Chapter 425: Three Golds and One Silver, Returning with Honor
There were cameras from several American TV stations at the scene. Although the questions and answers between He Zhongqiu and Li Hong were in Mandarin, they were quickly translated.

"Humph!"

Far away in the United States, the arrogant Michael Johnson, the world record holder for 200 meters and 400 meters, could not help but snort.

He is 40 years old this year and has retired for many years, but he still looks down on everyone in the world, including those who celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

At his peak, he was even confident that he could run under 42 seconds. This was the confidence and determination that allowed him to look down on everyone in the world.

At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, at the age of 33, he still won the 400m and 4x400m championships. He was undefeated in 54 400m races for seven consecutive years and had no rivals in the world before he chose to retire gloriously.

Now, someone came out and said he wanted to break his 400-meter record. Even if that person was Wolverine who just broke the 9.69-meter world record with seconds, he simply disdained it.

At this time, the cell phone rang. It was a call from a journalist friend.

"Michael, are you available for an interview?" the other party asked after the call was connected.

"OK, go ahead and ask," he said.

“Michael, are you watching the World Championships in Osaka?”

"Yes."

"What do you think of what Wolverine said?"

"He wants to break my world record. I am actually very optimistic about him, but I think his current ability is not good enough. 0.17 seconds is a huge gap. He still needs more training."

"Michael, you said you could run under 42 seconds. Do you regret not trying to run under 42 seconds now?"

"No, I believe that no one can break 43.18 seconds yet. Maybe someone will break it in the future, but at least I can't see anyone who has that ability."

"Wolverine is 211cm tall naked. He won the 100m, 400m and long jump championships at this year's World Track and Field Championships. The Jamaican Bolt, who is 196cm tall, also won the third place in the 200m. Do you think that the track and field arena will usher in an era of giants?"

"How is that possible? Bolt didn't even make it to the 100-meter finals. Wolverine alone can't prove anything."

"Okay, Michael, thank you for accepting my interview."

At the Changju Arena, a few minutes after the 400-meter final ended, He Zhongqiu received his third gold medal. It was also the third time that the five-star red flag was raised at the World Championships, and the third time that the March of the Volunteers was played.

All his schedules have ended and he wants to say goodbye to the TV audience, so not only five sets, but also four sets will be broadcast live.

“Congratulations to Zhongqiu, he completed all four events, three golds and one silver.”

"He ran the 9.69-meter race in seconds. He proved to the world that he is the fastest runner in the world!"

"With a long jump of 9.16 meters, he proved to the world that he is the person who can fly the farthest in the world!"

"In the most difficult 400-meter race, he used the gold medal to prove that he has both the fastest speed in the world and the best speed endurance in the world."

Facing the live camera of CCTV, Li Hong said a few words and then handed the microphone to He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu said: "Thank you all for your support during this period. I will have four more Golden League events next, and we will meet again.

Then at this time next year, I will welcome you all at the Beijing Olympics. I believe it will be a very grand and successful Olympics, and I hope you will continue to support me.

Next year, Beijing welcomes you! Beijing Olympics welcomes you! Goodbye, friends from all over the world! "

At this time, it was 9.18 minutes and the 110-meter hurdles were about to begin.

He Zhongqiu, Luo Chaoyi, Feng Shuyong, Li Hong and others hurried to the side of the track. His arrival attracted the attention of the athletes who were preparing for the competition.

He walked to Liu Xiang and stretched out his hand to encourage him: "Liu Xiang, come on!"

After Liu Xiang and He Zhongqiu high-fived, they took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Watch me."

"Shi Dongpeng, come on."

He Zhongqiu stretched out his hand again.

"Eh."

Shi Dongpeng, who also made it to the finals, excitedly ran over and high-fived He Zhongqiu.

Liu Rina saw the opportunity and asked Shi Dongpeng, "Da Shi, do you have the confidence to win the runner-up? After all, the champion is Liu Xiang."

This sentence made He Zhongqiu and Li Hong's eyes widen. The person involved, Shi Dongpeng, had a very dark face and turned around and left.

As for Liu Xiang, he was so embarrassed that he got goose bumps.

But Dong Ri didn’t think there was anything wrong with her question. She was too confident and very strong.

In 2001, she exclusively interviewed sprinter Maurice Greene at the World Championships, and became famous overnight in China.

At that time, Liu Xiang and He Zhongqiu had not yet achieved any results and were blocked from the World Championships. He Zhongqiu, who had no films to shoot, was still waiting at the gate of the Beijing Film Studio. It can be said that when she became famous, Liu Xiang and He Zhongqiu were still small figures.

He Zhongqiu pulled Li Hong away and said, "Li Hong, luckily it was you who interviewed me. If it was her, I'm afraid I wouldn't even win a single championship."

Li Hong covered her forehead with her hands and laughed so hard that tears came out.

Liu Xiang's strongest opponents are Cuban teenager Roberts, Americans Trammell and Penny, and the defending champion of the 110-meter hurdles at the World Championships, French star Doucoure, who performed poorly and did not make it to the finals.

At this time, the conference began to introduce the athletes. When Roberts was introduced, he proudly raised a finger, expressing his strong desire to win the gold medal.

When introducing Liu Xiang, he raised his arms confidently and greeted the audience.

"Everyone is in your place!"

"preparation!"

"Bah!"

As the gun sounded, Liu Xiang and eight others rushed out of the starting line.

Liu Xiang didn't have a good start and fell behind. After crossing the third hurdle, he fell into fourth place. Trammell and Roberts rushed to the first and second places.

But Liu Xiang began to explode at this time and started a great pursuit like the 400 meters he just did for He Zhongqiu.

He first caught up to third place, then overtook Cuban Roberts, drove side by side with Trammell, and then began to overtake.

Liu Xiang's skills were fully utilized. He flew over one hurdle after another like a bird and rushed towards the finish line.

Although he hit the three hurdles at the back, it was not enough to stop his run, and his forward momentum was unstoppable.

"Liu Xiang, speed up! Liu Xiang speed up! Win! Win!" As Liu Xiang rushed towards the finish line, CCTV commentator Yang Jian roared excitedly.

"Liu Xiang won the World Championship!"

"He is an Olympic champion, a world champion, a world record holder, and a 110-meter hurdles major champion."

"Congratulations to Liu Xiang! The world's only 110-meter hurdles Grand Slam."

"12.95 seconds, congratulations to Liu Xiang!" Yang Jian's passionate commentary continued, and at this time, Liu Xiang was running around with a red flag.

Dong Ri Na followed behind him and was even more excited than Liu Xiang. After Liu Xiang's emotions finally cooled down, she hurried up to interview him.

"Liu Xiang, congratulations, you have created the ninth miracle."

"Thank you!"

“Is it exciting to win the World Championship?”

"It's okay. I just took back the World Championship title. I hope to continue winning in the future, and beat them many times." Liu Xiang said excitedly.

“How does it feel to run lane nine?”

“Oh, it was a bit lonely. I was slow at the start, caught up in the middle, and hit the hurdles a little bit in the last few hurdles. But the forward movement was good, and the movement structure was also good. But it’s all good. It would be best if I could win the championship.”

"Are you satisfied with your performance this time?"

"Well, it's a bit of a pity. If I had performed better, I might have been able to run under 12.9 seconds."

Dong Ri looked at Liu Xiang's number and asked, "Liu Xiang, your number is 441, 4+4+1 equals 9, and you are running in lane 9. Is 9 your lucky number this time?"

"..."

Liu Xiang's jaw dropped. "Sister, can I ask a normal question? Who would want to run lane 9?"

He was speechless for nearly ten seconds and really didn't know how to answer.

Dong Ri Na continued to ask: "What do you think of the weather today?"

"The weather has no effect on me." Liu Xiang said helplessly.

"Were you particularly confident in yourself before the game?" Dong Ri Na asked.

"..." Liu Xiang didn't want to answer.

"You often participate in world competitions. Does it help improve your psychological quality?" Dong Ri Na asked persistently.

"...Well, of course." Liu Xiang answered reluctantly.

"Is your coach helpful to you?" Dong Ri Na asked.

Liu Xiang closed his mouth and complained in his heart, is this even necessary to ask?
He made up his mind that he would bargain with CCTV like He Zhongqiu did and ask it to send him a beautiful reporter, preferably Li Hong, to interview him.

Finally, Dong Ri ended the interview with a sense of unfulfilled desire, and then went on to interview Shi Dongpeng.

Shi Dongpeng finished fifth with a time of 13.19 seconds, which was also a good result.

"Da Shi, do you think it is sad to be born in the same era as Liu Bang and Xiang Yu?" Dong Ri asked excitedly.

Shi Dongpeng's eyes almost popped out. What the hell was going on?
He grunted, "Oh, that's okay."

Dong Ri Na asked again: "If Liu Xiang wasn't with you, would you feel pressured? Also, did Liu Xiang encourage you?"

"If Liu Xiang wasn't there, I would be number one in the country. What kind of pressure would I have? Dong Ri, do you want to listen to what you are asking?"

Shi Dongpeng complained crazily in his mind, his face turned a little dark, but he said nothing because he really wasn't in the mood to answer.

"Da Shi, it doesn't matter actually. Fifth place is pretty good. You've improved a lot. Last time you didn't even make it to the second round."

"Da Shi, I want to ask, did you try your best in the final just now?"

After several slashes, Shi Dongpeng felt that he was about to die from blood loss.

Li Hong, who also came to interview Shi Dongpeng, was a little dumbfounded when she heard Dong Rina's question. She thought to herself, Dong Rina, are you trying to stab Shi Dongpeng in the heart?

After Dong Ri left, she stepped forward and said, "Shi Dongpeng, 13.19 seconds is your best result. You are only 23 years old. This result is very good, very outstanding.

I hope you will keep up the good work, break through your limits step by step, and achieve better results. "

"Thank you! I will keep working hard."

Shi Dongpeng felt much better and a smile appeared on his face.

The World Championships were to end in two days, but He Zhongqiu did not wait for the closing ceremony. The next day, on the morning of September 9st, he left Japan and returned to Yanjing.

Liu Xiang did not leave. He would not participate in the next three Golden League events. He would only participate in the IAAF Grand Final on September 9 and the Shanghai Golden League on the 22th. He has more time than He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu will next participate in the IAAF Golden League Zurich Station on September 9. He plans to strengthen his training in the 7m and triple jump in the next few days.

He has little practice in triple jump, but has a foundation in long jump. He is now level 80 and his best result in training is 17.05 meters.

The Olympic B standard is 16.8 meters and the A standard is 17.1 meters. If he improves one or two levels, it should not be a problem for him to get the A standard.

But he felt that he did not have as much advantage in triple jump as in long jump because he weighed much more than other long jump athletes.

He wants to get the Olympic A standard in the triple jump this year, which will make it much easier next year as he will only have to get the A standard in the high jump.

He has hardly ever practiced high level training, and simply has no time. He has not yet entered the system, which means he is not even at level 20.

He couldn't even do the flop that most athletes use today, nor the prone position.

During the test last year, he jumped 2.17 meters using the now-obsolete leaping move.

The Chinese and Asian high jump records are 84 meters, set by Zhu Jianhua in 2.39. He is still some distance away from this record.

The Olympic marks A and B are 2.30 meters and 2.27 meters respectively. He is still 0.1 meter away from the B mark and 0.13 meters away from the A mark.

However, with his terrifying jumping ability, if he spends a year to improve it, it should not be a big problem for him to get an Olympic A standard.

If his level could be raised to 90, he believed that with his jumping ability, it would not be a problem for him to break the world record of 2.45 meters.

When he arrived at Yanjing International Airport at noon, Director Liu of the General Administration of Sports personally brought people to greet him and presented him with flowers.

Director Liu said with regret: "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, I regret not going to Osaka! If I had known that you could win the 100-meter gold medal, win so many gold medals, and even break the world and World Championship records in the 100-meter and long jump, I should have gone."

"Haha, Director Liu, next year's Olympics will be the big show." He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

"Yep."

Director Liu patted He Zhongqiu's hand and said, "This is a big show, Zhongqiu. You are the leading figure in our country's sports world, you have to sing well. Basketball and track and field are all counting on you."

"Sure." He Zhongqiu nodded.

There were so many fans going to the airport to greet him that it took him an hour and a half to leave the airport, even though the airport had arranged a large number of security personnel to maintain order.

The General Administration arranged a celebration banquet. He Zhongqiu went home to rest after the banquet. He gave the three golds and one silver to the two babies to play with for a while, and then hung them in the Hall of Honor.

(End of this chapter)