In China, TV stations did not broadcast the 100-meter dash. Because at the same time as this match, the women's singles table tennis event was in the semi-finals. The national player Zhang Yining faced South Korea's "world's number one chipper" Kim Kyung-e. Needless to say, the status and popularity of table tennis in the country. Compared with a track and field preliminary competition, TV stations naturally choose to broadcast table tennis competitions.
Japanese television stations broadcast the entire Olympic 100-meter dash group stage live.
The track and field atmosphere in Japan has always been relatively strong, and this time the three players of the Japanese team have great hopes of advancing to the next round, so Japanese TV chose to broadcast the 100-meter dash group stage.
Shingo Suetsugu, who appeared in the first group, has successfully advanced, Hiroyuki Tsuchie of the fifth group is in a pending state, and Nobuharu Asahara, who plays in the sixth group, is also highly anticipated by the Japanese audience as a veteran.
On the TV screen, Nobuharu Asahara and the Polish Lucas Zila were running neck and neck, and the commentator was also explaining the game impassionedly.
"Nobuharu Asahara and Zira are in no particular order. Come on, Asahara-kun! Come on! They're rushing! They almost crossed the line at the same time, oh, no! It's Asahara-kun who's in the lead. It must be Asahara-kun in front!"
Following the commentator's words, the shot of crossing the finish line just now appeared again on the screen of the palace examination. Although the gap between Asahara Nobuharu and Zira is not big, if you look carefully with the naked eye, you can still tell that Asahara Nobuharu crossed the finish line first. of.
"Congratulations to Mr. Asahara, he finished second and successfully entered the second round of the rematch. His time was 10.33 seconds! Polish player Lukasz Zila finished third with a gap of 0.02 seconds. And Ben The first place in the group is Chinese player Zhang Guan, his time is... 9.96 seconds! A new Asian record was born!"
The commentator's voice suddenly became excited: "9.96 seconds, this is the best result in the group stage so far, and it is also a new Asian record! The previous Asian record was 9.98 seconds, also set by Zhang Guan, and today, he will This result has improved by 0.02 seconds! According to the information in my hand, this is the third time this year that he has run within 10 seconds! He is the well-deserved number one flying man in Asia!"
At this time, the Olympic broadcasters' cameras were also focused on Zhang Guan, and the bottom of the screen also marked the time of 9.96 seconds as a new Asian record.
The message of breaking the Asian record flashed on the big screen in the stadium, and there was a brief burst of applause. Although the Europeans were not interested in the Asian record, any new record was worthy of respect, and the audience still gave some Encouraging applause.
"Why did you break the Asian record again!" Director Yu looked a little dazed, as if he had forgotten to celebrate.
Last year in the Philippines, Zhang Guan broke the Asian record, and Director Yu was so excited that he couldn't sleep for several days. At the National Track and Field Grand Prix half a month ago, Zhang Guan broke the Asian record again, and Director Yu was also so happy that he couldn't sleep all night long. Close your eyes; and today, Director Yu suddenly found that he seemed not as excited as before.
The next moment, Director Yu suddenly understood why he didn't feel that excitement.
"9.96, a new Asian record. It's a pity that this is the Olympics. I can't even win a medal with a time of 9.96 seconds." Director Yu smiled self-deprecatingly and thought to himself: "I am too greedy. I can Entering the second round and breaking the Asian record is already good, so how dare you expect a medal!"
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Since the domestic TV station did not broadcast the game, the TV station's reporter stationed in Athens was always at the scene. As soon as Zhang Guan entered the rest area, the reporter ran over.
"Zhang Guan, first of all, congratulations on entering the second round and completing a historic breakthrough. How do you feel now?"
"It feels pretty good." Zhang Guan said with a smile.
"The time of 9.96 seconds has once again refreshed the Asian record created by yourself. Are you satisfied with this result?" the reporter continued.
"After all, the opponent in the first round is not very strong. There is no need to run too fast."
"So you still have reservations?" the reporter asked in surprise. The reporter felt that with the level of Chinese athletes, they must fight with all their strength in the first game, not to mention the Asian record of 9.96 seconds. It may be a grade with some reservations.
Zhang Guan nodded: "Of course. After all, there is another game next, so we have to save some energy for the first game."
The reporter was stunned, thinking that this kid would most likely lie again, but he still said, "Then I wish you can advance smoothly in the next competition!"
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The game is still going on, and the seventh group that will appear next can be called the strongest group in the group stage, and it is also the group that attracts the most attention. There are two big-name players in this group, namely Jamaican flying star Asama Powell and British star Jason Gardner.
Zhang Guan continued to watch the next game through the TV in the rest area, and he appeared on the stage directed at Powell. Zhang Guan would also choose to watch this game.
Powell is not yet the strongest sprinter in the world, but in the future, he will dominate the entire 100-meter dash. Starting in 2005 until the rise of Bolt in the 2008 Capital Olympics, Powell broke the world record twice in four years, won dozens of 100-meter championships, and received countless honors. If Bolt hadn't come along, Powell would have dominated the 100-meter race for several more years.
At this time, Powell can only be regarded as a rising star. He is far from his best form and has not shown absolute dominance. But even so, Powell is still one of the top five favorites to win the championship.
There was no upset in this group of games, with Powell easily taking first place and British player Jason Gardner taking second place. The top four runners all ran within 10.30 seconds, and even the fifth place ran 10.32 seconds, giving them a great chance to advance to the next round.
In the next eighth group competition, the defending champion of the Olympic men's 100-meter event Maurice Green is about to appear.
Maurice Green is the last American player to appear.
By the way, Maurice Green is not the highest-performing 100-meter runner in the United States. The highest-performing sprinter in the United States is world record holder Tim Montgomery. Montgomery has won multiple world championships since 2001. In 2002, he clocked 9.78 seconds. He broke the world record and has been consistently ahead of Maurice Green in recent years. However, recently Montgomery's girlfriend was involved in a doping scandal and subsequently failed to pass the U.S. domestic Olympic qualifying competition. Montgomery's girlfriend is "Queen of Track and Field" Marion Jones.
In the same group as Maurice Green was Jamaican player Dwight Thomas. However, at the Athens Olympics, the Jamaican was not as dominant as four years later, and his strength in the 100-meter dash was obviously not as good as the Americans.
There were no upsets in this group of matches either. Defending champion Maurice Green qualified first in the group, and Jamaican Dwight Thomas came in second. It is worth mentioning that the sprinter from Hong Kong, China also appeared in this group, but unfortunately he only achieved a time of 10.70 seconds.
There were no well-known athletes in the ninth group of the preliminaries. Before the start of the competition, it was considered to be the third-worst group in terms of strength. However, the performance of the athletes in the ninth group was ranked first from the bottom. The first place in this group only ran a time of 10.39 seconds. If this time was placed in other groups, it would not even be in the top five. The third-placed Kazakh athlete was lucky enough to enter the second round with a time of 10.43 seconds.
In the last group of competitions, Kim Collins, the 100-meter champion at last year's World Championships in Paris, appeared. Kim Collins was ranked third in the world last year. Although her ranking has dropped this year, she is still considered a player capable of competing for medals.
During the competition, Kim Collins lived up to expectations and won the first place in the group. The athletes in this group were also very strong, with five players running within 10.30 seconds.
The first preliminary round of the men's 100-meter dash at the Athens Olympics has officially ended. In addition to the top three in the group, the top ten athletes can also advance to the next round. Among them, the tenth place's time of 10.34 seconds was similar to what everyone predicted before the game.
After the competition, the athletes who failed to enter the second round of rematch can leave, while the athletes who entered the second round of rematch will have to wait, because in a few hours, the second round of the 100-meter dash rematch will be held.
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Chen Jian had already changed his clothes and put his competition clothes and spike shoes into his bag. He put the white number on top. He looked at his number and couldn't bear to zip up the travel bag for a long time.
Chen Jian's Olympic Games are over. Thinking about it now, he feels a little regretful. If he could have been faster just now, he might have been able to enter the second round. At this moment, he suddenly had the urge to cry. For him, it was already a very difficult thing to reach the A standard in the Olympics. Four years later, when he is older, it will be impossible for him to achieve the A standard again, so This will be the only Olympic Games in his career. He doesn't want his Olympic Games to end like this. He is unwilling to do so.
Not far away, Zhang Guan looked at Chen Jian. Zhang Guan wanted to go up and comfort him, but he didn't know how to do it.
Zhang Guan looked at Director Yu next to him, and Director Yu shook his head at Zhang Guan, then pointed to the distance, signaling Zhang Guan to go aside first and not to disturb Chen Jian.
Indeed, in this situation, it may be the best way to let Chen Jian calm down for a while.
Looking at Chen Jian's back, Zhang Guan once again felt the cruelty of competitive sports. In the Olympic Games, every athlete comes with a dream, but on the road to this dream, only a few people can reach the end, and the others are destined to be eliminated.
"Now that I have embarked on this road, let me be the one who reaches the final destination!" Zhang Guan thought silently in his heart.
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