Chapter 105: Strong Rivals
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The so-called "mutual exchange of activities" definitely did not refer to the athletes sitting in a circle, exchanging insights and reflections on their daily training. The mutual exchange activity that Liu Hu was referring to was actually a match—a serious match between both sides!
"Here es the main course," Dai Li told himself. He had been preparing many days in advance for this match.
Dai Li put up a friendly smile on his face. "I heard a long time ago about the excellent athletes at Nantan Middle School. I can't wait to meet them. Just a moment, Mr. Liu. I'll ask the athletes to clear the field."
As he spoke, Dai Li waved his hands. The athletes paused their training to give up the best training field. The original five athletes, Chen included, walked towards them.
"Mr. Liu, this is our training field. It is not as good as a formal game field. Let's settle for this!" Hui Zhang explained from the sidelines.
"You are too modest, Mr. Zhang. Your facilities are top notch pared to the rest of the country." After saying this, Hu Liu pointed at the two athletes behind him and told Dai Li, "Mr. Li, these are two of my shot put students. This is Jinpeng Lu. He just received the qualification certificate of national first-class athlete."
"National first-class athlete! Nantan is indeed bringing some strong petitors." Dai Li's heart began beating faster.
To bee a national first-class athlete in track and field sports, one had to achieve the qualifying result in a high-rank game. In shot put, the qualifying distance for men was 16.20 meters with a 16-pound shot, which was equal to 7.26kg. In youth games, however, if a 6kg shot was used, the qualifying distance was 17.80 meters. This suggested that Jinpeng Lu must have had a lot of formal game experience.
Dai Li's students might have reached the qualifying distance, but they lacked formal game experience. This could be their disadvantage.
After introducing Jinpeng Lu, Hu Liu pointed at the other athlete. "This is Xian Su, also a national first-class athlete." Mr. Zhang then added immediately, "Xian Su is not only a national first-class athlete. He once participated in the National Youth Track and Field Championship, and won the bronze medal in shot put!" Mr. Zhang was reminding Dai Li to be careful.
Dai Li looked at Xian Su from head to toe. "He is the bronze medallist in the national youth championship. I've heard before that Nantan Middle School has a few athletes participating in the national event, and the best one won a bronze medal. It must be this Xian Su. He is the trump card for Nantan, and here he is in front of me!"
After thinking about this, Dai Li mented, "National first-class athletes, and a national bronze medallist. You are worthy of your name. My athletes are mediocre. None of them are first-class athletes, only second-class."
As Dai Li spoke, he introduced Zhanshan Zhao, Lei Qin, Feng Luo, Jiankang Chen and Bin Wang.
"Mr. Li is is planning to send five men to pete!" Hu Liu said casually, which seemed to be more of a plaint. He felt Dai Li was sending too many people.
Shot put was not a bat sport, but having more people had its advantages. More people meant more chances. If each athlete was allowed three attempts, 10 athletes would mean 30 attempts, increasing the chances of getting a further distance. It was like buying lottery—if one ticket had a winning chance of 1 in 17 million, 1 million tickets could increase the odds to 1 in 17.
Dai Li detected the plaint in Hu Liu's words, but secretly felt good about it.
"Now you are sensing the unfairness? What were you doing earlier? You didn't think it was unfair when you decided to raid us during our transition period?" Dai Li cursed them in his mind.
Instead of saying what was really on his mind, he laughed. "My athletes are inexperienced in petition. They train on an isolated team without much of a chance to learn from others. Now that we finally have an opportunity to learn from high-rank athletes, they are all eager to try. I think they should be given the chance to see the outside world. Mr. Liu, my athletes are rookies who have never been in a match. Please be kind to them!"
Dai Li's remark was irrefutable. Hu Liu finally realized that this young coach in front of him was not simple person. He added, "Since this is a friendly match, we don't have to follow the rules of a formal game. How about 3 attempts per person?"
"Not a problem. Let's do it your way." Dai Li turned his head towards his five athletes: "Look carefully and learn from these high-rank athletes. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir!" the five men answered in one voice. They then stepped backwards and to the side, making the field available.
This made Hu Liu slightly passive. He had intended to discuss with Dai Li the order of the athletes would perform. But now, it seemed that Dai Li was so well prepared that he didn't even offer Hu Liu the chance to do so. By claiming "learning from them
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