August 26th, 2010
Yang Zhuo got up early and went to the gym in the Universals Village to exercise.
Today was the preliminaries for the men's 100m sprint.
Although, with his strength, he could easily pass the preliminaries.
However, he still had to train.
He maintained his state.
Ever since he came back from Zürich, Yang Zhuo hadn't run the 100m sprint properly.
When they were in the Field Management Center, the coach didn't allow them to run.
When they arrived at Daegu, the coach told them to conserve their strength and stop running during training.
Therefore, Yang Zhuo couldn't use his full strength.
It was uncomfortable.
I can only come to the gym to vent my anger.
Because it was morning, there weren't many people working out.
Yang Zhuo ran for a while, then did barbell squats and bench presses for a while.
Sweat soaked through his T-shirt.
Even his hair was wet and messy.
He looked even more handsome.
There were quite a number of university student volunteers in the gym, all of whom were girls.
At this moment, the few of them gathered together and whispered in Korean.
"Unnie, is that really an athlete? Not an idol? He was so handsome, even more handsome than Seung Heon oppa.”
"Flower Addict."
"You can ask for his contact information. Maybe he doesn't have a girlfriend, and then you'll have a chance.”
"Is it really possible? Forget it, I don't dare!"
"Useless."
Yang Zhuo didn't understand Korean, so he didn't know what they were talking about.
However, from the occasional glances she gave him, he knew that they were talking about him.
Speaking of which, the girls were quite beautiful.
But he was not in the mood to strike up a conversation.
At this moment.
Hu Kai came to the gym not to exercise but to look for him."Yang Zhuo, I knew you were here. Coach Li asked me to call you back.”
"Alright."
Yang Zhuo wiped his sweat and put on his coat.
Athletes hated catching a cold after training.
Even if she was still sweating, she had to wear a coat to lower her body temperature.
Otherwise, it's not good for your health.
The two of them talked as they walked.
"How do you plan to run the preliminaries in the morning?”
Yang Zhuo looked calm."Relax and run. Just advance. Don't chase after the data."”
Hearing this, Hu Kai said with envy,"You can relax and run with your strength, but I can't. If I get eliminated and can't enter the semi-finals, it'll be embarrassing."”
"Don't worry. With your strength, you can enter the finals without any problems.”
"I hope so."
......
Although Yang Zhuo had a bad impression of South Korea, he had to admit that the World University Games they held this time was not bad.
The local people were indeed very enthusiastic, and the accommodation conditions were also good.
The traffic was terrible.
The village was very far away from the competition venues, and there were often traffic jams on the road, unlike the Beijing Olympic Village in his previous life, which was within a 30-minute drive from all the competition venues.
There were only three rounds in the men's 100m sprint.
The preliminaries were in the morning and the semifinals were in the afternoon.
As for the finals, they would have to wait until the 28th.
Daegu Sports Center.
Yang Zhuo, Hu Kai, and the members of the women's team came over.
There were many people in the preliminaries, and the schedule was very tight. They had not even warmed up when the competition began.
Yang Zhuo and Hu Kai weren't in the same group.
Yang Zhuo was in group 6, lane 5, Hu Kai was in group 11, lane 3.
The location was not bad.
On the sidelines.
Yang Zhuo and Hu Kai were doing some simple exercises.
Li Qing and Yu Weili were chatting at the side.
Their expressions were very relaxed.
For Yang Zhuo and Hu Kai, the preliminaries weren't challenging at all.
As long as there were no accidents, he would definitely be able to pass.
Hu Kai was warming up as he glanced at the media section.
"The attention on this preliminary round is too low. There aren't even many reporters.”
"What else?"
Yang Zhuo twisted his waist."There are so many gold-medal-winning events. Why are you reporting on the 100m sprint preliminaries?"”
There was no live broadcast for the preliminaries.
There were no reports from China either. After all, advancing to the men's 100m sprint was not a big deal.
If it was the men's 100m sprint in the Olympics, and there were Chinese athletes participating, and they had the ability to enter the second round, Central TV would definitely broadcast it live.
The difference in influence between the two matches was too great.
The preliminaries of the men's 100m sprint went on very quickly.
The fifth group had already squatted down at the starting line.
Yang Zhuo, as the contestant of the sixth group, was also brought to the waiting area by the staff.
Soon, the preliminaries of group five ended.
Team 6 was brought onto the stage.
Yang Zhuo checked the run-up device and adjusted the distance.
Then, he warmed up, jumped around, and exercised his wrists.
"
On~your~marks."
The starter informed all the players to get ready.
Yang Zhuo lowered his head after hearing the order. He pressed his hands on the starting line and stepped on the running device.
At this moment, the referee checked again to make sure that everyone was ready and that there was no problem with the run-up device.
"Set." The
command sounded.
Yang Zhuo arched his body, raised his buttocks, lowered his head, and shifted his center of gravity forward.
He waited for the starting gun to sound.
"Pa!"
An electronic gunshot rang out.
All eight contestants rushed out of the starting line in an instant.
Yang Zhuo's reaction time was the fastest, 0.153 seconds.
From the start, they were in the lead.
He was less than 20 meters away from the second place.
"Yang Zhuo, you can do it!"
Hu Kai shouted from afar.
30 meters.
Yang Zhuo had really entered the middle stage of running. Even though he was holding back, the distance between him and the others was still widening.
He had no choice.
The difference in strength was obvious.
After five Golden League matches, Yang Zhuo had entered the top 15 in the world ranking this year.
He was on a completely different level from ordinary college athletes.
50 meters.
Yang Zhuo entered the highest speed stage and was more than two meters ahead of the second place.
Some of the audience members noticed the situation.
"Oh my god, that person is so fast!”
"He's from China. He's so powerful!”
"This gap is too big. It's only half of the competition and he's already leading by so much!”
"There's no suspense."
"This is a strong opponent. I don't know if our Korean players can run with such suppression in the preliminaries.”
"Don't worry, we will definitely win.”
Eighty meters.
Yang Zhuo didn't know where the second place was. He glanced back and found it was still far away.
Hence, he immediately slowed down.
On the sidelines.
Yu Weili didn't know whether to laugh or cry."This kid. I told him to go easy on me, but I didn't tell him to go into the sea. Is he playing around here?"”
"The difference in strength between the preliminary contestants is still too big," Li Qing agreed with a smile.”
"That's true. We'll just have to watch the finals.”
With that, Yu Weili became serious again."I've asked around. There are a few countries that have very good men's 100m sprint. They can all run in 10.4 seconds.”
"Uh..."
Li Qing didn't know what to say.
To be able to run in 10.4 seconds, if it was in the past, it was indeed a good ability and had a chance to win a medal.
If he could get within 10.3 seconds, he might even have a chance to win the championship.
However…
Compared to Yang Zhuo, the gap in strength was still a bit big.
After all, he could already run 10.1 seconds.
"I wonder if the other countries have any hidden trump cards.”
"Maybe. Anyway, we have to have confidence in Yang Zhuo. As long as he can stand up, it's very stable to win the championship.”
"That's true. The Golden League has one silver and two bronze medals. If they can't even win the championship of the World University Games, it can only mean that the Golden League's level is too low.”
On the other side.
Yang Zhuo had crossed the finish line.
After slowing down, he turned back to look at the big screen.
The result was 10.31 seconds.
He had successfully advanced.
It was too easy.
It's easier than usual.
......
After Yang Zhuo, Hu Kai also successfully advanced.
There were no accidents in the afternoon's semi-finals.
Both of them advanced.
On the 27th, in the preliminaries of the men's 100m race, Yang Zhuo didn't practice much on the curve technique because of the lack of training.
Therefore, he was the fourth runner and Kai Hu was the third.
They also easily advanced to the finals.
The men's 100m final was on the 28th, while the 4x100m final was on the 29th.
There was enough time to rest.
Since Yang Zhuo and Hu Kai were in the finals, Central TV would broadcast it live.
......
28th.
In the morning.
Yang Zhuo packed up his things and prepared to leave for the arena.
Li Qing looked at him and smiled."You went easy in the preliminaries and semi-finals. You have to show your strength in the finals."”
"Coach, don't worry. The championship must be mine. No one can stop me!”
At this moment, Hu Kai interjected,""You're the champion, I'm going for the runner-up.”
"It would be great if we can really win the championship and runner-up.”
Li Qing was looking forward to it.
"It's just one shot," said Yang Zhuo as he carried his bag."All you need to do is work hard!"”
"Good luck!"
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