Chapter two hundred and sixty seventh strength disparity(1/2)
As soon as Tang Hao said this, the other reporters were stunned.
Break the world record for 2 seconds, and slow down?
"I saw it. I thought you had a physical problem, but it was only 100 meters, so incredible." A British reporter next to him exclaimed.
As soon as the reporter said this, the other reporters looked at Tang Hao even more shocked. It seemed that this was not a lie.
"Then... are you doing this to save energy for the next relay race? Do you want to win a medal for the Chinese team in the relay race?" asked the Ukrainian reporter.
"A medal? Maybe it's right, but to be precise, I want to win this gold medal for my country." Tang Hao said slowly.
As soon as he said this, the other reporters who had just come to their senses were stunned again.
Obviously, this sentence is even more incredible than the previous sentence.
The Chinese team has no strength to win the championship at all. This beautiful Ukrainian reporter said that fighting for medals is already very worthy of Tang Hao, but Tang Hao actually said that he wanted to compete for gold medals, which is really too confident.
After all, this is a team event. Even if Tang Hao showed his speed in the previous 100-meter freestyle single final, the distance he could catch up was very limited.
"Sorry, are you talking about gold medals? Not medals?" Ukrainian reporters also asked again involuntarily.
"Gold medals and medals should not be easily confused, right?" Tang Hao said with a smile.
"I'm looking forward to it." The beautiful Ukrainian journalist looked slightly excited and nodded.
The other reporters disagreed at this time. They respected Tang Hao and recognized Tang Hao's strength, but they obviously did not like this Ukrainian beauty. They really thought that the Chinese team could win the championship. After all, the other three people were really poor in their level. This Chinese team was not even their main team.
Feeling the difference between this Ukrainian journalist and others, Tang Hao lowered his eyes and looked at the name of the reporter.
Anastasia Jeeva.
After the interview was over, Tang Hao was greeted with crazy cheers from Yu Hexin and the others when he returned to the locker room.
Although it has nothing to do with the relay race, Tang Hao's speed made them feel particularly excited.
The Olympic competition is still continuing. At this time, China, thousands of miles away, is broadcasting the Olympic events as a large live broadcast website called "B Station" by netizens.
As the originator of barrage live broadcast, Bilibili has a large number of online viewers.
Because there is an 8-hour time difference between China and the UK, the online broadcast ratings are much greater than live TV, which also makes the Bilibili website make a big profit during this Olympics.
At this time, although it was early morning in Kyoto time, the number of people in the live broadcast room had reached a point of overcrowding.
The relay race is approaching, and the Chinese team players have completed their final preparations before the game. Their nervousness can be seen from their restless state.
At this time, the TV in the locker room was broadcasting the women's event outside. The women's 200-meter medley competition is now being held. Ye Shiwen, who won the women's first gold medal for the Chinese women's team, will play in the evening competition.
"Brother Tang, do you think Sister Ye can win the championship?" Yu Hexin couldn't help but speak, looking at the contestant who had already completed the preparations.
"It's a bit difficult. Xiaoye's strength is freestyle. The distance of 400 meters is enough for her to play, but her advantage cannot be fully played in 200 meters, and there are more players competing for gold medals in the 200 meters event." Lu Zhibin analyzed.
"Yes." Tang Hao's answer was very simple.
"Brother Tang is really confident in Xiao Ye." Li Zhuhao said at this time.
Tang Hao smiled and said nothing. Ye Shiwen's current level is at its peak, and she basically won't have any problems with medleys.
"It's started!" Yu Hexin shouted excitedly.
The contestants on the field have already begun. The medley started with butterfly stroke. Ye Shiwen did not have the advantage, she was in the fourth position.
"Come on, Xiaoye!" Li Zhuhao shouted.
The 200-meter medley single-swimming posture is only 50 meters, which is indeed fast. The butterfly stroke ends with backstroke and breaststroke. Ye Shiwen has not yet won the first place, but she steadily improves the order. When she enters the last 50-meter freestyle, she has already won the second place.
The last 50 meters were completed as her personal performance. She did not breathe throughout the whole process and directly surpassed Australian Kurkos, and finally reversed and won the gold medal, breaking the Olympic record, achieving a double Olympic medley championship.
When Ye Shiwen won the championship, Yu Hexin and Li Zhuhao both shouted excitedly.
Tang Hao also smiled. When he saw that the two of them were almost crazy, he stood up and urged them to prepare for the game.
There were only 2 distances in medleys, and Ye Shiwen won both of them, which was definitely a historic breakthrough for Chinese women's swimming. After she got ashore, her eyes turned red and she was obviously very excited.
At this time, the Bilibili website is full of "666". It has won 2 gold medals in the four finals. The Chinese team is preparing to have a great harvest of gold medals tonight.
When the last relay race started, it was already past 11 pm London time, and at 7 pm Kyoto time, many people had already woken up from their sleep, which made the number of viewers on the website soar, and the server backend felt a huge pressure.
This relay race is also the first 100-meter relay race of the London Olympics. The organizer invited the well-known British commentator Crow McKe and the famous sports media person Kate Leonard as special commentators to comment on the game.
With the flashing lights on the spot, the teams that entered the finals appeared one after another.
The appearance of teams after team also made the already exciting atmosphere on the scene higher and higher.
"A crazy game is about to be staged, and we will witness a great game!" As soon as the contestant came out, Mike began to motivate the audience's attention.
"Pelps launched an attack on his 15th fast gold medal at the Olympic Games. This is also the closest opportunity for Australians to get gold medals in this Olympic Games. The powerful French and Russians will not give up this gold medal easily. This is a peak duel of 100-meter sport in the world!" Kate Leonard's passionate explanation ignited the scene.
When all the players from each team took off their coats and put on swimming goggles, there was a shocking cheer from the scene.
The peak showdown is about to begin.
"You don't have to be nervous, just use your strength." Before going on the court, Tang Hao said lightly to the other three people.
Yu Hexin nodded and then walked onto the jumping platform. This 16-year-old young player was really in danger.
The referee's whistle sounded from the sidelines, and all the first players from each team boarded the jump platform.
The teams from one to eight are Hungary, China, France, Australia, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, and Brazil.
The Chinese team is in the second lane, adjacent to the favorite French team to win the championship, which can be said to be Alexander for them.
"The United States has won the championship in the 100-meter relay race for two consecutive times. The Australian and French teams will have a strong impact on them this time, especially the Australian team." Mike started talking at this time.
"This is another three-legged match. The Australian players began to play in full after entering the second half. Although they have not won the gold medal yet, they can see that their condition is coming out." Leonard followed suit.
"Kate, do you think Australia has the most hope of winning the gold medal?" Mike asked.
"It seems like this at the moment, but the game is the game. You don't know what the result will be until the last moment." Leonard didn't say anything, and his commentary experience is also reflected here.
"Yes, the game is full of unknowns. In addition to these three teams, other teams with outstanding performance in the preliminary round also have opportunities, such as the Russian team and the Chinese team..."
"Chinese team... OK." Leonard couldn't help laughing at this time.
"I just realized that the Chinese actually made it to the finals, which is really surprising." Mike seemed to realize this.
"They were able to reach the finals largely because of the grouping, the championship, and well, as long as the teams that entered the finals had the chance to compete for the championship." Leonard said with a smile.
"The competition is about to begin. Let's look at the field and see who will take the gold medal into his pocket." Seeing that the players had finished their final preparations, Mike also looked at the field as he said.
The first base of the French team is Flybury Gritt, the French team's freestyle player, and the first base of the US team is Adrian. Perhaps in order to gain a lead early in the morning, the US team arranged for him who had been playing the last base before, and the first base of the Australian team is the irritable Taguet.
"Everyone takes your place."
The last prompt sound before the game came from the sidelines.
The audience and early-wake netizens all looked at the swimming pool nervously, afraid of missing something.
"Qua!"
With an electronic gunshot, the contestants rushed into the water as soon as possible.
Excited cheers followed the scene.
"Adrian was ranked first, and the Americans showed their strong advantages from the beginning, with Taguet following closely behind. The Australians performed as well as the preliminary round. Gritt ranked third, and the order of the top three was exactly the same as the media reporters predicted before the game!" As the game began, Mike shouted excitedly.
"Russian team's Molozov also performed well, and the gap between him and Grit was not obvious! British Fenwick followed closely, and they were also trying to bring a medal to the home audience... The Chinese team is temporarily in the last place, okay, temporary." Leonard said and shook his head.
There is a clear gap between Yu Hexin and other players. After 50 meters, he is already one position behind Adrian.
"Come on! Come on!" There were barrage on the screen in Bilibili's live broadcast room.
The Chinese audience at the scene also kept cheering for the Chinese team.
But the gap between Yu Hexin and other players is not a little bit.
The first 50 meters behind the ball became a battle between Adrian and Taguet.
As for pure strength, Adrian is much better than Taguet, but Taguet performed very well in this game and actually competed with Adrian.
Taggart's performance also attracted invisible excitement from the Australian audience.
In the end, Adrian was the first to touch the wall with his strength.
Taguet followed, then Grit and Molozov.
The American head coach on the sidelines couldn't help but shake his head. He arranged Adrian in the first base in order to gain some advantages, but the Australian team's performance was much better than he expected, and he was deeply worried.
In the second base, Dwyer of the United States was also working hard to gain some lead for the United States, but after swimming 50 meters, he was overtaken by Roberts of Australia.
The audience on the sidelines were in an uproar, and the powerful American team was overtaken by the second bat.
The Australian team is really going to be against the will of heaven!
"The French team has also caught up. Will the United States team be surpassed continuously? My God, this game is really exciting!" Leonard shouted excitedly.
The Chinese are still in the eighth position. Although Li Zhuhao's strength is stronger than He Xin, it is not on the same level as these top freestyle players.
At the end of the second battalion, the Chinese team was already seven or eight meters behind the Australian team, which ranked first.
"Hey, man, what are the Chinese doing? Are they playing?" The eye-catching position made Leonard shout with a smile.
Did Leonard's words also attract Mike's laughter?
They have never seen the preliminaries and really cannot understand how a team like the Chinese team, which is of low level, has reached the finals.
To be continued...