The venue for the IAAF Diamond League Shanghai Station is the 80,000-person Stadium. The 16 events at the Shanghai Station are men’s 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 5,000 meters, 110-meter hurdles, high jump, javelin, Shot put and women's 100m, 400m, 1500m, 3000m obstacle run, pole vault, shot put, javelin.
According to the requirements of the event, a sub-station needs to complete all the items within one day. From the perspective of the previous event process, it basically takes 2-3 hours. This year's time starts at 7 o'clock in the evening.
Starting at five o'clock, spectators have already entered the venue one after another.
The tickets for this Shanghai station competition were not sold much after the tickets were issued, and there was a downward trend compared with last year, but then they were suddenly emptied in an instant. The reason was simply because the official announcement that Meng Fan appeared among the contestants Figure, the final vote is hard to find.
At around six o'clock, the athletes entered the arena to warm up, and then they were a little dumbfounded. It's okay to have aids on the track and field competition!
They have seen this kind of large-scale support at concerts, and they have seen similar scenes on the football field. It is not to say that there are no such scenes on the track and field field, it is really too rare.
Oh, by the way, it seems that this kind of scene has been common in the lifting and wrestling competitions in the past two years. Thinking about it this way, everyone's mentality is much more optimistic. After all, before them, there are lifting and wrestling athletes who have suffered such critical attacks.
For Meng Fan, a rookie who has suddenly entered the field of track and field, most people are of course welcoming. There is nothing wrong with giving a legendary athlete the title. Of course, most athletes respect such an athlete, regardless of whether there are some people who don't like the character of going around.
Furthermore, non-javelin shot putters have no conflict of interest, and there is no objection or exclusion. If it is a javelin thrower, there is nothing to say. Meng Fan's previous results in the Asian Athletics Grand Prix made them feel sour. They know exactly what Meng Fan's results represent. The best result of this year is not Because others are not comparable or have not achieved good results, but they are really incomparable!
Of course, it was not absolute. There must still be a small group of people who were dissatisfied with Meng Fan's appearance on the track and field. For example, the most united South Korean athletes would always have the same hatred for Meng Fan no matter what event, level or occasion.
As for the athletes from the United States that Meng Fan just strolled around, it may be due to various reasons. On the contrary, they may be more enthusiastic about Meng Fan than athletes from other countries, and they have basically ridiculed the ufc about Meng Fan's ko monster. , I feel quite happy. Of course, there must be no one who hates Meng Fan, but there must be many people who admire and like Meng Fan. In their view, Meng Fan is arrogant and no one can kill him. They like this kind of personality. It feels familiar and kind.
"Meng! Welcome to the shot put family!"
"Oh my god I finally got to see you! I love your game so much, I watch every game of yours!"
"I'm so excited and so happy! Can you give me the same hug, Meng!"
During the inspection, Meng Fan met a group of very enthusiastic athletes. To his surprise, these were all shot putters, opponents who were about to compete with him on the same stage.
The vibe is too good to be true, right
Is it really easier to collide and create passion between big men
It can be said that Meng Fan played shot put behind closed doors. Basically, he had no contact with the international shot put community. He had no communication with the Asian Sky Grand Prix, let alone outside of Asia.
Of course, he has heard about some things about the world's shot put—mostly from Gong Huang—the most famous one is the "troika" of shot put, that is, the three famous shot put players from the United States. Cruther, Kovacs and New Zealand's Wallace.
These three people are the current leaders in the shot put project, and the champions of world-class competitions are basically produced among these three people. The competition among the three is fierce, but there are also friendly ones who often train together, a very benign competition. If there are any newcomers or players who have achieved great results, the three of them will also pull together to train or communicate.
The reason why there is such an atmosphere is mainly because there is a big mountain pressing on their heads, and their dream is to make progress together and work together to lift this mountain before the peak of competition recedes.
This mountain is none other than the world record for men's shot put, which has been sealed for 31 years. This record is "older" than all of them.
Over the years, these leaders have basically won the honors and championships one by one, and now I think it is in this generation that the records have been broken.
After all, this record is really hard to break.
Generally speaking, those who launch 21 meters in the international arena can basically win the ranking or cards, and those who exceed 22 meters can also win cards or even win gold in the world's top events.
For the current troika, there are not many times to cross 22.5 meters. The latest Olympic record is 22.61 meters thrown by Ryan Cruther in 20 years, and the best result in the past ten years is 22.65 meters thrown by Kovacs shortly after Meng Fan touched the shot put-not long after Meng Fan's 22.66 meters It is covered. What is more interesting is that Wallace threw 22.67 meters not long ago, but the level of the event is not enough for the IAAF to not record or admit it.
The numbers above are basically the top results in shot put, while the world record is 23.12 meters, which was created in the 1990s.
For the current troika, someone must be the first to break the 23-meter mark to have a chance to touch this record. It seems that it is far away. Fortunately, these three are very young and have not really reached them. The limit, the potential to climb.
Of course, the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games are here, and the timeline is stretched. It is inevitable that there is a mentality of hopelessness. They were all confident that someone could reach the 23-meter mark 20 years ago. In the end, the threshold was not touched.
So, now suddenly a Meng Fan who can throw 22.66 meters has come out, they are very happy, they want to find some excitement, and one more person to chase each other.
Carriage 3+1!
The inspection was completed in a friendly manner, and the shot putters entered the field together.
At this time, the competition has already started on the stadium, and the men's 400 meters, high jump and women's pole vault have all been completed.
When Meng Fan and others entered the arena, the audience in the stands elicited loud applause and fierce screams. Well, it was mainly aimed at Meng Fan. At the same time, it also attracted a lot of sports professionals. They not only watched Meng Fan, but the lineup of athletes in the shot put event today is really dazzling.
In terms of the world ranking alone and regardless of the influence of the event, even apart from Meng Fan, the shot put athletes participating in this event are the most important. The top 20 to 16 famous players in the shot put field, this "appearance rate" is absolutely the highest among all events. The tallest, taking the men's 100 meters as an example, there are nine in the top 20, and one in the top three in the world.
A layman looks at Meng Fan, while an expert looks at the overall lineup. Related media reporters have issued such headlines early on—
"Attacking Shot Put - Launching the First General Attack on the 31-year World Record"
This is indeed the most luxurious lineup in the shot put world in the past ten years, all armed, and the four players are 22.5 meters high!