Why is the China 20 15 World Championships on the ninth track?
People who care about track and field competitions should be familiar with the term ninth miracle. On August 3rd, 20071,Liu Xiang of the ninth runway created the ninth miracle with a time of 12.95 seconds and won the championship. At the same time, it has also achieved the great cause of "Grand Slam" which combines Olympic champion, World Championship champion and world record holder.
In the semi-final, Liu Xiang ranked second in the group. According to the IAAF competition rules, when distributing the final pass, the player who ranks first in the three groups should set the pass first, the third pass is De Maiduko of Ukraine, the fourth pass is Robles of Cuba, and the fifth pass is trammell of the United States. The rest of the passes were drawn by computer. As a result, Liu Xiang "unfortunately" drew the ninth lane closest to the audience.
Similarly, the 4× 100-meter relay in this World Championships is also allocated according to this rule. Before the semi-final, the two teams draw lots for 4, 5, 6 and 7, and the other four teams draw lots for 2, 3, 8 and 9. Unfortunately, the third China relay team repeated Liu Xiang's "luck" and was ranked in the ninth lane.
Many people don't understand that the worst result in the preliminary round was assigned to the ninth lane. China ran 37.92 seconds in the preliminary race, which not only broke the Asian record, but also ranked fourth among all teams. How can there be a better driveway?
But in any case, the ninth track, which usually looks daunting, is closely related to track and field in China. Last time it was Liu Xiang, this time it was the men's relay team, which created the "ninth miracle" one after another.