In the commentary booth, Chris and Beerus were introducing the athletes on the eight racetracks to the audience.
Among the 48 world-class contestants, those who finally advanced to the finals were Evenson and Gates from the United States, Anthony from the Netherlands, Dlamini and Samuel from South Africa, Suzhe from China, Sandy from Nigeria and Hill from Jamaica.
Among them, Evenson from the United States has often dominated the championships of various 100-meter sprint events in the past two years. He is now a strong man standing at the top of the men's 100-meter sprint. Like him, Gaiter, who is also from the US team, is also very strong.
In the past two seasons, both of them have continuously refreshed their personal PBs, all within 9.85 seconds. Among them, Evenson's personal PB is 9.74 seconds, making him the undisputed king in the men's 100-meter sprint today.
Among all the people, Su Zhe undoubtedly has the weakest result. With a personal PB of 10.03 seconds, he is the only one among all the finalists who has never broken the 10-second mark. It is a miracle that he can stand on the battlefield of this final.
After Chris introduced all the contestants, the contestants on the field were ready and squatted on the starting blocks.
The atmosphere of the final was particularly solemn on the track. Every athlete was crouching quietly, no one made the slightest sound, and everyone was concentrating, waiting for the referee to announce their readiness.
In the Chinese athletes' area, many athletes who had participated in various events also came to the stands, looking forward to Su Zhe's performance in the 100-meter final.
Zheng Wensheng just clenched his fists, and like everyone else, he was staring at Su Zhe's figure on the track.
On the track, Su Zhe remained squatting and seemed to hear the pounding sound of his own heart in his ears.
The tension and excitement were constantly stimulating him. On the left and right sides of his lane 7 were Sandy from Nigeria and Gate from the United States. But at this time, no one was paying attention to the athletes around them. Everyone was waiting for the moment when the competition began!
Su Zhe closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened his eyes again, all he could see was the track ahead and the finish line.
This time, surrounded by such strong enemies, what kind of results can he achieve?
Plop, plop.
It is the sound of heartbeat echoing in my ears.
Then, there is the referee's announcement!
A solemn and inorganic voice announced the start of the competition.
"Everyone, take your positions."
Everyone is ready to move and start running at any time!
"Be prepared."
"Bang!"
At the sound of the starting gun, the competition starts!
Tend the land!
Step on the starting blocks with strong explosive force, and the body starts to accelerate from 0 to sprint forward using its own explosive force! This explosive force pushes the person forward instantly, and then lifts the upper body, switching from the starting action to the acceleration phase!
In just the first 10 meters of the battle, a lot of changes occurred on the scene.
Evenson's reaction to the shot was a little slow this time, at only 0.173 seconds, which meant that he did not have enough advantage at the start, but his stride and frequency were very amazing, and he could still overtake at any time in the middle and late stages of the race.
The one with the fastest reaction speed at the start was Evenson's teammate Gates. His reaction time of 0.126 seconds and his powerful explosive starting ability allowed him to run ahead of everyone at the start!
On Su Zhe's left side, Sandy's reaction to the gunshot was also very quick, with a speed of only 0.139 seconds, ranking third in the field. At the start, he also relied on his strong explosive power and perfect starting acceleration to occupy the second place in the first 10 meters.
Su Zhe's reaction to the start was an amazing 0.128 seconds. His second-fastest reaction made up for his lack of explosiveness compared to other athletes. In the action of starting and accelerating, he relied on his own control to achieve his most perfect state. Then, he began to swing his arms, focused his eyes, and tried his best to accelerate continuously with his own strength.
In the first 10 meters of the race, Su Zhe was in an amazing third place, but was immediately caught up by Evenson, and soon, Hillm also caught up.
In just about 2 seconds, the situation on the field kept changing.
In the stands, the packed Hillion Stadium was filled with cheers. No matter which country the audience came from, they were all shouting and cheering for the eight athletes on the field!
"Su Zhe!!! Go!!!"
In the Chinese players' area, everyone was screaming and shouting nervously, watching the ever-changing situation on the field, their minds and hearts going up and down like a roller coaster.
On the track, we have already passed the first 30 meters of the acceleration stage, and the situation on the field has become clearly divided.
The three-person group led by Gate, Sandy and Evenson occupied the front. In the second group, only Hillm was slightly ahead, and Suzhe was temporarily following closely behind. Dlamini from South Africa was closely behind Suzhe. The gap between him and Suzhe was very small, and even the positions of the two people were often changing.
Samuel and Anthony made huge mistakes in their reaction to the shot. Anthony's reaction time was a mysterious 0.213 seconds, far beyond the normal level of players in this arena.
Although Samuel's 0.179 seconds seems to be not much different from Evenson's, he does not have the same strong strength as Evenson to support him to quickly make up for the lag caused by the erroneous reaction to the shot.
Su Zhe constantly controlled his breathing rate to match it with his walking speed. Feelings of tension and excitement surged through his body, stimulating him and making him move forward faster and faster!
Tear apart the wind in front of you and tear apart all possible obstacles!
The delayed reaction brought about by the fatigue tearing apart my body!
A pair of eyes stared straight ahead.
Go!
Keep going!
He wants to see the scenery ahead!
Su Zhe knew that the stride that suited him best at the moment was the one he had fixed after this period of training. His stride might not be as good as Evanson's, but a stride of 2.21 meters was not weak. Theoretically, 45 steps would be enough to complete a 100-meter run. So, if he could not catch up with Evanson's in stride, then all he could do was to further improve his step frequency!
He has to be faster!
Behind him, there is a strong man chasing after him.
In front of him, the strongest man is constantly distancing himself from him!
run!
Su Zhe clenched his teeth tightly, controlled his body, and rejected the fatigue in his muscles caused by lack of oxygen and even the rapid loss of physical strength.
He stubbornly maintained his top speed, not allowing himself to drop in the slightest.
Around him, every player was trying to control his own condition.
In this competition field where milliseconds are the unit of time, even the slightest slackness or lag behind may lead to earth-shaking changes!
At this moment in the first group, Evenson had already caught up to the second place. Sandy tried to stabilize his position under Evenson's pursuit, but he still couldn't resist Evenson's pursuit and finally gave up the second place lead at nearly 60 meters.
In front of Evanson, Gate is still in the first position for the time being, but this position is in jeopardy under the impact of Evanson.
At this time, Hilm still maintained his top speed without any slackness, and his speed even seemed to have slightly increased. From the perspective of the stands, it can be seen that he is getting closer and closer to the first group and is gradually closing in on Sandy, who is in third place!
Dlamini, who was competing with Suzhe for the fifth position, was unexpectedly strong in the middle of the race. He even had a second burst of strength when he reached the 50-meter stage of the track. A more powerful sprint allowed him to overtake Suzhe in the blink of an eye, while still approaching Shilm in front of him!
The spectators in the stands kept cheering and shouting because of the real-time changes on the field. Everyone was waving their national flags or something else in their hands, cheering for the players with all their might.
What could be more exciting than this kind of scene?
All that’s on everyone’s mind is crazy fast, faster, faster!
Who will stand on the throne of ultimate victory?
Chris and Beerus were no longer in the mood to give a more detailed explanation. They could only keep reporting the players' current positions and shouting in surprise which player had surpassed his opponent and taken the lead.
This exciting competition makes their adrenaline rush, and the commentary voices become more passionate with each passing moment.
"Oh! Evanson! It's Evanson! He and Gates are constantly competing for the first place. Gates is not giving in and is speeding up to consolidate his advantage!"
"China Su was overtaken by Dlamini! Dlamini exploded again in the mid-run stage! Oh, this amazing explosive power, unbelievable! How can someone explode with such a strong power at this stage?!"
On the court, Su Zhe's eyes were still fixed on the finish line.
The sound of the wind whistled past his ears and the pounding heartbeat echoed in his head.
The barrier formed by the oncoming majesty was constantly being torn apart by him.
Hurry up.
He wants it faster!
After a brief outburst, Dlamini's speed suddenly slowed down in the 60-70 meter section, seemingly because the second outburst consumed too much energy. He was originally very close to Hillm, but in an instant, he opened up a distance between him and Hillm again.
Su Zhe still maintained his maximum speed, and even improved his speed a little bit!
As one gained speed, the other lost speed. Dlamini, who had originally jumped to fifth place, quickly fell behind Suzhe and returned to sixth place. Further behind, his teammate Samuel always maintained his top speed. At the moment when Dlamini's speed dropped, he jumped from seventh place and pressed Dlamini behind him!
The changes on the field caused the spectators in the stands to cheer again, and then new cheers began to surge.
Hurry up!
Faster.
When the race reached its final stage, the kinetic energy accumulated by Su Zhe's previous strength erupted again, and his acceleration ability in the later stages erupted again, pushing him further forward!
In front of him, Shilm was also relying on his late-game acceleration ability to make the final sprint!
In the final 30-meter sprint stage, everyone exerted their strongest sprinting abilities, striving to be faster and stronger!
In the first group, Gates was particularly stubborn today. Until this stage, Evanson had not been able to successfully stabilize his first place advantage. He could only keep competing with Gates in the process of moving forward. The speed difference between the two could not be distinguished by the naked eye.
Behind them, Sandy just followed. After entering the sprint phase, Sandy's speed also changed more dramatically. His acceleration allowed him to get closer to Evanson and Gate in front of him.
The position of the three men in the First Group was unbreakable. Hilm tried to move closer numerous times, but he was unable to successfully break into the fight between the three men.
And behind Himm, Su Zhe was approaching him step by step!
In the commentary booth, Beerus exclaimed: "Oh! China Su! Approaching Shirm! There is no doubt that China Su's acceleration at the end of the stage has reached the level of a top player!"
All the strength that Su Zhe had accumulated in the early part of the race began to explode at the last moment. His body leaned forward, forming the posture necessary for sprinting. He used his explosive power and accumulated kinetic energy to push himself to speed up his pace and further increase his speed.
But at the same time, although Shilm could not overtake the three-person group in front of him, his own speed did not show any signs of slowing down. In the final acceleration sprint, his speed was still not slow!
After the three-person group rushed to the finish line, the gap between Su Zhe and Shilm was very small, but Shilm still relied on the advantage in the first half of the race to lead Su Zhe by half a body length at the last moment and rushed across the finish line.
After Suzhe crossed the line, behind him, Samuel, Dlamini and Anthony also crossed the line one after another.
The 100-meter final ended in just ten seconds, but every second of change on the field is unforgettable.
When the three-man group rushed to the finish line, there was only a fine line between Evenson and Gate, and even the gap between Sandy and the two was extremely small.
From the perspective of the audience, it is difficult to see who among these three people will be the final champion.
In the commentary booth, Chris and Beerus looked at each other.
"This is such an amazing match!" Chris shook his head and said, "Did anyone see who our top three are? Anyway, Beerus and I can't tell the final ranking among the three!"
Chris and Beerus in the commentary booth couldn't tell who would be the final champion, so it would be even more difficult for the audience in the audience to tell who the winner of this match was.
While waiting for the judges to submit the video footage, Chris and Beerus began to discuss the results of the remaining players.
"Oh, I just saw that China's Su was the fifth to cross the finish line... What a pity, the gap between him and Hirm was only half a body length..."
"Yes." Beerus nodded: "If I remember correctly, this is the best result of Asian players in the World Championships, right? The player Chen who entered the finals of the last World Championships, I remember that he finally ranked sixth..."
Chris and Beerus' memory was correct. In 2017, although Chen Zhi was in great shape at the Asian Championships and ran an Asian record of 9.90 seconds, he only finished sixth at the World Championships with a time of 10.08 seconds, even though he made it to the final. But this was already the most glorious moment for an Asian athlete at the World Championships!
Today, Su Zhe's ranking in the World Championships has pushed Asians' ranking in the World Championships one step forward!
This is another historic leap forward, enough to make the Chinese people proud once again!
In the stands of the Chinese players' area, people were already happily hugging each other and celebrating!
Su Zhe's performance in this World Championships has far exceeded their expectations. From qualifying for the Olympics in the preliminaries, to advancing to the finals with a score of 10.03 in the semifinals, to finishing fifth in the finals, he set a new ranking record for Asian athletes in the World Championships.
Time and again, they could hardly contain their joy and excitement as they achieved great results.
In the commentary booth, Chris and Beerus have already obtained the final rankings of the three players in the first group.
Chris exclaimed, "Oh, Gate! The first place athlete is Gate from the United States! He beat Evanson by a narrow margin and became the champion of the men's 100m in this World Championships. Evanson came in second, and the third place was Nigerian athlete Sandy!"
Soon, the final results of the game were submitted to the commentary booth.
"Okay, now let's take a look at the final results. First place, Gates (USA): 9.91 (-0.3), second place, Evanson (USA): 9.92 (-0.3), third place, Sandy (Nigeria): 9.95 (-0.3), fourth place, Shilm (Jamaica): 9.99 (-0.3), fifth place, Suzhe (China): 10.02 (-0.3)..."
At the end of the race track, countless media had already been waiting there, including Xu Zhi from China Sports Channel and other media who had applied for interview qualifications. They were all here, surrounding all the athletes and taking pictures of them.
Gaiter, who won the championship, was surrounded by the media. He knelt on the ground and made the sign of the cross on his chest to thank God for his protection. Beside him, Evanson had a trace of regret on his face. This scene was recorded by countless media with cameras.
In front of Sandy, many media invited him to cooperate with photography.
Su Zhe originally thought that these shots had nothing to do with him. After hugging and shaking hands with Shielm, Samuel, Dlamini, and Anthony, Su Zhe was about to turn around and walk towards the athletes' exit passage.
Not far away, Xu Zhi saw Su Zhe preparing to leave, and in desperation he called out Su Zhe's nickname.
"Master Zhe!!! Don't go!!"
???
Su Zhe had always known his nickname, but at this time and place, when he suddenly heard it, he suddenly felt like he was being publicly executed.
The only thing to be thankful for is that there are no other journalists and contestants present who can understand Chinese.
Xu Zhi stopped Su Zhe and conducted a post-match interview with him with great excitement.
"Master Zhe, no, Su Zhe, you have created miracles in the men's 100m event of this World Championships. You finished fifth with a time of 10.02 seconds, which not only broke your personal best, but also broke the ranking record of Asian athletes in the World Championships. How do you feel now?"
Su Zhe looked at the camera that was right in front of him and couldn't help but smile. The bright and determined look in his eyes and his brilliant and confident smile made the photographer behind the camera dazed for a moment.
"I'm in a very good mood, but this is only my first event in this World Championships. The men's 100m has ended, and I'm ready to put it aside for now. Next I need to conquer the 110m hurdles and 4x100m. For me, the journey to the World Championships is only one-third done. I still need to maintain my form and strive for excellent results in the following events."
Xu Zhi then asked, "You have surpassed your senior brother Chen Zhi in the ranking of the World Championships this time. Are you happy about this?"
This question made Su Zhe stunned for a moment, then he said seriously: "Xiao Zhi and I are not competing on the same field. I only surpassed my past self this time. The 9.90 seconds Asian record created by Xiao Zhi is still far away from me. As I haven't even knocked on the 10-second mark yet, it's too early for me to talk about surpassing him. I hope his injury recovers soon. We have already made an appointment to meet on the field after he recovers."
"Only then can we talk about the real competition between him and me."
"For me, Xiao Zhi is always my idol. His respect for the competition field, his passion for running and his talent are all worthy of our admiration."
Su Zhe's answer instantly made Xu Zhi serious. In the subsequent conversation, he no longer mentioned the comparison with Chen Zhi, but only discussed this competition.
After finishing the conversation with Xu Zhi, a Fuji TV reporter from Nihong was waiting on the side, ready to interview Su Zhe and invite him to take a group of photos on the court. While Fuji TV was filming Su Zhe, reporters and photographers from other countries also discovered Su Zhe. Many of them exclaimed after seeing Su Zhe's face clearly and joined the filming.
That night, while Xu Zhi was sending the serious news interview back to China, Fuji TV also received such a set of interviews and photos. The photo placed at the top by the reporter was a photo of Su Zhe looking at the audience seats on the court with a smile on his face. Under the lights of the court, Su Zhe's body seemed to be shining with a halo, making people dare not look directly at him.
The title of this news is also full of exaggerated and ecstatic Japanese-style flattery - [The record-breaker of Asian players' world championship rankings - the beautiful snow leopard boy, the fairy of the racetrack - China's Su Zhe!!]