Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 36 Javelin Target Practice

Qin Qiang's face was now completely red. He had just been acting like a star player, but now he had made a basic mistake. He wished he could dig a hole and disappear.

"Haha, Coach Wang, you're really the little Zhuge Liang of Ningcheng! I never expected that after meeting our Xiao Lu, Qin Qiang would become like this, actually running out of bounds!" Yu Weiming was in a great mood, the development of the game was almost exactly like Wang Qiao's prediction.

"If his first four shots don't improve, this is probably how it will be for him today." Wang Qiao was also very relaxed. He had only said those things to put Yu Weiming at ease, but he didn't expect them to come true. It seems his words had been blessed!

Wang Qiao could tell that Lu Wei hadn't used his full strength in this shot, but it had already reached the World Championships' B standard. This meant that if no domestic athlete surpassed Lu Wei's performance in the remaining competitions this year, Lu Wei would be eligible to represent China at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka two months later.

We are less than 30 centimeters away from reaching standard A.

Soon it was Lu Wei's turn to throw. This time, he was able to increase the force of his throw and also adjusted the angle a little higher. After his first throw, Lu Wei clearly felt that the angle was a bit too low, and he landed with almost no buffer time in the air.

This time the result was indeed better than before, reaching 83.15 meters, and he won the World Championships A standard.

"Xiao Lu is really good. At such a young age, he can keep improving his performance in the competition. Unlike many young people who fluctuate, he is remarkable!" Yu Weiming was in a great mood at this moment and praised Wang Qiao and his apprentice with one sentence.

"It has little to do with me; it's all due to his own strong abilities..." Wang Qiao wasn't being modest. Lu Wei's javelin result really had little to do with him. His javelin ability seemed to have been activated, suddenly appearing a month ago. The competition strategy was also his own idea; in this event, he could be said to have relied on Lu Wei's help.

Seeing that Lu Wei's performance had improved again, Qin Qiang lost his composure. His second throw was clearly too forceful, and the javelin was released at too high an angle, almost becoming vertical in the air.

Throwing at this angle is a major taboo in javelin competitions, as the javelin is vertical in the air and the shaft is subject to air resistance.

After Qin Qiang threw the javelin, it slowly and leisurely fell to the ground, less than 65 meters away.

This situation made Qin Qiang blush again. Such a result was not good even in women's competitions; it was as good as nothing.

Qin Qiang deliberately stepped out of the throwing area's boundary line. This throw, if recorded, would be a stain on his life. Therefore, Qin Qiang's stepping out of bounds resulted in the throw being ruled a foul and invalid.

Two throws yielded no results, which is extremely rare in domestic competitions that Qin Qiang has participated in. It is obvious to everyone that the appearance of strong opponents has greatly affected the performance of this strongest javelin thrower in China in recent years.

On his third throw, Lu Wei's result was similar to his second, 83.21 meters. Qin Qiang finally achieved a result, 80.31 meters, placing him second in the final, but there was still a significant gap between him and Lu Wei.

After the first three shots, the order of the eight athletes was rearranged from lowest to highest. Qin Qiang was now ahead of Lu Wei, losing any last bit of psychological comfort. Lu Wei would be behind him for the next three shots, eliminating his advantage of having the second shot.

This hurt Qin Qiang deeply, as his fourth and fifth throws both fell short of 80 meters, a result that was completely unworthy of his status as the top player in China.

反观陆威的成绩越来越好,第5投竟然投出了84米05的成绩,这个成绩已经非常接近7年前浙江选手李荣祥创造的84米29的全国记录。

"Coach Wang, congratulations in advance on winning the javelin competition. The Ningcheng team has finally achieved the gold medal target set by the leaders. I'll treat you to drinks when we get back."

Yu Weiming's intelligence was slowly returning to normal. Recalling his earlier panic, his speech became somewhat unnatural. However, after years of working in the sports bureau, he understood that Qin Qiang's chances of turning the tide were virtually nonexistent at this point. To achieve good results, one must first have the willpower, and without this crucial psychological element, the day was essentially over.

Qin Qiang has never reached the 84-meter mark in all these years, and his performance in the first five throws today was subpar, leaving him with only one more chance to throw. Under these circumstances, he has no chance of achieving a good result.

As Qin Qiang had predicted, he barely exceeded 80 meters on his sixth attempt, finishing second in the competition.

Lu Wei had one more chance to throw, but this opportunity had already affected the outcome of the competition. All the other opponents had already finished their rounds, leaving only him with one more throw.

Since there's no pressure to win, let's have some fun. How to play...? We need to find a prop in a short time and then be able to create an effective effect.

Just as Lu Wei was having a problem, he suddenly saw a mascot performer holding balloons.

I've got it! Let's do it this way!

So Lu Wei took his spare javelin and whispered a few words in the mascot's ear. After listening, the mascot nodded to Lu Wei, then hopped and skipped towards the throwing area with Lu Wei's spare javelin.

"Coach Wang, what's going on with Xiao Lu? I don't quite understand!" Yu Weiming asked Wang Qiao with a smile. He seemed much more relaxed after achieving the target of 3 gold medals.

"I don't know either, let's see!" Wang Qiao didn't understand what Lu Wei was doing either, but now that the championship was in hand, it wouldn't hurt to play around a bit.

The mascot hopped and skipped all the way to an area of ​​about 50 meters, stopped, stuck the javelin into the grass, and then tied a balloon to the javelin.

"Wow, hahaha!" The entire audience burst into laughter. Now everyone knew what Lu Wei was up to.

"This Lu Wei is interesting; he's actually playing around on the field." Feng Yong's face finally showed some expression when he spoke this time. In the cruel world of competitive sports, such a scene is truly rare.

"Let's bet on whether Lu Wei can hit the target with one shot. A little betting is harmless fun!" Coach Jiang's words piqued everyone's interest even more. Feng Yong didn't stop them. Work is usually very boring, so it's rare to have a moment like this.

Just as they were placing their bets, Lu Wei began raising his arms high and clapping vigorously at the audience, interacting with them.

In this situation, most of the audience began to applaud in unison, following Lu Wei's rhythm.

As the audience began to applaud, Lu Wei started his run-up amidst the cheers. This time, his arm extension wasn't very high. At his level, throwing an 800-gram javelin 50 meters requires almost no effort; what he needs to control now is accuracy.

Just as he was about to reach the boundary, Lu Wei suddenly exerted force with his right arm and swiftly threw the javelin.

At that moment, the entire audience stood up. "Bang!" Amid the cheers, Lu Wei's javelin flew over the spare javelin and popped the balloon attached to it.

"Wow!" The entire audience exclaimed in unison, followed by loud applause.

"This kid must have been a hunter when he was young!" At this moment, Yu Weiming opened his mouth wide and was still expressing his amazement to Wang Qiao.

The athletes and coaches present were all taken aback. It seemed that this young man did not usually practice hitting objects with a javelin. Who would do something like this for no reason?

That can only mean it's talent, yes, it's talent!

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