Chapter 108 Autumn Sports Meeting "On your marks, get set—"...
Chapter 108 Autumn Sports Meeting
Just before the sports meeting, the school leaders suddenly issued an urgent notice:
When the higher-ups heard that Yanda was going to hold a sports meet, they attached great importance to it. Leaders from the city, the Ministry of Education, and other local universities would come to observe and learn. . . .
It's fatal!
They just wanted to have fun on their own.
The leaders of the student union looked at each other in bewilderment: they only have 3,000 yuan in funding, and it will take a whole year, so they really don't plan to hold any grand ceremony!
However, the political task must be completed. If there is no money, more money can be allocated, but the sports meeting must be held with great fanfare.
We cannot lose face in front of leaders at all levels and colleagues from other schools.
The Academic Affairs Office stopped sitting around drinking tea and actively participated in the guidance. "There are too few events. What's the point of just track and field? We have over 3,000 students in the first two classes, plus the workers, peasants, and soldiers who haven't graduated yet, so there are nearly 5,000 students. We must add more events."
"Also, we should add fun competitions for faculty and staff, so more people can participate."
"It's best for athletes to wear uniform and look neat."
. . . . . .
The Academic Affairs Office called all the physical education teachers from the Physical Education Department and the counselors and physical education committee members from each class to brainstorm.
Finally, in addition to the regular track and field events, several more popular events such as rowing, archery, shooting, horse racing, basketball, and table tennis were added based on the venue conditions of Yanda University.
The reason for rowing is that Yanda has a large lake and the school used to have rowing competitions. Now we just need to clean up the boats, or borrow a few from other places if we can't afford it.
Horse racing and archery are to reflect minority policies and allow minority students to showcase their strengths;
Shooting reflects the training level of Yanda’s militia, and it must be shown to the leaders at critical moments.
Teacher Yu from the PE department frowned. "Whatever you have for the competition can be used to make do. If you don't have enough, you can borrow some from other schools. The most important thing is that we don't have that many PE teachers to serve as referees..."
The Dean of Academic Affairs waved his hand and said, "Quickly compile and report whatever is needed. We'll go to the Sports Committee together the day after tomorrow to borrow it."
"No matter how many referees are needed, we can borrow from the Sports Committee."
As expected, things are easy to do as long as the higher-ups pay attention to it. Borrowing things and people goes smoothly.
***
The student union is very busy.
However, Chen Yin has mastered the secret of mobilizing the energy of the masses.
After discussing with the student union members, she distributed all the issues involved to each class and mobilized all students to find solutions.
Students may be helpless, but behind every student there are one or two families, especially the local students who can be admitted to Yanjing University. Which family doesn’t have some power?
As expected, individual abilities are limited, but the power of the masses is infinite.
Well, the problem of insufficient clothing, sports shoes, red flags and colorful flags was solved by several students whose families worked in textile compounds, textile factories and shoe factories.
Chen Yin personally took several cadres to the textile warehouse and picked out a batch of sports shorts, vests and short-sleeved shirts that were originally in stock.
Although the vests are sleeveless, at least they come in three colors: red, blue, and white, and the sizes are sufficient.
Students who will be on stage should wear a vest and sports shorts, while teachers and staff can wear a short-sleeved shirt. . . . .
Then, they rushed to the shoe factory and got a batch of white shoes.
They also had an unexpected surprise when mobilizing the masses this time. A classmate who works in the hospital's logistics department helped to get a batch of glucose saline solution. Although it was not a lot, it was definitely a good thing to replenish electrolytes after exercise. It was a hot commodity!
Of course, all of this costs money.
The event was bigger, and the school allocated additional funds, so there was no need to use the student union’s funds.
The only problem was that time was too tight. The subsequent projects were launched in a hurry, and there was no time to practice. Registration for every class was compulsory.
When I was almost running my legs off, the sports meet finally started as scheduled.
***
This sports meet of Yanda University is the first major event after the university stopped recruiting students for many years.
No wonder the higher-ups take it so seriously.
On the day of the opening ceremony, bright congratulatory banners were hung at the four gates of Yanda University, colorful flags were flying everywhere on the campus and in the stadium, and the campus radio had already started playing the cheerful and exciting athletes' march early on.
"We soar like eagles,
We are like petrels braving the wind and waves,
We are like the wind, we are like the unstoppable torrent,
Break out of Asia and go to the world to win glory for the country.
Our youth shines brightly,
Our blood is boiling,
How agile we are, how majestic we are as we move forward,
The five-star red flag flies high in our hearts.
For the friendship of the five continents,
For the ideals of all mankind,
In order to carry forward the Olympic spirit,
We competed on that sports field..."
***
A large rostrum was set up on the open space in front of the stadium on the Yanda campus. Red flags fluttered in the wind on both sides of the rostrum. A simple podium stood in the center of the rostrum. The student who presided over the event kept adjusting the microphone by saying "Hello, hello, hello".
On one side of the rostrum is a temporary broadcasting station. The female announcer is adjusting the microphone and sound equipment with the teacher in charge. On the other side are boxes of various prizes for the sports meeting.
Colorful flags were fluttering around the stadium, and white lines for the competition were drawn on each sports field. Students with numbers on their bodies and the referee teachers were shouting and busy.
At eight o'clock in the morning, school leaders and others came to the rostrum.
The president of Yanda University politely invited leaders from the city and the Ministry of Education to speak, but they declined.
The president began by talking about the centennial mission of Yanda, briefly reviewed the previous Yanda sports games and the achievements, and enthusiastically encouraged the students and faculty to achieve good results. Then he announced the opening of the autumn sports games.
With the background music of "Athletes' March," the male and female hosts excitedly shouted, "Now, we invite the athletes participating in this autumn sports meeting to enter!"
The girls wore red vests and white sports shorts, white socks and white sneakers, and the boys wore blue vests and white sports shorts, blue socks and white sneakers.
Everyone was in high spirits and full of youth. There was a student in front of each class holding the class flag high, and the students behind him lined up and marched in step.
The faculty and staff wore short-sleeved shirts and held up flags to form several teams. To the sound of the athletes' march, the teams passed in front of the rostrum, circled the field, and then stood in their designated positions.
To everyone's surprise, after the principal announced the opening, he hurriedly took off his coat, revealing an athlete's short-sleeved shirt, and jogged to join the faculty and staff!
The principal took the lead in participating in the sports meeting, and there was a burst of good-natured laughter on and off the stage.
Then, the chief referee of the Games, who was also the director of the Sports Department of Yan University, announced the start of the Games.
***
Yan Jiuru and Chen Yin were both in the queue. It was their first time to attend such a grand event, and they couldn't help but feel excited.
The first events to start were the men's and women's 100m and 200m preliminaries and finals, as well as high jump, long jump, shot put, shooting, archery and other events.
Yan Jiuru has two newly added archery and shooting competitions in the morning, which are scheduled close to each other. Then he also has to participate in the 4*100m and 4*400m relay preliminaries, so the time is still a bit tight.
Chen Yin will compete in the women's 100m, shooting and javelin in the morning.
The two people's game times overlapped, so they couldn't cheer each other on.
Fortunately, the two of them didn't mind these things.
Yan Jiuru had basically no rivals in the shooting competition. After shooting ten rings, he won the championship effortlessly.
However, in the archery competition, two minority students competed closely with him, and in the end the minority student defeated him by shooting three arrows in a row that pierced the target from beginning to end.
However, he didn't care much, after all, he had never tried the tricks that others played before.
Yan Jiuru hurried to the stage to receive the prize, and then rushed to the relay race venue without stopping.
***
Li Xiangdong was already extremely anxious, and when he saw him, he hurriedly pulled him to log in.
"Oh, ancestor, you are finally here, and you have started calling my name."
As Yan Jiuru put on his competition number, he said, "Who told you to sign me up for another archery event? Otherwise, how could we be so rushed?"
"I can't help it without my brother. By the way, brother, how about archery?"
"Second, a minority student won first place with three consecutive arrows."
"Hey, we managed to get second place despite being forced to do so. Not bad, 4 points!"
"By the way, what about shooting?"
“6 points!”
That’s number one!
"I told you, the champion is none other than you, Brother Nine. Come on, run the relay."
After Yan Jiuru logged in, the two of them went to warm up with the other two students.
He casually asked Li Xiangdong, "How was your sprint performance?"
Li Xiangdong's face darkened. "He got first place in the 100 meters, but only second place in the 200 meters. The first place went to this year's freshman."
The school sports meet results are not divided into grade groups, but only into male and female groups and faculty and staff groups.
Both of them are good at sports, so they deliberately staggered their strengths in different events to avoid internal friction.
Unexpectedly, there is always someone stronger than the strongest.
Yan Jiuru smiled, "There are many strong competitors. I heard that if your grades are good enough this time, you will get extra points for graduation in the future."
Li Xiangdong immediately perked up: "Then I must give it my all in the relay race!"
***
The 4*100 relay was divided into three groups, with 6 teams in each group, for a total of 18 teams. The top eight teams with the best results would participate in the afternoon finals.
Yan Jiuru and his friends were in the last group to perform.
Several of the twelve teams in the first two groups ran very fast, but there were also mistakes. Some dropped the baton due to nervousness, and some tripped themselves, which definitely affected their results.
It's Yan Jiuru's group's turn.
Li Xiangdong was the first runner and he was the third. As long as the second and fourth runners didn't slack off, even if they were a little slower, it wouldn't be a problem for him to enter the finals.
Li Xiangdong gave everyone a final pep talk: "Don't be too nervous. Keep steady when passing the baton, and the person receiving it must hold on tight."
At this moment, the female announcer at the radio station spoke passionately: "... With your vibrant youth and shed sweat, let us all cheer for the students of Class 1, Class of '77 (School of Engineering) in the men's 100-meter relay! Victory belongs to you! —Contributed by correspondent Li Li."
This kind of extremely exaggerated manuscript may not seem strange when heard by others, but when it happened to me, everyone got goose bumps all over their body. Yan Jiuru almost laughed to death.
Fortunately, the referee spoke at this time: "On your marks, get ready—"
“Bang!”
As the starting gun sounded, the first runners of the six teams shot out like arrows.
Li Xiangdong quickly overtook the second place by one body length, and when he passed the baton, he was already three meters ahead of the second place.
However, the opponent's second runner was very strong, while their class's second runner was slightly weaker. He was a little nervous when taking over the baton, and was a beat slower, and was quickly overtaken by the opponent.
Amid the cheers of their classmates, the two sides fought back and forth, each chasing the other fiercely. In the end, their class fell behind by more than one meter and passed the baton to Yan Jiuru.
Yan Jiuru took the baton without a single lag, passing the opponent's third runner like the wind. Amid the exclamations and shouts of his classmates, he handed the baton to the last student and shouted, "Run!"
The fourth runner was immediately shocked and ran with all his might, crossing the finish line five seconds faster than the second place.
Li Xiangdong ran over and said, "Our stopwatch result ranked second, so we're definitely going to the finals."
The students from the other two baton teams also came over panting. The four of them put their arms around each other's shoulders and cheered each other on: There will be the final in the afternoon.
***
Half an hour later, Yan Jiuru and Li Xiangdong participated in the 4*400 preliminaries.
The situation in other classes was similar. Some classes replaced one or two people, while some classes did not replace anyone and directly participated in the 400-meter relay.
The referee was used to it.
After all, there are only a few students who are good at sports in each class, so everyone makes full use of their talents and signs up for events as much as possible as long as they can spare some time.
The 400m relay entered the finals without any suspense, and Yan Jiuru's morning event was over.
He hurriedly said hello to his classmates and rushed to the track and field venue.
There were classmates wearing the same clothes everywhere, but he still found his target at a glance.
"Chen Yin!"
Chen Yin heard someone shouting and turned around to wave at him.
Yan Jiuru squeezed through the crowd and asked, "How is it, is everything done?"
Chen Yin shook her head and said, "Waiting for the javelin." The venue is temporarily closed.
The javelin throw also has the preliminaries and finals together, so it will be quick when it’s your turn.
The two of them whispered about their respective morning competition results.
Chen Yin came in third in the 100-meter dash and received an enamel pot with her name printed on it, a towel, and a soap.
Shooting won first place without a doubt, and the prize was the same as Yan Jiuru's: a leather-bound diary with the name of Yan University printed on it, a Hero fountain pen, and an enamel pot.
Yan Jiuru, who won second place in archery, received a pen, a set of checkers, and a large towel.
The two smiled at each other helplessly.
The prizes are a bit disappointing, but the student union has no choice. Time is tight and funds are limited, so this is the only way.
Next year, when we have more experience and plan ahead, it will definitely be better.
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