August 7, clear sky, outdoor temperature 30 degrees
The men's 4*100m relay final was the last event of the evening.
It is now the third day before the Olympic Games. For Su Zhe and others in the sprint group, tonight is the last moment for them to make a final effort!
For tonight's final, the relay team has already made countless preparations, including training on tacit understanding between team members, extreme training on baton passing between team members, repeated testing and measurement of the distance between the starting mark and the preliminaries within the team, and various basic trainings.
During the last pre-race discussion meeting of the relay team members in the morning, Su Yinsheng and the team members finally confirmed a competition policy repeatedly - to succeed or die.
Previously, in preparation for this relay race, Su Yinsheng and his coaching staff repeatedly trained the team members on a set of extreme baton passing methods. This method is simple to say, which is to complete the baton passing as close to the end of the relay area as possible.
Passing the baton at the most extreme position is what many teams want to achieve. Its advantages are very obvious. As long as the team members show mutual understanding and do not make mistakes, the more extreme the position, the faster the baton passer and receiver will be, which will have less impact on the speed of the two athletes passing and receiving the baton. At the same time, the final result of the entire team can be improved to a certain extent.
Of course, this extreme baton passing method also carries great risks - once the baton passing goes wrong, the team is likely to be directly convicted of a baton passing foul, resulting in the disqualification of the results in the end.
"Are you all ready?" Su Yinsheng folded his arms across his chest, sitting on a chair in the conference room, looking at the team members in front of him, and finally confirmed with everyone.
"Of course."
The person who answered on behalf of everyone was Chen Zhi. He was sitting in a chair on the left side of the conference room, looking at Su Yinsheng, who seemed to have a fierce look on his face, with a gentle but firm smile on his face.
Tonight's competition will be a big gamble for the members of the relay team. If they succeed, a glorious medal may be waiting for them, but if they fail, they may face the penalty of having their results cancelled.
But no matter who is in the team, they are willing to try their best and use their utmost strength to pursue the result of this gamble.
This gamble is to add another glorious medal to themselves in the course of their struggle, and also for the glory that belongs to China that they will carry behind them.
On the domestic Internet, although the overall Olympic schedule is approaching its end, people's enthusiasm for the Olympics has never stopped. Prior to this, the athletes who completed the schedule first have returned home one by one, and various commendation meetings in the country and advertisements shot by Olympic star athletes have been launched on a large scale.
For everyone, the whole month of August will be an Olympic month immersed in the Olympic atmosphere. In this atmosphere, people will only pay more and more attention to the Olympic events, and pay attention to what undiscovered gems and pearls there are in the remaining competitions.
In the early morning of August 7, after all the onlookers reviewed the schedule for the day, someone saw at a glance the men's 4*100m relay final, which was scheduled as the last event in the evening section.
Soon, some people who were just watching the show started to raise questions on Weibo.
[4*100m relay team! Su Zhe is in this competition, right?] This is the way to care about Su Zhe.
[How is the performance of China's 4*100m men's relay team? Has it won any big prizes before? What prizes can they get in tonight's competition?] This is the way to eat melons who care about the results of the competition.
[The relay team’s previous performance was average, but this time there are two people, Chen Zhi and Su Zhe. I remember reading a popular science article that seemed to say that the relay team adopted a dual-core strategy this year, and the performance will definitely improve significantly...] This is the crowd that has already heard about the related gossip before.
Because Su Zhe's sprinting results were all over the news before, many people know what level China's men's 100-meter performance is currently at. So... when the average individual performance of the relay team members is not as good as that of other participating teams, can the Chinese relay team still achieve good results tonight?
[…I’m in suspense.]
Many onlookers are not optimistic about the performance of the Chinese relay team tonight.
Although the Chinese team had players like Su Zhe and Chen Zhi who raised the average performance level, someone else showed off the 100-meter performance of all members of the relay team.
In addition to Su Zhe and Chen Zhi, the other two members of the relay team are Zhao Zhixuan and Meng Hao. One of them has an average score of 10.13 seconds, and the other has an average score of 10.24 seconds. Under the impact balance of this set of data, even if Su Zhe and Chen Zhi's scores can raise the level, the final average score of the four people is already beyond 10.10 seconds.
Compared with the average scores of several other finalist teams, the average scores of the Chinese relay team have absolutely no advantages.
Of course, it is not just the Weibo users who are discussing this topic. In the track and field kingdom, the final ranking and possible outcomes of this relay race have been discussed countless times.
[Bet on a baton foul in tonight's US game...]
[Will the Japanese team win the gold medal tonight in their home stadium? 】
【On the changes that the dual core of Su Zhe and Chen Zhi will bring to the Chinese relay team! 】
[In yesterday's preliminaries, the first three runners performed very well. In order to save his energy for the 110-meter hurdles, Zhe Shao did not run at full speed. If Zhe Shao ran at full speed today, would our team be able to win a medal in the end? ]
There are seven or eight pages of posts discussing all these issues. Everyone can be said to be looking forward to this game, but also feeling a bit nervous.
No one knows what the outcome of the competition will be.
As night fell, the relay team members had already arrived at the competition venue and were making final preparations for the last relay race of the evening.
In the warm-up field, players from eight teams were all there, and no one interfered with each other. Even Holness, after seeing Suzhe, just waved excitedly, letting the Jamaican sprint star Hillm carry him and continue to warm up.
Tonight, the eight teams officially participating in the 4*100m final are the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Britain and Brazil.
The eight teams are now gearing up for the start of the competition and the fight for the top medal.
Among all the teams, the most serious atmosphere at this moment belongs to the Japanese team. In the team, Yuki Minamiyama, Shota Shiraishi, Kimihiko Kobayashi and Hiroaki Takeshita are encouraging each other and swearing for this battle of honor for them.
For the Japanese team, the men's 4*100m event has always been their strong point. Now, they are on their home court. Under such circumstances, if they still cannot win a medal, how can they face the people of their own country?
For the four members of the Japanese relay team, tonight's battle is a battle in which they must win and not lose, so they are ready to give it their all.
In fact, in an arena like the Olympics, which team does not desire to win?
Although the game has not officially started yet, in the warm-up venue, all the teams have been clearly separated. Everyone is restraining their restless and enthusiastic hearts, waiting for the official start of the next final.
The 4*100m relay is also a very important team event for the Olympics. Before the start of the race, all other events in the arena have been completed, and only the team for the last event is about to take the stage.
Inside the Tokyo New National Stadium, bright lights made the entire stadium as bright as day. The 80,000-seat stadium was packed. Even though it was already 10:30 in the evening, every spectator in the audience was filled with excitement, and no one looked tired.
At the commentary booth, Ishida Ippei loudly announced: [Next, let us welcome the eight participating teams in the men's 4*100m final! ]
Under the guidance of the staff, the lights on the field suddenly dimmed. Then, members of each team came on stage one by one to the sound of exciting music. The spotlight was focused on each athlete. The large screen on the scene also displayed various information such as the athlete's participating country and historical achievements. At the same time, Kazuhei Ishida also gave each athlete a separate explanation in his passionate voice.
When the four players of the Japanese team came on stage one by one, the atmosphere was heated to the highest point. The audience from Japan cheered for the players of their country at the top of their voices and paid their most sincere respects to their appearance.
In addition to the cheers when the Japanese team came on stage, another climax came from Su Zhe's appearance. For many Japanese people, Su Zhe is also the most familiar player among all the foreign athletes present. Although he is also an opponent of the Japanese team, people are still willing to give him their encouragement at this time.
After the 15-minute entrance ceremony, all team members officially arrived at the competition venue. Without any unnecessary movements, everyone quickly went to their designated positions and began to measure and confirm the location of the starting marker.
The Chinese team scored 37.85 seconds in the preliminaries, ranking fourth in the total score. In the final, they were drawn to the fifth lane. On the left of the Chinese team, in the fourth lane, was the host Japanese team. On the left of the Japanese team was the strongest team in the final, the American relay team.
In the live broadcast room of the domestic sports channel, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan were also observing the various situations on the court.
"There is no weak team in today's competition. Before today's competition, our frontline reporter Xu Zhi just interviewed the sprint head coach of the Chinese track and field team, Su Yinsheng. Coach Su said that in tonight's competition, our Chinese relay team is ready to go all out."
"The Chinese relay team has trained a set of extreme baton handover methods. If our team members can successfully complete this extreme baton handover operation during the competition, it is very likely to significantly improve the team's performance. However, Coach Su also said that this baton handover method is likely to result in a foul. Once a foul occurs, the Chinese relay team will face the penalty of having their performance cancelled."
"This extreme baton-passing method is a double-edged sword. It all depends on whether our relay team members can make good use of this dangerous sword in the competition tonight."
The ultimate baton handover?
Most of the Chinese audience before the live broadcast were confused when they heard about this baton-passing method. Many people were not clear about the specific rules of the relay race, and after hearing this term, they often just thought it "seemed very impressive."
For track and field fans who have been following track and field events for a long time, after a simple thought, they roughly understand what the so-called extreme baton strategy is.
It is just as Zhang Jing said during the explanation, this way of passing the baton is to keep testing on the edge of danger. If the test is successful, rich results will be obtained, but if the test fails, nothing will be obtained.
After realizing that the Chinese team had chosen such an extreme strategy, the already nervous track and field fans felt even more terrified.
Does this strategy really work?
Many people kept asking this question in their hearts, and the anxiety and expectation reached its peak at this moment.
Japan, Tokyo New National Stadium, competition site
At the noisy competition venue, all teams have completed their preparations. At the starting point of the first leg, the first runners of the eight teams have already made their own preparations. They squat on the starting blocks, holding the baton calmly, and then take a deep breath, waiting for the referee to announce the official start of the game.
On Track 5, Zhao Zhixuan was taking his last set of deep breaths, then closed his eyes and waited for the referee's voice.
When he closed his eyes, the surrounding noise was gradually filtered out of his mind, and the thumping sound of his heartbeat gradually reached its peak. Listening to the interweaving of the noise on the scene and the heartbeat, the heat in his body gradually surged.
[This time, this time...]
Zhao Zhixuan tightly grasped the baton in his hand and silently said in his heart: [Come on, this is a gamble where you can only win and not lose! ]
When the referee's voice sounded on the radio, the eight competitors lined up on the starting track perked up and began to listen attentively to the referee's next instructions.
【Everyone, take your positions and get ready. 】
After these two calm voices were rang out, there followed the crisp sound of a starting gun - "bang"!
The competition has begun!
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, the moment the game started, the atmosphere became tense again.
"The competition has begun!" Wang Miaochuan looked at the 98 teams starting on the screen and didn't dare to be distracted for a moment: "Good! Zhao Zhixuan's first run started very quickly. At present, there is no problem with the Chinese team's start!"
On the track, just as Wang Miaochuan said, Zhao Zhixuan reacted quickly to the shot and his start on the curve was also very smooth. After the start, he ran a beautiful arc on the curve at a speed close to his limit.
Starting and accelerating on a curve is certainly difficult, but with enough training and enough methods and techniques to fight the centrifugal force, starting on a curve will no longer be so scary.
For this day, in order to help his team gain even the slightest advantage in the relay race, Zhao Zhixuan practiced cornering starts over and over again in the countless training days before. He integrated this cornering technique into his physical instincts and gradually acquired the ability to run at 95% of the speed of a straight line on a corner.
Step, step, step...
Zhao Zhixuan's steps are light, fast and steady. Even the position with the greatest centrifugal force in the corners cannot have much impact on him.
However, Zhao Zhixuan had a smooth start. Behind him, the two athletes from the Japanese and American teams were also in excellent condition at the start!
On track 4 is Shiraishi Shota, who is known as the ferocious beast on the track. He is indeed like a ferocious beast. Even on the curves, he runs with an indomitable momentum. His face looks a little fierce and terrifying at this moment. In order to fight for any possibility of victory for his team, he is trying his best on this track!
On Track 3, the first runner from the US team, Evenson, was gradually approaching - Evenson's personal strength was still so terrifying on this track!
“Come on!!! Come on!!!”
In the audience, the cheers of 80,000 people gathered together, almost having a deafening effect. This crazy and heart-wrenching shouting was the Japanese audience's eager anticipation and encouragement for the final results of their country's athletes.
This cheering may bring endless passion and strength to the members of the Japanese team, but it is also an invisible pressure for the players from other countries.
When this short bend is about to end, it also means that it is time for the first and second runners to pass the baton!
"The first baton pass is about to begin!"
In the commentary room, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan both stared at the screen nervously, wondering whether the extreme pass would be successful... This was the first dangerous test on the court tonight!
Chen Zhi squatted on the ground, preparing to start running. He looked back calmly, waiting for Zhao Zhixuan's arrival, and his thumping heartbeat was beating violently beside his ears.
As the most senior member of the team and the captain of the sprint group of the entire track and field team, he undoubtedly has the responsibility to win and to create better results for the team.
For him, the first pass of the baton cannot fail and is not allowed.
When Zhao Zhixuan arrived at the starting line, Chen Zhi started running without any hesitation. Then, he kept accelerating in the pre-running area, gradually reaching his maximum speed!
As Zhao Zhixuan approached Chen Zhi, he also restrained his instinct and did not dare to slow down at all. He still maintained his highest speed on the track. Then, as in every successful training before, the speeds of the two gradually balanced, and when they reached the limit of the baton handover area, they began to shout out the agreed instructions.
"Senior brother."
"catch!"
Chen Zhi also responded to Zhao Zhixuan's order without any hesitation. The moment the order came out, he stretched out his left hand, and then Zhao Zhixuan steadily and quickly passed the baton to him...
"Done!!! The first baton was passed smoothly!"
Zhang Jing couldn't help but shout out excitedly. The success of the first leg meant that the hope for the follow-up was greatly increased!
All the track and field fans who were watching the live broadcast could not help but clench their fists and wave them vigorously - good, the first baton was successful, and there are two more to go!
The excitement of the extreme baton pass made everyone focus on the Chinese team's baton pass, and everyone lost the energy to pay attention to other teams.
In this cruel arena, at the baton handover position of the first runner, the first runner from the Brazilian team accidentally dropped the baton while passing it. This made the Brazilian team, which had originally maintained a good performance in the first run, lose the hope of competing for a medal at this moment.
In addition to the Brazilian team, the British team's baton handover was not very smooth, but their speed was just a little slower, which was not as regrettable as the Brazilian team.
The United States, which is generally considered to be the country most prone to errors in baton passing, was very smooth in the handover between the first and second runners. Another extremely smooth team was the Japanese team. Although they were also under tremendous pressure, Shiraishi Shota still passed the baton to the second runner, Takeshita Hiroaki, very steadily.
The tacit understanding and excellent baton-passing technique are also one of the important reasons why the Japanese team can perform well in the relay race!
On the second straight, after Chen Zhi took over the baton, he did not lose any speed because of the smooth handover. On this track, he swung his arms and pushed his hips forward. In the first 60 meters, he once again demonstrated his formidable forward strength. This speed allowed him to gradually catch up with the athletes on the 6th and 7th lanes!
Overtake in the inner lane!
All the Chinese audiences who saw this scene couldn't help but jump up in excitement - this scene of the inner way surpassing the outer way really makes people's hearts surge and it is difficult to restrain themselves!
In the audience, Qiu Zhongwen, Zheng Wensheng and others couldn't help but shout "good".
Come on, guys!
Looking at Chen Zhi and others trying their best on the field, everyone prayed for them silently in their hearts, hoping that everything would go well in the next schedule!
Soon, Chen Zhi appeared at the starting line to take over from the third runner Meng Hao.
Meng Hao had already made preparations here. He stared at Chen Zhi behind him, not daring to relax for a moment. The moment Chen Zhi's figure arrived, he started immediately, took a step forward, and quickly completed his starting acceleration with all his strength!
Whether it was Meng Hao himself or all the Chinese spectators watching the game, they were all staring nervously at the handover between Chen Zhi and Meng Hao.
This is the second handover...
You must not fail!!!
When Meng Hao and Chen Zhi were about to pass the baton, Chen Zhi decisively shouted, "Meng Hao, take the baton!"
This time the baton was passed...successfully!
The moment he received the baton, Meng Hao's heart suddenly began to beat violently, but he still steadied himself, controlled his breathing, and began to run on the curve.
The baton was passed successfully, but he couldn’t fail at this bend...!
The third runner of the Japanese team is Kobayashi Kohiko, who also has a very strong ability to curve. But what is even more terrifying is the curve impact from the third runner of the American team.
The third runner of the American team is an excellent 200-meter athlete who has consistently ranked among the top three in the world in the 200-meter event. At this bend, he first surpassed Kobayashi Kouhiko, and then came all the way in front of Meng Hao. Then, even though Meng Hao was constantly chasing him, he could only barely maintain a similar speed to Kobayashi Kouhiko, and then watched helplessly as the third runner of the American team surpassed him all the way forward.
Also surpassing him was Yuki Minamiyama from the Japanese team!
Although he was unwilling, Meng Hao still calmed himself... The focus now was not on catching up with the third runner of the American team, but on the upcoming handover of the last baton!
In front of Meng Hao, Su Zhe had already made all preparations, waiting for Meng Hao's final arrival.
This is the last baton of the extreme handover. As long as this baton goes smoothly, then the final straight road will be Su Zhe's world!
Everyone had the same thought in their mind, and they watched the passing of the third baton carefully, fearing any mishap.
Tens of millions!
Don't make any mistakes!
With such prayers, everyone watched with suspense as Su Zhe and Meng Hao were about to reach the end of the relay area.
"Su Zhe, answer it!"
Meng Hao's voice was crisp and clear, and his movements were equally crisp and clear.
When Meng Hao successfully passed the baton to Su Zhe, everyone in the Chinese players' booth burst into cheers, and the audience in front of the live broadcast couldn't help but roar loudly.
"The third baton pass was successful!!!" Wang Miaochuan shouted excitedly, "The ultimate baton pass tactic has been achieved. So what kind of result can Su Zhe achieve in the final 100-meter sprint?!"
After the last baton pass was completed, all the fourth runners had arrived at the same last straight. At this time, the one leading the way was Gate from the American team.
The American team, which often had its scores reset to zero due to incorrect baton passes, passed the baton exceptionally smoothly in this competition, so that after the last baton pass, Gate was already about five or six meters ahead of the Chinese team.
At the same time, Nanshan Yuxi was already about 3 meters in front of Su Zhe, and it seemed that it would be difficult to surpass him.
The cheers from the Japanese spectators at the scene could almost overturn the 80,000-seat stadium, but this noise did not bother Su Zhe.
He was particularly excited by his teammates' previous success.
Today's game is an astonishing gamble, and he, his teammates, have already created enough advantages for his last baton in previous games. How can he let his teammates down at this moment?
Su Zhe swung his arms, took steps, and sprinted forward step by step. The feeling of sprinting forward with everyone's hopes made his blood boil even more.
"Su Zhe is chasing us!!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Zhang Jing shouted loudly: "He is moving forward quickly! There is hope!! The last 50 meters! Su Zhe, Su Zhe successfully surpassed Nanshan Yuxi!!!"
"Su Zhe is now in second place!!! Nanshan Yuki is trying to overtake!!!"
To whom does victory belong?
This suspense did not last long on this short track.
When the American team's Gate crossed the finish line first... the next person to cross the finish line was of course - Su Zhe from the Chinese team!!!
"Second place!!!" Zhang Jing shouted almost like crazy: "The Chinese relay team won the silver medal in this Olympic relay race!!! Congratulations to them!!! Congratulations to our heroes!!!"
The author has something to say: QAQ I fainted from crying, Laji Caicai has fallen over... Wuwu ...
Anyway, it's overturned, so I'll change the format.
Lie down. The little angels said they wanted to watch more competitions, write about the next Olympics or something, cough cough cough. Actually, as you can see, running competitions are too repetitive to write about. So far, I feel like I have written about almost everything.
_(:з」∠)_So if I write about the next Olympics, it will be really flooding, but before the article officially ends, there will be a side story or something, which will make me feel so happy that I already have a whole series of side stories lined up in my mind... =w= And I haven't finished writing about the Diamond League yet, so I'm just saying that there's not much left, not that it will be finished soon...That's about it_(:з」∠)_
The sad and overturned vegetable is going to lie down, wuwuwuwuwu, it's so difficult... Today is a real bad vegetable QvQ (the cold and sarcastic voice of Shao Lao can be vaguely heard from behind)
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