Chapter 193: I Want to Be Stronger (1/2)

Chapter 193: I Want to Be Stronger

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Coach Li Xue had once been sprinter, so he was more knowledgeable about speed than Shuren Zhao was. Shuren Zhao could judge athletes' place at the bend, but Li Xue could make direct judgements on a sprinter's speed.

”Yue Zhao is fast!” Li Xue pursed lips, his eyes were shining.

The audience was made up of coaches and athletes. Even though the 200m was not their speciality, they had knowledge on it. As the saying went, ”the inexperienced see the appearance, and the experienced appreciate the contents”. Yue Zhao's performance had garnered many people's attention.

”That guy took the lead in the beginning. Is that Yue Zhao?”

”I haven't seen him in more than three years. I heard that he retired, and that this is his comeback. I didn't expect that he would still be this strong.”

At that moment, Yue Zhao was the first to hit the straight track. Obviously, he was far ahead of the competition.

”He has huge advantage; he will win without a doubt!” Shuren Zhao said with a long sigh. Although the game was still going on, the result was apparent.

Shuren Zhao turned around and said to Li Xue, ”Li Xue, you were a sprinter. What do you think of Yue Zhao?”

”He has a nice foundation, and outstanding curve technique. Three years ago, when he was still on our national team, he was a technical player. He has big advantages in the 200m sprint. The only problem is his age; he is 26-years-old, which is older than average. He doesn't have much potential left to be developed. I don't think he is worth developing,” said Li Xue.

As Li Xue was speaking, Yue Zhao crossed the finish line first. His time was displayed on the screen.

”20.88 seconds, under 21 seconds. Nice performance,” said Shuren Zhao.

”Yeah, such a time is top tier on the national team.” Li Xue frowned and considered this for a while, then said, ”Maybe we can keep him. In our next phase, we need some high-level ladder players.”

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With a time under 21 seconds, passing the first phase was a sure thing. But to Yue Zhao, it was a reassurance; it had proved that choosing the 200m sprint was the right decision.

But he was not satisfied with this. He hoped to stay till the end, thus he worked even harder.

In the second phase, the number of athletes were reduced, as was time for isolated practice; group training time, however, increased. Almost every morning the athletes gathered together to practice, and in the afternoon they had isolated training based on their own condition.

Group training was a method which could easily showcase differences in ability. Individual training time and events were the same, but the effect varied. Yue Zhao's age was his weakness, so he didn't make much progress when he worked with young athletes.

But every afternoon, when Yue Zhao trained alone with Dai Li, he always made big progress. Dai Li was helped by ”top-level coach” benefits, so his training was indeed more effective than the other coaches on the national team. Yue Zhao's ability was improving day by day. Dai Li estimated, according to Yue Zhao's current improving rate, that he had a large possibility of running in under 20.75 seconds.

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On the void terrace, Dai Li was talking to his parents on the phone.