God of Sprint

Chapter 684 Olympic 400m Semifinal 1

The 100-meter group competition has come to an end, but Zhao Yun cannot relax yet because he still has to compete in the 400-meter semi-final in the evening.

In such hot weather, two games a day is a very challenging task for Zhao Yun.

In particular, there is a 400-meter race known as the Death Escape.

After the game, Mo Youxue and Wu Zhiqiang also came over to congratulate everyone on entering the semi-finals.

"Haha! Brothers, congratulations to everyone for making it to the semi-finals!" Mo Youxue said happily.

Xie Zhenye said, "A bunch of noobs. I didn't even try hard, but I got first place in the group. How boring!"

Wu Zhiqiang said, "Second brother, don't be so arrogant. This is just the group stage. Your opponents in the finals are likely to be Blake, Bolt, Gatlin and others!"

"Tsk! So what if it's Bolt? We can still take him down." Xie Zhenye said with a sneer.

"You're awesome!" Wu Zhiqiang gave Xie Zhenye a thumbs up.

Then everyone started joking.

Wang Zijie clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet for a moment."

Everyone stopped and looked at Wang Zijie.

"Everyone did very well this time and we have all entered the semi-finals, but the semi-finals are not the end. Everyone must go back and review today's game carefully."

"Mo Youxue, Wu Zhiqiang, you two have finished watching the game, you should feel a little relaxed, but don't relax too much."

Mo Youxue and Wu Zhiqiang said, "Understood!"

"Also, Zhao Yun, you must have a good rest after you return, because there is a tough battle waiting for you tonight!"

Zhao Yun nodded!

"Okay, pack up and go back to the hotel."

At seven o'clock in the evening, despite the hot weather, the Rio Arena was still packed.

The weather is sunny, the temperature is 43 degrees, and the wind speed is +0.4 m/s.

The Rio Arena is about to host the 400m semi-finals.

Zhao Yun was assigned to the second group.

Since there was still some time before his competition, Zhao Yun did some simple warm-up preparations in the back and watched the competition of the first group of players.

"Hello, viewers! Welcome to watch the Rio Olympics men's 5m semi-finals live broadcast by Yanjing Television CTV400."

"We see that the first group of semi-finalists have already started warming up and preparing."

"Let's take a look at the players on the field."

"First, the runner in the second lane is Daredre from Italy.

The third player from Slovenia, Luca,

The fourth player is Michael Matthew from the Bahamas.

The fifth one is the American team's super star Cherry, who performed very well in the group stage.

The sixth player is the last Olympic champion, Grenada's talented player Kirani James. This time his goal is to defend his Olympic title, and we can see that his facial expression is very serious.

The seventh contestant is Allen from Jamaica, and his strength should not be underestimated.

The eighth one is the famous Botswana general Makawala, who is known as the fifth king.

The ninth player is from Bologna, Netherlands.

After introducing the players on the field, Yang Jian said to Liu Yangyu, "We have already seen the players on the field. Coach Liu, who do you think is most likely to advance among the semi-finalists?"

Liu Yangyu pondered for a moment and said: "This group is very strong, and it is difficult to judge who will advance in the end. However, I think Kirani James and Makawara have a better chance. Of course, there are many variables in the game, and any detail may affect the result."

"Yes! It's true that both of them are very strong, and both of them played very steadily, so it's hard for any major problems to occur."

At this time, the broadcast sounded: "First group of athletes, please get ready!"

As the broadcast sounded, the atmosphere on the field instantly became tense. The athletes adjusted their breathing and prepared for this crucial semi-final. Zhao Yun watched quietly from a distance, and his heartbeat involuntarily accelerated.

At the first gunshot, the athletes in the first group rushed out like arrows from a bow. Daredeley showed excellent explosive power at the start and quickly took the lead. Luca followed closely behind, while Michael Matthew lagged behind a little, but he did not give up and kept trying to catch up.

Halfway through the race, Cherry began to exert his strength, and with his excellent speed and endurance, he gradually narrowed the gap with the players in front of him. Meanwhile, Killarney James maintained a steady rhythm, with no expression on his face, as if everything was under his control.

As the race entered its final stage, Makawala suddenly accelerated, and with his powerful sprinting ability, he successfully surpassed the runner in front of him and crossed the finish line first. The audience burst into warm applause and cheers for this runner who had suffered injustice in the competition.

"Congratulations to Makawala for advancing to the finals!" Yang Jian shouted excitedly on the commentary desk, "His performance was outstanding!"

Liu Yangyu also nodded in agreement: "Yes, Makawala is indeed a very outstanding player. However, we cannot ignore the strength of other players. Jilani James is obviously holding back."

Ranking results:

First place, Makawala, Botswana, 44 seconds

44nd place, Grenada, Killarney James, 15 seconds

Third place, Cherry, United States, 44 seconds

Fourth place, Jamaica, Allen, 44 seconds,

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With the end of the first group of matches, Zhao Yun was about to face his own match. He took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality and state.

"Please prepare the second group of athletes!" The broadcast sounded again. Zhao Yun stood at the starting line, his eyes fixed on the front. He felt the cheers and applause from the audience from all directions.

"Dear viewers, you are now watching the live broadcast of the men's 2016m at the 400 Rio Olympics brought to you by the Yanjing TV Sports Channel."

"Our country's athlete, Zhao Yun, has also arrived at the venue to warm up." Yang Jian explained loudly.

"First, let me introduce you to the players on the field."

"The contestant in the second lane is Masrahi from Saudi Arabia, who has a very good chance of making it to the finals."

"The third player is Sanchez from the Dominican Republic."

"The fourth runner is the pride of our flower-growing family, the absolute leader of the 400-meter event, the flower-growing tiger king—Zhao Yun!"

Zhao Yun made a face to the camera, so cute!

"The fifth player is from the United States. He is Fred Corley, who is known as the all-around speed king. He is a very young player."

"The sixth lane is Jamaica's talented young athlete Bloomfield. He made it to the semi-finals in his first Olympic Games. His future is truly limitless!"

"The player in lane seven is the young player Zambrano from Colombia. Zambrano has grown very fast in the past two years. He has a very high chance of making it to the final and winning a medal."

“The eighth one comes from Luciani from Switzerland.”

"The ninth lane is the Belgian contestant, Sagur."