American player James Gordon is on the fifth lane, he is closest to Chen Qiang, and he is also the person with the clearest perception of the speed shown by Chen Qiang.
When running on the curve, James Gordon had already discovered that Chen Qiang's speed was amazing, faster than all the athletes he had met before!
"That Chinese man ran so fast. His current speed is much faster than the semi-finals in the morning. It's not the same level! Could it be that this is his real strength?"
It is normal to retain strength in the semi-finals. James Gordon can also guess that Chen Qiang may have reserved some in the semi-finals, but James Gordon never expected that Chen Qiang would retain so much strength.
As the last straight road gets closer, the gap between Chen Qiang and James Gordon seems to be getting bigger and bigger!
"This is a curve. Instead of approaching, the distance between us is getting bigger and bigger!"
The athletes on the outer track will start at a relatively forward position, so as the race progresses, the distance between them and the athletes on the inner track will get closer and closer. Assuming that the speed of the two athletes is exactly the same, then when they enter the final straight, they should go hand in hand.
However, the situation today seems to be the opposite. Chen Qiang, who is on the outside track, is constantly widening the distance between him and James Gordon.
When Chen Qiang entered the straight, James Gordon was still struggling in the curve, and he was almost ten meters away from the straight.
"The gap is more than 1 second!" James Gordon suddenly realized this.
The moment Chen Qiang entered the straight, James Gordon finally made a clear judgment that he was more than 1 second behind Chen Qiang!
The 400-meter sprint was 1 second slower than others, and the game was not over yet, James Gordon felt very hit!
As an American athlete, James Gordon's 400-meter level is definitely not weak. James Gordon often tastes the taste of victory in domestic competitions in the United States. Moreover, the US Olympic Trials have always been extremely cruel. Athletes who can emerge from the American Trials must have the world's top level.
If a rookie is left behind by others for more than a second, then he will admit it. But as a top player in the world, he is actually more than a second slower than others, which really hurts his confidence.
The game was still one quarter, but he was behind others for more than a second, which was very frustrating. However, the next second, James Gordon suddenly realized another more serious problem:
Team USA may lose!
"If you can get more than one second faster than me, it is definitely a world record-level strength. In this way, the real strength of this Chinese person should be comparable to Ben Iscarman and Bill Carl! No, the game is not over yet, and there is still a quarter of the schedule. Even Ben Iscarman and Bill Carl may not be able to lead me so much! Oops, our American team may really lose!"
No matter how slow James Gordon is, he has realized that in yesterday's preliminary round, rematch, and this morning's semi-final, Chen Qiang has been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger!
400 meters is the most dominant event in the United States. James Gordon couldn't help but feel anxious when he thought that he might lose the 400-meter gold medal.
However, in the 400m event, James Gordon was originally the third player of the United States and the weakest of the three American players. The heavy responsibility of the United States to win the gold medal did not fall on James Gordon, so even if the United States did not win the 400m gold medal, the responsibility would not be counted on James Gordon. This may be the only good news for James Gordon.
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He was about to rush into the final straight, and Ben Iscarman had already started to accelerate.
"I am the 400-meter world record holder. I can't lose. I want to defend my honor!" Ben Iscarman looked firm, and more importantly, he had regained the feeling of breaking the world record five months ago.
Ben Iscarman felt that he was copying that game. He ran very smoothly and had a very good pace, so he was the same when he broke the world record.
"46 seconds 4, I did it five months ago, and now I can do it too! I will run another 46 seconds 4!"
"Bill Carl, you arrogant guy, just won me twice, but kept saying that I am the 'wateriest' world record holder. Today I want to show you that you are nothing in front of the world record!"
Thinking of this, Ben Iscarman glanced to the right.
Then Ben Iscarman saw that Bill Carl had entered the last straight and turned to the left, looking at himself. In Bill Carl's eyes, there was a very proud look, as if he was mocking Ben Iscarman for his backwardness.
Ben Iskaman's body had just entered the straight road. Through visual inspection, Ben Iskaman judged that he should be about two meters behind Bill Carl.
"Bill Carl has entered the straight, I'm behind!" Ben Iscarman realized this instantly.
Ben Iscarman felt a little unwilling, but more frustrated. His current competitive state is very good, almost the same as when he broke the world record five months ago. It can be said that Ben Iscarman is already in his strongest state in his personal strength, but this strongest Ben Iscarman is still behind Bill Carl.
"Can that guy Bill Carl run so fast? I'm not his opponent in such a good state now! I'm not willing to give up!"
Ben Iscarman could have thought that if Bill Carl won the championship, he would be happy to mock himself, humiliate himself in that arrogant tone, and even every time he meets him in the future, Bill Carl will show his arrogant arrogance.
Ben Iscarman felt very unhappy when he wanted to play here. He didn't want to see Bill Carr's awkward face.
"I can't lose to Bill Carl! Even for dignity, I can't lose to him!"
At this moment, Ben Iscarman planned to do his best. He wanted to pour all his strength onto the runway, just to avoid being ridiculed and humiliated by Bill Carl, and to preserve his dignity.
Ben Iscarman looked to the right again, and wanted to determine how far he was behind Bill Carl.
However, this time, in Ben Iscarman's sight, there was not only Bill Carl, but another person.
That was on the sixth lane on the outside, where there was also an athlete running, and was nearly two meters ahead of Bill Carl!
Ben Iscarman was stunned. He even had an illusion, was he dazzled?
When I looked at Bill Carl for the first time just now, Ben Iscarman did not notice Chen Qiang. After all, Ben Iscarman was in the second and Chen Qiang was in the sixth path. The two were far apart, and Ben Iscarman focused all on Bill Carl in the fourth path. After seeing Bill Carl, he did not continue to pay attention to Chen Qiang on the right.
However, this time, Ben Iscarman suddenly discovered that someone was faster than Bill Carl!
"The sixth path is that Chinese! He wants to be faster!" Ben Iscarman felt instantly, his mind seemed to be short-circuiting.
All of this came too suddenly. Chen Qiang, who had been kicked out of the ranks of competitors by Ben Iscarman, was actually faster than Bill Carl!
"Can the Chinese run so fast? Yesterday's preliminary and semi-finals, he just crossed the threshold for promotion. This morning's semi-finals, he didn't perform well. In the semi-finals, I was in the same group as him, so he was much slower than me. Why did he get so powerful in the finals? Was he suddenly possessed by a cheetah?"
"I understand that the Chinese man has never shown his true strength. Before the final, he was deliberately letting go, but I foolishly thought that his strength was not strong!"
At this moment, Ben Iscarman suddenly felt that he was really stupid! Chen Qiang is the winner of the 100m and 200m championship, and he even broke the world record of these two events. How could he not run 400m? With Chen Qiang's strong dominance in the 100m and 200m events, he would definitely not be a weak chicken when he came to the 400m arena!
Ben Iscarman, like others, was blinded by his ideology, inertial thinking and prejudice. In his inherent impression, China is a poor and backward wild land, and the Chinese are all weak people with pale faces and thin skin. Even though Chen Qiang has created enough miracles, Ben Iscarman still feels that Chinese athletes are all weak.
At this time, when Ben Iscarman faced the cruel reality, he finally woke up. He knew that he was wrong, and it was really a big mistake!
It was also at this moment that Ben Iscarman suddenly remembered a serious problem.
"Bill Carl is ahead of me, and the Chinese is ahead of Bill Carl. Wouldn't the 400-meter gold medal be taken away by the Chinese?"
Thinking of this, Ben Iscarman suddenly felt nervous.
As the holder of the world record for 400-meter sprinting, Ben Iscarman is of course highly expected by the entire American team, hoping that he can win the 400-meter gold medal for the American team. However, now it seems that he is a bit far from the gold medal. The roadblock ahead is not only Bill Carl, but also a Chinese Chen Qiang!
"We the American team can't lose anymore with the 400-meter sprint!" Ben Iscarman suddenly discovered that he not only had to defend his dignity, but also the glory of the United States!
At this moment, Ben Iscarman suddenly felt that he was shouldering a huge responsibility. He not only wanted to fight for himself, but also for the entire United States!
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When Bill Carl saw Ben Iscarman falling behind him, he felt excited. He felt that he had already won this game, and the 400-meter gold medal seemed to be hanging around his neck.
In this game, this "human" athlete ran out of his best form in his career. He believed that as long as he rushed forward without hesitation, he would be able to break the 400-meter world record.
Bill Carl turned around and was about to sprint with all his might to complete the remaining schedule. However, the moment he turned around, he found a figure in his right light. He was also a running person, and his position was in front of him!
Bill Lar subconsciously turned his head to the right. He could see Chen Qiang running on the sixth path without turning his head too much!
A sense of horror rose from Bill Carl's heart, and he didn't even react to what was happening in front of him for a moment.
After a short short circuit in his mind, Bill Carl finally understood what was going on.
"It's that Chinese. He ran to me! When did he run to me? How did he run to me? Did this guy take a shortcut?"
Although Bill Carl has regained his mind, his mind is still very confused now, and even the idea of ​​"taking shortcuts" has exploded. This is an Olympic competition. How could athletes take shortcuts in front of tens of thousands of spectators? What's more, Chen Qiang is still on the sixth lane on the outside, which is the most unlikely way to take shortcuts.
The next second, Bill Carl suddenly remembered that he did not observe the right side of the game in the whole game. All his attention was on Ben Iscarman on the second side of the left. As for the fifth and sixth side of the right, Bill Carl was not taken seriously at all.
Since the game has been held, this is the first time Bill Carl turns his head to the right to observe the situation of the athletes on the right. However, it is precisely the first time he looks to the right that Bill Carl realizes that he is not the first place, and it turns out that someone has already run to the front of him.
This is the last straight road. At this time, the lead is the real lead!
"How is that Chinese man in front of me? Could it be that he ran faster than me?" Although Bill Carl didn't want to admit this, common sense in life told him that running ahead of him is not faster than him!
"Damn, that Chinese man has been retaining his strength and has not yet shown his true strength until now. This cunning guy! He ran so slowly in the preliminary round, the semi-finals, must have been intentional!" Bill Carl said in his heart.
Bill Carl knew how fast he ran. He could feel that he could break the 400-meter world record. However, Chen Qiang was faster than him. It was impossible to be luck or coincidence that he could reach such a speed. The only reasonable explanation is that this is Chen Qiang's real strength.
Bill Carl also realized this. He cursed Chen Qiang for cunning in his heart, and then put his mind back on the track.
There is only seventy meters away from the finish line. At this time, Bill Carl is nearly two meters behind Chen Qiang, which seems to be a big gap.
"I'm actually so much behind. Am I going to lose to that Chinese!"
Bill Carl suddenly remembered his unrelenting words before the game. He once made a promise that he could win the gold medal. If he lost in the end, he would lose all his face!
What’s even more terrifying is that Chen Qiang defeated him! He was the Chinese who he always looked down upon!
Bill Carl remembered the 200m final the day before yesterday. At that time, American player Eddie Tolan also lost to Chen Qiang. After the game, Bill Carl once sarcastically sarcasticated Eddie Tolan, calling Eddie Tolan a "waste" and accusing him of losing to a Chinese.
And today's game, in its current form, he is likely to lose to the same Chinese.
"Eddie Tolan, that little black fat man must be waiting to see my joke, right? If I lose, he will 100% mock me as a waste, just like I mocked him the day before yesterday!"
Bill Carl was completely angry when he thought that he would be ridiculed by a black man!
He is a white man, and he is the upper class of white man. He has been from a wealthy family since childhood and is also a top university in the United States. He has a good family, good study and good sports. He is a pure "three good students". He will become an elite in American society in the future. How can he lose to a Chinese! How can he be ridiculed by black people!
"No, never, I must not lose this game!" The strong self-esteem inspired Bill Carr's fighting spirit.
At this time, Bill Carl no longer cared about the applause and shouting of the audience around him. He was not pursuing victory or winning honor, but to protect his self-esteem!
"I still have a chance. There is still a distance of 70 meters. I can use the final sprint to surpass that Chinese! That's right, the final sprint is what I'm good at. My sprint speed is very fast and I will definitely be able to defeat him!"
At this moment, Bill Carl exerted all his physical strength, and his whole body was filled with strength in his legs and began the final sprint!
Among the 400-meter athletes, Bill Carl's sprinting speed is indeed very fast, and he is indeed very good at the final sprint. In many games, he relied on this advantage to successfully overtake his opponent and finally won the championship.
So in Bill Carl's view, the last 70-meter sprint is the time when he displays his speed and the time when he makes full use of his strengths.
However, he ignored one thing. This time his opponent was the fastest running person in the world!
Compare the fastest-runner in the world who sprints faster and thinks that you can win. There are probably only two types of people in this world who will do such things, the brave and the ignorant.
A brave man has courage, and he will bravely try even if it is a difficult challenge.
As for the ignorant, they are fearless!
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The audience also knew that this was the strongest track and field event for the US team, and they had already won the gold medal, so they released their greatest enthusiasm for the athletes on the track.
Some support Ben Iscarman and others support Bill Carl, but this is not critical. As long as American athletes can win, that is enough.
However, in the previous three hundred meters, ordinary audiences could not tell who ran faster. After all, the relative position of athletes at the start was first and then, while ordinary audiences were not so sensitive to the perception of speed. In the first 300 meters, the audience could not notice the gap of about one second.
When you enter the final straight, the situation will be different. It is really clear who will lead and who will fall behind at this time.
The moment the athletes entered the straight, everyone stared at the track, afraid that they would miss that wonderful moment.
Then they saw that the first person to enter the straight was not Ben Iskaman, not Bill Carr, but Chen Qiang on the outermost runway!
Chen Qiang is about two meters ahead of Bill Carl and four meters ahead of Ben Iscarman. Such a big gap can be seen as long as you are not blind.
It was at this moment that the cheers and applause in the stands suddenly dropped to a higher level. What originally seemed to be crazy rock music instantly turned into lyrical folk songs.
"What's the situation? That Chinese is ahead?"
"Why is that Chinese man running first again?"
"What the hell is going on? Why did that Chinese man become the number one as he runs?"
"Didn't that Chinese run quite slowly in the semi-finals in the morning? And yesterday's rematch, that Chinese is the worst-everything player among all the players who advanced!"
"Is it our team American athletes who haven't made any effort yet?"
"It's almost time to reach the end, why haven't I put out my full strength yet!"
Faced with this scene, many Americans are puzzled.
The US team's strength in the 400-meter event is indeed too strong. Moreover, during the advancement in the preliminary, semi-finals, the US team showed strong strength, all of which were promoted in a crushing manner, while only athletes from other countries seemed too weak.
Therefore, the audience should feel that the situation in the finals is similar to the previous preliminary, semi-finals and semi-finals. The US team will be very strong and win the championship with a crushing attitude, while athletes from other countries are all foils.
But the reality is completely different from what everyone expects.
Many people also think that this scene seems familiar. Those who have this feeling are all viewers who watched the game a few days ago.
In the 100m final, Chen Qiang was the lead, and in the 200m final, Chen Qiang was also the lead. Now in the 400m final, Chen Qiang was the lead, which is more like re-enacting the scripts of the previous 100m final and 200m final!
But for these American audiences, this is a tragic story. Watching it again can only add to sadness!
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The head coach of the US team widened his eyes. He had already noticed that Chen Qiang was a bit outrageously fast, but fortunately Ben Iscarman and Bill Carl were also very fast, so although the head coach of the US team felt uneasy, he could still show a calm expression.
Until the athletes entered the last straight track, Chen Qiang's advantage was already very obvious at this moment.
"I should have thought that the Chinese man was not that simple. He had won four gold medals and broke the world record in four events. If he was not sure, why should he participate in the 400-meter sprint, and why should he add a loss to himself? Since he dared to come, he would be able to win the championship!"
The head coach of the United States suddenly figured out this.
Chen Qiang has won four gold medals and broken four world records. He is a well-deserved superstar in the Olympics. With his current results, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one person in this Olympics.
Since Chen Qiang has achieved such a high achievement in the Olympics, why do you still have to find a defeat for yourself in the 400-meter game? Wouldn't it be better to keep your unbeaten golden body? If you know you will fail, it would be better to abstain earlier, at least to maintain your record and reputation for winning all the time.
But Chen Qiang came, and he walked to the 400m final. The only explanation is that Chen Qiang has the strength to win the championship!
"Why did I realize this now?" The head coach of the US team was a little annoyed.
"Chen Qiang, come on!"
The strange voice of a person next to him came into the ears of the head coach of the American team. It was the shouts of Song Junfu and Liu Changchun. In the eyes of Americans, the unique pronunciation in Chinese is indeed a bit strange and he can't understand it.
This is different from the tone of English and also makes Team USA feel irritated.
Suddenly, the head coach of the US team realized that the reason he was irritated was not because of the Chinese pronunciation, but because the US team was about to lose the game again.
"There are both 100 meters and 200 meters. Are you going to lose even 400 meters now?" The head coach of the US team clenched his fists. He looked at the field and found that Ben Iscarman and Bill Carr were still sprinting wildly.
"My athlete hasn't given up yet, how can I give up!"
The head coach of the US team was shocked suddenly. He shouted loudly at the track, cheering for his athletes, just like Song Junfu and Liu Changchun.
The performance of the head coach of the United States also infected the others in the United States. They also did the same thing, giving their voices to the three American athletes on the track with all their might.
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As the end point is getting closer, Chen Qiang is also squeezing his physical strength.
The 400-meter sprint is originally an exercise that tests the limits of the body, and now Chen Qiang's body has indeed reached its limits.
Chen Qiang suddenly remembered the International Games last year. When he faced the "fire tank" Eric Lidir, he was like this today. He ran with all his strength, trying hard to bring out all his potential and squeeze out his physical strength.
In that game, Chen Qiang had a desire for victory.
Today, Chen Qiang not only has a desire for victory, but also a firm belief.
"The path I chose is the right one!" Chen Qiang remembered the visit and win over Qingyi on the morning. He felt more and more that he was doing something very meaningful.
"So I should go on with determination!" A ray of persistence flashed in Chen Qiang's eyes, and the four big words "Buy glory for the country" appeared in his mind. He suddenly felt that these four words were not as simple as the surface. In this special era, the four words "Buy glory for the country" were also full of special meanings.
"For the entire country and the entire nation, this may be an era of suffering, but there is no need to distinguish between the eras for winning glory for the country! As an athlete, our mission is that no matter how difficult it is, we must strive for glory for the country!" Chen Qiang suddenly had a trace of enlightenment in his heart.
As the end was getting closer, Chen Qiang's pace did not slow down at all. He even felt that he was doing something very great, which made his heart full of passion and made his emotions start to be excited.
Chen Qiang seemed to have forgotten his physical fatigue and mental fatigue, and his belief in his heart became stronger and stronger. He knew that all he had to do was to rush to the finish line with the fastest speed and use his chest to hit the collision line at the finish line.
Chen Qiang did not look back. He did not observe the positions of the other five players, nor did he pay attention to the pursuers behind. In Chen Qiang's mind, he was the only one in the field at this time, and the increasingly clear white line in front.
"Run over!"
As this idea flashed through Chen Qiang's mind, he had already arrived before the finish line.
He raised his head and rushed over!
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Ben Iscarman has tried his best, and he can even confirm that his performance today will definitely not be as good as the world record-breaking time difference five months ago.
But he is still in a position of falling behind, not only behind Chen Qiang, but also behind Bill Carl.
Ben Iscarman has realized that he can only finish the game in third place and he cannot catch up with the two players in front.
A sense of powerlessness rose from Ben Iscarman's heart. He had already shown his best self, but he still could not defeat his opponent.
If you are not as skilled as others, you will not be wronged if you lose.
The best self lost, which is very frustrating!
In addition to Ben Iscarman, Bill Carl has also shown his best self, and he is still left behind by Chen Qiang.
Bill Carl was closer to Chen Qiang and closer to the collision line at the finish line, so he watched Chen Qiang arrive at the finish line first, touching the white collision line first, and then pressing the collision line with his chest and continuing to move forward.
"I lost?" Bill Carl had a question in his mind, and he refused to accept this cruel result.
Winning the gold medal, breaking the world record, making a name for itself, visiting the White House, accepting the president's banquet, achieving success and reaching the peak of life, at this moment it is like a sudden shattered mirror, completely turning into a bubble, and the fragments of the mirror also reflect Bill Carl's desperate face!
Losing to the Chinese became a reality. Next, I have to face the ridicule of Eddie Tolan, a black man. Bill Carl felt that a group of elephants walked through his self-esteem and trampled his self-esteem into a mess.
Although Bill Carl won the silver medal after rushing to the finish line, there was no joy on his face, but instead he was a skeptical expression of life.
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"Why!"
A huge sigh resounded throughout the audience, which was the sound made by the audience.
Team USA lost again in the 400-meter sprint!
Compared with the previous 100 meters and 200 meters, this may be even more surprising.
"Why? Why did you lose even 400 meters!"
"Are our athletes really so bad? All three sprint events lost."
"Sprinting is our American team's strength! Why can't you even get a gold medal?"
"f**k!" (The following is a few swear words and swear words)
There was chaos in the audience, and even some swear words came out, and people were venting their dissatisfaction.
I scolded and squirted. After venting, the audience in the stands gradually calmed down. The kind of cheering that was full of expectations and the swear words full of disappointment after the game were all very exhausting. The audience now also needs rest.
At this time, the referee finally counted the results.
The first player's score was 48 seconds 2, which was very average, and no one cared about this passerby player.
"The second lane, 46 seconds 4!" The referee announced the second time.
The second player was American player Ben Iscarman. Five months ago, he broke the 400-meter world record, which was 46.4 seconds. In today's game, he copied this world record, but at this time, this result is no longer a world record!
Ben Iscarman shook his head helplessly. He tied the world record. This was the best result he could have, but he still couldn't surpass the two ahead.
"Ben Iskaman tied his world record, but he was only third place, which means that the 400-meter world record has been broken!"
People looked at Bill Carl and Chen Qiang, both of whom were faster than Ben Iscarman, and their results were definitely more than the 46-4 world record.
Of course, more attention was focused on Chen Qiang, because he was the first place!
"Wait a minute, since the 400-meter world record has been broken and that Chinese is the first place again, does it mean that he has won the championship with a world record breaking score again?"
Someone asked this question, but no one answered it.
Since there is no need for an answer, this is an undisputed answer!
Chen Qiang's fifth world record-breaking victory is coming!
Chapter completed!