Su Zhe will participate in the men's 100m finals starting at 5:20pm and the 110m hurdles finals starting at 9:10pm today.
When he entered the warm-up venue, many familiar old opponents were already there, including Evanson, Gates, Sandy, Shilm and others who started warming up.
When everyone saw Su Zhe coming in for warm-up, they waved to him to welcome him, then turned around and continued to concentrate on their own warm-up preparations.
Since Su Zhe started to step onto the international stage, his amazing growth potential and speed have put a lot of pressure and vigilance on players including Evanson.
Originally, athletes' performance in various competitions would fluctuate due to the ups and downs of their personal conditions, and refreshing personal PB often requires long-term training efforts and breakthroughs, as well as a certain amount of luck and state burst to achieve in the competition.
But for Su Zhe, the speed and frequency of his refreshing pb is simply incredible.
As Su Zhe gradually entered the realm of the world's top players, coaching teams from various countries conducted more and more research and data collection on him. The more data they collected, the more terrifying it became to everyone - this is a genius, and a fast-growing genius. He absorbs technical improvements and adjustments very quickly, and at the same time, his grasp of personal status far exceeds that of many current players.
Almost all coaching teams have pulled up the data chart of Su Zhe's condition cycle, but they lack Su Zhe's daily training data. Therefore, judging from the fluctuations in the game data, they can't even find Su Zhe's condition low period in just one year.
One shot, one pb. This statement seemed ridiculous to many coaches before, but for Su Zhe, it was almost the truth.
This high frequency of performance breakthroughs can only mean that Su Zhe's potential has not yet been fully tapped. With the passage of time and the growth of his personal strength and physical fitness, in the next few years, the men's 100m event in the world track and field is likely to usher in a shadow giant named Su Zhe.
The players are of course aware of the analysis results of their respective coaching teams, especially Evenson, Gates, and Sandy, who are old rivals who have frequently met Su Zhe in this year's competitions. They all have their own personal feelings about the extent of Su Zhe's progress, the stability of Su Zhe's state on the court, and the sense of pressure he brings to them.
From the 100m final of the World Championships, where Su Zhe could only barely catch up from behind, to the indoor championships, this guy's future performance improved significantly, and then to the encounter in a series of diamond races.
You know, in this year's Diamond League races, Su Zhe won two 100-meter championships alone - is this simply because the others did not give their all in every race?
Of course not.
Although Su Zhe's current personal PB is still at 9.90 seconds during the Olympics and has not yet opened up the world of less than 9.90 seconds, they have already tacitly acknowledged that Su Zhe is fully capable of competing with them.
After all, this is a top player who can now routinely break the 10-second mark.
Although there was no clear announcement during the following warm-up training, everyone began to adjust their condition more seriously and make final preparations for the upcoming year-end finals.
In the stadium, the audience can no longer contain their anticipation. As a top track and field event brand that has been operating since the Gold League era, track and field enthusiasts naturally have great expectations for the birth of its year-end champion.
In China, the live broadcast room of sports channels has been opened again. Not only is the online live broadcast broadcast available, but the TV station has also arranged a late-night live broadcast time slot for the finals.
Although it was already 1 a.m. on the 26th, local time, there were still many people waiting in front of their TVs or online live broadcast rooms to watch the live broadcast.
In the director's room of the sports channel, the program manager was also a little surprised when he heard the real-time viewing data.
"Wow, I didn't expect that in the past, only football and basketball could have such data in the late-night live broadcasts. Now the data of track and field has also increased."
The directors in the broadcast room were impressed by the real-time data such as the ratings. Inside the live broadcast room, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan were discussing Su Zhe's growth so far before the game.
"It feels like in the blink of an eye, Su Zhe has achieved what he has now." Zhang Jing said with a smile: "When we first commented on Su Zhe's game, he was just a rookie player participating in the National Championship Challenge."
"Yes." Wang Miaochuan's tone was full of emotion: "I still remember that the staff of the S City Sports Team reported the wrong event, and in addition to the 100 meters, there was an additional 110-meter hurdles. At that time, it caused a lot of criticism. Everyone thought that he would only be eliminated in the first round of the challenge in the 110-meter hurdles event."
Who could have known more than a year ago that this young player would grow to such a rapid level in just over a year?
After a brief moment of emotion, Zhang Jing looked at the live broadcast and saw that the athletes had already arrived on the field.
"Ah, the game is about to start, and the players have already appeared."
For a moment, everyone's attention was once again attracted by the figure on the field and the atmosphere of the upcoming game.
Zurich Stadium, Diamond League year-end finals match site
When the athletes of the men's 100-meter event stepped onto the field, there was a thunderous cheer. People welcomed the heroes coming to the battlefield, these 8 athletes who stood at the pinnacle of this year's 100-meter event.
From the moment they stepped onto the field and were welcomed by the wave of cheers, the eight players on the field rekindled their intense competition.
The desire to smoke began to spread among the few people. Everyone put down their faces and entered a tense and fierce fighting state.
Su Zhe is no exception.
Standing on this field, everyone wants to reach out and grab victory. He presses his right hand on his chest, his heartbeat is beating strongly. He looks at the finish line in front of him, and the urge to run forward is filling his whole body.
The on-site commentator is introducing each athlete in the 100-meter final. When each athlete's name is called out, the audience will give him warm applause and cheers.
When the commentator introduced Su Zhe, the camera on the scene also focused on him. After he raised his hand to signal the camera, the audience also gave him crazy screams. The sound of Su Zhe seemed to be even louder than that of other players before.
When the camera was aimed at Su Zhe, Evanson and others nearby also glanced at Su Zhe, then retracted their gaze and focused their attention on the track in front of them.
After all the athletes were introduced one by one, the Diamond League year-end finals for the men's 100m event was about to begin.
At the starting point, the eight athletes squatted on their own starting blocks and began to wait for the referee's instructions.
"Everyone, take your positions."
The players were ready.
"Be prepared."
Before the starting line, every athlete gathered their minds, focused all their attention, and waited for the moment when the gun went off.
"Bang!"
At the moment the starting gun sounded, at the starting line, the eight athletes all burst out with their strongest strength, pushing the starting blocks with their powerful legs to send themselves onto the track as quickly as possible.
In this top final of the year, every athlete tried their best to show their strongest and fastest strength and reaction. In the reaction stage, the speeds of the eight players on the scene were almost the same. Even the slowest player reacted in 0.159 seconds.
Su Zhe's reaction time to the shot in this game was almost the limit of 0.118 seconds, but what is incredible is that Evanson's reaction time to the shot in this game was even better than his!
His 0.116-second reaction time to hearing a gunshot made him the fastest in the game.
The reaction times of Sandy, Gates, and Helm were all between 0.125 and 0.135 seconds. From the very start of this competition, it was so intense that it was filled with thick smoke.
Su Zhe could feel that in today's game, his condition was excellent. This excellent condition was not only reflected in the speed of his reaction to the shot, but also in his excitement about the game and his perception of the surrounding environment and atmosphere.
From the moment his left foot exploded on the starting blocks at the start, to the time he used this explosive force to sprint forward and accelerate, he could clearly feel his control over his body improving.
Swinging his arms, lifting his legs, and thrusting his hips, the connection between each technical movement makes him feel like he can rush forward faster and further.
In the first 30 meters of the race, Su Zhe already felt a greater control over speed than he had ever felt before.
He can go faster, his pace is not his limit at this point.
This clear perception emerged in his mind, and then his eyes looked forward. The desire called victory surged in his heart, making him begin to rely on his body's instinct to rush forward further.
At this time, Evanson was in the front and leading position with Su Zhe. In this game, he also had a strong desire to win. As long as he won this game, he would be the unprecedented triple champion of the 100m event in the Diamond League Finals. How could he easily give up this victory?
The audience in the stands had already been infected by the fierce competitive atmosphere on the scene. Everyone was shouting loudly, cheering for the players they supported on the field.
In the commentary booth, the commentators were also staring at the stadium nervously. In this short 100-meter track, all the athletes were releasing all their strength. Every second, unimaginable changes could occur on the field.
In the commentary room of the domestic sports channel, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan were very satisfied with Su Zhe's starting status.
For Su Zhe, the acceleration phase at the start is not his strong point, but since he can suppress most of the players at the start, then Su Zhe's performance in this game will definitely not be bad!
In front of the TV late at night, domestic track and field fans were also nervously watching the familiar figure on the field, clenching their fists and cheering for him silently in their hearts.
On the field, after the first 30 meters, Evenson and Su Zhe are still leading the first group. About half a meter behind Su Zhe, Sandy is nipping closely behind him, and Gate and Shilm are also following closely behind him. The three of them are competing with each other, and a round of results may change in just a blink of an eye.
Su Zhe did not have the energy to pay attention to everything around him, or rather, all his attention was focused on the field at the moment, from every step he took, to the sound of his heartbeat in his ears, to every gust of wind passing by him on the track he was running on. He took his steps seriously and quickly, and began to subconsciously increase his pace.
He had a feeling that he could go even faster!
Although his muscles had entered an anaerobic state while running fast and his physical energy was being rapidly consumed, the fatigue derived from his body brought a stronger stimulation to his spirit, causing him to become more and more excited mentally and personally even though his body was slightly tired.
The steady and short breathing sounds accompanied by the heartbeat filled Su Zhe's mind. This sound with a steady rhythm was not only the sound he was most familiar with, but also the sound that could most make his blood boil.
Hurry up.
Faster.
Su Zhe kept repeating this sentence to himself in his heart - in today's competition, he has hope and wants to truly seize the crown of the world's top!
Huff, huff.
Evenson also tried his best in today's race. At the moment the race started, he had a strong premonition telling him that if he lost the race today, he would gradually move away from the top of the world and completely lose his glory as the sprint king.
This premonition made him extremely anxious. This anxious mood brought him strong mental stimulation. While he kept sprinting forward, it also gave him an indescribable feeling of mental fatigue.
When he was about to enter the mid-race stage, Evanson decisively realized that this mental state was not conducive to him exerting his strongest strength in this peak competition. He suddenly thought and put aside this fear that should not exist in the arena.
After abandoning the unknown and inexplicable fear in his heart, Evanson increased his stride and frequency. During the running stage, he was determined to leave Su Zhe completely behind!
From the perspective of the audience, it can be seen that on the track, after entering the mid-race stage, Su Zhe took the lead for a moment, but soon his advantage could not even last more than a second. Evanson quickened his pace and suppressed Su Zhe behind him again.
In the second group after the two of them, Sandy suddenly quickened his pace during the race. His increased speed allowed him to break away from the second group that was originally sticking to him, and successfully entered the battlefield that originally belonged to Su Zhe and Evanson!
This instantaneous change was so fast that it made people's scalps tingle, and it also made all the spectators watching the game on site fall into frenzy - the exciting and unpredictable arena was really full of indescribable charm.
"Sandy's catching up!"
In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Zhang Jing only had time to shout out this sentence.
The changes on the field were so fast that even the commentator, who was known for his eloquence, could hardly cover more content in such a short time.
"Come on Su Zhe!!!"
Millions of words finally converged into this one sentence, which is their and all the audience watching the live broadcast's most sincere blessing and expectation for Su Zhe.
On the live track, Su Zhe finally felt Sandy approaching from behind. This feeling of pursuit from behind made his spirits even more excited.
Faster, faster.
This urging from the bottom of his heart, along with the stimulation brought by the fatigue in his muscles, suddenly gave him stronger strength, and while running, his speed increased even more!
This change in Su Zhe allowed him to once again create a certain distance between himself and Sandy, while he and Evanson once again entered a stalemate.
After noticing the change in Su Zhe's rhythm and the increase in speed, Sandy clenched his teeth and quickened his pace.
This is just the mid-term run!
Both Sandy and Evanson understood that if they could not suppress Su Zhe in this stage, then in the final sprint stage, they might only be able to watch this young Chinese boy rush to the finish line in front of them.
Both Sandy and Evanson forced themselves to speed up their pace. Even if it meant sacrificing a little of their current pace, they were determined to force Su Zhe to the back!
This strong increase in speed during the race obviously achieved the effect they wanted. In the 60-meter stage, Evanson was temporarily in the leading position, and Sandy also successfully overtook Su Zhe, suppressing him to the third position on the field!
All these changes on the field made everyone's heart hang in the air. The strong smell of gunpowder, wrapped in the tense atmosphere on the field, swept across the entire Zurich Stadium, and involved everyone on the scene in the anxiety and concern about the game.
The cheers from the audience never stopped. Even fashion icons like Victor and Francois, who came just to see Su Zhe in person, were involuntarily affected by the atmosphere in the arena filled with sweat and roughness, and they opened their mouths to cheer for Su Zhe on the field.
Even in such a tense atmosphere, there is still a person in the audience who is holding a machine in his hand, carefully recording the figure on the track, recording his concentration, persistence and desire for victory at this moment.
On the track, Evanson and Sandy changed their rhythm in order to suppress Su Zhe. The direct consequence of this was that in the final stage, they had to continue sprinting according to the changed rhythm, otherwise the continuous rhythm changes in this kind of arena would cause them to be defeated.
After increasing their speed and rhythm, their physical energy consumption inevitably increased, but this increase in physical energy consumption was still within their control.
For these top players, the faster tempo does not mean the final rhythm collapse, but it just means that this fast tempo is still in their training and they have not really mastered it thoroughly. In such a crucial competition, the use of this tempo can be said to be an attempt for victory, but it may also bring the pain of failure.
But obviously, their attempt has just achieved short-term success - but it is only a short-term success.
Under the joint blockade of Evanson and Sandy, Su Zhe looked forward sharply, then he adjusted his breathing and quickened his pace.
After the pace increased, the short halfway run was over and the final sprint stage was here!
Just as Evanson and Sandy were worried when they intended to block and suppress Su Zhe's speed, when entering the final sprint stage, the sprinting power erupting from this terrifying guy's body almost gave people the illusion of being unstoppable.
No, maybe that's not an illusion!
Su Zhe's footsteps and figure soon appeared beside them, and then he continued to move forward with an unstoppable attitude.
Su Zhe could feel the powerful impact brought by this accumulated explosive force. He could even feel himself tearing the barrier of wind forward and completely breaking through everything that was blocking him.
On today's track, in front of Su Zhe, there was nothing that could stop him, not even if Evanson and Sandy tried to suppress him together, not even if Evanson and Sandy tried to speed up and catch up with him again.
When Su Zhe was running at an unstoppable speed, leaning forward slightly and crossing the finish line in a sprinting posture, Evanson and Sandy also took the same posture to cross the finish line, trying to snatch the victory at the last moment with a sprinting posture.
But whether it was them or every viewer present before the live broadcast, they all saw it clearly.
In today's 100-meter final, the final victory belongs to Su Zhe!
The moment Su Zhe crossed the finish line, the audience burst into amazing cheers. The intensity of this final was far beyond their imagination. Every second, there could be dizzying changes on the field.
In the end, the victory of the game fell to the magical Chinese boy.
At this moment, Zheng Wensheng, who had rushed to the scene and cheered for Su Zhe, as well as all of Su Zhe's teammates and coaches on the national team, shouted excitedly.
In the live broadcast room of the domestic sports channel, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan found it difficult to suppress their excitement since the sprint stage.
Championship...They saw hope that the championship would belong to Su Zhe!
When Su Zhe successfully crossed the finish line, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan couldn't help but shout out excitedly: "Well done!"
"This is another unprecedented victory! The Diamond League men's 100m event has welcomed the first Chinese champion!!!"
"This is also the first time that a Chinese... no, Asian athlete has won the men's 100-meter championship in a major track and field event at the world's top level!!"
"This honor belongs to Su Zhe, this honor belongs to China!!!"
"Let us congratulate him together, congratulate our Chinese men's 100m athlete, the 2020 Diamond League Men's 100m Champion - Su Zhe!!!"