45 seconds

Zhang Guan's speed at this time is like the last sprint of an athlete running 200 meters.

"Is he running 400 meters? Why does this sprint feel the same as running 200 meters! Why does he still have so much physical strength to sprint at the last time? How did this happen?" Director Ma started with an incredible look.

In the 400-meter sprint race, by the end of the straight, athletes' physical strength would have consumed a lot, and even some athletes will rely on willpower to insist on running the entire course. Even for the world's top athletes, the time spent in the last 100 meters is the most. It takes 11 seconds to 12 seconds for the top 100 meters of the top athletes. Of course, this is still the case where the physical strength can be supported in the end. If the physical strength is not supported when running to 350 meters, the top athletes will also run more than 12 seconds in the last 100 meters.

But Zhang Guan is not like this. His physical strength is still very strong, so he can have a faster speed. In the last straight track, he can save one to two seconds or even more than other athletes. This is enough to make up for the time he lost due to the late sprint.

That is to say, Zhang Guan's running method did not change the rhythm at all during the first two corners and a straight road, since he ran on the "incomplete sprint activation", which saved his physical strength, and then he sprinted in the last straight track with a higher speed, so all the lost time will be recovered in one fell swoop.

This type of running can't be copied by others, because other athletes do not have the system skill add-on, so they can't keep so much physical strength in the final straight.

Director Ma silently watched Zhang Guan cross the finish line, and after a few seconds he only reacted, and at the same time, he also realized that Zhang Guan invented a new way of running.

The reason why it is a new running method is that the speed of the final sprint is too fast. In the original retro running method with the same constant rhythm in the front, athletes cannot run so fast in the final sprint.

"How could there be such a strange running method in the world! He didn't run fast in the beginning, it can be said that he lost time there, but the last sprint made up for all the lost time in the beginning, and he rushed so fast in the end, which seems like he was running in the 100 meters. Where did he come from so much physical strength? So what is the effect of running like this?" Director Ma turned his gaze to the electronic timer.

"45 seconds!" Director Ma exclaimed.

At present, the domestic 400-meter sprint record is 45.25 seconds, and Zhang Guan suddenly raised this record by 0.25 seconds.

"It seems that this running method is successful! If Zhang Guan can increase the pace and increase the swing of the arm, and the technique of going straight into the curve, he can certainly be faster! How much more? Maybe 0.5 seconds or 1 second?"

Director Ma started to think in his heart, if it is increased by another 0.5 seconds, it is a result that will break the Asian record, and if it is increased by 1 second and he runs within 44 seconds. Director Ma is afraid to think anymore because for the current world only five people were running in less than 44 seconds, and all five of them have retired.

The world record for the 400-meter sprint of 43.18 seconds belongs to the legendary American flying man Michael Johnson, and this result may be difficult to surpass. In the current high-level international competition, as long as you don't encounter Jeremy Varina, running for about 44.5 seconds is enough to impact the championship.

"100m, 200m, 400m! The span of these projects seems a little bigger! But if it can be realized, plus the 110m hurdle, next year's Doha Asian Games, we will rule the men's sprint!" Director Ma closed his eyes.

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Japan.

"Everyone, the East Asian Games is about to start! Although the East Asian Games is not a very important game, it can also be seen as a training exercise for the Asian Games next year." Japanese coach Kobayashi looked at everyone here, then he said, "We have a lot of strong track and field athletes in Japan, but due to the limitation of the number of participants, we can't send all athletes to participate, so this time we call everyone to discuss the issues of the participants of the East Asian Games. "

"So let's start with the men's 100-meter race. Do you have any opinions?" Kobayashi Jinghe asked.

The coach who first spoke was Inoue Gou. He was also a famous 100-meter sprinter, and he was once the fastest person in Japan in the early 1990s.

Inoue said, "In the 100-meter dash, the Chinese team will send Zhang Guan to compete. Zhang Guan's strength is too strong. Even if we send the strongest player, it is impossible to win this project gold medal, so I think we should send some young players to participate in this project, who can compete with the world record holders, which is also a rare opportunity for young players to learn experience. And in the 200m and 400m two projects, we can send strong players to compete against weaker opponents just like in the past. There is an idiom in horse racing in China, which means that."

"The Chinese idiom that Inoue coach said is Tian Ji horse racing!" Takano added immediately, "Since we can't win the championship in the 100-meter sprint, we might as well take this opportunity to exercise the young athletes of our Japanese team. And we can also focus on the 200m sprint and 400m sprint, I believe that with the strength of our Japanese athletes, we will be able to win gold medals in the 200m sprint and 400m sprint!"

Everyone agreed, and then two young Japanese players were ordered to participate in the 100-meter race of the East Asian Games.

After that, Jinghe asked, "So, what are the recommended candidates for the 200-meter event?"

"Gao Pingshi is the only person who can participate in the 200m race. Gao Pingshi is only 21 years old this year, but he has many excellent results. His 20.59 seconds last year was our best result in the 200m sprint in Japan last year. He will be able to win the gold medal when he competes in the East Asian Games." Someone said immediately.

"For the other athlete, I think I can send Yusuke Omae. Yusuke Omae is only 23 years old this year. Although his experience is not as good as that of Matsuda Ryo, Matsuda Ryo has declined rapidly since he entered college last year. Yusuke Omae's participation in the East Asian Games just happened to be a chance to gain experience." Another person said.

Matsuda Ryo of this population is also a very strong player who ran into the Olympic A standard and once represented the Japanese team in the Athens Olympics.

After some discussion, Kobayashi finally decided that Gao will participate in the 200-meter race.

"So what do you recommend for the 400-meter sprint?" Yusuke Omae looked directly at Takano.

Speaking of the 400-meter sprint, Takano has the right to speak. In 1991, he ran out into the 400-meter with a score of 44.78 seconds. He is also the national record holder of the 400-meter project in Japan.

Takano said, "Whether it is China, South Korea, or North Korea, the 400-meter project is not strong, but our 400-meter sprint in Japan is first-class in Asia, so we can win the 400-meter project! I recommend sending Kimmaru Yuzo who competed three times and won the thunder!"

Kinmaru Yuzo is currently the first person in the 400-meter sprint in Japan, and in the next ten years, he will also rule the 400-meter sprint in Japan.

"Besides that, we can also send Sato Koshihiro to form double insurance with Kanmaru Yuzo, then the gold medal of the 400-meter dash must belong to us!" Takano said excitedly.

Sato Koshihiro's personal best score is faster than Kanmaru Yuzo. Before Komaru Yuzo, Sato Koshihiro was the first 400-meter player in Japan.

Japan's 400-meter sprint level is indeed first-rate in Asia, and may not be as good as the athletes in West Asia in terms of individual athletes, but the overall level is regarded as the strongest in Asia. Basically, in the Asian competition, although Japan won no gold medal in the 400-meter event, it was easy to get a medal. When examining the overall level of the 400-meter event, Japan was the number one favorite to win the championship.

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The idea of ​​the East Asian Games was first proposed by the Japanese. The first East Asian Games were held in China in 1993. It was originally planned to be held every two years, but in 1995, the venue was Pyongyang, North Korea, so it was changed to be held once every four years.

The games of the East Asian Games were still very explosive at first. For example, the Koreans wanted to defeat the Japanese and the Chinese also wanted to defeat the Japanese. The Koreans and the Japanese also competed with each other, so the level of competition in the games was still quite high. But then slowly, some things couldn't go on.

In the early 1990s, the sports level of East Asian Games was generally average, and many competitions were not eligible to be hosted, so they organized a sports meet by themselves. To put it bluntly, the level is not too good so no one wants to come here to compete.

Later, with the development of sports, the level of East Asian Games was getting higher and higher, and they can gradually host some international competitions, especially with the development of sports commercialization, which makes more and more competitions in various domestic events. For the East Asian Games, it is impossible to attract those high-level athletes to participate. Without high-level athletes to participate, there will be no audience to watch. East Asian Games have gradually become the arena for newcomers in various countries. So in the future, this event will be changed to the East Asian Youth Games.

This East Asian Games held in Macau is the fourth, and East Asian countries still pay more attention to this East Asian Games, but from the registration situation, it has begun to show a decline. For example, there is only one man in the 10,000-meter long-distance race. The Japanese athlete and a South Korean athlete participated in the competition. The organizing committee had to find a long-distance runner in Macau temporarily and make up for it with three people. Then the Macau athlete who came in temporarily and was lucky to get a bronze medal. For another example, in the men's pole vault event, only three athletes participated, the gold medal winner only succeeded in the first jump, for the next height he failed all three times, and the other two contestants failed in all three attempts. The results, according to the regulations, meant that they could not get medals. As a result, there is only one gold medal winner and no silver and bronze medal winners in this project.

Holding a match in Macau can be considered a home battle for the national team. The enthusiasm of the local people in Macau is also very high, hoping to witness the style of domestic outstanding athletes. Therefore, the national team will try to send some well-known athletes in various events. For these track and field events, Zhang Guan and Liu Feiren must participate. Zhang Guan will also usher in his 200 meters and 400 meters debut here.