Two days later, in the 400 meter final, Chi Cheng led the race most of the way; then an old knee injury flared up. Just as she entered the last turn she went down, and years of hard training and dreams of glory, as well as the hopes of her nation, went up in smoke.
隔兩天的四百公尺決賽，一路領先的紀政，卻因膝關節舊傷復發，在最後一個彎道跌倒；剎那間，多年苦練、唾手可得的榮耀和國人期望都化為烏有。