I'm a part-time killer during the summer vacation, you let me participate in the Olympics

Chapter 152 Preliminary Round Begins, Second Place? Just a Letdown!

The preliminaries have begun.

Although for him, he could get first place in the group by just running and letting go after passing the bend and entering the straight, he was well aware of the necessity of warming up thoroughly. After all, no one wants to get injured due to not warming up.

He was placed in the first group with Van Niekerk and Farnborough.

Van Niekerk is the 400-meter record holder, but he ruined his sports career by playing rugby at his peak.

Wang Xiaoming really couldn't understand his choice, otherwise humans might really be able to push the 42-meter result to under seconds.

After running the world record of 43.03 seconds, Van Niekerk was taken to the hospital directly on a stretcher. This result was really incredible.

Since Van Niekerk has lost the ability to achieve better results, Wang Xiaoming is determined to achieve this goal on his own.

At the same time, many viewers poured into the official live broadcast room. They all came for Wang Xiaoming and wanted to see the performance of this 100-meter world record holder in the 200-meter race.

After all, Wang Xiaoming had never run 200 meters before, and whether he could adapt to this pace was a question that everyone was very curious about.

"You don't need to exert too much effort in the preliminaries. If you can run for about 20 seconds, you should be able to advance easily."

"Yeah, there aren't any particularly strong players in the first group, so it's a piece of cake for Wang Xiaoming."

"Don't be such a pessimist. What if something really goes wrong?"

"If you use your brain, you will know that this is impossible."

Amid the discussion of the crowd, Wang Xiaoming stood on the starting blocks.

He moved his center of gravity forward, supported himself firmly on the ground with his hands, and placed his feet on the front and back starting blocks respectively, waiting attentively for the starting gun to sound.

The commentator focused the camera on Wang Xiaoming and said excitedly: "This group's famous runner Wang Xiaoming broke the world record in the 100 meters. Can he also achieve excellent results in the 200 meters? Let's wait and see! The competition will start soon!"

"Bang!" The starting gun sounded, and Wang Xiaoming kicked off the starting blocks as fast as an arrow, rushed out with all his strength, and soon caught up with the people in the other lanes.

The other contestants were running as hard as they could, when suddenly they noticed a figure in the inner lane catching up with them as fast as lightning, overtaking all the contestants in front of them. They all showed looks of horror on their faces: No way, he was running so fast in the preliminaries?
The commentator was also surprised to see Wang Xiaoming's amazing speed. "It seems that Wang Xiaoming is not going to let up. He used all his strength and caught up with some outsiders so quickly! It seems that the first place in this group must go to Wang Xiaoming. No other player can pose a threat."

Entering the curve, Wang Xiaoming skillfully adjusted his body posture, gradually leaning inwards, and his speed continued to increase.

After entering the straight, he glanced back a few times and found that the people next to him had not caught up, so he slowly let go and rushed across the finish line.

After all, it was just a preliminaries, so there was no need to go all out. However, even with so much effort, Wang Xiaoming's shot was still amazing, leaving the other athletes far behind.

"After entering the straight, Wang Xiaoming glanced to the side a few times and after confirming that there was no threat, he did not sprint at full speed but chose to let it go. This was a very wise move."

"The main purpose of the preliminaries is to ensure that you get into the semifinals. There is no need to work too hard to advance. Wang Xiaoming is obviously very clear about this."

“Cross the finish line!!!”

"Let's see the final results. With so much water released, the results won't be too amazing."

Wang Xiaoming slowly stopped. He didn't sweat a single drop in this preliminary round.

The competitive pressure is too small, and he longs for strong opponents, because only strong competition can inspire the strongest strength and create better results. Just like Bolt, it is precisely because he is too invincible and no opponent can threaten him that he will relax a little, otherwise the world record will definitely continue to improve.

Of course, Wang Xiaoming still prefers to be safe. He is not the kind of person who likes to show off. There is no need for him to go all out in the preliminaries. The key is to ensure advancement.

Thinking about it, he looked at the final result: 19.95s! Fortunately, he could run this result even with a lot of running.

Over the years, only Xie Zhengye has run 19.88 seconds in Asia. This is the only time in Asia that a time has been run under 20 seconds.

Wang Xiaoming's shot has ranked second in Asia. He knows that if he wants to, it will be easy to break these records.

The commentator excitedly announced: "19.95s, a good result, breaking 20 seconds in the preliminaries. It seems that Wang Xiaoming is in excellent condition. He ran the second best result in Asia in just one shot. At this level, Wang Xiaoming will definitely have no problem breaking the Asian record, but if he wants to compete for the gold medal, he may need to run under 19.50 seconds. I wonder what kind of wonderful performance Wang Xiaoming will bring us later. Let us look forward to the semi-finals!"

At the same time, there were floods of comments in the major live broadcast rooms.

The preliminary round was just twenty seconds, which is a very valuable result.

Over the years, only Xie Zhengye has achieved such results in China, and he has not been able to consistently run at this level.

The fact that Wang Xiaoming was able to achieve this result even when he was running hard shows that he has stable strength in the 200-meter event.

Maybe it's true as he said, I can win the gold medal in the 200-meter race.

If he wins the gold medals in the 200m and relay, wouldn't he become the triple gold medalist of the Olympics?
The last time an Olympic champion won three gold medals was Bolt.

The audience's blood boiled at the thought of this.

"Wang Xiaoming is still very strong in the 200m, so a medal should not be a problem. Looking at the way he let up, he almost started letting up as soon as he entered the straightaway."

"After all, he is the record holder for the 100 meters, so he won't be that bad at the 200 meters. His future is terrifying, and he has already caught up with so many people."

"Who said he can't do it? If he stands up now, it will be easy for him to enter the finals. I think Wang Xiaoming will break the record as well."

Before the competition started, the discussion about Wang Xiaoming and other contestants was already very heated.

Some people think that Lyles's point of view is correct, that a good result in the 100-meter race does not necessarily mean a good result in the 200-meter race.

Some people also thought that Lyles was too arrogant. The 100-meter record holder couldn't make it to the finals? It was ridiculous!
"I have nothing to say. Wasn't it easy for Wang Xiaoming to enter the finals? What is there to question?"

"Bolt is the world record holder for 100 meters. He is also the record holder for 200 meters. What else do you have to say? I believe Wang Xiaoming can also break the world record for 200 meters!"

"It's not good to be so cynical. Is everyone Bolt? Even if it's Wang Xiaoming, he may not be able to run faster than Lyles in 200 meters."

"Lyles has run a time of 19.31 seconds. The third place in history is no joke. I think Lyles has a better chance of winning."

"Am I the only one who thinks Terberg is the best in the world in the 300 meters? Maybe he will soar to the top in the 200 meters in the Olympics?"

"It's better to believe that Wang Xiaoming can break the world record than to believe that Terberg can. It's impossible anyway."

"Wang Xiaoming wears glasses, and you can tell at a glance that he is not a good runner. If his glasses fall off while he is running, it will definitely affect his performance. Lyles doesn't wear glasses, so from this perspective, Lyles is more stable!"

(End of this chapter)