The relay race is really a game with great uncertainty. The American team performed normally in the first three legs, but made a mistake during the handover of the fourth leg. Patton on the third bat was about to enter the final process of handing over the baton to Guy. Guy had already started running, and his hand had been opened back, but the force Patton gave to the bat was a little light, and Guy just held it weakly. Immediately he let go of his hand, and the stick fell to the ground unceremoniously. Patton behind him was so anxious that his feet jumped. But when Guy saw that the situation was over, he did not pick up the stick again, but ran forward. They stopped after a few steps, and their wish to compete with the Jamaican team in the final was dashed!
The U.S. team was not the only one to make mistakes in baton handover. The Nigerian team, the strongest sprint country in Africa, happened to be right next to the U.S. team. Their athletes were also affected by the rhythm of the U.S. team's baton handover, and the result was also in the fourth baton handover. He made a bat-drop error and gave up the game.
However, this was only the beginning. After the first group of games, the referee looked back at the video and found that South Africa, Poland and Brazil were fouled one after another because they did not complete the handover of the baton in the designated area or ran out of bounds. In the end, only three teams in the first group, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands and Japan, had results. Trinidad and Tobago topped the group, with Japan and the Netherlands finishing second and third respectively.
In fact, the strength of the Japanese team and the Dutch team is definitely at the bottom of this group. Except for the Polish team, all of the eliminated teams are much better than the Japanese team and the Dutch team.
The results of the first group are also extremely good news for the national team. The elimination of the American team and the Nigerian team is equivalent to two more places. South Africa, Brazil and were found guilty of fouls, which is equivalent to the loss of two competitors. .
Only three teams in the first group have achieved results. Counting the eight teams in the second group that have not yet participated, there are currently 11 teams left. In other words, the national team only needs to finish fifth in one group to be sure. Can advance to the finals. Even if you can't finish fifth, if your score is higher than that of the Japanese team and the Dutch team, you only need to find someone to back you up, and you can still advance to the finals with the eighth overall score.
At this time, the players of the national team are full of confidence, because over the years, the Japanese team is no longer the number one sprint power in Asia. In the men's 4x100m event, the Chinese team has defeated the Japanese team many times. With Zhang Guan, it is inevitable to run faster than the Japanese team.
As for the last team, the bottom team in the second group is not difficult to find, because the Thai team is in the second group. The Thai team will definitely not be able to outrun the Chinese team, so the promotion of the national team at this time is very good.
In the second group, in addition to the Chinese team, there are also the Jamaican team, the British team, the Canadian team, the Italian team, the German team, the French team and the Thai team. There is no objection that Jamaica is the strongest and Thailand is the weakest. The United Kingdom is the defending champion of this event, second only to Jamaica and the United States. Canada and Italy are also teams capable of winning medals, especially the Canadian team, which was also trained by the American team. of black players. Germany's comprehensive sports strength is strong, but the strength of this French team is relatively average.
If there are no accidents, the Thai team will definitely be at the bottom. As long as the other teams run faster than the Japanese team, they may advance.
After the gunshot sounded, Hu Kai, who was first in line, started smoothly. He is the 100-meter runner second only to Zhang Guan among domestic athletes. Although there is still a big gap between him and the world-class players, compared with the players of the Thai team , but it is much stronger, so in his first shot, the Chinese team beat the Thai team.
Although Zhang Peiming, the second player, has not reached his peak yet, he obviously has unlimited potential if he can run 10 seconds in the future. At this time, he will fully display his best straight track strength. Through this move, the Chinese team Another successful lead over the French team.
The subsequent third baton was the weakest link of the Chinese team. His main task was to pass the baton steadily to Zhang Guan. After Zhang Guan received the baton, he surpassed the Italian team in just a few steps.
The Italian team is also full of black players. These black players are definitely stronger than the Asian players, but compared to Zhang Guanlai, they can only be regarded as the fifth scum. The German team is not much better, and it is still nothing. Zhang Guan was surpassed by Zhang Guan without any suspense, and the fourth leg of the powerful Canadian team could not keep his position.
Generally speaking, the fourth-level athletes should be the strongest, and the fourth-level athletes in these countries also have the ability to run within 10 seconds, and can be regarded as top runners. However, the athletes who run the 100 meters within 10 seconds The difference between Zhang Guan's result and Zhang Guan's world record of 9.56 seconds is really far away. Zhang Guan could easily surpass them without exerting his full strength.
Zhang Guan surpassed three players in a row, and the Chinese team was already in the third position. In the end, with the cheers of the audience, Zhang Guan and the British team crossed the finish line side by side.
Although the final results have not yet come out, the Chinese team is either second or third in the group, and it is inevitable to advance to the finals.
At this time, the referee began to verify the footage of the game, and found that the British team Devonish ran onto the track of the Jamaican team when they finally started. The British team was disqualified, and the Chinese team became second in the group without any suspense. Later, the Italian team was also observed stealing the runway, so their results were cancelled.
Although the situation of the second group is much better than that of the first group, only six teams have achieved results.
Seven of the sixteen participating teams failed to score due to fouls, which is also rare in the history of the Olympic Games. According to the current situation, only the Thai team has been eliminated among the nine teams with results. However, the Brazilian team that was found guilty of a foul in the first group appealed to the conference. In the end, their appeal was lucky to be successful. The Brazilian team squeezed out the French team and advanced to the finals of the relay race.
The athletes of the two groups were ranked according to their performance. The Jamaican team was undoubtedly the first in the preliminaries, Trinidad and Tobago ranked second in the preliminaries, and the Chinese team ranked third in the preliminaries, followed by Canada, Germany, Brazil, Japan and the Netherlands. These eight teams will advance to the 4x100m finals.
This result made the audience ecstatic. Before the game, everyone generally believed that it was enough for the national team to enter the final. But now it seems that there is hope to compete for a medal. If they can still run in the final, If you place third, you will get a bronze medal.
You must know that 4x100 meters is a team event in track and field. For domestic athletes, it is not easy to win an Olympic medal in an individual event, and a medal in a team event is even more unthinkable. In the past, the national team was still fighting for the right to participate in team track and field events, but now it can already look forward to medals. Medals for such weak and collective events are even more valuable than gold medals for strong events.
Of course, the main reason for this is that both the American team and the British team were eliminated. If the American team and the British team both advance, other countries will definitely not have to count on medals.
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