The last time Su Feng came was three years ago. He met Amin Harry and had a run with him.
Later, due to the Osaka World Championships in 2007 and the Olympic Games in 2008, Su Feng did not complete the Golden League games, and he never came to Zurich again.
As for the Golden League this time, although it also met the World Championships, Su Feng was not ready to give up.
First, because the competition between him and Usain Bolt has reached a fever pitch, with audiences across the country and the world watching.
He is China's business card around the world. Since he has the ability, he must participate. He Jun also means the same, and even the leaders of the General Administration and the Tianma Management Center also have the same idea. It's just that the latter two's words are more euphemistic, but the meaning is the same
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Across the country, Su Feng is the idol and positive sports star in the hearts of countless people. For these audiences, Su Feng cannot give up these games at this juncture.
The last point is also very important.
Although the IAAF has not announced it yet and very few people know the news, Su Feng knows it.
That is, this year is the last year of the Golden League, and the 12-year-old Golden League is about to come to an end this year.
Starting next year, the world will be dominated by the Diamond League, which will be familiar to future generations.
As for the reason, IAAF President Diack once said publicly, and this is also recognized by everyone.
That is, the Golden League is all in Europe, while the scope of the Diamond League is expanded to Europe, Asia and the Americas.
The Diamond League includes many famous or historic games that were previously outside the Gold League system.
For example, the Eugene and New York Grand Prix in the United States, these two historic competitions, have been absorbed into the Diamond League system.
Shanghai has also become a selected city because of its successful experience in hosting the IAAF Grand Prix.
Secondly, the competition events have also been expanded to 32, such as 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters, 400 meters hurdles, high jump, long jump, pole vault, triple jump, shot put, discus, etc.
Javelin, men's 110-meter hurdles, women's 100-meter hurdles, etc.
Due to the increase in the number of games and events, more athletes can participate.
And the most important thing is to improve the competitiveness of the game.
In the past, only athletes who won all championships in the Golden League could share the million-dollar prize, but this requirement was too high, and many projects did not get this opportunity every year.
But the Diamond League is different. It does not have strict rules for athletes to win awards, but uses points to determine the ranking of players in each event.
The final number of winners will change from the original indefinite number to the current 32, and the total prize money will also increase from one million U.S. dollars to 6.63 million U.S. dollars.
The person with the highest score in each event will also receive a diamond trophy and a 4-carat diamond ring.
At the same time, athletes who win championships and diamond rings will also receive the annual world ranking number one in a single event recognized by the IAAF. This very challenging honor is what all athletes hope to obtain, and it is very tempting.
At the very least, Su Feng felt that this was much more tempting than a simple gold award, and that the international rankings were calculated together with other competitions. He was very interested in it.
But similarly, the standards for high-level competitions are also very high. The IAAF stipulates that only the top 20 athletes in each event are eligible to participate. This covers all new Olympic champions, world championship champions or current world champions.
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In Su Feng's memory, the IAAF signed nine world superstars in various sports as Diamond League ambassadors before the start of the 2010 competition. If he guessed correctly, I'm afraid there will be news from the IAAF soon.
Let’s go to He Jun. He should also be one of the sports stars who will be invited.
But that is next year. Now that he knows that this year is the last year of the Golden League, he will go all out in every subsequent game and try not to leave any regrets.
At this time, more than 50,000 spectators were already in the stadium. The impact of the Berlin World Championships has not dissipated, especially the men's 100m and 200m events. The meaning involved is closely related to everyone, and now it is
There are peerless geniuses like Su Feng and Usain Bolt who have not appeared in many years. Almost every time they appear, they touch the nerves of all audiences around the world.
Take the tickets for this game as an example. The official price of ordinary tickets has reached 50 euros, and the highest-end tickets have reached 500 euros. It can be said that it is comparable to the ticket price of ordinary Champions League games. This is already very exaggerated for a track and field competition.
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Even so, this year's Golden League games are still full, and many spectators who cannot buy tickets can only gather outside the venues.
When Su Feng and Bolt appeared on the stage, it was no surprise that they received huge cheers from the audience, more than everyone else combined.
In addition to Su Feng and Bolt, Gatlin and Tyson Gay also participated in this competition.
As for Powell and Obikewelu, they did not come due to various reasons, but this does not hinder the enthusiasm of the people. As long as Su Feng and Bolt come, or even just one comes.
As for the other four athletes, they are David Patton and Michelle Rogers of the United States, Michelle Flatt of Jamaica, and France's Mbond York.
Among them, Mbond York's best time was only 10.16 seconds, making him the weakest player among the eight.
Standing in front of the starting line, Su Feng and Bolt looked at each other and turned back.
Only two people know the pressure of standing together best. The feeling that no one has any confidence in is something no one wants to encounter in anything they do.
But if both of them come even though they know the other is coming, they have to be prepared to lose.
The pressure on the two comes from the competition between them.
Others are under great pressure because of their strong strength.
Especially Michelle Flatt and Mbond York, who did not often compete with the two, felt very uneasy at this time.
On the one hand, competing with two people is now the dream of every track and field athlete. On the one hand, it is because of the competition itself, and on the other hand, it is the skyrocketing value caused by the exposure of the competition.
But at the same time, it also comes with pressure. After all, not everyone can handle this kind of competition with two people under the spotlight.
Most Europeans and Americans believe in Christianity, and you can see their inner fluctuations by looking at how often they cross themselves.
Su Feng and Bolt naturally knew this, but they didn't pay attention at all, but were concentrating on their warm-up exercises.
"On your marks!" As the prompt sounded for everyone to take their places, Bolt finally crossed himself on his chest, then leaned over and stepped on the starting block.
"set!"
"Crack!"
"The game begins!"
After a competition like the World Championships, the athletes' bodies will relax to varying degrees, especially for athletes who can participate in the World Championships. After a long preparation for the competition, after the competition, the spirit will involuntarily relax.
At this time, Su Feng and Bolt were like this. Looking at the starting reactions of the two, Su Feng was 0.140 seconds and Bolt was 0.152 seconds. Neither of them had excellent starting reactions.
On the other hand, Tyson Gay and Gatlin, perhaps because of the pressure, did not relax, but instead ran a starting response of 0.132 and 0.135.
But none of this matters to Bolt and Su Feng.
In the first thirty meters, the two of them gained at least one position advantage.
At sixty meters, the two of them had already opened up at least half a meter of distance between Gatlin and Gatlin.
Then comes the stage of absolute speed between the two, and the high-speed overtaking battle that the audience is most willing to see begins from here!
Starting from 60 meters, the speed of the two people has completely increased, and they have begun to gain a large lead. The cheers from the audience are accompanied by the secretion of adrenaline like a tsunami.
At this time, there are no other players in their hearts, only each other's existence!
Seventy meters, eighty meters, ninety meters, the two of them have established their lead with absolute speed!
One hundred meters, crossing the line! The two of them were almost neck-and-neck, and both used line-breaking movements.
The small time board on the field showed the first place time of 9 seconds 69 seconds in real time!
But just like the previous games between the two, no one knew who won the game.
But soon, after the two stopped and turned around, the specific results were displayed on the big screen.
First place, Usain Bolt, from Jamaica, started with a reaction of 0.152 seconds and a time of 9.69 seconds.
Second place, Su Feng, China, started with a reaction of 0.140 seconds and a time of 9.70 seconds.
The third place, Gatlin, the United States, started with a reaction of 0.135 seconds and a time of 9.81 seconds.
Fourth place, Tyson Gay, United States, starting reaction 0.132 seconds, time 9 seconds 89.
Fifth place, Michelle Rogers, United States, started with a reaction of 0.138 seconds and a time of 9.98 seconds.
Sixth place, David Patton, United States, starting reaction 0.150 seconds, time 10 seconds 00.
Seventh place, Michelle Frater, Jamaica, started with a reaction time of 0.141 seconds and a time of 10.08 seconds.
Eighth place, Mbonde York, France, starting reaction was 0.172 seconds, with a time of 10.17 seconds.