Chapter five hundred and forty-seven old friends visit
"19 seconds 59! Incredible results, the incredible Yusé Bot surpassed his opponent twenty or thirty meters in just 200 meters, which is really amazing!
This is the second best result for the men's 200m in the year. Yusé Bott used his absolute strength to prove his strength in this event. I think if anyone among Ye Qin or Jason Gaby is watching this game, then you need to be wary of it..."
On July 7, Rome, Italy, in an upscale hotel suite.
Ye Qin and Chen Zhongzhou were sitting in front of the TV watching the 2009 Lausanne Super Grand Prix competition broadcast on the TV station.
On the TV screen, the scene of the man's 200-meter race is playing at this moment. In the camera, a tall young black man in a white sprint suit is standing in front of the results of the on-site timing card and making his signature move of pulling a bow and pointing to the sky.
Although it is separated by the screen, even when sitting in front of the TV, you can still feel the fanatical atmosphere at the Lausanne Super Grand Prix.
During the IAAF World Tour, the Lausanne Super Grand Prix has always been extremely popular among athletes. There are also many viewers watching local TV channels broadcast in Europe, with a radiation area far exceeding a small Switzerland.
Looking at Yusai Bot in the TV screen, Chen Zhongzhou frowned slightly, turned to look at Ye Qin who was silent beside him and said lightly: "Yusai Bot is in very good condition. This result is completely incomparable to his previous results in the Jamaica National Championships."
Ye Qin picked up the remote control and turned the volume on the TV a little lower. He waited for a while for the men's 100-meter race for the Lausanne Super Grand Prix. He was still preparing to continue watching.
When Ye Qin heard Chen Zhongzhou talk about Yusai Bot's condition, he couldn't help but smile and replied: "He shouldn't have encountered any opponents in this year's Jamaica National Championships, so he was lazy."
Previously, the results of the Jamaica National Championships were reported to Yusé Bott run 9 seconds 86 in the men's 100 meters, and 20 seconds 25 in the 200 meters. Both results show that Yusé Bott has a lot of reservations.
After all, although Jamaica has made rapid progress in track and field in the past two years, except for Asafaville, who can barely challenge Yusé Bott, others are still completely ineligible.
When athletes reach Ye Qin and Yusai Bot, they can basically win the first place in domestic competitions, and then they can cross the finish line with the water.
In this year's Lausanne Super Grand Prix, Ye Qin could see that Yusai Bot was still running seriously in the men's 200m race. It's hard to say whether he was going all out, but in terms of results and performance, at least he was not too relaxed.
The biggest reason...
Ye Qin saw the live camera sweeping over a black athlete who won the second place in the game. The other party looked a little depressed and incredible. Occasionally, from the perspective of the TV camera, the black athlete was looking at Yusé Bot in front of the timing card from time to time.
This athlete is no other person, but also an old acquaintance of Ye Qin. Sean Merritt, who has an amazing performance in the men's 400m event.
Sean Merritt did not participate in the men's 400m competition in this year's Lausanne Super Grand Prix, but instead participated in the men's 200m competition.
Sean Merritt once entered the field to continue his brother's dream, which is not a secret among many track and field athletes. People actually respect this.
But Sean Merritt's personality is really not very likable. He is a typical big mouth and often provokes other players. Before this Lausanne Super Grand Prix, Sean Merritt said that he could defeat Yusé Bott.
In the end, Yusé Bot seemed to be angry and became unpredictably serious in the Lausanne Grand Prix.
The result of the game is also obvious. Yusé Bott won the championship with a time of 19.59 seconds, while Sean Merritt, who ranked second, had a final result of 20.41 seconds.
When the two finally crossed the finish line, they were almost a few dozen meters apart.
After watching Yusé Bot cross the finish line, he patted his chest and opened his hands to greet the cheers of the audience. It can be imagined that Sean Merritt was in a bad mood at this time.
"If Yusé Bot really tries 400 meters next year, he may really be able to make a breakthrough!"
Seeing the TV screen switch to the next game, Ye Qin turned to Chen Zhongzhou and said with a smile.
"His height and speed retention ability are really good. It should be said that running into 45 seconds is no problem." Chen Zhongzhou nodded, "But according to his personality, it may be difficult to try 400 meters. Of course, this is actually not easy to say. After all, if you beat him in the men's 100 meters and 200 meters in this year's World Championships, he will still want to defeat you in other events."
In 2009, athletes from all walks of life were a siege and siege. From 100 meters to 200 meters to 400 meters, almost many athletes were trying and launching challenges.
Ye Qin knew that Yusé Bott was resistant to the hard work of training in 400 meters, but if he really lost to himself at the 100-meter and 200-meter World Championships, it would be really hard to guarantee whether Yusé Bott would want to try to challenge him in the 400-meter world championships.
After all, Yusé Bott, Jason Gaby, and even Asafaville tried to run a few 400 meters this year.
Based on Ye Qin's understanding of Yusé Bot, the other party's seemingly hilarious appearance actually has an almost crazy pursuit of the championship. If this strong spirit fails in some projects, it is difficult to say whether it will change and more other projects.
For athletes of their level, there is limited difference between them. It is hard to say that others cannot do what Ye Qin can do.
In the hotel room, Ye Qin and Chen Zhongzhou whispered to discuss the men's 200m competition just now, followed by the men's 110m hurdles.
Liu Yangyu did not participate in this game. After the Yanjing Olympics, Liu Yangyu's injuries were still a little recurring, and this year they were basically in the treatment stage.
The contestants mainly revolved around Dai Long Robles and American player Dexter Folk. In the end, Robles was better and won the Super Grand Prix championship with a time of 13.18 seconds. Dexter Folk ranked second with 13.21 seconds.
Afterwards, several women's competitions were held, and the final start was the men's 100-meter race.
There are also two groups in A., and there are more contestants participating in the men's 100m event this year than in previous years, so the organizers have to make such arrangements.
Although Ye Qin did not go to Lausanne to participate in the competition and Yusé Bot only participated in the men's 200m competition, the 100m, as the hottest event, still attracted the attention of many spectators.
However, the overall level of the men's 100m competition in this year's Lausanne Super Grand Prix is not high. Although Asafaville participated in the men's 100m, it is not known whether it was due to the injury or the overall level of other players. Asafaville finally won the championship in Group A with a time of 10.07. The championship in Group B was won by Currandi Martina of Antilles in the Netherlands with a time of 10.16.
Just as Ye Qin and Chen Zhongzhou almost finished watching the entire Lausanne Super Grand Prix in the hotel room, a knock sounded outside the hotel door.
After Chen Zhongzhou got up and opened the door, two middle-aged men wearing shirts and trousers walked in outside the door. As soon as he saw Ye Qin, the leader walked to Ye Qin with great enthusiasm and stretched out his right hand towards him.
"It's really not easy to see you boy now!"
"Guide Ye, Director Zhou!"
Seeing the two people walking in outside the door, Ye Qin warmed up and shook hands with them, moved out of their position, and let them sit down on the sofa in the room.
"Time really passes so fast. In a blink of an eye, Ye Qin, you have reached this point today."
As soon as he sat down, one of the middle-aged men said with some emotion.
"Yes, the young boy at that time is now an international star." Another middle-aged man with a slightly obese figure followed and said, and his words were quite sighing.
"Guide Ye, Director Zhou, if you hadn't been to my care, I wouldn't have been what I am today."
Listening to the two of them sighed, Ye Qin smiled. He did not think that the other party was having a relationship, but instead said to the two of them sincerely.
The two middle-aged people in front of them were not others, but Ye Lidong and Zhou Bin, who had an important impact on Ye Qin's entire growth career.
In 2003, in order to give Ye Qin the opportunity to participate in the World Young Master Championship, Nie Fangping took Ye Qin to Yanjing with him. At that time, it was Ye Lidong's board that allowed Ye Qin to join the participating team of the World Young Master Championship.
That was Ye Qin's first time participating in a world-class competition. He went from a rural teenager to Yanjing for the first time, and then to Sherbrooke, Canada for the first time. It can be said that it was the most important step to change his life trajectory.
In that World Youth Championship, Ye Qin saw the best group among his neighbors in the world. They galloped on the field, which completely opened Ye Qin's eyes.
It was also in that World Youth Championship that Ye Qin met Yusai Bot who was still a little immature at that time. At that time, Ye Qin was not famous and no one had heard of it. Yusai Bot is already a new star in track and field in Jamaica and is known as the "successor of Mike and Johnson".
In fact, everyone was not optimistic, Ye Qin, who was in an international competition for the first time, won two bronze medals for men's 200m and 400m for men, becoming the first Chinese athlete to win medals in a world-class sprint competition.
It can be said that the World Youth Championship that year had a huge change for Ye Qin. If there was no chance to participate in that competition, Ye Qin should have been able to finally emerge from the domestic arena, but there is no doubt that the speed would be much slower.
Many media reported that Ye Qin was able to succeed and reach this level today. In addition to his personal talent and sufficient hard work, it was closely related to the participation of the competition at that time. They started directly from a world-class competition, avoided some bumps in the domestic system, broadened their horizons, and set goals.
And here, both Ye Lidong and Zhou Bin have been very important to Ye Qin.
"Guide Ye, Director Zhou, drink water!"
While Ye Qin was talking to the two mentors, Chen Zhongzhou had already gotten up and poured two cups of tea for them. "There is no good tea in Italy, it can only be a white water for entertainment."
"Xiao Chen, we are not outsiders, so we need to be polite."
Ye Lidong got up and took the boiling water from Chen Zhongzhou, took a sip, and continued with a smile, "I'm out and want to have tea. I'll wait for Yanjing to come to my office."
"Yes, there are a lot of good teas on Coach Ye." Zhou Bin next to him smiled.
"Then the relationship is good!" Chen Zhongzhou smiled and sat down, and said again, "Guide Ye, Director Zhou, we should have come to see you, but we just want to prepare for the game before the game, but we couldn't get rid of it. I didn't expect you to come."
"Same, we know your schedule, but it's not too late to encourage our young athletes when you finish the 10th competition." Ye Lidong waved his hand and replied with a smile.
The 6th World Youth Championship this year was held in Bressenon, Italy, from July 8 to July 12. Bressenon was not far from Rome. The two learned that Ye Qin had arrived in Rome and were preparing to participate in the Rome Golden League on July 10, so they came to see Ye Qin.
"That's definitely something I want. Why did I come from the World League?" Ye Qin nodded with a smile. His subsequent schedule is still clear. After the Golden League at Rome on July 10, there will be a Grand Prix at Athens on July 13, but Ye Qin is not ready to participate. He will go directly to Paris to participate in the Golden League at the Paris League on July 17. There are a few days in between, which is enough for him to catch up with the two days of the World League at the World League.
"Is there any prospect for this time when I came to Italy to participate in the competition? I heard that the track and field team selected many outstanding athletes to participate in the competition this time." Ye Qin had already heard that the players in the World Youth Championship were selected from the National Junior Track and Field Championships, but he had not paid any attention to the results in detail.
"I can't say that this World Youth Championship is so good." Ye Lidong took the boiling water and took a sip, and then continued, "But in recent years, domestic track and field, especially sprint events, have really produced some good results."
This is the real situation in China. Since Liu Yangyu won the men's 110-meter hurdles in 2004, track and field has become popular in China. After Ye Qin emerged, this situation has been exacerbated. After the Yanjing Olympics, the sprint event has become the focus of many local teams.
Last year, Su Bingtian won the men's 100m championship in the World Youth Championship at Bidgoszcz, which made many people feel that there are many newcomers in China's men's sprint point.
"We both think other events are hard to say, but the man should have the opportunity to win a medal in the 200m event." Zhou Bin next to him added.
"Can there be players who win medals?"
Ye Qin's eyes lit up slightly. Although the World Young Master Championship is now a relatively low-level competition, if he can win medals in the World Young Master Championship, it is enough to prove the athlete's potential and talent, which is worth cultivating.
"Well, you have a good talent." Zhou Bin nodded seriously, "Of course, it's still a bit worse than your 200-meter performance back then."
"This is a monster, what are you comparing?" Ye Lidong interrupted with a smile, and looked at Ye Qin again, "Although your grades were good at the beginning, it was not necessarily too outstanding compared to other athletes. The key is your growth rate later, which is the most amazing thing. You have strong enough talent, enough self-discipline and hard work, everything you deserve today."
Ye Qin's men's 200m final was 21.12 seconds, ranking third. And a year later, Ye Qin was able to run into the men's 200m A-level in the Olympic Games, and won sixth place in the final with a time of 20.39 seconds.
It can be said that from 2003 to 2004 was the true year of Ye Qin's explosion. During this year, on the one hand, his performance has increased rapidly under the stimulation of his training, the increase in competitions, and physical development. He has crossed the threshold that many athletes have never been able to cross in their entire lives.
"Guide Ye, you are too proud." Ye Qin was somewhat embarrassed by being praised by an acquaintance and said, "If I have time, I will definitely go over and take a look."
According to Zhou Bin, he is a little worse than he was in the 200m, so he could run around 21.30 seconds. If there were no monster-level players in this World Youth Championship, he would really be able to get a ranking.
In that World Youth Championship, Ye Qin's third place was 21.12 seconds and the second place was 21.04 seconds. He still remembers the results clearly. The champion was Yusé Bot, who is now entangled with him, with a pervert of 20.40 seconds.
At that time, Yusai Bot was really Dugu Qiubai in the youth competition. His super excellent physical condition was almost the same as those of his peers, and even athletes who were a few years older, but they were not comparable to him.
"Then you will definitely get it. The men's 200m final is the afternoon of the 12th." Ye Lidong said with a smile.
Chapter completed!