The hotel where the World Championships Changhuajia track and field team stayed.
"Hey, Xiaotian, I heard that Bolt actually practiced extra late at night these days. Is this true?" Zhao Haohuan was in a good mood after winning the bronze medal. He looked at the message he received this morning.
Rumors, I asked Su Shendao while chewing whole wheat bread.
"It must be unpleasant to lose like this. I need to vent."
Su Shen knows that the news about Bolt staying up late to train is not false.
Bolt’s pre-match interview is playing on the TV:
First of all, I want to congratulate my teammate Blake and the other medalists. Of course, I am very frustrated that I lost my chance to defend the 100m championship due to a false start. I felt great in the preliminaries and semi-finals, and it was very exciting.
Confidence to run well in the final. I have worked very hard to prepare for this championship and am in pretty good shape.
But now, I want to forget about the false start, and I have to look forward. I need a few days to adjust, and then prepare to participate in the 200m race on Friday (September 2). After that, I will prepare to participate in the 4X100m relay
After this competition, I will participate in several competitions. I know that I am in good condition now, and I will try my best to run the 200 meters well. Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has blessed me. I will definitely make it in the 200 meters competition.
You are proud of me.
At this time, I heard Zhao Haohuan next to me talking about the news on the Internet. Everyone is still very optimistic about Bolt winning the 200m championship.
Even if there is a problem at 100 meters, it should not be a big problem at 200 meters. This is the consensus of everyone.
It’s not like we have several false starts in one World Championship, right?
That's too funny.
Moreover, the starting requirements for 200 meters are not so high, so it should not be a big problem.
Many people even predict that Bolt will surely win the gold medal even if he starts at a "slow start" this time.
Otherwise, many people will really want to hold his meeting.
But he may not have thought that 200 meters could pose a threat to him...
In fact, it has already come to his side.
Because Su Shen clearly saw a familiar name among the Jamaican contestants, but should not have appeared here.
The name is——Yohan Blake.
Okay.
When he saw this name, Su Shen was stunned. This year's Blake still can't be seen.
The results will actually be huge.
The second best 200-meter result in human history will be achieved by him this year.
Therefore, it can be said that his 200-meter ability this year is greatly underestimated.
If Bolt is not careful, it is really possible that he will be capsized in the gutter again.
But this time, his threat was no longer from Su Shen and the others, but from his own side.
But this is Jamaica's own "household matter", and Su Shen can't control it. He participated this time just to complete what he has to do. He is not in a hurry for the 200 meters. Anyway, he can't kill these people yet.
but……
As long as your track and field life is long enough.
There can be many "hollow periods" in between.
That way, even if you can't match Bolt, you can still get a medal, or even a gold medal.
What he wants to do now is to bring the little genius Xie Zhengye over to "level up and fight monsters."
Help the so-called No. 1 200-meter talent in Asia to develop his potential.
Of course, it seems to be a good choice to go for a sprint and break the original Asian record in Asia, so that the Japanese 200-meter Asian record can be reduced to a national record.
But before that, they still have a relatively free day.
In addition to normal training and maintaining the physical competitive intensity, even today, they are going to cheer for Liu Xiang.
Let’s see if Liu Xiang can win three consecutive World Championships this year.
Although Berlin got it, its strength this year is not at the same level. What kind of "small fish and shrimp" is Berlin?
This year, there are several players in Daegu who can open 13 seconds. They are all here. The competition is more than one level more difficult than in Berlin?
But...
If you want to re-establish your identity as a champion around the world, then you need to go on a big stage where there are so many super strong players and defeat these players who are very optimistic about the outside world and who feel similar to you.
In this way, everyone will take a serious look at your championship content again.
A world championship champion in Berlin is almost always one of the best. Look at this champion in the previous life, how many people still remember it.
Therefore, the competition between strong players makes people feel that it is full of gold content.
Only in this way will people think that you have returned to the top of the mountain in the past.
"By the way, what's going on with Brother Xiang? I heard that his eyes are inflamed?" Zhao Haohuan turned off his phone and looked at Su Shen. Everyone will watch Liu Xiang's title defense today. If it can be done, it will be three games.
Winning consecutive championships is really shocking.
At least Zhao Haohuan feels that this is already an extremely shocking standard of strength.
Even if it is not the Olympics, it means that in the past six years, his condition has been quite good and quite stable, and he has always been at the forefront of the world.
"I don't know, it shouldn't be a big problem." Liu Xiang's eyes were inflamed before the game. Su Shen didn't know about it, but these problems had to be solved by the medical team. Besides, he knew very well that what really hindered Liu Xiang from winning the championship this time was
It's not this Lao Shizi's eye inflammation at all.
Before the start of the game, Sun Haiping repeatedly emphasized in an interview that Liu Xiang should not make "Bolt-like mistakes."
It seems that what Bolt did yesterday scared many people.
"Bolt-like mistake" is expected to become a frequently used term in Daegu this year.
At this time, North Olympic champion Robles also said in the pre-match interview:
I performed at my normal level today, probably at 60%!
I want to run well enough, and in my opinion the gold medal is the most important thing!
Regarding this point, many experts and columnists wrote articles before the competition and began to vigorously promote it. The most famous one is Russell, a reporter from the IAAF official website, who wrote:
This chapter is not over yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As the three strongest men in history who have successively created 12 seconds 85, 12 seconds 87 and 12 seconds 89, who are Liu Xiang, Robles and Oliver?
The strongest one?
He wrote a few points, which seemed to Su Shen to be very pertinent opinions.
The first is the mentality of the three people.
The bowstring was taut, as if it would break at any moment, and the battle between the three people had entered a fierce stage.
When masters compete with each other, what matters is their state of mind.
After the preliminary round yesterday, the three players all said that in the final, the opponent is no one else, but "only themselves". If you defeat yourself, you have defeated yourself. Although Liu Xiang is still very young, he has already won the world championship since his first participation in the world championship.
Ten years have passed. After Alan Johnson retired, Liu Xiang replaced him as the leader of the movement and was the "senior" among the three. Both Robles and Oliver mentioned Liu Xiang more than once in interviews.
Was once their hero.
During yesterday's pre-match warm-up activities, Liu Xiang arrived at the arena ahead of Robles. Before Robles arrived, Liu Xiang had already completed a ring run. When Robles saw Liu Xiang, he immediately changed direction.
He laughed and ran towards him. He stretched out his hands and hugged Liu Xiang. Every move he made was kind.
Comparing the fact that both of them have OW gold medals, Oliver suffered a lot.
Oliver brought his lucky necklace, which was a golden shoe with a pair of small wings. He said that he would add the ability to fly to this golden shoe: "This is my luck.
I used this necklace to participate in the World Championships in the United States, and now, I want to wear this necklace on my head, walk to the last station, and stand on the highest point."
The desire for victory makes Oliver restless. He has not won a major competition yet. He urgently needs to win the championship in the world championship to prove himself. But sometimes, caring too much can make people become
It's different. In interviews, Oliver said more than once: "I really don't know what will happen during the game. I can only keep praying..."
The mood of Americans is very complicated, and they no longer have the confidence they had before.
The game is about to begin, and whichever side loses confidence will have an even smaller chance of winning.
You will definitely feel this if you have done any sports.
The second is the competition in technical aspects.
Because the three of them all use "eight to seven" technical moves, the same technical moves are just right for fighting.
"Compared to Oliver and Robles, I'm still a little behind. As a challenger, I'm happy to play against them." Although it is a compliment, anyone can feel the threat. Liu Xiang modestly put himself
In the position of a challenger, this is not only to reduce pressure on oneself, but more importantly, to change one's technical movements.
At the lowest point in his life, Liu Xiang returned to the track and decided to be ruthless at his most vulnerable start.
He learned something from rivals Robles and Oliver, and he streamlined his start from eight moves to seven at the beginning. In May of this year, in Shanghai, he ended Oliver's 18th in 18 games.
In the United States, he returned to the competition with a time of over 13 seconds. This seemed to be an announcement that Liu Xiang had quietly returned to the competition.
Russell believes that the most surprising thing about Liu Xiang is that while everyone is wondering whether he can jump from eight to seven columns in a short period of time, he has quietly made an innovation
, and achieved a major breakthrough. Only those who use the same technique well can have the last laugh. And no one will know this result until the game starts.
When three people fight with the same technique, Liu Xiang may be the last one to start learning.
But it doesn't matter.
The final result is not the order, but it is left to the competition to decide.
There is nothing more convincing than defeating your opponent head-on.
The last point is...popularity.
In other words, whoever cheers loudest here will be more likely to become their "temporary home court".
In terms of popularity, the other two players are inferior to Liu Xiang. It is rare for Asians to be competitive in short track events, and he has participated in five competitions held in Daegu. Plus they are both yellow.
People, Liu Xiang's popularity in South Korea is no less than his popularity in his own country.
In yesterday's preliminaries, Liu Xiang's outstanding performance in the game also won the favor of the cold media. "Asia Today" published a report titled "Liu, Dreams of the Return of the King", "Liu not only represents
He is a flower grower and represents the whole of Asia. "Beijing Daily" even described Liu Xiang as "the pride of Asia".
After Hanguo TV Station introduced 3D TV to watch the event, local media all said that Liu Xiang's final will be the most suitable event for 3D viewing.
I have to say that this article has written down all the basic elements of a duel between three people.
It is a good article for those newbies to track and field who have rarely seen it.
But there is something else that we really need to pay attention to, and that is the on-the-spot performance in the same competition.
In this regard, Su Shen believes that Liu Xiang is the most advantageous.
Don't talk about factors, don't talk about technical advantages, you have to bring them into play in the game.
Therefore, the ability to perform on the spot is a crucial point of existence in a same-level confrontation.
This point is done.
You may be the final winner of this game with a high probability.
And the biggest problem is the grouping problem that Su Shen first saw.
Liu Xiang was placed in a group with Robles in the semifinals, which was an obvious signal.
Unless he gives up the big Q and goes to the small Q with the worst position, no matter it is the first big Q or the second big Q, it is estimated that Liu Xiang and Robles will be next to each other in the end, because this game is said to be the "Big Three"
, but in fact, everyone knows that there is a big gap between Oliver's honor and the historical status of the 110-meter hurdles and these two people.
First of all, there is no gold medal in a competition.
It is simply an irrefutable flaw.
So unless Oliver shows his bravery.
Otherwise, the organizers of this competition will definitely want to focus on "Liu Xiang and Robles".
So if we are still next to each other...
Then the stability may be really great.
If history repeats itself again.
That's really a huge regret.
Su Shen didn't want this to happen.
Therefore, he also hoped that such a thing would not happen.
Otherwise, we can only find temporary ways to break the situation.
"What's wrong with you, Tian?" Zhao Haohuan called out a few times before Su Shen responded. The former frowned and said, "Why do you feel like you're a little absent-minded?"
"Are you worried about Brother Xiang?"
"But it's only the semifinals, so there's nothing to worry about. No matter what Brother Xiang does, he won't have any problems in the semifinals."
To people who don't have a "God's perspective", this is not a problem.
But if you have a "God's perspective", you will know what Su Shen is worried about.
"Well...it's nothing, I'm just thinking about how Brother Xiang can escape with these two shots."
Su Shen didn't dwell on this issue anymore. He put on his clothes and prepared to go out to watch the semi-finals.
Zhao Haohuan saw Su Shen get up. He looked at the time and saw that it was almost time. He also put on his clothes and walked out of the room.
Once out.
It's really hot.
It's better not to wear clothes, just go shirtless and feel comfortable.
…
There is still more than half an hour before the semi-finals start.
According to the plan, the final between Liu Xiang, Robles, and Oliver will be held in three hours. This will be a game that will go down in history.
The weather in Daegu is very hot today, much hotter than during Liu Xiang's preliminaries, and even hotter than last night's game.
In the auditorium on the third floor of Daegu Stadium, even the breeze has become a luxury.
Liu Xiang, Shi Dongpeng, Xie Wenjun, and even Oliver and Robles were sweating profusely even if they were not running.
"It's really hot today." Zhou Bing complained: "The cooling system of this new gymnasium in Daegu is really bad."
"Don't say that." Zhao Haohuan said: "They have published an article saying that the Daegu Stadium is the world's top track and field stadium built with a lot of money. It is definitely a new miracle in the history of human civilization."
"Ah bah." Zhou Bing almost vomited and said: "This is a miracle, but it can be defeated."
"The cooling system in my city's gymnasium is better than this one."
After the two quarreled for a while, Zhao Haohuan touched the sweat on his body. It had only been a short time since he had been out, and the back of his clothes was already soaked with sweat.
"With this weather, I'm afraid the competition will be easily affected."
"Don't worry." Su Shen has been thinking about something else. He believes that the composite team system he has created for Ersha Island can solve this kind of problem.
as expected.
On the field, Liu Xiang practiced for a while and then stopped. He and Sun Haiping reflected on it and immediately went to the back with Shi Dongpeng and the other three.
When he appeared again, he was already wearing a new set of clothes.
This is the "cooling suit" corresponding to the "warming suit".
The core is: since muscles release a lot of heat energy during exercise, and the ambient temperature around the body is also very high, the heat generated during physical activity cannot be dissipated from the body through thermal convection. In this way
Under normal circumstances, the heat energy inside the human body is discharged through the skin on the surface of the body, which becomes an important way of heat dissipation. In addition to expelling heat from the body through the evaporation of sweat, pre-cooling can also be performed through clothing cooling. Just like in cold water
Just like mid-immersion, all parts or core parts of the body are wrapped up for pre-cooling intervention. The peripheral body surface tissues can help form a radiator and accelerate the body's metabolism to dissipate heat.
In this way, athletes can maintain their physical strength as much as possible during the competition, so that their best strength can be fully displayed.
Robles ran a few rounds and felt a little hot and unbearable.
Looking at Oliver of the American team, it's similar. It's so hot that he's even unstable in some hurdles.
He kicked over several hurdles in succession.
The effect of the warm-up seems not to be very good.
My whole body feels like I knocked over a lot of hurdles, I feel a little depressed, and I can't control my rhythm well.
Seeing this, Robles felt a little better. Everyone was the same, so there would be no problem.
Cuba's level of sports technology is simply extremely inefficient.
He didn't feel it until he was injured before.
As soon as I was injured, I immediately felt the gap between technology and medical treatment.
It would be great if we had the level of sports technology and sports medicine in the United States.
But at this time, on the other side, when he turned around and looked, he was suddenly stunned on the spot.
I only saw Liu Xiang and the three of them over at the flower grower, almost training and warming up, just like usual.
One is physically and mentally lighter than the other.
He was even in the mood, chatting and laughing.
By contrast……
"Um, aren't you hot or irritable?" Robles found an opportunity and asked Liu Xiang.
Liu Xiang looked at him and was stunned for a moment, then said: "Do you think I feel hot?"
"No." Robles looked at it and even found that Liu Xiang's sweating was less and more normal.
Unlike him, he was already warming up and almost fainted from the heat.
"Why don't you sweat a lot?" Robles asked curiously.
"I'm coming out." Liu Xiang wiped it and finally managed to get some out. He even deliberately joked and said:
"I think the weather is quite cool."
Robles:…
Oliver, who had just come over to take a rest, also heard:...
Cool, cool???
The two people turned and looked at each other, almost doubting themselves, and said:
"Is the weather... cool?"
"Isn't it muggy?"
"Are you hot?"
"hot."
"And you?"
"I'm hot too."
"Then...why isn't he hot???"
Seeing the question-marked expressions on the two black men's heads, Liu Xiang almost took a photo and made what Su Shen said was an "emoticon".
but.
After he felt the warmth on his body and felt quite comfortable, he had to sigh:
It's really high-tech.
and.
Tell the truth.
Seeing others being so hot makes me feel cool and comfortable.