Chapter 1248 Wild card battle! The Brussels finals begin
August 24, 2010.
Tyson Gayin, the famous American sprinter, said here that he may start participating in more 400-meter races in the future. He even expressed his hope to represent the United States in the 4x400-meter relay race at the London Olympics.
"I currently compete in both the 100m and 200m. It will definitely be very difficult to participate in the 400m. If I want to train successfully in these events, I must allocate them well. I am indeed seriously considering which event to participate in the London Olympics. I have not yet
No decision yet, but I definitely want to participate in more 400-meter races in the next few years."
Gai Yin once ran 44.89 seconds in the 400 meters this year.
"I can still run faster. Obviously the 400m is a tough event and it will make you dizzy, but I still want to give it a try. I am a tenacious person. I hope to join the American 4x400m relay team. I hope
One day I can be teammates with Jeremy Varina, this experience is something I have never had."
As for the finals in Brussels, Gai Yin responded: "Of course an athlete must go through major competitions to become better. There is no pressure on me. If the conditions are good enough, I usually perform well."
"Although they are all very powerful, I am not bad either. This year I want to be the best one."
"I want to win the wild card for the Daegu World Championships for America."
Wild card.
This may be the first time many track and field newbies come into contact with the term. Generally speaking, there are only three places for A and one for B, but if you have a wild card, you can play outside the quota. In other words, you can play up to four
personal.
There are two ways to obtain the World Championship wild card, one is automatically obtained by the defending champion of the World Championship, and the other is obtained by the Diamond League champion.
If it occurs in a country, the former takes precedence over the latter.
In other words, Bolt has a wild card, and Jamaica can play up to four people besides him. If you are not the world championship champion, then you need the diamond league championship wild card to increase the number of players in the national team.
. However, generally only strong countries need it. If you give it to a weak country, you may not necessarily have four people.
Therefore, if you want to let people play more, train more troops, and give new players more opportunities, this wild card is a must-win.
After all, track and field competitions are not basketball or football. The quotas are inherently precious. Many athletes may not have the opportunity to appear on the OW stage in their lifetime.
The American team lost the World Championship in 2009 and had no wild card for the defending World Championship champion, so naturally they had to fight for the Diamond League championship wild card.
It was indeed Gai Yin who took it away in the previous life.
But it's obvious that Su Shen doesn't intend to let it go in this life.
"Reporters have always asked me in the past two years whether Bolt can be beaten in the 100 meters. No one has asked this question since Stockholm." Gai Yin said eloquently: "Su and I both proved it.
Yes, Usain is not really invincible, he is also human."
"I have two minor technical flaws this year, so I am not 100% satisfied with my performance. If my physical and mental state are adjusted well, I think I can still beat the personal time of 9.68 seconds.
One more best result and maybe I can do it this Friday in Brussels."
Faced with this problem, Su Shen also expressed his own opinion: "First of all, I think it is better for Tyson to focus on within 200 meters. I think another 400 meters will be devastating for his physical burden. Secondly, it is a wild card...
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"Obviously, I also want the wild card for the Osaka World Championships."
"So I won't give up the chance."
"The opponents are all very strong, but I haven't lost in this year's Diamond League, so I don't plan to give up the wild card to anyone."
Bolt had too few games and lost too many games. He didn't play in the London Double Tournament. In fact, he had no chance. Moreover, he already had a wild card, so he didn't have much need to compete for this championship.
The reason why he is still here now is entirely because...
He wants to prove that he can do it.
You can win yourself.
He will end this season with a performance that suppresses Gai Yin and Su Shen.
Otherwise, he would feel upset hearing the sounds from the outside world.
Soon, the stage was set up in Brussels, and reporters were ready to watch the top showdown between the fastest people in the world.
After Su Shen and others watched the game in Singapore, they came to Brussels together to adjust and rest in advance, including adapting to the venue.
Bolt came here two days before the game.
Guyin also arrived here on the same day as Bolt.
Powell has been adjusting to Europe and never left.
These four people will finally have a good competition after Stockholm.
I can only say this about this showdown. People who like track and field will never miss it. They have even waited for so long just for this showdown. If you look at the tickets in Brussels sold out so early, you should know that this showdown
How popular the momentum is.
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On the huge billboard, there are huge portraits of four people named Su Baogaibo.
Even the airport in Brussels is already filled with billboards as soon as you get off the plane. The atmosphere of the Diamond League finals is really well exaggerated.
Because there is only one shot in the finals and no preliminaries, everyone needs to be well prepared.
Warm up thoroughly.
There is no time for you to find your feelings.
Yu Weili from the domestic side also flew over from the Imperial Capital to watch this game. When asked by reporters, he smiled and said: "We all support Su Shen. If we can win the wild card, how will we allocate it?
I haven’t thought about it carefully. After all, we have quite a few people who meet the standards, so we need to weigh them carefully.”
"The news I received here is that Su is in very good condition and is preparing for the competition without any obstacles. He will compete tomorrow. He will not come out for interviews today. He must rest well to avoid being sleepy tomorrow."
After saying a slightly humorous remark, Yu Weili hurriedly entered the five-star hotel in Brussels.
The delegation of flower growers is inside now, waiting for him to come over and join us.
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The night in Brussels is a bit cool.
The capital and largest city of Belgium is located on the Seine River, with the low Flanders Plain to the north and the slightly undulating Brabant Terrace to the south, with an average altitude of 58 meters. It is known as "Little Paris". In the city
There are many places of interest and museums, and there are dense forests, sparkling lakes and green grassy meadows outside the city. The scenery in this European capital is still good, but now it is obvious that Su Shen and the others have no extra money.
I'm in a good mood to enjoy it. There will be a competition tomorrow. Whether you can get a wild card or not depends on this.
This time, the three teams of Flower Gardener, Jamaica, and America were not in the same hotel.
It seems that everyone attaches great importance to this game and does not want to be distracted before the game.
On the American side, they all held a meeting in the room for an hour and a half.
As for what was said, no one knows except themselves.
Anyway, when Gai Yin came out, his face was not particularly good-looking, but he didn't have anything. After all, he was a wild card, something meaningful to the national team as a whole. In order to stabilize this, some special strategies were formulated before the game.
Big problem.
The next day, Friday.
King Baudouin Stadium.
People kept pouring in, and the competition organizing committee also sent diamonds of various sizes to stimulate the athletes' fighting spirit.
The King Baudouin Stadium was completed on August 23, 1930. It was opened by Leopold III and can accommodate 70,000 spectators. It is one of the main buildings built by Belgium to welcome the 1935 World Expo. Compared with Europe, it is true that we
There are these stadiums that are nearly a century old at every turn. The stadium held the European Champions Cup finals in 1958, 1966, 1974 and 1985, and the European Cup Winners Cup finals in 1964, 1976 and 1980. In 1985
The Champions League final was held at the stadium on May 29. The two sides were Liverpool Football Club of England and Juventus of Italy. The Heysel tragedy occurred during the game. Since then, no football matches have been held at the stadium.
Today, commemorative events are still held at the stadium on May 29 every year.
In 1995, the stadium was completely renovated. The stadium includes a standard track and field track and a football field with a capacity of 100,000 people.
This is how everyone sees it now.
"Ah Tian, I heard that this is the ancient battlefield of Waterloo. It's true or not. Napoleon lost here." Zhou Bing looked around on the bus. It was his first time here. Boys are always interested in dancing with swords.
I am more interested in the legendary story of the gun. Moreover, it was here that the Anglo-Dutch and Prussian forces commanded by Duke Arthur Wellesley besieged and finally defeated Napoleon. This period of war called "Waterloo" is probably the most familiar to young people in the country.
One of the wars, because the word "Waterloo" has become a frequently used word in China and is known to almost everyone, young and old.
Su Shen swept out the window, looked at the sky where the weather was not very good, and said thoughtfully, "Is the weather so gloomy?"
"It seems that we need to be prepared to fight in low temperatures and even after rain."
"Ah Tian, I heard that Napoleon's defeat was also a rainy day, and it's a bit similar to this weather." After Zhou Bing finished speaking, Su Shen looked outside again, and it really started to fall.
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L.
It fell out of the bus window.
The originally clean and smooth bus glass gradually became stained, making the scenery outside look like a lake.