With the opening of the Olympics, Bai Yu was completely relegated to being a spectator.
The main problem is that he doesn't have any matches in the early stages of the competition; his matches won't start for another few days, so he really doesn't have anything to do right now.
Without competition, there is no pressure. At this moment, Bai Yu transforms into the captain of the cheerleading squad, shuttling between various venues every day to cheer on our athletes.
Moreover, Bai Yu is the kind of person who organizes things. With his huge popularity, as long as he encounters our own audience, no matter whose fans they are, Bai Yu can get them involved and lead them to cheer for the contestants.
It's like a shooting competition. This time, all the participants are new faces, the kind that not many people would recognize even if they were shown on the big screen.
These athletes have very few fans at the venue, but because the shooting competition starts the earliest, the level of attention they receive is by no means low.
The number of Chinese people watching the competition was also quite considerable, and they all cheered for the athletes who wore national flags.
However, their cheering was somewhat scattered and lacked unity.
Then Bai Yu, the sixth brother, showed up. He immediately put up several banners for any match featuring our team members.
Bai Yu first gathered our audience together, and then he and Wang Hai each held one end of the banner to cheer on the contestants.
With the kind of momentum Bai Yu created, no other contestant on the scene could compare to our team, creating a very high-spirited atmosphere.
There's an old saying that goes, "If you're willing to put in the effort, you'll definitely get something in return."
In the past few days, Bai Yu has been traveling between various venues to cheer on the athletes in various events, and he has also gotten to know many audience members.
When he started the competition, during the preliminary round of the first 3,000-meter steeplechase, he was preparing on the track when he casually glanced at the scene.
He just glanced at it normally, and was about to look away when he turned his head back halfway. He saw something incredible.
Right in the stands of the stadium, a group of people dressed in red appeared, and then all sorts of banners were put up in this area, including even a poster of Bai Yu.
Moreover, this area is spreading at an extremely rapid pace, from just a few dozen or a hundred people at the beginning to hundreds or thousands, and the entire stands in that direction have turned into a sea of red.
"Tsk, I feel like I'm back at home. So many fans are cheering me on. If we don't win, we're going to get yelled at!"
Bai Yu glanced at the red ocean and muttered something to himself.
Bai Yu didn't originally attach great importance to this qualifier; his main goal was simply to advance.
But now it seems he has to give it his all and achieve a great result to make the cheering crowd happy.
Bai Yu then glanced at the other contestants in his group and sighed silently: 'You guys are unlucky to be grouped with me.'
As Bai Yu looked at these people, they were also looking at Bai Yu, but their gazes were filled with envy.
After all, no matter which country or region, long-distance running is never a popular sport, and very few people pay attention to it.
In other track and field events, whether it's sprinting or hurdles, the best athletes are known as "flying men." When they go out to participate in competitions, the crowds of people watching are enormous.
The endorsements and sponsorships they receive are all astronomical contracts; they not only have a lot of fans, but they also earn a lot.
However, long-distance running competitions are much less lucrative. Whether it's an international or commercial competition, not only are there few spectators, but the prize money is also pitifully small.
With few fans, they also earn little.
However, a unique case has emerged among long-distance runners: Bai Yu. This guy not only has a lot of fans and good results, but he also earns a lot of money.
How could other players not envy such a player?
They weren't just envious; they were also jealous, so jealous they were itching to get their teeth clean and wished they could replace Bai Yu.
Bai Yu was unaware of these contestants' thoughts, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared too much. After all, there were far too many people who wanted to replace him, and even if these guys wanted to line up, they would have to wait for hundreds of millions of people.
With the pre-race preparations complete, Bai Yu stood on the starting line, waiting for the race to begin.
'smack'
As the starting gun fired, Bai Yu shot off like an arrow.
His speed was incredibly fast; he sprinted off at the speed of a 100-meter dash, instantly putting distance between himself and the other competitors behind him.
By the time he reached the first obstacle, the other competitors behind him could no longer affect him; he only needed to finish the race on his own.
After all, not everyone is Bai Yu. Even though the race currently underway is a 3,000-meter steeplechase, the total length is not too long, only seven and a half laps.
But no one would sprint right from the start, let alone go all out and rush forward at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.
Most importantly, Bai Yu's 100-meter sprint speed is also very fast. He can run 100 meters in just over ten seconds, and he even runs on a curve!
However, not many people noticed this, since it was an obstacle course race, and who pays attention to the speed of a 100-meter sprint in an obstacle course race?
With Bai Yu giving it his all, it was a game-changer for the other contestants, especially since this qualifier was Bai Yu's first competition in this Olympics, and he was currently at the peak of his career!
In this situation, the remaining dozen or so contestants could only watch Bai Yu's back as she gradually disappeared from their sight.
They shouldn't even think about surpassing Bai Yu; they should be thinking about who can advance.
This competition is a preliminary round, and not everyone can advance. These people are competing to determine the winner and loser, vying for one of the few available spots.
For Bai Yu, this kind of preliminary round was not difficult at all. The players in his group were of varying strengths, and there were not many players from the same country, so it was impossible to launch a coordinated attack against him.
In that situation, what does he have to worry about?
A few minutes later, Bai Yu had already started sprinting with a lead of more than half a lap, and then unsurprisingly won first place in the group and successfully advanced.
After Bai Yu successfully finished the race, he didn't run to the stands where the spectators were cheering him on. Instead, he ran straight back to the rest room.
His actions completely baffled his fans. What was going on? Shouldn't he have greeted them, taken a group photo, or at the very least, strolled over to their side?
But what's wrong with Bai Yu right now? Why did she just slip away and run straight back to the lounge?
But before they could even start complaining, Bai Yu quickly ran out of the lounge, carrying a backpack.
Bai Yu then quickly ran towards the area where the fans were gathered, and soon arrived in front of our audience's camp.
"Come on, everyone, don't be shy! Anyone want a badge? Just tell me if you do. I appreciate everyone cheering me on!"
When Bai Yu arrived at the front of the fan group, he opened his backpack, revealing a dense array of badges inside.
He brought two whole suitcases of these, specifically to give to his fans and the audience who cheered him on. Now that this opportunity has come, he certainly won't miss it.
As Bai Yu performed this move, the audience became happy, and regardless of whether they had obtained Bai Yu's badge before, they all gathered around him at once.
I don't know when it started, but people nowadays really enjoy collecting things, and badges and similar items are no exception.
In particular, Bai Yu announced that he had prepared a total of 22 types of badges, which is a large number but not too many, just enough to satisfy some fans who have a collecting hobby.
In addition, Bai Yu also announced that two of the twenty-two badges, each with only ten pieces, are being given away for free: one is made of pure silver and the other of pure gold.
If any fan can collect all 22 badges, there will be a mystery grand prize.
However, Bai Yu does not recommend that fans spend a lot of money to buy badges in order to collect them all. The best way is for fans to exchange or trade them.
As for the twenty gold and silver badges, they are the same weight as the other badges, and their surfaces are also disguised. It all depends on the fans' sense of smell and eyesight.
If they were to trade away the rare badges they had worked so hard to obtain, they would suffer a huge loss.
That's why when Bai Yu came over with a backpack full of badges, the audience swarmed around him, wanting to get a badge from him.
Unlike other runners who rest after finishing the race, Bai Yu is still very busy even though he has already advanced.
He was busy for half a day, and only after he had distributed all the badges he brought did he finally have some free time.
There's really no one else in the entire national team who can give out hundreds of badges at once, except for Bai Yu.
It's not that other athletes don't have that many fans; just looking at table tennis alone, there were quite a few fans here this time.
If Long Ge and his teammates wanted to give out badges, they could have given out just as many as Bai Yu; they just didn't bring as many badges with them.
Other athletes bring their own badges; even if their bags only contain badges and nothing else, it's still just one bag.
But Bai Yu was different; he had an assistant. Not only did he carry a bag full of badges in his own bag, but Wang Hai did too.
In this situation, who can compare to him?
They're not even in the same league; they're incomparable.
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