Chapter 527: 527
After the men's high jump, the next final was going to be held in two hours . Before that, there would be six events: the women's javelin qualifiers, the men's 110m hurdles semifinals, the women's long jump qualifiers, the women's 400m hurdles semifinals, the men's 400m hurdles semifinals, and the women's 200m semifinals .
The American team performed as expected in these six events, without anything unusual happening .
Later, the final of women's 1500m event was decided .
Two American athletes were in the final . Ethiopians made up the majority of the athletes . However, they just had quantity, not quality . In other words, those Ethiopian athletes were good, but not good enough to place .
The Turkish athletes performed remarkably well in women's 1500m event . In the last Olympic Games, they won both the gold medal and the silver medal . They had also won the World Championship . They were the biggest opposition to the American team . However, two years ago after the World Championship, Turkish athletes were found to have used illicit drugs and were banned by the IAAF . Therefore, the last winners of the gold and silver medals missed this Olympics .
The Russian team was also very powerful in women's middle-distance races and the Soviet Union had even dominated this event for a long time . Nevertheless, as in most racing sports, African and Middle Eastern countries were not to be taken lightly .
Bahrain, Morocco, and Katar also had powerful competitors . The unique climate of west Asia and north Africa, along the eating habit of Muslim countries were very suitable for training middle-distance athletes . In many middle-distance races, people from west Asia and north Africa often could defeat African competitors from Sub-Saharan .
Unfortunately for them, there were many African-Americans competing for the U . S .
African-American athletes were much stronger than African athletes .
Many people felt this was because America was better and American people had a high quality of life .
This was just one aspect . For example,, there were lots of African-European people . Moreover, European social security was better than American, and poor people could get more social welfare and nutrition than American poor people . However, African-European athletes from England and France were not as strong as African-American athletes .
The real reason why African-Americans people were stronger could be traced back to colonial era .
When European colonists sold slaves to America, they mainly chose Africans, who were tall, strong and full of strength . They were physically ideal slaves . When the slave trade boomed, the population in Africa declined rapidly .
At that time, the long distance from Africa to America was really a big challenge . The people were huddled in the ship's hold and there was little food and water . The people who survived the journey had to have been physically impressive . If not, they would have been thrown into the sea to feed sharks . The descendants of these strong men and women could have inherited their physicalities .
The trip from Africa to Europe was not as bad . Many slave traders went through the Strait of Gibraltar, so there was little risk during the transit . Therefore, the same physicality that Africans transported to America needed to survive was unnecessary in those transported to Europe .
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In the women's 1500m event, Turkish athletes were banned for having used illicit drugs, which benefited the American team most . Two American athletes performed excellently and won a gold medal and a silver medal .
After the final of the women's 1500m event, there was only one event left . The final of the men's 110m hurdles .
Hurdles had always been a strong event for the American team . America had been dominant for years, especially in the men's 110m . During the last twenty years, only Feixiang Lin from China had beaten them .
However, after his retirement, the Chinese lost much of their hurdling ability, while America regained the dominant position .
Nowadays, the country America worried most about was Jamaica . After succeeding in 100m and 200m events, the Jamaican team began to develop other track and field events . They had become strong in the 400m and short-distance hurdles .
The 400m and 200m races were related . In the 1990s, many 400m athletes could participate in 200m competitions . Short-distance hurdles required the same explosive force . It was known that Jamaican athletes were good at short-distance races . When faced with fierce competition in sprints, many Jamaican sprinters chose to practice short-distance hurdles .
For the American team, their most powerful athletes were not at this Olympic Games because of the drug scandal . There was only one American athlete that reached the final of the men's 110m hurdles . Ellis Metter, who hadn't made it through the first round of Olympic qualification, was one of the athletes chosen by Dai Li .
Without the powerful American athletes in the men's 110m hurdles, the outcome of the event was unpredictable .
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Fraser, the head coach of the Jamaican team, was inspiring his athletes .
"America doesn't have powerful athletes in this Olympics . This is the best chance we have to win the championship . The only American athlete in the final is named Ellis Metter . Based on the information we got, he has never attended any international games . He even didn't make it through the first round of Olympic qualifications in America! Sending such an athlete to the Olympic Games, America must really have no talent .
"In the men's 100m dash, an American athlete grabbed the gold medal from us . This time, we should pay it back . We should let them know how it feels when your gold medal is stolen! Reed, it's your turn now . Come on, go get the gold medal!" Fraser said .
The Jamaican athlete participating in this event was named Reed . Two years ago, in the World Championships in Athletics, he won the bronze medal in the men's 110m hurdles . Now, without the powerful American athletes in this event, Reed was hoping to win the gold medal .
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On the French team, there was an equally ambitious and fierce athlete .
His name was Baccus, a 29-year-old veteran athlete . This was his third Olympic Games .
Baccus was a powerful athlete, but he had bad luck . When he began to participate in international games, Feixiang Lin was in his prime . At that time, even American athletes couldn't defeat Feixiang Lin . Young Baccus hadn't win stood a chance .
When Feixiang Lin was injured, Baccus had become famous . However, it didn't last too long because Dai Li cured Feixiang Lin . At that time, Baccus who was just reaching his prime, became a supporting role once again .
After Feixiang Lin's retirement, American athletes rose to fame and became the main players in the men's 110m hurdles again . Therefore, Baccus still didn't get much recognition .
Baccus had been a top athlete for more than a decade, but there had always been stronger athletes . He hadn't yet had a good chance to win .
However, this time was different . Without the powerful American athletes, Baccus also saw a chance .
I have never heard of that young American athlete . He didn't even qualify originally . He can't be a threat to me . I should pay attention to that Jamaican, Reed . He won the bronze medal in the World Championship in Athletics the year before last .
Looking at the podium, Baccus looked determined .
May God bless me . After all these years, it should be my turn to win a championship!
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When all the competitors were on the track, Dai Li smiled .
At first, Dai Li had been worried about Metter . However, after detecting the other competitors, Dai Li became calm . None of the other seven competitors matched Metter in neither ability nor talent .
Metter's talent level was S+, which was really rare . Even in top international games like Olympics, athletes with level talent were not common . In most cases, there might be only one athlete with an talenin every two events . Basically, those athletes with talent won the championships . It was really unlucky to face Aylwin who had S+-level talent .
Surely Metter can win a medal . If he performs normally, he should win the gold medal . However, Metter didn't perform well in the Olympic qualification round so he didn't pass the first round . Perhaps I need to use the state scale for him .
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Dai Li put all the weights on the stability side of the state scale .
At this time, Downey said to Dai Li, "You look confident . "
"Of course . I selected Metter myself," said Dai Li .
"He didn't even make it through qualifiers," said Downey .
"Muller didn't even participate in qualifiers, right? He still won a gold medal," said Dai Li .
"Muller is different from Metter . Muller didn't attend the qualifiers, but he could have won them . Metter participated in the qualifiers, but he didn't pass the first round . This means that he doesn't have the necessary ability . "
Downey paused for a moment . "If there is an axe, it could be sharp or blunt before we use it . If the axe has been used to chop firewood and it doesn't work well, we can be absolutely certain that this is a blunt axe . I don't know why you are so confident with a blunt axe . "
"Because I'm the woodsman who uses the axe! Whether the axe is sharp or not is just one factor in chopping firewood . The most important part is the person who swings the axe . Even with a sharp axe, a three-year-old child can't chop firewood . " Dai Li smiled and said, "Do you think you could chop firewood faster than Captain America if you had a sharp axe while he had a blunt one?"
Downey didn't how to respond to this question . He couldn't chop faster than Captain America with an electric saw, let alone a sharp axe .
"This metaphor is off . Captain America is a superhero . How can an ordinary person be compared to a superhero!" said Downey, unconvinced .
"The difference between superheroes and ordinary people is that superheroes can do things that ordinary person can't . In other words, they perform miracles . " Pausing for a moment, Dai Li continued . "Don't you think my putting together this team was miraculous? Besides, I can promise you, Metter isn't a blunt axe . "
Downey frowned . He felt scorn for Dai Li's arrogant expression . However, God had not yet punished this arrogant person .
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After dinner, Williams stayed in front of the television to watch the Olympic Games .
The American team won 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal today . Naturally, he was quite satisfied with this result . Leonard had defeated two powerful competitors and won the gold medal of high jump, which gave Williams a long-lost sense of excitement .
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Now came the last event, but Williams turned off the television .
"Today's events are not over yet . Aren't you going to watch it?" asked his wife .
"No, there is no need . It's getting late . I should go to bed . I'll go the bathroom first . . . " said Williams .
"Why don't you go to sleep after watching it? This should be the last track and field event, right? There is one American athlete," his wife continued to ask .
"Yes, there is one American athlete, but he can't win . This athlete is named Metter . However, he didn't even qualify . He was selected by Coach Li . I was shocked he even made it into the final . I don't think he has the ability to win a medal," said Williams .
"You go to the bathroom, and leave the television on . You can turn it off when you came back . That way you can know the result before you go to sleep," said his wife .
"Alright," Williams put down the remote and went to the bathroom .
In the bathroom, Williams was urinating .
He heard a burst of cheering on the television .
It looks like the competition is over, and the champion is decided . I wonder who won .
Standing in front of the toilet, Williams turned to look out of the bathroom at the television .
The next second, he froze . He didn't believe what he saw on the television .
"Isn't that a mistake?" Williams said to himself .
Suddenly, Williams felt something warm on his hands .
"Damn it! I pissed on my hands . "Please download our sponsor's game to support us!