Orc Undead Sports Warrior

"Kids, don't get too cocky! You're causing trouble on their home turf, watch out, they might find a way to mess with you, be prepared!" Coach Jiang, who was next to Wang Qiao, said this and then stood up: "The competition is about to start, I'm standing up to warm up, you guys should warm up too, don't sit here any longer."

At this time, the women's heptathlon competition is underway, with athletes competing on both sides of the field. The men's shot put competition will not begin until after this competition is over.

The women's heptathlon shot put event consists of only three throws, with athletes performing the throws from opposite sides of the field at a very fast pace.

Once Lu Wei had warmed up his body, the shot put competition was about to begin.

Standing in a row, Lu Wei realized that among the 12 people, he was neither the strongest nor the tallest. This scene made everyone realize for the first time that Lu Wei could barely be considered an ordinary person.

The two American athletes were both around 1.8 meters tall, but their bodies looked intimidatingly broad. During training, when discussing the characteristics of different countries' shot put athletes, one coach jokingly remarked, "The American athletes might lose in height, but they definitely won't lose easily in terms of surface area!"

Another person who left a deep impression on Lu Wei was Majewski from the Polish team. This white player was tall and strong. When Lu Wei got his information, he remembered that he was about 2.05 meters tall and weighed about 300 kilograms. He was a real polar bear.

Overall, among the athletes participating in shot put, 11 out of 12 rely on fat to increase strength.

Upon closer examination, Lu Wei found it unsurprising. Shot put, a purely strength-based sport, requires coordinated effort from the legs, waist, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms. Whether it looks good or not is not important; the key is practicality.

The commentator introduced each of the 12 finalists in Japanese, and each player received enthusiastic applause from the audience, except for Lu Wei, who was met with a chorus of boos.

"Dear viewers, this is Yang Li, the commentator from the sports channel. The person the commentator just introduced is Lu Wei. Although his image wasn't shown on the broadcast, you can tell from the reactions of the audience that it was definitely Lu Wei."

"Pah, what a load of crap!" Mr. Lu spat the sunflower seed shells in his mouth onto the coffee table and pointed at the TV screen with his right hand.

"So what if he messed up that old man who runs the 100 meters? I think he deserved it. Who told him to pretend to be so clueless? That face of his, it's like he's never won in his life!"

"Don't spit sunflower seed shells everywhere. No matter how hard you try, you won't be able to spit them on them. If you spit them for a while, you'll have to clean up the mess yourself. These people are so petty. They were still making a fuss in the afternoon." Mrs. Lu was clearly indignant about what had happened to her son.

In the midday sports news, the sports channel had already produced an emergency special program on the incident involving Lu Wei and Nobuharu Asahara. This program was intended to help domestic viewers who hadn't seen the entire conflict understand the ins and outs of the situation.

The program interviewed several key coaches and players, starting with an interview with Liu Yangyu: "Liu Yangyu, what do you think of this little incident between Lu Wei and Asahara Nobuharu?"

Liu Feiren's smile immediately vanished, and he became very serious when faced with this question: "We were all nearby when this happened. Asahara Nobuharu won first place in his heat in the 100-meter preliminaries. Shen Liang came up to shake his hand to greet him, but he was arrogant and ignored us. We were all very angry at the time. Lu Wei's behavior was perfectly acceptable; it's what a 19-year-old athlete should do. Young people should have some energy, otherwise, what kind of young people are they? I think there's nothing wrong with this!"

The reporter then asked, "I heard that the Japanese delegation has filed a complaint, hoping that the Athletics Federation will disqualify Lu Wei from participating in this World Championships. Do you think this will have a significant impact on the Chinese athletics team?"

Liu Xiang shrugged and said, "Lu Wei's behavior wasn't serious enough to warrant a suspension. The World Athletics Federation can focus its attention on other things. Japanese athletes also need to understand that next year's Olympics will be held in Beijing, and their fate won't be in their own hands then. So sometimes, it's best not to do too many things that go against your conscience!" After saying that, Liu Xiang turned and left, not even showing up for the opening ceremony that afternoon.

"Although Lu Wei is still a young athlete, he needs to learn to regulate his emotions and state of mind. This is what it's like to play away from home. Once a conflict occurs between the two teams, the audience will seize every opportunity to try to influence Lu Wei's emotions. At this time, Lu Wei needs to adjust his emotions himself because the men's shot put final will be held soon. The experience outside of the competition will be a huge asset in Lu Wei's career. I hope he can perform at his best and use his strength to respond to those unfriendly voices."

Of course, the commentator said this mostly to help the audience adjust their mindset, because Lu Wei couldn't hear his commentary.

The order of the first three throws in the World Championship final is randomly assigned. After the 12 team members have completed their three throws, the four team members with the lowest scores will be eliminated, and the remaining eight team members will compete in order of their scores from lowest to highest.

Needless to say, in a competition like this, it's better to be in the later order of appearance.

After the referee announced the order of appearance, Lu Wei snorted coldly: "When you wanted to go out early in the qualifiers, you put me last. Now that you need to go out later, you put me third. Are you kidding me?"

After registration, the men's shot put competition officially began. The Japanese commentator suddenly raised his voice, probably saying something to encourage the audience to cheer for the athletes, and the entire audience responded with a shout of "Hai!"—that was roughly the tone.

The first player to appear was Polish giant Majewski. It was clear that he used a back-sliding throw. The reason he used this technique instead of a back-rotating throw was because he was too big. Practicing the rotating technique would require a lot of effort and would also pose a great risk of injury.

The fatal flaw of tall players is their knees; once they injure their knees, their professional careers are basically over.

Mayevsky was almost standing a step outside the throwing zone when he was preparing for the throw. At 2.05 meters tall, his throw involved a considerable amount of displacement.

Mayevsky held the shot put high in his right hand, then placed it around his neck. He faced away from the throwing area, curled up in a ball, supporting himself on his right leg and raising his left. He then used his body to push in the opposite direction, followed by a sliding step. Just before reaching the throwing edge, he braced his left foot against the barrier of the throwing area, and then pushed the shot put high with his right hand.

Although the action doesn't feel particularly fierce, it's still very fluid, with each movement clearly explained.

The referee in the throwing area raised a white flag, indicating that there was no foul and the result was valid. Then other referees went to the landing point to measure, and it was visible to the naked eye that the throw had exceeded the 20-meter line.