"My luck is too bad. How could I be in the same group as Gatlin and you?"

As soon as Wei En found a seat to sit down, someone patted his shoulder and sat next to him. He turned around and saw that it was his old acquaintance - Asafa Powell, who had specially dyed a golden beard for the Olympics this year.

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"You are Asafa Powell, do you still need to worry about not making it to the finals?"

Wayne and Asafa Powell also played against each other many times. A few days before the 2011 Diamond League Magic City game, he and Powell went to the Sunshine Community to visit the disabled children there, which was quite an intersection.

On the other side, Justin Gatlin and Maldina also chatted. Looking at Maldina's expression, he seemed quite confident.

Powell shook his head: "To this day, I have the idea of ​​giving up the game, but I am unwilling to give up this opportunity."

The reason Asafa Powell has the idea of ​​abandoning the competition is because his injury has not recovered yet. If he is forced to compete, the injury will most likely continue to worsen and the Olympic Games will be scrapped.

After half a year of recuperation, Asafa Powell's physical condition has improved a lot. He ran 9.88 seconds in the Diamond League Doha Station, 9.94 seconds in the Magic City Station with a small headwind, and 9.85 seconds in the Oslo Station with a tailwind.

But around the time of the Dental Championships, Asafa Powell's groin injury began to rear its head again, so much so that after he ran 10.19 seconds in the men's 100-meter preliminaries of the Asian Championships on June 28, he quickly flew to the United States for treatment of his groin injury.

, flew back to Jamaica the next day to continue participating in the semi-finals.

He originally signed up for the Diamond League London leg on July 13, but he withdrew due to a recurrence of his groin injury.

Until now, his groin injury has not completely improved.

Asafa Powell also knows that with his current situation, even if his groin injury suddenly improves, it will be difficult to compete for a medal in the finals.

But... He was not strong enough in Athens in 2004, he missed Helsinki in 2005, he was too timid in Osaka in 2007, he gave up running in individual events in Yanjing in 2008 and was the best in the relay, and barely managed in Berlin in 2009

He passed and won a bronze medal, but he missed Daegu again in 2011.

After so many years, he has actually had several opportunities to stand on the championship throne of the World Series. It would not be difficult to win a few more silver and bronze medals, but...

This year is his third time participating in the Olympics. He doesn't want to be timid anymore. Even if he has to crawl, he will climb to the finish line in the final!

"come on!"

Wayne didn't open his mouth to persuade him. He and Asafa Powell were not related, and their relationship was not as good as Blake's. And even if he didn't mind, it probably wouldn't be effective. After all...

If he were Powell, he would not give up.

How many four years can there be in life?

Anyway, for Wei En, the Olympic Games is the holy place in his mind. He is already standing on the holy place. How could he give up so easily?

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At 19:42 London time (August 5) and 2:42 Yanjing time (August 6), the men's 100m semi-finals entered the countdown stage.

"CCTV, welcome everyone to continue watching the London Olympics live broadcast for you by CCTV Sports Channel. I am Yang Jian, the commentator at the London Olympic Stadium."

"Hello everyone, I am Kan Fulin (former deputy head coach of the national track and field team, director of the Chinese Sports Science Society.)."

For domestic audiences in China, watching the live broadcast of the London Olympics is indeed a very painful thing. After all, Yanjing and London are eight time zones apart, and many exciting games are held in the local afternoon and night, resulting in domestic

The audience had to stay up late to watch the game.

Especially today's men's 100-meter semi-finals, the final schedule is even worse. Generally speaking, in order to increase the ratings, the men's 100-meter semi-finals and finals will be arranged on local Saturdays, so that even if the audience in some areas needs

Even if you stay up late to watch the game, you can also catch up on sleep during the day.

But August 5th in London is already Monday for Chinese viewers. If you stay up late to watch the game, do you still have to go to work during the day?

However, despite this, the ratings of CCTV Sports Channel are still high at this time. Many of them are contributed by students on summer vacation. In addition, there are also many "workers" who have already asked for personal leave and sick leave for tomorrow.

, just to stay up late and witness this long-awaited 100-meter trapeze battle!

Yang Jian: "The atmosphere in the London Bowl is really extremely warm. The venue is really full and the crowd is loud. It is indeed a quadrennial event for mankind! So in yesterday's men's 100-meter preliminaries, Wei En finished with 9

The time of 87 seconds set a preliminary record for the men's 100-meter event. In addition, Zhang Peimeng and Su Bingtian also performed well and entered the semi-finals. Coach Kan, what do you think of tonight's game?"

Kan Fulin: "I think for domestic viewers, there is actually no need to worry about Wei En entering the finals. After all, his strength is there. Personally, I am more concerned about Zhang Peimeng and Su Bingtian.

Regarding the performance of the players, because I had a discussion with Coach Feng and the others last night, I feel that Zhang Peimeng and Su Bingtian also have a certain chance of reaching the final stage."

Yang Jian: "Yes, this is actually an issue that some domestic track and field fans are discussing. I read the analysis of many senior track and field fans and data fans, and found that Zhang Peimeng and Su Bingtian do have the possibility of advancing to the finals."

In the commentary box, Yang Jian and Kan Fulin were talking to each other with headphones on. At this time, there were still two or three minutes before the start of the men's 100-meter semifinals. In the live broadcast footage, Wei En and other eight players from the first group of semifinals were already starting.

The area is preparing for the game.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before the game started, they tried not to bring the topic to the scene, because many domestic viewers watching the live broadcast did not know much about the current situation of this project, so they

It is necessary to deepen the impression on most viewers through pre-game commentary.

"In fact, for any player, there is a possibility of entering the finals, but relatively speaking, Zhang Peimeng and Su Bingtian have a greater chance." Kan Fulin continued.

"I really hope that this 'possibility' will become a reality, just like the 2007 Osaka World Championships, when Liu Xiang and Shi Dongpeng stood on the final stage together. How exciting is that scene?" Yang Jian said when mentioning Liu Xiang.

Suddenly he became excited.

Kan Fulin: "Whether Zhang Peimeng and Su Bingtian can enter the finals still depends on whether they can overcome their inner fears and lack of confidence in the semi-finals and release their best selves on the track. Of course, whether players from other countries can

Hidden strength and suddenly exploded in the semifinals? We don’t know this.”

"However, in this year's Olympic Games, China has made history by having three athletes reach the men's 100-meter semi-finals! We say that every time these three young men finish a shot, it is a new history and a new level.

!”

“Our old rival Neon, only two people have reached the Olympic A standard this year. Among them, Masashi Erikochi, who stepped on the 10-second 18a mark, stopped early in the semi-finals. Only one young player, Ryota Yamagata, is left to support him.

"

"And what about us? Not only did we win three Olympic A-level titles, but we also made it to the semi-finals all of them, and the top two in the group advanced directly! In fact, this situation already happened at the Daegu World Championships last year.

The attention was not as high as the Olympics, so it didn’t cause such a big stir.”

"Dear viewers, this is a signal. It means that our country's sprint events are developing rapidly! Our training concepts and training conditions are constantly developing in the direction of becoming a powerful country in track and field. Driven by Wei En and others, there has been a domestic upsurge in

It not only stimulates the sprint craze, but also provides a strong guarantee for our country’s sprint talent base.”

"Tonight's game, no matter how many of our athletes advance to the finals, has provided new ideas and new theoretical possibilities for the future development of my country's sprint. The future of China's sprint and China's track and field will definitely be brighter!"

Kan Fulin's speech completely cheered up the sleepy audience in front of the TV. He was generous, passionate and powerful, just like Wei En on the field, giving people unlimited hope!

Kan Fulin controlled the time of his speech just right. After his long speech, the live TV camera instantly switched from the sky above the 100-meter straight to the side view. In the starting area, the figures of eight runners appeared in the camera.

Yang Jian took over the right to explain at the right time: "Please follow our camera and look at the 100-meter track. The upcoming event is the men's 100-meter semi-finals of the 2012 London Olympics. We prefer to call it [the semi-finals of the speed showdown].

, let’s take a look at the players in the first group of competition——”
Chapter completed!