On August 3, the semi-finals and finals of the 200-meter sprint will be held on this day.

In the stands, the number of Chinese audiences doubled compared to yesterday, but compared to the many American audiences, it is still very inconspicuous.

After two days of competition, the Americans seemed to have become accustomed to the Chinese appearing in the stands to cheer for their compatriots. After all, on the previous two game days, Chinese athletes had won two track and field gold medals.

The face of the 200m semi-finals was similar to the previous 100m sprint semi-finals. In addition to Chen Qiang, there were three American players Eddie Tolan, Ralph Metcalf and George Simpson. In addition, German handsome Arthur Jonas, Argentine dark horse Bianchi, South African player Danny Jubert, etc., also appeared in the semi-finals.

There was no Japanese player involved in the semi-finals. The Japanese team sent three players to participate in the 200-meter competition, namely Takato Yoshioka, Taro Nakajima and Taro Nishita. All three were eliminated in the rematch.

The 200m semi-finals are divided into two groups, with six contestants in each group. The top three in the group can advance to the final, which means that only six people can advance to the final.

The competition is very fierce. Chen Qiang's rematch result is 21.3 seconds, and the three American players' rematch result is 21.5 seconds, which has broken the previous 200-meter world record. It can be expected that they have taken the lead in locking four promotion places.

Among the remaining athletes, German Arthur Jonas obviously wants to be better, and he will also book a place to advance. Other players can only compete for the last final.

The Olympics is worthy of being the highest-level sports competition in the world. Although it is only a semi-final, the cruelty of competitive sports has been fully revealed.

In the athlete waiting area, German player Arthur Jonas was a little lucky that he was not assigned to the first group.

In the first group, there were American players Ralph Metcalf and George Simpson, and even more so Chen Qiang! It is no exaggeration to say that these three have occupied three promotion places in the first group.

"If I were assigned to the first group, I would definitely be bleeding from those three people!" Arthur Jonas sighed with guilt.

Arthur Jonas is also capable of running to 21.5 seconds. Before the 200m preliminary round, Arthur Jonas felt that 21.5 seconds had surpassed the previous world record, and there was definitely no problem with winning gold in the Olympics with the same result. But just in the rematch, the three American athletes all ran 21.5 seconds, and Chen Qiang even ran 21.3 seconds!

"I thought I could win the Olympic gold medal in 21.5 seconds, but I didn't expect this was just a threshold to advance to the finals!" Arthur Jonas' expression seemed a little bitter. After a few games, he had already put away his proud heart. The sense of white superiority seemed to have become worthless in the track and field.

With the starter's gunshot, the game began.

Ten seconds later, when the athletes completed the corner and entered the straight, Arthur Jonas discovered that this was indeed a game without suspense.

Chen Qiang, Ralph Metcalf and George Simpson were in the lead, setting a distance of at least two meters in fourth place.

The three leading people seemed to have reached a tacit understanding. They did not fight fiercely for the ranking, but firmly held the top three positions.

After all, this is only a semi-final, and the final will be held in the afternoon. No one wants to consume too much energy at this time and just ensure promotion.

The three people almost passed the finish line side by side, and their final results were 21 seconds 5.

This cannot be regarded as a coincidence, but the three of them did it intentionally. In terms of strength, they could run faster, but none of them wanted to waste their physical strength on the semi-finals battle. Especially in the second half, the advantages of the top three have been confirmed. The three of them looked at each other and found that you were not fighting desperately, so I just ran away!

Next was the second group, with German player Arthur Jonas, American player Eddie Tolan, Argentine dark horse Bianchi and others appearing in this group.

As a result, German Arthur Jonas advanced to the finals with a time of 21.5 seconds, with the first place in the group, and the second place was Argentine Bianchi, who scored 21.6 seconds, while American player Eddie Tolan was third, with a time of only 21.7 seconds.

When Chen Qiang saw this result, he instantly felt the pressure from Eddie Tolan.

"Arthur Jonas and Bianchi may not have retained their strength, but Eddie Tolan must have reserved it. I remember Eddie Tolan won the 100m and 200m championships in this Olympics, and also ran a 21.2 second in the 200m final, breaking the world record. Now he only ran 21.7 seconds. It seems that he is determined to keep his strength and wants to compete with me in the final!"

What Chen Qiang guessed was right. Eddie Tolan was indeed holding on to his strength and planned to defeat Chen Qiang in the finals.

Eddie Tolan has strong strength in the 200-meter event. For him, he has lost to Chen Qiang in the 100-meter sprint event, so he can't lose 200 meters. If he loses to Chen Qiang even 200 meters, it means that he will be completely defeated in front of Chen Qiang!

If the 200-meter sprint can defeat Chen Qiang, Eddie Tolan can at least win back one of the games, save face for himself, and even more save face for the Americans!

...

The 200 sprint is also a strong event for the US team, so many American spectators came to the scene to watch the 200-meter final.

Six contestants have stood on the track one after another, and the competition is about to begin.

The first part is to introduce athletes as usual.

"The first route, Eddie Tolan, from the United States!"

The shouts and applause instantly floated over the sports field, and it didn't stop for a long time.

"Nigga Boy, beat that Chinese guy!"

Such words kept coming to Eddie Toran, and he heard a lot of titles like "negro".

"negro" comes from Spanish this time. Before the Civil War, slave owners often called black slaves "negro", which is obviously a word with a discriminatory taste. If it were in modern times, if you say "negro" to an American black man, the other party would definitely beat you up, but at that time, blacks were used to this discriminatory name.

"The second route, Ralph Metcalf, from the United States!"

The audience had a long-lasting cheer.

"The third route, George Simpson, from the United States!"

The appearance introduction of the three American players made the sound in the audience waves higher and higher, and the star-striped flags waving instantly covered the stands.

It took more than a minute before the cheers stopped.

The fourth is Argentine player Bianchi, who is probably the most talented in the finals.

Before this Olympics, Bianchi was an athlete who was not famous internationally. Even in Argentina, Bianchi was far less famous than those football players.

In the 1820s, Argentine football won four Cups of America, and in the 1930 World Cup, Argentina reached the final and regrettably lost to the host Uruguay team. In that game, more than 90,000 spectators came to watch, which far exceeded the Olympics at that time. It can be said that in the 1920s and 1930s, football was already the hottest sports in South America.

Judging from the results, Bianqi is already a dark horse in this Olympics, and it can be said that it can gain a lot of attention. However, due to Chen Qiang's emergence, Bianqi's dark horse seemed a little unknown.

So when the broadcaster introduced Bianchi, the audience's reaction was not strong, but there were some sparse applause politely.

The announcer introduced the next contestant: "Fifth Road, Chen Qiang, from China!"

What Chen Qiang did not expect was that the audience around him also burst into warm applause, whistles and cheers.

Chen Qiang looked around and found that many people were waving their things in their hands, as if they were cheering for Chen Qiang. Before that, Chen Qiang could never enjoy such malicious intentions. Almost all American audiences were around, and such scenes would only occur when introducing American athletes.

The next second, Chen Qiang suddenly realized that this was an approval of the strong!

He won the gold medal for two consecutive days with a world record-breaking score, and it was also two highly valuable events, 100-meter sprint and long jump, which was enough to touch the hearts of the audience. Perhaps most American audiences still do not recognize Chen Qiang as a Chinese, but they recognize Chen Qiang's strength!

Just like Bolt in the future, no matter which country he competes in, there will always be many people cheering, and the applause and attention he receives will even exceed many local athletes. Because he is the fastest human to run in the world!

The sixth route is German player Arthur Jonas. When the broadcaster introduced him, there were still many women cheering for him. I have to say that appearance is really the most powerful weapon to attract fans.

...

“Set!”

The commander shouted, and the six contestants immediately held their breath and were ready to start.

The American audience in the stands were also silent. They all realized that the competition in this game would inevitably be very fierce.

Among the six contestants, three Americans and one German ran for 21.5 seconds, while Chinese player Chen Qiang ran abroad for 21.3 seconds. Five players were above the previous world record and there was a possibility of competing for the final championship.

Moreover, this game is different from the previous 100-meter final. During the 100-meter final, Chen Qiang had not attracted people's attention. Almost all American spectators felt that the US team had already won, and everyone looked at the final of the 100-meter sprint with a suspenseless perspective.

However, in today's 200m final, the American audience at the scene realized Chen Qiang's strength. The competition was no longer a battle between American athletes, but athletes from the United States and other countries competed for the championship, which increased suspense. Moreover, the national sentiment was mixed in, which made people feel even more nervous.

This is how any competition is. If the domestic players compete for the championship, the audience will feel that it is not so nervous and exciting. However, if two players from different countries compete for the championship, the level of excitement that the audience can feel is completely two levels.

After a few seconds of waiting, the gunshots rang out and the contestants instantly moved. Everyone pushed the ground with great force and displayed their explosive power without reservation.

At this moment, the audience suddenly felt at a loss. They didn't know who to see, and they were also afraid that they would miss the wonderful performance of others because of excessive attention to a certain contestant.

In the corner, Eddie Tolan took the lead in showing excellent acceleration ability. He was only 1.7 meters tall, and was the shortest among the six contestants and the strongest explosive power. His pace frequency was obviously one level faster than the other five people.

Bending skills have always been something that Eddie Tolan is very arrogant. He always feels that his curve skills are the best in the world.

In addition to Eddie Tolan, George Simpson also stood out in the corner.

During the 100-meter sprint, George Simpson was only the third player of the United States. His explosive power was obviously not as good as Eddie Toran and Ralph Metcalf, and even better than player Arthur Jonas.

But in today's 200m final, George Simpson showed top cornering skills.

Of course, this so-called "top level" is just for athletes of this era. Compared with Chen Qiang, George Simpson's curve skills are still much worse.

At this time, Chen Qiang had already entered his own rhythm. After all, this was the final of the Olympics, and Chen Qiang would not retain any reservations. When he used the curve skills from later generations, Chen Qiang was like a wild horse running wildly on the grassland.

Chen Qiang's curved skills are much better than during the World Games a year ago, and his body is stronger than during the World Games. When he is unreserved, he is the undisputed king on this arena!

Of course, Chen Qiang dared not keep it at all. He knew that American player Eddie Tolan would set a new world record with a time of 21 seconds. This world record was not broken until the legendary athlete Jesse Owens emerged.

Chen Qiang was in the fifth lane, and Eddie Tolan was in the first lane. Chen Qiang had to start higher, so before entering the straight lane, Chen Qiang could not observe Eddie Tolan's situation.

But Eddie Tolan could always see Chen Qiang.

At this time, Eddie Tolan could clearly feel the amazing speed that Chen Qiang showed in the curve.

From the preliminary round to the semi-finals, Chen Qiang had already run three 200-meter games. As a bystander, Eddie Tolan also watched three Chen Qiang's games. At that time, Eddie Tolan had already felt that Chen Qiang's curve skills were very good and the speed in the curve was very fast.

However, the third party's bystander angle and the real competition in the game are completely different. From the perspective of the bystander, Eddie Tolan's evaluation of Chen Qiang is "running quickly on the curve". However, when he and Chen Qiang competed in the same field, Eddie Tolan felt that how could Chen Qiang run so fast!

This is like watching a Formula One racing car. When watching it in front of the TV, the audience may not feel how fast the racing car is. If you arrive at the scene, hear the roar of the racing engine and witness the racing car flashing through your eyes, you can truly realize the speed of the racing car; and if you sit in the car and run a lap from the perspective of a racer, you will probably be scared by the amazing speed.

This is the case with Eddie Tolan now. As a bystander, he did not realize that Chen Qiang is really powerful. As a participant, he suddenly realized that Chen Qiang is so powerful!

"I still underestimate him!" Eddie Tolan finally realized that he had made a mistake, and he seriously underestimated Chen Qiang's strength.

In fact, before the game, Eddie Tolan had overestimated Chen Qiang as much as possible, especially after Chen Qiang ran 21.3 seconds in the rematch, Eddie Tolan felt that Chen Qiang's speed should be able to be faster by 0.1 seconds or even 0.2 seconds.

21 seconds 1 or 21 seconds 2, this is Eddie Tolan's judgment of Chen Qiang's true strength, and Eddie Tolan can also run a 21 seconds 1 or 21 seconds 2, so in Eddie Tolan's eyes, Chen Qiang is at most at the same level as him.

But when he really entered the game and when Chen Qiang fully utilized his curve skills, Eddie Tolan finally realized that his judgment was wrong and Chen Qiang was faster!

At least in the corner, Chen Qiang is better than Eddie Tolan.

Eddie Tolan was hit again. His proud curve skills were not as good as Chen Qiang!

In the blink of an eye, the players finished the corner and entered the straight road behind one after another. At this time, it became clear who was first and who was later among the athletes.

The one who ran at the front was naturally Chen Qiang, the second place was Eddie Tolan, George Simpson followed closely, followed by German player Arthur Jonas, American player Ralph Metcalf almost went with Arthur Jonas, and finally the Argentine Bianchi.

Judging from the distance between each other, the gap between the four people behind is not big. George Simpson, third-placed, leads fourth and fifth-placed, 0.1 second, while Argentine Bianchi, sixth-placed, just lags behind fifth-placed by 0.1 second.

Eddie Tolan leads third place George Simpson by 0.2 seconds, while Chen Qiang, who runs first place, leads Eddie Tolan by more than 0.2 seconds.

Although Eddie Tolan guessed that he would fall behind in the corner, he didn't expect that he would fall behind so much. It was too difficult to catch up with the 0.2-second gap in the straight line less than 100 meters behind.

George Simpson, who was third, gave up his plan to win gold after seeing such a big gap. He was 0.2 seconds slower than Eddie Tolan and 0.4 seconds slower than Chen Qiang. With such a big gap, he is still chasing a hair! Give up directly!

Arthur Jonas, Ralph Metcalf, and Bianchi, behind them, have also realized that they have withdrawn from the ranks of championships, half of the 200-meter race, and more than half a second behind, so there will definitely be no chance in this game.

Next, it depends on whether Eddie Tolan can catch up with Chen Qiang. As for the four players behind, they can only try their best to compete for one and the third place. The bronze medal in the Olympics is also quite good.

...

At this time of the game, Eddie Tolan had no way out. Not to mention being 0.2 seconds behind, even if he was 2 seconds behind, he would launch the final charge towards Chen Qiang in front.

The gap between gold medals and silver medals is huge. In sports competitions, people often only remember the name of the champion, but not who the runner-up is. Although the champion and runner-up are just the same ranking, the sense of accomplishment and honor are very different. Even if the medal is sold for money, the gold medal of the champion is worth a few more than the silver medal of the runner-up.

What's more, this is the United States, which is Eddie Tolan's home court. There are tens of thousands of pairs of eyes staring at Eddie Tolan, and millions of listeners in front of the radio are paying attention to the game.

In the 100-meter sprint, Eddie Tolan has lost once. When he reached the 200-meter sprint, he doesn't want to lose to Chen Qiang again.

Eddie Tolan glanced at the other people's position. George Simpson, third place, was a bit far away from him. Judging from the current situation, the players behind could not catch up. In other words, the heavy responsibility of defeating Chen Qiang and winning gold for the US team fell on Eddie Tolan.

However, in the final of the 100-meter sprint, Eddie Tolan has lost to Chen Qiang once, and now there is only a straight line left for the remaining 200 meters. Why can Eddie Tolan defeat Chen Qiang?

"The only thing I can do now is to run as fast as possible and then wait for the Chinese to have problems on their own." Eddie Tolan said in his heart.

Eddie Tolan knew very well that the 0.2-second gap could hardly be smoothed out, and his only chance was to wait for Chen Qiang to have problems himself.

"I hope that Chinese will slow down to the end. That may be my only chance to turn the tables!"

Eddie Tolan is also a very experienced sprinter. He knows that there are many athletes who will run and be excellent in the first half, but the second half will lose their physical strength and their speed will decrease.

Some athletes with excellent speed and explosive power are very good when running 100 meters, but they are very bad when running 200 meters. Such athletes do not undergo too much speed and endurance training, and their bodies cannot support them in 200 meters anaerobic exercise, so they cannot maintain their original speed when they run to the second half of 200 meters.

At this time, Eddie Tolan was praying that Chen Qiang was the kind of athlete. As long as Chen Qiang was a little slower in the second half, he would have the chance to catch up with Chen Qiang and complete the overtake.

...

Chen Qiang's pace was still very steady, or he ran very relaxedly.

This relaxed running method did not reduce his speed, but instead relieved his body slightly. Then, he entered the final sprint.

Chen Qiang's goal is a 200-meter world record, because in this game in history, Eddie Tolan broke the world record and won the championship. If Chen Qiang wants to win the championship, he must also break the world record, and it must be faster than Eddie Tolan!

From this perspective, Chen Qiang had no way out. He could only move forward bravely and then set a new 200-meter world record.

The four words "world record" came to Chen Qiang's mind, making him extremely focused. He was urging himself as hard as possible to work harder every step and faster every step.

Exercise force, exert force, and exert force again. At this moment, Chen Qiang has already squeezed himself to his limit!

But Chen Qiang felt that this was not enough, he was not fast enough, and Eddie Tolan behind him was still chasing him tightly, as if he would come to him the next step.

A sense of urgency rose from Chen Qiang's heart. Chen Qiang knew that Eddie Tolan behind him was someone who could break the 200-meter world record! Such a powerful opponent followed closely behind, making Chen Qiang feel as if he was running for his life.

This is the final of the Olympics, and there is no more important game than this.

The opponent was Eddie Tolan, the best sprinter in the world at that time. In history, he broke the record in this game!

In an important game, a strong opponent, Chen Qiang has never faced such huge pressure.

The pressure hit Chen Qiang's whole body, making him feel very heavy.

However, the pressure also turned into a special motivation, forcing Chen Qiang to instinctively speed up his pace.

Under heavy pressure, Chen Qiang seemed to be running faster and faster, and the end was getting closer and closer.

...

As the end point approaches, Chen Qiang's speed shows no sign of slowing down.

Seeing the collision line at the front end became clearer and clearer, Eddie Tolan became more and more anxious. The situation he expected did not appear. Chen Qiang did not slow down, but always maintained a very good speed, which meant that Eddie Tolan's chances were becoming increasingly slim.

The feeling of despair came again, and accompanied by the strong confusion and helplessness. More importantly, this feeling made Eddie Tolan feel familiar, because in the 100-meter sprint final the day before yesterday, Eddie Tolan had already felt such despair, confusion and helplessness.

Eddie Tolan had the urge to curse. He was not going to scold Chen Qiang, but to scold himself, why was it so useless! Why couldn't he run faster!

"Are you going to lose to that Chinese again?" Eddie Tolan's eyes were full of reluctance. He didn't want to be defeated twice in a row by the same opponent, and it was in a world-class competition like the Olympics.

Before the finish line, the gap between Eddie Tolan and Chen Qiang not only did not narrow, but instead widened a little.

Then, Eddie Tolan watched Chen Qiang hit the line first.

"I really lost!" At this moment, Eddie Tolan felt calm down. He no longer felt impatient, no longer despair, no longer helplessness, no longer feeling unwillingness.

The next moment, Eddie Tolan also crossed the finish line, and at the same time, the feeling of relief instantly surrounded Eddie Tolan.

At this Olympics, Eddie Tolan signed up for two individual events, 100-meter sprint and 200-meter sprint. Now that the competitions of these two events have ended, Eddie Tolan has finally lifted the burden in his heart.

For him, although he was unable to win the gold medal, the end of the game was equivalent to ending the torture brought by the failure. This may be a good thing for him.

...

The audience was really enthusiastic. After the competition began, they stood up and started shouting wildly at the track. Especially in the curve ahead, since they could not tell who was in front and who was behind, the audience was in the highest mood and the shouting was also the warmest.

However, when the athletes entered the straight, the passion of these American spectators instantly disappeared by one third because Chen Qiang took the lead!

But American audiences are looking forward to taking the lead with Eddie Tolan, and they are still cheering for Eddie Tolan.

By the time the schedule reached three quarters, most people realized that Eddie Tolan could no longer take over, and the United States had lost the game.

When Chen Qiang passed the finish line, sighs of disappointment sounded, and then the audience sat back, either depressed or unwilling to look at the track.

There is only one area where the audience is jubilant and celebrating, which is the stand where Chinese people gather.

Several Chinese even brought all the gongs and drums. After Chen Qiang rushed through the finish line, he began to beat them. The sound of the gongs and drums fell into the ears of American audiences, but it seemed like a harsh mockery, which made them feel very uncomfortable.

"It's that Chinese again! He won the championship again."

"It was him the day before yesterday, yesterday was him, why is it still him today!"

"Three days in a row, our American team lost to the Chinese, and they lost to the same Chinese!"

The Americans opened the old account and found out that they lost to Chen Qiang in the 100-meter sprint final the day before yesterday, and they also lost to Chen Qiang in the long jump final yesterday, and they still lost to Chen Qiang in the 200-meter sprint final today!

These three competitions are all strong events of the United States, but they always lose in the hands of the same person. The Americans feel depressed and say that the United States lost to the Chinese for three days, which is quite shameful.

After being defeated by Chen Qiang for three consecutive days, the Americans cannot be defeated by Saint Seiya.

...

The sighs of American audiences around him came into Chen Qiang's ears, which also made Chen Qiang feel very familiar.

When he ran 100 meters the day before yesterday, it was the first time Chen Qiang heard such a sigh. In the long jump final yesterday, every time the American player failed to jump, or the American player had poor performance, the audience would make such a sound.

After Chen Qiang won the 200-meter race today, he heard the same sound, the same recipe, the same taste.

Song Junfu and Liu Changchun also came to the scene. Although this was Chen Qiang's third gold medal, the two of them were still filled with tears and were as excited as children.

The US team was in a state of silence, fighting at home and in a strong event, but the gold medal was lost. The US track and field team felt that there was no way to explain to the public.

After some statistics, the referee finally announced the results, and he started reporting the results from the first one.

"The first lane, 21 seconds!"

The first one was American player Eddie Tolan. When he heard his results, he looked slightly surprised.

21 seconds 2, which has already broken the world record. Before this Olympics, the world record for the 200 meters was 21 seconds 6. In this Olympics, in the rematch and semi-finals, three American players and German handsome guys had already run for 21 seconds 5, and Chen Qiang even set the world record with 21 seconds 3.

So 21 seconds 2 is already faster than Chen Qiang's previous 21 seconds 3. However, this is not a new world record, because Chen Qiang is faster than him.

At this time, Eddie Tolan felt open-minded and the self-blame of losing the game was much less. He had already achieved a world record-breaking result, and his performance could be said to be impeccable, but he still lost the game. It was not that he did not perform well, but that his opponent was too strong, and there was no way to lose the game.

"21 seconds 2, this is my limit, but even so, I can't beat Chen Qiang and won the championship. How fast is Chen Qiang's speed!" Eddie Tolan couldn't help but look at Chen Qiang.

The referee continues to announce the player's results.

"The second lane, 21 seconds 5!"

The second lane was American player Ralph Metcalf, who surpassed German handsome Arthur Jonas before the finish line and won fourth place.

"The third lane, 21 seconds 4!"

The third place was American player George Simpson, who finished third.

"The fourth lane, 21 seconds 6!"

The fourth lane is Argentine player Bianchi, who is also the last in the final.

What the referee will announce next is the results of the fifth lane player, which is Chen Qiang.

The surroundings became quieter and everyone held their breath and waited for the referee to announce the final result. Eddie Tolan ran 21 seconds and was far behind Chen Qiang. More people were curious about what Chen Qiang's results were.

"The fifth way!" The referee paused, obviously sucking everyone's appetite, and then continued: "21 seconds!"

Suddenly, the exclamation came from all directions.

In the 200-meter sprint event, finally some humans can reach the 21-second mark!
Chapter completed!