On March 14, 2009, the International Athletics Linz Indoor Games officially kicked off at the Linz University Gymnasium.
More than 600 athletes from 85 countries participated in this indoor competition.
At 10:10 in the morning, the men's 60-meter hurdles competition started first.
As the prelude to the 2009 summer track and field competition, most of the famous athletes, especially the Olympic athletes, did not come. At this time, they were still in winter training.
But because of the new Olympic champion Liu Yuxiang, it still attracted a large number of track and field enthusiasts to watch.
Standing in front of the starting line, thinking back to the time when he first came to Europe to compete seven or eight years ago, for Liu Yuxiang, a short track athlete, the feeling was very profound.
From no one paying attention at the beginning to now being known all over the world, only Liu Yuxiang and his master Sun Ping can know about the hardships involved.
The game was about to begin, and Liu Yuxiang began to concentrate.
For him, this is not the first game after winter training. His winter training lasted only three short months. It should be said that his new season started in December last year, and he even went home for the New Year.
It was a short stay, and I returned to Europe within a few days.
It is also because of this and the absence of injuries from the previous life that Liu Yuxiang has firmly occupied the first place in the IAAF 110-meter hurdles event since the Olympic Games.
Compared with him, Su Feng is on the other extreme. After September, he did not even participate in the Golden League. He directly chose winter training after participating in domestic competitions.
Now, in the IAAF 100m rankings, he has long been surpassed by Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Obikeweru, ranking fourth.
As for Powell and Bolt, because they are also undergoing long-term winter training, their rankings at this time are still lower than Su Feng.
"Speaking of which, I have benefited from that kid a little bit." Liu Yuxiang looked around at the foreigners wearing Chinese red clothes and couldn't help but sigh.
Although he never told Su Feng, including coach Sun Ping, in his heart, he still knew that part of the attention he received now was due to Su Feng, although the core was still his own achievements.
The wind's contribution is just the icing on the cake.
But I have to admit that the influence of the 100-meter hurdles is indeed much greater than that of the 110-meter hurdles, and Su Feng and Bolt are also far stronger than themselves.
Liu Yuxiang secretly calculated that his performance in the 110-meter hurdles was probably equivalent to Powell in the 100-meter. Gatlin's level was still far behind Su Feng and Usain Bolt.
Not only himself, but now other domestic athletes have received greatly improved treatment and attention when they go abroad. Su Feng and Bolt are the biggest reasons for this.
"But we are also Olympic champions." At the end, Liu Yuxiang cheered himself up. It was impossible for him to admit that he was worse than Su Feng.
Soon, the competition started. In the absence of a strong opponent, Liu Yuxiang, who was especially good at starting, performed better on the 60-meter hurdles than the 110-meter hurdles. He won this ordinary race by more than three meters ahead of his opponent.
Contest.
What happened next was the 60 meters where Su Bingtian was.
"Bingtian, don't be nervous." At the end of the game, Liu Yuxiang patted Su Bingtian on the shoulder and said.
Su Bingtian nodded towards him, but pursed his lips and said nothing. Liu Yuxiang could not get rid of his nervousness with just a few words.
At this time, Su Bingtian was placed in the second lane. The fiery red clothes were naturally very conspicuous. The athletes behind and in front of him, no matter which country they were, white or black, could clearly see that this was a Chinese athlete.
The psychology of the remaining seven athletes was somewhat different at this time.
Some are dismissive. As long as it is not Su Feng, they will not take any Asian in their eyes. In their eyes, Su Feng is independent from Asians and is just an exception.
Some are quite cautious. After all, if the Chinese team members don’t show up in track and field competitions, especially in short track events, when they do show up, it’s Liu Yuxiang and Su Feng who are at this level, which is really scary.
These two people just look at the problem from different angles, but they are both representative. Among them, Su Feng and Liu Yuxiang have a huge influence. Of course, Su Feng in the 100-meter race is still better than Liu Yuxiang at this time.
After all, although Liu Yuxiang's results are also world records, they are still visible and tangible to some top athletes. However, the results of Su Feng and Bolt have made many people feel desperate.
After taking the field, I found out that a Chinese athlete had appeared in the 60-meter race. The reaction of the audience was indeed not small, only a little smaller than when Liu Yuxiang took the field. Many people became excited.
Although I don’t know what the results of this little guy will be, it is still exciting to look forward to the fact that he came out of China and it is on the 60-meter track. He has learned from Su Feng’s mistakes.
"su?"
"su?"
At this time, most of the audience were a little confused when they saw the letters of Su Bingtian's name, and more doubtful voices came from the audience.
Su Bingtian didn't have time to worry about this. At this time, his energy was already focused on the upcoming competition. This was the first international competition he participated in after completing training. With Su Feng's prestige in the international arena, and Liu Yuxiang
The result just now was ahead, and he couldn't lose no matter what.
"Come on, Su Bingtian, you can do it."
"On your marks!" Su Bingtian bowed his head skillfully, put his hands on the starting line, and stepped on the starting block with both feet. After thousands of times of practice, this set of movements has become an instinct of his body.
This made the senior track and field fans at the scene shine. For them, just one posture can reveal a lot. This little man is not tall, but his movements are smooth, and his movements at this time are even more impressive.
It feels like an explosion. Is China going to produce another powerful player?
"set!"
"Crack!"
The game begins!
Su Bingtian entered a world of only one person after the gunshot of the game. He completely ignored everyone and the sounds around him. There were only two words in his mind, game, speed up!
He rushed out like a cheetah. Next to him was a white British athlete and a black French athlete. They were stunned by Su Bingtian's strong speed and rhythm at the beginning. Then they realized and gritted their teeth and started to keep up.
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Although the remaining contestants were far away from each other and were not as affected as the two of them, they still felt tremendous pressure at the beginning of the game!
Just like in his previous life, Su Bingtian's strong start and strong acceleration ability in the first half of the race were clearly displayed at this moment.
Twenty meters, Su Bingtian was at least one body length ahead of the second place.
Thirty meters, forty meters, Su Bingtian was already standing out, at least one meter ahead of everyone behind him!
Sixty meters, crossing the line!
When Su Bingtian crossed the line, the second-ranked American athlete was still one meter away, and the gap was quite obvious.
"Win!" Su Bingtian clenched his fist fiercely and accepted the cheers of the audience. This was a rare way for him to vent his anger. This was his first overseas competition after completing all training, which still put a lot of pressure on him.