It’s not just Yang Jian, the commentator, it’s hard to tell other athletes at this time, but Zhang Peimeng is also admonishing himself in this way.
When the current list of semi-finalists came out, his heart skipped a beat.
I don't know if a stone fell to the ground, or if it suddenly became hopeless.
Powell! Gatlin!
These two people were actually put into a group, and it was their own group. The most important thing was that only the top two in each group were admitted!
It's not that he lacks confidence, it's that his opponent is too strong and he understands his own strength, so there is no possibility of winning.
Of course, he still has confidence in the other players, and even said he was confident in finishing third, but so what.
Richard Thompson's time of 9.89 seconds just came out. Do I still have to compete with him for the last two places?
"Fortunately, there is Su Feng." Zhang stood with Meng's slender figure on the starting line and looked around at the crowd in the auditorium and the reporters on the sidelines.
Some are Chinese and some are foreign.
Naturally, he has not completely given up hope, otherwise he would not have to run, but before the game, combined with his own strength, having Su Feng in front of him will really make him feel a lot more relaxed.
Moreover, after all, he is also a member of the Chinese sprint team. Any athlete who competes in the Olympic Games will not fail to shoulder the responsibility.
If China's sprinting relies solely on him at this moment, he really doesn't have the strength to compete for gold medals or medals, but Su Feng can!
This is the honor and pride of Su Feng, and also the honor and pride of them, who are also sprinters.
"Then let's give it a try." Zhang Paimeng gathered his thoughts, jumped twice on the spot, and then began to take off his coat and make final preparations.
"On your marks!" Soon after, the reminder sounded for everyone to take their places. At this time, Zhang Peimeng had become neither sad nor happy. Compared with confident people like Gatlin and Powell, his psychological condition was not bad at all.
Compared with other people who are already the strongest athletes in their country and bear all the responsibilities, his psychology has been adjusted very well.
"We saw that Zhang Peimeng is very focused. He has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the game. This is what we have to do. Although Powell and Gatlin are there, we must also run with the courage and pride of us Chinese."
"set!"
"Crack!"
"The game begins!"
As soon as the game started, Zhang Peimeng rushed out with all his strength. However, in the half-meter semi-finals, even Gatlin and Powell had fully paid attention to it, and their strength exceeded him by more than one level. Therefore, even in the starting stage, Zhang Peimeng did not win.
What advantages.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, five steps. At ten meters, Zhang Peimeng could keep pace with the two of them. Even at thirty meters, Zhang Peimeng did not lose to them. But once the thirty meters passed, he started to accelerate on the way.
After that, the disadvantage in strength began to show, and Zhang Peimeng began to fall behind, but he still held on to the two of them and was in the third position.
Sixty meters, eighty meters, because Zhang Peimeng was chasing closely, Gatlin and Powell still maintained a full sprint state until the eighty meters.
However, sixty to eighty meters is also the stage where the two people are the fastest. At this stage, no matter how hard Zhang Peimeng tried, there was still a sufficient gap between the two.
At about 85 meters, the two experienced veterans realized that the situation was over, so they started to give up, and then crossed the finish line one after another, with Zhang Peimeng being the third person following closely behind!
"At the start, Zhang Peimeng was very fast. At 60 meters, Gatlin and Powell's speeds had already added up, and they began to quickly open up the distance from the runners behind them, including Zhang Peimeng. From here we can also see that,
In terms of absolute speed, there is still a gap between Zhang Peimeng and these top players in the world.
The two started to let go and crossed the line!
The first place was 9.92 seconds, but it is not yet known who ran this time. Gatlin and Powell crossed the line almost at the same time, which is difficult to see clearly with the naked eye.
However, Zhang Peimeng finished third. Judging from the results of the first place, even with supplements, Zhang Peimeng's hope of entering the finals is probably slim.
The results came out. The first place was Gatlin with a time of 9.92 seconds (9.912 seconds), and the second place was Powell with a time of 9.92 seconds (9.917 seconds).
The third place was Zhang Peimeng, with a time of 10 seconds. This time was slower than Thompson, who was first in the previous group, and Su Bingtian, who was second. There was really no possibility of further progress.
But now it seems that Su Bingtian is ranked second among the remaining players in the two groups, and may still have a chance."
"My 100 meters is over, and the rest is up to you." Zhang Peimeng knew immediately after seeing the results that he had completely lost the possibility of entering the finals, and secretly said to Su Feng in his heart.
"The competition in the second group has ended. Although Zhang Peimeng unfortunately did not enter the finals, he definitely performed to his own level.
Judging from the current situation, after excluding famous players of Powell's level, Zhang Peimeng is still very competitive among other players."
"Oh!" The cheers suddenly became louder and swept through the entire venue like a roaring tsunami. Even Yang Jian couldn't help but exclaimed.
"Su Feng is here!"
The audience in front of the TV had this idea in their minds almost at the same time.
Only Su Feng can have a stronger voice than Bolt, and have such a universal influence on audiences from different countries at international events such as the Olympics, breaking the boundaries of sports, races, and countries.
"We see that the final group of semi-finalists have begun to enter. In the fifth lane is our country's athlete, BJ Olympic men's 100-meter gold medalist, and world 100-meter record holder Su Feng.
He appeared in front of us wearing a red sportswear!"
"I have to say that Su Feng's popularity is really too high. With the blessing of the world record, his popularity does slightly surpass Bolt. But the Olympic finals are about to begin, and the competition between the two of them is also about to begin.
We have reached a very important stage. Who is strong and who is weak, who loses and who wins, is very important to both of them.
Because this is probably not a problem for an Olympic champion.
I have discussed privately with many colleagues, experts and scholars that the strength of Su Feng and Bolt may have increased to a certain extent in last year's winter training. And in the complete preparation period before the Olympics, as long as there are no injuries, the two people's strength will be better.
The condition can be adjusted to be quite perfect. Once the two of them meet in this final, I am afraid that it will not only be as simple as deciding the gold medal, but also likely to break the world record.
Therefore, both of them have reasons why they cannot lose, but there is only one champion, so you can imagine how cruel the competition is."
"Okay, the eight athletes have arrived at the starting point. Let's follow the camera and introduce them to you one by one.
In the second lane, Canadian player Wagner.
In the third lane, Brazilian player Craig.
In the fourth lane, the American player, Lambelli, ran a time of 9.88 seconds in the preliminaries, which should not be underestimated.
In the fifth lane, Chinese player Su Feng needs no further introduction. As long as he can run well, qualifying from the group will not be a problem.
Lane 6, Jamaican player Blake.
In the seventh lane, Japanese player Ryota Yamagata is the only Asian player to enter the semi-finals besides the three players from the Chinese team.
Lane 8, British player Adam Gemilli.
Lane 9, player Atkins from the Bahamas.
Oh my god, this group is really the same. Su Feng, Blake, and Lambelli are all in the same group. It’s definitely right to say that it’s the scariest group in the semifinals.
Blake has beaten Asafa Powell in two major tournaments in Jamaica this year, second only to Usain Bolt.
In the Jamaican Olympic Trials, he even beat Carter and other famous Jamaican sprinters to qualify for the Olympic 100m. It is generally believed that he has the strength of 9.70 seconds, or even better. Coupled with Su Feng's 9.52 seconds, the preliminaries are
For Lambelli who can run 9.88 seconds, other athletes really have no chance."
"The competition is about to start. Dear viewers in front of the TV, the 100-meter semi-finals of our country's Su Feng are about to start. Don't go away. And there are two major players in this group who are within 9 seconds and 90 seconds.
Under such circumstances, Su Feng may have to unleash a lot of strength to win the game steadily. The competition between this group will be very exciting, and everyone must wait and see."