[Competition] The Road to Champion of the Seventh Prince of the Dragon Palace

The four of them were about to go down to the arena when Fu Xingtu suddenly turned around and stopped them.

The moment he turned his head, the smile on his face and the appreciation in his eyes were all gone, replaced by a serious expression.

Ao Ling complained in her heart with disdain: "Didn't you see that Miss Sister is very happy, how can you still notice us?"

Fu Xing's image could see through what Ao Ling was thinking at a glance, smiled at him, and then looked at He Jiarui.

At this time, Yang Bin also came over, and several people surrounded Fu Xingtu. After listening to him say a few words, they went down to the stands.

On the way, He Jiarui was a little apprehensive: "Is it okay as Director Fu said?"

Qin Xiao turned his head and looked at him: "Whether it works or not depends on your performance."

"..." These words made He Jiarui even more nervous, and unconsciously tightened his grip on his sportswear.

Ao Ling hugged his shoulder: "Isn't Director Fu your idol? You have to trust him and just do what he says."

The competition on the field was continuing, and there were many people sitting in the inspection room, including both male and female athletes, and among them were several female athletes from Arab countries who were still wearing headscarves.

As soon as Ao Ling walked in, he immediately attracted everyone's attention, especially the girls, who not only looked at him, but also couldn't help discussing in a low voice.

Ao Ling usually doesn't even understand the dialects of other places, let alone the languages ​​of other countries.

It's just that they are staring at me and whispering to each other and laughing, which is really embarrassing.

Fortunately, the final of the women's 200m backstroke began to enter, and the female players stood up and left one after another.Among them, a female athlete from the Chinese team also entered the finals. Before leaving, Ao Ling and He Jiarui made a special trip to cheer for the senior sisters.

The sports channel of the Asian Games will broadcast exclusively, and the commentary of the swimming competition will still be Zhao Di's partner Yan Yifei.

"Next is the first competition day of this Asian Games, the last event of the swimming competition - the men's 4×100m freestyle relay."

"Now our camera is aimed at the inspection room. Ao Ling, a Chinese player, is leaning against the wall and stretching his shoulders. He is a model worker of the Chinese team. He signed up for eight competitions by himself, and there are as many as five individual events. indivual."

"I took a look at the schedule. Ao Ling played every day of the six match days, and there were two more matches on the 23rd."

Zhao Di added: "Could Yifei tell us about the five events he will be participating in?"

"Of course." Yan Yifei is a swimmer herself, and the introduction of professional content is naturally at her fingertips. "Because the two events of freestyle and butterfly are very close, many outstanding athletes in the world can also compete in these two strokes. .For example, the Japanese female general Yuna Matsumoto just now, for example, Fu Xingtu before, and Ao Ling now."

Zhao Di added: "Yes, we have seen many freestyle and butterfly combined events, but not many 200-meter medley events."

Yan Yifei also expressed doubts about this: "It is true that 200 meters is no longer a short-distance event. He has certain requirements for the endurance of athletes, so this problem can only be explained by Ao Ling himself."

Athletes have already entered the field. The Chinese team is in the fourth lane, the Japanese team is in the fifth lane, and the Singapore team is in the sixth lane. Next to them are representative teams from India, South Korea, and Chinese Taipei.

At this time, Yan Yifei also discovered the difference through the baton times of each team: "The relay competition does not mean that the four strongest players will have good results, but in fact, the tacit understanding of the players when handing over the baton, The placement of bats is just as important. We've seen favorites Japan, China and Singapore take completely different strategies."

"Singapore's first and second clubs are the strongest, and they hope to gain the greatest advantage for themselves at the beginning of the game. The Japanese team and the Chinese team have adopted a common arrangement in the world now - the fastest players are placed at the end. One bat, the second fastest player goes to the first bat..."

Speaking of this, Yan Yifei suddenly stopped, she glanced at the TV next to her, and said in surprise: "The Chinese team temporarily adjusted the bat times during the check-in, and now the first bat swimmers are He Jiarui from Province R, and Qin Xiao It became the third shot, and Ao Ling was the last shot."

Zhao Di said: "This adjustment is very interesting. Let's look forward to what changes the Chinese team will have in the game."

This was the adjustment that Fu Xingtu called to stop a few people before the end of the game.

Obviously, when facing any Japanese player, He Jiarui's current level has no advantage, but he has his own characteristics, that is, the starting reaction is fast enough, which is why Fu Xingtu temporarily adjusted him to the first bat .

From the moment Ao Ling appeared on the stage, everyone waited all night, as if they came to see him specially. Finally, their little cutie came out after long-awaited calls. Naturally, the fans were extremely excited and all stood up.

Because the swimming fans on the scene were so enthusiastic, the referee had already shouted "Everyone is in place", and the first athlete also bent down and grabbed the front edge of the starting platform. The referee made a pause gesture again and turned his head to signal The auditorium should be quieter, and it is necessary to ensure that every player can hear the instructions clearly.

The audience immediately fell silent, and the game officially began.

At the moment when the starting command sounded, the eight contestants rushed out.

According to the on-site timer, He Jiarui reacted the fastest at the start, taking only 0.51 seconds, followed by the Singaporean player at 0 seconds, and the Japanese player ranked fifth with 60.

But at the first turn, He Jiarui was 0.2 seconds behind the Japanese player, and when the 100-meter swim was over, the Chinese team was 0.53 seconds behind the Japanese team.

Starting the second round, Ao Ling glanced at the pool and the time on the big screen. The gap between the Chinese team and the Japanese team was getting wider and wider, from 0.89 seconds after the first turn to 1.34 seconds after the second round. .

No matter how calm Ao Ling was, no matter how calm he was, he still panicked. How could he chase after this? Even if he swam the world record in the 100-meter freestyle, he would not be able to catch up.

The sound of cheering in the stands at the beginning of the game has now quieted down. It seems that no matter how everyone shouts, they are all cheering for the Japanese team. The opponent swims faster and faster, and the gap with the Chinese team is getting wider and wider.

Don't shout at all, it's better to watch the game quietly.

Fortunately, Qin Xiao stabilized the situation in the first 50 meters and was not further expanded by the Japanese team.

At this time, He Jiarui had already landed, walked over and patted Ao Ling on the shoulder: "It's up to you next."

Ao Ling also knew that his teammates had tried their best, but the overall strength of the Japanese team was slightly stronger than them, and there was no way around it.

Ao Ling stood on the starting platform and glanced at the Japanese player next to him.

The opponent did not participate in the Short Course World Cup in January this year, and Ao Ling had never met him.

But Ao Ling knew him. To be precise, Ao Ling knew all four players of the Japanese team, because Fu Xingtu showed them the game videos of these players.

Among the four, the weakest was their third bat. Even so, the other party was only selected for the relay event, not the individual event.

But even so, he was the silver medalist in the 100-meter freestyle at the last Asian Games, losing to then-Chinese player Fu Xingtu.

And their fourth pole is the strongest one, and it is also the opponent of Ao Ling in the men's individual short-distance freestyle in this Asian Games-Shusuke Takada.

The opponent handed over the baton earlier than him, and Ao Ling even measured the distance. The moment Qin Xiao put his hand on the timing board, he jumped into the water.

Zhao Di said: "Qin Xiao caught up a bit in the third round. At present, there is still a gap of about 1 second between us and the Japanese team. Judging from the first 30 meters of travel, Ao Ling's personal ability is better than Shusuke Takada."

"It's not just stronger," Yan Yifei corrected him, "it's much stronger."

Ao Ling can't control any strategies now, he is rushing forward desperately the moment he enters the water, the relay race is simply a hell mode for him, not to mention that the opponent is so strong, he is also the Asian record holder, and the leading tournament record .

At the first 50-meter turn, Ao Ling had to speed up again, relying on inertia to rush towards the edge of the pool. When he rolled over, he was strong enough to kick off the pool wall with all his strength.

Seeing this scene, Yan Yifei in the live broadcast room immediately jumped up: "For Ao Ling, his personal ability is not a problem at all, and the relay race is the real challenge for him. The gap between him and the opponent when entering the water It was 1 second, turned around in the first 50 meters, and directly recovered for half a second. Now it is the final sprint stage, Ao Ling, come on! Ao Ling, keep going, don’t give up!!!”

"It's only half a body short, Hurry up, Ao Ling, come on, Chinese team!" Zhao Di couldn't help shouting.

At this time, passionate shouts sounded from the stands at the scene. From the moment Ao Ling entered the water, the hope of victory was rekindled. The game is not over yet, and it is not yet known who will win the championship.

This time Ao Ling breathed just enough to see the Japanese player. From when he handed over the baton, he could only see the opponent's legs. When he turned around and saw the opponent's waist, he could already see the opponent's shoulder at 30 meters away. Now he can see The opponent's ear...

In the last 15 meters, he didn't dare to take another breath. Even though his physical strength was on the verge of limit, the familiar feeling of suffocation swept over his body again, and he still gritted his teeth and persisted.

The Japanese team just won the 4×100m freestyle championship, and men are the strength of the Japanese team. Seeing their determination to win before the game, Ao Ling told himself in his heart that he must not give up this gold medal to them!

In the last 5 meters, the Japanese players next to them had exhausted their energy and slowed down slightly, but Ao Ling once again violated the instinct of the body and forcibly increased the speed.

"The last arm stroke, to the side! Ao Ling overtook the Japanese player Takada Shusuke, and finally reached the finish line first. He won the gold medal for the Chinese men's swimming team!!!"

"It's too difficult. We were already 1.3 seconds behind the Japanese team at the end of the second leg. In the third leg, Qin Xiao chased back by 0.3 seconds. In the last leg, Ao Ling tried his best to beat Shusuke Takada. He won this gold medal in seconds, he is only 16 years old this year, please remember this young man from province C, he will definitely bring us more surprises in the following competitions!"

Yan Yifei said so much in one breath, all improvisations that were not in the manuscript, her voice was hoarse, and Zhao Di beside her couldn't get in a word.But the audience in front of the TV felt the indomitable spirit of the Chinese team members who just snatched the gold medal from the opponent.

Only then did Zhao Di have the opportunity to say the last sentence: "I don't know if the audience in front of the TV noticed that the athletes had a yellow line moving in front of them during the game just now. It was a virtual record line. Ao Ling was at the end. Momo led the Chinese team to a time of 3:12 and broke the record of this event, the record set by the Chinese team in the Upper Asian Games, and the Asian record set by the Japanese team in the Pan Pacific last year. Congratulations to China Four lads!"

Seeing this result, Ao Ling even panted with a smile on his lips. He broke the Asian record in the first competition. This is a good start, and it is also the goal he will strive for in the next personal project.

When Ao Ling came ashore, his three teammates all came to the edge of the pool and stretched out their hands to pull him up.

The four hugged each other tightly, and there was another warm applause from the stands.

He Jiarui hugged him excitedly, unwilling to let go for a long time: "I never dreamed that I could win a gold medal in the Asian Games."

Because he failed to surpass Ao Ling and Qin Xiao in the two trials, He Jiarui was only selected for the relay race in this Asian Games, and there was no individual competition.

Ao Ling patted him on the back of the head: "You did a great job. We only won by 0.1 seconds against the Japanese team. Your reaction speed when you start is very important."

This was obviously a sentence of encouragement to his teammates. He Jiarui knew in his heart that no matter how fast he reacted, they would not have surpassed the Japanese team without Ao Ling's subsequent counterattack.

At this time, several Japanese players came over to congratulate the Chinese team. Shusuke Takada, the fourth player in the middle, held Ao Ling's hand for a long time and refused to let go, and said in English with an accent: "You are very good. I have seen your game before, but I will not admit defeat in the next personal event."

Ao Ling didn't understand what he was saying at all, and kept nodding at him: "Okay, thank you."