Men's 100-meter semifinals.
The semi-finals are divided into three groups, with the top two in each group and the two fastest third-place finishers advancing. Among the three players of the national team, Chen Jian played in the first group, Shen Bao played in the second group, and Zhang Guan was placed in the third group.
This time Zhang Guan met the black player Habeibei again. He was in the same group as Zhang Guan. But Habeibei is not the strongest opponent in this group, because Japan's Nobuharu Asahara is also placed in this group.
Nobuharu Asahara is already a 31-year-old veteran. He, Koji Ito and others are the golden generation of Japanese sprinters. Nobuharu Asahara once ran a time of 10.02 seconds. For an athlete over thirty years old, Asahara Nobuharu still maintains a very good competitive state, which is even more commendable. In the course of history, even in 2008, Nobuharu Asahara still maintained his status of not losing to young people, and even participated in the 2008 Olympic Games.
In addition to Nobuharu Asahara and Habeibei, other relatively powerful players in this group include Jordan's Hananai, Singapore's Bao Shengsong, Maldives' Said, and Laos' Omdufanghe. However, these people are only at the Olympic B level. After being divided into this group, the semi-finals will be the end point of their Asian track and field competition.
In the first two games, Chen Jian performed well in the first group and qualified as the group leader, followed by Hiroshi Tsuchie in second place; in the second semi-finals, the group leader was naturally Suetsugu Shingo, and the second place was Saudi Arabian Mubarak and Shen Bao were ranked third, but Shen Bao's score was higher than the third place in the first group. According to the rules of the competition, Shen Bao had actually qualified for the finals.
Habeibei knows that his speed is not as fast as Zhang Guan and Nobuharu Asahara. If he wants to enter the finals, he must be faster than the third place in the first group. Zhang Guan and Chaohara Xuanzhi are definitely the top two in the third group in terms of strength.
In the press area on the sidelines, Filipino reporters generally focused their cameras on Zhang Guan and whispered among themselves.
"That person is Zhang Guan." Ramos, a reporter from the Manila Times, pointed at Zhang Guan and said to the female colleague next to him: "He was the one who boasted yesterday that he would break the Asian record!"
The female reporter zoomed in on the camera, looked at it carefully, and then said: "He is so tall! None of our Filipino basketball players are as tall as him."
Ramos curled his lips: "What's the use of being tall? It might be okay when facing ordinary athletes, but this time he is in the same group as the Japanese star Nobuharu Asahara. Just wait and see, Nobuharu Asahara will come soon I will definitely torture this Zhang Guan and let him know that the sky is high and the earth is high!"
Ramos deliberately said this loudly so that the surrounding reporters could hear it, and then everyone nodded in deep agreement. In the eyes of Filipinos, the Japanese are simply more friendly than their American masters. In addition, various Philippine newspapers have previously derogatory and ridiculed Zhang Guan. At this moment, all the Filipino reporters present are waiting to see Zhang Guan's jokes.
In the press area, reporter Yang Zhongyi, who was accompanying the national team on this expedition, stood there with a livid face. It was obvious that Ramos' words made him feel very unhappy. Yang Zhongyi was already at a young age. At this moment, he couldn't help but retorted: "I don't think Zhang Guan will lose to Chaohara Xuanzhi. Although Chaohara Xuanzhi's historical results are better, Zhang Guan is in good shape recently. He ran well in yesterday's rematch. Entered the 10-second barrier."
"Is that so?" Ramos smiled slyly, then took out five 1,000 Philippine pesos and said, "Do you dare to bet with me who is faster, Nobuharu Asahara or Zhang Guan? I'll bet 5,000 yuan for Chaohara Xuanji is faster. If you don’t have pesos, you can also use US dollars. If you don’t dare, forget it!”
The surrounding Filipino reporters immediately started to boo. Yang Zhongyi was also young and energetic. Being coaxed by the surrounding people, he immediately said: "What are you afraid of!"
Yang Zhongyi paid 5,000 Philippine pesos, but soon after he calmed down, he regretted it. In this era, the domestic currency has not yet begun to appreciate. 5,000 Philippine pesos is quite close to 1,000 yuan in China. Domestic housing prices have not yet started to skyrocket. Even in the capital, housing prices in the Fourth Ring Road are only 4,000 yuan per square meter. 1,000 yuan is very expensive for Yang Zhongyi. This is a huge sum of money for a young person who has just entered the workforce.
"Zhang Guan, you must win! Otherwise my 1,000 yuan will be wasted!" Yang Zhongyi prayed in his heart.
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In the stadium, the participating athletes are being introduced on the radio.
The camera followed Zhang Guan, and the broadcast simultaneously introduced Zhang Guan's name and nationality. Zhang Guan waved his hand symbolically, but he heard boos from the boss on the sidelines.
Zhang Guan looked around inexplicably. He had never received such treatment before. He felt that the atmosphere in the sports ground was a bit strange, and it could even be said that there was a vague hostility towards him.
"It seems that I have suddenly become unpopular. It feels like these Filipinos have a lot of opinions about me." Zhang Guan took a deep breath and his expression became serious.
Zhang Guan knows very well that in this world, respect must be earned by oneself. If you are strong, people will naturally respect you; if you are weak, even if you flatter and make smiles all day long, you will not gain the respect of others. But now, it is obviously time to speak with strength.
Zhang Guan stood on the starting block, looked at the finish line in the distance very seriously, and was ready to start.
Maybe it was the last game of the day. Even the referee wanted to get off work early, so he didn't give the athletes much time to prepare. The starter walked to the edge of the starting line with the starting gun and said: "Onyourmarks... set..."
The moment the gunfire rang out, Habeibei was the first to rush out.
"Habeibei is running with a gun!" The crowd watching from a distance immediately looked at the starting reaction time on the display screen. Habeibei's starting reaction time was only 0.128 seconds. The starting reaction time of most other athletes is around 0.15 seconds. This shows that Habeibei succeeded in pressing the gun and running away.
"Habeibei is really hardworking, and he even uses the tactic of pressing the gun and running. But this is not surprising. Habeibei's strength in this group is not as good as Zhang Guan and Nobuharu Asahara. If he wants to be the top two in the group It's basically impossible to qualify, so I just choose to press the gun and run to try." Director Yu thought to himself. Then he looked at Zhang Guan's starting reaction time. The starting reaction time of 0.15 seconds was still so stable.
In the 100-meter race, athletes are accelerating in the first thirty meters. At this stage, athletes basically cannot open a big gap. The next 40 meters are the key area for athletes to pull up the layers. During this distance, the leading group capable of winning first place will leave other athletes behind, and the last 30 meters is the final sprint competition.
Habeibei had a slight advantage at the start, but he was too short, so by the 50-meter mark, the advantage he had established at the start was gone.
A tall figure appeared from Habeibei's left and easily surpassed Habeibei. Habeibei could see from the corner of his eye that it was Zhang Guan who was catching up.
There is not much difference in the pace of the two people, but Zhang Guan, who is nearly 1.9 meters tall, has longer legs and takes bigger steps. Although Habeibei tried his best, he could only look at Zhang helplessly. Crown beyond yourself.
Habeibei also knew that this was a non-war crime, and he had tried his best, but it was a pity that he was inherently deficient. At the same time, he also felt that Nobuharu Asahara should surpass himself.
He looked to the right, and then found that Nobuharu Asahara was half a body behind him.
"What's going on? Zhang Guan has already passed me, Chaohara Xuanji is still behind me, Chaohara Xuanzhi is slower?" The next moment, Habeibei suddenly realized that Chaohara Xuanzhi was slightly faster than himself. It's not that Chaohara Xuanzhi is slower, but Zhang Guan is faster!
At this time, Chaohara Xuanji watched helplessly as Zhang Guan had taken the lead, and he was even more shocked. According to the evaluation of Japanese team coach Keikazu Kobayashi, Zhang Guan is probably a player of the same level as Nobuharu Asahara. Nobuharu himself thinks so, but at this moment Nobuharu knows that both he and coach Keikazu Kobayashi are completely wrong. .
"I was wrong, the coach was wrong, we were all wrong! I originally thought that Zhang Guan's strength was at the same level as Zhang Guan's, but now it seems that he is stronger than me. His true level may be as good as that of European and American black players. Level." Asahara Nobuharu thought to himself, and at the same time he was worried about whether the Japanese team could win the championship in the final.
Although Japanese sprinters are invincible in the Asian arena, when it comes to the international arena, they are beaten to the ground by black European and American athletes. For Japanese players, it takes the right time, place and people to reach the 10-second mark, but for the world's top players, there is no need for any reason to break 10 seconds. The 10-second mark is a question of "can you do it" for Asian athletes, but a question of "whether you want to do it" for black American athletes.
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Press area.
Yang Zhongyi's heart was almost in his throat. He had reported on sports events many times, but he had never been as nervous as he was today. After all, the outcome of this game is related to his 1,000 yuan. Even if Zhang Guan has taken the lead, Yang Zhongyi cannot eliminate his nervousness.
On the other hand, Ramos next to him looked even more excited. As a senior reporter for a well-known major newspaper in the Philippines, Ramos' income is considered to be at the upper level in the Philippines, and he also has subsidies for traveling for interviews. However, 5,000 Philippine pesos is almost half of Ramos's monthly income for him, and he has lost it all at once. Naturally it hurts like cutting flesh. Moreover, the vast majority of Filipinos have no idea of saving. They don’t want to worry about tomorrow after eating today. Ramos also doesn’t have much savings. He impulsively took out 5,000 Philippine pesos today. If he loses, he may be without food in the next half month.
"Nobuharu Asahara, come on!" Ramos shouted in his heart.
Perhaps it was Ramos' cheering that played a role. On the track, Nobuharu Asahara overtook Habebe, which made Ramos immediately excited.
"Come on, pass Zhang Guan again!" Ramos clenched his fists fiercely, but found that the first place Zhang Guan had already rushed to the finish line.
"Zhang Guan wins!" Yang Zhongyi's cheers came to Ramos's ears. Then Ramos only felt his hands loosen, and the 5,000 Philippine pesos had been snatched away by Yang Zhongyi.
"What are you doing?" Ramos roared.
Yang Zhongyi proudly waved the 5,000 Philippine pesos and said: "Mr. Ramos, Zhang Guan has defeated Nobuharu Chaohara, and your 5,000 pesos are mine. I am willing to admit defeat, so many colleagues are watching, don't you Will you deny it?"
Yang Zhongyi said and pointed to the electronic timer at the finish line. The number "10:00" on it was particularly dazzling.
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Thanks to book friend Loli Green Town for sending Santa Claus. I just learned that this thing is available during the holidays, which is quite new. Thanks to book friend Zhang Daoyi for entering the book series by mistake and giving the reward. Christmas Eve! I wish all book friends and their families peace and happiness.
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