Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 173 Incredible Starting Reaction Time

Just as the referee was communicating with the finish line referee to prepare for the race, Nigerian athlete Fasuba was still jogging slowly on the track. He simply made a starting motion, which immediately attracted the attention of the entire stadium.

"This black kid is really good. Judging from his current form, I'm afraid even the American team member can't outrun him."

Jiang Jianjun sat steadily on the backrest, looking up at the camera on the big screen, talking to the person next to him.

"Fasuba's left foot is smaller than his right foot; you'll notice if you look closely. Even so, it didn't stop him from becoming a top athlete. This kid is amazing; he can still run 100 meters in 9.85 seconds under these circumstances. Lu Wei really met a strong opponent in the final this time."

I think I should be satisfied with how well I did today. After all, no one has ever done this before. Lu Wei has already made history for Chinese athletics.

Jiang Jianjun spoke slowly and deliberately, and you couldn't tell his tone of voice at all.

Lu Wei certainly met his match today, and not just one. Fasuba, Chambers, and Rogers are all just as strong as him, so Lu Wei probably has little hope in this final.

Wang Qiao remained silent at this moment. No matter what others said or how different the strength was, he would never admit defeat until the end of the match.

Even if Jiang Jianjun verbally expressed reluctance, he gritted his teeth and remained silent in the crowd.

"Old Wang, why aren't you saying anything? Are you so nervous that you can't speak?"

One of the coaches watching started joking with Wang Qiao. After living with him for more than half a year, everyone knew his stubborn nature, so before he could answer, someone started joking with him.

"The competition isn't over yet, why should I admit defeat? If you want to admit defeat, go ahead and do it yourself. Anyway, your team isn't participating in the 60-meter race!"

Wang Qiao was getting a little annoyed by these coaches. Whenever the opponent was stronger than him, these coaches liked to predict the outcome of the match in a pessimistic way. Then, when the match was over, they would sincerely say that they came to learn.

Wang Qiao was used to this kind of thing, so he completely ignored the other coaches when they said it. Losing so often becomes a habit; his inability to accept it might be due to his strong willpower. Or perhaps it's because he's never coached a national-level team and doesn't understand what repeated defeats mean.

Shen Liang, who is usually very outspoken, remained silent today, quietly waiting for the result of the match. He did not trust these coaches who relied on past experience.

This situation is common in track and field teams. They are restless before the competition, but in the end, they are afraid that their mistakes will lead to a complete loss, so they appear to be calm and obedient.

When they lost a match, they seemed calm and collected, as if this confirmed their pre-match assessment.

Seeing Wang Qiao's cold indifference and refusal to turn his head, he felt that after all this commotion, these opponents might really not be able to outrun Lu Wei. In any case, Wang Qiao was quite pleased to have such a competitor.

On the track, Lu Wei had finished warming up. In today's final, Lu Wei was in lane 6. Based on his preliminary results, this was his position, and he couldn't go much further off course.

"Onarks!"

The competition was about to begin. Lu Wei glanced to both sides and realized that he was definitely an outlier in the finals roster. The other team members looked much shorter than him.

However, height is not the absolute factor in winning or losing on this field.

He was surrounded by a row of small, powerful players. In the semi-finals, he had Portugal's Obikwiru, who was about the same height as him. But now he was the only one left.

The camel was thrown into the flock of sheep.

In the final, Fasuba stood in lane 4 and Michael Rogers stood in lane 5. His semi-final performance gave others the feeling that he was unbeatable.

Chambers finished third in the preliminaries and was assigned to lane 3 in the finals, while Lu Wei was in lane 6.

Kim Collins was placed in lane 2, but in the 60-meter race, he was almost neck and neck with the middle team members. Anyone who made a mistake in the race would definitely not have a chance this time.

Brazilian player De Lima also has a chance to win a medal. Apart from these 6 players, the other two players in the semifinals seem to be a little weaker. They should be able to take the last two spots today.

All team members stood in front of the starting line, placing their thumbs apart from the other four thumbs.

"Set!"

Lu Wei slowly raised his body, waiting for the starting gun to fire.

At this moment, everyone on the field quieted down to give the participating team members a better environment to hear the gunshots.

With the upcoming sprint battle looming, even the spectators were on edge. The high level of attention and the emotional impact created an eerie silence in the stadium, as if a pin dropping could be heard throughout the entire stadium.

Just as the stadium fell silent, two gunshots rang out. The sound of the two gunshots coming from under the starting blocks ensured that all the athletes could hear the starting gun at the same time, without being affected by the delay caused by the speed of sound.

In a game like this, not even a fraction of a second can be wasted.

Just as everyone was wondering which of these team members could break through and win the championship, it seemed that apart from Wang Qiao and Shen Liang, no one else considered Lu Wei as a favorite to win the championship.

Even Yu Wei and Jiang Jianjun had given up hope; the three small cannons ranked ahead of Lu Wei in the semifinals seemed unbeatable.

While everyone was making wild guesses, Lu Wei was the quickest to react in the crowd after the starting gun fired.

Among the crowd, Lu Wei's head was the first to dart out.

The audience gasped in surprise.

Lu Wei's reaction in the final was truly astonishing. At that moment, many spectators involuntarily stood up and watched the situation on the field.

At the very start, Lu Wei, relying on his superhuman reaction speed, was the first to leave the starting blocks. While the other team members were pushing off with all their might, Lu Wei seemed to be launched by a machine, clearly half a beat faster than the others.

"Amazing!" Yu Wei couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. His experience as an athlete in his youth made him clearly aware of Lu Wei's rapid reaction at the start.

In just a few steps, Lu Wei had left his teammates at least two body lengths behind.

Everyone else on the field was watching the competition intently. No one could accurately describe the feeling of that moment in a short time, because the 60-meter final lasted no more than 7 seconds from start to finish.

Many people don't even see what's happening in one situation before the race quickly moves on to the next. Although sprint races are short, the situation on the field can change in an instant.

However, everyone agreed on one point: Lu Wei's starting reaction time was absolutely phenomenal.