512 The Olympics (1/2)
The Olympic Games were steadily approaching and the athletes began their final training.
The training venue of the U.S. track and field team was in Los Angeles. As the second largest city in the United States, and the home of Hollywood, the entertainment industry in Los Angeles was quite developed. This attracted young people. Many young athletes on the U.S. track and field team agreed to come to Los Angeles to train because of the vibrancy of the city.
However, they soon discovered that they simply did not have the time or energy to entertain themselves. Their training schedule was full from morning to evening and there was no rest on weekends. The training was very intense. After a day of training, everyone wanted to go to bed and sleep. It was impossible to go out to the nightclubs.
This kind of training was very dull, and remaining committed was a kind of suffering. As an athlete, one should adapt to the pain of training. Moreover, Dai Li said that the ones who couldn't adapt to this kind of training should just scram and go home.
People had self-esteem, especially athletes who were selected to be on the U.S. national team. Each was a top-notch track and field talent. Their egos were huge. Such people would not give up easily. No one would willingly withdraw. No one was willing to be regarded as a weakling by the other athletes.
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On the training ground, Ellis Mett crossed the last hurdle and rushed past the finish line.
He looked back to see that he finished in 12.98 seconds.
Mett was shocked.
”My God, I ran under 13 seconds. Is this a dream?” Mett couldn't help but exclaim.
You could win any competition if you can the 110 meter hurdles in under 13 seconds.
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Franz Muller held a pole in his hands and looked up at the bar in front of him.
He had never tried this height before. Six meters!
He took a deep breath and accelerated.
He gained support, had a great take-off, and, with the flexibility of the pole, he completed the extension, pendulum, upswing, the turn, and various other actions.
He then fell on a thick cotton pad.
Muller quickly got up and looked up at the bar as soon as possible, confirming that it did not fall.
”6 meters! I did it!” Muller couldn't help but shout in excitement.
Muller knew what vaulting over six meters in men's pole vaulting meant. The record for this event in the Olympics was only 5.97 meters!
Everywhere on the training ground the same thing was happening, athletes tested their limits and kept getting better and better.
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The Olympic Games this year was going to take place in Brazil. For the American audience, this Olympic Games was very suitable for them to watch. It was in the Americas, so the time difference was negligible and the American audience wouldn't miss any match.