Qatar's Clark stood in front of the starting block and gently twisted his joints.
Clark was born in a rural area in Kenya. His family has been farmers for generations and makes a living by growing cassava.
Cassava is a common crop in tropical areas. It has high yield and does not require very careful management. It is very drought-tolerant. After sowing every year, it can grow large fruits even without watering or fertilizing.
The Clark family has a lot of land. Relying on the cassava produced in the land, the Clark family does not have to worry about hunger, so Clark's parents live a very leisurely life every day. When you're hungry, dig two cassava sticks and you'll have enough food for the day. After eating, you can wander around for a while, or simply sleep under the shade of a tree.
However, Clark did not want to live a life of eating and waiting to die like their fathers did. He did not want to be a farmer for the rest of his life. But in Kenya, there is almost no industry or service industry, and Clark has no other way out except being a farmer.
So Clark, like many Kenyans, could only choose to practice sports. This is a way for Kenyans to change their destiny.
Clark practices long-distance running, a strong event in Kenya. After all, Kenya has the world's top level of middle and long distance running, and there have been many middle and long distance running champions.
However, Clark did not show any sprinting talent. Instead, his strong explosive power and extremely fast pace attracted the attention of the coach of the sprint team. From then on, he began to practice sprinting.
After switching to sprinting, Clark achieved outstanding results and soon won the Kenyan national championship. At this time, the Qataris came to him, hoping to naturalize Clark and let him play for Qatar.
Qatar relies on selling oil and natural gas, and its per capita GDP has always ranked among the top three in the world. For Clark, Qatar is a rich place where Clark can make a lot of money, so Clark has no intention of doing so. Hesitantly chose to naturalize in Qatar.
As a black athlete, Clark is not considered the best in the world, but in Asia, Clark can easily abuse yellow athletes. Since Clark was naturalized in Qatar, he has won many Asian championships for Qatar, including the 100-meter dash championship in the last Asian Games.
Clark also received rich rewards. As a naturalized athlete, the Qataris did not regard him as a hero of their country. But Qatar is not stingy with money. Clark can usually get a lot of salary, and every time he wins the championship, he can also get a large bonus.
Now, Clark is 30 years old. For a sprinter, he has entered the later stage of his career.
But in fact, Clark also knows that he is definitely more than 30 years old. His parents were both illiterate and had no education. It took them half a day to calculate addition and subtraction within ten. They only had an estimate of Clark's age. Even Clark wouldn't believe that he was only thirty years old when he looked in the mirror.
Therefore, Clark's heart was filled with a sense of crisis. He couldn't wait to save more money so that he could live a comfortable life after retiring. It is also for this reason that in the past two years, he has frequently participated in various competitions.
The Asian Games stage is a great opportunity for him to make money. He won the championship in the last Asian Games. If he can successfully defend his title, Qatar will definitely give him a large bonus.
Thinking of this, Clark involuntarily bent down and rubbed his calves.
His calf is not healthy. As an athlete with a short stature and a relatively fast gait, his technical skills determine that it is normal to have injuries on his leg. What's more, in the past two years, Clark has been participating in competitions frequently and has no time to recuperate, so his legs are even more overwhelmed.
"After this Asian Games is over, I must give myself a long vacation and rest for a few more days." Clark pondered as he stood on the starting block.
Clark looked at the opponents on his left and right and felt a lot more at ease. Some of the opponents he knew were some he didn't know, but there was no doubt that among the eight contestants, he was the only one who had the strength to run within 10 seconds.
The starter signals the athletes to prepare and then raises the starting gun.
With a gunshot, the athletes rushed out of the starting line, and Clark's start was even more amazing, as if he had taken the lead from the beginning.
Short sprinters will definitely have a faster pace, and athletes with a faster pace will have an advantage at the beginning of the game. Under normal circumstances, in the first thirty meters, athletes with a faster pace will be relatively ahead. position, at least it will not lag behind others.
"Clara was ahead and he was in really good shape today."
"As expected of Asia's number one flyer, it looks like there is no suspense for Clark to defend his title!"
“I don’t know if Clark can run under 10 seconds again today.”
While people were sighing in their hearts, Clark's body suddenly stumbled and he lost his balance.
"What's wrong!"
This sudden change shocked everyone, including Clark himself.
"My leg!" Clark suddenly felt a twitch in his right calf.
If you are walking normally, this kind of cramp will probably not make you fall down, but this is a 100-meter dash, and the athletes are running at extremely high speeds. Such a sudden cramp in the calf and loss of strength is equivalent to a sudden loss of strength. Without the support of one leg, it is enough for the athlete to fall hard.
"Oops!" Clark tried hard to stabilize his body and maintain his balance, but it backfired.
Just as he was about to fall, Clark instinctively wanted to grab something. At this moment, a figure ran past Clark, and coincidentally, he was caught by Clark.
That person was Clark's compatriot, Qatar player Onaid, who ran adjacent to Clark's track.
Clark's body was already out of balance, so he grabbed a handful of Onaid and instantly released his body's center of gravity on Onaid, who was also running at high speed. When Clark grabbed him, his body also collapsed. He lost his balance and fell directly in the other direction.
On the track next to Onaid happened to be Xie Jun of the national team. Xie Jun was running desperately, but suddenly someone bumped into him. Xie Jun wanted to dodge but it was too late. He and Onaid collided, and even more What's serious is that while the two people were in physical contact, their knees also collided.
The next second, Onaid and Xie Jun fell forward at the same time. Because their speed was so fast, the two of them even rolled on the ground several times before they stopped.
"Oh oh oh..." There was a burst of exclamation from the audience at the scene. It all happened too fast and too suddenly. Many spectators didn't even realize what happened. The three athletes fell to the ground. on the ground.
In long-distance running competitions, it is not a new thing for athletes to collide with each other, but in the 100-meter sprint competition, it is extremely rare for athletes to collide.
And this collision was really hard. It was a collision in high-speed sports, and three athletes were knocked down at once. The instigator was Clark, the defending champion and Asian record holder.
Clark's strength is stronger than other sports. Before the game, he was considered to be the winner without any suspense, but now he fell to the ground midway through the game.
As for Onaid and Xie Jun, who were affected, they are also very strong players, and both of them have a chance to win medals.
Three athletes in the "medal zone" collided and were about to withdraw from the competition. This was equivalent to three spots being vacated at once. The gap in strength between the other athletes was not very large. The 100-meter trapeze battle The results also became confusing.
"What a great opportunity!" Sasaki Akita shook his fists excitedly.
Among the five remaining players on the track, two are athletes from the Japanese team. What's more, the sudden withdrawal of three strong opponents will give Oda Xiangsheng a chance to win the gold medal.
Thinking of this, Sasaki Akita couldn't help shouting: "Oda, come on!"