Gu Sansanwu couldn't figure out how the middle school student nine months ago appeared on the Far East Sports Games.
"I remember that his score was still outside 12 seconds. No matter how weak the Chinese track and field strength is, it is impossible for an athlete who cannot even reach 12 seconds to participate in the Far East Games, right?"
Gu Sansanwu was full of doubts, and he turned to ask the people around him: "Kun Nakajima, what is the name of the Chinese player in this group?"
"So there are Chinese athletes that Gu Sanjun doesn't know!" The man smiled slightly, then looked up the information of the contestants in his hands, and then said, "His name is Chen Qiang, and he won the championship in the China National Games held last month."
"He is the one who ran for 11 seconds!" Gu Sansanwuyi looked surprised, and his mouth was so wide that he could stuff a goose egg into it.
It’s not that Gu Sansanwu has never heard of the name Chen Qiang. When Chen Qiang won the National Games championship last month, Gu Sansanwu learned about the news in the newspaper and also knew that Chen Qiang had a complete 11-second run.
However, in that era, the Chinese newspaper printing technology could not publish photos, so Gu San Sanwu only knew Chen Qiang's name, not knows Chen Qiang's appearance, and not even knows that Chen Qiang was the boy who defeated Yamazaki Masao at Fudan High School.
At that time, Chen Qiang defeated Masao Yamazaki and left. Even the teachers from Fudan High School did not know what Chen Qiang was named, so it was even more impossible for Gu Sansanwu to know.
"I went to Fudan High School in September last year. The National Games in China started in April this year, with only eight months apart. In other words, it only took him eight months to improve his grade from 12 seconds to 11 seconds! How is this possible! Absolutely impossible! How could there be such a rapid progress!"
At this moment, Gu Sansanwu's face turned pale, and Chen Qiang's speed of progress made Gu Sansanwu feel scared.
If it is in the later generations, it will take eight months to improve from 12 seconds to 11 seconds, which is not surprising. Any athlete with slightly better talent can do it.
However, in the 1930s, the training level was very low. In eight months, the improvement from 12 seconds to 11 seconds can be seen as an amazing growth that defies the sky.
At this time, a hint of uneasiness suddenly arose in Gu Sansanwu's heart, and then he shook his head on his own: "It's impossible. It's just one month since the National Games in China. In such a short period of time, it's because I'm worried about it."
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James and Steve of the Philippines are both Americans. If they are placed in the United States, their strength is not first-class at all, but in Asia, they are top sprinters.
In fact, the relationship between the two is quite good. After all, there are not many Americans in the Philippines, and even fewer people can practice track and field. Anyone who practices track and field is acquaintance.
But since they stood on the court, the two began to compete, at least they didn't spare anyone.
"I'll win this time! The 100-meter champion must be mine." Steve said.
"Stop bragging, with me here, you can't win the championship. Don't forget that the defending champion of the Far East athlete's 100-meter sprint is me!" James said.
Steve curled his lips disdainfully: "So what about the defending champion? In the Philippines trials, you lost to me. When you come to Japan, I can still beat you."
"I was deliberately letting go! It's just a trial competition, there's no need to fight to the death." James put on a proud expression.
"What I said is like I was trying very hard in the selection competition. Let me tell you, I have saved my strength," Steve also showed a arrogant expression.
Two people who have a good relationship on weekdays start talking to each other. Perhaps for them, this is an alternative pre-match ceremony, or a way to encourage each other.
However, from the conversation between the two, we can see that neither James nor Steve took other players seriously. In their opinion, Chen Qiang and another Japanese player in the same group were just cannon fodder.
They are Americans and come to Asia as colonists. How could they respect the indigenous people of Asia?
It was not until the referee signaled to prepare that the two stopped talking and began to prepare for the start.
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Professional athletes can be funny and cute before the game, but once they enter the competition state, they are absolutely focused.
This is how the two American players in the Philippines were. They had been quarreling before, but when the referee signaled to prepare for the game, they became serious instantly. Their expressions were very serious and the preparations before the start were also very strict.
"Set!" the commander shouted, then raised the command gun.
With a gunshot, the two Americans rushed out of the starting line at the same time. If they were closer, they could see that the muscles on their calf were twitching at the moment of starting.
Steve's starting speed was very fast, slightly better than James. He was slightly ahead of James in the first ten meters after the start.
James is not an ordinary person. Although he started a little slower than Steve, his acceleration after starting was faster than Steve. By twenty meters, the gap between him and Steve had been smoothed out.
Although this is a racing sport and the two are on different tracks, the two are like gladiators confronting each other, fighting each other in a difficult way.
Both of them know each other very well. Although they both talked about each other before the game, they knew each other well. Both of them knew that in the game, it was really hard to say who was stronger. Perhaps the winner was just to see who performed better.
James's attention was all focused on Steve, and Steve's attention was also focused on James. In this way, both sides came to a sixty-meter position.
The basis is that the match is equal!
"I saw that it would take the last ten meters before I could decide the winner!"
This idea appeared in the minds of both of them at the same time.
Both of them were not surprised by this result. When they were in the Philippines, they had too many contests, and most of the time they had to decide the winner in the last ten meters. Both of them had long been used to such a result.
The next second, the two of them returned to the track, and they looked forward almost at the same time, wanting to see how far they are from the finish line.
Then the two saw a figure at the same time.
A yellow man.
This man actually ran in front of them!
"Someone is faster than me! Is it Japanese or Chinese?" The same thought flashed through the minds of both of them.
Since the start, James and Steve have been focusing on each other, and they have not paid attention to the other two people in the same group at all. In their opinion, the other opponents are just cannon fodder. In the sprint event, how can the Japanese and Chinese compare to the Americans!
The Philippines team has won eight consecutive championships in the 100-meter sprint event of the Far East Games. For them, winning nine consecutive championships seems to be a natural thing. As for who the opponent is, there is no need to worry about it at all, both Japanese and Chinese are the same.
So even though Chen Qiang had already run ahead of them, the two Americans still didn't know whether the one who was leading them was the Japanese or Chinese.
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"Aoah..."
The screams rang around, which were the shouts from Chinese students and overseas Chinese.
Because Chen Qiang is ahead, he is faster than the Japanese in the same group and faster than the Americans in the same group!
In comparison, the Japanese are not interested in this. After all, the Japanese players in this group are not very strong, and the Japanese hopes are still based on the next game of Takato Yoshioka and Kenjiro Oka.
However, on the rostrum, Gu Sansanwu's expression was extremely solemn. He knew that the leader in front of him could not even run into 12 seconds nine months ago.
But now, he can leave two Americans from the Philippines behind!
You should know that the track and field in the Philippines are among the top in Asia.
Nine months ago, the boy who looked a little black and thin at Fudan High School has now become the top in Asia!
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Chapter completed!