"Is this considered a draw? You don't need to follow the tactic, why should you lead? This is 5000 meters. Whoever leads will consume more energy. Unless it is an Ethiopian or Kenyan athlete who has very outstanding The strength of the team, otherwise, taking the lead will only serve as a wedding dress for others!"
Dai Li frowned when he thought of this.
"There is nothing wrong with choosing a follow-up tactic, and it is also the safest. However, the results of the request for signatures now say that the follow-up tactic is a sign, which means I should exclude this most secure tactic."
"If following is a lower sign, then what is an upper sign? Does it mean that if my athlete takes the lead, then it is an upper sign?"
As mentioned before, there are not many options provided to coaches on the field. For example, in the men's 5000 meters, there are only two tactics: leading or following. If following is eliminated, there is only You can choose to lead.
At this time, Dai Li felt a trace of hesitation in his heart, and the prediction lottery box once again gave a seemingly unreasonable result.
However, with the lessons learned from the previous women's 4x100m relay race, Li Dai decided to believe in the prophecy and the lottery box without hesitation.
Dai Li waved, called the three athletes participating in the men's 5000-meter relay to his side, and whispered instructions.
"You want us to lead?" The three athletes showed surprised expressions at the same time. Obviously they all know that this is not a good choice.
But seeing Li Dai's solemn expression, the three of them did not object, but decided to implement Li Dai's tactical arrangements.
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A total of 16 runners participated in the men's 5,000-meter final. Everyone formed an arc in front of the starting line, waiting for the sound of the starting gun.
After a gunshot, all the athletes started to take off. The athletes on the outside track worked hard to merge inward, while the athletes on the inside track began to seize a more advantageous position.
A 5,000-meter race requires a total of 12 and a half laps, and most of the time is spent following, so it is also very important to occupy a more advantageous following position.
But what people didn't expect was that all three American players rushed to the front. They were planning to lead.
"The Americans adopted a leading tactic today!" Coaches from other countries looked at Dai Li. They did not expect that Dai Li did not ask the athletes to follow him obediently, but arranged a leading tactic.
"The American team actually chose to take the lead. This is too radical!"
“I don’t know if the U.S. team’s physical strength is enough to last until the end of the game.”
"If someone takes the lead, the Ethiopians will save some energy. From this point of view, the Ethiopians will definitely win."
The people around him started talking quietly.
On the field, the three Ethiopian players were also stunned. They were superior in strength. They originally planned to use the tactic of alternating the lead, and then continuously control the rhythm and consume the energy of other players. However, they did not expect that the American team took the lead in using the lead tactic.
The two Ethiopian contestants looked at Rams at the same time. They needed to get the next step of tactical arrangements from Rams.
However, Ramsay made a running gesture, signaling his teammates not to rush forward and to follow behind with peace of mind. In Ramsay's view, if someone is willing to lead, why not follow behind to save some energy? Anyway, 5,000 meters takes 12 and a half laps, so the race is still long!
Although the strength of the three players on the American team is much worse than Rams, they must be top players to reach the Olympic finals. They also have rich competition experience and naturally know how to use the alternating lead strategy.
The first lap, the second lap, the third lap... The American team was not slow in leading, and the other players had no intention of surpassing the American team. Especially when everyone saw that the Ethiopian team was not moving, they followed behind with peace of mind.
The twelve-and-a-half-lap race passed halfway in the blink of an eye, and the race was still calm. The American team was still leading the race, and other players were still following behind. It looks like changes won't happen until the second half of the schedule when players start picking up speed.
On the eighth lap, the American team has led three-quarters of the race, and this kind of leading is also very energy-consuming. Their speed is obviously much slower than at the beginning of the race. It seems that it is difficult for them to continue. Maintain the leading position.
Rams, who was following behind, also observed this. He sent a gesture to his teammates, indicating that after entering the tenth lap, he began to accelerate to overtake the American team.
On the ninth lap, the American team became even more tired and their speed slowed down a bit.
Since the American team is the leader, when their speed slows down, the runners behind them will naturally catch up a lot, and the distance between them will become closer, just like at the beginning of the game, all The athletes are all bunched up together, so tight between the front and back that there isn’t much space.
Ramsay noticed that the American team was slowing down again, so he decided to speed up early, and then he made a gesture to his teammates.
The teammates understood, nodded immediately, and then began to accelerate. They wanted to surpass the leading American team.
At this moment, Ramsay suddenly felt someone push him from behind. The next moment, he lost his balance and fell hard to the ground. And then, the person who pushed him fell down and fell on him.
The person who pushed him was one of Rams' teammates, and this teammate didn't push him intentionally. He fell because someone from behind stepped on his heel and lost his balance. When he fell, he He subconsciously wanted to hold on to the person in front of him to maintain his balance, but ended up retreating to Ramsay.
The reason why he was guessed by others was because of his acceleration just now. When he received Ramsay's instructions, he immediately started to accelerate, and the other runner behind him, in order to continue to follow him, The pace also chose to accelerate.
Originally, when they were following, the rhythm of the two people was synchronized, but after someone accelerated, the rhythm of the two people was out of sync, causing the person behind to step on the person in front, and the person in front lost his balance and fell directly to the ground. .
And this fall was like the first domino to fall. Not only did he push down Ramis, but he also fell on Ramis. The player behind him was also moved down by him because he did not react in time. The player immediately behind him also couldn't avoid it and fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, seven or eight contestants were injured in this accident. They either failed to dodge in time and directly bumped into the crowd, or were tripped by others. Only a few people at the back avoided the accident scene and survived because they were a little further away and had time to react.
Of course, the American team, which is in the lead, will naturally not be affected by this collision due to its position in the front.
"They actually bumped into each other!" Dai Li exclaimed.
He knew that the biggest beneficiary of this collision was naturally the American team. There were still two and a half laps left before the end of the game. At this time, other people collided, which was equivalent to handing the championship to the American team.
And if the U.S. team’s lead pace hadn’t slowed down, causing the distance between the runners behind to get closer, so many people wouldn’t have been affected.
In long-distance running, it is normal to accidentally step on other people's feet. It is also common for shoes to be stepped on. As for being knocked down, it is not uncommon. There have even been incidents where an athlete was knocked down and... After taking off your shoes, you get up and continue running with bare feet, and then win the championship.
But when to be knocked down is indeed a learned thing. If you are hit at the beginning of the game, the impact will not be great, and you will still have a chance to catch up later. However, there are still two and a half laps left in today's game. At this time, the athletes' physical strength is running low. After being knocked down, getting up to accelerate and catch up again requires a lot of physical fitness and running rhythm. I'm afraid it will still be difficult. Before I could catch up, the game was over.
"I finally understand why it is said that following is a sign of a draw. Most of the runners who followed were knocked to the ground. If we also choose to follow, the result will be like them!" Dai Li I thought to myself.
The sudden collision caused an uproar among the audience, and screams of exclamation echoed throughout the Maracanã Stadium.
And Rams, the king of sprints, even though he was pinned down by everyone, still climbed out with all his strength. When he stood up, he didn't pay attention to his teammates or check whether he was injured. Instead, he directly opened his legs and chased forward.
At this time, he still desires to win the championship and still wants to catch up with the athletes in front of him.
It's just that he needs to catch up with not only the three American players, but also several athletes who didn't fall in the accident just now and have now passed to the front.
Ramsay finally showed his strength as the "King of Sprints". The speed he showed did not look like he was running the last two laps at all.
Finally, as the game entered the final lap, he began to catch up with other athletes.
One, two, three, athletes were surpassed by Ramis and then left behind.
And every time he surpassed an athlete, there would be deafening shouts from the audience.
After all, Rams is the prestigious "King of Long-distance Running", the ruler of men's long-distance running, and the biggest star in this game. Except for his opponents, probably all neutral viewers will support him.
In the last lap, all the players entered the final sprint, especially the three American players. They also knew that the opponents behind them had encountered accidents, and at this time, they no longer continued to take the lead alternately, but took out Full strength.
At this time, your teammates are competitors. If you can defeat two other teammates, you can get a gold medal. If you defeat one opponent, you can get a silver medal.
Ramsay is still faster than the U.S. players, but he was way behind.
Finally, Ramsay struggled to catch up with the American player in third place. When he was approaching second place, the final finish line was already in sight.
Ramsay crossed the finish line. He did not congratulate the American player who won the championship. Instead, he knelt on the ground in annoyance, with tears swaying in his eyes. He could feel that if he was given another lap, he would We will definitely be able to take back the championship!
This is how the "King of Long Distance Running" ended his Olympic journey, and he lost in an accident!
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"We won! We really won!"
Of course Team USA was in full jubilation.
Although it sounds a bit disgraceful to win the game by relying on an opponent's accident, the game is like this. Accidents will always happen, and every time an accident occurs, there will always be beneficiaries and victims.
In the TV broadcaster's studio, two commentators also commented on the game.
"I really didn't expect that the American team unexpectedly took the top two places, while Rams, the 'king of long-distance running', only got a third place."
"Rahms is really unlucky. He had a clear advantage in strength, but it was destroyed by an accident. As a result, he was taken advantage of by the US team. The US team is really lucky."
"No, don't forget, if the American team had not chosen the leading tactic, they would have been involved in that accident. So rather than saying that the American team was lucky, it is better to say that the American team's tactical arrangement was successful!"
"Hey, I just noticed that among the five events that have been completed today, the gold medals have all been taken away by the American team! They have already won 25 gold medals in track and field events."
"You're right, and the last two events, the women's 4x400m relay and the men's 4x400m relay, are also the strongest events for the US team. They almost booked these two gold medals."
"In other words, is it possible that the seven gold medals produced in today's track and field competition will be taken away by the American team? Oh my god! How can the American team be so strong!"
"What's ridiculous is that before the US team went to the competition, some people said that this was the weakest US track and field team. Now it seems that even if we call it the 'Dream Team', it is not an exaggeration!"
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"Coach Li, have you noticed that the five gold medals produced today are all ours, and the next two gold medals will also be ours!" Downey looked excited, as if he wanted to hug Dai Li tightly Kiss her hard.
"Yes, seven gold medals. Even I have never thought about it before. In today's competition, we can take away all seven gold medals!" Li Dai pointed to the field and continued: "The United States is the world's largest track and field country. , American track and field has created too much brilliance in the past, and will create more brilliance in the future, but no matter what happened in the past or what will happen in the future, today is a great miracle day for American track and field!"
"Yes, Miracle Day!" Downey nodded solemnly, and then looked at Dai Li with admiration: "I am fortunate to witness this day with my own eyes, and you created this day with your own hands!"