Almighty Coach

In the men's 400m final, Erwin won the championship as expected.

South African teenager Nick Zuma won the runner-up, while the third runner-up was won by another American player.

In this competition day, the US track and field team has already won one gold and two bronzes, and then there will be the final event, the men's 100-meter trapeze competition.

The previous world No. 1 flying man has retired, and the world record left by him is unlikely to be broken within ten years, and who will become the new world No. 1 flying man has become the biggest suspense in this competition.

As the defending champion of this event, the Jamaica team is still very strong. They have three athletes who have entered the finals. Their goal is to keep this gold medal in Jamaica.

Although the US team has been affected by the doping scandal and its strength has declined, there are also two players who have entered the finals, including the former "world's second flying man" Justin Alexander.

Although three players have entered the final stage, the Jamaica coach Fraser's expression is not at all relaxed. Especially when he saw Alexander, his eyes were full of vigilance.

The assistant next to him looked at Fraser in puzzlement. He hadn't seen Fraser's serious expression for a long time.

"Coach, are you worried about Alexander? He has been suspended for nearly five years, which means that he has not participated in international competitions for five years. Maybe he has no strength at all." The assistant said.

"It is not an easy thing to be able to break through the tight siege in the American trials. And in the American competition, Alexander can also run within 9.90 seconds. Do you think he will not run a better result?" Frazier took a deep breath and continued: "And what I worry about is not just Justin Alexander, but the state of the entire US team."

"Coach, I don't quite understand." The assistant looked confused.

"Before that, I thought this US track and field team would be the weakest in history. Of course, public opinion also thought so, but now it seems that this US team is not weak at all. Not only Weak and strong. They got a gold medal on the first day, maybe that can be explained by luck. But they came in with two on the second day, and got a gold medal today, you think this performance , Is it just pure luck? It’s only the third day of the track and field competition, and the US track and field team has already won four gold medals, which exceeds the average level of the US team in previous years.” Fraser said.

"Perhaps it's because the US team's strong projects were all concentrated in the first few days." The assistant said.

"Then tell me, in track and field, what are the sports in which the United States is not strong?" Fraser said with a look of disdain.

The assistant was speechless. As the world's No. 1 track and field power, the strength of each project is very strong, and there is really no project that is not strong. Even in long-distance running, the African long-distance running duo has always been in a dominant position, and the US team is second only to the African long-distance running duo, and its strength is much stronger than other countries.

Fraser went on to say: "Perhaps those stupid media are still preaching that the US team is not strong enough this year, but I believe that the head coaches with a little bit of judgment have already seen that the US team is still so strong. Powerful, the Chinese coach in the United States is not easy. He was able to lead the US team to achieve such results. Maybe we underestimated him at the beginning. A non-American coach is still a Chinese. Since he can be the head coach of the US team , must have its merits.”

When Fraser said this, he looked at Dai Li with a firm look in his eyes. He changed his voice and continued, "But I always believe that victory will eventually belong to us!"

...

Jamaican player McNee stood on the track, rubbing the track gently with the soles of his shoes to relieve the tension in his heart.

McNee is currently the strongest player in the Jamaican team. After the world's number one flying man Gitel retired, McNee became the "first brother" of Jamaica's sprint. He also has to take on what Gitel took on responsibility.

It is not the first time for McNee to participate in the Olympic Games. Four years ago, he also represented the Jamaican team in the Olympic Games and entered the final.

It's just that in that game at that time, everyone's eyes were focused on Gitel, the "world's number one flying man", and McNee at that time was just an insignificant supporting role.

In fact, as a sprinter, it is really sad to be in the same era as Gitel, and even more so as a teammate of Gitel. In fact, McNee is good enough and works hard enough, but no matter how he comes back, as long as the Jamaica team has Gitel, then he will always be just a supporting role.

McNee is not willing to just play a supporting role, he wants to be the protagonist on the field.

And now, without Gitel, McNee finally ushered in the opportunity to become the protagonist.

"This time, we don't have Gitel, and I will carry Jamaica's sprint! I will lead Jamaica to move forward." McNee clenched his fists tightly.

For the first Olympic Games after losing Gitel, Jamaica needs to use its strength to tell the world that even without the world's number one flying man, Jamaica's sprint is still the world's number one! Even without Gitel, Jamaica will have a new No. 1 in the world.

McNee had already decided that he would take this responsibility on his own initiative. This is also the reason why he must win!

...

Another Jamaican player, Bartlett, was also very nervous at this time, but he was more excited than nervous.

Bartlett participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, and entered the finals. The tension and excitement kept him up all night last night.

In Jamaica, any young man who is outstanding in sprinting will be dubbed the "Heir of Gittle", and the same is true for Bartlett, and this title has been with him for more than ten years.

Every Jamaican kid idolizes Gittle and wants to be the next, and so does Bartlett. When Bartlett was a child, he began to practice sprinting. Soon he showed a strong sprinting talent, and then he was valued by the coach and started formal training. He stood out in all age groups , then entered a new competition, and eventually he entered the Jamaican national team.

In the Jamaica national team, he met more than a dozen young people who have the title of "Gittel's successor" like him. Of course, he also met Gitel himself in the Jamaica national team. Then, Bartlett defeated one opponent after another and stood out in the fierce competition. He used his strength to tell everyone that he was the most authentic "Heir to Gitel". Stepping on the body of his peers and predecessors, he has gained more and more opportunities to participate in international competitions, including participating in the Olympics this time.

"Gittel has retired, I will become the second Gitel! I will become the new world's No. 1 flying man!"

The obsession in Bartlett's heart became more and more intense. Ever since he was a child, since he started to practice sprinting, he has been known as the "Heir of Gittle", but in Jamaica, there are too many people with the same title. And today, he wants to use a champion to prove to the whole world that he is the well-deserved "Heir of Gitel"!

"Gittel, you must be watching this game in front of the TV too! I will let you know, and let the whole world know, that I am the one who is most qualified to be you!"

...

Alexander took a deep breath.

"Olympic finals, what a familiar taste!"

This is the second time for Alexander to participate in the Olympics. The last time he competed in the Olympics was eight years ago.

In the Olympic Games four years ago, Alexander was not able to participate because of the suspension and punishment, and he also lost the opportunity to challenge the world's number one flying man Gitel.

"After eight years, I finally came back, but those people back then are no longer in this arena." Alexander looked around, and there were some young and new faces.

Alexander was banned for nearly five years, missing an Olympic Games and a track and field world championships. As for sprinting, the peak career of an athlete is very short, and it is entirely possible to create two generations of athletes in five years.

This is indeed the case. When Alexander participated in the Olympic Games for the first time eight years ago, none of the athletes at that time appeared in the finals. As for the group of athletes when Alexander was suspended five years ago, only two of them appeared in today's game.

This includes McNee of the Jamaica team. It's just that five years ago, McNee was still a fledgling young athlete, and he was no threat to Alexander at all. At that time, in Alexander's eyes, McNee was considered a soy sauce player. Today, McNee has become the "first brother" of the Jamaica team.

Looking at the energetic young men around him, Alexander suddenly felt that he had been "discriminated against" by time.

"Five years of suspension, I missed too much and lost too much. Today, I want to get back all the lost five years!"

Alexander stood on the starting block, his movements were a little slow, as regular as a robot, his expression was very solemn, as if he was performing some sacred ceremony.

"Maybe in the eyes of others, I am still the person who used doping to improve performance, and I am still the kind of immoral liar, but I will prove that my honor is not obtained by using illegal drugs. Even Without doping, I would be the strongest in the game."

Alexander took a deep breath, looked at the runway ahead, then lowered his head, ready to start.

...

Looking at the eight contestants at the starting line, Dai Li commented: "The young player from Jamaica, the one named Bartlett, has better potential than McNee. I'm more optimistic about him."

"Oh?" The team leader Downey looked at Bartlett and said, "McNee is the number one player on the Jamaica team now, and his results are also very good. He has run under 9.90 many times this year. I thought you Will be more optimistic about McNee!"

"Actually, I am most optimistic about Alexander." Dai Li smiled, and he continued: "Alexander is an athlete trained by me, and I know his strength very well. Although Alexander is older than other athletes , but his condition is very good, no worse than those young lads. I even feel a little regretful that I didn't meet him a few years ago, otherwise, the title of world's number one flying man may not fall on Gitel's head superior."

Donnie didn't answer. He was used to Dai Li's self-confidence. Most of the time, Donnie even evaluated him as conceited, but every time Li Dai was confident or conceited, the reality was in the direction Li Dai said. Development has never hit Dai Li in the face. Over time, Downey lost his temper, and expressed his attitude directly by being silent.

However, what Li Dai said was true. Unlike Alvin, Li Dai did not use the age reduction card for Alexander, but Alexander's physical condition was not much worse than that of young people.

Dai Li attributed it to physical talent. Just like some people are born young, while some people are born mature. Alexander may be the kind of athlete whose body ages slower than normal people, so although he is over thirty years old now, he still maintains a state close to that of a young man.

At this time, the referee issued an instruction to prepare, and the athletes made a good start.

With a gunshot, all the runners rushed out of the runway almost at the same time, and a second later, the big screen at the scene also showed the athletes' starting reaction time.

Alexander's starting reaction time reached 0.155 seconds, the second last in the audience. And the fastest start reaction time is Bartlett, only 0.128 seconds.

"Alexander is really old, and his starting reaction is not as good as that of young people. However, Bartlett's reaction time of 0.128 seconds is not like listening to the gun and running, but more like running under the gun.

The so-called gun run is a sprint bubble tactic. Athletes try to start at the same time as the starting gun is fired according to the referee's customary starting rhythm. While listening to the gun and running means that the athlete is responding to the body after confirming that he heard the gunshot. The two will probably cause a gap of about 0.03 seconds, which can be said to be negligible. But for top sprinters, even 0.01 seconds has to be fought for.

In the past sprint sports, the starting rule was that the second runner would be sent off. Therefore, many athletes would choose to run with the gun in order to gain an advantage of a few tenths of a second. In the first shot, the first shot can disturb the rhythm of the opponent, and second, it is also familiar with the rhythm of the starter.

However, the rules of track and field were changed later. No matter the first time or the second time, as long as the athlete is sprinted, he will be sent off. This makes the situation of sprinting very rare. With less, using the advantage of a few tenths of a second to bet on whether he will be sent off, the risk is too great, and this kind of return on investment is really not worth the candle.

Although Alexander started relatively slowly, his speed was not inferior to other players, even faster than those young players.

After fifty meters, the gap between the eight contestants gradually widened.

At the 70-meter mark, the leading group was relatively obvious, they were Alexander, Max and Bartlett.

Who will win the Olympic Games depends on the last 30 meters.

...

"Alexander is an old guy in his thirties, how can he be so fast!" McNee couldn't help complaining in his heart.

In the World Championships six years ago, McNee had faced Alexander in the final, but at that time, McNee was only the younger brother of the Jamaica team, and he was not qualified to face Alexander at all. At that time, he was competing with Alexander. A trapeze Gitel.

Now that Gitel has retired, Alexander, an old guy who is a few months older than Gitel, is still on the field, and his speed is not inferior to that of when he was young.

"I can't lose, I am the number one player of the Jamaica team, and I have to carry the Jamaica team!"

At this moment, this sense of responsibility seems to be a mountain, pressing on McNee. Max even had the illusion that he was climbing a mountain, as if the runway under his feet was not straight, but a steep slope.

On the other side, Bartlett also felt an invisible pressure, which had surpassed the excitement in his heart.

After all, this is the final of the Olympic Games. The closer to the last moment, the more pressure the athletes will face. Especially when the entire audience stands up and cheers loudly, the feeling of being watched by tens of thousands of people at the same time will make people inexplicably nervous.

Perhaps the athletes with lower rankings will feel less pressure, because it is impossible to win the championship anyway, but those who are in the lead will feel more pressure.

Bartlett is now in the leading group, and the emotion of "wanting to win but afraid to lose" in his heart is getting stronger and stronger. However, the belief that he must win in his heart began to waver.

...

Alexander didn't care about his competitors at all. When he was less than 30 meters away from the finish line, a figure kept shaking in front of Alexander's eyes.

That was Gitel, the world's number one flying man.

At this moment, Alexander seemed to have returned to a few years ago. In the game, he and Gitel kept pace, but was always surpassed by Gitel at the end.

He challenged Gitel again and again and failed again and again, but Alexander never gave up. In order to defeat Gitel, he even agreed to Sebastian's suggestion and used prohibited drugs, and he also paid a heavy price for this. cost.

Vaguely, Alexander even had an illusion that Gitel was right beside him, on the runway beside him, that tall figure seemed to surpass him again.

"No!" Alexander began to shout crazily in his heart.

A feeling of unwillingness filled Alexander's mind, and every memory of failure seemed so clear that Alexander even had the illusion of being there.

Then, that unwillingness turned into loss, and loss turned into sadness...

Alexander is sad for himself, he has never defeated Gitel, and now, Gitel has retired and set a world record that the world cannot break, but Alexander has no chance to compete with Gitel again .

At this moment, Alexander's thoughts returned to reality, and the picture of being surpassed by Gitel under the illusion suddenly disappeared. Alexander found that there was no such tall figure on the track.

"Gittel has retired, and has created a chasm that I cannot cross!"

Realizing this, Alexander suddenly felt extremely angry. He needed to vent his emotions, and he wanted to vent crazily.

And his only venting target is the track under his feet.

At this moment, Alexander made the final sprint. This sprint was not only for the gold medal, but also for the explosion of his inner emotions!

There is unwillingness, loss, sadness, and anger...

All the emotions he had accumulated over the years were released at this moment and became the driving force for him to move forward.

...

At the moment of the final sprint, both McNee and Bartlett were under pressure, while Alexander was releasing his emotions.

At this moment, one ebbs and another ebbs and flows, and the judgment is made.

Alexander stood out, he left McNee and Bartlett behind, and went straight to the finish line!