Chapter 159
: Three times of kingship
That night, leaders of the Athletics Association, led by Lou Xiaopeng, Secretary-General of the China Athletics Association, gathered at the National Youth Team's training base. The members of the National Youth Team performed such outstandingly on the field today. Of course, these leaders would personally praise and encourage them. Although many officials are not capable of training and reform, they are still very good at raising their tongues to stimulate the passion of the players in the competition. The 18-19-year-old young people became very excited in a few moments.
Tomorrow will be the penultimate day of the schedule of this World Youth Championship. All competitions have entered the final battle. There will be thirteen events to decide the final winner on this day. Among them, the 1500m final that Li Tian will participate in in the afternoon is one of the most focused competitions for Chinese audiences.
Li Tian is determined to win tomorrow's 1500m final, and he also made a guarantee with his sister Zhao Rong. After winning this gold medal, it will be preserved by his sister. According to Zhao Rong, as Li Tian's first "coach", of course he has to get some benefits.
The next day, in order to fully prepare for the 1500m final, Li Tian made a great reservation to his strength in the 400m semi-final in the morning, but the 44-second 78th time was still unshakable for the other fifteen players who entered the semi-finals. He successfully entered the 400m final starting on the last day with the first overall result. This gold medal can be said to be a sure win and was included in his report card by the Chinese delegation in advance.
"Please go to the 1500m final of the men's 1500m final to the inspection and recording office!" At 3:45 pm, a staff broadcast rang in the players' rest area, and the twelve players who entered the final were concentrated in front of the inspection and recording station. Hans was very sorry that he did not enter the twelve players. He was eliminated at a slight disadvantage in the semi-finals. The eight players, accounting for two-thirds of the athletes in the finals, once again confirmed the strong overall strength of African athletes in the middle and long-distance running event. A total of three players in the Kenyan Legion led by Diruba were selected, and it was the only team that still retained the group's advantages in the finals.
In order to be foolproof, Li Tian thoroughly analyzed all the twelve opponents in the 1500 meters in advance, so he focused his most attention on the 17-year-old Kenyan player Diruba and his teammate Achaye, who are the top two players in the semi-finals' total results.
Walking out of the inspection and recording department, Li Tian accidentally found that his opponent Diruba was staring at him with a strong hostile gaze, but he really couldn't figure out where he had offended him.
"Diruba relaxed, as long as you win this game in the end, you can fulfill your wish. Alinna's illness will be cured quickly. We will fully cooperate with you during the game. Although the Chinese is very good at sprinting events, you are the strongest in 1500 meters." Teammate Achaye walked over and patted Diruba's nervous and stiff shoulders and said. The two used to be teammates of the same training team, and the 19-year-old Achaye has always taken good care of this little brother and has given great sympathy for Diruba's sister. Therefore, he and another teammate agreed to do his best to help Diruba win the championship in this game.
"I know, I must not lose in this game! This is my last hope and Elinna's last hope!" Diruba stared at the direction of the motherland, and her clenched fists were trembling slightly.
"Thank you Achaye, for helping me, you all..." Diruba, who came to his senses, was immediately interrupted by Achaye when he was about to say something.
"Thank you, we are all brothers, Alina is our sister. Besides, your strength is the strongest among us. The champion should belong to you. Let us work hard to win a future for Alina." Hearing Achaye's words, tears of gratitude flashed in Diluba's eyes. He knew very well how much his teammates would give up in order to help him.
...
"Dear viewers in front of the TV, the men's 1500m final that everyone is looking forward to is about to begin. Chinese young player Li Tian will start an attack on his third individual gold medal in this World Youth Championship. If Li Tian can stand out again to win the championship in this competition, then he will create a new history in the World Youth Track and Field Championships and set a new record for the largest number of individual gold medals in the World Youth Championships... Well, now the twelve finalists have entered the stadium, let's wait and see in the next time..." CCTV Five sets broadcast all the competitions of this World Youth Championship live. At this moment, the short 400-meter track has gathered the attention of thousands of people across the country.
The titles of the 100m and 200m double champions in the World Youth Championships allowed Li Tian to hold the top Chinese track and field star. At this time, his influence and popularity in China have completely surpassed the Olympic champion Liu Xiang and became the new idol in the minds of many Chinese sports fans. From the moment he entered the arena, he was greeted by the cheers and applause like tsunamis, as if he was announcing to all his opponents that he was the real king on this field.
The crazy audience and the media's pursuit over the past few days have made Li Tian fully adapt to such a fanatical atmosphere, and no longer have strong fluctuations in his heart. After politely waving to the audience, he quickly eliminated the distracting thoughts in his heart, immersed himself in the realm of his game, adjusted his breathing, relaxed his muscles, gathered his spirit, and quickly entered the best state of the game.
"Each athletes are here..." Amid the call from the referee on the scene, twelve finalists found their starting positions at the 1500-meter arc starting line. Li Tian firmly occupied the inner track with his "height and strong" while Diruba and Achaye leaned against him tightly.
"Bang..." There was no time for the starting order for the medium and long-distance running event. As the starting order sounded, the twelve people rushed out of the starting point, Li Tian was quickly the first to seize the position in the inner lane, while a Kenyan player accelerated to surpass Li Tian from the outsider to gain a leading position.
The 1500m is a total of three and three quarters of the track, and the last lap is the key to the championship. All Li Tian didn't care about taking the lead temporarily. He followed closely behind the Kenyan player, which could reduce some airflow resistance and save Xiao Xu's sports. Behind him were the two opponents he paid the most attention to Diruba and Achaye.
The main force in the first lap was very stable. Under the leadership of the Kenyan player, all the players did not distance themselves. The change occurred after the start of the second lap. When the leading Kenyan player ran through the finish line of the first lap, he suddenly looked at the two teammates behind him, his eyes as if conveying some information to his companions. Sure enough, Achaye behind Li Tian nodded slightly to his teammates, and the Kenyan player who was leading in front raised his speed in an instant and began to quickly get rid of the main force.
Five meters, ten meters, twenty meters,..., the Kenyan player who was leading alone spent a lot of physical energy to maintain the pace of rapid progress. At this time, Achaye also accelerated to surpass Li Tian and became the leader of the second group. He and Diruba doubled Li Tian in the middle and deliberately lowered the speed slightly, as if he wanted to create a greater advantage for the leading teammates in front.
In the end, when the Kenyan player left the main force about 30 meters, some players following Li Tian and the other two could no longer bear it. The one in front was accelerating, but the main force he was in was slowing down. It was obvious that Kenyan players were fighting in joint combat. If the gap continued to be widened, it was very likely that even if he had the strength, he would not have the chance to catch up. Immediately, three players broke out from the main force and began to accelerate to catch up with the Kenyan players in front.
This is obviously the tactics arranged in advance by Kenyan players, and the purpose is to disrupt the rhythm of other players. Unlike sprint events, the running rhythm in medium and long-distance running events is more important. After being disrupted, the athletes will greatly consume their physical fitness.
At this time, Li Tian was also in a dilemma, chasing or chasing; he might fall into the trap arranged by his opponent. Effort early to accelerate will cause a significant decline in physical fitness, which is absolutely unfavorable to the subsequent sprint stage. Although his physical fitness is excellent, he cannot persist in accelerating for such a long time. Not chasing; although Li Tian has carefully studied the information of these three Kenyan players and showed that the two around him are the main players in the information, he cannot be sure whether the Kenyan athlete who was leading in front deliberately hid his strength in the previous game. If he really hid his strength, then if he accelerated until the beginning of the last lap, with his current leading advantage, he may not even have the chance to regret it in the end.
Just as Li Tian was still hesitating, the Kenyan player who was running first finally slowed down after accelerating for about a lap, leading Li Tian by about fifty meters, and the three players who rushed out just now were still twenty meters away from him. However, Kenya's tactical arrangements were still not over. As soon as the player slowed down, Achaye, behind Li Tian, began to accelerate and rush out again. Their goal was very clear, that is, he would never compete with Li Tian in the final sprint stage, but to run a lot of his physical energy and reduce his final sprint ability.
While Achaye rushed out, Li Tian seemed to have strengthened his determination. He was confident that his physical fitness would never be inferior to any excellent middle and long-distance running player. He was betting that Achaye would never be able to last for too long. As long as he could maintain a distance of less than 30 meters from him, then in the last lap, he would definitely have the confidence to surpass this opponent, and now he needs patience and respond to changes in the same way as he remains unchanged.
Achaye's rushing made the scene even more chaotic, and another player behind him followed him out, but Li Tian only accelerated the speed a little, but had no intention of chasing forward, as if he was determined to keep his physical fitness until the end, which made Diruba, who was following Li Tian, feel so impatient.
In the last lap, all the players who accelerated ahead of time all slowed down. The Kenyan player in the front point was about to be caught up. Achaye pulled Li Tian about twenty-five meters away.
"Ring...Ring...Ring..." As the ringing sound of the last circle rang, the audience who appeared began to get upset.
Diluba could no longer wait. Li Tian was just not fooled by playing steadily, and their plan was completely lost. If they didn't rush out early, there would be no chance. In the last lap, Li Tian had no scruples. After Diluba rushed behind him, he followed closely and bit Diluba's back. The two were accelerating and gradually surpassing the players in front. At this time, the physical energy of the people in front was declining very seriously.
"Okay, more than one...and more than one!..."
"Come on Li Tian! There are four more in front, surpassing them..."
"There are three more, there are only three more, and the champion is right in front of you..." Seeing Li Tian and Di Ruba speed up and surpassing their opponents in front, the audience began to be excited.
In the last two hundred meters, now only Achaye is left in front of the two, who is worthy of being a powerful guy. In the first two hundred meters, Li Tian and the others only shortened the distance of ten meters, but as the finish line approached, Li Tian's pace became faster and faster.
"Beyond him! Beyond him!..." Amid the crazily calling from the 30,000 viewers in the stands, Li Tian and Di Ruba rushed out of the last bend, and Achaye was less than five meters ahead of them at this time.
The last hundred meters straight road was Li Tian's world. The power he had retained before completely exploded at this last moment, and the five-meter distance completely disappeared in just three seconds. Diluba, who was originally close to Li Tian, was quickly thrown away for more than one meter.
"No..." Looking at Li Tian's back as he was getting farther and farther away from him, a cry of writhing like a cuckoo's tears came from Diluba's mouth, but it was drowned in the call of the whole audience. Diluba chased after him desperately, and he could no longer see the end. All he could see was the back in front. The clenched teeth oozed out blood and scared, and his eyes were so open that they were red as if they were about to shed blood. He tried hard to squeeze out every inch of muscle in his body. His face was so distorted that it was as terrifying as a monster crawling out from hell. He must not give up, because he was chasing his sister's hope for survival now.
"Win! Haha..., it's another champion, Li Tian is so good..." Countless audiences cheered and thrilled the moment Li Tian rushed through the finish line.
Chapter completed!