Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 241 4x100m Preliminaries

Even Feng Yong now has to admit that if he wants to win three gold medals, he probably can only rely on Lu Wei.

In the past two days, apart from Lu Wei, all other gold medal contenders have collapsed. Although Liu Xiang made it to the finals, even with his outstanding physical abilities, his Achilles tendon injury has severely affected his performance.

As the number two figure in the Chinese national team, as described by foreign media, Liu Xiang's continued presence on the field is a great comfort to the entire Chinese track and field team.

The Olympic track and field competitions are nearing their end, with most events reaching the finals in the evening, and the cheers from the audience are deafening.

However, all the spectators knew very well that compared to the Chinese track and field team's competition tonight, these competitions were just appetizers before the main course.

The time finally arrived at 8:20 PM, and the men's 4x100m relay preliminary rounds were about to begin. The biggest favorite in this group was the United States, but Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, and Japan also had considerable strength. If everyone could perform to their usual standard, the teams advancing from this group would most likely come from these four teams.

"Dear viewers, let's wait and see if the former sprinting champions, the United States, can regain their dignity in this competition, or if the very strong Jamaican team can take the final championship. This is the most anticipated topic today."

With Yang Li's energetic commentary, the first heat of the men's 4x100m relay began. The American team, thanks to Rodney Martin's strong start, gained an advantage at the start.

It was thought that the Japanese team could only gradually widen the gap by relying on teamwork, but unexpectedly, Naoki Tsukahara managed to keep up with several other strong teams in the first leg.

In the second leg, the American team continued to lead. On this straight track, the Japanese team tried their best, but their individual abilities were still lacking. In this leg, the American team pulled ahead, and the Trinidad and Tobago and Nigeria teams also caught up.

Although the US team only won a bronze medal in the individual competition, Jamaica's overall strength did not guarantee an easy victory.

The other teams gradually fell behind the US team in the third leg, so it seems that winning the first group should not be a problem.

"Oh no! The US team made a mistake in their fourth batter's pass!"

As Yang Li cried out in surprise, Tyson Gay, the fourth runner for the American team, spread his hands and turned to look at his teammate. The baton had just hit his arm and bounced off.

The United States team has dropped out of the championship race. Now, Trinidad and Tobago is ranked first, Japan is ranked second, Nigeria is ranked third, and the Netherlands is ranked fourth. In the end, everyone reached the finish line according to this ranking.

In the final leg of the relay, both the Polish and South African teams made mistakes, but this still doesn't seem to be the final result for this group.

Suddenly, the big screen displayed that the Nigerian team had committed a foul and was disqualified from the game. The players who were called for the foul looked at the big screen with some confusion and unease.

Slow-motion replay revealed that after receiving the baton, the Nigerian runner's forefoot landed on the fourth runner's relay line. According to the rules, he was out of the relay zone, and Nigeria was unfortunately eliminated.

"The first group of matches has come to an end. Nigeria was penalized for a foul, and Brazil is now in fourth place in the group. Their time for that last shot was 38.01 seconds. Whether they can advance depends on the results of the second group of matches."

As soon as Yang Li finished speaking, the broadcast camera immediately switched to the teams in the second group. Among these teams, apart from the Jamaican team members who were chatting and laughing loudly, the other teams appeared to be quite serious.

Just by looking at the atmosphere of each team, you can feel how suffocating the Olympic Games are.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's now take a look at the teams competing in the second heat of the 4x100m relay. Lane 2 is the Canadian team, and their four runners are Hank Pars in the first leg, Anson Henry in the second leg, Connaughton in the third leg, and Pierre Brown in the fourth leg,"

"As you can see, Bolt is not on Jamaica's roster. Their fourth batter for this shot is Asafa Powell. Jamaica is indeed outstanding in overall strength. Even without Bolt, they are still so arrogant."

"The ninth track is the Chinese Athletics Team. Our top four are Hu Huo, Zhang Yuanteng, Shen Lang and Lu Wei. This lineup can be said to be the strongest team in recent years, and the overall strength is even better than last year."

At the sound of the starting gun, Yang Li began cheering for the Chinese track and field team with all his might, gradually catching up with the pace of the team members in the fast-paced competition.

Among the first runners, Hu and Huo ran very hard, and the other runners also ran forward after getting up.

During the baton exchange between the first and second runners, the Chinese team's baton takeover was almost seamless; Zhang Yuanteng, the second runner, immediately sprinted off.

Unfortunately, compared to their first runners, the other teams clearly fielded stronger runners for their second leg.

The second runners for both Jamaica and Canada caught up with their adjacent lanes with this leg, and it seemed they should be in the lead at this point.

The third baton for the Chinese team was Shen Liang. This short player was a promising young talent. From the moment he took the baton, he kept moving forward. At this point, it was clear to the observant audience that Shen Liang was trying to accelerate as much as possible while hugging the edge of the curve.

At this point, the Chinese team was on par with the German team. Shen Liang gritted his teeth and passed the baton to Lu Wei, but a mistake occurred. When he received the baton for the first time, he hit Lu Wei's hand with the baton.

Fortunately, Lu Wei slowed down in advance, otherwise he would have gone out of the relay zone when receiving the baton.

"so close!"

On the Chinese side of the stands, all the coaches saw this scene. When Shen Liang lowered the baton once and Lu Wei did not continue to accelerate, everyone's hearts were suspended in mid-air.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief when Lu Wei took the baton.

In the final 100 meters, Lu Wei did not disappoint the audience, overtaking the German and Canadian teams in the last leg.

In the end, the Jamaican team crossed the finish line first. Although Bolt did not participate in the preliminary round, his remaining four teammates could still easily advance to the next round.

"Good evening, viewers. In tonight's 4x100m relay preliminaries, Jamaica took first place with a time of 38.31 seconds, while China's time was 38.7 seconds, a significant gap from their opponents. Furthermore, Canada and Germany have also advanced to tomorrow's final. One hour later, Lu Wei will also be competing in the 400m final. Will Lu Wei be able to shoulder the gold medal responsibility for China's athletics? Let's wait and see!"

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