June 23, 2017 National Track and Field Championship finals in Sacramento, California.

The National Track and Field Championships are the highest-level track and field events in the country, and the National Championships usually also function as the World Championships/Olympic Trials.

The overall level of track and field in China is extremely high, and the competition is too fierce. In many events, many athletes meet the standards every year. Take the men's 100 meters as an example. It was difficult for China to even get three B standards 12 years ago.

However, there are often more than 10 athletes from Taiwan who have achieved the A standard.

Just like the selection criteria for the national team for this year's London World Championships, the Chinese Athletics Association has stipulated that the top eight athletes in individual events at the Yanjing World Championships and Rio Olympics can directly enter the national team.

Team's reserve list.

Moreover, the IAAF has also formulated a special rule for this year's World Championships: the champion of each individual event can obtain a quota for the 2019 Doha World Championships, and will not occupy the quota of the athlete's home country for that event.

Let's take the men's 100 meters as an example. If an athlete wins the men's 100 meters final at the London World Championships, and three other athletes from the country meet the standards before the 2019 Doha World Championships event set by the IAAF, then this country will

will be able to send 4 athletes to participate in the men's 100-meter event at the Doha World Championships.

2019 is still too far away, Ronnie Baker's eyes are fixed on the present, right here in Sacramento Stadium.

In the second group of the previous semi-finals of the US Championships, he advanced to the finals after Coleman with a time of 10.12 seconds (-1.4m/s). This result was already very good for him and he was able to advance to the finals.

His expectations have been met.

In Doha in early May, under the strong headwind of -1.2m/s, he only ran 10.24 seconds. The red figure running at the front was so powerful that it inspired him to train hard.

Last month, Eugene, this time he was closer to that figure. He went from seventh from the bottom to second place. Although there was still a big gap between him and the fiery red figure, he believed that he would persevere in his pursuit of success.

With our efforts, this gap will become smaller and smaller.

Now, he will compete with the seven strongest opponents in the United States on the track in Sacramento for the precious World Championship spot.

His position is lane 6. On his left are Justin Gatlin, Christian Coleman, Mike Rogers, and Isiah Young. This is a difficult match, but in order to chase that figure, he

Will go all out!

The first time the shot was fired, someone jumped the gun. After the referee's final verification, one of his biggest competitors, Isiah Young, was sent off.

Ronnie Baker clearly knows his own strength. He knows that his strength cannot be compared to Gatlin or Coleman. His goal has always been third place, and now there is one less opponent who can compete with him.

"Onyourmarks~"

The starter's instructions reached Ronnie Baker's ears again.

"This is your chance, Ronnie. Come on, London is waiting for you!"

Ronnie Baker took deep breaths repeatedly, stepped on the starting block, and constantly adjusted his position on the starting block, hoping to find the most comfortable position.

There was a gust of wind blowing in front of us. This was a sign of headwind. Ronnie Baker didn't like headwind because he was bigger and suffered from the wind. But this is unavoidable for any player. Everyone is working against the wind.

Compete under the conditions, if you lose, no matter how much you say, it will be an excuse!

"Set——"

Focus, focus!

"boom--!"

"The game begins! After the gunshot, the players started very quickly. Coleman rushed out first, followed closely by Gatlin."

"Entering the run, Coleman still maintains the lead. Gatlin is chasing after him. Can he catch up with Coleman?"

"Gatlin did it! He surpassed Coleman! Sprint! 9 seconds 97! Gatlin once again won the U.S. Championship. He overtook Coleman and left many young people behind."

"After the results were verified, 9 seconds 95, he told these young athletes again - you are not strong enough!"

Ronnie Baker looked at Gatlin with some envy as he was being chased by photographers. Coleman, who won the runner-up, also received a lot of attention, but he could only exchange greetings with the athletes of the same age next to him.

The results of the contestants have been displayed on the big screen:

Wind speed (-0.7m/s)

1 Justin Gatlin 9.95

2 Christian Coleman 9.98

3 Ronnie Baker 10.05

...

I'm not the protagonist, not even a supporting role, but I won't give up, I'm Ronnie Baker!

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June 25th, still at the Sacramento Stadium.

Tyson Gay has been very busy these days. He only finished third in the second group of the men's 100-meter preliminaries on the 22nd and missed the semi-finals. Then he first gave it to his cousin Ronnie Baker.

Ideological work has now come to Lyles again.

Compared to Ronnie Baker, Lyles is a kid more to his liking. Although he is not good-looking, his smile is very contagious.

"Did he really say that to you after the game?"

"Yeah, I didn't expect him to say that to me. He is obviously only less than a year older than me, but his tone of voice is a bit like an elder, [Don't be a flash in the pan, but always amazing]."

Lyles is now somewhat grateful to Wu Ziyi for saying this to him. During a training session at the beginning of the month, he suddenly felt a pain in his thigh muscles. He stopped immediately, and his coach Lance Blauman immediately called for help.

The doctor came and gave him emergency treatment, so that the injury did not deteriorate into a real injury.

"The inspection has started, I'm leaving!"

"Knock them down, Lyles!"

"I will!"

...

Lyles stood on the stage of the U.S. Championship finals. On the fifth lane to his left was his old rival Christian Coleman, a strong rival with whom he had been competing since the 2015 U.S. Youth Championship and the Pan American Youth Championship.

, lanes 7 and 8 on his right are Isiah Young and Amir Weber.

"Noah, win this game! Your opponent, your target, is waiting for you in London!"

"Set——"

"boom--!"

"The gunshot rang out. Lyles was in lane 6 and Coleman was in lane 5. Coleman accelerated beautifully through the corners and kept approaching Lyles. Can he do it?"

"Coming into the straight Coleman was holding the lead, but Lyles - he started to accelerate!"

"Lyles took the lead, and the gap was getting bigger and bigger! Entering the final sprint, Lyles rushed to the finish line first, Coleman... Amir Weber beat Cole in the last 5 meters.

Man!"

"Liles, 19 seconds 97, champion of the men's 200 meters at the U.S. Championships! He will face the Red Lightning of the East in London!"

Lyles crossed the finish line, spread his hands and calmly accepted the cheers and applause of the audience. From today on, he is the king of the 200 meters in the United States!

The soldiers’ achievements were engraved on the big screen:

1 Noah Lyles 19.97

2 Amir Weber 20.09

3 Christian Coleman 20.10

.......

Wind speed:-2.3m/s!

Originally, Lyles was a little unhappy when he saw the score of 19.97, but when he saw the wind speed information of -2.3m/s, he knew that his shot was strong enough. This shot can be said to be the best shot for the All-American men this year.

The strongest shot at 200 meters!

Lyles grinned widely and bumped fists with Amir Weber, Coleman bumped fists in turn, and then danced to the beat on his own in front of the camera.
Chapter completed!