Different from the discussion on Weibo about [S University’s Faculty of Arts qualified for the World Track and Field Championships], in the Kingdom of Track and Field, many track and field enthusiasts began to analyze the Asian Track and Field Championships Invitational.
The initial discussion came from a forum voting post titled "Can Zhe Shao score the first goal in 10.10 seconds this time?"
Many people voted passionately in the post, and about 80% of track and field fans believed that Su Zhe should be able to successfully break the 10.10 mark in this competition, adding a place for the Chinese team in the men's 100m sprint world championships. Only 20% of people thought that Su Zhe might still lack strength.
Below the post, people holding different views on the forum began to exchange arguments to prove the correctness of their own inferences.
3L: [Everyone has seen how tough Zhe Shao is in the World Championships Challenge a few days ago. We don’t need to talk about Zhe Shao’s talent—a big guy in the forum sorted out all of Zhe Shao’s competition data and made a curve analysis chart. If you are interested, you can go and have a look. In short, according to Zhe Shao’s strength advancement curve, he is now fully capable of breaking the 10.10 mark.]
5L: [Support Zhe Shao, and bring the performance curve and analysis to 3L brother by the way - Su Zhe's first competition was the provincial games of S Province, and his preliminary, semi-final and final results were: 10.40 (0.5), 10.21 (0.9), 10.18 (1.5). According to the training video of Su Zhe released by the Zhuguang Theater later, he had run a training result of 10.35 before participating in the competition, which shows that the preliminary result of 10.40 was a bit of a reserve. The subsequent results of 10.21 and 10.18, especially the latter, were more affected by the wind speed factor. It can be inferred that Su Zhe's 0 wind speed result at that time should be around 10.20...]
In the post quoted on the 5th floor, a detailed chart was made of Su Zhe's performance in previous competitions. Its level of detail is no less than the athlete performance report compiled by the Track and Field Administration Center. It also collected and supplemented the environmental factors, wind factors, etc. in Su Zhe's previous competitions. Finally, it was concluded in the conclusion: As long as Su Zhe maintains a better competitive state, it is very likely that he will directly break the 10.10 mark in the preliminaries of this Asian Champions Invitational Tournament.
But the opponents' views also have some truth.
They believe that athletes' competitive state has certain ups and downs. They keenly observed Su Zhe's tense state on the court and pointed out that Su Zhe is still in the novice athlete's novice mentality, lacks competition experience, and is extremely excited and tries his best in almost every game.
This kind of psychological energy has a peak value, and no one can maintain this peak psychological state for a long time. Once the psychological state slips, it may be difficult to enter the state of excitement during the game, it is difficult to mobilize the passion for the game, and ultimately the game results will be affected.
Regardless of the views of both sides, everyone hopes that Su Zhe can break the 10.10 mark in the competition and win a place in the 100m at the World Championships for his country.
On the day when the Chinese team set off for Japan, sports influencers on Weibo who follow track and field forwarded the news pushed by the official Weibo account of the Athletics Administration Center that the "Chinese track and field champion team will go to Japan to participate in the Asian Champions Invitational Tournament" and sent their heartfelt blessings to every athlete in the team.
Similarly, on this day, a small team appeared in Su Zhe's super topic, posting with almost enthusiasm.
Chasing my son Zizi in Japan: [Aaaaaah! Me! An overseas beauty lover, I can actually chase my son Zizi in Japan in this life!!! Ahhh, wsl, thank CCTV, thank China Athletics, thank Zizi for changing careers and becoming an athlete!!! QAQ I’m so excited, I’ve already bought a seat for the 100-meter track race of the Asian Champions Invitational Race!!! Zizi’s mom is waiting to see you!!]
Watermelon is so expensive: [Wuwuwu, see you tomorrow, LS sisters! I bought a two-day ticket, waiting to see the gorgeous face of Zaizai for two consecutive days... Xiao Mengmeng was right at the beginning. If Zaizai was still stuck in YLQ, how could we have a chance to see Zaizai? ? I have already quickly submitted the lottery application for next year's Olympics... I hope I can win the Olympic tickets! 】
【??? ...As a fellow overseas beauty lover of Zizi, I'm really jealous. There are a lot of track and field competitions in Europe! Zizi, check out the Diamond League and the Athletics World Challenge...! I want to see Zizi too, so I'm waiting for him to come to Europe to participate in the competitions...】
The "philosophers" in Japan posted various ecstatic emojis and announced that they would go to the scene to cheer for Su Zhe tomorrow. The female philosophers in China or other countries were also enthusiastically discussing related topics.
In just three short months, the small group of "philosophers" has more than doubled in size. Some of the young ladies who initially watched Su Zhe flop and even quit the entertainment industry now feel a sense of pride and bitter relief when they see the "philosopher" circle gradually growing.
As everyone was looking forward to it, the Asian Champions Invitational Tournament arrived as scheduled the next day.
For this event, the Japanese organizers invited champion athletes from 44 countries to compete in accordance with the standards of the Asian Athletics Championships. Athletes from many countries also came with the goal of qualifying for the World Championships. In this sense, this Asian Champions Invitational carries the hopes of many participating athletes.
A total of 48 athletes from 44 countries participated in the men's 100m race. Japan, as the host, sent an additional 4 athletes.
On the first day of the competition, 48 participants will compete in 6 preliminary rounds in the morning. The top three in each group will advance directly to the semi-finals. Among the remaining participants, the top 6 players will also advance to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals in the afternoon, 18 contestants will be divided into 3 groups to compete for 8 places in the final. The top two in each group will advance directly, and the top two in the remaining contestants will qualify for the final.
Fuji TV, one of the five major private TV stations, will also broadcast the competition online and key events over the next two days. At the same time, a series of events including the men's 100m final at 7pm the next day will be broadcast live directly on Fuji TV.
Whether it is the level of care put into organizing and hosting the event or a series of operations in the event broadcasting, it can be seen that Japan is warming up for the Tokyo Olympics to be held next year and is constantly cultivating the citizens' habit of watching competitive sports.
It was only 9 o'clock in the morning when Su Zhe arrived at the match venue with the team, but he was surprised to find that there were already quite a few spectators in the huge Tokyo Gymnasium. Many of them brought special banners and small props, obviously they had their own favorite players.
Ye Jun saw Su Zhe's gaze and asked with a smile: "How is it? Are you surprised?"
The number of spectators at the event did surprise Su Zhe. Although the number of track and field events he participated in in China was limited, he could see that the number of spectators at track and field competitions was often very limited. Even for important competitions such as the National Championships and the World Championships Challenge, most of the people who actually went to watch were serious track and field enthusiasts.
But at this moment, the number of spectators in the Tokyo Stadium has exceeded what he has seen during domestic competitions.
Ye Jun sighed and said, "I was also surprised when I came here for the first time. Later, I realized that the Japanese have a running complex and they appreciate running as a culture. I heard before that in Japan, the live broadcast of college marathon events can rival our Spring Festival Gala in terms of viewership..."
After Ye Jun's explanation, Su Zhe realized that the Japanese people actually have an almost religious love for the sport of running... Thinking about the various track and field competitions that will be held today, Su Zhe suddenly understood why there were so many spectators.
Just as Su Zhe and Ye Jun were chatting in the waiting area near the audience seats, a slightly familiar voice suddenly rang out.
"Su, Su!"
Su Zhe turned around and saw Bai Shi waving at him enthusiastically and calling his last name persistently with a distinct Japanese accent.
Su Zhe had a good impression of this enthusiastic Japanese sprinter, but when he was about to say hello to him, he awkwardly remembered that there was no translator with him, and he really didn't know how to communicate with this Japanese brother.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Zhe tentatively said "Hello" in English.
After receiving Su Zhe's response, Shiraishi Shota's eyes lit up obviously, he smiled and showed his fangs, and replied seriously in English with a Japanese accent, "Hello."
It was obvious that Shiraishi Shota's English level was just enough to ask a good question, and he couldn't come up with any more words beyond that.
He could only anxiously scratch his head in the same place. After a long while, he finally said four words to Su Zhe with difficulty: "Su, you... look good!"
This mysterious remark made Su Zhe stand there in a daze. Ye Jun, who was standing next to him, also laughed after he realized what was going on.
To be honest, when they were in China, they were also surprised by Su Zhe's appearance at first, but after all, they knew that Su Zhe used to be in the entertainment industry, so his appearance was naturally better.
After competing with Su Zhe, they regarded Su Zhe as a strong opponent and ignored his appearance.
Unexpectedly, after Su Zhe came to Japan, his physical beauty would once again stand out.
Thinking of this, Ye Jun turned his gaze to the stands nearby - sure enough, many spectators' attention was also attracted by Su Zhe, and both male and female spectators looked as if there were stars in their eyes.
"Ahhh, who is that person next to Shiraishi? I really want to know!"
"It seems to be a player from China. He is so cute! The cutest boy I have ever seen!"
In the stands, conversations like this continued to occur, but no one knew Su Zhe's true identity.
"Ah, maybe we can ask Shiraishi?" A Sakura girl suggested this.
"But... isn't it impolite to ask such a question?"
As the audience in the stands were paying attention to Su Zhe's conversation, the men's 100m preliminaries were about to begin.
A staff member in charge of guiding foreign athletes found Su Zhe in the waiting area and invited him to go to the registration office for registration.
When he was about to follow the inspector to the inspection office, Su Zhe remembered Shiraishi who was still there, so he asked the staff to convey a message to Shiraishi.
"Player Shiraishi, I look forward to competing with you in the next match!"
After hearing the information conveyed by the staff, Shiraishi Shota smiled even more brilliantly, nodded seriously to Su Zhe, and asked the staff to convey it.
"Su Zhe, I look forward to seeing you in the finals!"