Chapter 125: Prelude to the Duel of Fate (I)
While Lee was throwing his all-out streak into Hines' final half-month sprint, the other two of the three musketeers, Gatlin and Powell, were battling it out on and off the pitch in the Golden League.
In Helsinkin in February, Gatlin ran 9.84 seconds to win the championship over Powell's 9.91 seconds, and in Chicago in March, Powell returned the championship with a time of 9.82 seconds to defend his honor as the world record holder.
Supporters of the two also went viral on the internet, with Gatlin's supporters saying Gatlin would defend his crown, and Powell's fans believing his idol would be the new king of the 100m. Gatlin was supported by a powerful European and American bloc, while Powell became a representative of the American track and field hegemony, winning the favor of small countries, and the two sides fought to a tie between fans and the media.
And Li Xianfeng, the third musketeer in California, has no information except for appearing in the gossip newspapers in the United States from time to time, and others in the track and field circle seem to be deliberately forgetting him.
"Tomorrow will be your last day in Hines." Thompson looked at Li Xianfeng with some emotion, this young man from Huaguo is the hardest working person he has ever seen in his life, 24 hours a day, in addition to eating and sleeping, he spends time in training, never slack, always full of enthusiasm for training, such an athlete is afraid that Thompson will never meet the next one in this life. So when it came time to separate, he was a little sentimental and a little reluctant.
"yes, three months have passed in a blink of an eye." Lee also lamented the passage of time, he learned a lot during his three months in Hines, and he also saw the sincere dedication of Thompson and Lamb to him, although the people here are not all kind to him, and there are regrets in his grades, but this experience is a good memory.
"According to Hines's convention, there will be a graduation race tomorrow, all the students have to participate, I suggest you don't participate in the 100m, it's too bullying, you can take a 200m or 400m, relax."
"Okay, then I'll do the 200m." Li Xianfeng thought about it and decided to relax in this event that he had never officially participated in, but he didn't expect that his random choice would allow him to fight his fateful opponent in advance, or in the field that the opponent was most familiar with.
"Yousyan, you must win tomorrow's 200m race! Although it is said that the reward is only 2000 US dollars, but flies are meat in small sizes, do you know how much we spent on training in Hines this time? It's a ......," a young black man in a black suit was chattering to the big man next to him.
"That's enough, Benman don't talk about it, my head is about to be blown up by you!" Bolt stood up and glared at his companion beside him, if it weren't for his childhood friend, Bolt would have found a needle to sew up his mouth.
"Hey, man, I'm not afraid you're not paying enough attention? Think about it when you were in Athens when you didn't warm up enough and got injured carelessly. ”
"Benman, you don't have to mention Athens every time!" Bolt shouted loudly.
"Okay, okay, I won't mention it, I won't mention it, but I have good news for you, Li Xianfeng, a Chinese who you have been paying attention to before, heard that he will also participate in this 200-meter race."
"What? You said Lee Hsien Fung was also in Hines? Racing in the 200m too? Bolt's big eyes lit up instantly.
"Come on man, don't you even read the newspaper? His news was all over the place a month ago! Benman complained.
"I don't have the time to care about the gossip newspapers in the United States, I just want to know if it's true that you said that Lee Hsien Fung is going to participate in the 200 meters?" Usain Bolt asked eagerly.
"90 percent of the time, I secretly saw the list of participants in the 200 meters, and his name was on it, but it was not ruled out that he would not participate." Benman said seriously.
"Great! Hmph, I've wanted to teach this guy a lesson for a long time, and God finally gave me this chance! Bolt folded his hands and made a prayer motion, and then said fiercely, "Li Xianfeng, I want you to look good tomorrow!" ”
On the morning of Hines's last day, Li Xianfeng and Yuan Chengdu had a rare sleep, and it was not until half past seven in the morning that the sun had risen in mid-sky, and the two of them got up to wash, and just about to eat breakfast, the doorbell rang outside the door.
"Hey, good morning, guys!" Charlie appeared at the door.
"Morning, would you like Charlie to have something to eat with?" Yuan Cheng was in a good mood today, and made a large table of breakfast, and Li Xianfeng was eating with his mouth full of oil.
"No, no, I want to try it too, but I've recently lost weight. Okay, I'm here today to congratulate you, Coach Yuan, congratulations on passing the test. Charlie said and took out a brown paper bag and handed it to Yuan Cheng.
"Thank you, Charlie, and I made a special trip for you!" Yuan Cheng replied politely.
"It's okay, I should do it." Charlie finished laughing, and didn't say hello to Li Xianfeng, who had been ignoring his existence, and quickly closed the door and left.
"Xianfeng, why don't you say hello to Charlie?" Yuan Cheng asked strangely.
"It's nothing, I'm not eating, how can I have time to deal with him?" Li Xianfeng has long suspected that his whereabouts were exposed by this Charlie, otherwise how could his group be blocked by the media as soon as they arrived in Hollywood, and Charlie's weak heart just now made Li Xianfeng believe in his own judgment.
Yuan Cheng didn't think deeply, "I'm too ugly in this photo." On the surface, Yuan Cheng is saying that his coach's graduation photos are ugly, but in fact, he is showing off that he has successfully obtained Hines' coaching certificate after three months of study. You must know that it is not easy to obtain this certificate, only 4 of the 20 coaches in this class who participated in the training have passed, and Yuan Chengcheng is one of them!
"Coach, great job!" Li Xianfeng gave a heartfelt thumbs up, because in the past three months, in addition to his hard training, Yuan Cheng has also studied hard, often studying until two or three o'clock at night, and going to class at seven o'clock the next day, which is really not easy for an old man in his 50s.
"Hehe, you should pay attention to running 200 meters today, don't rush too hard, especially when running corners, you should pay attention to the speed, the speed can't be too fast, if you accidentally get injured, it will be too cost-effective!" After all, this is the first time Li Xianfeng has run 200 meters, and it is not too careful.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely pay attention to the coach." Li Xianfeng nodded in agreement.
After enjoying a hearty breakfast, the two came to the stadium with a pinch, and at this time there were already many athletes warming up in the stadium, one of whom was a big black man of more than 1.9 meters, which was particularly conspicuous.
"Usain Bolt? Why is this guy here too? ”
Probably feeling Li Xianfeng's gaze, Bolt suddenly turned his head and smiled at Li Xianfeng, revealing his big white teeth, but there was a fierce murderous aura in his eyes.
Although I don't know why Bolt showed hostility towards him, since others demonstrated, Li Xianfeng had no reason not to give him a sharp look, and the two sides looked at each other like this for a few seconds, until Bolt's coach beckoned him to warm up quickly, and the confrontation between the two ended.
"I'm sorry Coach Yuan, I'm afraid I'm going to go all out in this game, I can't lose in the face of Usain Bolt!"