Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Before the competition began, only five teams were confirmed to participate.

Lane 1 is the Philippines team; their athletes rarely have the opportunity to participate in major competitions, so they didn't withdraw. Lane 2 is the Thailand team; their strength is such that they might have a chance to reach the finals in Asian athletics competitions, but in world-class competitions, they wouldn't even qualify.

Japan is in lane 4, China is in lane 5 due to its outstanding performance at last year's World Championships, and South Korea is in lane 8.

The three strongest teams, Bahamas, Poland, and Germany, withdrew from the competition due to the rain.

"Occupying lane 4 is our great Japanese athletics honor, the men's sprint relay team. They are Naotaka Tsukahara in the first leg, Shingo Suetsugu in the second leg, Shinji Takahira in the third leg, and the soul of the team, Nobuharu Asahara. Let's give them a big round of applause! Thank you all!"

When the Japanese team was introduced, the announcer's voice immediately became passionate, and the atmosphere instantly became enthusiastic.

"Japan! Japan!"

After each chant, the audience would clap three times rhythmically. It seems that the audience members practice this in their daily lives. The chants were a bit chaotic at first, but they quickly became unified after a few times.

When the next team was introduced, the applause was completely drowned out by the rhythmic cheers of the audience.

"The atmosphere of a devil's home ground is here, haha!"

Feng Yong smiled as he and Yu Wei walked over to the coaches and athletes.

"This is clearly disrespectful to us. When the Japanese team introduced us later, the audience was still chanting slogans. I will lodge a protest and demand an explanation after the match!"

An Jian shouted at the top of his lungs, as if afraid that others wouldn't hear his indignant roar.

The coaches and players around him shook their heads helplessly. When it comes to currying favor with the leaders, An Jian was second to none among those present.

Even Jiang Jianjun and Coach Sun were ashamed of their own reaction speed.

"They are all young players. Although they participated in the World Championships last year, it is rare to encounter this kind of lineup. The strength of the opponents is not actually that scary. The only concern is that the mentality of the young players may change."

Coach Sun stood by the railing watching the starting area, and from the stands he could only barely see Hu and Huo's side profiles.

"These relay team members are all quite strong-willed. Their advantage is Lu Wei; he's incredibly fast. As long as the gap isn't too big when the baton is handed to him, there won't be any problems. I believe in them!"

At this moment, Liu Xiang's confidence started to shine again, and the other athletes nodded in agreement after he finished speaking.

"I heard that the Japanese team specifically trains in the rain to prepare for changes in the weather during the match. Their ability to perform in such weather should be slightly better than our players."

Jiang Jianjun slowly walked to the vicinity of the railing. At this time, almost all the members of the Chinese track and field team were standing near the stands. Except for a few leaders who had some space, it was difficult to find a good vantage point without having to squeeze through any gaps.

The referee in the distance had already started waving his flag in this direction, while speaking into a microphone in his other hand.

The match between China and Japan is about to begin, while the other three teams are still somewhat lacking in competitiveness.

"Shh..."

The announcer gestured for everyone to quiet down, giving the athletes a good starting environment.

The field immediately fell silent.

"It's about to begin!"

After Yu Wei finished speaking, he stared intently at the starting line, and the others stopped talking.

The start was the most tense moment; it felt like the air itself had frozen.

A Japanese-accented English voice was given, and the starting command could be heard throughout the stadium.

Next came the ready command, and all you could see was the athletes raising their bodies; their expressions were definitely very focused.

"Bang!" The starting gun fired!

"slow!"

Zou Zhen couldn't help but say aloud, "From this angle, Tsukahara Naotaka is a little faster than Hu Huo."

Hughes' starting ability is not top-notch in the relay team, but he was chosen for this leg because of his rich experience in major competitions and his stable performance.

After Tsukahara Naoki, a muscular man, took the initiative at the start, Hugh and Huo's start and early race were well connected, preventing the gap from widening rapidly.

After the treatment, there was still water on the track, so neither of them exerted too much force at the start. At this time, the South Korean team in lane seven felt much smoother, and they entered the straightaway almost immediately after the start.

With these track conditions, running on a straight track has a clear advantage.

Naoki Tsukahara's best time was 10.07 seconds, which Japanese media called the seventh person in sprinting history. This muscular man's overall strength is superior to Hughes and Huo Jianhua.

In a 400-meter race, the distance between adjacent lanes is about 7.5 meters based on the arc length. After entering the track, the gap between the two runners is significantly reduced, and the distance appears to be less than 5 meters to the naked eye.

Hu and Huo's hair swayed back, and in the final stage, the two were locked in a stalemate.

Next comes the handover between the first and second batons.

The handover between Naoki Tsukahara and Shingo Suetsugu was very smooth, and Shingo Suetsugu was almost at top speed when he took over.

Hu Huo and Zhang Yuanteng were also good; the baton exchange went smoothly. Although it wasn't as incredible as the Japanese team's, it was still a very good exchange.

There was already a gap in strength between Hughes and Naoki Tsukahara, and the Japanese team was slightly better in the baton exchange. When the second baton was handed to Zhang Yuanteng, the distance between him and Shingo Suetsugu was only about 1 meter.

After receiving the baton, Zhang Yuanteng immediately started sprinting. You could feel the force of his arm swing from a distance. Within just 30 meters, the gap between him and Suetsugu Shingo was clearly widened.

This surprising change immediately made the Chinese women's 4x100m relay team members scream. They had just lost to the Japanese team, and seeing Zhang Yuanteng go all out from the start, they jumped up excitedly.

Shingo Suetsugu is 28 years old this year and is still in the peak of his sprinting career. Facing Zhang Yuanteng's attack, he maintained a steady rhythm and was not disrupted by his opponent.

When the second baton entered the middle of the baton exchange, Shingo Suetsugu's stride was noticeably longer than before, and he regained some distance. Now the distance between the two is almost the same as when they received the baton.

Although 100 meters is a short distance, a person constantly consumes energy during anaerobic exercise. Energy cannot be supplied indefinitely in an anaerobic state.

Even for a distance of 100 meters, professional athletes cannot run the entire distance at top speed.

Both players were consciously increasing their stride length to maintain their current speed, resulting in a stalemate on the field.