Sacrifice the domestic No. 2 player as a rabbit and become the No. 1 player to run well. Such a tactic is unimaginable in domestic competitions. Isn't the No. 2 player also a favorite to win the championship, why do you want to make a wedding dress for No. 1?
But this scene appeared in the women's 5000m final of the National Track and Field Championships on the evening of June 28.
Sichuan's Ma Xiuzhen has a best score of 15:31.86 this year, ranking second in China. Sichuan player He Wuxia, this year's best time of 15:12.34, the first in China.
He was once very close to qualifying for the women's 5,000m. But it entered the final sprint, the results stagnated, and the sideways for too long showed signs of decline.
Therefore, this championship is the last chance, not to mention directly reaching the standard, it is good to try to improve as much as possible, and to achieve a score of 15 minutes and 10 seconds.
The Sichuan team made a bold move this time, directly letting Ma Xiuzhen, the No. 2 person in China, be He Wuxia's rabbit. The reason is also very clear: now there is only He Wuxia in the women's 5000m Olympic standings, and there are no other athletes.
The first half of the period went according to plan. When he ran to more than nine minutes, Ma Xiuzhen withdrew, and He Wuxia, who had been pulled out of a very high speed, charged alone.
But after taking the lead for two laps, He Wuxia was visibly exhausted and his speed plummeted. After barely taking the lead in the third lap, he was finally caught up by the runners behind him in turn. And after He Wuxia supported another half a lap, he retired directly!
If you don't pursue the Olympic goal, it's just a simple domestic competition, and the Sichuan team consumes the double insurance like this, which is not worth it. And to rise to the Olympics ticket for a gamble, it can only be said that the ending is very regrettable.
Today's He Wuxia, whether it is in the wrong state or suddenly suffering from pain, is very clear that the 10,000-meter race that started on the morning of June 30 is estimated to be incomparable, and he can't get good results even if he compares.
During the epidemic, He Wuxia in the United States has set the best in China in many events in the past ten years or even twenty years, and is considered to be the rising leader of middle-distance running. But it's a pity that he withdrew from the squad before the Asian Games, and this time the Olympic qualification was also in vain, which made people sigh.
Now in women's middle-distance running, there is another event with a little possibility of reaching the Olympics, that is, the women's 3000m hurdles.
Xu Shuangshuang is currently ranked 43rd, seven places shy of 36th in the Olympic qualification round. If Xu Shuangshuang can run around 9 minutes and 30 seconds (personal best time of 9:30.39) in this championship, he may be able to catch the last train if he counts the championship points.
In today's 5000 meters, Xu Shuangshuang also participated, but did not finish. After all, her real goal is the women's 3,000m hurdles, and running 5,000m is a warm-up training session in the evening.