Eugene is located in Oregon, USA. It has a special nickname - the City of Track and Field. The best track and field coaches have been born here, the best track and field athletes have been born, and the world's top sports brands like Nike have been born here. Even the IAAF Diamond League has set up a stop in Eugene.
As the capital of track and field, Eugene also holds the most competitions in the United States every year, including world-class competitions such as the IAAF Diamond League, as well as competitions for amateur athletes.
Today, Eugene is holding a small track and field competition. All competitions are track events, and there are only four of them, namely 100 meters, 400 meters, 1500 meters and 5000 meters. If men and women are added together, there will be a total of eight events.
This is also Justin Alexander’s first game after his comeback!
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Oregon is located to the north of California, not far from Los Angeles, so Dai Li followed Alexander to Eugene.
"The scale of this game doesn't seem to be big. Why did you choose this place as your first game after your comeback?" Li Dai asked with some confusion.
"I received a lot of criticism for being suspended for doping, and it can even be said that I was criticized a lot, so I don't want to be under huge pressure in my first game back. I don't plan to make a high-profile comeback. So choose this kind of game.”
Alexander paused and then explained: "Although this competition is not large in scale, there are still many experts participating. This is Eugene after all. The most important thing in Eugene is the experts in track and field, so even if it is a competition The scale of the competition is not large, but the atmosphere of the competition should be very good, and I can also find out the feeling of the competition. As you know, I have not participated in the competition for four years. I almost want to know what the competition is like. Forgot."
After Alexander said this, he lowered his voice: "There is another reason. The organizer of this competition promised to provide me with an appearance fee of 20,000 US dollars."
Dai Li smiled kindly. In fact, Dai Li knew that Alexander's appearance fee at his peak was ten times what it is now. However, after the suspension incident, Alexander's worth has been greatly reduced. Fortunately, Gittel has retired, and Alexander has a good chance of becoming the "world's No. 1 flyer." When he gets it, it will not be difficult for him to return to his original value.
Just listen to Alexander continue to say: "There are three races today, a preliminary race at 10 o'clock in the morning, a rematch at 2:30 in the afternoon, and the finals at 6 o'clock. It has been a long time since I ran three races in one day... Huh? That's not Sean. -Ford! He is also here to participate in this competition."
Following Alexander's gaze, Dai Li saw a black man with a mustache on his lips.
"Sean Ford, I remember him. He won the 200m championship at the World Championships that year, but I haven't heard from him since." Dai Li only remembered this person after hearing this name.
Alexander nodded: "Yes, that's him. It was very dramatic when he won the 200-meter championship at the World Championships. He was originally only fourth in the trials and missed the World Championships, but one of the contestants happened to be injured. Then he replaced him in the competition and won the championship. After that, he never achieved the same level of results, and it was even difficult to qualify for the domestic trials in the United States."
"Why? A person who can win the world championship should have a good level. Were his opponents in that World Championship very bad?" Li Dai asked.
"How could there be a bad opponent in the World Championships! In fact, Sean Ford's winning performance at that time was considered very good, within 20 seconds, but what people didn't expect was that that result was his peak. Many people They all feel that his championship was won entirely by his extraordinary performance in the game, or that he used some things that he shouldn't have used. His real strength is simply not up to the level of a world champion." Alexander explained.
"There is no 200-meter competition today. It seems that he will participate in the 100-meter competition. He will be your opponent in the competition." Li Dai said while launching a detection on Sean Ford, and then , when Dai Li saw the detection results, his expression suddenly became relaxed.
"You don't have to worry about him anymore, he can't defeat you." Li Dai said.
Sean Ford has A+ sprinting talent, but his personal ability value is only in the early 700s. If you put this level in an Asian country, you have the opportunity to represent the country, but in the United States, where there are so many track and field talents, it is not possible. It is a popular event like the 100-meter dash. With a personal ability value of over 700, he may only be able to pass the preliminary rounds of the domestic trials in the United States. It will be difficult to qualify in the semi-finals. At this level, there is no threat to Alexander at all.
Dai Li continued to look at Sean Ford's detection results, but a few lines of description made Dai Li's heart suddenly become enlightened.
"A+ talent, solid world championship level, but he has a physical defect, congenital scoliosis, causing his right leg to be less than half an inch shorter than his left leg, which is about one centimeter. This length The foot has almost no impact on daily life, but for a sprinter, it is not good news."
There are many reasons for long and short feet, such as traumatic fractures, polio, nerve damage leading to uncoordinated leg muscle tone, etc. Medically speaking, the treatments for long and short feet are relatively conservative, such as adding insoles, custom-making a pair of special shoes, long-term rehabilitation exercise treatment, etc. Few people use surgical treatment methods.
For an adult with a normal height, the length of the foot is only 1 cm. It cannot be seen on the outside, and it has no impact on life. At most, the knee joint of one leg will wear out more, making it easier to get osteoarthritis. . For example, in life, you may encounter some people who often cross their legs, which will cause hip joint dislocation, which may result in feet that are about 1 cm longer or shorter.
But for sprinters, long and short feet are obviously fatal shortcomings. Long and short feet will lead to uneven force exertion on the legs, different feet touching the ground, different stride amplitudes, and uneven pace rhythm. 100% slows down runners.
From a time point of view, the impact of this drag is minimal. The delay of 100 meters may only be 0.1 seconds, which can be completely ignored by ordinary people. However, in world-class sprint competitions, the delay of 100 meters is 0.1 seconds, which is equivalent to a difference. Several levels. For example, the A standard for the 100-meter dash in the Olympics is only 0.06 seconds faster than the B standard. However, this 0.06 second gap prevents hundreds of sprinters from reaching the Olympic stage.
"No wonder he hasn't achieved any decent results over the years. For athletes of his level, the impact of long and short feet is really great. Speaking of which, Sean Ford is quite unlucky, with an A+ level. He is talented in sprinting, and in the United States, which is the strongest in track and field, it has the best training atmosphere and training conditions in the world, but he has long and short feet! For this kind of physical defect, athlete patches should be effective, he is an A+ talented athlete , do you want to dig him over?"
When Dai Li thought of this, he suddenly frowned again.
"This is unreasonable. His long and short feet are caused by congenital scoliosis. That means that when he participated in the World Championships, he already had long and short feet. Then how did he win the World Championships? Assume that he every If the 100 meters is 0.1 seconds slower, then the 200 meters will be 0.2 seconds slower. The 0.2 second gap cannot be made up by any method in the finals of the World Championships."
Dai Li couldn't help but take out his mobile phone and started to check the results of Sean Ford's World Championship victory that year.
"19 seconds 79! His winning time that year was 19 seconds 79. As long as he didn't meet that pervert Gittel, he could win the championship in any competition. But judging from this result, Sean Ford at the time was obviously He overcame the problem of long and short legs. How did he do it? This guy must have some system cheats!"
At present, the information that Li Dai has obtained has exceeded his understanding of sports, so Li Dai lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
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Alexander bowed down, stepped firmly on the starting blocks, and waited for the sound of the starting gun.
When the gunshot sounded, Alexander rushed out of the starting line without hesitation and ran towards the finish line.
He is the biggest name among the contestants and the strongest one, and this is his first game after his comeback. Naturally, he received the most attention. Almost every pair of eyes at the scene was staring at Alexander.
This was not the case for Dai Li. He did not pay attention to Alexander's game because he knew that Alexander would definitely win.
Dai Li's eyes were always staring at Sean Ford carefully, and at the same time, he used his mobile phone to take pictures of Sean Ford's game.
Ford's performance was not good. A total of eight players advanced to the finals. Ford fell to seventh place in the middle of the competition, completely lacking the style of the former world championship champion.
Alexander, who was at the front, crossed the finish line first. His lead was very obvious, so he stopped his efforts in the final stage. His final score was 10.07 seconds, which is not a very good 100-meter time, and is even far from the 10-second mark, but in such a small-scale competition, it was enough for him to win the championship.
Alexander himself is an S-level talented athlete. Even if he does not use doping, as long as he is willing to train seriously, he can achieve the top results in the world. It is a pity that he encountered a perverted level like Gittel in his sports career. As a sprinter, even if Alexander used doping, he would still be far behind Gittel.
This is not because Alexander is too weak, but because Gittel is too strong, exaggeratedly so.
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Alexander stood on the podium happily. Although the prize money for the championship in this small competition is not much, winning the first battle after his comeback is obviously an encouragement to Alexander.
In the stands, the surrounding audience were discussing Alexander's comeback, but Dai Li kept holding his cell phone and looking back at the footage taken by Sean Ford during the game.
"I always feel that something is wrong. Maybe I should take a look at the video of Ford winning the World Championship. You should be able to find the video online." Dai Li searched on his mobile phone and finally found the video of Ford winning the World Championships a few years ago. Video of the winning match at the World Championships.
"The speed is so fast! Although it was a 200-meter run, Ford's speed at that time was definitely much faster than today. Especially in the first 100 meters of corners, Ford established a relatively obvious lead. But judging from the magnitude of this lead Look, he doesn’t look like an athlete with long and short legs… Wait a minute!”
Li Dai seemed to have thought of something. He immediately looked back at the video of Ford's 100-meter curve in the World Championship final. Then he closed his eyes and recalled what Ford looked like in today's competition.
"I understand! It turns out that Ford doesn't need an athlete patch at all, he just didn't find the right way to run!"