On March 3, this year's World Indoor Athletics Championships has entered the last day of the schedule, and today, the most watched competition is undoubtedly the semi-finals and finals of the men's 60-meter hurdles.
As the only event in this year's championships where all the participants from Taiwan entered the semi-finals, it naturally attracted the attention of countless people. Moreover, the performance of these three players who took the top three places in the first match in Japan last December is still often mentioned.
Everyone has high expectations for Zhou Tianjue, Su Zhe and Ye Jun, hoping that they can perform extremely well in this competition.
In the Athletics Kingdom forum, friends were still cheering and rejoicing over Su Zhe's achievement the night before, but before they could finish celebrating, March 3rd arrived and everyone started to worry about today's 60-meter hurdles.
[Brothers, can anyone come and analyze this? In this morning's men's 60m hurdles semi-finals, what was the situation of Jue Ge'er, Zhe Shao and Jun Ye? Oh, why am I so panicked...]
1L: [Alas, I am panicking +1. I am not in a good mood right now. There is nothing to analyze. Is there any brother coming downstairs? ]
3L: [Let me try to analyze it. In yesterday's preliminaries, Jue Ge'er was 7.59, Jun Ye was 7.65, and Zhe Shao was 7.53. According to the results of previous years, if you want to enter the semifinals directly, you have to get the top two in the semifinals group. The result requirement is at least within 7.55... According to the current results of the brothers, the only one who has hope is probably Zhe Shao.]
4L: […Brother above, after listening to your analysis, I feel like I have lost my confidence in watching the competition. By the way, you see, like Zhe Shao, he was very strong in the competition yesterday, running 7.53 seconds in the preliminaries. Is it possible that Jue Ge'er and the others haven't given their best yet? After all, in the previous Japan Invitational, Jue Ge'er and Zhe Shao were evenly matched, right? ]
6L: [4L, the results are not analyzed in this way. It is not that the results of the two people were similar in December, and now the results of the two people can also be the same. Although everyone's training level may be similar, the reason why Zhe Shao's results improved so much in this competition was analyzed by someone yesterday. In addition to basic training, a large part of the factor is because of Zhe Shao's improvement in front of the hurdles this time. It is the winter training, plus the credit of changing from eight to seven, that Zhe Shao's results have improved so much. ]
10L: [Zhe Shao's silver medal in the men's 60m race yesterday was so encouraging. Everyone on Weibo is still celebrating. I'm just afraid that if the result in the 60m hurdles today is not good, it will be another blow to the mood of passers-by. It's hard to believe that passers-by have paid more and more attention to track and field competitions in the past six months...]
Just as the people on the Athletics Kingdom forum were worried, the people on Weibo were still very optimistic about today's men's 60-meter hurdles - in the previous men's 60-meter sprint, only Su Zhe could make it to the finals and win the silver medal, but today there were three people who made it to the semifinals at the same time? Isn't it too much for him to win a medal?
Just when everyone was excited, many sports bloggers who were celebrating Su Zhe's silver medal the day before also appeared at the same time today and began to cool down the netizens' emotions.
Xiaobai's view on track and field: [#World Indoor Track and Field Championships Day 3# I understand that everyone hopes that the athletes can run well and advance to the finals to win medals, but we also need to know that the Chinese team's men's hurdles are not that strong at the moment. Here is a set of scores of athletes who have advanced to the finals of the semifinals of the indoor championships in the past. You can compare the scores of the three current Chinese athletes - Xiaobai wants to say that we all have a heart to support our national team members and hope that the national team members can compete well, but chasing stars requires rationality, and cheering for athletes also requires rationality. Don't put too much pressure on the athletes, so that the athletes can go into the field lightly and give their best. ]
From the pictures and data compiled by Xiaobaikantianjing, we can clearly see how the performance of Su Zhe and his two teammates in the preliminaries compares with the athletes who have entered the finals in previous years.
Uncle Eyes also posted a push on Weibo.
【I know that many people are expecting the three cross-hurdle athletes to create miracles in today's competition.
But what I want to say is that the 60-meter hurdles is a very short race, and it is also a very difficult event in comparison.
On such a short track, many of the world's top 110-meter hurdlers find it difficult to exert their best strength, because many of them are really strong in the rhythm between the hurdles and the advantage in the latter half. In a 110-meter hurdles race, if there is a slight mistake in the early part, there is still a chance to make up for it in the second half, but in a 60-meter hurdles race, unless the strength is really amazing, there is almost no hope of making up for it.
So do our three athletes currently have the incredible strength to compete in the 60-meter hurdles?
My personal answer is definitely no.
Su Zhe, Zhou Tianjue or Ye Jun, none of them are promising players, especially Su Zhe, whose weaknesses have always been insufficient starting power, insufficient height, and lack of competitiveness in the front stage of the hurdles. I believe that it is precisely for this reason that Lu Fei gritted his teeth and decided to let Su Zhe change his technique from eight to seven in front of the hurdles, and a large part of the purpose was to make up for Su Zhe's defects in the front stage of the hurdles.
Among the three, Zhou Tianjue is the closest to a promising athlete. He has a strong starting power and fast acceleration ability, which gives him a certain advantage in the future. He is indeed in a stage of rapid performance growth and explosion. It can be seen that in just three months of winter training, through simple training, his performance has improved from 7.65 to 7.59, which is already an astonishing speed, but this does not mean that he is now capable of improving his performance from 7.59 to less than 7.55 and winning the final spot in the 60-meter hurdles.
As for Ye Jun, his performance since the second half of last year has been equally astonishing, but just like Zhou Tianjue, he still needs some time to accumulate some strength.
Finally, in such track and field competitions, various factors have a huge impact on athletes. For example, in the competitions in the past few days, why did the Chinese athletes always perform well? It is because there are many compatriots supporting them on the scene, which further stimulates the athletes' fighting spirit and mentality.
I have said so much just to explain to everyone that appropriate expectations and encouragement are pressure but also motivation. However, I hope that everyone can look at the competition rationally and send our most sincere blessings to our athletes regardless of the outcome.
Even though our country’s hurdles program is not that strong yet, I believe that as long as Su Zhe and his team are given enough time, they will be able to bring our country’s hurdles program to a whole new level! 】
The continuous posts of sports bloggers were finally forwarded to the eyes of netizens. The netizens who were originally overly excited were stunned at first, and then their overly enthusiastic mood calmed down a little.
It can be said that the sports bloggers collectively poured cold water on the news. Some of the more excitable spectators did not really buy into it and chose to forward the message in opposition.
[The athletes are going to compete in the arena. Why are you all saying no? Didn't anyone think highly of the men's 60m sprint before? In the end, there was a silver medal! The hurdles guy was going to dominate Asia when Japan competed before, so why are you saying no now? Are you guys toxic?]
[Yes! Didn't all three of them make it to the semifinals during last year's World Championships? If Zhou Tianjue hadn't been tripped, he would have made it to the finals, right? So among the three of them in this indoor competition, at least two can make it to the finals, right?]
On the Internet, on one hand, sports bloggers wanted to reduce the pressure on athletes, while on the other hand, some netizens did not quite understand the situation of the game and were looking at the game with excessive expectations and a relaxed attitude. For a while, many people on both sides were communicating with each other in slightly excited terms.
Although sports fans are a little troubled by this situation, they don't complain much.
The fact that this kind of situation occurs shows that netizens value and pay attention to the competition. If someone does not pay attention to the competition and its results, they will not really be in the mood to argue here.
In short, as long as the truth is explained and everyone can better understand the various aspects of sports, then even if you have an argument with someone online, it will be worth it.
While people on the Internet were busy, in the warm-up field, Xu Zhi was also doing pre-match interviews with Su Zhe and others.
Xu Zhi: "What do you think about today's semi-final?"
Faced with this question, even Zhou Tianjue, who usually speaks without thinking, restrained himself a little today. It can be seen that he wanted to shout out "The goal is the final", but precisely because of his understanding of the level of the 60-meter hurdles final and his own level, he could not shout out this sentence happily.
Compared to Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun's restraint, Su Zhe seemed more nonchalant: "It's a competition. Who among the players here doesn't want to win? Just do your best, go all out, and leave no regrets."
After Su Zhe spoke, Zhou Tianjue also scratched his head and replied, "I want to win."
After hearing the answers from Su Zhe and Zhou Tianjue, Ye Jun smiled and said, "I will do my best and leave no regrets."
From the answers of the three, we can also see that their mentalities are different at this time - the relatively determined Su Zhe, the on the edge of danger Zhou Tianjue, and the slightly slim hope Ye Jun. In fact, they all want to win the game, but everything is not that simple.
At the scene, when the previous round of pole vault finals ended, while the staff were adjusting the competition venue, Zhang Jing, Wang Miaochuan, and Lu Fei, the special commentator for the next competition, chatted together on the spot.
The camera roams around the venue, looking for interesting scenes, which are then projected onto the big screen by the director to be shared with the audience.
At the director's office, the game hadn't started yet, and the directors were in a relatively relaxed state. One of them said with a smile, "Hey, did you see that gossip yesterday? Shao Xingchen came to watch Su Zhe's final yesterday. Today's semi-final is so important, do you think Shao Xingchen will be here with us?"
Hearing this question, the other directors all laughed, and another person continued, "I know this. The security team said this morning that they saw Shao Xingchen again, wearing a down jacket, a duckbill cap, and a mask. However, the security team handled it in a low-key manner after discovering him, so no one has noticed it yet."
"Speaking of which, this Shao Xingchen is pretty good. He didn't do anything special when he came to the scene. He just sat downstairs and watched the competition. It seems that he really likes track and field events..."
As a few people were chatting, a camera captured a young man in the audience wearing a black down jacket, a duckbill cap and a mask. The directors were stunned and immediately ordered the technical staff to cut the picture to prevent such a large amount of traffic from being discovered on the spot, which would be difficult to handle for security reasons.
Just as the staff on the field adjusted and laid out the cross-rail railings, the next round of competition was about to begin.
There is nothing special about the semi-final divisions in the men's 60m hurdles. The 24 semi-finalists are divided into three semi-final groups. The top two athletes in each group will enter the final directly. Among the remaining athletes, the top two athletes will also qualify for the final.
The three players of the Chinese team were divided into two different groups this time. Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun were in the first group of the semi-finals, while Su Zhe was alone in the third group of the semi-finals.
In the commentary booth, Zhang Jing, Wang Miaochuan and Lu Fei first discussed this grouping table.
Zhang Jing frowned and said, "Everyone already knows that in today's competition, only the top two in each semi-final group can advance to the finals, and then it depends on the top two of the remaining players. So the division of the first group of the semi-finals today is very disadvantageous for our two players Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun."
Wang Miaochuan continued, "Yes, this means that if the two players want to win a place in the final, they must take the top two places in the first group of the semifinals." After a pause, Wang Miaochuan turned to Lu Fei and said, "Coach Lu, what do you think about the first group of the semifinals?"
Lu Fei took over Wang Miaochuan's suggestion, pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "To be honest, if all three of our team members can enter the semifinals at the same time, we have already achieved our goal. As for the finals, no one can say that they are completely sure of winning. Judging from the current results, Su Zhe is certainly the most promising of the three, but there are too many variables on the field, and the real result still depends on how they perform."
"Let's talk about Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun in the first semi-final group. One of them is still too young and reckless, while Ye Jun is much more stable overall. Although their performance is still improving rapidly, it is still a bit difficult compared to today's 60-meter semi-final. To be honest, even if they are separated into different groups, they may not be able to enter the finals in the end."
Compared to the praise before the preliminary round the day before, Lu Fei did not glorify the competition format in any way in today's commentary.
After all, progress is progress, and the current limit of strength is also the reality.
It is true that the three stars of the cross-hurdle project are shining, but these three have not yet reached the peak of true shining. Before reaching the peak, they still have a long way to go.
As the three of them were chatting and introducing each other in the commentary booth, the first group of contestants for the semi-finals came on stage under the guidance of the staff.
In this group, in addition to the two Chinese players Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun, there are also Brazilian player Gomez, American player Train and Spanish player Alcides. It can be said that this group is full of strong players.
All of these people have the ability to run under 7.55 seconds when in good condition, while Alcides and Gomez's personal PBs are under 7.50 seconds.
You have to defeat these people in the semi-finals to get a ticket to the finals!
After taking a quick look at his opponents on the scene, Ye Jun stood on the eighth lane, exhaled a long breath, focused his mind, and stopped thinking about anything else.
There was one player between Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun. He was in the sixth lane. After looking around, he also turned his attention back to the lane in front of him - the competition was about to begin, and he did not have the extra energy to focus on other things.
The audience's support and cheers for their home athletes were still enthusiastic, and on the track, each athlete tried their best to get rid of the impact of the home cheers.
Soon, at the signal from the referee team, the game was about to begin, and the audience at the scene also quieted down under the instructions.
At the starting point of the race, in the quiet environment, because the track is so narrow, the athletes can even hear each other's breathing.
Plop, plop.
Zhou Tianjue listened to his own heartbeat and looked calmly in front of him.
"Everyone, get ready."
The referee's voice was followed by the sound of the starting gun, signaling the start of the race. "Bang!"
After the crisp sound of the gun, Zhou Tianjue suddenly pushed the starting block with his right leg, and relying on his explosive power, he quickly started and entered into the smooth eight-step pace in front of the hurdles.
Thump thump thump.
His height and long legs allow him to move smoothly and effortlessly in front of the hurdles, completing the entire pace phase at a natural rhythm without falling behind others!
On Lane 8, Ye Jun's start was very stable, but his starting explosiveness was still a little lacking. For him, if he wants to significantly improve his performance, it is imperative to improve his pace before the hurdles.
For many years, he has been using the eight-step technique in front of the hurdles. One reason is that when he first started to participate in the cross-hurdle training, the seven-step technique had not been widely used even in Europe and the United States. The other reason is that he had tried to use his left leg to exert force, but it was a bit difficult. After years of technical finalization, it would be more difficult for him to complete the technical transformation than for Su Zhe and Zhou Tianjue. Therefore, after Lu Fei and his coach agreed on the plan to change from eight to seven, he had not made up his mind completely.
He still wanted to see how far he could go with the eight-step technique.
In the stage before the hurdles, Ye Jun's steps were equally smooth and concise, all due to his years of mastery of skills. However, compared to Zhou Tianjue, his explosiveness and acceleration were slightly inferior. And just because of this slight inferiority, the final result in this world's top arena was that he had fallen into the bottom four!
At the front of the track are Alcides and Gomez. Zhou Tianjue and Train are in third place, and the speed between the two is almost the same!
Everyone had already entered the rhythm of jumping over the hurdles. Everyone used their fastest speed and rhythm to jump continuously in the narrow and short space between the five hurdles.
Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun each performed very well in this game. They leaned forward, and after crossing the railing with their swinging legs, they lifted their legs as quickly as possible. Then, when the front sole of the swinging leg touched the ground, the leg that had been lifted into the air swung over the railing, and they quickly took the next step between the rails!
Both of them were crossing each hurdle in the most precise and efficient way, which was one of the important skills they mastered during winter training.
But even so, Zhou Tianjue was still in a tug of war with Train, and the gap between the two was difficult to discern with the naked eye!
In the audience seats, the cheers from the audience are still endless. Even though the two players of the Chinese team do not have an advantage in the current situation, the audience still cheers for them with all their heart and soul!
The deafening shout rushed into the eardrums of Zhou Tianjue and Ye Jun.
Hurry up.
They all want to get better faster!
Zhou Tianjue gritted his teeth and looked ahead, his eyes fixed on the finish line not far ahead.
He wants to be faster, he doesn't want to give up hope of reaching the finals!
Ye Jun, who was on the eighth lane, was also looking at the finish line ahead - he had to go faster, with faster steps and speed, to respond to these blood-pumping encouragements!
Everyone is trying hard to control their rhythm and movements on the track!
The belief in winning exists in the hearts of all players.
At the front of the track, Alcides also wanted to completely get rid of Gomez and firmly secure his first place in the group.
In the commentary booth, Zhang Jing looked at the track nervously. He whispered, "Zhou Tianjue! He is competing with Train for the third place! He has crossed the finish line!! Alcides and Gomez crossed the finish line one after another, and Zhou Tianjue and Train crossed the finish line almost at the same time. When the two crossed the finish line, Ye Jun also caught up from behind, but unfortunately he was still a step behind and only ranked fifth."
Wang Miaochuan and Lu Fei were also very concerned about the results of Zhou Tianjue and Train. After all, if Zhou Tianjue could rank third, then he would still have a chance of advancing to the finals!
Soon, Wang Miaochuan received a message from the director's office: "Come, let's see who is the final third place!"
On the screen at the scene, the scene of Zhou Tianjue and Train crossing the finish line was shown in slow motion. In the picture, it can be seen that it was Zhou Tianjue who crossed the line first!
"Well done! Zhou Tianjue is currently ranked third in the first group of the men's 60m hurdles semi-finals. If his final result can rank among the top two among the remaining athletes, he will qualify for the finals!"
In the commentary booth, Zhang Jing and Wang Miaochuan were both delighted, and the audience cheered enthusiastically. Only Lu Fei was still looking at the group list in his hand with a frown.
Hope everything goes well!
The author has something to say: _(:з」∠)_ It’s the third day of reading the comments offline. I’ve been teasing them a bit. I think it’s okay… I’ll post the screenshots of the comments in the background on the neck, and everyone will have a laugh?
Well, yesterday I saw a little angel post a long review, severely criticizing (not really...) Shao, thinking that his emotional advancement path was not right... Well, no matter whether it is Shao or Zi Zi, they actually have their own character flaws and problems. I, Laji Caicai, am going to wait for the end of the series to try to get a spin-off from Shao's perspective. I hope that then I can see it from another perspective so that everything won't seem so abrupt.
Another little angel said that the reader group can easily become a... quiet... dead group. Well, it doesn't matter. If you want to beat Caicai, you can come in and take a look =w=
The mysterious number is roughly: Qi Yao San Jiu Jiu San Liu San Liu
Ahem, ahem, ahem. But Cai Cai is a little sleepy right now, so she will probably show up after arriving at the company tomorrow. See you then...
=w= No matter what, I still love you guys today~~~
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