The United Kingdom is also broadcasting the Athens Olympics. With the men's 100-meter preliminary round, the TV screen is also switched back to the BBC studio. In addition to the host, there are two guests in the studio.
The guest on the left is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He is the legendary British triple jumper and the world record holder of the triple jump. Jon Edwards is known as the "Bird of the Century". On the right is a 50-year-old man with glasses. He is the British sports authority, sports celebrity, and well-known track and field coach Peter Erickson.
The host said: "The preliminary match for the 100m Trapeze Wars is over. We have two players in the UK who entered the second round, Lewis Francis and Jason Gardner. It is a pity that Campbell was the first to compete and that Darren Campbell failed to enter the second round with a gap of 0.01 seconds. "
Jon Edwards continued with the host's words: "Actually, Darren Campbell has the strength to enter the second round, but his luck is relatively poor, and he was divided into the first group appearance. The first appearance, so the atmosphere of the first race has not been mobilized, the athlete's body is not excited, so it is difficult to achieve good results. If he was in another group, I think he will be able to enter the second round. "
"So Jon, did you have your first appearance in the previous game?" The host asked.
"Of course I did, but triple jump and sprint events are different. We can jump six times. Even if the body is slow and hot, and the first jump fails to achieve good results. You can always find it slowly through adjustments in later games to get back in the state. " Jon Edwards said.
The host nodded, turned his head and asked Peter Erickson on the other side, and said: "So Mr. Erickson, please give us a professional perspective on the first round of the men's 100m sprint group stage game. "
The broadcast shot was directed at Erickson and gave him a close-up of the upper body. Erickson said unhurriedly: "Based on the performance of the first round of preliminary athletes, there is no doubt that the US team is still the most powerful. Jamaica's performance is second only to the United States. Our British team, Canada team, and the Ghana team also performed well. What surprised me is the Japanese team. This Asian country has two players in the first place. The second round is impressive. What also disappoints me is the Nigerian team. In Europe, many countries have Nigerian naturalized athletes. They have also achieved very good results in the game, so many people will be Nigerian athletes. They have high hopes, but their results in the preliminary rounds were not satisfactory. But this just shows that the training level in Europe is much higher. Similarly, Nigerians can achieve good results in Europe, but not in their own countries."
"In terms of athletes, I am still very optimistic about defending champion Maurice Greene. Sean Crawford and Justin Gatlin are in very good shape, but the two of them also have to take care of the 200-meter sprint. I think it is not as good as Maurice Greene in concentration. In addition to the American players, my favorite is Jamaican Asafa Powell, and Powell's performance in the preliminary round is obvious to all. As for Portuguese player Francis Obicviro, I don't think he can win a medal. There is also the championship of last year's World Championships. Talking about Collins, I think he is just a flash in the pan."
The host then asked: "What do you think of the prospects of our British players?"
"Among the British athletes, Lewis Francis and Jason Gardner, they have no problem entering the semi-finals, if they run well, they can also reach the finals, but I think their hope of winning the medal is still relatively slim. Our overall strength of the British team is still very strong, I suggest that we should focus on the relay competition." Erickson talked about the money.
At this time Jon Edwards asked: "Mr. Erickson, you seem to have forgotten a person. The first result of the first round of the preliminary round is a Chinese player. I don't know what advice you have for him?"
Eriksen laughed, then said: "Jon, do you think a Chinese can win the Olympic 100-meter sprint?"
"But in the news a few days ago it was said that this Chinese player has made a big bet on himself that he can win the championship by buying himself. I think he has a lot to rely on." Edwards said.
"Huh? I've heard that, is this true?" Erickson asked.
The host immediately replied: "Mr. Erickson, this is indeed a real thing."
"Oh, God, I always thought it was a joke or funny paragraph made for the Olympics! You know there are many jokes and funny paragraphs about the Olympics, but you didn't expect it to be real, it's incredible!" Erickson spoke, and then said: "Although I don't know what the Chinese player is thinking, I can confirm that he can't win the championship at all because he can't even reach the finals! If I suggest, I suggest that he take advantage of this opportunity to come to Athens and appreciate more of the beautiful scenery of Athens. "
"But he ran 9.96 seconds in the preliminaries. We all know that many players will retain their strength in the preliminary round. If he retains his strength, it will be faster in the subsequent matches." Edwards retorted.
"He will not be faster. The next round of the game is likely to be the end of his current Olympics." Eriksson looked at the camera and then said: "The Chinese team has never entered the second Olympic men's 100-meter sprint round, and of the two players they sent this time, the first player's performance is very bad, so the second player will go all out to ensure that he can enter the second round, so there can be no what you say about him retaining his strength. I think for 9.96 seconds, this Chinese player has already run beyond the standard. In the next game, this Chinese player can't run within 10 seconds, he will be eliminated immediately. He is just a yellow man. As a yellow man, it is beyond my expectations to be able to run within 10 seconds. "
"Cough ..." The host coughed as if to remind Erickson not to involve race.
Erickson immediately noticed. He turned his head and said, "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to be racist. I'm talking about scientific evidence. Scientific research proves that blacks have a higher muscle density. So the blacks are very explosive and suitable for sports such as sprinting, but it is also because of the high muscle density that the buoyancy of blacks in water sports will be reduced accordingly, and black people will spend more power to swim maintain buoyancy, so you see that there are no black players in swimming. Caucasians have wider hands and feet and moderate muscle density. Therefore, swimming and other events have inherent advantages. The same with height, when white men stroke the effect is stronger. The muscle density of the yellow race is not as good as that of the black race and the white race, but it is better in terms of physical flexibility and coordination, so table tennis, badminton, and other items that emphasize physical coordination are very important. People have an advantage, but in some sports that require strength, yellow people are far inferior to black people and white people. "
"Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Erickson, for sharing. Then let's take a break to enter the commercial. See you after the commercial!" The host finished and cut into the commercial.
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Athens Olympic Stadium.
Coach Yu walked to Zhang Guan with the grouping table for the semi-finals and said, "Xiao Zhang, the grouping for the semi-final group came out. You are in the second group and the same group with Sean Crawford. The other players are not strong, as long as you win the third place, you can qualify! "
Zhang Guan took a look at the list, a five-group rematch, he was divided into the second group, the American player Sean Crawford is in this group. The other people in the same group, Zhang Guan, knew only one Kazakh player. His name was Gerald Chinofe. He had participated in the Asian Athletics Championships held in the Philippines in the past years and also ran against Zhang Guan. Among Asians, it is very difficult to enter the second round of the 100-meter sprint.
"Sean Crawford should be the strongest in this group! In addition to Crawford, should I pay attention to other players?" Zhang Guan asked.
"You also need to pay attention to Obadele Thompson, this is the person." Coach Yu pointed to the list.
"Obadele Thompson, the country is Barbados? What is this country?" Zhang Guan saw the word for the first time.
"This is Barbados, a small country in the Caribbean. Don't underestimate such a small country, the track and field events are not weak! And this Obadele Thompson once achieved a score of 9 seconds and 69." Yu explained.
"Nine seconds 69! Faster than the world record!" Today's world record is 9 seconds 78, and Zhang Guan knows that in the future at the Capitol Olympics, Bolt's record for breaking the world record is 9.69 seconds.
"It's superwind speed," Yu explained. "It was still 1996. At that time, the superwind speed was 5.1 meters. Thompson also ran for 9 seconds and 69 in that race, which is the fastest speed in the current 100 meters... "
"In 1996, it was eight years. Then Thompson should not be too young, more than thirty? Then the competitive state should go downhill." Zhang Guan asked.
"Although young people have an impact on the strength of sprinters, in my experience, these players are all draft-type players. They are not allowed to be in good condition. When they suddenly burst, the speed is very amazing. Maybe they will be better than Americans. It's faster. Pay more attention to him when you play. If he pulls up with the wind, the speed becomes fast. Don't be surprised. Don't be affected by him. Especially keep the rhythm of the game. Keep running at your own pace. " Yu directed the speech, quietly thinking for a few seconds, and then added: "In fact, in the rematch, as long as you keep the third. The third-place can enter the semi-finals, that is a historic breakthrough! We have never reached the semi-finals in the sprint event. "
"I feel like I'm okay now, maybe I can still compete for the first place in the group!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.