There are three tiers of stands above the ground of Daegu Stadium, but above these three tiers, there are also some special viewing positions for VIPs.

Long before the official start of the men's 100-meter semi-finals, Tyson Gayin and Michael Johnson came to the "fourth floor" where outsiders cannot stop, and together with Atto Bolton explained tonight's men's 100-and-a-half meters

finals and finals.

After watching the second group of games, Bolton looked at Tyson Gayin with a half-smile, and said: "Okay, Tyson, do you have anything to say about this situation?"

Tyson Gayin knew what Bolton was referring to and replied with a smile: "I never make excuses or reasons for myself. The inability to participate in the World Championships was due to my own fault. I did not protect my body well."

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"Okay~" Bolton spread his hands, "Then let's talk about the qualifying situation. The four players who have been confirmed to advance are Blake, Dicks, Bolt, and Lemaitre, and the substitutes are Vicaut.

Special, Zhang and Su from China. So, in the third group competition that will be held next, who do you think can directly qualify?"

Michael Johnson glanced at Tyson Guyin and said in a very affirmative tone: "Tyson and I have the same view. There is no doubt that Wayne will definitely get the right to directly qualify. As for being first in the group

Or second, it depends on his level of letting go."

"What about the second player to qualify directly? Justin Gatlin? Or Nesta Carter?"

Michael Johnson and Tyson Guyon looked at each other and said a name in unison that seemed unexpected but also reasonable.

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After the second group of games ended, Wayne discovered that Justin Gatlin began to look restless, his eyes were no longer bright, and he had been licking his lips to relieve stress.

I didn’t expect Justin Gatlin, the majestic [100 Meters Five], to perform like this, which really opened up Wayne’s eyes.

Wei En knows that Justin Gatlin is not even sure about advancing to the finals!

In the aisle of the mixed interview area, the four of them, Zhang Peimeng, Su Bingtian, Lemaitre, and Vicott, lay side by side on the railings waiting for the start of the third group of games.

Among them, only Lemaitre is certain to advance, and at most two of the remaining three can advance to the finals. If the 3 and 4 players in the third group perform well, maybe all three of them can just pack up their equipment and go back to the hotel to sleep.

Lemaitre kept comforting Vicott. Although he didn't know what the results of the third group of runners would be, it was always right to say something to encourage his teammates at this time.

Not long after, the eight contestants from the third group of the men's 100-meter semi-finals entered the stadium from the athletes' tunnel one after another, and the atmosphere at the scene immediately became solemn.

After 5 minutes, it will be really clear what ingredients are included in tonight’s main course!

After some simple starting block debugging and trial running, the players stood behind the starting block and waited for the on-site host to introduce.

Yang Jian: “Okay, now let’s take a look at the 8 athletes in the third group of the men’s 100m semi-finals——”

“Lane 1, Justin Warner from the University of Massachusetts, has a personal best time of 10.15 seconds.”

"Lane 2, Ngonidzashe Makusha from Zimbabwe, Makusha is a 100-meter and long jump athlete, with a personal best time of 9.89 seconds!"

Yes, you are not mistaken.

It was only after Wei En got to know the list of his teammates in the semi-finals that he discovered that there was a "hermit master" like Markusha hidden among them.

Makusa's nationality is Zimbabwe, but he grew up in the United States. He is currently the top player in the NCAA League.

Before this year, his main event had always been the long jump. In 2008, he also made it to the men's long jump finals of the Yanjing Olympic Games, ranking fourth with a time of 8.19 meters!

At the NCAA finals on June 10 this year, Markusha refreshed his 100-meter and long jump personal bests on the same day, with 9.89 (1.3m/s) and 8.40 (0.0m/s) respectively.

At that time, Wei En thought it was Cheng Yaojin who came out halfway, but then he saw Markusha's latest shooting performance: 10.16 (2.0m/s).

Well, we can probably confirm that this is a parallel import from the NCAA.

PB does not equal thickness. Although the gold content of the NCAA league is not low, only if you can perform at a high level outside the NCAA can you be called world-class.

"Lane 3, this is Nesta Carter, a famous player from Jamaica, with a personal best time of 9.78 seconds. This season's best time is 9.90 seconds."

"Lane 4, Kim Collins from St. Kitts and Nevis, has a personal best time of 9.98 seconds and a season best time of 10.05 seconds."

Before the host started to introduce the contestants in lane 5, many spectators in the stadium were cheering.

Regarding this player, Yang Jian's introduction was very concise: "Lane 5, Asian record holder - Wei En!"

Wayne showed his signature sunny smile to the camera, touched his handsome and stylish short hair, then posed in a cool pose and made a "shoot" gesture to the camera.

It's a little embarrassing, but who would let the audience in Han Country just accept this?

With such interaction, the cheers on the scene became even more enthusiastic, completely covering up the opponents in the same group.

"Lane 6, Harry Adkins from England, has a personal best time of 10.10 seconds and a season best time of 10.13 seconds."

"Lane 7, this is Athens Olympic champion Justin Gatlin. His personal best time was 9.85 seconds set 7 years ago. This season he has run a good time of 9.95 seconds."

In the camera, Justin Gatlin is licking his lips and walking "model steps" back and forth. However, unlike the cold and domineering image after returning to his peak in the future, Gatlin now seems to be a little less confident, his eyes are erratic, and his movements are weak and weak.

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"Lane 8, this is the famous athlete Martina from the Netherlands, with a personal best time of 9.93 seconds and a best time of this season of 10.10 seconds."

"The overall strength of this group is also very strong. It can be said that there are many famous players, but I believe that Wei En can perform well. This year Wei En is in very good condition. Before the World Championships, in addition to encountering - in the Diamond League Eugene Station,

With a strong headwind of 3.4m/s, I only ran outside 10 seconds and 25 seconds, and all other races exceeded the 10 second mark."

"Believe in Wei En, Wei En is the pride of us Chinese people!"

At the end of the introduction session, Gatlin was still swaying back and forth, Carter was posing with his arms crossed, Harry Adkins was looking at the finish line and chanting a prayer, and Martina was jumping around in place.

Wei En glanced in the direction of Su Bingtian and the others. Both of them performed very well in today's semi-finals. If the final results of the semi-finals in his memory were followed, among them, Zhang Peimeng, who was 0.05 seconds faster in the thousandth percentile, was really good.

May advance to the finals.

But things are not set in stone. With his joining, the competition in the third group will inevitably become more intense. Whether Zhang Peimeng can advance as a replacement is still unknown.

"on your marks~"

When the command to take your place sounded, Wei En gently patted his cheek, immediately cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, and then walked forward unhurriedly.

He is not without opponents in this group.

Memory is memory, reality is reality.

Wei En is also not sure whether Markusha can suddenly explode in the semifinals because of his appearance and show the level he played in the NCAA finals.

There is also Nesta Carter. In Wai En's memory, he seems to vaguely remember that he strained in the finals and did not go all out in order to ensure the relay. But it is still the semifinals, and there is no guarantee what kind of strength he can show.

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Coming to the stage of the World Series for the first time, Wei En was actually unsure, so in this shooting competition, he decided to play it by ear.

At least for the first 80 meters, run with all your strength, and for the last 20 meters, make adjustments according to the situation on the field.

He is still very young and has plenty of physical energy. There is a two-hour gap between the semifinals and the final, which is enough for him to recover.

In the stands not far away, Kulkina clenched her hands and closed her eyes, praying devoutly for her boyfriend.

Wei En is so good, he will definitely be promoted smoothly!

"set——"

"Snapped--!"

The starting gun sounds and the game begins!

The moment the starting gun sounded, the eight runners who were originally squatting on the starting block suddenly exerted their strength almost at the same time. They immediately changed from a static state like a ferocious beast out of the stalls. In an instant, they kicked off and ran away.

go out.

The 70,000-person stadium, which was originally kept quiet in order to create a good environment for the players to listen to the gun, suddenly erupted into cheers and cheers as soon as the gun rang out and the players started to take off.

At this moment, whether it was the audience from the cold country, which accounted for more than half of the audience, or the audience from other countries who came from overseas, they all burst out with great enthusiasm for the 100-meter movement that was launched on the field.

When the gunshot signal is transmitted to the central nervous system and then to the distal muscles, relying on the muscle conditioned reflexes forged through years of hard work, Wei En instantly ejects with a pure explosive start.

Among these eight players, the one with the fastest starting reaction is naturally Nesta Carter, known as the "Jamaican Starting Machine". His starting reaction for this shot reached an extremely fast 0.127 seconds.

Wei En's starting reaction was 0.156 seconds, which was pretty good for him, but he only ranked fifth in this group.

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But starting reaction has never been an absolute advantage. For example, Zhang Peimeng can often achieve starting reaction within 0.140 seconds under good conditions, but his pure running ability in the first 10 meters is very weak.

Among the known data, Zhang Peimeng's fastest first 10 meters was 1.90 seconds, and his starting reaction at that time was 0.133, which means that his pure running time of the first 10 meters was less than 1.76 seconds.

Therefore, sometimes some top coaches do not train athletes' ability to hear the gun too much, because strengthening the pure running ability in the first 10 meters is far greater than improving the performance of the response to the gun.

Nesta Carter deserves to be called a "starting machine". Although his ability in the first 10 meters is not one of the top ones in the historical rankings, he is better than stability.

His super strength quality can ensure that he can maintain a long stride while also having an excellent cadence. Among the opponents in this third group, his performance in the first 10 meters is definitely one of the best.

The reason why it is "one of the best" is because at this time there is another person who performs very well at the start--Kim Collins.

This veteran born in 1976 has always been known for his excellent future ability. Although his absolute ability is not that outstanding, he has always been at a world-class level.

In the first 10 meters, Kim Collins narrowly beat Nesta Carter by 0.01 seconds!

However, in this short 10 meters, the gap between the athletes is very small. Sometimes some athletes may get a big advantage in the first 10 meters, but Zhang Peimeng's starting reaction is inferior to that of the first 10 meters.

The meter level is the same, but performing well in the first 10 meters does not necessarily mean that you can maintain the lead in the first 30 meters.

For example, a certain 10-meter warrior said that Powell was "just an old guy."

After 10 meters, the short-distance acceleration ability of the athletes gradually becomes apparent. Before entering the middle running stage, the strength of the distance ability can be seen with the naked eye.

30 meters.
To be continued...