The qualifying rounds for the long jump continue.
The athlete who appeared after Zhang Guan completed his first jump without any sense of presence. The jump was very good, and the result was acceptable, but there were no cheers, no shouts, not even encouraging applause. Everyone was still talking about Zhang Guan's 8.05 meters just now.
In general world-class competitions, such as the World Athletics Championships, if you can jump eight meters in the qualifying round, you can almost enter the finals. In the Olympic Games, you can also enter the finals if you jump eight meters.
Among the Olympic Games in recent years, the one with the highest level of long jump was the Athens Olympics. The lowest score for crossing the line in the Athens Olympic qualifying competition was 8.05 meters. Therefore, Zhang Guan's jump would have made it to the finals even in the Athens Olympics. In this National Track and Field Championships, it can be said that he has definitely made it to the finals.
Less than 20 minutes after the long jump qualifying round started, there was a result that ensured the finals, which was equivalent to one less place in the finals. This made the athletes who had already participated or those who had not yet participated feel the pressure doubled. Several athletes chose a more unrestrained jumping method, hoping to achieve a better result. Some achieved results, while others failed, but overall, the athletes' results have improved.
After the first round of trial jumps, the second round of competition began immediately.
Zhang Guan directly chose to give up the second and third rounds. This situation is often seen in the qualifying competitions of long jump and triple jump. Big-name athletes only jump once or twice, and then stop jumping when they are satisfied with the results. Firstly, it is to preserve strength, and secondly, it is to avoid injury.
In the end, Zhang Guan undoubtedly entered the finals as the first place in Group A. In the subsequent qualifying group B competition, no athlete could surpass Zhang Guan. Zhang Guan finally entered with the first place in the overall score. The final.
A few hours later, as night falls, the 800-meter preliminaries will begin.
The middle-distance running event is obviously not as popular as the sprint event, and there are far fewer athletes participating. There are only three groups of athletes participating in the preliminaries. The top two in each group plus the two best third-place finishers will advance to the 800-meter finals the day after tomorrow.
Since this was Zhang Guan's first appearance in the 800-meter race, the preliminary round of the 800-meter race became a highlight of today's game.
The starting position of the 800-meter sprint is approximately at the opposite corner of the starting line of the 200-meter sprint. The distance between the athletes is the same as that of the 200-meter sprint. The first 100 meters are run in separate lanes. After starting, the athletes must finish one on their own track. After entering the curve and entering the straight track, and after passing the lane marking, the athletes in the outer lane can go inward to rush the inside lane.
In terms of athletes starting, 800 meters does not require a starting device, so there is no need to start in a squatting style, so athletes often choose a semi-squatting starting method.
Although Zhang Guan participated in the 800-meter race for the first time, no one would underestimate him, because Zhang Guan is the world champion in the 400-meter race, and his 400-meter level is several levels behind that of domestic athletes.
The 400-meter run and the 800-meter run have a lot in common, and the 400-meter run is recognized as the most difficult track and field event. Generally, athletes who are strong at 400 meters will not be too weak to run 800 meters. Therefore, everyone thinks that with Zhang Guan's 400-meter level, it is still very easy to win a medal in the domestic 800-meter competition.
As if to take care of Zhang Guan, the organizing committee arranged the first lane for Zhang Guan, which is the innermost runway, so that Zhang Guan saves the trouble of fighting for the lane. Zhang Guan only needs to be careful not to rush inward with other outsiders. Just the athletes bumping into each other.
The half-squat start made Zhang Guan a little uncomfortable. He has been practicing track and field for more than three years. He has always been training for sprint events. He also used the squat start. Without the starting block, he suddenly changed the start. Zhang Guan's posture made Zhang Guan feel like he couldn't find the game.
"Everyone is in his position, ready..."
Zhang Guan heard the long-lost Chinese instructions, which made him feel like he had traveled back to two years ago. But then gunfire rang out immediately, and Zhang Guan ignored his emotions and quickly rushed out of the starting line.
The first 100 meters were run in separate lanes in a curve, and since the race had just started, the athletes were relatively physically strong and everyone was running relatively fast. Moreover, due to the issue of merging lanes later, Many outside athletes will deliberately run the first 100 meters faster to make it easier to merge to the inside later.
Zhang Guan directly activated the skill of incomplete sprint. Zhang Guan felt that if he sprinted directly in a curve, the physical energy consumption would be relatively large, and there were still 700 meters to run, so he could save more energy, so he chose Not fully sprint activated, but even so, Zhang Guan was still the fastest in the first 100-meter corner.
Zhang Guan's own speed is much faster than other domestic athletes. Zhang Guan usually runs 400 meters in an incomplete sprint state. In this state, he can run within 11.5 seconds in the first 100 meters of the curve. , which is the world's top 400-meter starting corner speed.
But now it is an 800-meter run. It is impossible for athletes to have the speed of a 400-meter run. Moreover, the level of domestic athletes is far from the top in the world. The result is that at this corner, Zhang Guan opened up the gap with others. distance.
"Zhang Guan ran so fast!"
"What happened? Did he forget about the 800-meter run? Why did he still use the 400-meter running method! We can't run 400 meters so fast."
"It's the innermost track, and there's no need to cut into the lane. Why is it so fast?"
"As expected of Zhang Guan, he can run 800 meters so fast."
Everyone started talking in low voices. Director Ma, Director Yu and others sitting on the rostrum also looked like they were watching a show. Only Coach Zhou's face looked depressed and embarrassed.
"This kid Zhang Guan has really never run 800 meters, has he? How can anyone run so fast? After a while, he loses his energy and can't run anymore! Does this kid want to lead?" Coach Zhou thought silently .
After passing the lane line, the athletes began to merge to the inside. In fact, merging is a process that greatly affects speed, especially the athletes who are on the outside track. They have to be more careful not to collide with others, and some of the world's top In the competition, the athletes on the outermost side may all run to the end of the straight track after completing the merge.
Generally speaking, the merge is completed when athletes move to the innermost track. A track is actually very wide and can accommodate two athletes running side by side. However, the athlete on the outside may need to run a little longer. .
Because Zhang Guan was going too fast in front, when he crossed the line, he realized that the other athletes were behind him.
"There's no one in front of me, so it's useless for me to follow. This won't work. We must not lead." Zhang Guan immediately removed his sprinting skills, and his speed slowed down instantly.
Without sprinting skills, Zhang Guan's speed is at the level of a normal athlete. In the past two years, he has continuously strengthened his body with physical fitness skills, coupled with regular training, Zhang Guan is still considered a relatively strong athlete, and his speed is natural. It's a lot higher than ordinary people, but compared to the previous abnormal speed, it's like heaven and earth.
"Ah, Zhang Guan is too slow! So much slower all of a sudden!"
"It seems that he also realized that he rushed too hard at the beginning!"
"I thought he was going to lead the race! Turns out he wasn't!"
"Leading? How tiring is that? It's the first time Zhang Guan runs 800 meters. He definitely won't lead!"
Everyone watching the match started talking, and the other seven athletes competing on the field were also stunned.
"Zhang Guan is slow, so much all of a sudden! I thought you were going to rush to the finish line so fast, but I jumped!" The athlete thought as he chased after him.
Zhang Guan slowed down, and several athletes who were preparing to merge to the inside were overjoyed. They immediately started to accelerate, hoping to pass in front of Zhang Guan, and then occupy the inside and run to a better position.
In competitions, some athletes sometimes choose to lead in order to occupy a better position.
Long-distance and middle-distance running have different leads.
In long-distance running, leading will most likely lead to tragedy. Leading consumes a lot of physical energy. Athletes don’t want to lead, so it often happens that everyone runs slower and slower. The organizers sometimes spend money to hire The pacesetter, commonly known as the "rabbit", is responsible for leading the race professionally to improve the performance of athletes. Therefore, "rabbits" generally run faster, but will give up the race in the second half of the race.
In competitions without "rabbits", strong long-distance running countries such as Ethiopia have an advantage. With many of their athletes competing, they can adopt the tactic of alternating leads to control the pace of the competition, and sometimes even use "three guarantees" "One" gold medal tactic, one person goes for the gold medal, and the other two are dedicated to causing trouble for the opponent.
There are obviously no "rabbits" in middle-distance races. The lead in middle-distance races is actually a double-edged sword. The leader in the middle run will also consume more energy, but he can control the rhythm of the game. The leader can run at his own pace, while the people behind him need to be forced to adapt to the pace of the leader. It is also common in middle-distance running races for some capable front runners to lead directly to the finish line.
On the field, Zhang Guan slowed down and a leader immediately came to the front. Zhang Guangang wanted to speed up and follow him, but another athlete was inserted in front of him.
"It doesn't matter, just follow the run in front!" Zhang Guan followed the athlete in second place in front and started to use the skill of running behind.
In the 800-meter race, the athletes can't really distance themselves before sprinting. Everyone is in the same group. The second place is almost close to the second place, and Zhang Guan is following behind. In terms of speed and rhythm, Exactly the same as the second one he followed.
"Follow and run, saving 50% of your physical strength. It's really easy!" Zhang Guan looked a little proud.
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