the final pass to Su Yu. You two must do a good job in the baton passing training."
After finishing the instructions, Sun Gaoshu walked aside. Zheng Tianxi and the others each had assistant coaches to help them. General training did not actually require a training coach to be there to watch over them.
Sun Gaoshu returned to the training ground and watched from afar as Zheng Tianxi and the others were communicating with Su Yu. The baton passing training in groups of two would soon begin. He hesitated for a moment but didn't say much.
Just now, when Sun Gaoshu went to discuss the final plan with Zheng Tianxi and others, Zheng Sheng was still instructing Gao Yansong on the key points of the pre-Olympic training, so he did not go to listen.
Seeing Sun Gaoshu's hesitation, he immediately understood: "Did Zheng Tianxi and the others choose Option 2?"
Sun Gaoshu nodded.
Zheng Sheng patted his shoulder and consoled him, "Isn't this great? In fact, after our overall evaluation, Plan 2 should have the best implementation effect. If the cooperation goes smoothly, the performance of the entire team can be greatly improved."
Sun Gaoshu also knew this.
In fact, he was not very satisfied with some of the more stubborn coaches in the team, but those coaches were right in saying one thing - the preliminary schedule has been released, and the men's 4*100m relay preliminaries are on the seventh day. In the six days before that, if nothing unexpected happens, Su Yu's individual competitions will be as full as in the World Championships.
In this case, is it really appropriate to give such an important fourth baton to Su Yu?
Before this, Sun Gaoshu had been hesitating for this reason.
In the Chinese team, there is a habit of "abandoning individuals to protect the team" in many events. If an athlete performs well in the individual competition but performs poorly in the team competition, he or she will easily be labeled as "selfish".
What Sun Gaoshu was afraid of was that Su Yu would run out of physical strength in the first six days of the race. If Su Yu did not perform well in the relay race, he would likely be criticized by the public.
If Su Yu was placed in the third position, the overall changes would not be so great and Su Yu's condition might not be so easy to stand out.
Seeing Sun Gaoshu's expression, Zheng Sheng shook his head and said, "Coach Sun, I think you are just worrying too much. Look at these two plans. Which one did Coach Xiao Pei prefer? Wasn't it Plan 2?"
"Pei Dingshan is Su Yu's training coach, and he doesn't think there is a problem. Why are you still worried?"
"Su Yu is a smart kid, he thinks he can do it, why are you so worried?"
Sun Gaoshu smiled bitterly: "You also said that he is still a child, just a 17-year-old boy. At this age, the pressure on him is too great..."
Zheng Sheng listened to what he said and shook his head again: "What are you thinking about, Coach Sun? A 17-year-old boy is already the backbone of our sprint team. You know that if it weren't for Su Yu, every coach in our sprint team would be scratching their heads."
"This is the last Olympics for Zheng Tianxi and Feng Chuming. In the 100 meters, the next person closest to breaking the ten-second mark is Su Yu."
"You know about Japan. At the end of last season, Ippei Suzuki ran under 10 seconds for the 100 meters. Besides him, Takitaro Fukushima also ran under 10.01 this season. He is only 21 years old. And Naoto Takahashi, who is 19 years old this year, also ran under 10.09."
"This season alone, so far, there have been seven runners who have run under 10.10 seconds."
"This Fukushima Takitaro lost to Xiaoyu in the World Youth Championship, but this Takahashi Naoto will be in this year's World Youth Championship. Can Ye Minghao beat him?"
"I don't think it's possible."
"In this Tokyo Olympics, Japan has dared to raise the standard of track and field events to such a high level. Their 100-meter athletes have successfully filled the field just like us by meeting the standard. Moreover, among these full-time athletes, Fukushima Takitaro is 21 years old this year, and the other one, Katori Shintaro, is only 23 years old this year."
"Not only in the 100m, but also in the 200m, Takagi Akechi and Kobayashi Yuki are both very strong players, and they are younger than LeBron. Below them are Shuhei Yamazaki and Tomoki Nakano, who are now the best players with 200m results under 20.40 seconds."
Zheng Sheng counted and said, "The Olympics are just around the corner, and there's nothing to talk about in the future. Given the current situation, if there's no Su Yu in our national team, we'll all be at a loss."
"The pressure from the national team's sprint group has already been on him. If we don't want to put too much burden on Su Yu, what we need to do is not to consider whether he can be the fourth runner in the relay team, but to try to dig out more fresh seedlings and train better athletes."
Zheng Sheng's words made Sun Gaoshu silent for a long while. Finally, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Alas, you are right."
What pressure does being the fourth runner have? In fact, the pressure of the national team has already been on Su Yu's shoulders.
He thinks Su Yu is still a child, but the fact is, once Zheng Tianxi and Feng Chuming retire, the only one who can support the sprinting event in the national team and make all track and field fans feel that there is still hope for Chinese sprinting is Su Yu.
***
On the training ground, Su Yu didn't know what Sun Gaoshu and Zheng Sheng talked about. After the relay team training started, he began to practice tacit understanding in passing the baton with Zhan Youming and Zheng Tianxi.
Especially after the batting order is determined, there will be a lot of tacit understanding practice to be carried out between Zhan Youming and him.
Because at the Olympics, the huge pressure of the competition and the cheers and applause from the audience may cause them to not be able to hear each other's cues well.
Zhan Youming assured Su Yu: "I will definitely call you loudly when the time comes to let you know that I am here."
Of course, now they need to practice passing the baton by swinging their arms forward and backward while standing. The main thing is to get used to the rhythm of Zhan Youming's commands, as well as his movements and positions when passing the baton.
The baton passing method used by the Chinese team here is the downward pressure passing method commonly used by teams all over the world.
This baton passing method is slightly more difficult to master, but once you've mastered it, the success rate is higher. The player passing the baton from behind can easily observe the palm position of the player receiving the baton in front, and with the help of spoken instructions, it's less likely to drop the baton.
However, for the Japanese team next door, although it was not until the end of last season that Ippei Suzuki successfully broke the 10-second mark in the 100 meters, the overall individual strength of the relay team members is still quite far behind that of strong relay teams such as the United States and France. However, the Japanese relay team has created many miracles in the relay race by relying on the innovative and improved upward passing method.
Zhan Youming is a chatterbox. During training, he kept talking to Su Yu: "It seems that some countries are trying to adopt Japan's improved passing method of the upward-lifting style, but we still use the downward-pushing style."
Regarding these contents, when Su Yu officially received the relay task, Pei Dingshan had already prepared the relevant information and handed it to him.
The information prepared by Pei Dingshan was quite detailed, including the impact of the quality of the baton handover on the athletes' running pattern, and various analyses were included.
So he understood what Zhan Youming said. At the same time, he also learned that the Chinese team had once considered whether to adopt Japan's innovative upward passing method, but for various reasons, they finally chose to give up.
Although Su Yu didn't talk much, it didn't affect Zhan Youming's interest in talking. After another set of training, Zhan Youming suddenly asked Su Yu: "I wanted to ask you just now, do you also use the standing style for your baton start?"
In a relay race, there are no starting blocks at the baton-receiving runner's position. The runner needs to start and pass the baton in the 30-meter relay area. In this process, the starting techniques of the baton-receiving runners are different, but generally speaking, they can be divided into two types: single-stretch start and standing start.
After hearing Zhan Youming's question, Su Yu nodded and said, "The coach got the research data on the single-push and standing start from the research institute and analyzed it. He thinks that I am more suitable for the standing baton start."
Analyzing from the data obtained by Pei Dingshan, the standing start is more suitable for athletes with strong speed and endurance. With the standing start, the instantaneous speed level after leaving the ground will be faster, which is more in line with his needs overall.
After hearing Su Yu's answer, Zhan Youming praised twice: "As expected of Lyles, you, Coach Pei, are really capable. No wonder the national team can rest assured that you don't have to go abroad for training."
To be honest, why would the national team send these players with better talent and performance to train abroad?
Every player's overseas training is a considerable expense. If the domestic training level can keep up, who doesn't know that it is better to train domestically?
But it looks pretty good now. Not only does the country have talented players like Su Yu, but the coaching team also has world-class level coaches.
For players like Zheng Tianxi, Feng Chuming and Zhan Youming who have been working hard to train abroad for a long time in order to improve their personal competitive level and for national honor, they are now able to see such improvements in the national team. Although they don't say it, they are happy for the national team in their hearts.
Thinking of this, Zhan Youming touched his chin with a smile: "If I remember correctly, Xiaoyu, your coach seems to be two years younger than me? So he is only 25 years old this year? Oh, not bad, it is true that heroes have always emerged from youth since ancient times!"
Su Yu: “…”
Su Yu, who was silently reviewing the baton passing training content, froze in place for two seconds after hearing Zhan Youming's words.
Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth...
After Su Yu linked Zhan Youming's compliment to Pei Dingshan, he suddenly felt that he could not face this sentence.
Even with his intelligence, it was hard to understand how Zhan Youming could find such a description that seemed to fit Pei Dingshan's actual situation but was also inconsistent with him.
***
That afternoon, when Pei Dingshan appeared at the training ground and began to help him consolidate other training programs, he saw a hesitant and silent expression on Su Yu's face.
Pei Dingshan saw Su Yu like this, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Su Yu: "What's wrong?"
Su Yu blinked and closed his mouth silently: "Nothing."
Pei Dingshan: “?”
Su Yu seldom lies. When he says "nothing", it looks like "something" at first glance.
In fact, Pei Dingshan didn't care what Su Yu had hidden at first, but when he saw Su Yu silently avoiding his sight, he couldn't help but want to tease Su Yu.
So he smiled slightly and said, "Let me guess."
"You didn't seem to be unusual during the initiation ceremony this morning, so someone said something during the training after the initiation ceremony."
"The three people who trained with you this morning were Zheng Tianxi, Feng Chuming, and Zhan Youming... Among these three people, Zheng Tianxi and Feng Chuming are obviously not the talkative ones."
Su Yu: “…”
Su Yu stood there silently, feeling like he was about to be skinned alive.
Smart people may be good at solving puzzles and learning, but may not be good at hiding.
Pei Dingshan looked at Su Yu's slightly red ears and smiled, becoming more certain.
"You feel uncomfortable when you see me, so what did Zhan Youming say about me? Maybe it was a compliment to me?"
Pei Dingshan looked at Su Yu's increasingly silent expression and said with a smile, "You shouldn't find ordinary compliments strange, so it must be the content of Zhan Youming's compliments that made you feel uncomfortable."
Su Yu: “…”
Su Yu subconsciously took a step back silently, then suddenly realized something. He quickly looked up at Pei Dingshan, feeling that his action of taking a step back had probably confirmed all of Pei Dingshan's guesses.
Sure enough, Pei Dingshan's smile became even more intense. He looked at Su Yu and asked, "Let me guess what Zhan Youming praised me for—young talent? Young people are formidable? Young heroes... or, heroes have always emerged from youth?"
Su Yu, died.
After seeing an autistic shadowy figure almost popping up behind Su Yu, Pei Dingshan also locked on the final correct answer. After rubbing Su Yu's head in amusement, he finally asked people to warm up and prepare for training.
After receiving Pei Dingshan's "pardon", Su Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he wondered with some annoyance, how could this guy Pei Dingshan work so hard every day and yet be so cunning?
***
That night, when Su Yu shared his sad story from the afternoon in the group, unsurprisingly, the whole group burst into laughter.
Zhou Yuang: [Hahahahahahaha, Su Xiaoyu, you now have come to this day! 】
Su Yu: [Hum gif]
Ye Minghao: [^^But what Zhan Youming said is also correct. Judging from Coach Xiao Pei’s age, he is indeed a young hero. 】
Jiang Yuan: [^^]
Su Yu silently glanced at the two smiling guys in the group, and felt that Ye Minghao and Jiang Yuan probably would not only not think that Pei Dingshan was cunning, but would probably also think that Pei Dingshan was really a master at seeing through people's hearts.
After another two seconds of silence, Su Yu decisively decided to give up this topic and instead asked about how the people in the group were preparing.
Tomorrow afternoon, the four people in the group except him will fly to Nairobi, Africa.
Zhou Yuang: [Everything is ready! Just wait and see how I show off my prowess in Africa this time! 】
Ye Minghao: [^^There is no problem between Huizi and me. 】
As for Jiang Yuan, he shared a dormitory with Su Yu, so of course he knew that Jiang Yuan was ready.
Looking at everyone in the group, Su Yu still typed seriously on the mobile phone screen: [I'm waiting here for your triumphant return! 】
Su Yu: [(Try your luck for a red envelope) Good luck in the competition! 】
In their group, because of Ye Minghao's existence, everyone gradually developed the habit of sending red envelopes. They didn't care how much the red envelopes were, because no matter how much they sent, it would not be as much as Ye Minghao, the rich man. However, every red envelope was a joyful sharing and blessing with friends in the group.
After Su Yu sent out the red envelope, a whole row of neatly written "Xiao Yu thanks the boss gifs" quickly appeared in the group.
Of course, at the end of these thank you boss emojis, there is also a scream from Zhou Yuang——
Zhou Yuang: [QAQ Why am I at the bottom again! Su Xiaoyu, as a student of the Department of Mathematics at Q University, shouldn't you use your mathematical knowledge to explain the probability of my group's red envelope being at the bottom for 8 consecutive times! 】
Su Yu: [0.0... emmm, it’s a very lucky probability. 】
Zhou Yuang: [. 】
Zhou Yuang: [Su Xiaoyu, I feel like you are mocking me! 】
Su Yu: […Well, it is indeed a very lucky probability. 】
After all, the probability of 5 people in the group trying their luck to draw red envelopes 8 times in a row is indeed a subtle level of "lucky"... the kind that can win the first or second prize by buying a lottery ticket, although Zhou Yuang probably doesn't want this kind of "luck".
After seeing Zhou Yuang being "humiliated" on a daily basis, the rest of the group sent "Xiao Yutai cool gifs" to express their "blessings" to Zhou Yuang.
Zhou Yuang: [……]
Zhou Yuang didn't say anything and temporarily blocked the group.
***
The next day, Su Yu still had to train as usual, while Zhou Yuan, Jiang Yuan, Ye Minghao, Jiang Ruohui and others followed the World Youth Championship team, took the national team's shuttle bus to the airport, and embarked on the journey to the World Youth Championship in Nairobi, Africa.
In the following period of time, Su Yu is still training the tacit understanding of baton passing with several teammates of the relay team. At the same time, as the start time of the Tokyo Olympics is getting closer, the high-intensity training of the players in the national team is gradually reduced.
Because after the final high-intensity training, the players need half a month to effectively transfer the effects of this high-intensity training into their own competitive state.
But apart from high-intensity training, the rest of the athletes' training and adjustments did not stop.
At the same time, given that the Olympic Games are about to begin, the national team has also urgently opened a separate etiquette course and interview course, mainly to provide some training for the players to avoid behaviors and expressions that touch on taboos in other countries in Japan.
In addition, due to the nomination of the General Administration of Sport, Su Yu and others who originally planned to set off around July 25 will set off for Tokyo, Japan in advance as the first batch at the request of the General Administration of Sport. As the leading figure in the sprint group of the track and field team, Su Yu will attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics with Zheng Tianxi, Feng Chuming, Zhan Youming and others.
Because of this sudden arrangement, Su Yu and his team had to temporarily have an additional training session with the national team delegation. However, this training will be conducted in conjunction with the organizer's opening ceremony rehearsal after they arrive in Tokyo.
While Su Yu in China was training and adjusting his schedule, Zhan Youming and others in Nairobi, Africa, also officially started their schedule on July 10.
Perhaps because they were really holding their breath, Zhou Yuang and the others performed very well in this World Youth Championship.
Among them, Ye Minghao easily advanced to the semi-finals with a score of 10.39 in the preliminaries of the 100-meter sprint. In the semi-finals, Ye Minghao again qualified for the finals with a score of 10.33.
In the final, he broke his personal best with a time of 10.22 seconds and won a bronze medal.
At the same time, Jiang Ruohui, who also qualified for the 100m, refreshed his personal best in the 100m to 10.42 seconds in the preliminaries and also advanced to the semifinals, but unfortunately he failed to perform in his good form again in the semifinals.
However, in the 400-meter event, Jiang Ruohui easily advanced to the semifinals with a time of 47.10 in the preliminaries. Later, in the semifinals, Jiang Ruohui successfully ran a time of 46.53, significantly breaking his personal best in history. At the same time, he narrowly qualified for the finals by ranking second among the remaining players.
Although Jiang Ruohui failed to break through his own limits and achieve a better result in the finals, he still achieved a good result of sixth place overall in the finals.
Among the three, the one who ran the craziest in the World Championships was undoubtedly Zhou Yuang, who was extremely exhausted.
In the preliminaries, Zhou Yuang advanced to the semifinals with the first place in the preliminaries with a time of 20.60 seconds.
In the semi-finals, Zhou Yuang once again advanced to the finals with his personal best of 20.49 seconds and first place in the semi-finals.
In the final of the men's 200m sprint, Zhou Yuang once again broke his personal best with a time of 20.43 seconds and won the men's 200m sprint championship in this World Youth Championship!
When the news of this result came back to China, domestic track and field fans were also shocked by Zhou Yuang's performance. Many track and field fans also felt deeply sorry for him after realizing that Zhou Yuang failed to get the last spot in the Tokyo Olympics.
However, more people still think that Zhou Yuang is young after all and has more hope and opportunities in the future.
While Zhou Yuang and his team were wreaking havoc in Nairobi, Africa, Su Yu had already packed his luggage and was ready to join the national team for the Tokyo Olympics!
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