Chapter 237 The deserted competition

However, the weather on the day of the competition seemed to pour a basin of cold water on the hearts of the contestants. Paris, which has been in good weather since July, suddenly started to rain lightly in the morning, and the rain showed no signs of a stop soon. This made many veterans with very rich experience in the competition frown. After all, the skill level of the competition on the wet field will inevitably be affected.

"Cali, drive quickly! The start of the game is coming soon!" On the way to the competition venue, Stadium France, Irena looked at the watch while constantly urging Chari to drive faster. Although Chari personally took the opportunity to ask Irena for leave from the coach of the swimming team, it took a long time to convince several "old men" who became extremely stubborn because they were worried about Irena's safety. When they were finally allowed to go out, less than half an hour left before the start of the game.

"You sit quietly for me. I promise to arrive at the competition before the start of the competition." Xia Li said to Ilena next to her without looking back. She had to be careful in driving the entire French swimming star in her car.

"What a damn weather! Look at the stage, I have participated in several Golden Leagues, but I have never seen such a bleak scene in the Golden League!" In the rest area of ​​the players in the field, through the huge glass window, Gatlin sighed at the empty stands.

"Yes, it's really a world of difference compared to the hot scenes of the last game!" Li Tian also felt the same way at this time. Last time, more than 60,000 spectators came to the competition site to watch the game, and nearly half of them made a special trip to cheer for him. The momentum was so great that he still remembered it freshly. On the other hand, in the current stadium, the French Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 people, only scattered in the moment before the game started. Whether it was the selection competitions that participated in G Province, or the German University Games that represented the Cologne Sports Academy, and finally competed in high-level events such as the World Youth Championship and the Golden League, Li Tian has become accustomed to such a passionate and noisy atmosphere in the field. In such an environment, he can often stimulate his fighting spirit to the greatest extent, but now such a deserted stadium makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Finally arrived!" At this time, two figures of people wearing pink raincoats and holding pink umbrellas appeared at the entrance of the stadium. They were the two girls Irena and Charlie who arrived in time. Since it was still raining, the audience basically brought rain gear.

"Let's find a place to shelter from the rain first. The 100-meter competition that Li Tian participated in will not be held until the end. It's still early now!"

"Ah, if that's the case, we didn't have to hurry up so quickly!" Ilena had never watched the Golden League. Although she was also a professional athlete, she rarely cared about other events except swimming.

"But didn't you say you wanted to watch the game? Is it just to watch Li Tian's game?" A "weird" smile immediately appeared on Xia Li's face.

"I... I only like to watch 100 meters races, and other events are not interesting!" Yilena quickly defended, but a hint of pink rose on her face.

"So that's the case, then we have to wait!" Xia Li's sudden enlightenment made Yilena shy and angry.

"Hey, the Golden League is the highest level of track and field events. Even if the weather is not good today, there are too few spectators here." Irena didn't want to bother with the previous issues. She looked at the situation around the station and shifted the topic to the audience.

"It's nothing strange. Today is the semi-final day of the German World Cup. This Golden League will of course be affected. Moreover, it's raining. Many people who bought tickets to this game would rather stay at home to watch the World Cup. There are so many spectators here now, thanks to the existence of Li Tian." Xia Li replied.

"Thanks to Li Tian's existence?"

"Yes, did you not notice that many of the audiences here are Asian? Most of them should be Chinese, and the purpose of their coming here is naturally self-evident." After Xia Li's reminder, Yilena found that nearly one-third of the people here are yellow-skinned and dark-haired Chinese.

"It seems that he is quite appealing!" Yilina didn't know very well about Li Tian's position in the Chinese sports world. It was only after she flew to Shanghai to participate in the World Swimming Championships in August that she truly understood how "terrifying" Li Tian's appeal was.

The deserted stadium and the poor weather almost made all the contestants lack the passion and vitality of the competition in the past, but this is only almost the case. Among them, there are still some people who maintain high fighting spirit. Li Tian and Powell are a few of them. Although the stands are "sparsely populated", there are about 2,000 Chinese audiences who come to cheer for him in the rain. However, Li Tian feels warm in his heart. If he does not fully exert his full strength, then the first person to be sorry for is these loyal Chinese audiences. In order to completely get rid of the "beautiful reputation" of the "uncrowned king", Powell will do his best in every game. The self-esteem of the strong makes him constantly improve his fighting spirit.

"Oh, it's finally the men's turn to compete in the 100m!" After more than an hour of waiting, Ilena was almost bored. The previous competitions would not arouse her interest at all. If Charlie hadn't talked to her from time to time, she would have probably fallen asleep. The many experts in the field who had played in the previous competition did not have any remarkable performance. The whole competition was held in a dull atmosphere, and the results of various competitions were the worst in the past two years.

However, this dullness was broken after the men's 100-meter race began. Li Tian's appearance made the Chinese audience in the stands excited. Although the number was only 2,000 heads, the momentum of creation was quite huge. This made other opponents envious of the competition. China has more than 50 million overseas Chinese and international students, which is incomparable to other countries. No matter where they go, they can see the Chinese.

In this competition, Li Tian continued his good condition in the previous game. He had a weak lead in the starting stage. The Chinese audience immediately began to get madly. However, the excited shouts of the Chinese audience quickly turned into extremely frightened, because after half a time, a figure next to Li Tian began to catch up with Li Tian, ​​who was eyeing the championship throne.

The young man's 100-meter world record owner, whose extremely eagerness for the championship, made him burst out with amazing energy at this moment, like a violent wild horse, his powerful sprint vaguely surpassed other opponents at the last moment.

"It's a pity, it's such a pity. He was still ahead at the beginning, but he lost a little in the end, and the gap was probably only a few percent." Although the gap between Li Tian and Powell was extremely small when they hit the line in the end, Irena, who had excellent eyesight, still saw the final victory or defeat. Sure enough, when the electronic screen showed the final result of the player a few seconds later, a sound of regret sounded in the stands, which also proved that Li Tian passed by the 100-meter champion of the Golden League for the second time.

"9.80 seconds!" This is the result that Powell achieved in today's game. Faced with such results, I believe that no one can accept the result of the defeat calmly. Li Tian himself also believes that he can run 9.85 seconds in today's environment, which is indeed his peak state. But unlucky, Powell surpassed his peak state in this game. With his super-level performance, Li Tian had to give up the championship. Except for Powell and Li Tian, ​​other opponents such as Gatlin are not in good shape. Gatlin, who ranked third, also scored ten seconds, and compared with Powell's 9.80 seconds, it really lacks competitiveness.

Powell shouted loudly at the camera's camera at the reporters who had been surrounding him, as if he wanted to vent all the depression that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time. Today he is no longer the "uncrowned king", but the real champion, and at the same time he has achieved the best results in the world this year, so he is qualified to be excited and pride.

"Mr. Powell, congratulations on your first 100-meter championship in the Golden League, and it is also the first major event champion. How do you feel at this moment?" After Powell calmed down, the reporters immediately raised the question. Although the competition became extremely deserted due to various factors, there was still no shortage of reporters. There were many Chinese reporters alone.

"I feel that my current state is very good. The facts prove that I have the strength to win the championship and the luck to win the championship. Although this is the first time I won the championship, there will be a second and third time soon... I have the confidence to defeat any opponent, so please don't call me the 'uncrowned king' in the future!" Powell spoke to the reporters with a serious face, but his eyes looked at Li Tian and Gatlin not far away, with provocative eyes.

"Tsk, the salted fish will be crazy immediately after turning over!" Gatlin murmured a few words in a low voice, his tone full of disdain. Two opponents of the same age and equal strength will naturally become old enemies, but Gatlin had an advantage in the previous competition. A defeat was not enough to make Powell threaten his position as the number one in the world's sprint. Compared with this old opponent, Gatlin could feel the threat from Li Tian at this time. As a major competitor in the future, Gatlin last time

After the competition, he carefully studied Li Tian and concluded that he was "excellent strength and stable in form". From last year's China G Province Trials to the World Youth Championship and these two Golden Leagues, Li Tian almost ran within ten seconds in the official competitions he participated in this year. Such "terrifying" stability makes it difficult for him, who was known for his stability, to face him. For Powell, stability is exactly what he lacks the most. No wonder Gatlin was disdainful of his "bold words".

Gatlin and Li Tian did not stay on the court for more. They only ran 10.07 seconds before, but Gatlin did not want to face media questions. Moreover, the winner of the championship happened to be his old rival. After Li Tian returned to the rest area, he started to pack his luggage. After saying goodbye to a few friends who were not very familiar, he quickly slipped out of the stadium. This time it was not that he was deliberately evading the media, but because there was something very urgent waiting for him to do.

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