Almighty Coach - Chapter 527
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Chapter 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 quant.i.ty, 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 Champions.h.i.+p . They were the biggest opposition to the American team . However, two years ago after the World Champions.h.i.+p, 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 compet.i.tors . 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 compet.i.tors 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 s.h.i.+p'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 .

…

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 partic.i.p.ate in 200m compet.i.tions . Short-distance hurdles required the same explosive force . It was known that Jamaican athletes were good at short-distance races . When faced with fierce compet.i.tion 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 .

…

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 champions.h.i.+p . 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 partic.i.p.ating in this event was named Reed . Two years ago, in the World Champions.h.i.+ps 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 .

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 partic.i.p.ate 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 Champions.h.i.+p in Athletics the year before last .

Looking at the podium, Baccus looked determined .

May G.o.d bless me . After all these years, it should be my turn to win a champions.h.i.+p!

…

When all the compet.i.tors were on the track, Dai Li smiled .

At first, Dai Li had been worried about Metter . However, after detecting the other compet.i.tors, Dai Li became calm . None of the other seven compet.i.tors 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 champions.h.i.+ps . 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 pa.s.s the first round . Perhaps I need to use the state scale for him .

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 partic.i.p.ate 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 partic.i.p.ated in the qualifiers, but he didn't pa.s.s 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, G.o.d had not yet punished this arrogant person .

…

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 compet.i.tors and won the gold medal of high jump, which gave Williams a long-lost sense of excitement .

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 compet.i.tion 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 .

"d.a.m.n it! I p.i.s.sed on my hands . "

After the mens high jump, the next final was going to be held in two hours . Before that, there would be six events: the womens javelin qualifiers, the mens 110m hurdles semifinals, the womens long jump qualifiers, the womens 400m hurdles semifinals, the mens 400m hurdles semifinals, and the womens 200m semifinals . The American team performed as expected in these six events, without anything unusual happening . Later, the final of womens 1500m event was decided . Two American athletes were in the final . Ethiopians made up the majority of the athletes . However, they just had quant.i.ty, not quality . In other words, those Ethiopian athletes were good, but not good enough to place . The Turkish athletes performed remarkably well in womens 1500m event . In the last Olympic Games, they won both the gold medal and the silver medal . They had also won the World Champions.h.i.+p . They were the biggest opposition to the American team . However, two years ago after the World Champions.h.i.+p, 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 womens 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 compet.i.tors . 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 compet.i.tors 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 s.h.i.+ps 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 . … In the womens 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 womens 1500m event, there was only one event left . The final of the mens 110m hurdles . Hurdles had always been a strong event for the American team . America had been dominant for years, especially in the mens 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 partic.i.p.ate in 200m compet.i.tions . Short-distance hurdles required the same explosive force . It was known that Jamaican athletes were good at short-distance races . When faced with fierce compet.i.tion 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 mens 110m hurdles . Ellis Metter, who hadnt 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 mens 110m hurdles, the outcome of the event was unpredictable . … Fraser, the head coach of the Jamaican team, was inspiring his athletes . America doesnt have powerful athletes in this Olympics . This is the best chance we have to win the champions.h.i.+p . 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 didnt 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 mens 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, its your turn now . Come on, go get the gold medal! Fraser said . The Jamaican athlete partic.i.p.ating in this event was named Reed . Two years ago, in the World Champions.h.i.+ps in Athletics, he won the bronze medal in the mens 110m hurdles . Now, without the powerful American athletes in this event, Reed was hoping to win the gold medal . 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 partic.i.p.ate in international games, Feixiang Lin was in his prime . At that time, even American athletes couldnt defeat Feixiang Lin . Young Baccus hadnt win stood a chance . When Feixiang Lin was injured, Baccus had become famous . However, it didnt 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 Lins retirement, American athletes rose to fame and became the main players in the mens 110m hurdles again . Therefore, Baccus still didnt get much recognition . Baccus had been a top athlete for more than a decade, but there had always been stronger athletes . He hadnt 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 didnt even qualify originally . He cant be a threat to me . I should pay attention to that Jamaican, Reed . He won the bronze medal in the World Champions.h.i.+p in Athletics the year before last . Looking at the podium, Baccus looked determined . May G.o.d bless me . After all these years, it should be my turn to win a champions.h.i.+p! … When all the compet.i.tors were on the track, Dai Li smiled . At first, Dai Li had been worried about Metter . However, after detecting the other compet.i.tors, Dai Li became calm . None of the other seven compet.i.tors matched Metter in neither ability nor talent . Metters 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 champions.h.i.+ps . 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 didnt perform well in the Olympic qualification round so he didnt pa.s.s the first round . Perhaps I need to use the state scale for him . 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 didnt even make it through qualifiers, said Downey . Muller didnt even partic.i.p.ate in qualifiers, right? He still won a gold medal, said Dai Li . Muller is different from Metter . Muller didnt attend the qualifiers, but he could have won them . Metter partic.i.p.ated in the qualifiers, but he didnt pa.s.s the first round . This means that he doesnt 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 doesnt work well, we can be absolutely certain that this is a blunt axe . I dont know why you are so confident with a blunt axe . Because Im 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 cant 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 didnt how to respond to this question . He couldnt 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 cant . In other words, they perform miracles . Pausing for a moment, Dai Li continued . Dont you think my putting together this team was miraculous? Besides, I can promise you, Metter isnt a blunt axe . Downey frowned . He felt scorn for Dai Lis arrogant expression . However, G.o.d had not yet punished this arrogant person . … 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 compet.i.tors and won the gold medal of high jump, which gave Williams a long-lost sense of excitement . Now came the last event, but Williams turned off the television . Todays events are not over yet . Arent you going to watch it? asked his wife . No, there is no need . Its getting late . I should go to bed . Ill go the bathroom first . said Williams . Why dont 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 cant win . This athlete is named Metter . However, he didnt even qualify . He was selected by Coach Li . I was shocked he even made it into the final . I dont 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 compet.i.tion 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 didnt believe what he saw on the television . Isnt that a mistake? Williams said to himself . Suddenly, Williams felt something warm on his hands . d.a.m.n it! I p.i.s.sed on my hands .