Wang Gang soon received a call from Qi Weimin. Qi Ziqiang finally accepted the money, issued an IOU and gave it to Qiao Yicheng.
Qiao Yicheng did not show any pretense and accepted the IOU. Qi Weimin said that he would definitely repay the money after working.
As for university, Qi Weimin, like Qiao Yicheng, chose Nanjing University because it offered free tuition.
Qi Ziqiang's illness made the Qi family's financial situation very tight. Fortunately, after the surgery fees were collected, the date for Qi Ziqiang's surgery was also set.
Wang Gang couldn't go back before the operation, he had to concentrate on the game.
The leader arranged for Qi Ziqiang to stay in the main hospital. After all, he still wanted Wang Gang to achieve good results and reciprocate favors. Wang Gang had to pay attention to the competition.
On the day of the trials, Wang Gang arrived at the competition venue early in the morning and found that the huge gymnasium was already full of people, all coming to cheer for the athletes from his country.
The auditorium was full of banners in Korean. Whenever a foreign player came out, they would be booed. On the contrary, Korean players were all applauded.
Wang Gang felt the pressure of away games for the first time.
He saw Li Xiangquan again in the athletes' waiting area.
Li Xiangquan also recognized Wang Gang and wiped his neck with him, which was extremely arrogant.
Wang Gang ignored Li Xiangquan, concentrating entirely on the immediate competition and gradually becoming less disturbed by the outside world.
A total of eight countries in Asia participated in this 100-meter trial, with three athletes from each country, and a total of 24 athletes competing for a spot on the Asian team.
24 athletes were divided into four groups of six people each.
Wang Gang is in the first group, and the other two Chinese athletes are in the second and third groups respectively.
As a representative of the Asian team, only one athlete will be selected from each event, except for relay races.
Wang Gang signed up for the 100-meter and 200-meter men's single events respectively. Only by winning first place in each event can he be qualified to compete for the championship on behalf of athletes from Asia and other continents.
The first group is the first to play, and the selection is also a knockout. Only the top two in each group can advance to the next final. Competitive competition is so cruel.
As the youngest runner on the 100-meter track, Wang Gang received a lot of attention before the competition, but he was not too optimistic.
As for his domestic time of 9.89 seconds, it was even regarded as cheating or a timer malfunction.
Nowadays, many countries have not adopted electronic timekeeping, so timekeeping is just a metaphysics and does not have much reference value.
Only in world competitions, where all electronic timing is used, results will be included in the record.
Wang Gang was standing on the fourth track, surrounded by mostly players from other countries. Among them, there was a Korean player on the sixth track, but he looked old and looked like he was almost thirty years old.
The home court has a great advantage over domestic players. Wang Gang saw that the players from other countries were a little nervous, but the Korean player, on the other hand, felt slightly excited when he heard the familiar sound of cheering.
Wang Gang had seen many big scenes, and he quickly calmed down, completely unaffected by the outside world, and slowly leaned down.
The moment the gunfire rang out, Wang Gang was not the first to rush out, but he was among the top three.
In the first game, Wang Gang didn't exert his full strength, but his speed was still not something that anyone could catch up with.
Fifty meters later, Wang Gang and the Korean player were neck and neck, while the other players were left far behind.
The reason why the gap is so big is partly because of the away game, which more or less affected the performance of other players.
On the other hand, Wang Gang and the Korean players were too fast. Seeing that they couldn't catch up, the others more or less gave up.
Only the top two teams in the group stage can advance to the finals, and there is no point in others competing for rankings.
In the last 30 meters, Wang Gang's speed remained unchanged, but the Korean athlete inevitably consumed too much energy and his speed gradually slowed down.
Wang Gang was the first to cross the finish line and stopped steadily.
The audience in the venue all beat their hearts and felt sorry for the domestic players.
Wang Gang's final result was released, 10 seconds 69, which is not a good result, but not a bad result either.
When he returned to the rest area, he was warmly welcomed by the Chinese team, and the coaches immediately brought a towel over.
"You performed very well, so stay focused in the first game."
The coaches had made a strategy with Wang Gang before, just qualifying in the first game, there is no need to expend physical energy.
But in this way, others will inevitably underestimate Wang Gang's strength, which is also a kind of combat strategy.
When Wang Gang was wiping his sweat, Li Xiangquan came over and snorted disdainfully: "I thought you were so powerful."
Li Xiangquan used English this time, and the coaches understood it.
"Please don't harass our players, otherwise I will complain to the organizer about you." The coaches protected Wang Gang.
Wang Gang stopped the coaches and said to Li Xiangquan: "See you in the finals."
Li Xiangquan snorted coldly, turned around and left. The second group of games was about to begin.
Although Wang Gang finished the game, his teammates were in the second group, so he naturally wanted to stay and cheer for them.
As soon as Li Xiangquan came on the stage, the whole stadium went crazy, and everyone stood up and cheered. The momentum may scare the faint of heart.
Standing on the fourth lane, Li Xiangquan was like a big star that attracted much attention, waving to the audience. The other players were under great pressure.
In the second group of games, the gunshot rang out. Wang Gang knew that his teammates were going to suffer. He made a mistake at the start and ended up in last place.
Although his teammates worked hard to catch up, unfortunately they only finished fourth and did not qualify.
The first place is of course Li Xiangquan, whose score is still higher than Wang Gang.
10 seconds 06, a very eye-catching number.
The stadium exploded again, and everyone cheered for Li Xiangquan.
The teammates walked back dejectedly, and Wang Gang and the coaches stepped forward to comfort them.
Soon Li Xiangquan walked to the rest area arrogantly and once again made a gesture of wiping Wang Gang's neck.
Wang Gang was not angered, but the coaches almost couldn't hold it back.
If there weren't Chinese athletes in the third group, the coaches might have stopped Li Xiangquan and started arguing.
The third group of games started soon. Unfortunately, I don’t know if it was affected by the disastrous defeat of the players in the previous game. The Chinese athletes only finished third and missed the qualifying round.
As a result, of the three players from China, only Wang Gang qualified, and all hopes were focused on him, the youngest.
Wang Gang did not watch the fourth group match, but returned to the Huaguo lounge to save his energy and prepare for the finals.
Later, the coaches told him that in the fourth group of games, the Korean players were still qualified. As a result, South Korea had the home field advantage and all three players advanced to the finals, which put great pressure on other players.
The finals are scheduled for the next day, and the tracks are arranged according to the results of the respective athletes.
Naturally, the first track was Li Xiangquan who ran 10.06 seconds. Wang Gang was still on the fourth track. He was flanked by two other Korean athletes. It could be said that he was surrounded.
The coaches stood outside the court, looking nervous.
Wang Gang felt the breeze on the field and couldn't help but be very happy. It was a tailwind today, the wind speed was not strong, and it was very friendly to all the players.
Li Xiangquan stood at the first line and shouted arrogantly to Wang Gang: "Have you bought your flight ticket back to China?"
Wang Gang said nothing, preparing to slap him in the face with his results later.
All contestants squatted down and made final adjustments.
Wang Gang slowly adjusted his breathing and adjusted his physical and mental condition to the best. He had a feeling that today's results should break the record again.
boom!
The moment the gunfire rang out, Wang Gang sprang out like a cheetah, taking the lead and rushing to the front.
Li Xiangquan was startled and rushed to catch up, constantly narrowing the distance between him and Wang Gang.
Competitors on other tracks have been left far behind by them.
Forty meters.
Wang Gang is one position ahead of Li Xiangquan.
Fifty meters.
Two positions ahead.
Sixty meters.
Three positions.
When Li Xiangquan found that the distance between himself and Wang Gang had not narrowed, but instead widened, his mentality collapsed. His body began to lower his center of gravity, and he used all his energy to feed himself.
At eighty meters, Wang Gang's speed did not slow down. Instead, he became faster and faster. The gap between him and Li Xiangquan became even wider.
Suddenly an accident occurred. Li Xiangquan chased too hard and his center of gravity was too low. As a result, his steps were unsteady and he rolled and fell to the ground.
His move also affected the player on the track next door. The player stepped aside without haste and stepped on Li Xiangquan's ankle.
"ah!"
Li Xiangquan's screams did not affect Wang Gang's speed. He still crossed the finish line and slowed down for more than ten meters before stopping.
The game did not end due to accidents, other players quickly rushed out of the line.
Li Xiangquan fell to the ground, covering his ankles with his hands, and screamed in pain. Medical staff soon came to take him away.
The stadium quickly became quiet, and the audience couldn't accept that Li Xiangquan ended up in this way.
But the venue soon became lively again, because Wang Gang's results were released.
9 seconds 85.
Wang Gang refreshed his own record and the world record at the same time.
