Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 224 Depressing Atmosphere

"Good evening, viewers! Welcome back to the Olympic track and field competition. For the Chinese track and field team, there are two highlights tonight. The first is the women's shot put final. In the morning's competition, Gong Lijiao and Li Meiju qualified for the final in second and third place respectively. Will these two veterans be able to bring us any surprises in tonight's competition? Let's wait and see!"

Hearing this, Dad 6 smiled and shook his head: "This first point of interest sounds a bit forced. Most of the top athletes in the qualifying rounds can pass the qualifying line with just one throw. The champion athletes just need to adjust their physical abilities to pass the qualifying line. There is no need to have any good results. Our two athletes are both able to reach 19 meters. If we want to win the championship, we need to reach 2 meters. If the goal is to get on the podium, then we can call it a point of interest."

Hearing this, his mother laughed and retorted, "You think you're so smart? Everything you say is right. Not letting you participate in the competition is a huge loss for the country. How could we bury your talent?"

Hearing this, Dad chuckled and changed the subject: "Why are you putting the blame on me again? Today, the main focus is on my son. With him around, our value has been fully realized, haha!"

The father wanted to say something more, but the mother stopped him. What was going to be said next was the situation of the men's 100-meter race. The mother didn't want to miss any news about her son.

"The second highlight is the men's 100m semifinals, which have garnered much attention before the competition. Our athletes Liu Wei and Zhang Yuanteng will compete around 8 pm. Liu Wei, in particular, has the ability to compete in the men's 100m final. However, sprint races are unpredictable, and a single mistake can undo all our previous efforts. We hope that both athletes can withstand the pressure and fight hard in the later races to leave their names in the history of the Olympics."

"This commentator was so passionate when talking about the shot put, why is he so pessimistic about the 100-meter race? Our Liuwei team will definitely make it to the finals!"

6. Mom was a little dissatisfied with the commentator Yang Li's cautious use of words, while 6. Dad nodded frequently in support. The match hadn't even started yet, but the couple's spirits were already in sync with the game.

In the morning's track and field events, the men's 2km race walk saw several highly anticipated athletes underperform, failing to place in the top 5.

Apart from advancing smoothly in the shot put competition, all the athletes who participated in other competitions were eliminated in the preliminary rounds.

"Fortunately, Liu Wei won a gold medal yesterday, otherwise I'd probably be preparing my performance review today. Although the effort was significantly higher than in previous years, in a competition of the Olympics, skill alone doesn't guarantee results..."

Feng Yong shook his head with a wry smile, while Yu Wei, sitting next to him, also felt a sense of relief. The men's 2km race walk was an event in which the Chinese track and field team had a good chance of winning gold, but unexpectedly, in the second half of the race, they were pulled away by several major rivals, and one of their few key events was used up all at once.

"I don't think we'll have to give a performance review. I saw that Director Liu was quite satisfied when he left yesterday. There are still a few competitions to go, and we still have a chance to win gold. I think we won't be worse off than in Athens!"

Yu Wei spoke with great confidence. He still had the 6m, javelin and 4x1m relay to go, and Liu Xiang hadn't even competed yet, which gave him even more confidence.

"That's right. When I reported on the preparations with Director Liu yesterday, I confidently said that we would definitely do better than in Athens. Without Liu Wei, I really wouldn't have been so confident. But we can't rely on the performance of just one or two people in the event with the most Olympic gold medals in the future. We must be resolute in cultivating talent and introducing advanced training concepts, so that more athletes can have top-notch abilities!"

A fair complexion can cover up a thousand flaws; the emergence of a genius has elevated the competitiveness and morale of the entire delegation to a whole new level.

"What the leader said makes sense. Our track and field team should improve its overall capabilities and produce more athletes like Liu Wei, Liu Feiren, and Huang Xiaoxiao. However, competitive sports are all about showcasing a country's athletic ability through talent. If the Jamaican team didn't have those few geniuses, they wouldn't dare to openly challenge the American sprint team in front of the media."

Feng Yong thought about it and agreed. This matter required careful planning and couldn't be resolved in a short time. He decided to focus on the upcoming competition first.

The evening competition began, with the first event being the women's 1-meter preliminary round. Like the men's competition, it was divided into 1 groups, with the top three from each group advancing directly to the semi-finals. The ten best performers from the remaining teams could also advance to the semi-finals.

Among the first group of athletes to compete was Wang Jing from China, who is the first Chinese athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games in the 1-meter event.

Before this competition, everyone thought she should be able to make it to the semi-finals, but unexpectedly, after the first group ended, Wang Jing only finished 5th in her group with a time of 11.87 seconds.

"The Olympic B standard is 11.42 seconds. If you have that ability, why can't you run it at the Olympics? You're almost 0.5 seconds behind the B standard, which is more than 4 meters!"

Feng Yong shook his head helplessly and continued talking to himself, leaving Yu Wei, who was standing next to him, speechless.

"It's over, it's over. This girl's time probably won't get her into the next round. Old Zou, as the person in charge of sprinting, you didn't do a good job of building the team's mentality!"

Upon seeing Wang Jing's grades, Jiang Jianjun couldn't help but click his tongue.

"A 2-year-old girl, do you think mental preparation alone is enough? She only participates in a few competitions a year. What's the use of us experienced people saying more? To achieve results in these kinds of competitions, you need experience and learning from it!"

Upon hearing Jiang Jianjun's words, Zou Zhen's face flushed red and then turned pale. He was seething with anger. It wasn't that he didn't have a decisive role in this matter; even now, perhaps only a leader like Feng Yong at the current field management center had the authority to make suggestions.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Liu Wei and Zhang Yuanteng, who were checking in on the other side of the field.

"After all these years, the only ones who have achieved good results are Liu Feiren and Liu Wei. The men's sprint is only successful because of internal competition. In other events, there are probably only one or two people who are top-notch in the country. You can count the number of competitions a year on your fingers. There's not much competition in domestic competitions, and international competitions require funding. You want me to rob a bank?!"

Zou Zhen became more and more excited as he spoke, his face turning bright red.

"Alright, alright, I was wrong, haha! I was just kidding, why are you so easily amused!"

With the 6th match just around the corner, everyone from head coach Feng Yong to the assistant coaches is under immense pressure. The closer the match gets, the more intense their anxiety becomes.

The feeling of putting all your eggs in one basket is indeed a struggle. Now every sport with a chance to achieve results is receiving a lot of attention. To date, the number of gold medals won by the Chinese delegation is not far from that of the Athens Olympics. Even in track and field, it is not easy to match the previous competition, let alone in cross-country.

Among the events where a gold medal is a possibility, the 4-meter race features the undefeated American legend Wariner, while in the javelin, almost no athlete has ever won two consecutive major competitions. And in the 11-meter hurdles, it's questionable whether Liu Xiang will even finish the race.

The oppressive atmosphere at the scene gradually spread throughout the team.