The sky was dark and gloomy, making people feel suffocated.
The stands have been occupied by colorful colors, including umbrellas and raincoats of various colors.
It was raining at this time. Although the rain was not heavy, it still felt chilly on people's bodies.
Dai Li looked at the sky. He felt extremely irritable. He didn't like playing in the rain.
In fact, no coach or athlete likes to play in the rain. Especially in sprinting, the track is slippery when it rains, which is not conducive to the athletes' performance. Generally, in races held when it rains, athletes' results will be worse than usual.
But after all, track and field competitions need to be held outdoors, and rainy weather is inevitable. Regular competition venues have relatively good drainage facilities. The track is a little slipperier than usual, but there will be no accumulation of water. As long as there is no heavy rain, the game will go on as normal. It's just that the athletes have to work harder and brave the rain to participate in the competition.
Playing in the rain is a very uncomfortable thing for every athlete. No athlete will specially practice in the rain. Especially those naturalized legions from West Asia are even more uncomfortable with rainy weather games. The climate in West Asia is already relatively dry, and rain is like a gift from God. Therefore, athletes in West Asia have very few experiences in rain battles.
On the track, Zhao Yue was making final preparations before the competition. This was the 200-meter semi-finals, which was quite stressful for Zhao Yue. Fortunately, three strong players withdrew from the competition, which made Zhao Yue's performance in the semi-finals At that time, we did not encounter any strong opponents. As long as Zhao Yue can perform normally and run within 20 seconds 80, he can advance to the finals.
The starting gunshot sounded, and amid the cheers of the audience, Zhao Yue rushed out of the runway relatively calmly.
Curving skills are Zhao Yue's strong point, and he was the first to enter the sprint on the straight.
Maybe it was because the athletes in the same group were average in strength, or maybe it was to preserve their strength, or maybe some athletes were really not good at competing in rainy days. The other contestants did not catch up with Zhao Yue, allowing him to qualify first in the group and advance to the finals. .
Zhao Yue walked off the field, his body already soaked. This was not sweat, but rain.
"Dry your hair quickly and put on dry clothes." Dai Li said as he handed over a dry towel.
Although athletes train every day, their clothes will get soaked, which is similar to the situation now, but sweat and rain are different. If it is soaked with sweat, it will generally not be a problem as long as it is not blown by the cold wind, but if it is soaked by rain, it will still be It's best to dry it as soon as possible.
Another group of players also appeared on the starting line, including Wei Zitao, another player from the national team.
In the same group as Wei Zitao is UAE player Sarafa, who is much stronger in the 200 meters than in the 100 meters. With Clark withdrawing from the race, Sarafa is also the favorite to win the 200 meters.
In the end, Wei Zitao successfully advanced as the second in the group, and the two 200-meter athletes from the national team also entered the finals together.
After resting for a few hours, the first thing to start was the preliminary race of the 4x100m relay race.
Not many countries participate in the 4x100-meter event. Asians are not good at track and field sports. Many small countries cannot even gather four sprinters, let alone run a relay race. So there is only the preliminary round for the 4x100m relay.
In this event, the Japanese team relied on its strong strength to dominate Asia for more than 20 years. However, with the retirement of Japan's golden generation, it will be difficult for them to continue to dominate this project. At the same time, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in West Asia; Kazakhstan in Central Asia; and Thailand in Southeast Asia have all emerged in the relay race. This makes the ownership of the 4x100m gold medal at this Asian Games confusing. On the surface, it seems that several strong teams, including the national team, have a chance to win the championship.
For strong teams in the preliminary round, there is no need to deliberately pursue speed. After all, strength has an advantage. As long as they make no mistakes, they can easily advance to the finals.
The national team also requires the four contestants not to make mistakes and ensure they advance to tomorrow's finals.
Due to Xie Jun's injury and withdrawal from the game, Niu Guohong, a substitute player, got a chance to play.
Niu Guohong seemed very excited. He had no individual competition tasks. He originally thought that he would be on the bench until the end of the entire game. However, Xie Jun was unfortunately injured, which was a great blessing for Niu Guohong. He was able to play in the Asian Games. .
The Qatar team was in the same group as the national team, but due to Clark's absence and Onaid also in the recovery period from a concussion, Qatar eventually gave up the relay race.
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On the field, Wei Zitao, who was in charge of the third baton, handed the baton to Yang Sijie. Yang Sijie firmly grabbed the baton and began to gallop.
"There were no mistakes, the handover was successful!" Xue Li let out a sigh of relief.
The third and fourth batons were successfully handed over. Yang Sijie only needed to hold on to the baton and sprint forward with all his strength.
As the new Asian Games 100-meter sprint champion, Yang Sijie is full of confidence at this time, and he already has the demeanor of some big-name athletes.
This is a change in mentality. Yang Sijie already has amazing sprinting talent. It is only a matter of time before he becomes a world-class athlete. Winning an Asian Games championship only accelerated his transformation process.
Yang Sijie crossed the finish line steadily, and the national team also got a spot in the finals.
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Wei Zitao took the towel, wiped the rain off his head, and then returned the towel to Li Dai.
"Your face is so red." Li Dai looked at Wei Zitao and found that Wei Zitao's reaction was a bit unnatural.
"I..." Wei Zitao hesitated, and finally said, "I feel a little cold."
"Is it because I have a fever? I'll go find the team doctor and ask for a thermometer." Dai Li immediately ran to the team doctor.
Soon after, the team doctor rushed over and touched Wei Zitao's forehead and found that it was indeed very hot. Then he measured Wei Zitao's temperature with a thermometer.
"He has a fever, 38 degrees 9, it will be 39 degrees soon!" the team doctor said with a solemn expression.
Several coaches around him took a breath.
The sudden drop in temperature last night and the rainy competition today meant that it was normal to catch a cold and have a fever, but it was not the right time for Wei Zitao to have a fever because the 200m final was about to start in an hour.
"What should we do?" Everyone's eyes turned to Xue Li. At this time, it was still up to the BOSS-level figure to make the decision.
Xue Li looked at Wei Zitao, as if asking for his opinion.
"Coach, let me continue playing!" Wei Zitao was extremely determined. He continued: "This may be my last Asian Games. In four years, I will be in my thirties. By then, I'm afraid I have retired. Now that I have reached the finals, I don’t want to leave any regrets.”
"Can you still hold on?" Xue Li asked next.
"Yes, I can definitely do it!" Wei Zitao nodded firmly.
"Okay! You drink more water and don't have any pressure on performance. We can understand if you are sick or have a fever. After the game, I will send a car to take you back to rest immediately." Xue Li agreed.