Chapter 258

From 2017, when Su Zhe first debuted, to 2024, the Paris Olympics, seven years have created a Chinese legend that has attracted the attention of the world.

Just like Song Chen back then, the name Su Zhe has now become a special label.

The name Su Zhe has already become one of the most dazzling stars at the top of the Chinese sports arena.

When the country was selecting the flag bearer for the Olympic delegation, Su Zhe easily won with a high vote. At the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, as the flag bearer of the delegation, he attracted attention from all over the world.

After the opening ceremony, Holness, who was also the flag bearer of the delegation, quickly stuck to Su Zhe again and kept telling him that he would definitely give him a good show in the final of this competition.

The members of the track and field team in the Chinese delegation had long been accustomed to Holness's attitude towards Su Zhe, and they were all watching Su Zhe and Holness with a smile on their faces.

Sometimes people would come over and tease him: "Hey, Azhe, you and Holness have such a good relationship, won't Shao Xingchen be jealous?"

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Su Zhe was a little amused when he heard this: "What the hell is going on here..."

But speaking of it, Su Zhe now had a flashback to the time when he and Shao Xingchen watched sports-related news reports together in their spare time. When he saw Holness appear, Shao Boss really didn't seem to be in a good mood?

Before Su Zhe had time to think about it, Xu Zhi from the domestic sports channel had already found him and was ready to invite him to do a live interview.

Holness usually goes crazy alone, and he was extremely excited when he saw the interview. He happily rubbed against Su Zhe's side, and when Xu Zhi greeted him, he also waved his arms vigorously to greet the camera.

Ever since Holness and Su Zhe really got to know each other, Holness was like he had found a confidant in life. After seeing Su Zhe, he would often rub against Su Zhe's side with great enthusiasm. When it came to interviews, no matter whether the interviewee was Holness or Su Zhe, Holness would rub against Su Zhe's side like conjoined twins.

Whenever the two compete together, reporters rarely get to interview each of them individually. As a result, people all over the world already know that they have a good relationship.

Just like Xu Zhi now, interviewing Su Zhe and bringing Holness along has almost become a habit.

This was a simple live interview after the opening ceremony. After Xu Zhi greeted Su Zhe and Holness, Holness replied in Chinese in a proper manner, "Hello."

In the past two years, because he was with Su Zhe every day, Holness also started learning Chinese and installed various Chinese social apps on his mobile phone. He would chat with Su Zhe whenever he had time.

Now that I can speak Chinese, I can handle simple daily conversations.

Here, after Xu Zhi greeted Su Zhe and Holness, he quickly threw the question directly to Su Zhe.

"The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games has ended, which means that the official schedule will start soon. We all know that in this Olympics, Su Zhe, you will become the first athlete to participate in the men's 100-meter sprint, men's 4*100 relay and 110-meter hurdles at the same time. According to conventional speculation, Su Zhe is likely to run eight consecutive events in this Olympics. This is a great test and burden for your physical fitness and competitive state. The domestic audience has always been worried about your load. So are you fully prepared?"

This topic is indeed one of the hottest topics in the country right now. After all, in the last Tokyo Olympics, Su Zhe only participated in the men's 100m and men's 4*100 relay. Unlike now, he shoulders the expectations and burden of winning medals in both the 100m sprint and the 110m hurdles. Moreover, after Chen Zhi retired, he has become the absolute core of the Chinese men's relay team in the 4*100 competition.

In an Olympic Games, it can be said that the burdens of three events are piled on him, which makes people worried.

Su Zhe smiled good-naturedly: "This problem has actually been encountered at last year's World Track and Field Championships. I think everyone can rest assured. Moreover, since the winter training, the national team has already assigned a thorough training plan for me. I am currently in the peak period of scientific adjustment. Combined with long-term physical training and reasonable physical distribution, I think these thorough preparations will be enough for me to face the entire Olympic cycle of track and field competitions well."

As Su Zhe said, in fact, there are too many people behind the scenes who are concerned and worried about his competitive state, including the coaching staff of the national team, people from the Athletics Management Center, etc. After his Olympic event was confirmed, although they are not worried about him in front of him, the psychological pressure on everyone in the national team is not small.

Last year's World Championships was more like an early exploration of Su Zhe's overall training plan for the national team coaching staff, allowing them to clearly see what kind of results could be achieved by running eight shots in a row in a major competition.

But even after the test of last year's World Championships, the weight of the Olympics and the World Athletics Championships is still different in everyone's mind. Not to mention the general public, even within the track and field team, they have to be more cautious about the Olympic Games.

With the national team's coaching staff carefully guiding him from behind, Su Zhe was naturally ready to go all out.

The live interview was relatively short. After Xu Zhi briefly learned about Su Zhe's overall condition and confidence, he was ready to end the conversation.

Holness listened for a long time, but it was unclear what information he could get from the Chinese conversation.

However, he finally waved to the camera seriously, then turned to Su Zhe and said, "The winner this time... must be me!"

Su Zhe smiled and said, "We'll know after the competition."

When this interview was conducted, it was only around 5 or 6 in the morning in Taiwan. After most people woke up, everyone saw the content of the interview again in the relevant news. For most people, the conditions that Su Zhe talked about are not so well understood, but more people can see the conditions that Su Zhe showed.

From his relaxed conversation and smile, people read a message that made them feel reassured.

The final declaration of war between Holness and Suzhe made many people smile knowingly.

About a week after the opening ceremony, the track and field schedule of the Paris Olympics finally officially began. If people were most worried about Su Zhe's physical fitness and competitive state before the game, another thing was the schedule. After all, there was no precedent in past competitions for athletes to participate in these three events at the same time. Therefore, in some past Olympic schedules, the men's 4*100 race and the 110-meter hurdles race were extremely closely connected.

Fortunately, this situation did not occur in the Paris Olympics.

Although the men's 4*100m preliminaries are indeed closely connected with the 110m hurdles semi-finals, there is still a transition time of 1-2 hours in between, giving people a chance to catch their breath.

And just as Su Zhe said in the pre-match interview, he has indeed made full preparations for this competition. Whether in terms of personal spirit, physical fitness or competitive state, he is now at a rare peak.

Throughout the men's 100m preliminaries, semifinals and finals, he completely demonstrated to everyone what he said.

In the preliminaries, even though he had slowed down his pace, he still ran a time of 9.97 seconds. Then in the semifinals, he also finished first in the group, easily breaking through and once again entering the 100m final of the Olympics.

When he stood on this peak arena that gathered 100m champions from all over the world, he also took the lead and steadily defeated all his competitors. In the end, he broke his personal best with an amazing result, stood at the top of the 100m and won the first Olympic gold medal in the men's 100m for Chinese track and field!

Since Su Zhe won the gold medals in the men's 100m and 110m hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, people have been looking forward to the moment when Su Zhe wins the 100m gold medal in the Olympics. However, although people think Su Zhe already has such strength, more domestic track and field fans are still worried in their hearts, worried about his personal condition and various things about him.

And when this moment finally came, countless people in front of the TVs and computer screens in the country were shouting in the early hours of the morning, or were shedding tears. --

This is a very grand medal, and it represents so much. --

With just this one gold medal, everyone already feels that Su Zhe can return home with honor in the Paris Olympics!

However, Su Zhe's journey did not end there.

All Chinese people followed closely behind Su Zhe, watching him easily advance to the next round as first in the group in the 110-meter hurdles preliminaries and semifinals, watching him lead the Chinese men's 4*100-meter relay team to win first place in the preliminaries, watching him create one result after another that was so dazzling that it was hard to blink, it seemed like a dream.

In the track and field kingdom, people posted one after another, saying that this Olympics would be the battle for Su Zhe to become a god. However, at this moment, Su Zhe had already won the unprecedented 100-meter gold medal, and the forum friends' replies were inevitably more humorous.

[Brother, don't be so cautious. Remove the word "will". This Olympics will be Su Zhe's battle to become a god.]

Of course, having said that, whether Su Zhe can truly become a god still depends on the final showdown with Holness at the 110-meter hurdles.

During these two years, at the beginning, Su Zhe was still suppressed by Holness. Even until now, the outcome between the two of them is still uncertain.

That terrifying Jamaican legendary genius, even though he was only a little over 180cm tall, was able to suppress the other tall and strong 110-meter hurdlers and make them unable to move.

Since Su Zhe made his debut in the 110-meter hurdles event, tall 110-meter hurdles athletes around the world have been suppressed to the point of losing their temper. Former 110-meter hurdles champions Lister and Elano now have few chances to win at the hands of these two madmen.

Because of the existence of Su Zhe and Holness, some countries have even begun to try to cultivate 110-meter hurdlers of similar height, trying to create a new miracle.

No one knows whether this new miracle has been recreated, but now, as Holness said, the world's top 110-meter hurdles competitions are dominated by the "Dwarf King Combination."

On August 22, 2024, at 2 pm French time, the 110-meter hurdles final will officially begin.

At this moment, the eyes of the whole world have gathered here, waiting for the final winner of this king showdown.

At the starting point of the race, Su Zhe and Holness were in the fourth and fifth lanes respectively. Beside them were top athletes like Lester and Elano. Everyone was already staring at the finish line at the end of the track, eager to see the result.

Even in such a competition, Holness still has a fearless attitude. He has full confidence in himself.

Believe it or not, even though he will be facing an opponent like Su Zhe who is a super genius on par with him, this will only inspire him to be more motivated and excited.

Su Zhe was also in a state of excitement at this time. No matter whether it was the era before his rebirth which was a bit far away for him now, or this world after his rebirth, Holness was a good opponent who was enough to make Su Zhe feel excited.

After all, for athletes, strong opponents of equal strength are also important in motivating them to keep moving forward.

At this time, it was exactly 9 o'clock in the evening in China, and countless Chinese viewers were already waiting in front of the live broadcast, eagerly looking forward to this game.

In the Olympic live broadcast room of the Sports Channel, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan were also full of tension and anticipation for this game.

"Dear audience, the final of the 110-meter hurdles of this Olympics is about to begin. Standing at the starting line are two athletes from China, Su Zhe and Ye Jun, who is already 31 years old this year."

"Ye Jun was in surprisingly stable condition in this Olympics. Considering his age, he was still in excellent condition. It can be seen how much effort he put in for this competition..."

With the introduction of Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan, the preparation time for the contestants finally came to an end. At the referee's signal, all the contestants squatted down.

The atmosphere at the scene became even more heated as the players took this action.

After seeing the players getting ready, the audience in the audience also began to hold their breath - the battle was about to begin.

When Su Zhe squatted on the starting blocks following the starter's instructions, he felt for a moment that the world around him was so quiet, while his own steady heartbeat was pounding in his ears.

He closed his eyes slightly, just for a moment, he seemed to remember many things in the past, but also seemed to have not considered anything.

When he opened his eyes again, he looked calmly at the track in front of him, smiled and said to himself in his heart - the race is about to begin!

"Everyone, take your positions."

"Be prepared."

During the broadcast, it seemed that the voices of starters all over the world were so mechanical and emotionless, but Su Zhe had heard this voice thousands of times and felt it was extremely familiar.

After the starter's warning, there was only a very brief pause before the crisp sound of the starting gun entered the ears of all the athletes.

--"Bang."

With the sound of the gunshot, the pinnacle battle for the 110-meter hurdles king officially began!

From the moment the starting gun sounded, nine figures on the track had already rushed out. Their steps were extremely firm. After the first step on the starting block, everyone used this explosive force to quickly enter the starting and accelerating state.

Of all the people, Holness was the one who reacted the fastest to the sound of the gunshot.

This Jamaican genius has an extremely keen ability to listen to gunshots. His speed of listening to gunshots is so fast that it is astonishing. Even Su Zhe rarely surpasses him in terms of speed of listening to gunshots.

0.119 seconds, a speed close to the limit of the human body's reaction to hearing a gunshot, was just one of Holness's better performances.

Su Zhe's reaction to the shot was close behind, and his speed of 0.121 seconds already surpassed that of other players present.

On this track, at this moment, no one is not moving forward with the hope of ultimately winning. Regardless of whether there is hope or how strong the opponents on this track are, everyone's belief is surprisingly consistent - victory, only victory!

At the stage before the hurdles, Su Zhe's seven-step attack on the hurdles is no longer inferior to any player. Even Lister and Elano cannot fall behind him at the stage before the hurdles.

Holness was even more terrifying. In the stage before the hurdle, his body was in a forward-leaning posture with a low pressure. This posture was firstly the inevitable result of the seven-step attack on the hurdle, and secondly, it was his deliberate downward adjustment. In this posture, he was like a slightly low-lying black lightning, and in almost a flash, he had appeared in front of the first hurdle.

After years of confrontation with Holness, Su Zhe and Holness have developed a tacit understanding and knowledge of each other. In the early stage of the hurdles, Holness's speed is beyond Su Zhe's reach, but starting from the seventh hurdle, Su Zhe's ability to accelerate in the later stage makes it difficult for Holness to resist.

At this time in the race, Holness was leading the way, followed closely by Lister, Elano and Suzhe!

From the moment the race started, everyone in the audience was shouting their hearts out, almost tearing their throats apart.

On and off the court, athletes and spectators, everyone is competing on this track with the most dedicated and passionate emotions, trying their best in this short period of more than ten seconds!

The thunderous shouts echoed throughout the entire stadium. The atmosphere was enough to make the air boil and made the players on the field even crazier!

The blood and surging passion exploded in every player's body, whether it was Holness, Su Zhe or anyone else on the field! From the moment he attacked the first fence, Su Zhe could clearly feel his control over his own rhythm. He could even clearly feel his breathing, each of his steps, the swinging range of his swinging legs, and the downward pressure after he was in the air.

The extreme excitement in his mind also brought about extreme calmness.

His perception ability had reached its peak at this time.

Push off the ground with your legs, push your body downward to get into the air, swing your legs over the hurdles, get into the air, quickly push down with your legs, swing your legs over the hurdles quickly…

Push! Push! Push!

The three steps between the bars are compact and powerful, and the rhythm of the bar transitions is perfectly controlled.

Everything around him seemed to have been isolated far away, and only the railings and the racetrack in front of him remained in Su Zhe's heart.

Outside the live broadcast screen of the sports channel, everyone was in a tense state. On the court, Su Zhe was not leading yet. Although everyone knew that Su Zhe was a late-game player, this did not affect people's anxiety.

The only consolation for people was that Holness was not able to get too far away from Su Zhe, and behind Su Zhe, Lister and Elano had fallen into the third group.

At just the third rail, Su Zhe had already shaken off these two terrifying and powerful opponents! --

This realization made everyone happy, and seeing that Su Zhe still did not slow down his pace, all the audience kept taking deep breaths, nervously looking at everything in front of them, clenching their fists and waiting for the possible, glorious outcome that seemed to be just around the corner!

On the field, everything changes rapidly and is hard to predict. For example, at this moment, Holness, who was not far away from Su Zhe, actually increased his speed again!

This had never happened in previous competitions. Holness's acceleration even confused Lister and Elano behind him for a moment, and their own rhythm also changed slightly.

Su Zhe also keenly noticed Holness's speed increase, but at the same time, he was even more keenly aware that this should not be

This was not the speed increase that Holness had originally planned. This forced speed-up was a bit of a stretch even for Holness.

It was this slight effort that gave Su Zhe an even more favorable opportunity!

The audience in the stands had no idea what happened on the field in that instant. Everyone just screamed and cheered for the athletes who kept attacking the hurdles on the track.

“Come on! Come on!!!”

In the live broadcast room of the sports channel, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan had no energy to explain at this time. They could only clench their fists and nervously look at the track on the screen like ordinary spectators, watching Su Zhe officially explode from the 6th lane, and then sprint forward with unstoppable momentum!

On the track, Holness had clearly felt that his previous forced speeding up was a failed choice, but he had no regrets about it.

Even if he fails, he can still keep sprinting forward. Give it a try and see who will win in the end!

Starting from the eighth hurdle, the competition began with the final battle between Su Zhe and Holsney!

Everyone's voice has become hoarse from shouting, and everyone's heartbeat has been pounding to the extreme!

Who is it?

Can you win the final victory in this game? !

Is that Holness?

Or is it Su Zhe, whose every movement and posture has reached the extreme at this moment? !

When Holness and Su Zhe crossed the line at the same time in the final scene, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan were the first to see the final result through the live TV screen.

"The final winner is——Su Zhe!!!"

Even long after the end of this Olympics, countless people still remembered that at the Paris Olympics, there was a figure who led the team to win the men's 4*100m relay gold medal, and also won the men's 100m sprint and 110m hurdles championships.

That is Su Zhe from China.

The author has something to say: Ahhhhh, QAQ I didn’t have any problems today! But it’s too late to say more, see you tomorrow oh oh oh oh! Woo woo woo