Chapter 2038 Remember, everyone is equal before crossing the line
[The world is in chaos in the 110-meter hurdles! Three masters, Shi Dongpeng and Xie Wenjun, are in the doldrums and fighting against the devil!]
Since the beginning of May, men's high hurdles players from various countries have participated more frequently. However, the situation in the world's 110-meter hurdles is very different from the same period in previous years. None of the three top American players, Merritt, Richardson, and Oliver, ranked among the top six.
Merritt's two championships were mediocre.
Last year, Merritt's 110-meter hurdles race started in Fayetteville, his home country. He ran 13.25 seconds in the preliminaries and finals, leading the way and winning the championship. It also made a good start for his outdoor season. Later, he not only won the
Won the runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles at the London Olympics. From June to September, he also broke 13 seconds eight times in more than two months, including setting a new world record in Brussels of the IAAF Diamond League with 12.80 seconds. It was simply
It can be described as "running crazy".
In the indoor competition at the beginning of this year, Merritt's situation was not ideal. Although he won the 60-meter hurdles championship in an indoor competition in Houston in late January, his time was only 7.63 seconds. Later, due to injury, he failed to compete in the Birmingham indoor competition on February 16.
He registered for the competition but did not participate; the National Indoor Championships in March also had an "exemption card".
On April 13, he chose to start this year's 110-meter hurdles race in Fayetteville. Although he won the championship in 13.23 seconds, the wind speed was 2.1 meters per second and could not be included in the world rankings. In a competition a week later, Meili
Te won the 110-meter hurdles championship again, with a time of only 13.37 seconds, ranking eighth in the world that year.
Richardson was the 110-meter hurdles champion at the 2011 World Championships and won the silver medal at the London Olympics in 13.04 seconds. During this year's indoor season, he only participated in one competition in New York on February 16, and won the 60-meter time in 7.71 seconds.
Column 5. This time is 0.18 seconds slower than my own best time of 7.53 seconds.
On April 6 and 20, Richardson appeared twice in the 110-meter hurdles and won the championship for the first time. However, his time of 13.47 seconds did not even reach the A standard of 13.40 seconds for the Moscow World Championships.
; The second time under super wind speed, it only ran 13.39 seconds.
After participating in two 110-meter hurdles competitions in Europe last September, Oliver has been away from the competition. On April 13 this year in Nassau, the capital of Bahamas, he participated in the competition again after a lapse of seven months and won 110 meters in 13 seconds 37.
The runner-up in the meter hurdles reached the A standard of the Moscow World Championships; a week later, he appeared again in Gainesville, USA. Although he won the championship, his score only improved by 0.01 seconds.
On the other hand, Cuba's new player led the way with a time of 13.20 seconds.
This year, the top three in the world in the 110-meter hurdles are Cuban teenager Ortega, the United States' Schick, and Jamaica's Pachement.
Robles, the 110-meter hurdles champion at the 2008 BJ Olympics, has voluntarily withdrawn from the Cuban national team. Another Cuban player, Ortega, has gradually emerged. In 2011, his best time in the 110-meter hurdles was 13 seconds.
29; ran 13.09 seconds in Havana last May, improving his personal best by 0.20 seconds.
On May 8 this year, the 21-year-old made his debut in the 110-meter hurdles and won the championship in 13.17 seconds, ranking first in the world this year.
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Tianchao Sports Channel.
"Chinese Sports Channel, this is China Sports Channel. The weather today doesn't seem to be very good. God did not give us a sunny day today."
"But I believe the athletes will not be affected."
"The rain will only inspire them to fight."
"I am Yang Jian. This year's Diamond League Magic City Station will be guided by my old friend Li Tao and I. We will commentate on the 2013 Diamond League Magic City Station together."
Normally two people are not arranged in the Diamond League.
But as the influence of domestic track and field becomes more and more important.
Especially last year, Su Shen, Liu Xiang, Xie Zhengye, Chen Juan, etc., a group of people shined on the track and field stage. In addition, Su Shen has now become the largest sponsor of the Diamond League, and has given the broadcast rights at a very low price
Tianchao Sports Channel.
What else can you say?
All arrangements must be made.
This is the first performance for most of the domestic track and field athletes. It is only natural to arrange for two people to commentate a game and improve the standard of commentary.
"This year is different from before. The finale of the 110-meter hurdles was mentioned as the first race from the end. It is the opening race of the Magic City battle." Yang Jiandao: "Although Liu Xiang has retired, we have seen that he...
…Stand behind us.”
Liu Xiang suddenly appeared and waved to the camera.
It immediately aroused cheers from the audience.
After all, this is the Magic City, Liu Xiang’s hometown, and his home court. Even the fact that the Magic City was able to hold the Grand Prix and was upgraded to the Diamond League was actually all thanks to him in the beginning.
At first, everyone came to see him.
I believe there should be no objection to this.
So even though he can't run.
It must be for the only diamond-level league in domestic track and field.
Take a good stand at the Magic City Station.
"I am very happy to meet you in this capacity today. Liu Xiang waved his hand. He has very little commentary experience, but he is popular enough, and commentators only need to be emotionally invested, so everyone will not have too many harsh requirements on him.
I even thought his explanation was quite unique.
It narrows the gap between top athletes and ordinary people.
"This year among our men's high hurdles athletes, Xie Wenjun has the best performance. In February, within just ten days, he participated in three international indoor competitions held in Europe, and set new personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles.
, and even won a medal in the sub-station competition.”
"At the National Grand Prix in Zhaoqing at the end of last month, Xie Wenjun participated in the 110-meter race for the first time this year. As a result, he won the championship in 13.44 seconds. He had already reached the B standard of 13.50 seconds at the Moscow World Championships in August, and got a ticket to participate.
"I wonder, Liu Xiang, what do you think of your junior brother's performance today?"
After Yang Jian finished speaking, Liu Xiang thought for a while and said: "As far as I am concerned, one domestic game did not reach his season level. That game was also because there was a clear gap between other domestic players and him, which made him
There’s too little stimulation.”
"If I were to guess, based on his results in the indoor competition in February this year, every shot opened at 7.70 seconds, and finally he even ran 7.55 seconds in Birmingham. Looking at it this way, I think he will do well this year.
At least he has the ability to reach 13.20 seconds, and my expectation for him is to at least run to 13.10 seconds."
"How much he can achieve depends on his own performance in the game. Anyway, the news I heard from the master is that he is still very confident about whether he can achieve new good results this year."
"However, the threshold for participating in the competition has been raised again this year. I still hope that he can perform well and strive to get tickets for the competition."
After Liu Xiang finished speaking, Li Tao also said:
"At the Moscow World Championships, the IAAF has significantly raised the standards for the 110-meter hurdles. I remember last year at the London Olympics, the A and B standards for this event were 13 seconds 52 and 13 seconds 60 respectively. At the Moscow World Championships, the standards were raised to 13 seconds.
40, 50 in 13 seconds, that’s Mo
The B standard at the Scots World Championships is actually higher than the A standard at the London Olympics?! Look at this year, only ten people in the world have reached the A standard in the 110-meter hurdles, and five of them are American athletes; in addition, only nine people have reached the B standard, and five of them have reached the B standard.
Both are also American athletes, and even Richardson currently only reaches the B standard."
"It seems that if Xie Wenjun wants to enter the competition, he first needs to get an A mark."
"I think this should be fine."
After Liu Xiang, Li Tao and others finished speaking, this year's WL rankings were given on the electronic screen, which are——
First:??Ortega????13 seconds 17????Cuba????????????Mao Bay on May 8th.
Second: Schick 13 seconds 25 seconds United States Kingston on May 4th.
Third: Parchment 13 seconds 25 Jamaica
Fourth: Brathwaite 13 seconds 26 Barbados George created on May 8.
Fifth: Andrew?????13 seconds 28???Jamaica???????????Kingston on May 4?.
Sixth: Payne, 13 seconds, 34 seconds, the United States, May 8th, May 8th.
Seventh: ??Oliver?????13 seconds 36???U.S.A.???????????? Created in Gainesville on April 20.
Eighth: Merritt, 13 seconds, 37 seconds, United States, Patton on April 20th.
Ninth: Thomas, 13 seconds 39, Trinidad and Tobago, Gainesville, April 20th.
Tenth: Spencer, 13 seconds, 40 seconds, USA, Auburn on April 6th.
…
Thirteenth: Xie Wenjun???????13 seconds 44???Flower Planter????????????Founded in Zhaoqing on April 28th.
52nd: Shi Dongpeng 13 seconds 75 Flower Planter Established in Zhaoqing on April 28th.
When he saw the rankings given by the director, Yang Jian continued: "Since this year, only ten people in the world have reached the A standard of the 110-meter hurdles, and five of them are American athletes; in addition, only nine people have reached the B standard, and five of them have also reached the B standard.
American athletes, including Richardson, have only reached the B standard so far, so it’s not easy for Xie Wenjun.”
At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu and the London Olympics, the flower growers had a full quota of three athletes to participate in the 110-meter hurdles. At the Moscow World Championships, if the flower growers wanted to have no less than two people participating in the competition, they would have to wait until July 29
Previously, at least two people had achieved the A mark of 13.40 seconds.
That's because of this mission.
Shi Dongpeng is clearly no longer at his peak.
He has even filed a retirement report.
But the superiors still require him to insist on participating in the Moscow World Championships. Otherwise, last year it was the world's top Olympic champion team, and this year it suddenly fell to not even two people. It really doesn't look good.
But Shi Dongpengzao was plagued by various injuries, coupled with his age and declining condition, especially since he himself no longer had much willpower to persevere.
Internal and external factors are added together.
That’s what it looks like now.
Grades are something you can't just give a new order to. Even if you ask him to stick to his current state and want to get an A mark...
It's really a bit difficult.
Liu Xiang also knew it, and even Yang Jian and the others knew it, but there were some things that were hard to say and couldn't be explained.
I can only say as little as possible and focus on Xie Wenjun, a young player who is in good form this year and has made continuous breakthroughs.
"Okay, the athletes have begun to enter the stadium." Yang Jian said, and the broadcast screen showed near the starting line.
One by one, athletes began to walk out of the athletes' tunnel.
Stand on your own track.
The first American athlete Jeff Porter.
The second lane is Russian player Sergey Shubenkov.
The third lane is American player David Oliver.
In the fourth lane, American player Jason Richardson.
Xie Wenjun, a fifth-level flower grower.
Lane 6 American player Ryan Wilson.
Lane 7 American player Merritt.
Eighth-level flower grower contestant Shi Dongpeng.
Lane 9 South African player Lihan Fauri.
"The first American player, Jeff Porter, has a career Pb of 13.08s set in Hayward last year, which shows that he is still very capable. If he performed well in this game, it is not that he has no chance to win the championship or even the WL.
"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Jian’s words are not nonsense. Who said that this year’s WL is only 13.17s now.
But this year is a back-to-back year for the Olympic Games, so there is a question mark as to whether we can still achieve this state.
"The second Russian player Sergei Shubenkov looks like a Russian, but in fact he is in very good condition. Last year, he even ran several times within 13.10s. As a newcomer born in the 1990s,
His growth is still quite impressive."
"He actually has a chance to win the championship, and may even become Russia's short-term light in the future."
This is true, Shubenkov did open the future for 13 seconds, and even ran within 12.95 seconds.
This result can be regarded as a first-class result in history.
"Everyone says that he may challenge the 13-second mark in the future. So far, no white person has broken the 13-second mark."
Liu Xiang looked at it and said: "I have some impression of this person. Last year, he won the 21st European Athletics Championships in Helsinki with a time of 13.16 seconds. It seemed like that. In the semi-finals, he also broke the Russian national record with 13.09 seconds, becoming another European athlete.
A player who broke the 13.10 mark."
"This player is 1.9 meters tall. Unfortunately, I haven't played against him much and I don't know much about his technical characteristics."
Liu Xiang also told the truth.
In the first two years, Shubenkov only had a level of 13..50~13.40. Needless to say, this level was not enough to be seen in the world, and it was not his turn to enter Liu Xiang's eyes.
It's also normal.
After all, Liu Xiang is now a god of honor, having combined multiple world championships, two Olympic championships, and Olympic records.
If the world record hadn't been broken.
That's really perverted.
However, Liu Xiang himself is very satisfied with himself. He was willing to pay the so-called world record in exchange for his last gold medal in London.
As long as I can get that Olympic gold medal.
He really can do anything.
So he will definitely not pay attention to a player of Shubenkov's level now.
In a word...no time.
"David Oliver in the third channel and Richardson in the fourth channel need no introduction. Friends who pay attention to short spans should know them. They are also Liu Xiang's old pair."
"These are players who have broken 13 seconds many times. They are the best in the world. Oliver even broke 12.90 seconds."
"Most people can't do this."
The camera reaches the fifth channel.
"The fifth track is Chinese player Xie Wenjun, who is also Liu Xiang's younger brother. The best result was 13.24s set in last year's Olympic Games. This result once allowed him to defeat his opponents and advance to the Olympic finals."
"He is also the second athlete in the history of our sprint to reach the finals in the Olympic Games. This result is very good, second only to Liu Xiang. However, although he accumulated a lot of honors last year and entered the Olympic finals, he is still young after all."
"His Pb does not take advantage here. Everyone introduced earlier has a higher Pb than him."
"So as a young player, you still need to accumulate experience on the Diamond League stage and strive to become a better version of yourself. Don't think too much about results first."
This seems to make sense.
But actually if you think about it, Liu Xiang, who was the same age, was already an Olympic champion at this time. It should even be said that Liu Xiang was one year younger than him at that time.
On the sports field.
Post-90s.
He is no longer a particularly young and young general.
The earliest batch is already 23 years old.
It’s just that because he got his grades late and not everyone is a super genius like Liu Xiang, it gives people a feeling that they are still very young.
That's what almost everyone told him.
You are still young and it is enough to accumulate experience when you play. Sun Haiping also said the same. I hope he will not be under too much pressure and just perform well. Everyone here is better than you, so you don't have to be burdened.
Of course this sounds very frustrating.
But you can't find a reason to refute it.
Lane 6 American player Ryan Wilson, personal Pb13.02s.
Lane 7 Merritt world record holder 12.80s.
The eighth Dashi, Shi Dongpeng, is also a strong player at his peak age. He has not only entered the World Championship finals once in this timeline. It is a pity that he is now older and has suffered from injuries. He is still running.
All because of the above needs.
Competitiveness is almost gone.
In the ninth lane, South African player Lihan Furey had a personal best of 13.24, which was also the same as Xie Wenjun.
Created in last Olympic year.
After all the introductions are completed.
You will know why few people are optimistic about Xie Wenjun.
You will know why even Sun Haiping just encouraged him to run well, run easily and not think too much.
It's because of all these people.
The worst Pb is always equal to him.
The rest are much better than him.
There is also Merritt, the world record holder, in this competition...
Who dares to think too much about this?
It would be nice not to finish last.
Although Xie Wenjun has made many breakthroughs this year, how many people can bring out the best in the game in training like Liu Xiang, or even perform better?
The performance of most people in training.
Can't even perform.
This is the norm.
Liu Xiang had just stepped back, and it was as if part of Sun Haiping's soul had left with him. Anyway, he still hasn't recovered yet.
He didn't put much thought into Xie Wenjun.
Of course there is a gap.
When Liu Xiang was here, the opponents he studied were all the strongest famous generals in the world.
Now I have to work hard not to finish last.
How much positivity also needs to be readjusted.
We are all ordinary people, and it is normal to need a process.
So in this game, Xie Wenjun really didn't get anyone's expectations.
Apart from……
Just when I went to the toilet.
Su Shen also came out of the toilet.
When two people passed each other side by side.
Su Shen suddenly said something to Xie Wenjun's ears.
That really got in.
He was almost frozen in place.
"Run well, Ajun, and try to be first. If it's not convenient for Brother Xiang, I'll wrap the national flag for you."
Drape the flag?
Run first?
I?
Xie Wenjun never thought that someone would suddenly say this.
This person is still...
The recognized soul of Ersha Island.
Su Shen.
"I...Mr. Su, do you think this is possible for me?"
He was actually a little unwilling to say this. After all, he was still a young man in his early 20s. Who didn't want to win glory for the country, and who didn't want to accept the warm cheers and applause of all the fellow villagers at home like his idol.
Of course he does.
But everyone around me thinks this is impossible.
Naturally, he thinks so too.
"Maybe."
Su Shen's tone sounded like he was talking about family matters.
"Before hitting the line."
"Everyone is equal."
"Wouldn't it be nice to use the world championship to honor the flag?"
"Come on."
After saying that, Su Shen left.
Only Xie Wenjun was left where he was.
For a while.
Not even a single step moved.
Even though many people around him came and went to the toilet, they looked at him strangely.
He didn't make any moves either.
ps: 10,000 words guaranteed today, this is the first big chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!