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After Lu Wei won the championship, various media outlets rushed to send the news of his breaking the 10-second barrier to China as soon as possible.

100米决赛大约在下午5点40开始，中央电视台体育频道仅仅用了不到20分钟时间就把陆威的100米比赛视频通过剪辑，在第一个新闻里就报道了出来。

In a short time, Lu Wei's influence in the country increased significantly.

The next day, news of Lu Wei breaking the 10-second barrier made headlines in major newspapers, and people spared no praise for him.

The front page of "Sports Periphery" featured a news article about Lu Wei, titled "Lu Wei: The First Asian to Break the 10-Second Barrier." The article stated that Lu Wei broke the domestic record three times in one day and became the first Asian to break the 10-second barrier in the final.

The article also mentioned that, under Lu Wei's influence, the other four members of the national relay team all achieved their personal best results, and the Chinese team is expected to make another breakthrough at the Beijing Olympics after winning a bronze medal in Osaka.

The People's Daily published a photo of Lu Wei crossing the finish line in the final on the second page of its main news section. Behind him were the other four members of the Chinese sprint relay team.

文章的题目是“10秒大关就此打破”，文章用比较客观的角度报道了陆威在男子100米全国大奖赛里以9秒98的成绩打破了10秒大关，这是他1天之内第3次打破全国记录。

The article also introduced Lu Wei's major achievements since his debut. The report was short, but the fact that it was published on the second page of the main news shows how strong the shock of Lu Wei's "breaking 10" in the 100-meter final was to the whole country.

Because of the nature of the newspaper, the article uses almost no adjectives or predictive words. However, the fact that it appeared in a People's Daily report is enough to illustrate the significance of this "breaking 10".

Meanwhile, media outlets from various countries have reacted to Lu Wei's performance in the national competition.

The first to react were the Japanese media. Sports Hochi published a feature article titled "The Self-Destruction of the Theory of Racial Limits," which highlighted Lu Wei's performance. The article insisted that as long as a training method suitable for people of Asian descent is found and a talented teammate is found, it is not difficult for people of Asian descent to break Asian records.

After acknowledging Lu Wei's achievements, the article wryly recalled its own country's sprinting history. They argued that today's athletes are generally more physically fit than they were 10 years ago, and that renowned Japanese sprinter Koji Ito ran a time of 10 seconds flat at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, suggesting Japan could have been the first Asian nation to break the 10-second barrier.

Another Japanese sports newspaper, Nikkan Sports, described Lu Wei's performance as "a man like the Hulk" in an article.

The article concludes by mentioning the 4x100m relay and offering a preview of the Japanese team's prospects at the Olympics. It argues that, based solely on Lu Wei's ability, the Chinese relay team is unlikely to pose a significant threat to the overall strength of the Japanese team.

At the Beijing Olympics, the Japanese team will not make the same mistake again, and the sprint relay team will use its strength to defend its honor as Asia's number one sprinter.

Because it concerns the shared honor of both countries, Japanese media outlets unusually rallied behind Lu Wei, showing great support for the Chinese team and sparing no effort in their coverage.

However, each report always ends with a dissertation, since the reports are for the people they are reporting on, so it's impossible for the entire article to express unwavering praise for Lu Wei's achievements.

Japanese media are enthusiastically praising Liu Xiang, primarily because of his exceptional abilities, including a Grand Slam in world championships in short hurdle events dominated by European and American athletes.

This achievement not only inspired the Chinese people but also motivated the Japanese people. It was only then that countries with predominantly yellow races dared to confidently and loudly refute the "racial limit theory."

From then on, discriminatory remarks against people of Asian descent in explosive events gradually disappeared, demonstrating how historically significant it was that Liu Jing, the sprinter, single-handedly changed the prevailing opinion on sprint time.

However, the Japanese also had their own agenda. Their high praise for Liu Xiang was because their country simply didn't have a competitor who could match him in this event.

However, the Japanese team does have some athletes in the 100 meters, and they have had runners who have clocked 10 seconds flat for a long time. Subsequent runners have also come close to the 10-second mark more than once. Therefore, in this event, they are unwilling to admit the strength of China, and at least in the relay, they firmly believe that they still have a considerable advantage.

What a tangled and complex emotion!

Many European countries have also expressed their opinions on Lu Wei's achievements.

In his column, British Press Association journalist Aspen wrote that China, a sporting powerhouse, has achieved another major breakthrough in the 100-meter event, and that with the rapid development of China's economic strength, the country has made significant progress in various fields.

In particular, China places great importance on its sporting strength, which is considered a symbol of national power. If Chinese sports make any major breakthroughs in the future, it should not be surprising, as it is only a natural progression.

The German news publisher believes that Lu Wei's appearance relieved a lot of pressure on Liu Xiang. In many previous track and field competitions, the Chinese track and field team had no more than three events in which they had a high chance of winning. Among these events, the 110-meter hurdles, which belonged to Liu Xiang, became the most important.

They believe that given the current level of public opinion in China, Liu Feiren can only win and cannot lose in the competition. He carries too much expectation on his shoulders, and they hope that Lu Wei's appearance can help him release the pressure more quickly.

French newspaper L'Équipe, however, was dismissive of Lu Wei's achievements, believing that Lu Wei, like many Chinese athletes, was a programmed robot who only knew how to train hard and had no personality like an alarm clock.

They said that many Chinese athletes train for as long as 8 hours a day. In their view, such training time is completely out of the realm of scientific rigor. Such high-intensity training will only shorten the athletes' athletic lifespan and cause their bodies to break down prematurely.

American media did not report on Lu Wei's performance at the National Track and Field Grand Prix.

This battle made Lu Wei's name known to almost everyone in the country. Many sports fans talked about his achievements, and some even memorized Lu Wei's life story and major competition results.

As a sports fan, if you don't know Lu Wei, you can't really say you like sports. Even many entertainment programs have featured the phrase "Run like Lu Wei," which quickly became popular.