Beside the track, the contestants are making final preparations.
The other three players of the national team looked very nervous. On the one hand, it was because this was the final of the Olympic Games, and on the other hand, it was because of Zhang Guan's ninth gold medal.
With Zhang Guan's strength, he does deserve an Olympic gold medal in the 4x100 meters, but with the overall strength of the national team, Zhang Guan obviously has no hope of winning this gold medal.
Zhang Guan is very strong, but his teammates are too weak. It is really difficult for the three Olympic B-standard athletes to make any achievements on the Olympic 4x100m final stage, and it is a foregone conclusion that they will be held back from winning the championship.
No one wants to be the one holding them back, not to mention that Zhang Guan is now only one gold medal away from completing an unprecedented achievement, so this also makes these three players feel like "cheating their teammates".
"Don't be nervous, just do your best!" Zhang Guan said to his teammates with a smile, and he also hoped to relieve their pressure. Then he put on a solemn expression and continued: "This is the final of the Olympic Games. You must be stable. What I need most is your stable performance in the game and your stable handover of the baton. No matter how far behind you feel, Don't be anxious. All you have to do is hand the baton into my hands. Do you understand? I am the one who crosses the finish line last. You have to believe in me and my speed! I believe that no matter how far behind I am, I can catch up. return!"
Zhang Guan's last words seemed to have magic power, suddenly waking up the three people.
"Yes, he is Zhang Guan. He is the fastest man in the world. Even if we fall behind, he can still go back!"
"Zhang Guan is right, we should believe in him, we believe he can create miracles!"
Zhang Guan's words cheered up the three teammates again. At this time, Director Yu also intervened and said: "We don't have no chance. The 4x100m competition is inherently uncertain. The woman just now In the 4x100m competition, you all saw that the Jamaican team had such a huge advantage, but ended up withdrawing from the competition due to a mistake. The Russian team eventually won the championship. Who could have imagined this result before the competition! "
In the women's 4x100m final that ended a few minutes ago, the Jamaican team, the favorite to win the championship, made a serious mistake. The top three in the 100m and the 200m champion in the Olympic women's team this time are definitely the four fastest women in the world. This lineup is obviously aimed at breaking the world record. In the game, the Jamaican team also established a lead from the beginning, and the advantage continued to expand. However, there was a coordination problem when the second and third batons were handed over. Stewart started the third bat too early, and Simpson in the second bat could not keep up with her rhythm. Stewart was about to turn around to get the baton, but Simpson Suddenly accelerating and sending the stick forward, the two immediately collided with each other. Stewart ran onto someone else's track, and the race in Jamaica ended.
This vivid example that happened a few minutes ago has sounded the alarm to other participating teams. In the 4x100-meter race, it is not just the four fastest people in the world who can win the championship together. For some weak teams, this is also a reminder that the 4x100-meter race is full of opportunities.
Next to him, the coach of the Jamaican team kept reminding his players that his team has the advantage, so they must play steadily, don't be anxious when handing over the baton, and don't make the same mistakes again.
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"The next thing to be done is the men's 4x100m final. This is the first time that Chinese athletes have entered the finals of this event. And Zhang Guan is about to make his debut in the state event. He will hit his personal first place in this Olympics. Nine gold medals, we also wish him success!" The commentator's last words were very unconfident and lacking in passion. Obviously he also knew that this was an impossible task.
The first players of the eight teams are ready to start. The Chinese team is in the fourth lane, while the Jamaican team is in the fifth lane. Another relatively strong team, Trinidad and Tobago, was ranked in the third lane.
With a gunshot, the players rushed out of the starting line. It was normal for the first player of the Chinese team to start, but the fastest start among all the players was Carter from the Asian Marathon.
The Jamaican team was originally the favorite to win the championship. They were the strongest, and Carter was the player with the shortest starting reaction time, so the Jamaican team established a lead at the beginning of the game.
The contestants soon reached the handover area for the second baton. The Jamaican team took the lead in handing over the baton. Carter handed the baton to Flatt, and Flatt immediately showed amazing speed in the straight. The advantage of the Jamaican team also changed. become more obvious.
The second team to hand over the baton was Trinidad and Tobago, followed by the Brazilian team, the German team, the Japanese team, the Canadian team, the Dutch team, and the Chinese team was the last team to complete the handover.
The competition in the second leg was about straight-line speed. China's strength in this aspect is quite good. In this leg, the Chinese team caught up with the Dutch team and was in the second to last position when the third leg was handed over. However, this second-to-last position soon became the last-to-last position because the last-place Dutch team made a mistake in passing the baton and withdrew from the game.
On the contrary, the Japanese team performed equally well in the second leg, surpassing Brazil and Germany one after another and ranking third.
The third player of the Jamaican team is Bolt, who is the strongest player of the Jamaican team. The Jamaican team made some small mistakes during this handover. Although the handover was successful, it also lost a lot of time. In this flash of lightning, Trinidad and Tobago and the Japanese team caught up. Quite a distance.
After all, Bolt is Bolt. As a 200-meter athlete, his cornering ability is the best in the world. The moment he took over the baton, Bolt burst out with super corner acceleration ability. , when he handed the baton to Powell, the gap between him and the second-placed player from Trinidad and Tobago was close to 10 meters.
The baton has been successfully handed over to Powell. The advantage of nearly 10 meters can be said to be a sure-win advantage in front of Powell.
And when Powell had already run a long way away, the baton was handed over to Zhang Guan's hand.
At this time, the Chinese team was still in last place, and there was already a gap of 15 meters between Zhang Guan and Powell.
A distance of more than 100 meters, chasing 15 meters, and chasing Powell, no one in the world can do it.
This result can be regarded as a reflection of the strength of the players. Other teams have A-standard players participating, but the Chinese team only has B-standard players participating. After three rounds, it ranks first from the bottom, which is also a normal result.
The advantage of the 4x100 meters is that there is a handover area, and the runners who take over can accelerate in advance instead of starting from a static start. This is obviously an advantage for fast runners. So when Zhang Guan got the baton, he had already saved the starting action, and in an instant, he had already increased his speed to the extreme.
At this point, all that's left is the last 100 meters of sprint.
Canadian player Brown felt a gust of wind blowing by, and a red figure had surpassed him. It was Zhang Guan.
German player Keller felt a gust of wind blowing by, and a red figure had surpassed him. It was Zhang Guan.
Brazilian player Lima felt a gust of wind blowing by, and a red figure had surpassed him. It was Zhang Guan.
Japan's Naoki Tsukahara is in third place, almost neck-and-neck with Trinidad and Tobago's Thompson.
"Come on, I have to come on, I have to pass!" Tsukahara Naoki couldn't help but cheer himself up. The finish line was right in front of him, and he could already feel that the medal was waving to him.
Then, a gust of wind blew by, and a red figure had surpassed him. It was Zhang Guan.
Trinidad and Tobago and the Chinese team were on two tracks side by side, so what Thompson felt was not just a gust of wind, but a strong gust of wind, but the red figure was the same, that was Zhang Guan !
The 100-meter distance is not over yet, but Zhang Guan has already rushed from the last place to the first place.
"Zhang Guan... Guan... Guan..." All the commentator could do at this time was shout Zhang Guan's name.
At this time, Zhang Guan was only five meters away from the finish line, and he was temporarily in second place.
However, ahead, Powell has stuck his head out.
Cross the line!
Powell crosses the line first!
The world settled at 37.10 seconds, which is a world record.
The Jamaican team set a new world record!
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Zhang Guan was the second person to cross the finish line. He once again broke the Asian record in this event, and he won a silver medal. This was another unprecedented breakthrough for the national team.
However, for Zhang Guan, he failed. They were able to get first place but not the gold medal.
This is the first time Zhang Guan has not won first place in the finals of the competition. It can be said to be Zhang Guan's first defeat.
"There is too much behind in the front. Even though I have tried my best, I still can't make up for such a big gap!" Zhang Guan sighed, but he didn't feel much loss in his heart. He didn't have it in the first place. I plan to win gold in this project.
"A silver medal and an Asian record are enough for me. Coupled with the skill points I accumulated from winning championships and breaking records, it's time to spend a lot of money on a large scale." Zhang Guan looked at his The skill points reached three digits again, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
"The ninth gold medal is really unique! Our opponent is the Dream Team. I will give you a big surprise in tomorrow's game! I will give the whole world a big surprise!"
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