God of Sprint

Chapter 1001 The kings of rice meet again in the semi-finals!

After nearly five hours of rest, it was four o'clock in the afternoon and the men's 400m semi-final was about to begin.

"Hello, dear audience friends! Welcome to watch the exciting live broadcast of the 5 IAAF Diamond League Shanghai Station brought to you by Yanjing TV CTV2025 and Migu Video! Next, we are about to present you the fierce competition of the men's m semi-finals!"

"In the 400m preliminaries held this morning, there were constant surprises! Many dark horse runners emerged and brought us many unexpected and wonderful performances! However, those strong top-level runners, such as Zhao Yun, Van Niekerk, and Killarney James, still showed their absolute strength and successfully advanced without any suspense. There was no so-called 'capsulation in the gutter' situation!"

"So, in the upcoming 400-meter semi-finals, can these top players continue to maintain their advantages? Can the three kings withstand the strong impact of other players and meet together in the 400-meter finals to bring us an exciting visual feast? In an hour, the answer will be revealed! Let us wait and see!"

The first group of semi-final contestants began to enter the venue to warm up under the guidance of on-site staff.

"Let's take a look at the first group of people who are coming on stage!"

First up in lane two is the American, Ray Benjamin;

the third rising star of Colombia, Anthony José Zambrano;

The fourth Cuban general, Gardner;

The fifth Jamaican star, Michael Donald;

Lane 400: South African m king, world record holder, Van Niekerk;

Lane 7, American, Michael Cherry;

Lane 8 is also from the United States, Michael Ross;

The last one is from the United States, Bryce Dade.

"This group has four American players. Can they strangle the king Van Niekerk?"

On your marks!

preparation!

boom!

When the game whistle sounded, the Cuban star Gardner rushed out like an arrow. His starting reaction was perfect and he took the lead in an instant.

However, Van Niekerk was not to be outdone. Although his reaction at the start was not the fastest, he showed great explosive power during the acceleration phase, like a cheetah, and quickly closed the distance with Gardner.

In the blink of an eye, the contestants arrived at the first bend, which is a key bend known as the "blade's edge". Because of its large curvature, it requires extremely high cornering skills from the contestants.

At this corner, Van Niekerk showed his excellent cornering skills. He cleverly controlled his speed and body balance and successfully caught up with Gardner. The two were almost side by side before entering the straight.

After entering the straight, Gardner immediately played out his advantage of straight-line acceleration. Like a gust of wind, he quickly widened the distance between him and Van Niekerk and temporarily took the lead by half a body length.

But Van Niekerk was not affected by Gardner's lead. He still maintained his own rhythm, running forward steadily, and did not force himself to speed up to catch up with Gardner.

Immediately afterwards, the two entered the second corner one after another. This is a more critical corner because it directly determines the outcome of the race.

At this corner, Van Niekerk once again demonstrated his amazing cornering ability. He quickly surpassed Gardner like a flash of lightning. At the last moment out of the corner, he was already half a body length ahead of Gardner.

The last straight stage is coming! Van Niekerk's speed did not slow down at all. He always maintained his lead over Gardner, running closely behind Gardner by half a body length, as if announcing to the world that his victory was just around the corner.

In the last twenty meters, Van Niekerk turned his head to look at the other players and found that only Gardner was closely following him, while the other players were left nearly half a meter away.

Van Niekerk did not choose to speed up but instead crossed the finish line at a low speed, which also led to him being almost overtaken by Gardner.

In the end, Van Niekerk won first place and Gardner won second place.

The rankings are as follows:

First place, South Africa, Van Niekerk, 44.07

44.09nd place, Cuban Gardner,

44.24rd, Anthony Jose Zambrano, Colombia,

Fourth place, Jamaica, Michael Donald, 44.28

Fifth place, Michael Cherry, United States, 44 seconds

44th place, Michael Ross, United States, 76 seconds

45.12th, Ray Benjamin, United States,

45.63th place, United States, Bryce Dade.

"Let us congratulate the king Van Niekerk for being the first to enter the 400m final. He has already got the ticket to the final and is waiting. Can the other two kings Zhao Yun and Killarney James join him?"

The first group of semi-finalists left the stadium, and Zhao Yun and his team began to enter the venue to warm up.

"Okay, we see the second group of contestants have entered the venue, and the other two kings have entered the venue to start warming up!"

"Let's take a look at the lanes of the athletes on the field!"

“The second American, Larry James;

Lane 3 contestant, American star, Fred Collet;

The fourth player is our flower-growing family's 400-meter king, Beishan Tiger King Zhao Yun;

Lane 5 contestant, Grenadian king, Killarney James;

Lane Six contestant American superstar, Michael Norman;

Lane 7 player is Botswana veteran, Makawala;

Lane 8: The dark horse of the American team in this competition, Chapin Arison;

The ninth lane player is the American star, Mitchell."

"Wow, this group of runners is even more amazing than the first group! There were only four American runners in the first group, but this group has five. I have to say, the talent pool of the American team in the 400-meter event is really enviable!"

"What's more exciting is that Zhao Yun and Kilarney James, the two kings, actually met in the semi-finals! This is really a showdown like Mars hitting the Earth. Who of them will stand out in this group of competitions and become the first place? It's really exciting to wait and see!"

On your marks!

preparation!

boom!

"Okay, with the sound of the starting gun, the competition officially begins!"

"Zhao Yun's reaction to the start was very quick, and he shot out in first place. This reaction to the start is really Zhao Yun's specialty!"

"After entering the starting acceleration phase, Zhao Yun still firmly holds the initiative. However, Michael Norman's speed is also quite fast, just a little slower than Zhao Yun!"

"Both of them are tall and strong. Compared with other players, their height may be a little disadvantageous in cornering."

At this moment, Kilani James quickly caught up at the corner!

"Wow, this game is getting more and more intense!"

Kirani James in the fourth lane, Zhao Yun in the fifth lane and Michael Norman in the sixth lane, the three of them had similar speeds at the first turn, making it difficult to tell who had the advantage.

However, when they drove out of the bend and entered the first straight, the situation changed. The speed of the three people increased almost at the same time, and they rushed away like an arrow from a bow.

Zhao Yun demonstrated his amazing 100-meter straight-line ability. Like lightning, he quickly surpassed Killarney James and Norman before the end of the straight-line distance, leading by a full body length!

Then, they entered the bend again. Although Killarney James and Norman tried their best to catch up, they were unable to close the gap with Zhao Yun again.

Zhao Yun still firmly maintained his advantage in position and led the way!

Entering the last 100-meter straight line, Zhao Yun's leading position remained solid.

However, in the last fifty meters, Norman suddenly exerted force and his speed soared like a rocket, and the gap between him and Zhao Yun was instantly shortened to half a body length!

At forty meters, the gap was further narrowing, as if Norman was about to surpass Zhao Yun.

But in the final sprint, Zhao Yun showed no weakness. He accelerated again and rushed towards the finish line like a burning meteor.

In the end, Zhao Yun was the first to cross the finish line, with an excellent result of 44 seconds, and deservedly became the first place, successfully entering the finals!

Michael Norman finished second in 44 seconds and Killarney James finished third in 12 seconds.

The final rankings are as follows:

First place, flower grower, Zhao Yun, 44.09;

second, Michael Norman, United States, 44.12;

third, Killarney James, Grenada, 44.19;

44.46th place, Makawala, Botswana,

Fifth place, United States, Fred Collet, 44.51;

44.89th place, United States, Chapin Arison, ;

45.27th, Larry James, United States, ;

Eighth place, Mitchell, United States, 45.86;

"Congratulations to Zhao Yun for winning first place in the second group of the semi-finals and meeting Van Niekerk in the finals!"

"The young player Chapin Alisson returned to normal in the semi-finals after the upset in the qualifiers, and failed to make it to the finals again as a dark horse. However, it is great to reach the semi-finals in his first Diamond League. And being able to compete with so many top players will be of great help to his future training."

"Botswana's veteran Makawala ran very well, with a good time of 44.46, but unfortunately he still missed the final stage."

After the race, Zhao Yun hugged Norman and said happily, "Congratulations, cousin, on making it to the finals!"

"Haha! Congratulations to you, my trip was not in vain!"

"Yeah! Try your best to win a prize in the final!"

"I will work hard!"