Orc Undead Sports Warrior

The 400-meter hurdles final, in which Huang Xiaoxiao, the women's 400-meter hurdles star, participated, was scheduled as the second track event of the evening. All the track and field coaches and athletes were present tonight. If they could win a medal in this event, it would be a historic breakthrough for women's short hurdles.

The eight team members who made it to the finals of this project came from seven countries, making it a truly competitive field.

Huang Xiaoxiao performed well after the start, and did not fall behind the strongest athletes in this event, Pittman from Australia and Pechekina from Russia. However, in the last 150 meters, Huang Xiaoxiao's speed dropped. She was originally ranked 3rd, but in the last 100 meters, she was overtaken by athletes from Poland and Jamaica, and she once again finished 5th in this event.

"54.15 seconds is already very good. It's a pity that her best period was also the period when the overall strength of the 400-meter hurdles was the strongest. Eight years ago, this result could have been a contender for the gold medal. I guess this will be the case after this group of athletes retires. It's a shame!"

Coach Jiang couldn't help but sigh.

Liu Xiang, who appeared next, drew rounds of applause from the audience. Unlike Lu Wei, who was booed wherever he went, Liu Xiang, as an Olympic champion and world record holder, was the object of the audience's admiration wherever he went.

His main rival in this group was Robles, and Liu Feiren maintained a steady pace throughout. Payne, on the other hand, gave it his all, determined to secure first place in the group.

Robles put in a lot of effort in this race, giving it his all from start to finish, even near the finish line. Liu Xiang, on the other hand, didn't seem too keen on finishing first in his group. After clearing the 10 hurdles, he slowed down.

Liu finished second in his group with a time of 13.25 seconds, ranking fifth in the semifinals.

"Not bad, this result is neither good nor bad. He should be able to pass tomorrow's race, and that's enough!" Coach Sun seemed to be in a good mood. Judging from his form this year, Liu Xiang has almost never lost when he's serious, so there's a good chance for him tomorrow.

Coach Sun stood up and shook hands with each of the coaches and players present. As long as the games before the finals proceeded smoothly, everything would be fine.

However, the lane assignments for the finals that were announced next shocked everyone. Liu Xiang was assigned to lane 9 in the 110 hurdles final tomorrow night.

"No way, am I seeing things? This ranking doesn't make any sense at all," Coach Sun said, shaking his head as he looked at the ranking displayed on the big screen.

A moment later, Yu Wei, the deputy head coach of the track and field team, came over.

"These Japanese are quite cunning. The competition schedule says that the lane assignments will be determined by drawing lots. Although previous competitions were ranked by results, they suddenly changed to drawing lots for our event. Now we know why they kept this up. If you appeal, they will use the previous regulations to reject your request."

Then the big screen displayed the lane assignments for tomorrow's 400-meter final, with Lu Wei assigned to lane 1.

"These bastards really know how to play dirty tricks, suppressing our two most watched projects!" Coach Jiang said indignantly.

In the VIP section in the distance, two men in suits were watching the changes in the coaches and athletes in the area where the Chinese track and field team was located. From their body language, it was clear that there was some chaos on the Chinese team's side.

"Endo-kun, you did a great job. With this, China's only hope of winning the championship is probably gone. That troublemaker has been assigned to lane 1, so last place shouldn't be a problem, right?"

A Japanese man, about 1.75 meters tall, was speaking, his eyes not looking at the man named Endo next to him. His suit, which was originally a moderate size, was stretched to its limit, making it look like his muscles were about to burst the shirt.

“We specifically hired technicians to analyze Lu Wei’s technique. Although his strength is good, his cornering technique is very ordinary, probably not even as good as our own team members. He probably won’t have much room to perform tomorrow if he’s placed in lane 1.”

Endo responded to the other person, nodding repeatedly.

"As long as we don't let Liu Yangyu win the championship, that's fine. He's China's only hope in this competition. As for Lu Wei, I'm really interested to see how he performs in a desperate situation. Endo-kun, you did a great job. You can go now."

"Yes, Fujita-kun!" The man named Endo bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle, then turned and walked out.

After seeing Endo leave, Fujita slowly opened the document in his hand: "His 400-meter time improved by nearly 3 seconds in 4 months. He has good rock climbing skills and has rescued a group of lost civilians in the wild. I really want to meet him and see what kind of person he is."

"Don't worry about me, everyone. I think it's nothing. Like I said, let nature take its course. As long as you have the strength, these difficulties are nothing to worry about."

As long as it's on the same track, the distance is 110 meters, and there are 10 hurdles, I have nothing to be afraid of. Like I said, my goal tomorrow is the championship!

Liu Feiren's expression remained sunny at this moment. In everyone's impression, nothing seemed to affect his mood.

"Xiao Lu, what do you think?" Liu Feiren patted Lu Wei on the shoulder at this moment, having already started the conversation, and wanted Lu Wei to continue.

"There's nothing to say, just do it! I'm going to show them what unstoppable is!" Lu Wei said, raising his fist and cracking his knuckles.

"Well said! That's exactly the kind of spirit we're looking for. Xiao Liu and Xiao Lu are absolutely right!" Everyone turned around to look, and Feng Yong walked over from the VIP seats.

"Intrigues and schemes may succeed temporarily, but they will never last. Doing so only shows that they can't have it and don't want us to have it, so we must demonstrate our own capabilities and remain unaffected by them. Next year, we'll show them what a perfect competition organizer looks like, and what the demeanor of a great power truly is!"

Inspired by Liu Feiren, Lu Wei, and Feng Yong, everyone's emotions suddenly became excited.

The competition information booklet was then distributed to each team, and Lu Wei continued to act as the translator for everyone during dinner.

"Today they gave a huge report on our team's situation, with the headline 'China's Team Has No Hope for Gold.' The report said that Liu Xiang, the sprinter, performed poorly in this competition and probably won't achieve much. They also said I was lucky to make it into the 400-meter final and am destined to finish last. The report concluded that China's team is destined to win nothing in this competition, haha!"

Lu Wei was smiling, but the veins on his temples were bulging, and everyone could clearly see that he was enraged.

"Tomorrow I'll see if this damn newspaper is accurate, or if I'm the real deal!"

Lu Wei's words made Coach Jiang laugh: "This Lu Wei has a fiery temper, he's easily provoked. I'm worried that if no one makes any moves, he'll lose his fighting spirit, which would be bad. I reckon after tomorrow's match, we'll have to thank the Japanese for their goading tactic, haha!"

"Practice has proven that he always performs exceptionally well in these situations!" Wang Qiao chimed in from the side. Lu Wei's temperament is such that he responds better to gentle persuasion than force. Trying to use such methods will only make him more determined.

However, he was still a little apprehensive: Could Lu Wei handle running in lane 1?