Do you want to touch the line?
Semifinals.
Qu Chi was assigned to the first group to perform.
There are three groups in total, with two people from each group advancing directly and two people advancing by substitution. But if you are in the first group, generally speaking, you don’t have to worry about the places for substitution.
Just like Cheryl before, as long as the people behind want to advance, they will compete for at least one of the current substitute promotion spots.
The group Qu Chi was in was surrounded by strong opponents, and when the group list was announced, everyone's heart sank.
Excluding Qu Chi, the remaining players' PBs are all within 50.30 seconds, and there are two other players in the world starting with 49 seconds. In this World Championships, in the women's 400m event, except for Ophelia, these two are the ones who have the strength to compete for the first place.
Ottovi, 26 years old, with a PB of 49.79 seconds, once finished fourth in the final at the Olympics three years ago. Three years later, her results are still at a stable level. She should win the medal she missed at the Olympics next year.
Filia, 28 years old, PB 49.46, is the bronze medalist of the last Olympic Games. He is also a top athlete that Qu Chi once had a chance to compete with. However, in that challenge, Qu Chi was mainly following Filia to learn, so the other party probably did not have a deep impression of Qu Chi.
There is no need to even look at the remaining contestants; just these two seem to have already secured the direct promotion spots.
The atmosphere in the audience was a little quiet, like the dead silence before a big battle.
Qu Chi was doing warm-up exercises while observing his opponent.
As expected of a world-famous general, his imposing aura also fueled Qu Chi's fighting spirit.
Since when, Qu Chi has had a challenging mentality towards opponents who are temporarily ahead of her. It may have evolved from the Mawei in her dream. She has never defeated her in her dreams. Then in reality, how many people will be like Mawei, leaving only their backs to her?
She wanted to try to overtake him, she wanted to look back and see her opponent's face.
Because she wanted to try to get past the ponytail one day and see clearly who she was.
If she couldn't even surpass these people, then there was no way she could realize her dream of defeating Ponytail.
Philia had noticed Qu Chi early on after being reminded by someone.
Qu Chi had no idea. She thought she hadn't left any impression on Filia. In fact, as a cautious veteran, Filia had studied every opponent who advanced to the finals thoroughly.
Among them is Qu Chi, and her coaching team also specifically reminded her that Qu Chi is a somewhat special player.
"Her rhythm and talent characteristics are very similar to yours. If she grows up, she will be your formidable rival."
After research, Filia finally confirmed that Qu Chi did learn some of her ideas, but they were not exactly the same. It should be that her coaching team adjusted her technical characteristics so that it would be more suitable for her.
Filia bared his teeth, feeling a little unhappy.
She didn't have any dark thoughts, but when she noticed Qu Chi, her emotions became complicated. She could see that Qu Chi was very talented, perhaps even as talented as herself. After all, not everyone could compete in the World Championships at the age of 18 and reach the semifinals.
But this person seemed to be her "student", which made her feel very complicated.
She wanted to watch Qu Chi make it all the way to the finals to prove to the world that her running style was amazing, but she also wanted to defeat Qu Chi here to prove that a "teacher" was really a teacher and was better than a student.
Filia conveyed his complicated feelings to his old rival Ottovi beside him. Ottovi noticed that Qu Chi attracted Filia's attention and was very unhappy.
"Aren't the opponents in this game you and me?"
Filia was stunned: "Why?"
Ottovi sneered: "It seems that you are still very arrogant and don't take me seriously. Then wait and see. I will definitely defeat you."
She turned her head again under Filia's inexplicable gaze, glanced at Qu Chi with a fighting spirit, and added, "And your copy, you seem to be retiring. If she also loses the desire to enter the arena, I'm sure you will disappear from my sight forever."
Filia frowned: "What are you talking about, are you crazy, are you going to touch the violation line?"
Ottovi smiled lightly: "I'm not the one who's going to touch the line."
The conversation ended and it was time for warm-up. The contestants had no time to chat and walked out of the passage one after another. Cheers and applause rang out in the venue, which gave this group of contestants a lot of motivation.
Qu Chi was unaware of the undercurrents among the other contestants. She was just thinking about how to run this round.
It's good to advance by substitution, but the chances are indeed slim. The best solution is to try your best at this time. Even if there is a final, it is a final that can only be won if you can advance. Besides, after successfully advancing, she will have more time to rest, so there is no need to hold back.
So trying her best was her only choice.
How to give your best correctly?
Qu Chi was assigned to the fifth lane, a golden lane, with Ottovi in front and Filia behind.
These two veterans seemed to form a double-team situation, making Qu Chi feel like he was being hunted by a high-end predator.
She felt the perfect amount of strength in her body and formed a plan in her mind. 400 meters is a long race, so strategy is often crucial. Perhaps a well-timed acceleration midway through the race could lead to a dramatic improvement in performance.
This is her spiritual experience, and she doesn't care what others think.
The command sounded, Qu Chi got into position, and then, at the sound of the starting gun, she launched herself out! She wanted to increase her speed as much as possible in every 100 meters. The first 200 meters weren't a problem; the third 100 meters was crucial. She felt that if she could only rely on her willpower to not slow down, she would succeed...
"Shhh!!!"
A shrill whistle sounded, and Qu Chi suddenly stopped and looked at the starter on the scene in confusion.
Everyone heard the whistle. Some looked confused, some were nervous and at a loss, and some were annoyed and scared.
A large number of spectators in the stands held back their cheers and looked towards the competition venue with concern.
"Someone jumped the gun."
Qin Chengmo was wearing a mask, his eyes full of worry and nervousness. He stared at a figure on the field, his heart almost jumping out of his chest.
The referee signaled to one of the contestants, and in the despair of that contestant, informed the other contestants to start preparing again.
Qin Chengmo heard that the Chinese audience around him all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great, it's not Qu Mei. I was worried that she lacked experience and wanted to get a good result..."
"Thank goodness, but Sister Qu did a great job just now. Wouldn't it be a waste this time?"
After being thankful, it was a pity that he failed again and again and someone jumped the gun. This was a huge blow to Qu Chi, who had little experience and had just tried his best to give a good performance.
Some people have already started to predict the outcome: "What a shame, what a shame! Qu Mei really has no hope of even being a replacement now."
Qin Chengmo listened and couldn't help but want to stop it.
"Shut up."
Superstition in the sports circle has been around for a long time. The person who spoke was glared at by him and quickly slapped his own mouth.
"Pah, my rotten mouth."
Qin Chengmo held his breath, his heart was in turmoil. He was also worried about Qu Chi, but it was Qu Chi who was affected on the court, and he could do nothing.
During the competition, he just wanted to support her silently and didn't even dare to send her a message, for fear of disturbing her mentality. What should he do now? I hope Qu Chi will be fine.
On the court, Qu Chi scratched his head, exhaled, and did some simple stretching to relax again.
Ottovi frowned and looked at her, then looked away.
In fact, she thought the one who jumped the gun was Qu Chi, because she paid special attention to Qu Chi in this race, so when Qu Chi started, she keenly felt that there was a strange momentum from Qu Chi behind her.
Being able to achieve this kind of pressure on the curve made her more alert towards Qu Chi.
Qu Chi didn't pay attention to other people's gazes, after all, there was no eye contact.
Qu Chi readjusted himself, his mind spinning rapidly.
Would the false start have any impact on the other players? Of course, but the impact varies from person to person. As far as she knew, Filia, known for her steadiness, wasn't someone who would rush ahead. Another way of thinking about it was that her opponents' early moves had little impact on her.
The other Ottovi seems to have a more impulsive personality. In the initial outbreak phase, she also started at a high speed like her, which should have some impact, but she has rich competition experience and strong adjustment ability.
Qu Chi gathered his thoughts and prepared to start running again.
There are only 7 people left on the field.
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