Almighty Coach

In the grandstand, Lopez tapped his knees with his fingers.

"In the 400-meter qualifying competition, a total of 39 players signed up and were divided into 5 groups. There are only 12 places for promotion. The top two in each group and the third place in the two groups with the best results can advance."

When Lopez thought of this, the corners of his mouth inadvertently turned up, with a smug look on his face.

"Blade Warrior? Hehe, your group has the seven strongest athletes in the qualifiers, so you have already been eliminated! Wait a while, and I will see that you are left behind by others like a follower , shit blade warrior, go be your follower warrior!"

At this time, at the exit of the athletes' channel, athletes participating in the 400 meters also appeared on the field one after another.

"Scott, we are in the death group this time. Jim Oliver and Rudy Jackson are all in our group. I'm afraid I'm going to die." Contestant Marcus Garcia said with a long sigh. .

"Garcia, if you perform better, it will definitely not be a problem to qualify for the group stage, but I should be the weakest in this group! Maybe I will run last." Another contestant, Sam Scott, said explain.

"How is it possible, don't be too pessimistic, and don't forget, there is a Blade Warrior in our group!" Garcia said with a smile.

"Who is the Blade Warrior?" Scott didn't respond for a while.

"It's that guy named Barron Phillips, don't you know him? He's a para-athlete with no feet, runs with prosthetics, and holds three sprint world records at his para-level. "Garcia explained.

Scott showed an expression of sudden realization: "As soon as you remind me like this, I will know. I heard about this person on the news. The Baron Philip in our group's entry list, is it him? He But if you don't have two feet, do you want to participate in the competition for normal people?"

"Isn't it?" Garcia smiled slightly: "I didn't react when I saw his name, I thought it was a rookie player, but after a careful investigation, I found out that he turned out to be the 'Blade Warrior' from Los Angeles. !"

Garcia said, and suddenly lowered his voice: "And I heard that there are several players in our group, and they don't have a good impression of this Blade Warrior!"

"Nonsense, I don't want to play with a disabled person!" Scott said in an aggrieved tone: "Although I don't discriminate against disabled people, but for me to compete with disabled people, I feel like I have been abused." Insult, I'm a professional athlete!"

"Who says it's not! Compete with disabled people. If you win, you don't have the slightest sense of accomplishment. Instead, you feel like you're bullying the weak. If you lose, you'll be humiliated... Hehe, I'm so ridiculous, how could we lose to Disabled!" Garcia made a contemptuous look.

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Philip stepped out of the athlete's aisle, and the pair of black leopard blade prosthetics immediately attracted the attention of people around him.

"What is that man wearing on his leg? Is it a sports prosthesis? It's really a sports prosthesis. The man has no feet. My God, that's a disabled person. Is he coming to the competition?"

"How is that possible? This is a competition for able-bodied people. How can there be disabled people participating!"

"I know that guy, he's the 'Blade Runner' from Los Angeles, the fastest disabled man in the world."

"Blade Warrior? He is the Blade Warrior! I've seen news reports about him. Is he here to participate in the competition?"

"He is a disabled person, how can he participate in a competition for able-bodied people, you are overthinking."

"But he's wearing a tracksuit and has a number on his back! Only contestants will have a number. He really came to compete."

This is just a qualifying match. Although there were not many people who came to watch the match, the moment Philip appeared, discussions were still going on one after another.

The eight players in the first group stepped onto the arena one after another. After a minute of preparation, they rushed out with the sound of starting guns.

The cost of running 400 meters is only about 45 seconds. Including pre-race preparation and post-race statistics, a group of races only takes about three minutes. And because the players with good results were all assigned to Philip's group, the players in other groups were relatively weaker. After the first group ran, the results were not very good.

The same is true for the second and third groups that followed. The athletes’ results were all within 45 seconds. After a total of 24 athletes in the three groups finished running, none of them could run within 45 seconds.

Among the 24 athletes, 6 have also been promoted to the main match. According to the rules, the top two in the group can be promoted. In addition, the top three in the two groups with the best results can also get the promotion places.

The fourth group of contestants appeared on the stage, and Philip also stood on the runway.

"Finally the fourth group. In today's qualifying 400-meter race, the fourth group is the most interesting. This is the death group. It is estimated that the third place will also be able to advance."

"Jim Oliver, Rudy Jackson, Marcus Garcia, Sam Scott, Joe Christian... If these players were placed in other groups, they would definitely be able to advance. Unfortunately, all of them together Together. Some of them are destined to be eliminated."

"Look, the 'Blade Warrior' from Los Angeles is also in this group!"

"I really don't know where he got the courage to participate in the competition for able-bodied people, and his luck is bad enough to be placed in this kind of death group. I hope that the competition will not hurt his self-esteem!"

Several athletes who had already qualified for the main competition stood in a pile, discussing in low voices.

On the runway, Jim Oliver was assigned to the third lane, which is a very good lane for 400 meters.

While moving his joints, he thought about looking left and right. There were no newcomers in this group. Everyone was a 400-meter champion. To Oliver, every face was familiar.

Except for Philip on the outermost runway!

Seeing Philip and seeing the pair of black sports prostheses made Oliver feel even more unpleasant.

"I really don't understand why he came here to show off his abilities. The disabled have to participate in the disabled competition. They shouldn't come here to mix in." Oliver snorted with disdain, and then got ready to start.

Oliver's strength is very strong, even among all the athletes participating in the qualifying competition, he is at the top, but he was assigned to this death group, so he dare not take it lightly.

It's just that disabled people like Philip are really not taken seriously by Oliver.

The other players in the same group were also belittling Philip. In their view, Philip was a different kind, and they didn't agree with him at all. All the contestants believed that even every athlete on the scene believed that Philip on the outermost runway would soon be left behind by others.

Running 400 meters, the outermost side is obviously a relatively bad pass. In the 400-meter race, the more the outer track, the more forward the starting position, and it will be difficult for athletes to observe the opponent's position. On the contrary, the starting position on the inner track will be relatively backward, and you don't have to turn your head if you glance to the right You can see the situation of other opponents. For this reason, in the 400-meter race, the second and third runs are the best ones, so that athletes can always observe the situation of other opponents.

So for Philip, the other seven people can observe his situation during the game, but at most he can observe the opponent next to him, and the athletes on the inner track are completely out of his field of vision.

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The starter signaled everyone to get ready, and then raised the starting gun in his hand.

The other runners started from a squat position, but Philip started from a standing position. With his prosthetic limbs, he couldn't do a squat start at all.

"Boom!" The starting gunshot sounded, and everyone started at the same time and rushed forward.

Sporadic cheering sounds sounded, as if to remind everyone that this was just a qualifying match, not the main match. The commentator was not in place, and there was no such excited commentary sound in my impression, which made the atmosphere of the game a bit cold.

In the first 100-meter curve after the start, Philip is relatively in the lead, and on the runway to his left, which is the second-to-last outer runway, is exactly the man named Sam Scott. special athlete.

In this death group, Scott's strength is not dominant, but he is in a good state today. After the start, he quickly entered the state.

"Blade Warrior, your start is really slow. It looks like I can overtake you at this first corner!" Scott looked at Philip in the front right, and he could clearly feel that the distance he was getting from Philip was farther away. getting closer.

In racing sports, for the spectators, the process of surpassing is the most exciting, exciting and entertaining. For athletes, surpassing the opponent is also a very exciting, enjoyable and fulfilling process. The essence of racing is also to surpass everyone and rush to the forefront.

In the 400-meter sports, the starting position is different, even if you can keep pace with the opponent on the right, it means that you are in a leading state.

"It's getting closer, it's getting closer, I can catch up with you soon!" Scott felt a sense of urgency in his heart, he couldn't wait to catch up with Philip, and then appreciate Philip's surprised expression.

In the stands, Lopez crossed his legs and looked even more pleased.

"At the first corner, I will be overtaken by the opponent next to me. This is the first time I have encountered such a big gap in today's competition! So what if you participate in the qualifying competition, you are destined to be the bottom one!"

Thinking of this, Lopez couldn't help laughing contemptuously.

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"Catch up soon!" This belief has already blossomed in Scott's mind.

However, when Scott entered the straight, Philip was still in front of him. At this moment, Scott suddenly realized that the distance between him and Philip had not continued to narrow.

"What's going on, why can't catch up with him, could it be that this cripple runs as fast as me?" Scott finally realized this.