The level of track and field in Southeast Asian countries is almost the best in the world. Even in Asian competitions, track and field athletes from Southeast Asian countries basically have to pay for their education.
However, in the upcoming 4x100m relay race, the Thai team is one of the favorites to win the championship.
In terms of individual athletes, the Thai team is indeed very average. If you look at the entire country, you can find at most one Olympic B-standard athlete, and he is the weakest among the Olympic B-standard athletes.
But in the 4x100m relay, the Thai team is a strong country. Thai sprinters are different from other countries. They specialize in training for relay races and rarely participate in individual events, so the cooperation between the team members is very late. Of course, even if you participate in individual events, you will not achieve very good results due to the relatively low level.
At the Asian Games eight years ago, the Thai team faced the Japanese team led by Asia's number one flyer Sasaki Akita, and finally won the championship with a slight advantage of 0.02 seconds, which shocked the entire Asian Games. That battle also replaced the Japanese gold medal. Luo Shen Altar.
Four years ago at the Asian Games, Thailand also won a silver medal, losing to Qatar. But at that time, Qatar was not only playing at home, but Clark had just broken the Asian record and was in excellent form. It was normal for the Thai team to lose the game.
Today, the Qatar team was forced to abandon the relay race due to injuries to Clark and Onaid. Without the powerful enemy of Qatar, the Thais' hopes of winning the championship have increased a bit.
An hour before the game, Thai team head coach Basong had already received the list of players from all teams.
"After four years of preparation, I originally wanted to face the Qatari team, but I didn't expect that the Qataris chose to withdraw." Bassong felt like he was punched in the air.
"But that's okay. Without a strong enemy, we have a better chance of winning the championship." Basong looked at the list of participants of each team in the final, with a smile on his face.
As a team that specializes in practicing the 4x100-meter relay, the Thai team also has a very good understanding of the conditions of participating teams from various countries.
"The Japanese team has not recovered over the years since the golden generation retired. The talented athlete Oda Xiangsheng does have some strength, but if the Japanese team wants to truly rely on him, it will have to wait until four years later. This Japanese team, The old ones are old, the young ones are young, the young ones are young, and they are no better than they were four years ago, so there is nothing to worry about!"
"Saudi Arabia is a noteworthy opponent. They also have naturalized athletes from Africa in their team, but they are Moroccans. Northern Africa is still dominated by white people. If Saudi Arabia also naturalizes a black athlete like Qatar, That would be difficult.”
"As for the host... Their Xie Jun has withdrawn from the competition. I heard that Wei Zitao is also sick. I don't know if he can participate today." Basong looked at the list of contestants and finally saw Fang Haiquan's name.
"An unfamiliar name, who is this person? Is he their substitute? It seems that he has never played before." Bassong was worried that something unexpected would happen, so he immediately took the list and went to find the tournament steward he was familiar with.
Soon after, Basong heard the news.
"It turns out he is a long jumper! He is also the new long jump champion of the Asian Games!" Basong suddenly had a relaxed expression on his face.
"It seems that there is no need to worry about the host country. I thought they would be very strong with the 100-meter and 200-meter champions. Unfortunately, the relay race is a four-person competition. When three are missing and one is missing, a long jumper will make up the number. The cooperation and tacit understanding of the team members are several levels behind."
Basong shook his head, feeling even more confident about winning the championship.
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Not long after, the coaches of other participating teams also learned that the national team was short of three and one, so they had to find a long jumper to make up the number.
Although Fang Haiquan is the long jump champion of the Asian Games and may sprint faster than many professional sprinters, in the 4x100m event, teamwork is the most important. For an athlete who joins temporarily, there is no need to expect him to be able to join the team. Whatever chemical reaction is achieved, as long as there are no mistakes, it is considered a success.
In any game, the host is a terrifying presence, especially in some team events, the home court advantage will be even more obvious. Some athletes whose mental quality is not good enough will become timid even before the game when faced with a burst of shouting from the home audience.
But now, there is a temporary replacement player in the host team, which looks like a waste of martial arts to other participating teams. Unknowingly, the national team has been excluded from winning the championship.
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At 7:30 in the evening, the final of the relay race is about to begin.
Dai Li stood beside the track and looked at his disciples, feeling a little nervous in his heart.
"Xiao Li, now it's time to test your training results." Xue Li patted Li Dai's shoulder and then said: "Don't be nervous, don't have any psychological burden, and don't worry about gains and losses, there is still me! Even if it's just the results It’s not ideal, but I, as a teacher, will help you with it!”
Dai Li glanced at Xue Li with some emotion, and said at the same time: "Coach, I have confidence in them!"
Dai Li's confidence in the players comes from the title of "Iron Chain", which can greatly increase the players' cooperation and understanding.
In the second half of yesterday's training, Dai Li had already equipped his body with the "Iron Chain" device, and the effect was almost immediate. The tacit understanding between the players instantly improved a lot. Even Zhao Yue and Fang Haiquan's last shots acted like they were old teammates who had been working together for several weeks.
Xue Li said that testing Li Dai's training effect is better to test the plug-in effect of the "iron chain".
Of course, after being equipped with the "iron chain link", the status of the athletes will also affect each other, which may be positive or negative, but Li Dai is not worried at all about the negative effects. The national team is playing at home, and its morale is always high. Among the team, Fang Haiquan, Yang Sijie and Zhao Yue have just won the Asian Games championship. Now is the time when they are most confident in themselves. Each of them is in better shape than the other, so Tiesuo The mutual influence brought about by the chain is definitely positive.
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The live broadcast cameras on the big screen were constantly focused on the Thai team. Obviously the broadcasters also knew that the Thai team was the favorite to win the championship.
People sympathize with the weak, and the plot of diaosi's counterattack has always been the most popular plot in novels. Eight years ago, the Thai team defeated the strong and defeated Japan's golden generation. It has attracted many fans for the Thai team. Now that the Thai team has made a comeback, many people will naturally be optimistic about it.
The gunshot sounded at the beginning of the game. Niu Guohong, who was first in the race, reacted very quickly and was not inferior to anyone else in speed, at least much faster than Thailand's first racer.
Niu Guohong is the only player in the national team who focuses on the relay race, so he is also the most prepared, and outstanding performance is inevitable. Among the first runners, Niu Guohong was in the first relay zone.
On the sidelines of the game, Thai team coach Basong curled his lips in disdain.
"What's the use of running fast? In relay races, handing over the baton is the key. Being 0.1 second slower when handing over the baton is not in vain!"