Lin Yao was already stumbling when she crossed the finish line. In the last 100 meters, she gritted her teeth and used all her strength to avoid being caught up by the fourth runner of the Japanese women's team behind her. On this section of the track, the Indian and Bahraini teams ahead did not seem so far away. However, no matter how hard she chased, she could not catch up with the fourth runners of the Indian and Bahraini teams in front of her.

The moment she crossed the finish line, before Lin Yao could feel the joy of breaking her previous records, tears of unwillingness welled up in her eyes.

Chen Yadan and others had already been waiting at the finish line. After seeing Lin Yao crying unwillingly, Chen Yadan walked over and patted Lin Yao on the shoulder: "Why are you crying? We won the third place. This is the best result our team has ever achieved in these years!"

Lin Yao is usually a lively and strong girl. No matter how hard or tiring the training is, she has never cried. This includes her own individual competitions. She always gives her all, but she has never cried like this because of unsatisfactory results.

But now, after Chen Yada comforted her, her tears could not stop flowing out: "Sister Dan, I tried my best, I ran forward desperately, but I couldn't catch up with them..."

Chen Yada nodded in understanding, and the other two girls also hugged Lin Yao, with a trace of reluctance and sadness on their faces.

"I know that we all tried our best. Although we are not as good as the teams from Bahrain and India, compared with our past results, we have made a big breakthrough."

Chen Yadan comforted her teammates: "We should be happy to get this result today!"

With Chen Yadan's comfort, Lin Yao wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, took a breath and said, "I know... I just can't accept it." After a pause, Lin Yao continued, "And... the gold medal list has been overtaken by the Bahrain team again."

"I know." Chen Yadan hugged Lin Yao, and then said seriously: "You should eat as much as you can. Our current strength is still far behind Bahrain and India. It doesn't mean that we can catch up if we are willing to try our best."

"Like I said just now, at least we have broken through our previous limits, and this is victory. As for Bahrain and India, those are our goals to catch up with and surpass, so why should we cry about this?"

As she spoke, Chen Yadan raised her hand to wipe away the tears that had slid down Lin Yao's cheeks: "As for the gold medal list, Bahrain has only caught up with us now, not surpassed us, right?"

"The next battle will be between the men's team, Lin Yao, you have to trust your teammates."

With the comfort from her teammates and Chen Yadan, Lin Yao calmed down. She wiped away her tears and nodded seriously: "Yes!"

In the commentary booth of the sports channel, Shao Minyi and Li Sen also saw Lin Yao and others gathered together through the on-site camera. From the way the girls of the women's team stood together, the two guessed something about what was going on.

"It can be seen that the girls on the women's team are still not satisfied with their performance." Shao Min looked at the situation on the screen with a tolerant smile on her face: "In fact, viewers who have followed the relay race in the past should know that the bronze medal won by the women's team in today's game is already the best result of the women's 4x400m relay team in recent years. They have surpassed themselves and won a result that they can be proud of."

"Yes." Li Sen also said: "Since last year, not only the 400m men's team has been making continuous progress, but the girls on the women's team have also not relaxed their requirements on themselves. Today's bronze medal is also a recognition of their hard work. But we can see that the girls on the women's team don't seem to be satisfied with this result."

"This mentality of pursuing excellence, pursuing faster and stronger, and this mentality of being dissatisfied with their current results will be the motivation for them to continue chasing strong opponents and breaking through themselves."

“We can believe that as long as we maintain this mentality, the women’s 400-meter sprint team will continue to improve and become stronger!”

There were also many viewers watching this on the barrage. Originally, they simply thought that the women's team gathered together to celebrate winning the bronze medal. Although it seemed a bit strange, they didn't react.

After hearing Shao Minyi and Li Sen's explanation, they realized that the expression on Lin Yao's face was "reluctant" rather than "crying with joy". The audience on the barrage also jumped out at this moment to comfort the girls of the women's team.

[Yaomei, don’t cry!] This is a bronze medal! You guys are awesome! With another year of hard training, we will be able to catch up with India and surpass Pakistan next time! 】

[Pfft, 'Catching the Printing Superba' is a little funny, but what I said before is right, don't cry, Yaomei! You did a great job! ! 】

In China, Su Bai, who was also watching the game, saw Lin Yao crying unwillingly, smiled and shook his head, then lowered his head and specially marked an asterisk on the women's team's relay training.

Since the winter training, the main training direction of the women's team is still on the individual special abilities and load training of each female team member. In the women's relay, since the overall ability of the women's team is not yet in place and there is no idea about the new core personnel after Chen Yada, there is no special emphasis for the time being.

At this moment, Su Bai saw Lin Yao's sprint in the last section and her condition after the game, and he had a vague idea about the new core of the women's relay team.

Su Bai glanced at the contents of his notes, and pointed at several players on the female team with a pen. He felt that it was still not enough: "...I still need to pay attention to more candidates..."

Doha Stadium Scene

In the Chinese athlete section of the audience, Jiang Wentao and others were applauding and encouraging the female team members on the field. Compared with their past achievements, the bronze medal the women's team won today is enough for them to be proud of!

No one would blame them, and no one would think that it was because they could not beat Bahrain and India that China was overtaken in the gold medal ranking.

“They are all good girls, and they all have good grades!”

The women's team members' seriousness and hard work in training, as well as their fighting spirit on the field, are enough to win everyone's respect.

"In a little while... the men's team will be playing."

After applauding the girls on the women's team, Jiang Wentao and others couldn't help but think of the upcoming competitions.

Just after this relay race, the Chinese team has once again tied with the Kingdom of Bahrain in the gold medal list. In the next two relay races, the Japanese team and the Kingdom of Bahrain will each have their own advantages.

In the men's 4x400m race, Japan and Qatar are eyeing the event. Japan has the traditional relay advantage, while Qatar is playing at home and is also strong. There are also Qatari 400m champions like Roger in the team.

The mixed men's and women's 4x400m event is almost dominated by the Kingdom of Bahrain.

"It's not easy to fight tonight..."

Although the Chinese team broke the national record for the 4x400m relay and won the silver medal at last year's Asian Games, at this moment, no one, whether it is Jiang Wentao, Wang Ting, or other national team coaches in the audience, can be sure that the Chinese team will definitely win a medal in tonight's men's relay... let alone the gold medal.

In the commentary booth, while waiting for the men's 4x400m relay to start, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were also discussing the current situation.

"The men's 4x400m relay and the mixed 4x400m relay will be the last two events of this Asian Championships. So far, although the Chinese team has achieved its pre-match goal of 'taking the first place in the medal table', it has not been particularly smooth in the gold medal table."

"Yes."

Along with the voices of the two commentators, the gold medal list of the Asian Championships so far popped up on the live screen of the sports channel. Among them, the Chinese team and the Bahrain team were once again tied in the number of gold medals.

"This time the battle was so close, which is quite rare. Even in the last two finals, the top spot in the gold medal table has not been determined."

"Yes." Shao Min glanced at the data on the gold medal list and said, "However, although there are indeed two games left, the men's 4x400m final that is about to start is the most crucial battle for the Chinese team. As long as they win this battle, China's first place in the gold medal list will be completely secure. Even if the gold medal in the men's and women's mixed 4x400m is won by Bahrain, China can still tie with Bahrain for first place in the end."

While Shao Minyi and Li Sen were introducing the competition situation, the competition venue had already been cleaned up by the staff, and the seven men's 4x400m teams had already entered the competition venue.

"Li Sen and I have just received the official list of participants for this 4x400m relay and the next mixed 4x400m relay. In this race, the Chinese team's first runner is Zhang Ziyi, the second runner is Qiu Wen, the third runner is Guo Dun, and the fourth runner is Li Junhao. In this race, although Qiu Wen replaced Lin Chuan, Li Junhao still took on the important fourth runner position in the final sprint. It can be seen that Su Bai values ​​Li Junhao's ability in the relay very much."

"Yes, Lao Shao and I still remember that at the Asian Games last year, Li Junhao was the fourth runner in the relay and performed very well. Li Junhao contributed a lot to the silver medal at that time."

"Not only is Li Junhao's name on the men's 4x400m relay, but according to the official list we just received, Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen, who were originally scheduled to participate in the men's and women's mixed 4x400m final, have now been replaced by Guo Dun and Li Junhao. This should be the best configuration for the athletes' physical fitness."

Although Shao Minyi and Li Sen did not say anything, the audience in front of the TV and the live broadcast understood the meaning through the information they revealed - the reason for making such a choice was because Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen would definitely give their all in this 4x400m race.

Thinking of this, all the audience's attention was focused on the several Chinese team members who had appeared on the live broadcast screen at this time - whether the Chinese team can maintain the first place in the gold medal list of this Asian Championships, it all depends on this battle!