Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 225 Cannon Fodder Zhang Yuanteng

The women's 8m semifinals are currently underway, and the men's 1m semifinals will follow immediately afterward.

"Nobody dares to push ahead in this race. Everyone's just thinking about grabbing a good position in the last 2 meters to sprint. It's so boring! Luckily, I don't care. I'll just treat this as training!"

Zhang Yuanteng and Liu Wei stood together, shaking their heads as they spoke, trying their best to appear indifferent.

“It’s good that you think that way, but I’d like to know why your hands are shaking…”

Liu Wei found it hilarious to see Zhang Yuanteng trying to laugh but unable to. He wondered how this guy couldn't even face himself.

"I'm fine, but if you were in my group, you'd probably be even more nervous than me. That giant bamboo pole who just broke the world record is going to be in my group next. It's no wonder I'm nervous about facing the world's number one player!"

Even after his act of showing off was exposed, Zhang Yuanteng tried his best to remain calm.

"You shouldn't be worried about him. You definitely can't outrun him. Let's see how many people you can beat. You can beat one if you can."

As Liu Wei spoke, he smiled and shook his head slightly. He felt that Zhang Yuanteng's way of thinking would definitely cause tension. If he wanted to advance, he should compare himself with everyone else. If he had the strength to be in the top three of his group, he could basically guarantee his advancement.

If there's a gap between us and the top three, but the gap isn't significant, then we can still give it a shot.

However, if the gap is too large, then the only option is to do one's best.

"Dear viewers, you are watching CCTV Sports Channel bringing you the Beijing Olympic Games competition. Today is the second day of the track and field competition, and next we will bring you the men's 1-meter semi-finals."

Two Chinese athletes have advanced to the semifinals. Zhang Yuanteng will compete in Group 7, where he will face Jamaican world record holder Usain Bolt, as well as American athlete Dixon, Trinidad and Tobago's Mark Burns, and Jamaica's Michael Flatt. Apart from these athletes, all seven of their group opponents have a chance to advance to the semifinals.

6. Dad put the teacup to his lips, slowly blew on the tea leaves to unfurl them, and then took only a small sip. 6. Mom always said that drinking tea like that was like mixing sugar with water, but she didn't stop him from doing it that way.

"It's going to be too difficult for this young man to advance. He can only win one game at a time!"

Next, as the host introduced them, the broadcast showed close-ups of the eight contestants in the first group. Zhang Yuanteng was in lane 3, which was a good position because he had a good shot in the previous round.

"Today's game wasn't all black players; there were two Asians too, so it was somewhat interesting!"

Jiang Jianjun watched with great interest the eight team members who had already stepped onto the starting blocks on the track.

With the starting gun fired by the referee, Dixon and Fratt had a slight advantage at the start, while Bolt ran leisurely behind them with his long legs. If you only looked at his running posture, it would be hard to associate him with the most exciting 1-meter race.

However, everyone has to admit that every step he takes has a great displacement effect, and even with a height of 1.95 meters, he can still be among the top in the group at the start.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuanteng looked very hard-working. His expression twitched a bit after he started running, and it felt like all his features were coming together.

Even with this kind of running, he is still ranked last among the eight team members in his group. Although the gap is not large, he is slowly being left behind.

In the first 5 meters, all team members stayed on the same line, and Zhang Yuanteng was only less than two body lengths behind.

However, in the second half of the race, Bolt suddenly improved significantly, leaving the other team members behind in less than 3 meters.

American athlete Dixon looked like a ferocious beast at the start, but he couldn't withstand Bolt's sprint in the second half of the race.

The audience gasped in amazement. This move left the other opponents utterly helpless, and anyone who watched it would feel incredibly satisfied.

With 1 meters to go, Bolt simply strode ahead and smiled at the stands. Behind him, his opponents were still fighting tooth and nail for a spot in the final, while he looked like he had just played a little game.

Despite this, Bolt's advantage still seemed very obvious. He crossed the finish line first, followed by Dixon and Mark Burns, while Zhang Yuanteng unfortunately finished last in his group.

This result reflects the strength of the group, and the audience gasped slightly after the results were announced.

Bolt's time in the semifinals was 9.85 seconds, a full 0.1 seconds faster than Dixon, who finished second in his group.

Zhang Yuanteng's final time was 10.2 seconds. Although he did not achieve his personal best, it was still a pretty good result in such a major competition.

"The competition is fierce! The difference between the first and eighth place in the group is only 3 meters. The overall level of this group is very high!"

Even Zou Zhen, watching from the audience, couldn't help but sigh that in such a major competition, it would be difficult to get past the semi-finals if one's strength wasn't exceptional.

Immediately afterwards, the list of team members for the second heat of the men's 100-meter semifinals was displayed on the TV screen, with Liu Wei also in lane 3.

"Dear viewers, the second group of the semifinals is about to begin. When we saw the list of participants in this group, we realized that the overall strength of this group is probably even higher than that of the previous group. Let's take a look at the players in this group through the broadcast!"

As the broadcast camera panned across the room, the host introduced each of the eight participating team members.

"It is clear that this group is full of strong competitors. Among the players who usually compete with the six are former record holders, Asafa Powell, Osaka World Championship winner Tyson Gay, Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson, another American player, Davis Patton, and Portugal's naturalized player, Obikveru. The competition in this group is probably even more intense than the previous group."

Having experienced the first two races, Liu Wei gradually got a feel for the track. During the warm-up for the first two races, Liu Wei would try his best to familiarize himself with the venue before the competition.

Now that Wei is very familiar with the track's texture, he has more opportunities, but he still hasn't relaxed.

He checked the condition of his track and then reliably inspected the starting blocks. Although he didn't measure his position with a ruler like Shen Liang did when standing in front of the starting blocks, Liu Wei still carefully checked all the equipment.

The second group of the men's 1m semifinals is about to begin.