This men's 100-meter sprint battle is hailed as the most intense match in the history of the Golden League. Not only winning the first championship but also broke the world record for men's 100-meter sprint and also reached the 9.70-second mark. Powell ran out his personal best of 9.76 seconds. Montgomery's 9.80 seconds can be said to be a perfect comeback. Even the fourth-placed "African Zhang Guan" Fasuba ran out 9.85 seconds, while the fifth Shawn Crawford scored 9.88 seconds. This transcript even surpassed the level of the Olympic finals.
With the end of the 100-meter plane battle, the morning game was all over. After a short break, the first game in the afternoon was the men's 400-meter sprint.
The 400-meter sprint event is also strong. For example, in the United States team, in the indoor track and field championships a few months ago, they sent out second-tier athletes, while in the Golden League, they sent out all the first-tier and even top-level athletes. The 400-meter first flying man Jeremy Varina and the Athens Olympics silver medal winner Otis Harris will both play.
Jamaica, the second strongest sprinter, sent veterans Michael Blackwood and Brandon Simpson. Among them, Blackwood was the champion of the 400-meter sprint in the World Championships and World Athletics Grand Prix from 2002 to 2003. Simpson also reached the 400m final in the Athens Olympics.
Also, it is worth noting that the Bahamian star Christopher Brown and the Canadian star Christopher Taylor.
In the broadcaster's studio, the host is chatting with a guest about the upcoming men's 400m race. This guest is a black man. He is the legendary sprinter on the 400m sprint event and 200m event, Michael Johnson, the sprint world record holder.
Since retiring, Michael Johnson has lost a lot of advertising endorsements, but he has not been idle for a day. His main job now is to travel to and from major track and field events as a guest and mascot. For example, in the last gold medal in track and field held in China in September last year, Michael Johnson attended as a guest and also made a considerable appearance fee.
The next upcoming project is the 400-meter sprint. In this project, Michael Johnson, as the world record holder, naturally has the most say.
In the studio, the host and Michael Johnson are still discussing the topic is Zhang Guan.
"9.70 seconds, this is a terrible number." Michael Johnson continued, "Last year, the track and field Gold Grand Prix held in China, I once witnessed Zhang Guan run out of 9.72 seconds when I was there. I wonder when Zhang Guan would reach the 9.70-second mark. I didn't expect that he would do it this year! But I'm not surprised. According to my guess, he could have run this result long ago, but there were no big matches in the first half of this year."
"Yeah, with a score of 9.70 seconds, Zhang Guan is well-deservedly the world's first sprinter! I think for this world record, probably only he can break! But for the next 400-meter sprint event, Zhang Guan still has to run. Mr. Johnson Do you think Zhang Guan can win the 400-meter sprint?" The host asked.
Johnson thought for two seconds and then said, "I think it is very difficult, the 400 meters and 100 meters are completely different projects. If Zhang Guan runs 200 meters, I think he has a great chance of winning the championship. But at 400 meters, it's really difficult. There are many successful runners in the sprint event, such as Karl Lewis, like me, but Karl Lewis only runs 100 meters and 200 meters, and I just run 200 meters and 400 meters. I also tried to run 100 meters in the past, and Lewis also tried 400 meters, but the results were very unsatisfactory."
The host glanced at the information in his hand and then said, "I have a piece of information here. Zhang Guan participated in the 400-meter sprint at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in the first half of this year. He once ran within 45 seconds, the result is 44.87 seconds, and according to records, his best 400-meter sprint was 44.50 seconds last year. This seems to be a very good result."
"Yes." Johnson nodded, "This result, placed in the general international Grand Prix, is enough to win the championship, and in the next game, if there is no Jeremy Varina, I will be optimistic about Zhang Guan, but with Varina participating, other athletes may only be able to compete for a second-place!"
"Jeremy Varina? So you are very optimistic about him?" The host asked.
"In a 400-meter sprint event, in addition to technique, speed endurance is the most needed. Varina's explosive power and extreme speed are average, but his speed endurance is excellent, he is probably the best speed endurance athlete I have ever seen." Johnson said.
"How about that compared with when you were young back then?" The host asked a question with pitfalls.
Johnson smiled, "When I was as young as Varina, I didn't have such a good level of skill. However, in terms of explosiveness and extreme speed, Varina is still inferior, otherwise, I believe Varina can also achieve world-class achievements in the 200-meter event!"
Although Johnson did not answer directly, it implied that Varina was not as good as himself.
"Okay, there is already a picture in front, let's turn the camera to the scene and watch the 400-meter dash race below!"
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At this time, the lens happened to be aimed at the exit of the athlete, and it happened that Zhang Guan walked out of it. Then, the audience stood up and gave Zhang Guan warm applause.
The applause was very grand as if they were welcoming the hero who had returned from triumph, but Zhang Guan felt something was wrong. He had participated in too many games and received a lot of applause, but he heard this atmosphere before the game, but Zhang Guan felt a little inexplicable.
"The game hasn't started yet, why does this feel like there celebrating my victory for me?" Zhang Guan secretly said.
At this moment, the voice of the live DJ answered Zhang Guan's doubts, "Zhang Guan played! He will participate in the 400-meter sprint of the current Golden League! He is also the first athlete to participate in two projects at the same time in the Golden League, he will make history no matter what he achieves in the next game!"
"Wow la la la..." There was endless applause again.
Zhang Guan frowned angrily, "Whatever the achievements, it will create history? I am here to win the championship, not to win achievements! I am also the world's first flying man anyway. Look at me like that! "
At this moment, Varina stepped forward and kindly hugged Zhang Guan while patting him on the shoulder. He said, "Zhang, congratulations, you have created history! You are the first athlete participating in both events at the same time in the Golden League! Good luck in the next game! "
"Uh. Thank you... and good luck!" Zhang Guan replied a little bit depressed.
Then, Bahamian Christopher Brown and Canadian Christopher Taylor, who had not met Zhang Guan, also stepped forward to congratulate Zhang Guan.
"Zhang, congratulations!" Brown shook Zhang Guan's hand while petting Zhang Guan's shoulder.
Then two Jamaican athletes came over with a smile...
In the player waiting area, there was applause. Powell, Montgomery, Crawford, Fasuba, and others all applauded Zhang Guan. Powell even whistled at Zhang Guan, which made Zhang Guan more depressed.
Before the competition started, they let Zhang Guan celebrate the honor. This seems to be telling Zhang Guan that your task for the 400-meter race today has been completed, and nothing will happen to you next.
"I'm not here to brush achievements!" Zhang Guan grunted, "I'm here to win the championship!"
Zhang Guan stepped onto the runway. Because he just used the state potion in the morning, his current state is still at 94, but his physical strength is consumed because of the morning game, so he had to use the physical potion.
But today Zhang Guan's luck is not good, he is in the eighth position.
Although Zhang Guan is the world record holder of 100 meters, he is still a rookie on the 400 meters project. Both athletes in the United States have won Olympic medals, and both Jamaicans have won either the Olympic or World Championships. The remaining competitors are also famous 400-meter sprinters. By comparison, Zhang Guan is a newcomer in this event, so it is reasonable to give him the eighth.
Whether it is 100 meters, 200 meters or 400 meters, the eighth track is the most difficult to run. In the 100-meter sprint, the eighth and first tracks are the worst, but the 100-meter run is straight. The situation is better. At 200 meters, there is only one curve, and the eighth track can also be run.
In the 400-meter race, the eighth track is more difficult than the first. Not to mention the problem of the angle of the curve, let's just talk about the starting position. Since the starting position of the eighth track is relatively forward, the athletes of the eighth track are also in the leading position, which makes it difficult for the athletes of the eighth track to compete. The changes in the rhythm and speed of other athletes were observed in the game, which also caused the athletes to make wrong judgments about the race conditions. Although the first track is also on the edge, the situation of other athletes can be observed, and the first track gives athletes the feeling that they have been caught up with while running. In sprint competitions, catching up is easier than leading.
After some preparations by the athletes, the audience at the scene gradually calmed down, the athletes were ready to start, and the starter also signaled the athletes to start.
The starter raised his gun, and after a shot, the athlete started to run.
Zhang Guan is relatively forward, so seven other athletes can observe Zhang Guan's situation. Zhang Guan was in the most observed starting situation of the seventh track athletes, and the other players were behind him.
In the past, when Zhang Guan ran 400 meters, his physical strength and status were basically below 80. After all, his opponent was not strong. East Asian athletes can win the championship by running into 46 seconds, and can also win the championship in the indoor world championships by running within 45 seconds. But today's situation is different. The participating athletes have the experience of running within 44.50 seconds, and there is Varina, a strong man who can run within 44 seconds.
Therefore, if Zhang Guan wants to win, he must run faster than usual!
"State 94, physical strength 96, I must be able to run extraordinarily!" Zhang Guan began to speed up.