On August 30, at 14:15 pm, the men’s 200m preliminaries of the Daegu World Championships were underway.
There are 42 athletes from various countries participating in the 200-meter preliminaries this time. Only two Chinese athletes, Zhang Peimeng and Yang Wei, have reached the A standard of the World Championships and are qualified to participate.
Similarly, people from various countries who follow the Chinese team, including people who follow the Chinese team's games in China, have expectations for the competition between the two, but they do not expect them to win medals, and they don't even expect them to even reach the finals this time.
There is hope.
After all, Yang Wei's performance is considered to be the limit if he can enter the World Championships. Although Zhang Peimeng is definitely fast enough, the 200 meters is not his strong suit and his strength is limited. With barely entering the finals in the 100 meters, we expect him to be in the 200 meters.
The possibility of Mi entering the finals again is really low.
The preliminaries were divided into five groups, the first three groups were eight people each, and the last two groups were nine people each.
The top three in each group advance to the semi-finals, and the last promotion spot is won by the remaining player with the best performance.
Zhang Peimeng was placed in the second lane of the first group and finally entered the semifinals with a time of 20.99 seconds.
Yang Wei was placed in the first lane of the third group, and finally ranked fifth with a time of 21.86 seconds, losing the qualification to advance.
As for Bolt, he appeared in the fifth group in the finale, and finally entered the semi-finals with a time of 19.98 seconds, first in the group and first in the preliminaries.
On August 30, at 20:15 pm, the men’s 200m semi-finals.
Bolt played in the first group, and Zhang Peimeng was also in this group.
Bolt tried a little harder this time and finally entered the final with a time of 19.68 seconds.
Although Zhang Peimeng ran a time of 20.88 seconds, he only ranked seventh and missed the final.
The second group was led by Gatlin. In the end, Gatlin ran a time of 19.99 seconds to enter the final.
So far, the Chinese men's 200-meter race has been completely wiped out, but this is in line with public expectations. Apart from some nostalgia for Su Feng, it has not caused much waves in the country.
At 22:05 on the evening of September 1st, the men’s 200m final.
First Road, Jimmy Vicaut, France.
Second road, Obikveru, Portugal.
Third Lane, Justin Gatlin, United States.
Lane 4, Usain Bolt, Jamaica.
Lane 5, Asafa Powell, Jamaica.
Sixth Lane, Walker Disco, USA.
Lane 7, Tyson Gay, United States.
Lane 8, Nesta Carter, Jamaica.
It can be seen that when the American team was originally the only one, due to the limit on the number of participants, only three Americans would appear in the finals.
But after the rise of Jamaica, there were three more Jamaicans in the finals. On the one hand, they were able to compete with the United States, and on the other hand, they also formed a situation where the two were the dominant players.
Jamaica and the United States occupy a total of six places, and their peak strength completely surpasses other countries. It can be said that other countries are not given a chance at all.
If Su Feng is here, no matter how much they talk about it, except Bolt, no one else needs to be considered, they have no chance of winning the championship.
But Su Feng is not here. Except for the people of these two countries, people from other countries can't help but feel breathless when they see this list.
It's really too strong!
Not only are six people participating in the finals, in fact, if nothing else happens, the top three will definitely appear from these two countries.
Liu Yuxiang could only laugh after seeing this list. This was even more suffocating than the 110-meter hurdles where he was.
Soon, the game begins.
Bolt, Gatlin, Powell and others exerted their full strength, and the game reached the most exciting part as soon as it started.
Although the speed of all athletes is slowly added up, the momentum displayed by top athletes when they work hard is also part of the excitement of the game.
Turning into the straight, the positions of the eight people are clear at a glance. Bolt leads the way, followed by Gatlin, Powell, Tyson Gay, and then Carter, Walter Disco, Obikeweru, and the French rookie.
Jimmy Vico fell directly into last place.
One hundred and fifty meters, one hundred and eighty meters, two hundred meters, cross the line!
Bolt crossed the finish line first. Perhaps because of Su Feng in this life, the number of times Bolt stayed at the finish line was greatly reduced compared to the previous life.
It was the same this time. It's hard to say whether he used all his strength or not, but he certainly didn't play tricks. He crossed the finish line without any distractions.
19 seconds 39!
Although it is no longer a world record-breaking result, no one can keep up with him.
Powell, who ranked second, only ran 19.78 seconds, and Gatlin, who ranked third, ran 19.80 seconds.
"In the arena without Su Feng, it seems that Bolt really has no opponent. And not only that, in this game we can clearly see that the United States and Jamaica have monopolized the game.
We have never missed Su Feng as much as we do now. Only he can break the monopoly of these people, and only he can break Bolt's monopoly on the game.
But everything is fine, Su Feng's injury has recovered very smoothly, and he is expected to return in the last few Diamond League games this year, and then we can see Su Feng and Bolt racing together again."
"Pa" Su Feng turned off the TV. The result was not beyond his expectation.
What he is now concerned about is the men's relay that will be held the day after tomorrow.
At this time, because the competition was over and they were still eliminated, the four members of the relay team came to Su Feng to watch the 200-meter final.
"Let me ask, how are you four?" Su Feng has not directly asked them about the results of the relay these days. This is the first time that they have taken the lead alone. Su Feng will undoubtedly increase their pressure if he asks too many questions.
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However, after finishing the 100-meter and 200-meter races, Su Feng couldn't help but ask.
"The fastest time is 38 seconds 38. There is still hope of entering the finals, but it is more difficult to get the cards." Zhang Peimeng saw that several people were unwilling to answer, so he could only speak out himself.
When Su Feng was involved, their results were all within 38 seconds. They were strong contenders for medals and even gold medals in any competition in the world. But now they are not sure about entering the finals. It really makes them unable to face Su Feng.
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"It doesn't matter. You four don't train together much, so this result is considered normal." Su Feng comforted them.
In fact, this is also a fact. In previous games, no matter how the order was, Su Feng would definitely play. But this time because of his accidental injury, he could not play. It was impossible to put the four people together temporarily and bring out the best of them.
all the strength.
According to Su Feng's estimation, if these four people work well together, it won't be a problem to break 38.20 seconds.
It's a pity that they don't have so much time now.
In this competition, the original Honda coach wanted Su Bingtian to directly replace Su Feng in the last leg, so that the first three legs could remain unchanged.
But in this case, the pressure on Su Bingtian's last shot will be greater. Moreover, he is facing the fastest person in each team.
This was also what Coach Tian was worried about, so after discussing with He Jun and others, the final decision was made for Su Bingtian to run the first baton and Zhang Peimeng to run the last battalion.
Zhang Peimeng has more experience in world competitions than Su Bingtian, and also has experience in head-to-head competition with Bolt and others. Only in this way can he ensure stable performance. Although he will lose some results, everything still focuses on stability.
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On September 3, the men’s relay competition of the Daegu World Championships will begin soon.
A total of sixteen teams participated in this relay, divided into two groups of eight teams, and the top four teams entered the finals.
In addition to the Chinese team, the first group in which the Chinese team is located also includes the French team, the American team, the Brazilian team, the Portuguese team, the Ghanaian team, the Swiss team, and the British team.
Among them, the American team does not have to think about it for the time being. The Chinese team's opponents are mainly the British team, the French team and the Swiss team. Only by winning one of these three teams can the Chinese team have a chance to qualify for the finals.
After the game started, the Chinese team performed well. Su Bingtian didn't use many skills in running the first leg. The most important thing was speed.
And his speed is now only behind Su Feng and Zhang Peimeng, which is very close to 10 seconds. This makes him quite competitive in the first leg, and he also finished third in the end.
In the subsequent rounds, although Chen Zhilong and Liu Yu were slightly slower, their speeds of 10.10 seconds and 12.10 seconds would not hold them back. Coupled with the two's skilled skills, when the baton was finally handed over to Zhang Peimeng, the Chinese team
Still ranked fifth.
The last thing to look at is Zhang Peimeng. Although he can't compare to Tyson Gay, the last player of the American team, there are only a handful of other teams that can run under 10 seconds, especially the fourth-ranked Swiss team.
The best time in the four poles was only 10.05 seconds, which was still lower than Zhang Paimeng.
In the final result, Zhang Peimeng worked hard to surpass the last shot of the Swiss team, ranked fourth, and successfully entered the finals!
This is not only an explanation to the Chinese people, but also greatly enhances their self-confidence.
Although the existence of Su Feng will greatly improve the performance of the Chinese team, it will also make the audience and even the athletes themselves feel uncertain about their own importance.
But this game has explained everything. Even without Su Feng, the Chinese relay team is still the best team in the world!