Chapter 201: Persistence (1/2)
Chapter 201: Persistence
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When Dai Li arrived, Haiquan Fang was already lying in the open space beside the playing area. Haiquan Fang had taken off his shoes. The team doctor was sitting beside him, examining his foot.
”How bad is it?” Li Xue asked eagerly.
The team doctor looked up and said, ”The preliminary examination didn't find any broken bones, and the joint is also OK; but there's a muscle strain for sure. As for the ligament, I am not sure; it doesn't seem to be very serious like a laceration, so I would guess it's a ligament strain at most. I suggest he have an MRI inspection immediately. If his ligament is OK and he only has a muscle strain, he should avoid strenuous exercise for 2-3 days, and then he will have recovered.”
After hearing Haiquan Fang's bone and joint were OK, Li Xue was a bit relieved. Beside Li Xue, the head coach responsible for the long jump asked, ”Should we send Haiquan Fang to hospital now?”
”Do you really have to ask? What are you waiting for? Send him to hospital immediately!” Li Xue said snappily.
The head coach of the long jump team had been Li Xue's subordinate for over ten years. He had been promoted by Li Xue as the head coach of long jump team. Because of this, Li Xue didn't need to speak to him with courtesy.
”But Haiquan Fang doesn't want to go to hospital; he wants to return to the match!” the coach of long jump team said.
”Can he return to the match in this condition?” Li Xue shouted angrily. His tone, along with his grisly-looking, made him really look like a monster.
”The current situation is quite promising, so Haiquan Fang doesn't want to give up.” The long jump coach paused, then continued, ”To be honest, I also don't want to give up. It would really be a pity to give up now.”
”What's your point?” Li Xue asked.
”During the first trial jump, Haiquan Fang's result was 7.87 meters, which ranked 1st among all athletes. This result could ensure that Haiquan Fang enters the top 8.” As the long jump coach was speaking, he looked at the distant scoreboard. He continued, ”During the second trial jump, there was still no one who could surpass Haiquan Fang. The third trial jump is happening right now, and Haiquan Fang is still in first place.”
Frowning, Li Xue was absorbed in thought.
Although 7.87 meters could not win the championship in the Asian Games, it was still a satisfactory guarantee result. An athlete who could achieve such a result on their first trial jump could choose a more risky technique in the next 5 trial jumps to strive for a score over eight meters. A score over eight meters could ensure a medal in the long jump event of the Asian Games.
”It's time for Haiquan Fang's third trial jump!” a game official said.
”We forfeit the third trial jump,” the long jump coach said without hesitation. Then he looked at Li Xue. It was quite obvious that the coach was waiting for Li Xue's final decision.
”Just send Haiquan Fang to hospital!” finally Li Xue said.
”No, I want to continue,” Haiquan Fang suddenly said loudly.
Li Xue went and tried to persuade Haiquan Fang. ”Haiquan Fang, I remember that two months from now you will be eighteen, right? You are so young; you still have a lot of opportunities in the future. At your age, it should be no problem for you to attend the next two, or even three Asian Games.”
”Moreover, you are very gifted, so you are bound to take part in the international matches. The IAAF Diamond League, the Track & Field World Cup, the World Athletics Championships, and the Olympics Games are your stage. This is only the Asian Games; you don't need to push yourself so hard.”