Duke was the first to cross the line and won the Ironman Sheffield International Points Race.

The triathlon title was strategically important to Duke, equating to 180 bonus points and laying a solid foundation for his track and field career.

In addition, Duke also received a special honor, he was the first athlete to win the triathlon international points race with zero points and as a wild card. He received 1 Honor and a balance of 24 + 1 Medal of Honor.

After Duke crossed the line to win the championship, it attracted onlookers from all walks of life.

In addition to the staff of the International Iron Federation and the British organizers, these onlookers also included local people and British journalists.

"Our native Gibson from Great Britain only finished second! Who is the champion? What nationality are you? ”

"The winner is number 303, I'll look at the list of players...... Hey? No. 303, Chinese, DU-KE, is still a wild card player! ”

"Oh my God! Wild card winner of the championship? Dear, you read that right? ”

"Oh, look, 303, Chinese, wild card player. DU…… KE, does that name sound familiar? ”

“DU…… KE，DUKE？ Duke? China, Duke? Duke of China! ”

"Isn't it? Is it really a Chinese duke? That swimming Chinese duke, Duke Ke? Duke, who just brushed up on 14 World Swimming Championships gold medals? ”

"No. 303 is wearing a sunhat and windproof goggles, and he can't see his whole picture clearly, but looking at his figure and facial contours, he does look a bit like the Chinese duke who swims. The Chinese duke, who is famous in the world of swimming, actually came to participate in the triathlon international points competition as a wild card, and Nima also brushed up a triathlon championship! What a strange news that hurts! Let's go, Jeff, go interview 303 and see if he's really a duke? ”

"Rub, what about people? Where did 303 go? As soon as he won the championship, he disappeared. ”

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The British reporters had sharp eyes, they found that the 303 champion was suspected of being Duke Du Ke of China, and they were trying to find 303 for an interview to confirm his true identity, but they found that the special person was missing!

Driver No. 303 Duke has left the finish area and he has arrived at the office of the FITL Organizing Committee.

Mr. Smith, a person in charge of the FITL, received Du Ke, and Mr. Smith took the initiative to shake hands with Du Ke: "Congratulations, friend from China, congratulations on winning the men's championship!" ”

Duke shook Smith's hand: "Thank you." ”

Smith: "You take a break, and you'll be ready to go on stage to accept the award." ”

Duke: "Mr. Smith, I have a request not to attend the award ceremony, and I ask you to approve it. ”

Smith was surprised: "Why? You fought tenaciously for nearly two hours, wasn't it just for this glorious moment to take the stage to receive the award? ”

Du Ke said calmly: "The glory has been engraved in my heart, and this triathlon championship will be a good memory in my life." The results have already been produced, and the form of receiving the award does not matter, for me it is like this. Please understand and support me, dear Mr. Smith. Can I appoint an FITL staff member to accept the award on my behalf? ”

Mr. Smith hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay to find someone to accept the award in your place." I just don't understand, why are you reluctant to go on stage to accept the award, is there any inconvenience? ”

Duke took off his visor and goggles, exposed his true face to Mr. Smith, and said, "Actually, I am not a professional triathlete, my real identity is a special swimming athlete." ”

Smith stared at Duke for a long time, and then asked suspiciously, "Are you Duke Duke, the Duke of China who swam, the Duke of China?" ”

Du Ke nodded: "It is here, I am participating in the triathlon points race in Sheffield in my personal name, so it is not convenient for me to come on stage to accept the award, please Mr. Smith must understand me." ”

Smith pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, his expression was wonderful, surprised, incredible, and crazy to the point of speechlessness, "You...... You, Duke of China, you are bullying us triathletes as the world's top swimmer, no wonder you can swim 16 minutes in a 1.5km swim. Damn, I don't take you to play like this! What a deception! Did FINA send you to insult our FINA? Or did the Chinese Swimming Association and the China Railway Association order you to do this? ”

Duke comforted Mr. Smith and explained: "Mr. Smith, please calm down, as I just said, I am participating in this competition in my personal name, and it has nothing to do with FINA or any official associations in China. You can confirm my registration wild card, this wild card is not provided to me by any association, but by a sponsor, your sponsor of the FITL. ”

"If I have anything to do with other associations, will I ask a sponsor for a wild card? So I hope I try not to be exposed, and that's not a bad thing for the FITL, do you say yes, Mr. Smith? ”

"You're really talented...... Mr. Smith also served Duke, and then said: "Okay, I know, you don't have to go to claim the award, we will arrange for someone else to receive the award on your behalf." ”

"Thank you, and may God bless you, Mr. Smith, long live understanding." Duke took the initiative to shake hands with Smith again to express his gratitude, and added: "You can not receive the prize, but I still need the championship bonus of 30,000 pounds, Mr. Smith, if you see convenience, can you give me the 30,000 pounds prize first?" In other words, are you discovering money and transferring money? Or a check, an acceptance draft? Do I need to provide you with my bank card account number? ”

"The prize money is given in the form of a cheque, HSBC cheque, you can cash it in the UK, and you ......can also cash it in Hong Kong," Mr. Smith took out his handkerchief again to wipe his sweat, "You are participating in the triathlon points race, you are not here to brush the bonus, right?" ”

Duke laughed, "Yes, I'm poor, so I need this money." Some say I'm the poorest world champion of all time, and that's true. ”

"......" Mr. Smith sweated profusely, and then asked curiously, "Duke, do you have any plans to become a full-time triathlete in the future?" If you have this idea, we at the International Iron Federation will definitely support it. ”

Duke shook his head: "I don't have this idea for the time being, and I won't participate in any triathlon competitions in the near future." All in all, thank you, Mr. Smith, for your understanding. If you can, give me the prize money first, and I should go back to China. ”

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With a check for £30,000, Duke quietly left the Thomson Lake race site. He drove straight to London for tonight's international flight from London to Hong Kong.

Coming to the UK for a while, earning 180 bonus points and earning a prize of £30,000, Duke gained a lot. In addition to the 13,000 pounds spent on equipment, round-trip air tickets, accommodation, and food, Duke also made a net profit of more than 10,000 pounds.

Duke arrived in London at 4pm GMT, having booked his ticket for tonight five days earlier, and his flight will depart at 11pm.

Before heading to London's Cicero Airport, Doucle has a few hours to free and easy.

Amy hadn't returned to the UK yet, and Duke returned the borrowed Land Rover to a British friend of hers at the address she had provided in the text message.

Duke found an international courier company in London to pack his triathlon car back to China, which of course can't be used up and thrown away, it's so expensive.

After doing all this, Duke took his luggage and taxied to Cicero Airport to prepare for his return home.

At 23 p.m. UK time on August 25, Duke took off on time on the international flight, and he is expected to arrive at Hong Kong Airport at 7 or 8 p.m. China time on August 26.

The Airbus A380 in which Duke flew had already crossed the English Channel and entered the airspace of the European mainland. Although Duke did not go to receive the award, his name has spread in the international triathlon world.

Several sports media outlets in the UK have published similar messages on their websites:

"In today's triathlon in Sheffield, a Chinese wildcard named DU (space) KE won the men's championship, making him the first player to win the men's race as a wildcard. The mysterious Chinese wildcard didn't attend the ceremony because he was wearing a swimming cap, helmet, sun hat and glasses throughout, so we couldn't get a full picture of his face. ”

Interestingly, the Chinese athlete's name is exactly the same as that of the famous Chinese Duke DUKE. Triathlon wild card player = Duke of China? The question may have to be answered only by the Chinese duke himself. ”

The FITL could find someone to accept the award instead of Du Ke, but there were many reporters, photographers and spectators at the competition site, who witnessed the moment when the No. 303 Chinese wild card won the championship and took video footage.

In the era of global networking, the speed of network information transmission can be described as "second transmission".

When Duke was still in the sky, some professional organizations in China had already noticed the graphic and video news released by the British media.

Among them, the most exciting is the Sports Federation Bicycle Fencing Sports Management Center, which governs several major events such as cycling, fencing, and triathlon, and the Chinese Cycling Association, Fencing Association, and Triathlon Association, all of which are subject to the strategic command of the self-hitting center. (To be continued.) )