Chapter 141 Break the world record and win the championship 5 (seeking a monthly pass)(1/2)
American player James Gordon is on the fifth lane, he is closest to Chen Qiang, and he is also the person with the clearest perception of the speed shown by Chen Qiang.
When running on the curve, James Gordon had already discovered that Chen Qiang's speed was amazing, faster than all the athletes he had met before!
"That Chinese man ran so fast. His current speed is much faster than the semi-finals in the morning. It's not the same level! Could it be that this is his real strength?"
It is normal to retain strength in the semi-finals. James Gordon can also guess that Chen Qiang may have reserved some in the semi-finals, but James Gordon never expected that Chen Qiang would retain so much strength.
As the last straight road gets closer, the gap between Chen Qiang and James Gordon seems to be getting bigger and bigger!
"This is a curve. Instead of approaching, the distance between us is getting bigger and bigger!"
The athletes on the outer track will start at a relatively forward position, so as the race progresses, the distance between them and the athletes on the inner track will get closer and closer. Assuming that the speed of the two athletes is exactly the same, then when they enter the final straight, they should go hand in hand.
However, the situation today seems to be the opposite. Chen Qiang, who is on the outside track, is constantly widening the distance between him and James Gordon.
When Chen Qiang entered the straight, James Gordon was still struggling in the curve, and he was almost ten meters away from the straight.
"The gap is more than 1 second!" James Gordon suddenly realized this.
The moment Chen Qiang entered the straight, James Gordon finally made a clear judgment that he was more than 1 second behind Chen Qiang!
The 400-meter sprint was 1 second slower than others, and the game was not over yet, James Gordon felt very hit!
As an American athlete, James Gordon's 400-meter level is definitely not weak. James Gordon often tastes the taste of victory in domestic competitions in the United States. Moreover, the US Olympic Trials have always been extremely cruel. Athletes who can emerge from the American Trials must have the world's top level.
If a rookie is left behind by others for more than a second, then he will admit it. But as a top player in the world, he is actually more than a second slower than others, which really hurts his confidence.
The game was still one quarter, but he was behind others for more than a second, which was very frustrating. However, the next second, James Gordon suddenly realized another more serious problem:
Team USA may lose!
"If you can get more than one second faster than me, it is definitely a world record-level strength. In this way, the real strength of this Chinese person should be comparable to Ben Iscarman and Bill Carl! No, the game is not over yet, and there is still a quarter of the schedule. Even Ben Iscarman and Bill Carl may not be able to lead me so much! Oops, our American team may really lose!"
No matter how slow James Gordon is, he has realized that in yesterday's preliminary round, rematch, and this morning's semi-final, Chen Qiang has been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger!
400 meters is the most dominant event in the United States. James Gordon couldn't help but feel anxious when he thought that he might lose the 400-meter gold medal.
However, in the 400m event, James Gordon was originally the third player of the United States and the weakest of the three American players. The heavy responsibility of the United States to win the gold medal did not fall on James Gordon, so even if the United States did not win the 400m gold medal, the responsibility would not be counted on James Gordon. This may be the only good news for James Gordon.
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He was about to rush into the final straight, and Ben Iscarman had already started to accelerate.
"I am the 400-meter world record holder. I can't lose. I want to defend my honor!" Ben Iscarman looked firm, and more importantly, he had regained the feeling of breaking the world record five months ago.
Ben Iscarman felt that he was copying that game. He ran very smoothly and had a very good pace, so he was the same when he broke the world record.
"46 seconds 4, I did it five months ago, and now I can do it too! I will run another 46 seconds 4!"
"Bill Carl, you arrogant guy, just won me twice, but kept saying that I am the 'wateriest' world record holder. Today I want to show you that you are nothing in front of the world record!"
Thinking of this, Ben Iscarman glanced to the right.
Then Ben Iscarman saw that Bill Carl had entered the last straight and turned to the left, looking at himself. In Bill Carl's eyes, there was a very proud look, as if he was mocking Ben Iscarman for his backwardness.
Ben Iskaman's body had just entered the straight road. Through visual inspection, Ben Iskaman judged that he should be about two meters behind Bill Carl.
"Bill Carl has entered the straight, I'm behind!" Ben Iscarman realized this instantly.
Ben Iscarman felt a little unwilling, but more frustrated. His current competitive state is very good, almost the same as when he broke the world record five months ago. It can be said that Ben Iscarman is already in his strongest state in his personal strength, but this strongest Ben Iscarman is still behind Bill Carl.
"Can that guy Bill Carl run so fast? I'm not his opponent in such a good state now! I'm not willing to give up!"
Ben Iscarman could have thought that if Bill Carl won the championship, he would be happy to mock himself, humiliate himself in that arrogant tone, and even every time he meets him in the future, Bill Carl will show his arrogant arrogance.
Ben Iscarman felt very unhappy when he wanted to play here. He didn't want to see Bill Carr's awkward face.
"I can't lose to Bill Carl! Even for dignity, I can't lose to him!"
At this moment, Ben Iscarman planned to do his best. He wanted to pour all his strength onto the runway, just to avoid being ridiculed and humiliated by Bill Carl, and to preserve his dignity.
Ben Iscarman looked to the right again, and wanted to determine how far he was behind Bill Carl.
However, this time, in Ben Iscarman's sight, there was not only Bill Carl, but another person.
That was on the sixth lane on the outside, where there was also an athlete running, and was nearly two meters ahead of Bill Carl!
Ben Iscarman was stunned. He even had an illusion, was he dazzled?
When I looked at Bill Carl for the first time just now, Ben Iscarman did not notice Chen Qiang. After all, Ben Iscarman was in the second and Chen Qiang was in the sixth path. The two were far apart, and Ben Iscarman focused all on Bill Carl in the fourth path. After seeing Bill Carl, he did not continue to pay attention to Chen Qiang on the right.
However, this time, Ben Iscarman suddenly discovered that someone was faster than Bill Carl!
"The sixth path is that Chinese! He wants to be faster!" Ben Iscarman felt instantly, his mind seemed to be short-circuiting.
All of this came too suddenly. Chen Qiang, who had been kicked out of the ranks of competitors by Ben Iscarman, was actually faster than Bill Carl!
"Can the Chinese run so fast? Yesterday's preliminary and semi-finals, he just crossed the threshold for promotion. This morning's semi-finals, he didn't perform well. In the semi-finals, I was in the same group as him, so he was much slower than me. Why did he get so powerful in the finals? Was he suddenly possessed by a cheetah?"
"I understand that the Chinese man has never shown his true strength. Before the final, he was deliberately letting go, but I foolishly thought that his strength was not strong!"
At this moment, Ben Iscarman suddenly felt that he was really stupid! Chen Qiang is the winner of the 100m and 200m championship, and he even broke the world record of these two events. How could he not run 400m? With Chen Qiang's strong dominance in the 100m and 200m events, he would definitely not be a weak chicken when he came to the 400m arena!
Ben Iscarman, like others, was blinded by his ideology, inertial thinking and prejudice. In his inherent impression, China is a poor and backward wild land, and the Chinese are all weak people with pale faces and thin skin. Even though Chen Qiang has created enough miracles, Ben Iscarman still feels that Chinese athletes are all weak.
At this time, when Ben Iscarman faced the cruel reality, he finally woke up. He knew that he was wrong, and it was really a big mistake!
It was also at this moment that Ben Iscarman suddenly remembered a serious problem.
"Bill Carl is ahead of me, and the Chinese is ahead of Bill Carl. Wouldn't the 400-meter gold medal be taken away by the Chinese?"
Thinking of this, Ben Iscarman suddenly felt nervous.
As the holder of the world record for 400-meter sprinting, Ben Iscarman is of course highly expected by the entire American team, hoping that he can win the 400-meter gold medal for the American team. However, now it seems that he is a bit far from the gold medal. The roadblock ahead is not only Bill Carl, but also a Chinese Chen Qiang!
"We the American team can't lose anymore with the 400-meter sprint!" Ben Iscarman suddenly discovered that he not only had to defend his dignity, but also the glory of the United States!
At this moment, Ben Iscarman suddenly felt that he was shouldering a huge responsibility. He not only wanted to fight for himself, but also for the entire United States!
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When Bill Carl saw Ben Iscarman falling behind him, he felt excited. He felt that he had already won this game, and the 400-meter gold medal seemed to be hanging around his neck.
In this game, this "human" athlete ran out of his best form in his career. He believed that as long as he rushed forward without hesitation, he would be able to break the 400-meter world record.
Bill Carl turned around and was about to sprint with all his might to complete the remaining schedule. However, the moment he turned around, he found a figure in his right light. He was also a running person, and his position was in front of him!
Bill Lar subconsciously turned his head to the right. He could see Chen Qiang running on the sixth path without turning his head too much!
A sense of horror rose from Bill Carl's heart, and he didn't even react to what was happening in front of him for a moment.
After a short short circuit in his mind, Bill Carl finally understood what was going on.
"It's that Chinese. He ran to me! When did he run to me? How did he run to me? Did this guy take a shortcut?"
Although Bill Carl has regained his mind, his mind is still very confused now, and even the idea of "taking shortcuts" has exploded. This is an Olympic competition. How could athletes take shortcuts in front of tens of thousands of spectators? What's more, Chen Qiang is still on the sixth lane on the outside, which is the most unlikely way to take shortcuts.
The next second, Bill Carl suddenly remembered that he did not observe the right side of the game in the whole game. All his attention was on Ben Iscarman on the second side of the left. As for the fifth and sixth side of the right, Bill Carl was not taken seriously at all.
Since the game has been held, this is the first time Bill Carl turns his head to the right to observe the situation of the athletes on the right. However, it is precisely the first time he looks to the right that Bill Carl realizes that he is not the first place, and it turns out that someone has already run to the front of him.
This is the last straight road. At this time, the lead is the real lead!
"How is that Chinese man in front of me? Could it be that he ran faster than me?" Although Bill Carl didn't want to admit this, common sense in life told him that running ahead of him is not faster than him!
"Damn, that Chinese man has been retaining his strength and has not yet shown his true strength until now. This cunning guy! He ran so slowly in the preliminary round, the semi-finals, must have been intentional!" Bill Carl said in his heart.
Bill Carl knew how fast he ran. He could feel that he could break the 400-meter world record. However, Chen Qiang was faster than him. It was impossible to be luck or coincidence that he could reach such a speed. The only reasonable explanation is that this is Chen Qiang's real strength.
Bill Carl also realized this. He cursed Chen Qiang for cunning in his heart, and then put his mind back on the track.
There is only seventy meters away from the finish line. At this time, Bill Carl is nearly two meters behind Chen Qiang, which seems to be a big gap.
"I'm actually so much behind. Am I going to lose to that Chinese!"
Bill Carl suddenly remembered his unrelenting words before the game. He once made a promise that he could win the gold medal. If he lost in the end, he would lose all his face!
What’s even more terrifying is that Chen Qiang defeated him! He was the Chinese who he always looked down upon!
Bill Carl remembered the 200m final the day before yesterday. At that time, American player Eddie Tolan also lost to Chen Qiang. After the game, Bill Carl once sarcastically sarcasticated Eddie Tolan, calling Eddie Tolan a "waste" and accusing him of losing to a Chinese.
And today's game, in its current form, he is likely to lose to the same Chinese.
"Eddie Tolan, that little black fat man must be waiting to see my joke, right? If I lose, he will 100% mock me as a waste, just like I mocked him the day before yesterday!"
Bill Carl was completely angry when he thought that he would be ridiculed by a black man!
He is a white man, and he is the upper class of white man. He has been from a wealthy family since childhood and is also a top university in the United States. He has a good family, good study and good sports. He is a pure "three good students". He will become an elite in American society in the future. How can he lose to a Chinese! How can he be ridiculed by black people!
"No, never, I must not lose this game!" The strong self-esteem inspired Bill Carr's fighting spirit.
At this time, Bill Carl no longer cared about the applause and shouting of the audience around him. He was not pursuing victory or winning honor, but to protect his self-esteem!
"I still have a chance. There is still a distance of 70 meters. I can use the final sprint to surpass that Chinese! That's right, the final sprint is what I'm good at. My sprint speed is very fast and I will definitely be able to defeat him!"
At this moment, Bill Carl exerted all his physical strength, and his whole body was filled with strength in his legs and began the final sprint!
Among the 400-meter athletes, Bill Carl's sprinting speed is indeed very fast, and he is indeed very good at the final sprint. In many games, he relied on this advantage to successfully overtake his opponent and finally won the championship.
So in Bill Carl's view, the last 70-meter sprint is the time when he displays his speed and the time when he makes full use of his strengths.
However, he ignored one thing. This time his opponent was the fastest running person in the world!
Compare the fastest-runner in the world who sprints faster and thinks that you can win. There are probably only two types of people in this world who will do such things, the brave and the ignorant.
A brave man has courage, and he will bravely try even if it is a difficult challenge.
As for the ignorant, they are fearless!
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The audience also knew that this was the strongest track and field event for the US team, and they had already won the gold medal, so they released their greatest enthusiasm for the athletes on the track.
To be continued...