In the afternoon, Osaka Longju Stadium. Novel.

The Osaka Station of the IAAF Grand Prix officially started. Because most games only have one shot, the competition only takes half a day.

The Changju Stadium is the home stadium of the Japanese J. League club Erezo Osaka. It was first built in 1964 and could accommodate 23,000 spectators. Its opening event was a football match during the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1996, the seat capacity of the stadium expanded to 50,000 people, and three matches were held at the 2002 World Cup.

Since 1996, the Changju Stadium in May is the venue for the annual Osaka Grand Prix track and field competition, and is also the starting point and end point of the Osaka International Women's Marathon held at the end of January and early February each year.

As a city with a strong track and field atmosphere, the nearly 50,000 spectators in the stadium on the afternoon of May 7 almost reached more than 90%.

Ye Qin stood at the men's 400-meter starting line, glanced back and forth, and lived in the so-called venues of many events in the stadium, and the hardware was excellent. When he was warming up on the track in the morning, Ye Qin could feel that the track was moderately soft and hard, and suitable for exerting force.

In addition to the hardware facilities, he could see the interest and love of the live audience in Osaka for track and field competitions. Perhaps the difference in national conditions, Ye Qin remembers that the atmosphere of basketball, football, baseball, from low-level competitions to national competitions, the atmosphere is particularly good.

Some of the cartoons and cartoons about football and basketball I saw when I was a boy are really in reality. Maybe they are not that strong, but the sports atmosphere soaked in the bottom layer and their passionate youth are very enviable.

From the warm-up in the morning to the afternoon when he stood in Changju Stadium to prepare for the upcoming game, he felt the fanaticism that the audience was rushing to the scene.

More than 40,000 spectators, waving the national flag and various small plastic boards, glow sticks and other objects in their hands, kept cheering the athletes in the venue.

"The Grand Prix at Shenghai Station will definitely be so lively this year."

Seeing such a warm competition atmosphere, Ye Qin felt a little envious. Thinking about the international competitions he had experienced were not in his own country, but holding competitions on his own territory and competing with top international experts was undoubtedly what he wanted and looked forward to the most.

The men's 400m race started at 16:30 pm, and the time was relatively low among many competitions. In the men's 110m hurdles before, Liu Yangyu had already won the championship with a time of 13.12 seconds.

At this stage, Liu Yangyu's strength reached the top level in the world, there were basically two or three players who could pose a threat and challenge him. In this men's 110-meter hurdles in the Grand Prix, the second place was Japanese player Naito Masato, who scored 13.53 seconds, and was not on the same level as Liu Yangyu.

After Ye Qin stood on the men's 400-meter starting line, on the large screen in the middle of the stadium, the list of players from this group of men's 400-meter competition also appeared in front of everyone.

Among the eight players in total, four Japanese players accounted for.

Compared to Liu Yangyu's feeling of almost Dugu Qiu's defeat in the Osaka Grand Prix, Ye Qin knew that it was not that easy for him to face this group of players.

At the men's 400 meters, he had almost no opponents in China at this time, but in the international arena, even if there were not many top athletes participating in the Osaka Grand Prix, Ye Qin still faced a huge challenge.

He had basically seen the level of this group of players before the game. Many players in PB (personal best results) and SB (season best results) are not much worse than him.

The first way, Sato Saburo, Japan, pb=45 seconds 50, sb=45 seconds 78;

The second lane, Mio Ito, Japan, pb=45 seconds 63, sb=46 seconds 70;

The third way, Ye Qin, China, pb=45 seconds 23, sb=45 seconds 23;

The fourth lane, Chris Lloyd, Dominic Republic, pb=45 seconds 40, sb=46 seconds 44;

The fifth way, Yuzo Kanemaru, Japan, pb=45 seconds 16, sb=45 seconds 47;

The sixth road, James Davis, United States, pb=45 seconds 21, sb=45 seconds 59;

The seventh road, Jun Kosakada, Japan, pb=45 seconds 05, sb=46 seconds 06;

On the eighth road, Alan Francia, Grenada, pb=44 seconds 47, sb=44 seconds 60;

For an athlete, creating a personal best PB undoubtedly represents the level and level of the athlete, and the best results of the season basically mean the current state.

When athletes observe their opponents, in addition to looking at their opponent's PB, they will pay more attention to their opponent's SB and their performance in other competitions this season.

In addition to the personal achievements of several Japanese players, Ye Qin cares most about the most is Grenada player Alane Francia in the eighth lane.

This player born in 1976 was at the peak of his personal career at this time. His opponent's strength was clearly visible from the data, surpassing the top 400-meter athletes of other players present. He also won the championship in the 2004 World Indoor Championships. Ye Qin was eliminated in the first round at last year's Athens Olympics. Alan Francia was the fourth place at the time, second only to three American athletes.

After the gunfire sounded, Ye Qin quickly became fully involved in the game.

Starting and accelerating, Ye Qin initially felt that the PB and SB of all players were not low, and it should be a very fierce competition. However, after running out of the first corner from the starting line, Ye Qin gradually felt that the overall level of the players in this game seemed not as high as he expected.

The overall level of Japanese 400-meter players is higher than that of domestic players. Ye Qin initially thought that this game would face the siege of many Japanese athletes, but after the first 100-meter, it was obvious that none of these players had widened the gap with him in the first half.

There are two factors in this. One is that Ye Qin's level in the first half has improved. After learning from Randy Huntel, his first half has made rapid progress and is no longer the same as before, in order to maintain the rhythm, he would be left far away from the front one or two hundred meters in order to maintain the rhythm.

The other one is also pb and sb. These data can only refer to an athlete's personal abilities, but it is not so easy to fully perform after really playing on the court.

The stadium with more than 40,000 people is full of domestic spectators cheering, which is a kind of inspiration and also makes many athletes feel inexplicable pressure.

Alan Francia ran very fast in the eighth lane. As a top 400m runner, he knew the organizer's intention to arrange him in the eighth lane.

That is, he was afraid that the strength of the players in the same group was too weak, which made him observe the players' level in the first half and deliberately let the water go, which caused the men's 400-meter score in the Osaka Grand Prix in the end.

In the 400-meter race, due to the forward stretching, the player in the eighth lane is often very forward. He cannot fully measure the positions of other players before entering the last straight. Therefore, athletes running this lane often need to do their best to play to maintain their position as much as possible.

In view of this situation, Alan Francia did not fight as hard as before in the first half of the competition. He had a clear understanding of the level of most Asian players in the same group and the American player, and knew that these people were not a threat. Therefore, although he ran faster in the first half, he did not perform at his best.

The biggest factor in running from Grenada to Osaka, Japan to participate in the Grand Prix is ​​economic reasons. In order to attract top athletes to participate, the prize money given by the Osaka Grand Prix is ​​relatively good. Besides him, no other top athletes come to participate, so he can almost win the championship with certainty.

One hundred meters, two hundred meters, three hundred meters, Alein Francia was the leader in the eighth road. Even if he was running with a convergence, his speed was far superior to other players.

But at this time, he did not notice that an Asian player quietly passed up at the corner in the third lane and stared at his position.

On the sidelines, Chen Zhongzhou and others looked quite nervous at this time, but after seeing the second bend 250 meters, Ye Qin suddenly started to speed up, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"That's how it runs!"

Randy Hunter's frown frown gradually stretched out at this time. In his opinion, Ye Qin's running ahead was not very good. Only when he entered the second bend could he be slightly satisfied.

Chen Zhongzhou's eyes were bright and flames flashed in his eyes. He did very detailed homework before the game and knew Alane Francia's personal abilities. The current situation made Chen Zhongzhou feel excited.

"Alan Francia, you're careless!"

A player who is good at the first half of the game does not quickly set a gap with other players when he has the opportunity. Now, then...

The second curve goes straight!

The moment Ye Qin rushed through the corner, he could see the position of Alein Francia, because several other Japanese players between the two were behind. With the help of the curve, he could see the current position of Alein Francia without turning his head. The opponent was only one position ahead of him.
Chapter completed!