Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 219 A Gathering of Famous Generals

"Hello everyone! In the men's 100m semifinals that just concluded, our athletes Liu Wei and Zhang Yuanteng both advanced to the semifinals. Now there are only two groups left to compete. We wonder if Shen Liang can give us another surprise and achieve the feat of having three Chinese athletes advance to the semifinals simultaneously. In any case, our athletes have demonstrated their strength, and regardless of the final results, this is a historic moment!"

After the interview with Liu Wei, the commentator quickly turned the topic to the game.

The men's 1m semifinals entered Group 4, which included Tyson Gay, the three-time world champion in the men's 1m, 2m and 4x1m relays last year.

Standing in lane 4, Guy exuded an air of arrogance, especially after winning the World Championship, his performance on the field was even more domineering.

Although he ran a time of 9.85 seconds at the New York Grand Prix, it still became the backdrop when Bolt broke the world record.

But as a world champion, Gay remained defiant. In an interview, he said something to the effect that many top athletes have broken world records during training. Yesterday it was Powell, and if it weren't for the wind, he would have been one too. Today it's Bolt's turn.

He said a lot, but the gist was that breaking a world record depends on form; if you're in good form, anything is possible. Finally, he said he felt he was in good form and that he might break the world record in the Olympic finals.

Bolt was still a young kid, and he said he wouldn't respond to Guy's words, but then said something that really annoyed Guy.

He stated that he was in good form in New York, but certainly not at his best, considering he's only 22 years old. At that age, he's basically a young athlete, and this statement sparked endless speculation in the media.

Guy was unhappy all the way to the Olympics, feeling that Bolt would be suppressed by him in the big competition, just like last year.

During practice before the race, he stuck out his tongue and swung his arms from side to side as he walked, looking very arrogant. In his eyes, no one was his match, and no one could compare to him.

"Look at this kid, he just became famous last year, and now he acts all arrogant. Confidence is very important for sprinters. He had never run the 1 meters in under 1 seconds until last year when he finally broke 1 seconds for the first time. As a result, his confidence skyrocketed. But it will probably be difficult for him to beat Bolt."

Jiang Jianjun crossed his arms and looked at Guy's expression. After speaking, he gave a cold laugh, but there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Old Jiang, isn't it a bit early to say that? Bolt doesn't have much experience in major competitions. The Olympics are probably not comparable to ordinary Grand Prix races!"

Zou Zhen looked at the 1-meter starting line, thought for a moment, and then continued, "The pressure of a major competition is incomparable to that of an ordinary competition, especially since Bolt is a young athlete with such a tall stature. If he gets caught up in the rhythm at the start, it might not be so easy for him to win the championship."

Zou Zhen was about to say something when Jiang Jianjun waved his hand to interrupt him: "The worst thing in competitive sports is the emergence of geniuses. If Guy wants to win the championship, it will probably be much more difficult than last year. Our Six-Wei team is not so easy to bully!"

At this point, the referee had already given the order to prepare, so everyone stopped discussing who would win; the competition would be decided by skill.

After the start, Guy was positioned in the middle of the eight runners. Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson was very strong, dominating his opponents from the start.

Towards the end of the race, Guy seemed to have suddenly become a different person, passing the two opponents in front of him, but he still couldn't get close to Richard Thompson.

With five meters to go before the finish line, Guy, having secured second place in his group, finally gave up the chase.

"Guy looks so heavy! He's struggling so much in the playoffs, look how easy Thompson's stride is! Wow, this kid broke 1 seconds! These days, the competition is really tough! To get first place in your group in the playoffs, you basically have to run under 1 seconds!"

Jiang Jianjun was particularly pessimistic about Gay's chances in this competition. After he finished speaking, no one else responded. Perhaps there were other coaches with different opinions, but that was the end of the conversation.

Everyone focused their attention on the last group, where Shen Liang was in lane 2. His group included former world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica, American Walter Dix, and Bahamian star Atkins.

In this group, although the other team members are not as strong as Powell, at least four of them have a time of under 10 seconds.

"Keep it up, young man!"

Yu Wei spoke in Shen Liang's direction, explaining that this was a promising young talent he had painstakingly recruited from the countryside. Over the past two years, watching Shen Liang grow steadily, Yu Wei had grown increasingly fond of this quick-witted young man.

"Old Yu, even if you shout until you're hoarse, he probably won't hear you! There are still dozens of meters to go from the starting point!"

Neither Feng Yong nor Cui Dayong felt that his loud shouting on the podium was impolite.

As if he had heard Yu Wei's words, Shen Liang waved his fist in the direction of the podium.

"This is truly spiritual. If it weren't for telepathy, with such a loud cheer, you probably wouldn't be able to hear the other person even at a distance of 1 meters."

Cui Dayong pointed to the big screen, where Shen Liang's actions had just been captured by the camera.

As the starting gun fired, the last group of athletes in the 1-meter semi-finals suddenly started running.

Shen Liang was neck and neck with Powell at the start, a scene that thrilled the Chinese audience, who were surprised by Shen Liang's powerful start.

However, American player Walter Dix was not left too far behind, and Atkins was also closely following the players in front.

After 6 meters, Shen Liang was overtaken by his opponents. Although he still wanted to fight, he was descending too quickly and was overtaken one by one by his opponents. He finished the race in 7th place in his group.

"That's good enough. For a kid under 2 years old to perform so well in such an important competition is already quite impressive!"

Feng Yong smiled and said to Yu Wei that the two of them reaching the semifinals was already the best result for Chinese men's 1-meter sprint. Because this event does not involve hard targets for medals, there is not much pressure to achieve results, so no one cares what results the team members can achieve.

Rather than the results, everyone is more concerned about the performance of the Chinese team members during the competition. The fact that Liu Wei and Zhang Yuanteng advanced to the semifinals together has already greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.