Cultivating through increasing my stats in America Chapter 399 - 240 Attention from All Parties2

This height was generally manageable for adult males unless they were in very poor physical condition from birth.

Even for soone with a height of only 1.6 ters, the basic standing reach would be just over two ters. They only needed to jump about forty to fifty centiters to touch it.

The reason the initial height was set lower was to give those who weren’t good at this type of competition a sense of participation. After all, the primary purpose of organizing this event was not about competition but to liven things up.

With Li Ang’s current height of 1.88 ters, he ranked within the top three in height on site. Simply standing still, he could reach a height of 2.45 ters; a slight tiptoe was enough to touch the bell.

Because Ling Zhenyu was a basketball player, he had a broader wingspan. With his height of 1.93 ters, he only needed to stretch his arm up to snatch the bell.

As for the other competitors, even the invited foreign aids, apart from one who was about the sa height as Li Ang, there were not even two others above 1.8 ters—most were around 1.75 ters.

However, the height was indeed quite low; even a few competitors shorter than 1.7 ters were able to reach it with ease.

In the next round, the height was adjusted to 255 centiters, and it was still a round where everyone passed. It’s worth ntioning that Ling Zhenyu still hadn’t tiptoed.

At 260 centiters, the height began to pose so difficulty. However, those who were participating in the competition had generally prepared seriously, including specialized training. For those few under 1.71 ters, this height was starting to be unfriendly, demanding their utmost effort to ensure a reliable touch.

Everyone passed this round as well, and the height reached 265 centiters, a critical threshold, as it is the standard for police recruitnt physical tests.

At this height, for many people under 1.7 ters, it was quite a challenge. If you weren’t naturally gifted in jumping, and hadn’t done specialized training, this height was pretty much the limit.

Still, everyone passed this round. However, it was apparent that the competitor who was only 164 centiters had given his all. If the height were to increase by another five centiters, he surely wouldn’t have been able to reach it.

At this point, Ling Zhenyu finally began to tiptoe.

His relaxed deanor was quite a blow to a bunch of competitors around 1.7 ters tall. There was no choice; physical gifts were undeniable. Others’ limits in standing reach were rely the top of Ling Zhenyu’s head. That was just the way it was.

Even more infuriating was another competitor, about 183 centiters tall, who decided to challenge by hitting the bell with his head instead of stretching his arm, and he actually succeeded.

This ant his running jump was at least 82 centiters. Even Ling Zhenyu couldn’t help but nod slightly in acknowledgnt.

The old man watched Li Ang and Ling Zhenyu, who were outstanding in height, with a face nearly bursting into laughs. Just earlier in the running event, Li Ang had clinched first place with an absolute advantage, and Ling Zhenyu took third.

Now in this round, it was clear that securing the first-place score was likely a done deal. Consequently, as long as he didn’t finish last in the final showdown match, he was almost guaranteed the overall first place.

The bell’s height was adjusted to 270 centiters, eliminating the first competitor. At 280 centiters, Ling Zhenyu jumped, simultaneously eliminating three competitors. Li Ang was sowhat surprised that a competitor who was clearly under 1.7 ters tall had persisted until now.

Listening to people nearby, it turned out this competitor was the Sanda coach he’d heard about through the grapevine. His jumping ability was evidently quite noteworthy.

Although he wasn’t particularly tall, his build was not too much of a disadvantage in his weight class.

The bell’s height was raised to 290 centiters, and by this point, out of the original twenty competitors, only ten remained.

The Sanda coach under 1.7 ters tall had yet to be eliminated, impressive given that 290 centiters is the standard height for a basketball backboard.

At 305 centiters, the Sanda coach finally exited the competition after two unsuccessful attempts, leaving six competitors ahead of him.

His jumping ability was exceptionally rare among the general population, with 305 centiters being precisely the height of a basketball hoop.

It was his inherent height limitation that constrained him. Now, the six remaining competitors, the shortest of them was about 178 centiters tall.

It was evident that the remaining individuals had specialized training. After all, even at 1.8 ters tall, reaching the basketball hoop was not a trivial feat.

Among those present, aside from Li Ang and Ling Zhenyu, it was the young man around 183 centiters tall who had hit the bell with his head who seed the most at ease.

With a height of 183 centiters, his basic standing reach was around 235 centiters. Add to that his minimum of more than eighty centiters of jumping ability, anything below 3.2 ters was no pressure for him.

At this height, which was just right for an average person to dunk in basketball, it was no surprise that this kid, with his ability to dunk and his good looks, had more than a few admirers at school. It’s no wonder he acted sowhat flamboyantly.

When the bell finally reached 320 centiters, only four people were left on the court—besides Ling Zhenyu and Li Ang, there was a young man about the sa height as Li Ang and a dunker known as Brother 183.

At this height, the difference in everyone’s skill level beca more pronounced, perhaps even greater than at the lower heights earlier on.

At this mont, "Aunt Nana" beca the first sports industry professional to be called over.

"You got here so quickly?"

"Had to, soone was rushing ."

Liang Nana rolled her eyes at him, but instead of asking about the talented runner right away, she was concerned about whether the sports teacher’s son was hungry and even pulled out a hundred-yuan bill for him to buy so snacks.

However, after hesitating for a few seconds, the son handed the money back, indicating he wanted to finish watching the high-jump competition first.

Liang Nana smiled helplessly and thought to herself that this must be sothing his mother taught him.

"Which one is Li Ang?"

Her attention finally returned to the matter at hand.

"There, the most handso one."

Liang Nana glanced over and noticed Li Ang, exclaiming,

"He really has the looks for it. If he were to join our team, he would have the female mbers so distracted they couldn’t train."

The sports teacher mused,

"He might not necessarily join your team. In my opinion, the national team should be begging him to join. And look at his jumping ability; isn’t it quite impressive?"

As he finished speaking, Li Ang easily touched the bell at 325 centiters.

"It’s not unusual for soone good at running to have strong jumping skills."

Liang Nana answered subconsciously, then suddenly rembered what he said earlier and asked,

"Are you serious? Did he really break the national record?"

The sports teacher helplessly shook his head, "You don’t believe what I say? Do you think I would joke about this and deceive you to co all this way?"

Liang Nana put on a coy deanor, "That’s hard to say."

"Let’s watch this till the end. There are reporters and photographers here today. If you don’t believe it, you can check the videos they’ve taken later."

The sports teacher, turned his gaze back to the basketball court.

At this point, only three contestants were left, challenging the height of 330 centiters.

At this height, even Brother 183 felt the pressure as he needed to be in good form to reach it.

He took long strides, suddenly leaped, and "ding-dong!" the bell rang out, and he vigorously swung his fist, having succeeded.

The performances of Li Ang and Ling Zhenyu that followed were quite ruthless; they simply walked under the bell and, without needing a running start, jumped from a standstill and easily touched the bell.