Born to Run

Chapter 110: See the wider world

   "Gold medal, another gold medal!"

   On July 13, in the stands of the University of Sherbrooke Stadium, the Chinese team cheered again.

   In the women's javelin competition that started at 9 o'clock in the morning, Xiao Juan, a female player led by coach Wang Shouyang, went on another battle and won the women's javelin gold medal.

   "This coach Wang really has a hand!"

   Zhou Bin clapped non-stop in the stands, watching the women's shot put event in the arena just finished, his face seemed to be smiling.

  Wang Shouyang, this gold medal coach from a sports school in Southern Jiangsu Province, is really impressive in cultivating young athletes in throwing events.

   He brought four athletes into the Chinese team to participate in the World Junior Championships. Up to now, all three athletes have won gold medals, and there is also a men's discus event, which is also the most powerful contender for the championship.

   Thinking of this, Zhou Bin couldn't help but look at the other side. After the women's shot put final was over, Ye Lidong had already taken Ye Qin to the inspection area to prepare to warm up.

   In the first World Junior Championships in 1999, the Chinese team won four gold medals and three silver medals, including one for the male and female long jump. The other two women’s discus and the female shot put were won by the female athlete Hong Mei led by coach Wang Shouyang.

   In the second quarter of the 2001 World Junior Championships, the Chinese team only won two gold medals, one was a male discus athlete led by coach Wang Shouyang, and the other was a men's 5,000-meter race walking.

   In this World Junior Championships, if it were not for Yeqin, the dark horse, I am afraid the Chinese team would have to rely on four athletes led by coach Wang Shouyang to support.

  Wang Shouyang is able to train many outstanding young athletes in throwing events. He is very admired, but from the perspective of the team leader, he can also achieve success in other events, which is even more gratifying.

   Ye Qin’s performance in the 200-meter preliminary and 400-meter final yesterday made Zhou Bin faintly feel that if this young man continues to practice, the short-distance track and field events in China should have something to do, at least in Asia, there is still a good chance.

   After all, Ye Qin's physical condition, in his eyes, is still a thin young man, gradually improving in various aspects such as core strength, and his grades will definitely rise to a higher level.

   The training of track and field athletes, especially sprinters, is different from the training of throwing athletes. Needless to say, the selection of talents is mainly about body size and strength. With the performances of the champions Liu Feng, Jiang Minli, and the javelin athlete Xiao Juan just now, their physical development is mature enough, so it goes without saying that they are competitive in the teenage stage, but it is precisely how much they can improve by entering the adult-level world competition. It's not easy to say.

   Started to win awards in the youth stage, until they enter the world-class competitions in adulthood, there are generally two kinds of players who can become top athletes. One is talented and has made an early appearance in his own field. There is a somewhat ripening ingredient, which is artificially elevated in the adolescent stage through intensive training. The grades among peers are naturally good enough, but the potential is exhausted prematurely, and the ceiling is reached, and it may be difficult to make a big development later.

   Ye Qin, in Zhou Bin's view, is undoubtedly the former.

   Needless to say, let him bring Yeqin now. He is sure to bring Yeqin's performance to a higher level in one or two years. There are too many things to train.

  ……

   "Lionel Larry, this player and I are on the same team again."

   In front of the indoor check-in area, Ye Qin took the 200-meter semi-final list that he had just received from Ye Lidong, and at a glance saw the American player in the same group he met during the preliminaries.

In his 200m men's 200m preliminaries yesterday, he was very impressed. Lionel Larry, an American athlete, almost led the previous 150m in the preliminaries, and he reached the final tens of meters. Only surpassed each other, it can be said to be a strong enemy. Just like the encounter in the 400m final, this is the first time he met such a high-level athlete in the 200m

"This American player is still good, Ye Qin, look at the preliminary results of other players. Many players are very strong. You must have a bottom in your heart. In addition to staring at the results that are better than you, you must also pay attention to those preliminary matches. The scores are not much different from yours. Recall if you had reservations when you saw them in the game and their technical characteristics.

   Ye Lidong watched Ye Qin notice the preliminaries of the second group of his semi-finals, and then reminded him to see other players’ preliminaries.

   He has not directly trained the athletes. In the first two sessions, he took part in the competition as the head of the World Junior Championships. He was still able to give pointers on the field.

   "Thank you, Mr. Ye."

   Ye Qin nodded, and quickly checked the results of other preliminaries.

   Just as Ye Lidong said, in track and field events, it is important to understand the level and characteristics of your opponents. Only when you have comparisons can you roughly measure your position.

   Ye Qin saw the preliminaries of the other players at a glance. His preliminaries were 21.56. There were five players ahead of him.

The first player in the preliminaries was also an American player, Mike Grett, 20.88 seconds. Among all the players in the preliminaries, the only player who ran into 21 seconds, with the letters PB behind his score, which means that this is the opponent. Personal best score created.

   The second runner-up was Youssé Bot of Jamaica. He was the most impressed. The black Jamaican teenager who pretended to be injured on the track and then retired in the 400 meters had a score of 21.12.

   The third and fourth place are two British players with 21.29 and 21.35 respectively, and the other is Bahrain’s Maimat-Sad Rashidi, with a score of 21.50.

   After reading the results of the preliminaries, Ye Qin raised his head and glanced at Ye Lidong, and he understood what the opponent meant.

   After yesterday's 400m final, he lost for the first time. Ye Lidong was comforting him, but also wanted him to understand his opponent and the situation.

   The 200m event is not like the 400m. The performance gap between the contestants will be closer, but it is more difficult to catch up. Judging from the results of the preliminaries, Yechin probably knows himself, the first American player Mike Great and the second Jamaican player, the black teenager Youssef Bot, he still has a certain way to catch up with the two. The difficulty of ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and this is the result of the preliminaries, these two players, and even other players may have reservations.

   "Go all out to run, just run your best personal results."

   Ye Lidong patted Ye Qin's shoulder lightly, and the more he touched, he gradually discovered the pride hidden deep in the heart of this peaceful young man.

He didn't want to hit Yeqin. In the 400m preliminaries, Yeqin saw the results of other players. The gap was not obvious. It might have caused Yeqin to miscalculate the situation. After all, it was the first time to step onto the international arena, but the 200m... …Ye Lidong felt that it was necessary to remind him.

"Ye Qin, I know that you do not admit defeat, and athletes do not admit defeat. They want to be the one that wins. At your current age, you should go to see the wider world more! You know others and see more things. If you have more, you can know yourself better and be able to make progress! Maintain such a competitive spirit, and keep up the good work!"

   After the men's 400m final, Ye Lidong already felt Yechin’s strong desire to compete, but because of this, Ye Lidong wanted to let Yechin recognize and understand the strength of other players.

   It is definitely a good thing for young people to have a competitive spirit, but they should not be arrogant and fail to recognize their level and achievements.

   This is the track and field stadium. No matter how great and powerful athletes are, they will grow up step by step.

   No one can reach the peak with a complete victory from the day they set foot on the track and field. All this way requires ups and downs. No one will not lose, but it doesn't matter if you lose, just win back next time.

   "Yeah." Ye Qin took a breath, nodded solemnly, and returned the preliminaries of the 200-meter contestant in his hand to Ye Lidong, turned his head, walked to the track, and started warming up.

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