Chapter 622 Gap
As the competition entered its second day, the number of people on the Ocean University's sports field increased even further.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai arrived relatively early, around 8 a.m., but even so, they almost couldn't squeeze in and were nearly blocked outside the playground.
One reason is that there were a lot of people watching the game today, and another reason is that Bai Yu was recognized.
As an outstanding graduate of Ocean University of China and a senior student from an unfinished college, Bai Yu is extremely well-known at Ocean University of China.
Yesterday he watched the games at Ocean University all day, and wherever he went, crowds of people wanted to take photos with him.
The second day was even more outrageous, with even more people gathering around him, completely surrounding him.
This time, they weren't just there for photos and autographs; a significant portion of them were looking for jobs. They were all graduating students from Ocean University of China and wanted to find well-paid and comfortable employment opportunities.
Bai Yu's Yuxue Shipping Company was undoubtedly their first choice.
After all, the benefits offered by Bai Yu's company are well-known. It's not just the high salary; all other benefits are also very generous.
In addition, many of Bai Yu's company's graduates are from Ocean University of China, and many of their seniors work at Bai Yu's company.
In the end, another group of Bai Yu's fans stepped forward and formed a human wall to rescue Bai Yu and Wang Hai, allowing them to enter the playground.
On the morning of the second day of the competition, Bai Yu will participate in two events: the 5,000-meter preliminary round at 9:30 am and the 10,000-meter preliminary round at 10:15 am.
He was puzzled. It was understandable that there were preliminary rounds in the 5,000-meter race, but the 10,000-meter race also had preliminary rounds, and it was even divided into three groups. Were there really that many people signing up for this event?
It's important to know that even in some major international competitions, there are no preliminary rounds for the 10,000 meters; the race itself is the final from the very beginning.
This little-known competition, held for the first time, actually has a qualifying round for the 10,000 meters, with three groups of 70 athletes competing for the 15 final spots.
That's absolutely outrageous, utterly outrageous.
However, this also proves one thing: it's good to be rich. Having money can indeed attract enough experts to compete on the same stage.
Just as nine o'clock arrived, the starting gun fired across the track, and the first group of 5,000-meter runners had already started their race.
There are also three groups of preliminary runners in the 5,000-meter race. Bai Yu is in the second group, and there is a third group behind him.
This arrangement was requested by Bai Yu herself, giving her time to rest, but the rest time wasn't too long.
That's why, when you haven't had a proper rest, starting a new round of competition is the most tiring time.
Bai Yu also planned to use this method to test his limits and see if he could withstand this level of competition.
To put enough pressure on himself, he asked the organizers to arrange for several top athletes to compete in the 10,000-meter race, basically including several of the highest-ranked international athletes.
Anyway, this competition is a low-level invitational tournament, so it's normal for the organizers to make these kinds of personnel arrangements. As a result, there were a lot of black people in Bai Yu's group.
After all, in long-distance running, Lao Hei is still stronger.
Time quickly came to 9:30, which was the time for Bai Yu's 5,000-meter preliminary race.
Bai Yu had already changed into her racing uniform and was standing at the starting line, ready to start.
The number of participants in the 5,000-meter preliminary round was not very large; the total number of participants across the three rounds was only around fifty, and their round had only eighteen participants.
There were only four Black people among them, while the rest were all Asian, including eight or nine of our own people.
When Bai Yu arrived at the starting line to prepare, all of our family's long-distance runners gathered around, calling him "Brother Yu" repeatedly.
Regardless of whether any of these people are older than Bai Yu, in competitive sports, strength always reigns supreme. Seniority is useless; in the long run, people will say you're just sitting there doing nothing and not giving opportunities to younger generations.
In terms of strength, Bai Yu is always at the top level, and he is worthy of being called Brother Yu by others.
At this moment, the athletes surrounded Bai Yu, asking him about his strategies for dealing with the enemy.
You have to understand that this competition is being held in our home country. These athletes certainly don't want the foreigners to steal the spotlight in our home. Even if there is a gap in strength between the two sides, they still have to do their best to catch up.
Bai Yu's requirements for these younger generation members were simple: don't always think about being competitive. They just need to use their true skills as they usually train and do their best to complete the competition.
As for the rest, we'll leave it all to him.
Those who are in the same boat know their own situation best. These young men are actually quite capable, but it depends on who they're compared to.
Compared to the other black guys in their group, the gap here is quite large.
If they keep thinking about surpassing those black guys during the competition, then the final result is hard to predict. They might get crushed by these guys.
Instead of having them keep an eye on those black guys, it's better to let them focus on completing the competition. As long as they can successfully complete the competition, it will be a valuable experience for them.
After all, this kind of competition, with its gathering of top talents, was something these players had never experienced before. In the past, they wouldn't even have had the chance to participate in such competitions.
Now they can see the gap between them and the real top players.
Regardless of whether these young people accepted Bai Yu's arrangement in their hearts, they would not object on the surface. As for how they would act during the competition, that was up to them.
Bai Yu didn't chat with them for long. Soon they stood on the starting line, ready to start the race.
Bai Yu stood in the middle of the crowd, a position that was neither good nor bad, just average.
But none of that matters. As soon as the gunshot rings out, he will switch to the inner passage.
'smack'
With the sound of the starting gun, a red figure shot off like an arrow.
As the figure moved, a deafening roar of cheers erupted from the stands.
The atmosphere was incredibly lively not only offline but also online.
The scale of this competition is not very large, so don't even think about it being broadcast on CCTV's sports channel. At most, it will be broadcast on a provincial channel and live on Douyin.
Also, because Bai Yu was in this competition, several streamers from Bai Yu's company came to piggyback on their boss's popularity, and the number of viewers in their live stream was quite large.
For the majority of netizens and the audience at the scene, Bai Yu was definitely the most exciting person to watch, as they hadn't seen such an intense match in a long time.
Who would sprint right from the start of a 5,000-meter race? In the entire long-distance running world, only Bai Yu does that.
As Bai Yu sprinted forward, the atmosphere both on-site and online reached its peak, with countless viewers and fans exclaiming: "My youth is back!"
The first to react when Bai Yu started his sprint were those few old black guys. They hadn't competed against Bai Yu all year and had actually forgotten what his skills were like.
But now, seeing the number 666, they immediately realized that they were facing Bai Yu, the man who was still number one in the world even though he hadn't participated in a competition for a year!
Then the four black men reacted in their own way, accelerating at the same time. However, only one of them sprinted after Bai Yu.
The other three were simply accelerating to maintain distance from the players behind them and hold their positions in the second tier.
The black man sprinting is currently ranked second in the 5,000-meter event and is a rising star who emerged this year.
Judging from the other party's intentions, it's quite obvious that they are somewhat dissatisfied with Bai Yu and are preparing to have a contest with him.
After witnessing this scene, regardless of the players' reactions, the audience present and online fans were certainly excited.
Not only had they not seen Bai Yu compete in a long time, but they had also not seen anyone dare to challenge Bai Yu head-on for an even longer time. Now that this scene was unfolding before their eyes, how could they not be excited?
Hearing the footsteps behind him, Bai Yu neither turned around nor spoke; he simply quickened his pace.
Since he's willing to pursue her, let him pursue her. Whether he can catch up or not depends on his own abilities.
It's important to understand that Bai Yu's sprint wasn't just about taking the lead; he was aiming to widen the gap between himself and the second group.
Then this sprint lasted for two laps, a full 800 meters. Bai Yu maintained the speed of an 800-meter sprint the entire time without slowing down at all.
If Bai Yu didn't slow down, it would be tough on Lao Hei, who was always following behind him. Lao Hei was also a guy who wouldn't admit defeat. If Bai Yu didn't slow down, he would also maintain the same speed and keep following behind Bai Yu.
Those familiar with Bai Yu know that when competing against him, you must never, ever fall into his rhythm, or you'll suffer a terrible fate.
The guy behind Bai Yu suffered from a lack of experience; after running two laps, his breathing was already unsteady.
Although he had already pulled ahead of the rest of the team by over a hundred meters, if he continued running like this, Bai Yu might overtake him and he might not even be able to finish the race.
Old Black is indeed very strong in long-distance running, but their strength lies in their endurance.
But now this old black man has encountered a monster, a fighter who is incredibly powerful in both explosiveness and endurance, a fighter who has defeated him in his strengths.
After running those two laps, he realized the gap between himself and Bai Yu, and then he slowed down his pace.
After all, he was just dissatisfied with Bai Yu, not stupid. He knew very well that if he followed Bai Yu's pace, he might not be able to advance in the end.
As it turned out, even after he realized what was happening, he was still not on the final list of those who advanced.
In this competition, which had no influence whatsoever and was simply about the high prize money, the world's second-ranked player was eliminated before even reaching the finals.
The 5,000-meter race and the 10,000-meter race have one thing in common: there are only 15 spots in the final, and the top five from each group can advance to the final.
The world's second-ranked athlete, having immediately engaged in a fierce battle with Bai Yu, wasted considerable energy in the first two laps, resulting in a poor finish in the final sprint.
They failed to maintain their ranking and were overtaken by the players behind them one after another.
It's worth mentioning that, in this group of contestants, besides Bai Yu, two other members of our team also successfully secured their spots in the next round through collaborative efforts.
In long-distance running, it is very common for several people to cooperate with each other, especially athletes from the same country, who often take turns acting as pacemakers.
Bai Yu had seen this kind of thing far too many times before. In the past, when he participated in competitions, he often saw a group of black people ganging up on him.
This time, however, the roles were reversed. Our team had more players, so we started to gang up on Old Black and managed to squeeze out two of them, securing our spot in the next round.
To be honest, this experience was definitely a different one for our young players. When they have the opportunity to step onto a bigger stage in the future, these experiences will become their most valuable assets.
Bai Yu was very happy with this result. No one likes to fight multiple opponents at once, so it's a good thing that it makes things easier for him.
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