Chapter 13 Record-breaking championship and the end of the Olympics
"CCTV, CCTV, what we are broadcasting for you now is the men's 110-meter hurdles final of the upcoming 28th Athens Olympic Games. In yesterday's competition, our country's Liu Xiang entered with a time of 13.18 seconds, second in the group.
finals.
This is the second Chinese athlete to reach the finals of the men's short track event in the Olympics.
After young player Su Feng won a bronze medal for our country's men's sprint, in just a few days, a sprint craze has formed in the country.
This time Liu Xiang was able to participate in the finals, which made the craze even more intense. According to real-time statistics, the number of domestic viewers watching this finals has reached the highest peak in the history of Olympic broadcasts.
Even at two o'clock in the night BJ time, there are still so many spectators watching this game, which is enough to prove how enthusiastic the general public is for the Olympics.
Well, now we have seen that the athletes participating in the 110-meter hurdles final have begun to enter the venue."
As the athletes entered the track one after another, the cheers from the audience gradually became louder.
The voice of the commentator also sounded at the same time: "Friends from the audience, the exciting 110-meter hurdles final is about to begin. We see that the eight contestants participating in the final have now stood on the starting line. Liu Xiang is in the fourth lane. We are now
I am indeed very excited. I hope Liu Xiang can maintain a stable mentality and achieve good results in today's competition.
Let’s take a look at some of the contestants competing today.
The first player is Canadian athlete Allen, who is originally an athlete from Guyana.
The second one is Oligars from Latvia.
The third lane is French player Radgardo Curry.
The fourth lane is Chinese player Liu Xiang.
In lane five is Maurice Wignall of Jamaica.
In the sixth lane is Tristrammel from the United States.
The seventh lane is Cuban player Anil Garcia.
The eighth lane is Brazil's Metes Inocencio.
Among them, France's Docouri and America's Trammell are Liu Xiang's old rivals. They have wins and losses with each other. The other players are also very strong. It will not be easy for Liu Xiang to break through."
The camera and commentary were synchronized. While the commentator was explaining, the camera of the Olympic Games was also panning over the athletes one by one.
"on your marks." As the preparations of the athletes were completed, the electronic sound of the Olympic stadium sounded, reminding the athletes to take their positions, and then the athletes stepped onto the starting block one after another.
"Huh, this is really true." Su Feng said with a soft breath on the sidelines.
He Jun was right next to him. When he heard what he said, he jokingly said: "What's wrong? Do you feel more nervous than when you are playing on your own?"
Lao He just talked casually, but he didn't expect that Su Feng really thought this way, "Yes, I can control my own game, and I can adjust myself no matter how nervous I am, but looking at it from here, it feels different.
, I can’t exert any effort at all, it’s all up to Brother Liu himself.”
He Jun nodded. Although he has never been an athlete, as a coach, he has always watched athletes compete, so he can somewhat understand this feeling.
"Set." The last command sounded before the starting gun went off. At the same time, the athletes made the final adjustments to their movements. Just waiting for the starting gun to go off, they would rush out as fast as possible.
"Snapped!"
"Game start!"
The eight athletes started like falcons on prey. Liu Xiang's start was very smooth, but at the beginning there was still no difference in performance.
But after crossing the first hurdle, Liu Xiang clearly gained the advantage. After passing the second hurdle, Liu Xiang was clearly in the first place, next to Trammell, he was the only one who had not been beaten yet.
Pull open.
The third hurdle, the fourth hurdle, the fifth hurdle.
At this time, the commentator of Yangma went crazy, "Liu Xiang ran to the first position, Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang won, Liu Xiang won, Liu Xiang made history, a black-haired, yellow-skinned Chinese became
Olympic men's 110 hurdles champion, world trapeze artist.
Liu Xiang won the Olympic gold medal in 12 seconds 89, setting a new Olympic record and a new world record. In 12 seconds 89, he broke the record of 12 seconds 91 set by Colin Jackson at the World Championships in Stuttgart in August 1993.
World record, has become the holder of a new world record. We congratulate Liu Xiang and wish our country's track and field career will get better and better, and more athletes like Su Feng and Liu Xiang will emerge."
"We won." At this time, the audience of the Chinese team was already excited. Su Feng also clapped quickly. Unlike the rest of the people, he felt even more emotional at this time.
His arrival, in addition to his achievements, also has some significance to Liu Feiren.
With his own bronze medal in front of him, Liu Feiren ran more freely and achieved better results, directly breaking the world record. This also shows how huge the impact of mentality is on a top sprinter.
Next, first the newly promoted Liu Fei took a group photo with the new world record and Olympic record. Then Liu Xiang bowed to the audience and thanked the audience, then returned to the lounge from the athletes' tunnel. He wanted to take a shower and change clothes, because it would be the 110-meter hurdles soon.
Award ceremony.
The award ceremony for the 110-meter hurdles was just an hour later, so although the competition was over, Su Feng and He Jun did not leave.
When Liu Xiang stood on the podium, the five-star red flag was rising, and the "March of the Volunteers" was played for the first time in the main stadium of the Olympic Games, Su Feng stood up and stood in awe like all the Chinese team members, singing the national anthem loudly while silently watching the flag hoisting.
Go high into the sky.
This is the main stadium of the Athens Olympic Games. It is the first time that the Chinese national anthem has been played so far. If Su Feng remembers correctly, there have only been two Olympic Games in total. The next time will be when Xing Huina won the 10,000 meters championship not long ago.
"In 2008, I must let the BJ Bird's Nest play the Chinese national anthem because of my championship." Su Feng said to himself silently, even if he faced Usain Bolt then.
After the award ceremony, Su Feng did not stay any longer and returned to the Olympic Village with He Jun. When he saw that his roommate Yang Zong had not come back, he simply washed up and went to sleep. At five o'clock the next morning, Su Feng got up.
I got out of bed and started simple recovery training.
This Olympic Games has not yet completely ended, and Su Feng's preparations for the next Olympic Games have already begun.
At 21:15 on August 29, Athens time, and at 2:15 on August 30, BJ time, the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games was held at the Olympic Main Stadium. The entire closing ceremony lasted for two hours, showing the theme of world unity. So far,
The 17-day Athens Olympic Games has concluded.
In this Olympic Games, Chinese athletes won a total of 32 gold medals, 17 silver medals, and 14 bronze medals, ranking second in the medal list. Both the number of gold medals and the total number of medals set the highest record in the history of the Chinese Olympic Games.
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In track and field, Liu Xiang became the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal in men's track and field, and directly broke the Olympic record and the world record.
With a time of 9.87 seconds, Su Feng became the first and so far the only non-black athlete to break 10. So although he only got a bronze medal in the end, the significance was even more profound.
At the end of the closing ceremony, Liu Xiang appeared in people's sight holding the five-star red flag, and then the handover ceremony of the five rings was held.
Finally, there is the famous eight-minute bj, the exact time is 8 minutes and 49 seconds, a theatrical performance called "From Olympia to the Great Wall" directed by Zhang Yimou.
In just over eight minutes, Zhang Yimou explained China's five thousand years of culture and history to the world, which can be described as ingenious and brilliant.
"Master, you said that if I win the championship, I should be the flag bearer." On the sidelines, Su Feng touched his chin and said as he looked at the somewhat proud Liu Xiang.
"Pah!" He Jun patted the back of Su Feng's head, "You can wait until you win the championship to think about it again. Now heal your injuries first."
"okay."
(Liu Feiren will use his original name in this chapter and won’t change it. The main reason is that the commentary back then was really impressive.)