I'm a part-time killer during the summer vacation, you let me participate in the Olympics

Chapter 155 200m semi-finals begins!
He was worried that Wang Xiaoming's mentality would be affected by the problem of relay coordination. Tomorrow's 200-meter semi-final is the most important.

The difficulty and value of the 200-meter race are not low at all. Xie Zheng himself failed on his way to the 200-meter final. He really didn't want to see Wang Xiaoming become devastated by this setback.

Wang Xiaoming turned around, his expression gentle but somewhat helpless, and said, "I am just doing special training for the 200-meter race. I know I won't overtrain. I always combine work and rest. How can I wear myself out?"

Seeing Xie Zheng's worried expression, Wang Xiaoming immediately understood what he was thinking and continued, "Don't worry, I won't be affected by the relay running-in issue, but the next relay training will probably have to wait until after the 200-meter final."

There are many problems in the relay running-in at present, and no matter how much practice we do, it will be difficult to make a big breakthrough in the short term.

It would be better to wait until we win the 200-meter gold medal and exchange it for props to improve tacit understanding. By then, the tacit understanding will definitely be greatly improved.

But Wang Xiaoming could only bury these words deep in his heart. This was his biggest secret and he must not let anyone know except himself.

He secretly made up his mind to keep this secret, but he was a little worried that the coach of the relay team would not agree to his suspension of relay training.

The baton handover is unstable, and the coach will definitely worry about affecting the game, fearing that they will be dissatisfied.

After hearing this, Xie Zheng had no objection. After all, in his opinion, the 200-meter race was more crucial.

According to his judgment, as long as Wang Xiaoming performs normally in the 200-meter race, he will basically win the gold medal.

During training, Wang Xiaoming can run a time of around 20 seconds. Even for the world record holder Van Niekerk, it is not easy to run such a time in a competition.

The best results of several other competitive athletes could not match Wang Xiaoming's training results.

From this point of view, there is a good chance of winning this gold medal.

After all, relay racing is a team sport involving four people that requires coordination. Improving the strength of just one person will have limited impact on the overall results.

Wang Xiaoming had just joined the relay team, and his first task was to get back in touch with his teammates.

"It will be fine to wait until the 200-meter final before participating in relay training. You certainly can't miss the gold medal. And continuing with relay training now may indeed affect the 200-meter race. I will explain the situation to the coach. But you must pay attention to the combination of work and rest. The competition is coming soon, and you must not get injured." Xie Zheng also warned earnestly.

Wang Xiaoming noticed the genuine concern in Xie Zhengye's eyes, and felt warm in his heart. He said, "I will pay attention. I will go back and rest now, and I will make sure it does not affect the semi-finals."

After a conversation, Wang Xiaoming left the training ground. He still had to undergo routine drug testing, which was something he had to face as the domestic record holder for the 200-meter dash.

Just like Bolt back then, he was watched by countless people and had to undergo drug tests every day, even multiple times a day.

As a top athlete, drug testing has become a daily routine. Even eating has to be done with caution, for fear that the food contains banned ingredients. Once detected, it will be a big trouble.

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The next day, the 200m semi-finals were about to begin.

Wang Xiaoming was doing warm-up exercises seriously at the sidelines and was about to enter.

He felt a little lonely at the moment. In such a big competition field, he didn't even have anyone to communicate with, and he was the only Chinese player to make it to the semi-finals.

There was originally another participant named Xie Zhengye, who gave up the 200-meter race in order to focus on the relay race.

Wang Xiaoming couldn't help but feel sorry for Johnson. The sudden death of his relative was too much of a blow to Johnson, which directly led to his competitive state plummeting.

Otherwise, with the world's best result he achieved at the beginning of the year and his ability to break the records of his predecessors, he would definitely be a strong competitor in the 200-meter race.

Unfortunately, now, due to the misfortune of his family, he has no intention of training and his strength is not as good as before.

Wang Xiaoming really wanted to talk to Johnson. It was a pity that such a good talent was wasted. Unfortunately, Wang Xiaoming was assigned to the first group and was the first to play, so he had no chance to communicate with him.

He was in the same group as Carter and Lamont. Lamont had a great performance in the Rio Olympics, running a personal best, but his form was up and down this year. He didn't even make it to the finals in the 100m, and his strength in the 200m was also slightly insufficient. It was uncertain whether he could advance to the semifinals this time.

Lamont is about the same age as me, but he can achieve good results in multiple projects and can be called an all-round genius.

While Wang Xiaoming was warming up, he thought that he was still a little bored and it would be nice if he could find someone to chat with.

At the same time, a large number of viewers flocked to major live streaming platforms.

China has a large population, and with its own athletes making it to the semifinals, everyone must want to see Wang Xiaoming's wonderful performance, not to mention that he had made a bold statement before the game to win two gold medals (200 meters and relay). Everyone was looking forward to seeing whether Wang Xiaoming could fulfill his promise.

"The semi-finals are about to begin. Needless to say, in the first group, I feel that Wang Xiaoming and Carter have the best chance of advancing to the finals."

"Don't underestimate Lamont. He might be able to create another miracle. Many people didn't think highly of him before, but he still managed to break through."

"Don't talk nonsense. With this kind of competition, among Van Niekerk, Wang Xiaoming, Carter, Johnson, and Taylor, who can Lamont outrun?"

"We all know that Lamont may not even make it to the 200m finals. Instead of counting on him to win in the 200m, we should expect him to have a breakthrough in the relay race."

"Van Niekerk has not been in good form recently. So, Wang Xiaoming has a real chance of winning the gold medal."

"Van Niekerk is probably trying to hold back. It looks like he's sprinting at full speed, but in fact he's been holding back since the start."

As soon as Wang Xiaoming stepped onto the runway, deafening cheers rang in his ears.

He looked around and was surprised to find many people in the crowd wearing bright red clothes. They were his Chinese compatriots.

When they learned that Wang Xiaoming had made it to the 200-meter semi-finals, they came spontaneously to watch the game and cheer for him.

Of course, Wang Xiaoming's outstanding performance also won recognition and respect from many foreign audiences. He saw that some foreign audiences were also cheering for him.

Abroad, strength is the passport to winning respect. As long as you have strength, you will be respected by everyone.

At this moment, Wang Xiaoming glanced inadvertently and seemed to see a familiar figure.

He couldn't believe his eyes. Why was she here?

Looking closely, he saw that it was Zhang Wei sitting in the audience, waving at him excitedly.

Wang Xiaoming almost ignored him when he looked around just now.

Zhang Wei had said before that he would give him a surprise, and he thought he had prepared some special gift, but he didn't expect him to come directly to the competition site.

When Wang Xiaoming saw her, he smiled and waved back.

The game was about to start and he had to concentrate, but he already had an idea in mind.

The commentator is enthusiastically introducing the athletes in the first group. The most popular ones are Wang Xiaoming, Carter and Lamont. Everyone generally believes that the first two have the greatest chance of advancing to the finals, but they also expect Lamont to create a miracle again and perform at his best.

Wang Xiaoming took a deep breath, supported himself firmly on the ground with his hands, pushed the starting blocks vigorously with his legs, and stared firmly ahead, waiting for the sound of the gunshot.

(End of this chapter)