Run Out of My Life - Chapter 376

    May 31, Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York.

    A thunder and lightning storm gathered in the sky, thunder rolled everywhere, and rain poured.

    And even in such bad weather, the 5,000 spectator seats under the cantilevered roof of Icahn Stadium were once again full, and countless whistles and cheering noises were heard, almost covering up the occasional sound Rumble of thunder.

    “SOLD OUT” signs hung outside the auditorium, all seats were squashed, and thousands of people gathered on the grassy **** outside the stadium to watch the game.

    The Reebok Grand Prix of the 2008 IAAF World Tour New York Station almost attracted the attention of the United States at this time, and countless track and field enthusiasts have been waiting for this competition since the beginning of this year.

    At 21:20 in the evening, more than a dozen lighting towers erected in every corner of the stadium illuminated the entire stadium as if it were daylight.

    With the live camera aimed at the starting line, the big screen in the Icahn Stadium and the NBC Sports Channel responsible for broadcasting the game simultaneously appeared in the men’s 100-meter trapeze battle. Screenshots of famous players.

    First course, American player Walter Dix;

    Second course, Trinidad and Tobago’s Richard Thompson;

    Third, Jamaican Michael Flatt;

    The fourth track, American player Tyson Gay;

    Road 5, American Justin Gatlin;

    Road 6, Usain Bolt of Jamaica;

    Road 7, Curandy Martina, Netherlands Antilles;

    Road 8, Derek Atkins of the Bahamas;

    Road 9, American Davis Barton;

    Whether it is in front of the TV or on the live screen, almost most of the shots are aimed at the three people in the middle.

    Especially on the NBC Sports Channel, the live commentary of the game invited legendary men’s 200m and 400m “Forrest Gump” Michael Johnson, almost from before the start of the game, to discuss The focus is on Guy in the fourth channel and Gatlin in the fifth channel.

    This is the battle for the top sprinter in the United States.

    In the more than a year of Gatlin’s suspension and Gay’s rise, Americans who are almost slightly interested in sprinting have repeatedly discussed who is currently the fastest sprinter in the United States.

    And this discussion is hardly starting now, but has gradually emerged since the rise of Tyson Gay in 2006.

      uproar.

    Both were born in 1982, but the difference in their careers is quite different. Justin Gatlin has achieved great success in world sports when Guy was still an amateur. He won the 2003 indoor world championships in the men’s 60m and the 2004 Olympic men’s 100m champion, officially replacing Maurice Green and becoming the leading figure in American sprinting.

    And Gay, when he first entered his career in 2005, was still a 200-meter player. Although he performed well in the NCAA, he was not the top. After Justin Gatlin was suspended in 2006, Tyson Gay switched to the 100 meters, and his results improved rapidly. Since then, they have faced Suzu and Powell one after another. After the Osaka World Championships, although they failed to win the championship in the 100-meter or 200-meter, the weight of the two silver medals is not low, and they have surpassed Gatlin in 2005 in terms of performance. His performance at the World Championships, and then leading the U.S. track and field team to a gold medal in the 4×100-meter relay, truly confirmed his status.

    In many track and field enthusiasts in the United States, and even around the world, the debate about the two has never stopped.

    Guy’s fans scoffed at Gatlin, the taint of the ban was questioned and questioned, and Gatlin’s personal best before the ban was the same as last year’s Tyson Gay in Osaka There is still a gap between the World Championships.

    At the New York Grand Prix, it was finally a formal duel between two people standing on the 100-meter track.

    The other athlete who got a lot of shots from the on-site cameraman was the tallest black Jamaican player in the field.

    A competitor who has recently made some waves in the US track and field world.

    Usain Bolt grinned when he looked at the camera and pointed at him, his right thumb and index finger placed a V shape on his chin. In the track and field, he is always The one with the most active and favorite performance.

    But after the camera moved away, his playful look faded away.

    “He’s not that good at all!”

    “It must have been a broken timer for that game, the clock at Kingston National Stadium is notoriously bad.”

    “Look at his performance in Port of Spain in the latter game, and you will know that there must be something wrong with the previous performance.”

    Questions seem to be ringing in my mind again.

    He doesn’t care about these doubts, from the peak of his life in the 2004 World Youth Championship to the subsequent defeat at the Athens Olympics, he knows that as long as an athlete is on the field, no matter whether he succeeds or fails, the outside world will always take risks. various sounds.

    But, even if he doesn’t care, a young man in his twenties is always a little uncomfortable!

    On May 3rd, in the Jamaica Invitational Men’s 100-meter competition, he won the championship with a time of 9.76 seconds and created a personal best.

    It became Jamaica’s second best score after Powell, and a top five score in the world.

    But when a large number of people turned their attention to the game, doubts came almost immediately.

    His time of 9.76 was cancelled! (It was canceled at the time, and later reinstated.)

    The United States invited by the organizing committee claimed that the timer must be broken, which interfered with the fairness of the referee.

    And he used his 9.92 in Port of Spain on May 17th to satirize his record in Kingston is definitely not true.

    The United States and Jamaica have a long history of grievances on the track and field, how can they accept that after Suzu and Powell, there is another person who shakes their rule.

    After the high-intensity training after last year’s Osaka Grand Prix, Bolt has full confidence in himself, this confidence comes from getting better and better physical condition, but his goal is still on 200 meters project.

    This is the project he has trained the longest, and it is also his specialty, the one that can best use his strengths.

    Before the Jamaica Invitational and before, Bolt was not clear about his position in the 100m race.

    Although during training, he has surpassed Daniel Bailey one after another, but training is training after all, and the results of not running on the real track often have certain errors. Although Daniel Bailey’s level is good, he is not the top group in the world.

    The Jamaica Invitational was only the fourth official 100-meter race he participated in, and he ran a result of 9.76 seconds, neither he himself nor coach Glenn Mills had thought about it of.

    This achievement also shocked the American track and field world.

    Before the Osaka World Championships, 9 seconds 80 almost became a watershed in measuring a top player, and after the Osaka World Championships, this measure was even raised to 9 seconds 75 by some good media.

    There are only three people who can run into 9 seconds 75 in the world today, Suzu, Tyson Gay, and Asafa Powell.

    To be able to run into 9 seconds 80, you need to add two Justin Gatling and Maurice Green.

    Since the 2004 Olympic Games, Maurice Green is almost on the verge of retirement now. On the one hand, it is because of his physical condition and injuries. On the other hand, it is also the rapid development of the sprint field in recent years. , he has been unable to compete with the younger generation of players.

    In terms of numbers, even if the American track and field world loses the world record, it has always occupied the largest number of top athletes (not to mention the middle and reserve forces, the United States has always been a leader).

    But now, Jamaican 200-meter player Usain Bolt announced that he has entered the top sequence of the men’s 100-meter world with a score of 9.76 after the 100-meter change. The result also surpassed Justin Gatlin’s personal best of 9.77 at the 2006 Doha Grand Prix.

    In the current top five in the world, there is one Chinese, two Americans, and two Jamaicans.

    It is by no means good news for the current American track and field world.

    Since 2004, the sprinting project in the world track has declined due to the “Balco Lab” scandal and has been questioned by many.

    But as Asafa Powell broke the previous world record of Maurice Green, Suzu, Justin Gatlin, Guy appeared one after another top players, the media all kinds of hype The sprint is still the most popular sporting event.

    In recent years, Jamaica has gradually become a sprint for men’s 120-meter sprint, women’s 100-meter sprint, or men’s 110-meter hurdles and women’s 100-meter hurdles. America’s most formidable challenger.

    Look at the finals of various world-class track and field competitions in recent years. It is not the first time that among the eight finalists, three American athletes and three Jamaican athletes compete on the same field .

    The emergence of Su Zu can be said to be the rise of Asia or China’s sprint events.

    The American track and field community will see it as a threat to the championship, but in fact, Su Zu is the same as Liu Yangyu in the men’s 110-meter hurdles. To a certain extent, it can only be the outstanding performance of personal talent and strength.

    In terms of overall follow-up talent reserve and training mechanism, it is far behind the United States.

    In the current world, only Jamaica is the only sprinter in the world. From the selection of athletes, to the training of series, as well as the atmosphere of folk track and field and the performance of the arena, it has surpassed the United States in almost all directions. .

    This is the big challenge that really shakes his dominance.

    This is also the reason why the United States is reluctant to see a second Powell in Jamaica. The appearance of one Powell can be attributed to outstanding personal talent, but the second, third, fourth… Talented players constantly emerging, this is not only the personal factor of the players.

    This is also the grievance between the track and field circles of the two countries. There is only one overlord, and any challenger will be naturally disgusted and vigilant.

    Bolt is also very aware of this. At the Jamaica Invitational, he and Spearmont walked on the field after the game and were dissatisfied by many people, and Spearmont later called him to talk to him. Said that his coach was very disgusted with his praise in his post-match interview.

    “Don’t say anything nice about Usain Bolt, say you’ll beat him! Not to mention he is a great athlete! Don’t smile when he is mentioned on TV! Don’t mix with him! Did you hear it clearly? 』

    It was really interesting when Bolt heard Spearmont repeat this “order” from his coach.

    Glancing over the players around him, whether it’s Tyson Gay in the fourth lane or Justin Gatlin in the fifth lane, Bolt doesn’t have much thought and pressure at this moment , this is his fifth 100-meter race.

    Compete with the best athletes in the world today, and if you win, you will be ecstatic. If you lose, who cares?

    “Relax, Usain, this is our first real test since the 100m, maybe we’ll surprise the Yanks again!”