The United Kingdom is also live broadcasting the Athens Olympics. As the men's 100-meter preliminaries ended, the TV screen also switched back to the BBC studio. In addition to the host, there were two guests in the studio.
The guest on the left is a middle-aged man in his thirties. He is Jon Edwards, the legendary British triple jump athlete and triple jump world record holder, known as the "Century Bird." On the right is a bespectacled man about fifty years old. He is Peter Eriksen, a British sports authority, sports celebrity, and well-known track and field coach.
The host said: "The preliminaries of the 100-meter trapeze battle are over. Two of our British athletes have entered the second round, namely Lewis Francis and Jason Gardner. It is a pity that the first one to appear is Darren Campbell failed to advance to the second round with a gap of 0.01 seconds."
Jon Edwards continued what the host said: "Actually, Darren Campbell is capable of entering the second round, but he has bad luck and was placed in the first group. The first one to appear is the winner of the game. The atmosphere has not been mobilized, and the athletes' bodies are not excited, so it is difficult to achieve good results. If he is in another group, I think he will definitely be able to enter the second round."
"So Jon, have you ever been the first to appear in a competition before?" the host asked.
"Of course there is. But the triple jump is different from the sprint event. We can jump six times. Even if the body warms up slowly and fails to achieve good results in the first takeoff, we can slowly improve through adjustments in subsequent games. Get back into shape." Jon Edwards said.
The host nodded, turned to ask Peter Eriksen on the other side, and said: "So Mr. Eriksen, please give us your review of the first round of the men's 100-meter dash group stage from a professional perspective. Let’s compete.”
The broadcast camera immediately focused on Erikson and gave him a close-up of his upper body. Erikson said calmly: "Based on the performance of the athletes in the first round, there is no doubt that the US team is still It is the strongest. The performance of the Jamaican team is second only to the American team. Our British team, Canadian team and Ghana team also performed well. What surprised me is the Japanese team. This Asian country actually has two players entering the first round. The second round was indeed impressive. What also disappoints me is the Nigerian team. In Europe, there are many countries with naturalized Nigerian athletes, and they have also achieved very good results in the competition, so many people think of Nigerian players. They had high hopes, but their results in the preliminary round were not ideal. But this just shows that the training level in Europe is much higher. The same Nigerians can achieve good results in Europe, but not in their own country."
"In terms of athletes, I am still very optimistic about the defending champion Maurice Green. In fact, Sean Crawford and Justin Gatlin are also in very good condition, but they both have to take care of the 200-meter dash. I think He is definitely not as focused as Maurice Green. Apart from the American players, I am most optimistic about the Jamaican player Asafa Powell. Powell’s performance in the preliminary round is obvious to all. As for the Portuguese player Francis Obikeweru , I don’t think he can win a medal. And Kim Collins, the champion of last year’s World Athletics Championships, I think he is just a flash in the pan.”
The host then asked: "What do you think of the prospects of our British players?"
"Among the British players, Lewis Francis and Jason Gardner, they have no problem entering the semi-finals. If they perform well, they can also enter the final, but I think their hope of winning a medal is still relatively slim. In fact, The overall strength of our British team is still very strong, I suggest that we should focus on the relay race." Ericsson said calmly.
At this time, Jon Edwards asked: "Mr. Erikson, you seem to have forgotten someone. The top scorer in the first round of preliminaries was a Chinese player. I wonder what advice you have for him?"
Ericsson burst out laughing, and then said: "Jon, do you think it is possible for a Chinese to win the Olympic 100-meter sprint championship?"
"But the news a few days ago said that this Chinese player made a big bet on himself and believed that he could win the championship. I think he has something to rely on." Edwards said.
"Huh? I've heard about it too. Is this true?" Erikson asked.
The host immediately replied: "Mr. Erikson, this is indeed a real thing."
"Oh, God, I always thought this was a joke or a funny joke made for the Olympics! You know there are a lot of jokes and funny jokes about the Olympics, but I didn't expect that it turned out to be a real thing. It's unbelievable!" Rickson paused and then said: "Although I don't know what the Chinese player is thinking, but one thing I can confirm is that it is completely impossible for him to win the championship, because he can't enter the finals at all! If If I have any suggestions, I suggest that he take advantage of this opportunity to come to Athens and appreciate more of the beautiful scenery of Athens.”
"But he ran 9.96 seconds in the preliminary round. We all know that many players will retain their strength in the preliminary round. If he retains his strength, he will be faster in subsequent games." Edwards argued.
"He won't be faster. The next round of competition is likely to be the end of his Olympics." Eriksson faced the camera and continued: "The Chinese team has never entered the second place in the Olympic men's 100-meter dash. Round, and among the two players they sent this time, the first player’s performance was very bad, so the second player will definitely go all out to ensure that he can enter the second round, so it is impossible for what you said to exist Preserve your strength. I think 9.96 seconds is already the Chinese player's super performance. In the next competition, it is impossible for the Chinese player to run under 10 seconds, and he will be eliminated soon. And He is just a yellow man. As a yellow man, it was beyond my expectation to be able to run within 10 seconds.
"Ahem..." The host coughed lightly, as if to remind Erikson not to involve racial aspects.
Erikson immediately understood, and he turned around and continued: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to refer to race. What I said is actually based on science. Scientific research has proved that black people have greater muscle density. , so black people have strong explosive power and are very suitable for sports such as sprinting. However, precisely because of their high muscle density, black people’s buoyancy in water sports will be reduced accordingly, and black people have to expend more strength to swim. Maintain buoyancy, so you can see that there are basically no black athletes in swimming events. Caucasian people have wider hands and feet and moderate muscle density, so they have inherent advantages in swimming and other events. With the same height, white people can paddle The effect is stronger. The muscle density of yellow people is not as good as that of black and white people, but their body flexibility and coordination are better. Therefore, in table tennis, badminton and other sports that emphasize physical coordination, yellow people People have advantages, but in some sports that require strength, yellow people are far inferior to black and white people."
"Okay, thank you very much Mr. Erickson for sharing. Let's take a break and enter a commercial. See you after the commercial!" After the host finished speaking, he cut to the commercial screen.
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Athens Olympic Stadium.
Director Yu walked up to Zhang Guan with the group list for the semi-finals and said: "Xiao Zhang, the groups for the semi-finals are out. You are in the second group, with Sean Crawford. Fortunately, this group The other players are not strong, so as long as you get third place, you can qualify!"
Zhang Guan took a look at the list. There were five groups in the rematch, and he was placed in the second group. American player Sean-Sean Crawford was in this group. Among the others in the same group, Zhang Guan only knew one Kazakh athlete, his name was Gerardi Chernofe. He had participated in the Asian Track and Field Championships held in the Philippines last year and had also played against Zhang Guan. Among Asians, it can be said that it is very difficult to enter the second round of the 100-meter dash.
"Sean Crawford should be the strongest in this group! Besides Crawford, should I pay attention to other players?" Zhang Guan asked.
"You also need to pay attention to O'Badley Thompson, that's who he is." Director Yu pointed to the list.
"Obadley Thompson, the country is Barbados? What country is this?" This was obviously the first time Zhang Guan had seen this word.
"This is Barbados, a small country in the Caribbean. Don't underestimate such a small country. It is not weak in track and field events! And this Obadlie Thompson once achieved a time of 9.69 seconds." Director Yu explained.
"9.69 seconds! That's faster than the world record!" The current world record is 9.78 seconds, and Zhang Guan knows that in the future at the Capital Olympics, Bolt will break the world record with 9.69 seconds.
"It was super wind speed." Director Yu explained: "That was in 1996, when the super wind speed was 5.1 meters. Thompson also ran 9 seconds 69 in that competition, which is currently the fastest speed for 100 meters. .”
"It was 1996, eight years have passed. So Thompson must be quite old, right? Over thirty? Then his competitive status must have gone downhill." Zhang Guan asked.
"Although youth has an impact on the strength of sprinters, according to my experience, these sprinters are all convulsions. There is no guarantee that when they are in good condition, they will suddenly burst out and their speed will be very amazing. They may be faster than Americans. Even faster. Pay more attention to him when you are competing. If he becomes convulsed and his speed becomes very fast, don’t be surprised. Don’t be affected by him. Especially in terms of the rhythm of the game, you must maintain it and continue running at your own pace. ." Director Yu paused, thought quietly for a few seconds, and then added: "Actually, in the rematch, all we need to do is keep third place. The third place will be able to enter the semi-finals, which is a historic breakthrough! We have never made it to the semifinals in sprint events.”
"I feel like I'm in pretty good shape right now. Maybe I can compete for first place in the group!" Zhang Guan said with a smile.
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