God of Sprint

Chapter 463 World Championships 400m Semifinals

August 8th, 3 p.m., Olympic Stadium.

The weather is clear, cloudy, and the wind speed is +0.5 m/s.

An important semi-final is about to begin—the 400m semi-final.

The weather in London today is not very hot and the venue is already full of spectators.

"Hello, viewers! You are watching the 2015m semi-finals of the 400th London World Athletics Championships in ."

"First up is the first set of semi-final matches. Let's take a look at the roster on the field."

"The runner in lane nine is Abdu Samba from Qatar. He is a very strong runner in Asia and one of the few who can run under 44 seconds."

"The runner in lane eight is the Jamaican star Allen, who ran a good time of 44 seconds in the Jamaican Championships some time ago."

"The runner in lane seven is the veteran American Neville, a top ten 400m runner in history and a veteran born in the s. He was the best m runner in the U.S. before LaShawn Merritt came along, and he's in excellent form at this World Championships."

"The runner in lane six is ​​also an American athlete, LaShawn Merritt, one of the four great kings of the 400-meter race. LaShawn Merritt's form was not very good in the first half of this year, but in the second half he suddenly had the energy of an old man rekindling his youth."

"The player in the fifth lane is Gardner, a talented player born in the 90s from the Bahamas. His performance has been improving step by step in the past two years. He has a good chance of winning a medal in this World Championships."

"The runner in lane 44 is the young Colombian athlete Zambrano. In the qualifying round, he ran a good time of 06 seconds and won first place in the group. He has also reached the finals of the Diamond League many times, but unfortunately he has not won the Diamond Award yet."

"The third player is the famous British player Hudson Smith..."

"The last and second player is also the famous British athlete Hughes..."

After the referee's shot, the first group's semi-finals began.

LaShawn Merritt pretended to be dead for nearly a year and suddenly woke up. He and his US teammate Neville formed the first duo.

The two had a very smooth start. At the first corner, LaShawn Merritt came out first. At the first straight stage, LaShawn Merritt accelerated slightly again to take the lead.

Entering the second turn, Neville's strong second turn ability began to show. He instantly accelerated and left the other players behind, caught up with LaShawn Merritt, and was the first to enter the straight.

In the last straight acceleration, LaShawn Merritt performed steadily and overtook Neville again before the finish line, crossing the line first and winning first place in the group.

43 seconds was his result in the semi-finals.

First group ranking:

First place, LaShawn Merritt, United States, 43 seconds;

Second place, Neville, United States, 44 seconds;

Third place, Bahamas, Gardner, 44 seconds;

Fourth place, Britain, Hudson Smith, 44 seconds;

Fifth place, Qatar, Apdu Samba, 44 seconds;

44th place, Jamaica, Allen, 46 seconds;

Seventh place, Colombia, Zambrano, 44 seconds;

Eighth place, Britain, Hughes, 44 seconds;

Yang Jian said, "LaShawn Merritt still maintained his superb character and performed extremely well in the competition. He ran under 44 seconds."

Liu Yangyu said, "Well, this is the experience of the veterans. You see Neville also ran very well this time. They have experienced too many major competitions. Facing such a more intense competition, their mentality will not be a problem at all."

"That's right. Let's move on to the second group's semi-finals. Our country's 400m king Zhao Yun is about to appear!"

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"Welcome back! Everyone on the field has already stood on their own tracks and started warming up."

"Let's take a look at the roster first."

"The runner in lane nine is Taro Sato from Xiaozi Bulei. As Xiaozi Bulei's strongest 400m runner, he is very lucky to be able to make it to the semifinals this time."

"The runner in lane eight is the veteran American athlete, Wariner, the first champion to break the racial divide. The white athlete's win in the 400-meter championship gave other races a lot of confidence. As a veteran born in the s, he still maintains outstanding competitiveness."

"The runner in lane seven is the talented Grenada athlete, Kirani James, one of the four great kings of the 400 meters today. He was the gold medalist in the last World Championships."

"The sixth lane is the veteran American athlete Dicks. He has done really well this year. He ran 44 seconds in the Diamond League a while ago, almost breaking 01 seconds."

"The runner in lane five, the most competitive runner in the 400m, this year's world record holder for the 400m, and one of the four great kings of the m, Tiger King Zhao Yun!"

"The runner in lane four is a very young American, Fred Kerley, who is known as the all-around speed king. He is a world-class runner in 400m, 200m, 100m, and 60m."

"The runner in lane three is a talented Jamaican youngster, Bloomfield, the future leader of Jamaica's 400m! He ran very well in the preliminaries and has made it to the Diamond League finals many times this year."

"The runner in the second lane is also a very good 400m runner from Asia, Maslahi, who has strong strength. However, his performance is not so outstanding on the world stage."

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