Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Chapter 152 60m Preliminaries (1)

Doha is often described as a modern metropolis, but in reality, the city's old buildings are very well preserved. You can see white mosques and distinctive buildings everywhere you go.

The domed roof makes the building look like a small hat, giving it a distinctive ethnic feel.

Qatar is a country that relies on energy exports. In the context of a global demand for oil, Doha is generally a wealthy Middle Eastern country.

However, looking around, the greenery here seems average, not as good as cities like Guangzhou or Beijing. Even Ningcheng's greenery level is comparable to this place.

The tour guide told us that there is no subway, bus, or light rail here, and everyone has to rely on private cars to get around, which surprised us all.

It seems that most families can afford a car, which is still not possible in China.

The bus ride took 20 minutes to reach the city center, where Doha had transformed into a modern metropolis.

The first impression everyone has is that Doha is probably the city with the closest airport to the city center, and the airport bus can get you to the city center in no time.

After two days of training at the indoor track and field stadium, the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships kicked off.

The competition began almost immediately after the opening ceremony.

These past two days, Lu Wei has hardly been anywhere except the stadium and the hotel, because it's so hot and humid outside. No matter what month it is, the outdoor temperature never drops below 15 degrees Celsius.

At midday, the heat is even more unbearable.

Lu Wei and the others' greatest pleasure was going to the hotel pool after training, but they couldn't be too high-profile because there were strict requirements for outdoor clothing due to religious beliefs.

Women's clothing is strictly regulated; revealing garments are forbidden. Generally, men wear white robes, while women wear black robes and white veils.

The coach accompanying the team has repeatedly emphasized these past two days that team members should not take photos outdoors indiscriminately, especially not in the direction of women, as this could be considered harassment.

"Ugh, these past few days have been so boring. I haven't seen a single girl. They've all been wearing veils. It's so hard to see any girls these days. And then the competition starts again!"

Ignoring the presence of the other young team members, Shen Liang loudly expressed his thoughts and feelings.

"You took an 18-hour flight just to see a girl! If I were your dad, I'd beat you to death!"

Lu Wei gently shook his head and continued his stretching exercises. The men's 60-meter dash was the first event of the morning. To attract spectators, the organizing committee had brought out their most exciting competition.

Even Lu Wei himself found it quite strange that all the audience members in the entire venue were male, with not a single woman, and even the staff were all male.

When Jiang Jianjun saw the competition group yesterday, he frowned: "Why are the participating players not from West Asia or Southeast Asia? Only Kazakhstan from Central Asia came, and there are also players from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. This competition is probably not very prestigious. If it weren't for you two coming, it would just be a bunch of weaklings fighting each other!"

Shen Liang seemed delighted upon hearing this, indicating that he still held some weight, as his arrival directly led Coach Jiang to raise his overall evaluation of the competition.

"However, even with the two of you added, the overall strength hasn't changed much; we're still just average!"

Shen Liang spat out the mouthful of water he had just drunk.

Lu Wei chuckled mischievously, knowing that Coach Jiang was bound to say something unpleasant. His words always left the young players speechless, but there was nothing they could do; he was the experienced and qualified coach.

When it comes to sports theory, he has probably reached the level of debating with a group of scholars. In terms of practice, when he was an athlete, he was a famous straight-track king in Asia.

Due to the historical context, they did not participate in many international competitions. However, in friendly matches, the teams sent by the "Big Brother" team almost never won.

His national record of 45.46 seconds remained unbroken for many years, and everyone admired him greatly.

Dealing with a kid like Shen Liang is like child's play. The most important thing is that after criticizing others, you still have to put on a stern face and smile and joke around with Coach Jiang.

Just as it was time to check in, Jiang Jianjun walked up to Lu Wei and Shen Liang, who were warming up: "I looked at the registration results of your opponents in the preliminary round. It seems like there aren't any decent opponents. Lu Wei is in Group C, and Shen Liang is in Group B. There is a Qatari athlete in Group A whose results are quite close to yours. Let's finish the final race this morning first!"

After saying that, Coach Jiang walked past them. Coach Jiang was in charge of the sprint group for this competition. After saying a few words to them, he went to chat with other coaches on the other side.

Lu Wei and Shen Liang were left looking at each other in bewilderment. No wonder this cunning guy and that rough man Zou Zhen were able to team up; they were exactly the same in their work styles.

He finished speaking in a few words and left. Shen Liang was hoping to hear a few words of encouragement from him, but the guy turned around and disappeared after saying just a couple of sentences.

"Just think of yourself as someone who has no one to rely on but yourself, and your child is graduating and coming into society all by themselves! Time to go for registration!"

After Lu Wei finished speaking, he turned and left.

"Just because we're rivals, you've lost all humanity...?"

Shen Liang was also quite helpless, but he quickly followed Lu Wei to check in. He didn't speak English, so he had to rely on Lu Wei for communication.

In the 60-meter preliminary round, the 24 athletes were divided into 3 groups. The top two athletes in each group advanced directly to the final, and the two athletes with the best performances among the other athletes could also advance to the final.

After the first group entered the field, the audience on the sidelines erupted in deafening cheers.

The first player in lane 4 is Samuel Francis from Qatar. He's quite strong, standing at just over 1.8 meters tall, and looks a size bigger than the player from Hong Kong next to him.

The West Asian players in the same group looked to be in good shape, like athletes, while the other Southeast Asian players looked rather pathetic; you could tell without even looking that they were just there to make up the numbers.

As expected, once the match started, Samuel reacted very quickly, displaying explosive power.

However, after running for about 30 meters, the Hong Kong team member from lane 5 slowly caught up with him. The two ran closer and closer, their bodies getting closer and closer together.

Suddenly, the Hong Kong team members seemed to have bumped into something, their bodies suddenly paused, and Samuel pulled away by nearly 1 meter.

The pause was so subtle that it would be almost impossible for anyone other than an expert to notice it, but this detail did not escape Lu Wei's eyes.

However, the Hong Kong team members blocked his view, so he didn't see clearly what had just happened.

最终第一小组里，卡塔尔的塞缪尔以6秒64获得了小组第1，港市队员梁振伟以6秒83的成绩获得了小组第2名，他俩一起进入了决赛。