When a relay race starts, the athletes are not on the same level. The athletes on the inside track will start farther back, while the athletes on the outside track will start farther forward. For ordinary spectators, it is difficult to judge who is faster before entering the last 100 meters of the straight.
Fortunately, there is a relay zone. The distance between the athletes from the starting point to the relay zone is the same. Whoever steps into the relay zone first will naturally mean that whoever is faster. In the same way, whoever takes over runs out of the relay zone first also represents who has the lead.
Niu Guohong was the first to step into the relay area, which also means that he is the fastest among the first runners. However, Niu Guohong was only the first player, and his lead was not obvious.
Yang Sijie was already waiting for Niu Guohong at the edge of the relay area. When Niu Guohong approached the relay area, Yang Sijie had already started running, and Niu Guohong rushed behind Yang Sijie at extremely fast speed.
The handover of the baton is the most critical part of the relay race. It can be said that the success or failure of the game depends on this. If you are unlucky and shake your hand and drop the stick, the game may end early. If there is even the slightest mistake, the advantage gained through speed will be lost.
Yang Sijie stretched out his hand, and Niu Guohong steadily put the baton into Yang Sijie's hand. Yang Sijie grabbed the baton and began to sprint forward.
"Successful, perfect handover!" Xue Li breathed a sigh of relief. The handover between Niu Guohong and Yang Sijie can be said to be smooth and seamless. There was no waste of time.
"After all, Niu Guohong and Yang Sijie are alumni of Tsinghua University. They must have been training together for two years. There must be a tacit understanding between the two. Moreover, Niu Guohong is responsible for handing over the baton. Niu Guohong has no personal As a figure in the event competition, he has been focusing on training for the relay race in the past two months, and his level of handing over the baton is definitely better than others."
Xue Li thought of this and immediately suppressed the joy in his heart. This was just the first handover of the baton. The handover was very successful and only completed the first step of the task. There would be a second and third handover of the baton next.
The head coach of the Thai team, Basong, felt nervous. The handover between Niu Guohong and Yang Sijie was done very well. At first glance, they looked like old teammates who had been working together for a year or two, although they were not as good as the Thai team who had been together for four years. They have a tacit understanding through practice, but the difference is not that big.
"We didn't seem to get much time back in the first handover!" Basong frowned. At this time, Yang Sijie on the track was the first to run out of the relay area, which meant that he was temporarily in the lead.
"Don't worry, they are just lucky. Moreover, the first two runners are both sprinters who used to run in the relay race. They have a high degree of cooperation and it is acceptable! The key is the handover of the third and fourth legs. , the fourth leg is a new long jumper, as long as there is a mistake, we can recover the gap of at least 0.5 seconds!" Basong comforted himself.
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The runners in the second leg mainly ran straight courses, and the running distance was also the shortest among the four runners in the relay race.
Yang Sijie won the Asian Games championship three days ago. He had just made his presence felt on the field, and the audience recognized him. When he received the baton, the entire audience stood up and gave out deafening cheers. .
This kind of performance from the audience instantly made Yang Sijie's heart surge. He felt that there was endless power in his body and wanted to release it as soon as possible.
As the 100m champion of the Asian Games, Yang Sijie once again showed his extraordinary strength. In terms of speed, Yang Sijie is the fastest among the four players on the national team. Under normal circumstances, the fastest person is placed in the last leg, and the player running in the second leg is often the weaker one in the team.
However, due to the shortage of three and one in the national team, they can only let Yang Sijie, the top player, run the second leg. This is like Tian Ji's horse racing, Yang Sijie is the top horse, and the second leg players of other teams are inferior horses. The gap between them is really too big.
So in the second round, Yang Sijie easily opened up a relatively large advantage. Even without passing the marking line in the relay area, it can still be seen that Yang Sijie is already in the lead.
Many people are still recalling the first handover of the baton just now, but Yang Sijie has already run into the relay area, and Zhao Yue has also started first.
"It's time to hand over the baton for the second time!" Xue Li's heart skipped a beat again.
Yang Sijie and the third-best player Zhao Yue are not alumni. Zhao Yue only had the opportunity to join the national team in the Asian Games training camp, and he has always specialized in training in the 200-meter event. He has little contact with Yang Sijie on weekdays. It wasn't until a month before the Asian Games, when they were practicing for the relay race, that the two began to have contact.
So Xue Li knew that the cooperation between Yang Sijie and Zhao Yue would definitely not be as good as the tacit understanding between him and Niu Guohong.
Moreover, Niu Guohong's main practice before the game was the relay race, while Yang Sijie's main training focus was on the 100-meter sprint event, so Niu Guohong's baton handover skills are definitely better than Yang Sijie's.
"I don't expect that the second baton handover can be completed as seamlessly as the first baton. I just hope that there won't be too many mistakes and too much time will be lost. Yang Sijie has already made a big difference in this baton. Advantage, we should be able to afford the time loss within 0.2 seconds." Xue Li thought to himself.
At this time, the two people on the track had already started handing over. Yang Sijie reached out and handed the baton to Zhao Yue. He also shouted "take it". Zhao Yue suddenly grabbed the baton and started running for the third time. .
All this happened very quickly, and if you weren't staring intently at the athlete's handover, you would not have been able to see the whole process clearly.
When handing over the baton in a relay race, in addition to seeking stability, the faster the better. The faster the baton is handed over, which means the less time it takes to hand over the baton, the better the final result will naturally be.
Although this handover between Yang Sijie and Zhao Yue is not as perfect as the previous handover between Niu Guohong and Yang Sijie, and the technical movements are also a bit rough, in terms of time, they are almost the same.
Judging from the completed effect, as long as it takes less time, it can be given full marks. It's like the same car, with leather seats and surround sound added. Although it can give the driver a better experience, it doesn't help the speed at all.
"Okay! Well done!" Xue Li couldn't help but start clapping.
The first perfect handover of the baton just now made Xue Li feel very happy, but now the second handover of the baton is somewhat beyond Xue Li's expectation.
The cooperation between Yang Sijie and Zhao Yue is also very tacit, and it doesn't look like they have only been partners for more than a month. On the contrary, there is a feeling that I have been familiar with for a long time.
Xue Li knew that there was no such excellent "chemical reaction" between Zhao Yue and Yang Sijie during the preliminary rounds of the relay race.
At this time, Xue Li couldn't help but glance at Li Dai next to him, but Li Dai still looked indifferent.
"When did Zhao Yue and Yang Sijie have such a good tacit understanding? They were not like this in the preliminary round yesterday. Is it the result of Xiao Li's special training today? It is impossible to develop such a good tacit understanding in one day. Bar!"