In the athlete's lounge, Zhang Huasong turned on the all-round system and upgraded his 43.4-second 400-meter sprint skill to 43 seconds.

Because the man's 400m world record was 43.18 seconds set by Stars and Stripes Track and Field superstar Michael Johnson in 1999.

To break this world record, Zhang Huasong naturally had to upgrade his skill to 43 seconds.

As for entering the 43-second mark, there is no need now.

Zhang Huasong's biggest competitor, Jeremy Varina, had a personal best score of only 43.45 seconds.

Even if Varina performs extraordinaryly in this game and refreshes her personal best results, it is impossible to improve too much at once.

What's more, for Varina, who does not have an all-round system, her personal best results are not that easy to refresh.

So Zhang Huasong only needs to upgrade his skills to 43 seconds, which is enough to break the record and win the championship.

However, what Zhang Huasong didn't know was that an official from the Stars and Stripes delegation had found David Neville last night and asked him to interfere with Zhang Huasong in today's 400m final.

Phelps has been portrayed as a hero of the Stars and Stripes. His Eight Gold Myth is of great significance to Phelps himself and the Stars and Stripes as a whole.

High jump, long jump, pole vault and other competitions are all jumping one by one, and they cannot be interfered. In the 200m final, Tyson Guy was the 6th lane and Zhang Huasong was the 4th lane, and he couldn't even interfere.

Seeing that Zhang Huasong broke the record and won 7 gold medals, he was about to draw Phelps' 8 gold record, and the people of Stars and Stripes placed their hopes in the 400m final.

Because there were three star and stripe Chinese participating in the 400m final, they could afford to sacrifice one person.

Just so happened that the track David Neville was assigned was next to Zhang Huasong, and the starting line was in front of Zhang Huasong, which could interfere with Zhang Huasong.

So, this task fell on Neville.

If the interference is successful and Zhang Huasong loses the 400-meter gold medal, it may also affect his mood and competitive state, even the javelin at night and the marathon championship tomorrow.

In that case, Phelps can keep the mythical record of 8 gold medals in a single Olympic Games!

Neville did not refuse such a trust.

Although the Stars and Stripes claim to be democratic and respects the individual will of athletes, Neville can still distinguish the relationship between the country in the face of national justice.

With Zhang Huasong and his two other teammates, Neville knew that he had no hope of winning the championship and his hope of winning the medal was very low.

Since that's the case, why bother sacrificing yourself to interfere with Zhang Huasong?

Even if the matter is exposed, it doesn't matter if the referee is punished and even banned from the global game.

Because the regiment official had already given Neville a promise on behalf of the country: if the matter is exposed and Neville is banned, he can retire directly, end his sports career, and join the Stars and Stripes Olympic Committee.

After the regiment officials left, Neville has been thinking about how to interfere with Zhang Huasong during the competition from last night to now!

This matter must not be deliberately linked to Zhang Huasong's runway to stop him. It is too obvious. Everyone knows that he did it on purpose. It is definitely a scandal, and it will definitely affect the entire country and be criticized by the whole world.

In this case, no one dares to let themselves work in the Olympic Committee.

Even if Zhang Huasong is disturbed and Zhang Huasong cannot win the championship, he will not get any benefits and will not be worth the loss.

Therefore, we must not only achieve the purpose of the national team, but not do it too obvious. The best ending is to interfere with Zhang Huasong without being sent off.

Even if you are sent off, you can only limit it to the level of your unintentional foul. It is not possible to see that you are intentional or even instructed...

At 9:40, the eight athletes who participated in the men's 400m final finally started to enter.

When everyone else walked out one after another, and the live commentator was the last to call Zhang Huasong's name, the warmest applause and cheers burst out of the audience.

Even many foreigners were applauding desperately and shouting Zhang Huasong's name in Chinese with inaccurate pronunciation.

Obviously, Zhang Huasong's performance was conquered by those foreigners. Everyone was looking forward to Zhang Huasong continuing to work hard and continuing to break the record and get the eighth gold.

As Zhang Huasong entered the venue, the audience's screams and applause became louder when he waved to the surrounding stands.

At this moment, Zhang Huasong is undoubtedly the biggest star in the Bird's Nest.

After entering the venue and interacting with the audience, Zhang Huasong and others began to warm up before the race on their respective tracks, and the referee team was also conducting the final equipment inspection.

After a while, the time was approaching 10 o'clock and the competition was about to begin. The starting point referee greeted all finalists on the track.

Zhang Huasong walked to the fifth starting line on the curve, finally moved his body, then squatted down, and prepared for the game.

David Neville, who was located in the 6th lane and the starting line was a few meters ahead of Zhang Huasong, looked at Zhang Huasong obscurely before squatting down.

He is ready to interfere with Zhang Huasong!

As for Jeremy Varina in the fourth lane, he knew that the delegation asked his teammate Neville to interfere with Zhang Huasong's affairs.

Therefore, he asked himself to cherish the opportunity today, and to perform at his best, win this gold medal, and interrupt Zhang Huasong's continued winning journey.

After the referee confirmed the operation of the equipment and whether the athletes had committed fouls, he left the track and signaled that the starter could fire the gun and call the order.

The words "quiet" were typing on the large screen of the stadium, and the audience quieted down.

Then, the commander shouted loudly: "Everyone is here... prepare..."

Zhang Huasong and others raised their lower body, pushed their feet hard on the running booster, and prepared to start.

The starter paused for two seconds before suddenly pulling the trigger of the starter gun in his hand.

At 10 a.m. on August 23, 2008, with a "bang" gunshot, eight finalists with different starting positions instantly started and rushed out on the curve.

The men's 400m final of the Beijing Olympics officially began.

Zhang Huasong's starting reaction was 0.114 seconds, ranking first. The others were not much behind, and they all showed their normal starting reaction level.

Only Big ***Ville was slightly distracted, and the starting reaction was only 0.162 seconds.

However, David Neville's starting line is several meters ahead of Zhang Huasong. The starting reaction is a few seconds behind, and Zhang Huasong will not rush to him. He is still in front of Zhang Huasong after the start.

Neville had enough time to adjust his running tactics and interfere with Zhang Huasong.
Chapter completed!