Chapter 195 (Four in One)
Hurry up!
Faster!
On the fifth lane, Zheng Tianxi had forgotten all the opponents around him. He focused on the track ahead. In the first thirty meters of the acceleration section, his stride frequency had increased to an astonishing level.
If it were a few years ago, this acceleration in the first thirty meters would have been enough to send Zheng Tianxi to his maximum speed stage. However, after he successfully broke the ten-second mark for the 100 meters, he was stuck in a bottleneck for a long time. Finally, during his overseas training, he readjusted his forward acceleration technique according to the guidance of foreign coaches.
Until now, after several years of technical detail adjustments and improvements, his forward phase has been able to be adjusted from entering the maximum speed phase directly at more than 30 meters to entering the maximum acceleration phase at around 50 meters.
Zheng Tianxi's delayed arrival at maximum speed indirectly improved his lack of ability in the later stages, avoiding the loss of the game caused by a sharp slowdown in the later stages after entering the maximum speed stage too early.
But even after such technical adjustments, Zheng Tianxi has minimized the loss of speed in the later stages as much as possible, but he still knows that his later stages will always be an unavoidable shortcoming.
All he could do was go a little faster in the early stages - a little faster!
Only by accelerating forward with all his strength and maximizing his advantage in the early stages can he still maintain a certain lead when the speed slows down in the later stages!
So - the current speed is not enough!
In the first thirty meters, Zheng Tianxi displayed a posture and speed that were unmatched by other opponents around him on the track, so that the eight players on the entire field formed a formation with Zheng Tianxi as the tip.
The Japanese official commentator at the scene also exclaimed after seeing Zheng Tianxi's state in the first 30 meters: "Incredible Zheng! He is leading the field by a wide margin! "
And it is obvious that Zheng Tianxi's lead undoubtedly had a huge impact on the form of this game.
Just like Cameron Ewers in lane 6, he made a mistake in the initial acceleration phase due to the influence of Zheng Tianxi, so he is currently only in fifth place.
But Cameron Ewers is indeed a very experienced athlete. Although he made a small mistake during the explosive acceleration at the start, he quickly realized his problem in the process and accelerated again with a second burst in the first thirty meters!
This decisive choice quickly allowed his speed to improve again!
But at the same time, the speed of Italian player Federico in lane eight to the right of Cameron Ewers is also affecting the condition of the American veteran.
The Italian long jumper and sprinter also demonstrated his amazing burst and acceleration abilities in the first 50 meters of the race.
When the race advanced to the 50-meter race, Zheng Tianxi in the fifth lane had already reached his maximum speed. Up to this moment, he still occupied the leading advantage. However, Zheng Tianxi knew clearly in his heart that his greatest advantage could only go so far. The next 50 meters would be the biggest test for him!
In the Chinese player zone, the hearts of the Chinese team members were at their highest point. Sun Gaoshu looked nervously at Zheng Tianxi in the fifth lane on the field and had completely forgotten to breathe.
Hang in there!
Zheng Tianxi, hold on!
The only thought in Sun Gaoshu's mind at this moment was "persistence"! At the same time, his eyes naturally also looked at the arena. Behind Zheng Tianxi, threats from different opponents had begun to sweep towards him at this moment!
Maxwell, who was in the fourth lane on the left side of Zheng Tianxi, seemed to have not been affected by Zheng Tianxi from beginning to end. Although his forward burst acceleration ability was not as good as Zheng Tianxi's, his speed endurance was much stronger than Zheng Tianxi.
As the race approached from the 50-meter stage to the 60-meter stage, Zheng Tianxi's speed reduction was not obvious, but for the athletes on the field, especially for Maxwell who was on Zheng Tianxi's left, when Zheng Tianxi slowed down and Maxwell was gradually entering his maximum speed stage, this speed change was enough for Maxwell to feel Zheng Tianxi's speed decline!
Perhaps because he noticed that Zheng Tianxi's speed was gradually declining, Maxwell's speed on the track seemed to be stimulated, and he began to show a significant speed increase in the 50 to 60 meter stage!
In the seventh lane, Gavin Kovalchuk from Canada was also closely following the fourth position. The distance between him and Maxwell, Zheng Tianxi and Federico in the eighth lane was quite limited, with a difference of less than one body length!
There is no doubt that in the 100-meter sprint competition at the Olympic Games, the world's largest sporting event held every four years, these 100-meter sprinters from all over the world have given their best.
Even though Cameron Ewers made some mistakes at the beginning, he never let go of any chance to overtake!
In such a competition, Su Yu in lane nine started from the explosive acceleration stage at the start. Due to the combined influence of his age, physical condition and personal technical characteristics, even though he had tried his best and had the bonus of his starting reaction speed, he only ranked seventh.
Zhong Wen and others who were watching the race were cheering for Zheng Tianxi nervously, while also looking at lane nine where Su Yu was. They wished they could put a rocket launcher on Su Yu so that their academic genius could leave everyone far behind on this track.
But even though Su Yu was at such a disadvantage in the opening stage, the actual distance between him and the other opponents was no more than two body lengths!
This scene seems incredible to track and field fans.
In this Olympic men's 100-meter sprint final, almost every athlete on the field burst out at their strongest state. No one was willing to admit defeat, and everyone was sprinting forward with all their might!
"come on!!!"
“Ahhhh, come on!!!”
In the audience seats, the Chinese audience didn't know whose name to shout, so everyone was shouting "Come on!", hoping that their cheers could really bring a little strength to the two Chinese players on the field.
On the ninth lane of the competition field, Su Yu had already anticipated the situation of this final - the strongest opponents from all over the world, each of them was bursting out with their strongest power on this field with the deepest desire for victory!
This feeling has been stimulating Su Yu's state since the moment the game started. He can feel his heart beating wildly, and a desire from the bottom of his heart to surpass his opponent is spreading and burning in his heart like wildfire!
Hurry up, he wants to go faster!
What could be more exciting than being on such a field?
That's probably... being in a competition like this, and then being at a disadvantage of seventh place, overtaking the opponent in front little by little, right?
Su Yu didn’t know how many opponents he had the chance to surpass in this game, but he didn’t want to miss any opportunity...!
quick!
He needs to go faster, faster!
***
Starting from the 50-meter stage of this game, the competition on the field began to become more intense and complicated!
From the 50-meter to the 60-meter stage, Zheng Tianxi, who was originally in the first place, began to slow down gradually, while Maxwell in the fourth lane seemed to be seizing this opportunity to sprint towards and overtake Zheng Tianxi with all his strength.
At the same time, when the players in the middle lanes did not notice, the Italian player in the eighth lane had already successfully surpassed Zheng Tianxi in the fifth lane at about 60 meters!
The first people to notice this were the audience in the stands. From their perspective, they could clearly see that the Italian athlete in lane eight seemed completely tireless. Although he lost slightly to Zheng Tianxi in the first 50 meters, his speed and endurance were outstanding. He even reached his maximum speed at around 60 meters.
In the 20-meter stage from 50 meters to 70 meters, Federico sprinted with almost all his strength.
For Federico, Su Yu, who was in the ninth lane on his right, left him with a huge psychological shadow in the semi-finals. He did not want to experience the nightmare of being overtaken by Su Yu in the last twenty meters again in the finals.
The lessons learned from the semi-finals made Federico desperately widen the gap between himself and Su Yu in the early stages of the race where he had an advantage!
Only a large enough distance advantage can give Federico a sense of security.
And this sense of security also brought him miraculous performance in the race.
Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming in the live commentary room of the domestic sports channel noticed the Italian player in the eighth lane almost immediately.
"Federico!! Federico Cegli from Italy!!"
“Very strong speed!”
"Oh My God!!"
Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming in the live commentary room had never expected that Federico in lane eight could burst out at such a speed between 50 and 70 meters when he had already occupied the second place before.
Powerful forward explosive power coupled with sufficient strength and speed endurance, as well as a young and powerful physique.
This young athlete from Italy is bringing a terrifying possibility to the men's 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics while making his Olympic debut!
The moment they saw Federico officially surpass Zheng Tianxi, the same thought flashed through the minds of Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming - this Italian athlete Federico Segli might be the biggest dark horse in this men's 100-meter sprint final!
On the field, starting from the 60-meter stage, Federico has become the real leading player. At the same time, when the game entered the stage around 60 meters, Maxwell, an American player in the fourth lane, has also tied with Zheng Tianxi!
Not only that, the distance between Canadian player Gavin Kovalchuk in lane 7 and Emil Erasmus and Zheng Tianxi in lane 2 was less than a body length.
Among them, the distance between Gavin Kovalchuk and Zheng Tianxi on the seventh lane was only about half a body length!
Zheng Tianxi, who had originally had an absolute lead in the first thirty meters of the race, was in great crisis at this moment!
The hearts of the Chinese audiences at the scene were at their highest point, and everyone was screaming and shouting. Far away in the live broadcast room of the domestic sports channel, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming no longer had any extra mood or time to commentate.
They could only keep repeating their limited "Come on", hoping that Zheng Tianxi could hold on and successfully maintain his score and ranking before crossing the finish line! !
“Come on, come on, come on!!”
"Come on Chinese team, come on Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu!!!"
At this moment, billions of eyes from all over China were nervously watching Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu on the field, while some timid spectators had already closed their eyes in advance, not daring to watch the final developments of the game.
Everyone's fists seemed to be clenched tightly, not daring to relax at all.
At this moment in the competition, Zheng Tianxi was also trying his best to sprint to the front!
For a 30-year-old veteran, completing such high-intensity, high-level competitions continuously in just two hours is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Zheng Tianxi.
But fortunately, in the semi-finals, he had an excellent teammate to help him bear most of the pressure and burden!
After Su Yu qualified for the finals in advance in the second group of the semi-finals, he was able to calmly control his condition and consumption in the third group of the semi-finals.
There is a huge difference between a semi-final that is under control and a semi-final where the team explodes with all their might.
Perhaps judging from the performance data of the semi-finals, there won’t be much difference between the two, but the breath of relief in the semi-finals may be the difference that allows him to move forward with all his strength in the final at this moment!
This one step alone could be the difference between success and failure.
Although Zheng Tianxi could already feel his muscles crying out when there were still 40 meters to the finish line - as he got older, even with the full support of the national team's logistics team in the two hours after the race, his muscles' ability to recover was indeed not as good as before.
But at the same time, the soreness and stimulation from the body's muscles were constantly impacting Zheng Tianxi's mind, making him more determined to maintain his technical movements.
Only the last 40 meters!
Hang in there!
Zheng Tianxi, you can do it!
Just keep your technical movements intact, relax your tense muscles, and remember every movement and step that you have run thousands of times in your mind.
Every step, every step.
More than ten years of persistence, help and encouragement from Su Yu and everyone else, and from your own most desired dream and success...!
Zheng Tianxi looked at the finish line of the track in front of him and kept reminding himself - don't try to change your rhythm in the final stage. When you want to speed up and increase your stride to sprint forward in the final stage, what awaits you may not be an increase in speed, but a decrease in speed.
Believe in the skills you have honed through thousands of trials and tribulations - believe in yourself! ! !
In the last 40 meters, although Maxwell had successfully surpassed Zheng Tianxi, the gap between the two was still no more than one body length. Behind Zheng Tianxi, Emil in the second lane and Gavin in the seventh lane once wanted to close the distance with Zheng Tianxi, but Emil Erasmus in the second lane was the first to fail.
The famous athlete from South Africa wanted to increase his pace to overtake his opponents faster, but the increase in his pace directly disrupted his rhythm.
Although Gavin Kovalchuk in the seventh lane did not have an unbalanced rhythm, his speed dropped significantly around 70 meters.
At the same time, the audience in the stands burst into enthusiastic cheers - these cheers were not directed at the players in front of the field, but at the Chinese teenager Su Yu, who was in the ninth lane and had a gap between him and Cameron Ewers, who was in sixth place!
Also starting from around 60 meters, the figure on the ninth lane who was originally inconspicuous in this game, closed the distance with and surpassed Cameron Ewers at an astonishing speed since some time!
Then, in the 70m to 80m section, Su Yu gradually closed the gap with Emile Erasmus, whose speed further declined due to an imbalance in his rhythm.
In just a short 20-meter race, Su Yu in lane nine had successfully overtaken from seventh place to fifth place!
And his desire for transcendence has not stopped at this moment!
The last 20 meters!
Federico, who was at the front, seemed to sense the approach of Su Yu in the ninth lane. The Italian player, who was already in the first place, sprinted forward with all his might, refusing to relax even a little.
Not only Federico, but also Maxwell in the fourth lane, Zheng Tianxi in the fifth lane, and Gavin in the seventh lane were also sprinting forward with all their might.
The gap between the top four players on the field is less than one body length!
Behind them, the gap between Su Yu on the ninth lane and Gavin Kovalchuk on the seventh lane was only one body length.
No one is willing to give up, and everyone is doing their best for this final victory!
"come on!!!"
"Come on, Chinese team!!!"
In the Chinese players' area, the Chinese team's staff were almost screaming to the point of lack of oxygen in their brains. In the huge Olympic stadium, the densely packed audience was watching the final sprint on the field, and they burst into enthusiastic cheers like a tsunami.
come on!
come on! ! !
Finally, the last 20 meters, the last 10 meters! !
On the field, no matter it was Federico or Maxwell, or Zheng Tianxi or Gavin... in the final ten-meter stage, everyone was gritting their teeth, increasing the amplitude of their arm swings, and rushing forward with all their strength to complete their final sprint!
Especially the three people at the front, all of them were longing for ultimate success and victory. When they finally reached the finish line, everyone quickly jerked their heads forward, pressed their upper bodies forward, and finally crossed the finish line...!
Following this trio across the finish line were Gavin Kovalchuk in lane seven and Su Yu in lane nine...! At the final moment of crossing the finish line, the distance between Su Yu and Gavin Kovalchuk was almost undetectable to the naked eye.
However, Su Yu didn't know all this. In the final sprint, all his attention was focused on the finish line in front of him. He could sense that the distance between him and Gavin Kovalchuk should be very close, but he couldn't judge the actual gap between himself and Gavin.
When he finally crossed the finish line, he barely took a few steps forward before his knees went weak and he fell to his knees on the track - a state of exhaustion that he had not experienced in a long time on the track.
The three consecutive shots within one day today, especially the two consecutive shots with all his strength tonight, have exhausted all his physical strength.
The moment he successfully crossed the finish line, the desire to surpass and the excitement of competing with the world's top players that supported his body began to fade away, and he quickly knelt down at the end of the track.
It was also at this moment that the audience looked at the players on the field and gave their most enthusiastic cheers and screams for their performance.
But on the field, the only one who clearly knew that he had won and ranked was Federico Segli in lane eight.
The moment after crossing the finish line, the athlete from Italy started running wildly at the end of the track. He ran and jumped excitedly on the track, and then waved his hands wildly in the direction of the audience seats!
Hey! !
He won! !
Until Federico saw the Italian team staff running towards him with the same excitement and madness, he rushed towards his staff in ecstasy and hugged his friends enthusiastically!
***
In the live commentary room of the domestic sports channel, Tian Ruhui and Zheng Tianxi were the first to announce the results of the young Italian player the moment the game ended.
"The final winner of this Tokyo Olympics men's 100m sprint race is the young Italian athlete, Federico Segli!!"
Even though Federico's victory was certain, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming still felt that everything they saw was so incredible.
This young athlete from Italy was a long jumper three years ago. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be his first time to compete in the Olympics as a 100-meter sprinter.
Until the semi-finals, he did not give any particularly outstanding results. Even in the semi-finals, he was overtaken by Su Yu in the last 20 meters. In the end, he successfully advanced to the finals as Xiao Q's substitute.
In the final stage, he was in the eighth lane - a very marginal and unfavorable lane.
But even in such a situation, the athlete from Italy successfully defeated famous athletes from the United States such as Maxwell, Cameron Ewers, and Emile Erasmus, and won the gold medal in the final 100-meter sprint!
This is simply a miraculous presentation most suitable for the Olympics!
Of course, Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu from China were the most amazing part of this game!
As we all know, in the field of sprinting, it is recognized worldwide that black people have absolute dominance. In the past Olympic 100-meter sprint finals, not to mention the yellow people, even the white athletes who are considered to have better sprinting talent than the yellow people are very few.
Just like in today's 100-meter sprint final, except for Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu, the remaining six contestants are all black or mixed-race.
The existence of Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu is already the biggest miracle in this arena.
What's more, Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu also presented several wonderful performances in this game!
In the first thirty meters, Zheng Tianxi's absolute dominance of the game could still cause the audience to scream wildly even when the live replay was played.
In the final moments of the game, Zheng Tianxi's performance was still remarkable.
At this moment, the players and spectators at the scene, as well as the viewers in front of TVs all over the world are waiting - waiting for the confirmation of the final ranking and results of this game.
Just like in the live commentary room of the domestic sports channel at this moment, although Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming were still reviewing and commenting on the game based on the exciting scenes replayed on the court, they were also always anxious about the final result of this game.
Finally, after a round of exciting footage from the race was replayed, the large electronic screen at the scene flashed, and the final footage of the five players crossing the finish line appeared before everyone's eyes.
After Federico crossed the line first, Maxwell of the American team was the second to cross the line. Almost at the same time as Maxwell was the Chinese player Zheng Tianxi in the fifth lane - at the final moment of crossing the line, there was less than half a body length difference between the two!
Immediately after Zheng Tianxi successfully crossed the finish line, Gavin Kovalchuk and... Su Yu from the Chinese team crossed the finish line almost at the same time!
From the replay on the electronic screen, it can be seen that in the last 10 meters, Su Yu was almost tying with Gavin Kovalchuk, but unfortunately, the distance left for Su Yu to surpass his opponent was not enough.
When they finally crossed the finish line, the distance between Su Yu and Gavin Kovalchuk was only a hair's breadth.
Between the two of them, Gavin Kovalchuk was the first to cross the finish line, with the effective part of his torso touching the line first. Su Yu was only a little slower.
After Su Yu, the sixth person to cross the finish line was Emile Erasmus. The seventh and eighth places were taken by Cameron Ewers from the American team and Miguel Talbot from the British team respectively.
Of course, the rest of this is no longer important. When the Chinese team staff sitting in the Chinese athlete area seats saw Zheng Tianxi crossing the finish line third, the scene quickly became enthusiastic!
Sun Gaoshu even felt dizzy for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure. The Chinese team staff around him had already screamed wildly the moment they saw the result.
"Zheng Tianxi!!!"
“Ahhhhhh Jung Chunseok!!!”
Not only are there Chinese team staff on site, but there are also many track and field enthusiasts from China, as well as ordinary Olympic tourists from China.
These Olympic tourists initially just wanted to come to Japan to join in the fun and watch the Olympic games, check in and post something like "I also watched the Olympics live" on Weibo or in the Moments.
Before the results of tonight's final came out, they never thought that they would be able to witness a miracle moment belonging to the Chinese team on the spot.
Oh, no, there's much more than just one.
In the previous men's 100-meter sprint semi-finals, they had already witnessed the miracle brought by Su Yu and Zheng Tianxi!
For these Olympic tourists, everything that happened today felt like a dream. They never knew that watching a game live would be like this... so passionate, so exciting, so incredible!
At this moment, when they clearly saw Zheng Tianxi of the Chinese team crossing the finish line in third place in the final, the Olympic tourists at the scene also cheered excitedly along with everyone else present.
"Ahhhh! Team China!!"
"Zheng Tianxi!! Awesome!!!"
"The Chinese team!! Awesome!"
In the commentary room of the domestic sports channel, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming were also excitedly announcing loudly:
“Dear audience, it is now 9:00 p.m. on August 1, 2020, China time! Let us remember this miraculous moment together and remember the Chinese players who created this miracle!!!”
"In tonight's Tokyo Olympic men's 100m sprint final, Chinese athlete Zheng Tianxi successfully crossed the finish line in third place, winning China the first-ever Olympic men's sprint medal!!"
"At the same time, our 17-year-old young player Su Yu also gave an extremely outstanding performance in this game, and finally crossed the finish line in fifth place!"
"These two Chinese athletes have successfully added two magical touches of China to the Olympic finals, which is known as a forbidden zone for the yellow race!"
"Their performance has shown the world that China's 100-meter sprint is growing strongly - whether now or in the future, China's 100-meter sprinters will be an indispensable member of the world's top competitions!!!"
As Tian Ruhui's passionate voice fell, the picture on the electronic screen at the scene flashed, and finally, the results of this game were officially announced!
At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to the direction of the large electronic screen on the scene - the final results of the men's 100m sprint final of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!
First place: Federico Segli (Italy), 9.78 seconds (wind speed +0.1m/s), AR (European Continental Record);
Second place: Maxwell Williams (USA), 9.80 seconds (wind speed +0.1m/s);
Third place: Zheng Tianxi (China), 9.83 seconds (wind speed +0.1m/s), AR (Asian Continental Record);
Fourth place: Gavin Kovalchuk (Canada), 9.93 seconds (.122) (wind speed +0.1m/s);
Fifth place: Su Yu (China), 9.93 seconds (.126) (wind speed +0.1m/s), WU20R;
6th place: Emil Erasmus (South Africa), 9.95 seconds (wind speed +0.1m/s);
Seventh place: Cameron Ewers (USA), 9.96 seconds (wind speed +0.1m/s);
8th place: Miguel Talbot (Britain), 9.98 seconds (wind speed +0.1m/s);
When all the scores of the eight contestants were clearly displayed on the large electronic screen at the scene, a new round of cheers broke out at the scene.
In the live commentary room of the sports channel in China, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming exclaimed in disbelief once again after seeing the results clearly on the electronic screen:
“9.83 seconds!!!”
"In this men's 100-meter sprint tonight, Zheng Tianxi successfully won the third place with a score of 9.83 seconds. At the same time, his score also successfully broke the Asian 100-meter sprint record previously held by him!!"
"9.83 seconds!!! Zheng Tianxi successfully broke the 9.90 second barrier! And he significantly improved his performance by 0.07 seconds tonight!!"
In the live commentary room of the sports channel, when Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming were reporting Zheng Tianxi's result, there was still a sense of disbelief in their minds. It was all like a dream, and for a moment they could not believe that this was reality!
“…Dear audience, this is truly a night of miracles!!”
"China's 100-meter sprinters have sent a loud message to the world, telling everyone that the Chinese can also run under 9.90 seconds!"
"Chinese people can also strive for the top in the world's top sprint competitions!!!"
"At the same time, Su Yu on the field is also proving to the world that China also has top sprinting talents!!!"
"Three consecutive Olympic games, from preliminaries to semifinals to finals!"
"Su Yu ran under 10 seconds for three consecutive 100-meter races, improving his personal best 100-meter record from 10.02 to 9.93!!!"
"So far, Su Yu has undoubtedly dominated the world's 100-meter sprint for men under 20 years old! He has shown the world what a true Chinese 100-meter sprint genius looks like!"
"Dear audience members, let us congratulate Zheng Tianxi, Su Yu and the Chinese team at this moment!!!"
***
From this moment on, enthusiastic cheers began to spread across the country. No one had expected that in tonight's men's 100-meter sprint final, the Chinese team could actually win a medal!
A miraculous story, a miraculous reality!
Far away in the domestic city of S, in a certain auditorium specially used for official meetings, at this moment, the official leaders of S city, the leaders and coaches of the S Province Sports Team, as well as the parents of Su Yu and Jiang Yuan were all sitting in the seats below, watching the live broadcast of the game on the huge screen.
There were also reporters from S City TV station on site filming the game viewing event.
When they saw Zheng Tianxi successfully win the medal and Su Yu successfully cross the finish line in fifth place, the coaches of the S Province Sports Team on the scene could not help but cheer excitedly, and the leaders of S City were also beaming with joy.
Especially when Su Yu ran a time of 9.93 seconds at the end, breaking the world U20 record again, the scene burst into warm applause and cheers one after another.
Not only here, but also in dormitories of universities across the country, in every city, in every residential building, and even among sports fans who watch the game with their friends in bars...
Almost every piece of land in China erupted in screams and cheers at this moment.
"Zheng Tianxi is awesome!!"
"Su Yu is awesome!!!"
“The Chinese team is awesome!!!”
***
It was also at this moment that when Zheng Tianxi saw his ranking, he decisively turned around on the field, found Su Yu who was kneeling on the ground, and gave him a bear hug. His speechless excitement was completely concentrated in this hug.
In the hug that lasted for dozens of seconds, Zheng Tianxi finally took a breath after being extremely excited, and repeatedly said "thank you" to Su Yu.
There is no doubt that in tonight's final, he was able to hold on and persevere to the end to win the medal. The help Su Yu gave him in the semi-finals was absolutely indispensable.
Zheng Tianxi couldn't imagine what kind of emotions he would have when facing the game in the semi-finals if Su Yu hadn't helped him unload the heavy burden in advance.
He thought that he would grit his teeth and try his best at that time - because before the ultimate dream of winning a medal in the 100 meters, his bigger goal was the Olympic final.
For him, the dream of leading the Chinese team to successfully reach the Olympic finals is far more important than winning a medal.
Therefore, as long as there is one point of uncertainty, he will sprint desperately in the semi-finals and exert all his strength in the semi-finals.
And if this is true, then the final outcome of this game will definitely be very different from what it is now.
Now, he has realized his deepest desire in this Olympic final. For Zheng Tianxi, the person he needs to thank most is Su Yu!
At the scene, the moment the Chinese team staff saw Zheng Tianxi successfully win the medal, they jumped up on the spot, turned around, picked up the national flag from another staff member, and rushed directly towards the direction of Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu.
Soon, the staff draped the national flag directly on Zheng Tianxi's body. After putting on the flag, Zheng Tianxi simply pulled a corner of the flag, helped Su Yu up, put his arm around Su Yu's shoulders, let the national flag cover the backs of both of them, and then waved in the direction of the Chinese players' seats.
In the press pit at the edge of the scene, Liu Yu, Lin Weixiong and the photographers who were working with them, all of them had their cameras and video cameras in their hands, starting from the moment Zheng Tianxi crossed the finish line.
When Liu Yu saw from afar Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu, both wearing the same national flag and waving towards the audience, he raised the 800mm focal length camera in his hand and pointed it towards Su Yu and Zheng Tianxi.
Under Liu Yu's precise control of the angle, in the ultra-telephoto camera lens, everyone else around Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu was blocked out of the camera's frame, and all the images were locked on the scene of Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu waving to the audience and then hugging each other.
At this moment, the scene is boiling, and the leaders of two generations of Chinese sprinters, wearing the national flag, are after the 100m final of the Tokyo Olympics.
With a click.
Liu Yu used his camera to record this extremely precious scene at the moment - there is no doubt that this will be one of the most treasured pictures in the history of Chinese track and field sprinting.
***
Also at the scene, the students of Su Yu No. 12 Middle School were screaming excitedly in the direction of Su Yu and Zheng Tianxi on the field.
The moment Zheng Tianxi crossed the finish line, Zhong Wen excitedly hugged his brother Wang Yangming.
As classmates of Su Yu and Jiang Yuan, these students from No. 12 Middle School began to pay attention to China's track and field events and their classmates' performance on the field as early as when Su Yu and Jiang Yuan actually joined the S Province Sports Team.
They are well aware of how difficult it is for Chinese 100-meter sprinters to face a top event like the Olympics - the world's top athletes gather here to compete for the qualifications for the semi-finals and finals and the ultimate victory.
For Zhong Wen and others, they originally thought that as long as they could see Su Yu successfully advance to the semi-finals, it would already be a wonderful performance.
They had never imagined that tonight, they would be able to see with their own eyes their classmates enter the Olympic men's 100-meter sprint finals, and watch Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu achieve such outstanding results in this competition!
Compared with Zhong Wen, his cousin Wang Yangming seemed much more dazed.
Wang Yangming still remembers the scene when he first saw Su Yu, Jiang Yuan and others take to the field at the S City leg of the National Track and Field Grand Prix. At that time, he jokingly bet with Zhong Wen with his head.
From then on, I made up my mind to chase Su Yu all over the country to watch his games. Unexpectedly, in just the second year, Su Yu's competition footprints had already expanded from China to abroad, and the Finland World Youth Championship seemed to be still in front of me.
Wang Yangming still remembers the shocking scene when they saw Su Yu successfully run a result of 10.09 in the World Youth Championships in Finland. From the initial 10.41 in the S City sub-race, to 10.27 in the Z City sub-race of the National Track and Field Grand Prix the following year, followed by 10.19 in the Asian Games trials... then 10.12, 10.09, 10.06, 10.04... and finally 10.02 in last season's World Championships.
Everything seems to have happened just yesterday.
Everything is still vivid in my mind.
But the kid who once made it to the finals of the National Track and Field Grand Prix in S City, which was incredible, has now entered the Olympic finals and achieved such a brilliant record...
Wang Yangming looked in a trance at the kid on the field who still looked a little thin, and then hesitated in his heart - he seemed to have witnessed the growth path of China's sprinting king with his own eyes!
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In the audience seats at the Chinese player zone, after the previous enthusiastic cheers, the Chinese team staff now watched Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu waving towards them with the national flag draped over them. Many people took out their mobile phones to quickly record the scene.
Sun Gaoshu looked at the scene in front of him and the brilliant results of the Chinese team on the large electronic screen. At this moment, his eyes were already filled with tears.
“Okay, okay, okay…!”
Sun Gaoshu kept repeating these words at this moment. He wanted to say something more, but he had no idea what else he could say to express his feelings at this moment.
In such a scene, in such a scenario, any language seems pale and not colorful enough, and no words can accurately describe Sun Gaoshu's excitement at this moment.
Perhaps only Zheng Sheng and Liu Qinlong around him could understand his mood and feelings at this moment.
All this in front of me.
This is the desire of generations of Chinese track and field athletes, and it is also the dream of every Chinese track and field athlete.
They once thought that such a dream was out of reach. They were even more worried that with the retirement of Zheng Tianxi and Feng Chuming, China's 100-meter sprint, after more than a decade of hard work and improvement, would fall into a new round of long wait due to the lack of reserve players.
But now.
In this Tokyo Olympic final, two generations of Chinese sprint leaders, one of whom has fulfilled a dream that was once thought unattainable for Chinese track and field, while the other, with his performance, is telling every Chinese track and field athlete - in the future, they will still have his support!
China's 100-meter sprint still has a bright future!
At this moment, Sun Gaoshu and others were looking at this scene. It seemed that through the figures of Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu, they had really seen the bright future of Chinese sprinting slowly unfolding before their eyes.
"How lucky is China's sprinting?"
"Zheng Tianxi and Su Yu... these two geniuses who carry on the tradition have provided at least 20 years of precious time for the cultivation of sprint talents in Chinese track and field."
In the next ten years or more, with Su Yu's presence, the Chinese team will be able to train successor talents more calmly, allowing Chinese sprinting, which has already begun to make great strides forward, to move better into the future!
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