At 19:30 on the evening of August 19, the BJ Olympic men’s 200m rematch is about to begin.
At 21:30, the men's 110-meter hurdles semifinals will also begin.
For the Chinese audience, the two heavyweight competitions started one after another. They were undoubtedly happy and full of expectations. Even their anxiety about Su Feng's 200m prospects was diluted a lot.
But what kind of performance will Su Feng perform in the 200-meter rematch? Can Shi Dongpeng enter the 110-meter hurdles final? These are still questions that everyone is extremely concerned about.
The 200-meter semi-finals are divided into four groups, with eight people in each group.
Su Feng was in the second group, and he was in the same group with the famous American player Walter Disco. The two were also old rivals, but Walter Disco had never defeated Su Feng after 2004, let alone now.
After giving symbolic applause to the eight players in the first group, including Obikwelu and Powell, Su Feng walked into the arena under the spotlight.
The voice of "Su Feng, come on" immediately became endless, and people were looking forward to Su Feng's performance to reassure them.
Before the starting line, Su Feng moved his hands and feet easily and naturally. His situation made other athletes, including Walter Disco, look more serious.
They are all sprinters, and Bolt's time of 19.29 seconds had a great impact on them, but the one who had the biggest impact, in their opinion, should be Su Feng.
After all, with the participation of Bolt and Su Feng, their goal was no longer a gold medal.
But as Bolt's strongest competitor, Su Feng's goal is definitely the gold medal. His reaction to Bolt's record-breaking performance should be the biggest. What's going on now?
If Su Feng's condition was not affected, they would still be facing a prosperous and normal Su Feng, and the pressure would still be as great as before.
Moreover, Su Feng's reaction made them even more unsure.
"Is Su Feng also confident about the time of 19 seconds 29?"
This question instantly spread among several people.
"CCTV, CCTV, is now broadcasting for you the men's 200-meter semi-finals. This semi-final is divided into four groups, with eight people in each group, and the top four advance to the semi-finals.
Su Feng is now standing in front of the starting line. We can see that he does not seem to be affected by Bolt's results in yesterday's preliminaries.
Professor Niu, please analyze the challenges Su Feng is facing now." CCTV originally wanted to invite Liu Ye for this live broadcast, but was directly rejected by the General Administration of Sports. At this time, it was really not suitable for their officials to say anything.
Not only does it affect an athlete's performance accidentally, but he also has to take the blame.
Niu Shaojun had less worries in this regard, so he came anyway.
After hearing the question, Niu Shaojun nodded. He didn't get any script in advance for this kind of temporary game commentary, but the host's question did not exceed his expectations. This is the issue that the country is most concerned about right now.
After thinking about it for a while, Niu Shaojun said: "I think we have to look at Su Feng's challenge from two aspects. We can't just focus on the 200 meters this time, but also look at the previous 100 meters competition.
In sprinting, the athlete's psychology is a very important factor.
In my opinion, Su Feng’s previous victory in the men’s 100 meters championship is enough to repay the expectations of the people across the country.”
"You mean, his pressure will be much less?"
"Yes, and it's decisive pressure. If Su Feng didn't win the 100-meter championship before, it's hard to imagine how much pressure he would be under now. It's much better now.
Su Feng, an athlete, has always had a very good psychological quality. I believe he can control the pressure caused by this situation now.
We can see from his current actions that he is very relaxed and does not feel stiff in his movements. This is a good thing.
Let’s talk about strength.
Su Feng's best time in the 200 meters was 19.42 seconds at last year's World Championships, not 19.99 seconds in this preliminaries. Audiences must make this clear first.
In the preliminaries, it is normal not to use your full strength, but Bolt's explosion is abnormal.
So over the past year, has Su Feng’s 200-meter strength improved or retreated?
I have met Su Feng in person and chatted with him. He is a person who is very dedicated to competition and training.
Combined with his performance in the 100-meter run, I believe that he should also have made great progress in his 200-meter cornering skills.
Adding the two together, his current real strength may not be weaker than 19 seconds 29. Although it is speculation, I think it is accurate to a certain extent.
So viewers don’t have to worry too much about Su Feng.”
"Shit, what are these experts talking about? They are not as good as me." Wang Peng's house, Wang Guoan slapped the armrest of the sofa and cursed.
Wang Peng shrank subconsciously and said nothing. His father was angry with him. Who made him not buy the next ticket in the first place?
Especially when the children of Mr. Li's family downstairs bought tickets for the rematch, his father couldn't bear it even more.
And now that Su Feng is facing such a big challenge and is addicted to watching, naturally he can't touch his father's brow.
"On your marks!" The voice of everyone coming from the TV finally interrupted the old man's complaint. The whole family's attention was also focused on the eight people in front of the starting line, including Wang Peng's son, especially after watching
After Su Feng won the championship on the spot, three generations of his family have now become loyal fans of Su Feng and do not want to miss any game.
The eight athletes at the scene got on the starting block skillfully after hearing the command, and pressed their hands in front of the starting line.
After the on-site referee checked and found that no one violated the rules, the next step was given.
"Set!" After receiving the signal, the referee responsible for giving the order on the spot issued the final instruction. The eight athletes arched their waists, leaned forward, and made final preparations for the start.
"Crack!"
"The game begins!"
“Su Feng started very quickly, ranking second in 0.135 seconds, and his starting action was also very favorable and fast. It seems that he was not affected by Bolt’s previous performance.
In this competition, the only thing Su Feng had to worry about was Walter Disco from the United States. Su Feng was chasing him. During the corner stage, Su Feng had almost caught up with Walter Disco in lane six!
When the curve entered the straight, Su Feng was in first place, almost two meters ahead of Walter Disco! Su Feng was definitely the winner.
We see, Su Feng continues to accelerate, 150 meters! Su Feng is already far ahead, no one can keep up with him.
180 meters, Su Feng is slowing down, is he about to let go?
190 meters, crossing the line!
In 19 seconds 90, Su Feng won the first place in the group and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
This result did not surprise us, but Professor Niu, Su Feng started to slow down again at 180 meters this time, and he seemed to be able to cross the line with ease. Is this the mentality problem you mentioned? Su Feng said to himself
Have absolute confidence?"
"That's right. Our athlete is really amazing. I just say it, but he really did it. After Bolt ran a record-breaking performance, he didn't rush to prove himself in the following games.
, but running according to his own plan, this psychological quality is really nothing to say.
And this also shows that Su Feng has enough confidence in Bolt's 19.29 seconds, so he is not in a hurry to prove himself at this time.
I think we should believe in Su Feng, he will definitely give us a satisfactory answer in tomorrow's semi-finals and finals."
"Okay, thank you Professor Niu for your comment. It's time for us to move on to the next program."
"pretty!"
"Yeah, dad, Su Feng won!" Wang Peng's family also stood up excitedly, feeling happy that Su Feng won the game so easily.