"Set..." The starter raised his gun, followed by a gunshot, and the game officially started.
The first one to rush out was not Zhang Guan, Powell, or Montgomery. It turned out to be the Nigerian player, known as "African Zhang" Orusoki Fasuba. This greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.
And then, what everyone did not expect was that when Fasuba took the lead, he was ahead of all other athletes.
Fasuba showed explosive force and acceleration beyond ordinary people. At least in the first 20 meters, his acceleration was the fastest. Even the crown of the state bursting was not as fast as Fasuba.
"Good instant acceleration ability. If you run 60 meters, there will be some advantages." Zhang Guan sighed violently in his skill bar, there is a skill called "instant speed", which can improve the athlete's ability to accelerate instantly, However, Zhang Guan did not learn, because learning instant requires you to learn the two skills of "strong knee" and "strong ankle", Zhang Guan feels that it was a bit wasteful, and also described in the "instant speed" skill, long-term use of this skill can cause damage to the knee and ankle. Physical injuries are also the last thing Zhang Guan wants to see.
In fact, in the 100-meter sprint, everyone listens to the gun and starts running, which means that the body reacts at the same time. Under the same starting line, the acceleration is slightly faster than other people, so there is no big advantage. For other sports, such as basketball or football, athletes should make judgments based on changes in live games. The opponent makes action and then responds according to the opponent's actions. This requires a reaction time. The two athletes are more dominant if one of them accelerates faster.
The lead of the first 30 meters is not considered as a lead. The acceleration is a little bit less useful. The 100-meter sprint competition is still based on the athlete's extreme speed and speed endurance.
So in the first 30 meters, Fasuba has been in the leading position, and after the 30 meters, the situation on the field began to change rapidly.
The first is Montgomery. As a short athlete, his sprinting technique must be high-frequency gait. The advantage of high-frequency gait in acceleration is greater, and the stability is also very good. At thirty meters, he caught up with Fasuba.
After forty meters, Zhang Guan and Powell caught up with Fasuba almost at the same time and then overtook him.
Fifty meters, Montgomery was in a slight lead position, and this slight lead could not even be said to have an advantage, followed by Zhang Guan and Powell, both of which were on a par. At this time, audiences across Europe knew that the three of them had only officially started the contest.
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Montgomery was running fast, but his mind kept flashing through these two years of experience.
"In the past two years, although I was banned, I have never given up training, even if I suffer from white eyes every day, even if I have to endure ridicule every day, even if I have spent all my savings... I know sooner or later, I will be able to return to the game! I will be able to return to the top! Today is the moment I prove to the world!"
The fire of hope quickly spread in Montgomery's heart, and finally turned into motivation, spreading in his body, and introduced him to every bone, every muscle, every drop of blood, every cell. Then, Montgomery's speed became faster.
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"It is worthy of Montgomery, the former world record holder. Even after leaving the field for two years, he still has such a strong strength, he must be constantly training in the past two years!" Powell's thought flashed in his mind. At the same time, Zhang Guan flashed beside him.
"It's Zhang Guan! He's still accelerating? He can still speed up!" Powell felt that his speed was close to the limit. At this distance, other athletes should be similar to Powell, but Zhang Guan was not like this. His speed was far from reaching the limit, he can be faster!
Powell has been defeated by Zhang Guan many times. At present, Zhang Guan had a total of five opportunities to break the world record in the men's 100-meter sprint event, three of which were in the same game with Powell, so Powell's speed against Zhang Guan was already adapted, he was not as surprised as the previous few.
But Montgomery is different.
"I'm being overtaken! Is it Zhang Guan? How is this possible? Can he still speed up? Where is his speed limit? Running so fast, can his Achilles tendon bear it?" A series of question marks rolled out of Montgomery's mind. The fire of hope that had just been ignited was also ruthlessly extinguished by Zhang Guan at this moment.
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"Beyond! He surpassed Powell and Montgomery! Quickly opened the distance, he took the lead! Led! Cross the line..." The voice of the commentary on the scene increased by several decibels but was still swiftly heard by the audience.
Twenty-five meters before the finish line, Zhang Guan quickly overtook Powell and Montgomery, and then in the next fifteen meters, the lead distance was pulled away, and then the race was completed. For a world-class 100-meter sprinter, the last 25 meters takes about two seconds to finish, but the last two seconds are the most exciting two seconds.
At the moment when Zhang Guan finishes surpassing, no matter the live audience or the audience in front of the TV, the secretion of epinephrine will increase instantaneously, and the feeling of tension and stimulation will also be increased to the extreme. When Zhang Guan crossed the line, this kind of tension and irritation eased down, and the secretion of epinephrine was much normal, but the number that appeared next time caused the explosion of adrenaline secretion again!
9.70!
"9.7 seconds! Zhang Guan ran to the 9.7 seconds mark!" Director Ma shouted first, this one was like thunder on the ground, letting some shocked ignorant god, like Coach Yu, to come back to reality.
In the history of human sprinting, the beginning was based on integer seconds, such as the 10-second mark. And when humans ran into 10 seconds, the level began to be calculated in tenths of seconds, 9.9 seconds mark, 9.8 seconds mark, etc.
Experts once predicted that the limit of the human 100-meter dash is 9.90 seconds, and then Carl Lewis broke the so-called limit with a score of 9.86 seconds. Then the expert put forward that 9.80 seconds is the limit of the human 100-meter sprint, but Maurice Greene proved it wrong with a score of 9.79 seconds. Then the experts put forward that 9.70 seconds is the limit of the human 100-meter sprint, and it will take at least thirty years for the human to run out of this result.
But today, the expert's theory has once again become a joke. Since the Athens Olympics in 2004, Zhang Guan has broken the world record of 100 meters five times in a year, raising the world record from 9.78 seconds to 9.72 seconds, and today, he is on the 9.70-second mark!
On the TV, the narrator even exclaimed, even exclaiming, "My God! Unbelievable! Zhang Guan ran to 9.70 seconds! The wind speed is normal, this result is effective! I don't know what to say. Zhang Guan once again broke through the limits of humanity! He is only 20 years old this year, and he ran out of 9.70 seconds at the age of 20. I can be sure that one day in the future, he will be able to surpass this number and enter within 9.70 seconds. I used to think that 9.70 seconds was already the limit of humans, but today I found that I was wrong! Now I don't know where the limit of humans is in the 100-meter event? 9.70 seconds is not the limit, maybe 9.60 seconds, or 9.50 seconds... "
In the coaching staff, Director Ma and Yu Gui did not make any celebrations at this time. They just stared blankly at the performance version, which looked like a pair of frustrated mental patients.
Over the past year, Zhang Guan has constantly set a world record for the 100-meter sprint. Every time they are ecstatic, they will dance and celebrate to express their inner joy, but this time, they have not done so, they are still very happy, but at this time another emotion completely overwhelmed the joy.
This is a shock!
If you run out of results within 9.75 seconds, everyone will be surprised, excited, and happy, then the most important thing is when it comes to the 9.70 seconds mark is shock!
Both the audience and the coaches, including those who competed with Zhang Guan, were shocked by the number of 9.70 seconds. The athletes crossing the finish line stared blankly at the huge time card, and even Powell, who was very familiar with Zhang Guan, forgot to step forward to celebrate with Zhang Guan.
"9.70 seconds? Is this the young man now? How could he be so powerful! I have been away for only two years! How did the world record become 9.70 seconds!" Montgomery felt like he was a bit out of line with the times.
Three years ago, when Montgomery broke the world record with a score of 9.78 seconds, he stood at the pinnacle of the world at that time. Three years later, when he saved his energy and was ready to challenge the pinnacle of the world again, he found that the peak of the world at that time is already unattainable for him, he can only look up!
The distance between 9.78 seconds and 9.70 seconds is a great river for Montgomery who is just thirty years old.
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Turning to the war zone, Jeremy Varina's expression was not as light as before.
"9.70 seconds! I didn't think I witnessed such a game, humans ran into the 9.70 seconds mark!" Varina stared at Zhang Guan silently, thought to himself secretly.
Coach Hart said from the side, "9.70 seconds, which at least proves that Zhang Guan is in a very good state today. Although he only has more than one hour of rest, you must not forget that he has a unique method in controlling physical strength."
"I understand!" Varina nodded thoughtfully and then said, "Coach, Zhang Guan ran to the 9.70-second mark. Do you think that I can hope to reach the 43-second mark?"
Hart froze a little, then he patted Varina 's shoulder, "Jeremy, you are the best 400m player in the world. Everyone calls you the successor of Michael Johnson, but I always believe that one day, you will be able to surpass Michael Johnson! The 43-second mark of the 400-meter dash, I believe you can do it! "