Orc Undead Sports Warrior

The news of the 4x100m relay team replacement was quickly communicated to the relevant personnel. After informing Lu Wei, Wang Qiao immediately adjusted his training plan. Lu Wei had never trained in the 4x100m relay before, although he had participated in the 4x400m relay, but he basically didn't need to practice baton exchanges for that.

Lu Wei now needs to spend at least two hours a day training for the relay events. After Chen Shi was removed from the substitute list, he still plays as a sparring partner on the field every day. Since he has no chance to participate in the competition, as long as he can go to Osaka, it is as if nothing has changed.

After the lineup was modified, the order of the legs also changed. Hu Huo, who was originally running the fourth leg, was moved to the first leg. In theory, the first leg of the 4x100m relay should be run by the athlete with the best explosiveness. Shen Liang would be the natural choice for this leg, but his third leg running on the curve was also very impressive, so Zou Zhen placed the more well-rounded Hu Huo in this position.

The second runner needs a strong speedster, and national champion Zhang Yuanteng has been training for this leg all along, so his position remains unchanged. Lu Wei will be the fourth runner. There's not much training time left, so Lu Wei is placed in this leg; he only needs to focus on mastering the baton receiving phase during training.

In general, the two players who change positions are only responsible for passing the baton once, which greatly reduces the training and practice time.

With 10 days to go before the opening of the Osaka World Championships, the General Administration of Sport of China held a rally for the 65 athletes and coaches participating in the competition, led by Feng Yong, deputy director of the Track and Field Management Center and head coach of the Chinese Athletics Team.

Liu Feiren, speaking as a representative of the athletes, appeared relaxed but spoke with a firm tone, expressing his determination to work together with everyone to achieve excellent results in the upcoming competition.

At this time, the media had already begun to hype up the competition, and the sports channel even produced a special feature on the event.

In the documentary, the media predicted the performance of the Chinese team, with Liu Xiang being the undisputed number one gold medal contender. In addition, the men's 20km and 50km race walkers, as well as the women's 20km race walker, are also expected to compete for gold medals in this competition.

In addition to the two events mentioned above, women's hammer throw, women's marathon, and women's shot put are also highly anticipated.

At the end of the program, the men's and women's sprint relay teams appeared. Sprinting is an event that easily attracts attention, especially the men's relay team in this competition, whose lineup can be described as a group of young and handsome athletes. Shen Liang is 18 years old, Lu Wei is 19 years old, Zhang Yuanteng is 20 years old, and the oldest, Hu Huo, is only 23 years old.

The footage of them mainly consists of dynamic scenes, showing team members running hard and communicating loudly with each other during training.

Two scenes involving Lu Wei were particularly eye-catching. The first scene was when Shen Liang was practicing the baton exchange with Lu Wei. At the moment of passing the baton, Shen Liang slipped and fell on top of Lu Wei.

Lu Wei seized the baton with one hand, lifted Shen Liang up, and carried him on his shoulder as he ran towards the finish line. This seemingly mishap during the baton exchange was abruptly changed by Lu Wei's assertive handling, eliciting laughter from the entire audience.

The second scene was surprisingly a one-on-one duel between Lu Wei and Shen Liang, shocking everyone with how the ubiquitous media managed to obtain the video footage. At the same time, everyone secretly admired Coach Feng Yong's wise decision to appoint a referee, elevating this private duel to an official training match.

In these two scenes, Lu Wei's domineering personality and rugged appearance are clearly highlighted. The program ends with a scene of Lu Wei answering questions.

Reporter: "Lu Wei, as a newcomer, this is your first world-class competition. What do you hope to learn from this competition?"

Lu Wei seemed to be choked by the question. The female reporter's questioning skills were well-known in the industry, but he was the only one who was unprepared: "...Learn? I don't think there's anything I want to learn. If you want me to learn, you'll have to beat me first!" After answering the question, Lu Wei turned and left, leaving the reporter looking completely bewildered.

He probably wasn't prepared for Lu Wei's answer.

After the documentary was uploaded online, it received enthusiastic praise from most netizens, especially for the performances of Liu Feiren and Lu Wei, which resonated with the values ​​of the younger generation. Lu Wei's arrogant demeanor and his mocking, smirking expression, in particular, were repeatedly uploaded by netizens, with some even saving the expression and turning it into GIFs for repeated use on online forums.

However, not everyone likes to follow the trend and give the track and field team positive reviews. For example, Xinyu.com published a long commentary titled "Besides Liu Xiang, there are no other highlights in Chinese track and field."

The article sharply points out that since the Athens Olympics, Liu Xiang has become China's proudest asset in track and field, and at the same time, its only asset. Aside from Liu Xiang's gold medal-winning ability, the Chinese team's other key events do not actually possess the necessary strength to win gold.

Moreover, Liu Xiang is participating in the highly unpredictable hurdles and short-distance events; a slight mishap could cost him the championship. Before the Athens Olympics, American veteran Allen Johnson was at the peak of his career; at that time, he was basically guaranteed victory simply by completing the race smoothly.

With him around, the other team members simply couldn't run at their own pace. As a result, he fell in the first round of the preliminaries because of hitting a hurdle, and Liu Feiren thus took the top spot in the 100-meter sprint.

Race walking results are inconsistent, and traditional middle- and long-distance running events have fallen to the third tier in the world. In women's hammer throw, shot put, and marathon, winning a bronze medal is considered a great achievement.

Regarding Lu Wei, the author of this article stated that Lu Wei's physical qualities seem to be closer to those of European and American athletes. If he persists in hard training, he will definitely have opportunities in the future, but not in this competition.

The article jokingly said that if it weren't for Liu Xiang, the leaders of Chinese athletics would have been replaced several times over.

Opinions on this commentary were mixed, but everyone reached a consensus: apart from Liu Xiang, the current Chinese track and field team doesn't really have another treasure.

No matter how well the track and field team members prepared, time waits for no one, and the departure day arrived.

Lu Wei has now barely adapted to the discomfort of being on an airplane. This is his fourth time flying in this life. Orcs have never experienced the feeling of being in the sky, so he still feels a bit dizzy and unreal on the plane.

As they approached landing, Lu Wei noticed that the city they were about to enter was a place where green plants enveloped the city's buildings. Perhaps because Japan has such a small land area, the first impression of the buildings here was that the locals had made the most of the land, unwilling to give up even a little bit of open space.

Stepping off the plane, Lu Wei stretched and yawned, finally feeling grounded and grounded again.