Chapter 164 Breakthrough

After solving the last chore that was concerned about his heart, Li Tian felt relaxed wholeheartedly and his physical condition reached a peak that he had never seen before. He could completely calm down and prepare for the next game. Although the strength of other opponents entering the finals did not pose a substantial threat to him, he would never relax the game, because no matter what kind of game it was, Li Tian would set a clear goal for himself. Only with a clear goal can he exert 100% of his strength, and this time was no exception.

Running into the mysterious field that he has never set foot in is Li Tian’s goal today. In today’s world field, athletes who can run into this field have no more than five people, and there is no one under the age of 20. If they can break the world youth record of 43.87 seconds maintained by Lewis, another superstar in the American track and field industry, it would be even more ideal. This record has been maintained for nearly 20 years, and no one can get close to it from beginning to end, let alone break it. It is known as one of the most insurmountable barriers in all competitions in the field field today. If a Chinese athlete can really break this barrier, it will definitely make the Chinese more proud than winning an Olympic track and field gold medal.

The reporters who attended the event today also reached the peak since the start of this World Youth Championship. Everyone is waiting for Li Tian to realize his bold words before the game in the next game - "See all the Grand Slams in all four individual events you participated in!" Even the American sports media giant ESPN Sports Channel quickly sent a large number of reporters to Beijing. Through shocking reports sent to the country by American media reporters who followed the US delegation to Beijing in the past few days, the name "Li Tian" has caused quite a lot of storms in the United States and has become a Chinese athlete widely known to the American people after NBA star Yao Ming.

A Chinese boy who threatened to win four individual gold medals in this World Youth Championship before the start of the game was even more arrogant than the arrogant American player. When the news came back to the United States, almost all Americans had their faces full of disbelief, contempt and ridicule of ignorance. You should know that the three sprint events he participated in were never really challenged in the world competitions in so many years. One important game after another turned into internal competition among the American team members. Therefore, Americans have every reason to be full of expectations for their players. If they don’t win the gold medal, it would be a complete failure. This is also the requirement of the American people for all American sprinters.

However, the American people who were extremely confident in their own players before the start of the competition were waiting for repeated blows. The Chinese teenager who was once ridiculed as ignorant by them again and again trampled the pride of the American track and field industry under his feet. He lost in the 100-meter and suffered a crushing defeat in the 200-meter. There was no hope of victory in the last 400-meter. As the world's number one track and field power, how can they accept this fact?

"The wolf is here!" So the American sports media began to exclaim. After a wave of dissatisfaction with the American players, they were anxious to pay attention to this talented Chinese boy. Liu Xiang's emergence of the 2004 Athens Olympics allowed the American team, who had always ruled the world's track and field short events, to know that China can also have geniuses. Now Li Tian's rise proves to everyone that there are far more than one genius in China.

What's more, some media began to exclaim: "China has found the 'nuclear weapon' to deal with the United States at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 16-year-old Chinese boy has immeasurable potential. In the Olympics in two years, he will likely become China's most powerful weapon to challenge the dominance of American sports!" This view has been recognized by many people. Because at the 2004 Athens Olympics, although the US delegation still occupied the first place in the medal list, the absolute advantage it had before was almost completely lost, and the Chinese delegation was the Chinese delegation. At this Olympics, the US team only won 35 gold medals, and the total number of gold medals of the Chinese team overwhelmed Russia for the first time. Ross, with 32 closely behind, the gap between the two gold medals is already very weak. The 2008 Olympic Games was held in Beijing, and the Chinese team will undoubtedly have a huge home advantage, which is also an extremely important factor for the players' performance. The gap between the two countries will also be filled by this factor. Then Li Tian's performance will become one of the important factors for the delegations of the two countries to compete on the medal list. Li Tian's strength has been obvious to everyone in the past few days of competition. It is absolutely undisputed world-class level. You can compete with the world's top players now. So what kind of situation will happen to him in two years? All Chinese people are looking forward to the announcement of the results.

"Li Tian, ​​come on! If you can do it, you will definitely do it. Everyone is watching you!" As time goes by, the moment of the final 400m is getting closer and closer. Li Tian is constantly cheering himself up, and the increasingly warm atmosphere outside the field has made his fighting spirit continue to rise to the top. After all, challenging a world record that has been maintained for nearly 20 years requires great courage and confidence.

"Players in the men's 400m finals, please enter the competition venue!" The voices of the organizing committee staff made the players' rest area quiet all of a sudden. Everyone's eyes gathered on the oriental boy all at once. There were jealousy, envy, worship, and various emotions filled the entire space. Under everyone's attention, Li Tian calmly adjusted his competition uniform, and put the number label marked No. 5 on the right side of his sports shorts, patted it gently twice, glanced back and walked out of the rest area with other contestants.

"Finally come out!" In the last event of the morning schedule, the last eight contestants appeared. At the moment, some cameras on the scene were aimed at the same figure, and Li Tian's calm and firm expression appeared on the millions of TV screens. At this moment, when he was off work, in the canteen of the school, in front of the TV sales booth of the mall, and under the large screen of the outdoor square, everyone was paying attention to the excitement of the next minute.

"Everyone is here..." The referee's voice made the muscles of the eight players on the track tighten for a moment.

He stepped on the assist plate of the starting device, bent his right knee and knelt on the ground. His upright body trembled slightly with his shaking hands, allowing the muscles to relax for the final time, blowing out air from his mouth, gradually increasing his heart rate. Li Tian's calm expression flashed with high spirits and fighting spirit.

"Preparation..." The moment the starting gun was raised high, both the eight athletes on the track, the sports fans at the competition, and even the audience in front of the TV held their breath at this moment.

"Bang!" The crisp gunshot sounded like the horn of the athletes sprinting. Almost at the same time, eight players stomped off the runner.

"Okay! Dear spectators, the competition has begun. Li Tian starts very fast... He is accelerating! Li Tian is accelerating with all his strength! We can clearly see that he is quickly catching up with the player in the sixth lane ahead... OK! He catches up... Li Tian's lead is very obvious... The last bend... The final sprint..." The commentator's voice is now rapid and passionate, and everyone's eyes are closely following Li Tian's flying figure, rushing out of the last hundred meters of the bend. He has completely abandoned his opponent's distance of nearly five meters, and the gap is still widening.

After the last hundred meters of sprint, the athlete's body entered an anaerobic state, and his breathing could not keep up with the body's oxygen consumption. The lactic acid produced by the body at this time made the athlete whose physical energy had almost reached its limit full of fatigue and powerlessness.

"Li Tian's absolute advantage over the 400 meters is that he is in the last 100 meters. His physique is very special. The amount of lactic acid produced in the body during running is much lower than that of normal people. In other words, under the same amount of exercise, his fatigue level is far lower than that of other athletes. With his excellent physical fitness and absolute speed of sprinting, these advantages will be clearly reflected in the last 100 meters!" Coach Karon, who once guided Li Tian's physical fitness and strength training, is very clear about Li Tian's unique physical advantages, as if it is confirming Coach Karon's words, Li Tian burst out with dazzling glory in the last 100 meters.

"Five meters...6 meters...7 meters...10 meters!" Li Tian looked like a proud horse, throwing away all the followers behind him and leaving.

"It seems that Carl's world youth record is in danger this time!" At this time, Johnson, who was sitting beside coach Caron and Hart, staring at Li Tian who was struggling to speed on the track. His desire for war, which had already been extinguished, actually started to burn at this moment. He suddenly stood up unconsciously like other spectators. As the king of 400 meters, he could see that Li Tian's performance this time was definitely good.

Johnson and Carl Lewis are known as the greatest superstars in the field of the United States. They are not only competitors on the field, but also very good friends. One of them holds the current world record of 400 meters and the other holds the youth record of 400 meters. These two records of 400 meters were once considered by countless sports critics to be shaken by no one in the next twenty years. It also represents the glory of an era of American track and field.

Seeing Li Tian still speeding up desperately under the huge lead, without taking the championship seriously at all, then his ultimate goal is to break the record and break the world record of 43.18 seconds he held. Li Tian’s current level still cannot reach this strength. The world youth record maintained by Carl should be his final choice. Seeing the 16-year-old Chinese boy challenging the barrier that countless people think cannot be surpassed, Johnson’s heart was very complicated, that is, but his heart was excited.

"Ah..." It seemed as if all the power in the body was vented. Amid the loud roar, Li Tian pushed forward and tried his best to knock out his chest - hitting the line.

"Hu...hu...hu...hu...hu...hu...!" Ignoring the cheers and applause of celebrations of the audience, Li Tian, ​​who was still breathing, supported his knees with his hands, stared at the electronic screen of the timer without blinking, waiting for the final result to be displayed. The feeling of 400 meters has never been so good. He has absolute confidence to run into the 44-second mark, and whether he can surpass the world youth record of 43.87 seconds is what he is concerned about.
Chapter completed!