"Oh my god, 10 seconds exactly!" a reporter exclaimed, while Ramos next to him looked at the number with a blank expression.
"It's impossible. The timer must be broken. How could it be possible to run a time of 10 seconds! The timer must have underestimated the time, right! That must be the case, the timer has underestimated the time by 0.1 seconds!" Ramos murmured murmured to himself.
"If the timer is broken, then Asahara Nobuharu's time of 10.13 seconds is also wrong? Is it also 0.1 seconds faster? This Rizal Track and Field Stadium should be the largest stadium in the Philippines, right? Could the timing equipment also be faulty? "Yang Zhongyi simply laughed at Ramos.
But Ramos was speechless. This morning's "Manila Times" had just ridiculed Zhang Guan and claimed that it was impossible for a Chinese to run under 10 seconds. Today, Zhang Guan's 10-second run directly beat the "Manila Times" His face was slapped, and Ramos no longer knew how to write this report tonight.
In the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Japanese player Koji Ito broke the Asian record with a time of 10 seconds. He was the first Asian to run 10 seconds. In the following years, including Koji Ito himself, Asian athletes No athlete has ever achieved this result again, and today Zhang Guan once again ran a time of 10 seconds, tying Koji Ito's Asian record, and even surpassing Shingo Sutsu's time of 10.03 seconds at the World Athletics Championships not long ago. He is said to be the number one person in Asia currently.
In the morning, various media outlets in the Philippines uniformly denounced Zhang Guan, quoting various data to show that Zhang Guan was still far behind the 10-second mark. The reporters who were dispatched were immediately dumbfounded. Everyone was thinking about how to swallow the big words that the newspapers said in the morning.
Just as the Filipino reporters were wondering how to swallow their big words, Ramos suddenly pointed to the electronic display at the finish line and shouted: "Look, 2.1 meters per second! The wind speed is 2.1 meters per second, super wind speed. It's super wind speed! No wonder Zhang Guan can run so fast, it turns out it's super wind speed! The record is invalid! Hahahaha... "
Everyone looked at it, and the display screen showed that the wind speed during the competition was indeed 2.1 meters per second, which means that the athletes' results just now appeared at super wind speeds.
In track and field competitions, especially sprint events, tailwinds are helpful for athletes to improve their performance. Therefore, the IAAF stipulates the wind speed for tailwinds, which is 2 meters per second. If the tailwind exceeds this speed, it is super wind speed, and the competition results under super wind speed conditions is valid, but cannot be used as a record of the competition.
When constructing modern international large-scale sports venues, designers often consider aerodynamic factors and try to avoid excessive wind speeds on the track when designing the venues. However, after all, God has the final say on the wind, and it is still difficult for manpower to fully control the wind. controlling.
A moment of super wind speed made Ramos relax. At least he could use this as an excuse to explain that Zhang Guan's time of 10 seconds was just an accident. This will make tomorrow's report much easier. So he couldn't help but laugh.
But at this moment, Yang Zhongyi's voice came out: "Super wind speed only invalidates the record, and the results are still valid. And in this case, other athletes also exceeded wind speed, and Zhang Guan was still 0.1 seconds faster than Nobuharu Asahara!"
Ramos glared at Yang Zhongyi angrily, and the satisfaction he had just suggested based on Ah Q's spirit was instantly wiped out by Yang Zhongyi.
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On the bus back to the station, Zhang Guan felt a little depressed at the moment. Due to the super wind speed, the record was invalid, so Zhang Guan failed to obtain the skill point reward in this game.
Chen Jian sat next to Zhang Guan, still talking about the day's game.
"Xiao Zhang, you ran so well in the afternoon! It was exactly 10 seconds! You were the second Asian to run 10 seconds! Especially in the last thirty meters, you still maintained such a high explosive power! What happened to Nobuharu Asahara? I can't even catch up! I didn't expect your explosive power to be so strong in the end. I think I'll have to let Shen Bao learn from you later." Chen Jian said with a smile.
"Brother Shen is already an old athlete, what else do you need to learn?" Zhang Guan shook his head in confusion, obviously not understanding that Chen Jian was teasing Shen Bao.
Shen Bao, who was in the back seat, coughed lightly and said awkwardly: "Chen Jian is saying that I can't run in the second half of the race. But don't talk about me yet. In the past, you couldn't run in the second half of the race either. It’s not something I’ve just practiced in the past two years.”
At this time, Yang Yao explained to Zhang Guan: "The reason why black people are strong in sprint events is because their muscles have continuous explosive power. Among the top domestic athletes, their explosive power at the start or after the start is not inferior to that of black people." Athletes, but generally by the time we reach forty or fifty meters, our speed has reached the fastest, but black people can still accelerate. It can be said that we lose mainly in the second half. In terms of sustained explosive power, whether it is yellow people or It is difficult for white people to compare with black athletes. The best example is our brother Shen (Shen Bao), the third runner-up in the 60-meter event at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships. Many black people were left behind by him, but in the 100-meter event Not as good as black athletes.”
Zhang Guan nodded in agreement. There will be many such examples in the future. For example, Su Bingtian was the first Chinese athlete to break 10 seconds in the London Olympics. He was in the lead in the first half of the race and was competing with Usain Bolt. In the same competition, Su Bingtian even led Bolt in the first 30 meters, but ended up in eighth place. This was the gap in the second half.
At this time, Yang Yao continued: "Speaking of it, the Japanese are an anomaly. They can still maintain explosive power in the second half of the game. However, the fast runners in Japan all have flat feet. This was the case for Koji Ito back then, and Nobuharu Asahara now. The same is true for Suetsugu Shingo. Flat feet are not suitable for sports in our opinion, but apparently the Japanese have special training methods for training flat feet."
A few people were discussing, and Director Yu came over from the front and said with a joyful face: "Xiao Zhang, you are blooming steadily! One step a day, give us a surprise every day! You ran within 10 seconds." I have already reported the matter to the Athletics Association. Run well in tomorrow's competition, don't be burdened, and if you perform as you did today, try to win a gold medal, and our national track and field team will be really proud!"
Director Yu knows that the status of athletes has ups and downs. Today, he ran for 10 seconds in good condition, but he may not be able to run the same result tomorrow. Although Director Yu hopes that Zhang Guan can win the gold medal, he still does not put too much burden on him. , mainly to encourage.
"Don't worry, Director Yu, I think I can be faster! I will definitely win the 100-meter gold medal tomorrow!"
"Can you go any faster? Hahaha..." Everyone stared at Zhang Guan with a joking look on their faces, and then they all laughed, obviously taking this sentence as a joke.
Zhang Guan also laughed. Only he knew that when he used the expert sprint skill before, he had been infinitely close to the 10-second mark, but now the master sprint allows him to dare to advance towards the best in the world.
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In the evening, the Japanese national track and field team is stationed.
Nobuharu Asahara stood in front of Kobayashi Keihe with his head lowered and whispered: "Coach, I'm sorry, I lost to Zhang Guan."
Kobayashi Keiwa comforted: "Asahara-kun, you have tried your best. Zhang Guan's strength has exceeded our expectations, and judging from today's performance, Zhang Guan obviously retained a lot of energy in yesterday's preliminaries and semi-finals. His strength. I estimate that he should be able to run within 10.1 seconds relatively stably, which means that the current Zhang Guan is stronger than our Japanese team players."
Next to him, Shingo Sutsutsu frowned in displeasure. Shingo Sutsutsu just won the third place in the 100 meters at the World Track and Field Championships last month, which can be regarded as creating history for the entire Asia. At that time, his bronze medal score of 10.03 seconds was also reported by the media. He was unanimously praised and considered to be the current "No. 1 in Asia", but he did not expect that only half a month later, the title of "No. 1 in Asia" would change hands.
At this time, only Takano Susumu said: "Coach, according to my observation, Zhang Guan's technical movements are not perfect, there are many flaws, but he is only seventeen years old, and it is normal for his skills to be immature, and China Their training level is far inferior to ours, which resulted in Zhang Guan’s technical shortcomings. In addition, the starting level of Chinese athletes in the past was very good. They could even lead black athletes in the first thirty meters, but they lacked stamina. After fifty meters He will be overtaken later, but this Zhang Guan is just the opposite. He runs very average in the first 30 meters, but has great stamina. After 50 meters, he can complete the overtaking of other runners. This is completely the running method of black athletes."
"Yes, I also think that Asians' physiques cannot have the sustained explosive power of black people, especially yellow people. It is a miracle that they can still accelerate in the second half of the 100 meters..." Kobayashi Keiwa suddenly stopped talking. , as if he thought of something, then a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he whispered:
"Takano-kun, your words reminded me. The muscle explosive power of yellow people cannot reach the level of black people, and it is unusual for Zhang Guan to have the same explosive power as black people. We can use this as an excuse to report to the competition The organizing committee requires Zhang Guan to undergo a drug test!"
Takano Susumu was stunned for a moment and asked casually: "Judging from his speed, we can't rule out the possibility that he used illegal drugs, but what if he passes the drug test?"
"If he passes the drug test, then he will have to use another trick!" Kobayashi Keikazu looked at Shingo Sutsutsu and Nobuharu Asahara and said, "Asahara-kun, use the front-running tactic in tomorrow's game!"
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