Chapter 625 The Finals Are Here
After a simple lunch, Bai Yu and Wang Hai went to the rest area to relax.
Although this competition did not have a large impact, apart from the relatively high prize money, the other investments were not significant, and even the venue was a large one.
However, it was precisely because of the involvement of Ocean University that accommodation and rest were guaranteed during the competition.
Although this rest area is part of the student dormitory at Ocean University, there are still differences between different dormitories.
Bai Yu and his group's rest area was not a typical undergraduate rest area, but a graduate student rest area, and there were more empty rooms there.
The lunch break wasn't very long, only a little over an hour at most, before they had to return to the field to prepare for the afternoon's final.
In this competition, Bai Yu also had her own room, but it wasn't a room for her alone; she shared a room with Liu Yu.
"Brother Yu, I heard that the training camp for this year's athletes is about to start. When are you going to report for duty? If you go earlier, we might be able to keep each other company."
As soon as they returned to the room arranged by the organizers, Liu Yu lay down on the bed and asked Bai Yu, who was sitting next to him, a question.
The athletes' training camp is a training program that takes place before each Olympics, and it is divided into different training methods according to different events.
Track and field is the most tiring, which is unavoidable, since track and field competitions are all related to physical strength, endurance, and explosive power.
That's why the track and field team's training camp is the most tiring. Bai Yu had participated in it once before, so he knew how intense the training camp was.
"The training camp is starting again? I should go after the New Year. I don't have time before the New Year. I have several annual meetings to attend later."
Besides, and I'm not bragging, but with my current skill level, going to this training camp or not makes no difference; it won't really help me much.
"And what do you think I'm doing this competition for? Isn't it just to show the higher-ups that even if I haven't competed for a year, my skills are still there, and if I participate in this Olympics, the gold medal is definitely mine!"
Although Bai Yu's words were somewhat arrogant, Liu Yu did not offer any rebuttal.
Because he knew that what Bai Yu said was true, even if Bai Yu's words were a bit arrogant, it was because he had the right to be arrogant.
"Hey! Brother Yu, it's you again. You can go to the training camp after the New Year. We have to gather on the 20th. I guess we'll only have two days off during the New Year. After that, we won't have time to rest."
The crucial point is that we're not even the main trainers; we're just sparring partners for those who have the spots. Thinking about that makes me a little resentful.
Bai Yu didn't respond to Liu Yu's words because he didn't know what to say to comfort him.
After all, our family isn't very strong in track and field. Even though our family members are trying their best to catch up, we don't even qualify for many competitions in this area.
This year is a little better; our family has participants in events such as the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, relays, and hurdles.
However, in the long-distance running category, there was only one athlete participating in the 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000 meters events, and that athlete was participating in all three events. That athlete was Bai Yu.
It's not that Liu Yu and his team didn't want to participate, but based on their current best performance, they simply didn't qualify. They didn't even have the opportunity to participate.
There is no opportunity now, but that doesn't mean there won't be one in the future. As long as they can improve their performance and reach the threshold of certain competitions, they can participate.
Another option is that our company is the organizer. For any international competition, the organizer usually has a certain number of entry slots for some events.
After chatting with Liu Yu for a while, Bai Yu began to rest, lying on the bed and closing her eyes to relax.
Bai Yu's main idea is that if you can fall asleep, then sleep for a while; if you can't fall asleep, then close your eyes and rest. Either way is fine.
At 2 p.m., they started walking towards the playground, ready to start the afternoon's competition.
To be honest, this competition doesn't seem very high-level. If it weren't for that, it would be like a university sports meet.
However, for the participants, whether they are from China or abroad, the experience has been very good.
Besides the large number of spectators present, they were also very enthusiastic during the competition. Even though they were foreigners, they knew that the cheers and encouragement weren't meant for them.
But that didn't stop them from thinking in that direction. Since they couldn't understand Chinese anyway, they figured they might as well say it was them cheering themselves on.
In this way, the emotional value becomes very high, and the performance during the competition will be even stronger.
Another point is that the overall atmosphere of the competition is very good, and there is not much pressure to participate in the competition here.
For example, right now, besides the athletes currently competing on the playground, there are many other athletes, like Bai Yu and others, who have just come from the dormitory.
If this were any other major competition, could you maintain such a relaxed state?
When Bai Yu arrived at the playground, the women's high jump final was underway.
In this project, most of the participants were from China, with only two foreign participants, one from South Korea and the other from Japan.
In track and field competitions, the high jump and long jump are among the few events that are relatively pleasing to the eye.
This applies not only to the women's group but also to the men's group.
Because athletes participating in high jump and long jump all have one thing in common: 90% of them are very tall, and their physiques are naturally outstanding.
Thanks to their status as contestants, Bai Yu, Liu Yu, and others were allowed to wander around the playground, looking here and there.
Bai Yu was quite interested in the high jump, especially since he hadn't seen the high jump preliminaries on this field yesterday, but rather on another field.
Now that we've finally reached the finals, we have to watch it properly.
As for his own match, he felt no pressure, absolutely no pressure.
A little after 2:30 p.m., Bai Yu arrived at the starting line of the 5,000-meter final to prepare for his race.
Half an hour later, Bai Yu walked off the podium with a gold medal around her neck and a plaque symbolizing a prize of 3.5 million yuan in her hand.
The 5,000-meter final has ended, and Bai Yu unsurprisingly won the championship, pocketing the prize money of 3.5 million yuan.
Following the 5,000-meter awards ceremony was the 10,000-meter race.
Bai Yu had less than half an hour to rest before he stepped onto the starting line again to prepare for the next race.
Although this competition was a small one, the amount of screen time given to the contestants was still quite substantial.
Before the match began, each of the fifteen players was given a six-second close-up shot, giving the commentators in the live broadcast room ample time to introduce them.
The live stream chat was most active when the camera focused on Bai Yu.
However, the lively comments were also filled with concern about Bai Yu's condition.
After all, he had a shorter rest time this time, and the previous game was also longer, which was completely different from the morning game.
The same applies to this 10,000-meter race; the intensity will only be higher, which will also be a challenge for Bai Yu.
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