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Chapter 503: Chapter 337 Men’s and Women’s 100m Finals_2
If a person runs toward love, how could he possibly be slow?
All unease vanished, leaving only calm behind.
The athletes adjusted their starting positions,
and everyone held their breath.
The PE teacher gripped the starting pistol and shouted, "On your marks—"
"Bang!"
The racers, like fierce tigers, charged toward the finish line with the speed of lightning.
"Go for it!"
"Run faster!" Cheers and shouts merged into one, with fellow students on both sides boiling with excitement, wishing they were the ones competing.
Dan Kaiquan dashed straight for the finish line; the wind whistled past his ears as the track "flowed" backward.
He clenched his teeth and swung his arms, using every muscle in his body to the utmost!
He seemed to be in the lead.
Suddenly, several figures appeared next to him, especially the one in the middle, who sped up as if aided by wind under his heels.
"My gosh!" Class 8’s Dong Qingfeng exclaimed.
Chen Siyu was thrilled, "Jiang Ning runs as if he’s flying!"
On the 100-meter track, Jiang Ning was already far ahead at 30 meters, his lead growing as he surged forward.
He left the first and second runners a full ten meters behind him.
This was the 100-meter dash, the limit of human speed, in an incredibly short race that highlighted even the smallest gap.
Guo Kunnan was shocked, disbelieving,
"He’s literally flying!"
Too fast, too fast!
Every student who watched the race had this thought, never imagining a human could run that fast!
Under the watchful eyes of all, Jiang Ning crossed the finish line in absolute first place.
"10.86 seconds!"
"10.86 seconds!" The PE teacher shouted the number, overwhelmed with excitement.
Having been a PE teacher for many years, he had never seen a student run this fast.
A freshman, untrained, running under 11 seconds—this was a miracle of mankind!
The campus loudspeaker announced, "Congratulations to Class 8 freshman Jiang Ning for setting a new Fourth Middle School men’s 100-meter record of 10.86 seconds!"
After speaking, the announcer remarked, "10.86 seconds, a record-worthy of Fourth Middle School’s history books."
His tone was filled with personal emotion, not the usual procedural broadcast.
"If you’ve been paying attention, you might recognize the name of freshman Class 8’s Jiang Ning."
"Not only has he run 100 meters in 10.86 seconds, but he has also achieved 1 minute 53 seconds in the men’s 800 meters, as well as 2.05 meters in the men’s high jump, breaking the school record in every event and becoming the new record holder."
"He is now the strongest student in the history of Fourth Middle School in terms of overall athletic ability!"
Students throughout the campus stopped in their tracks to listen to the explanation coming from the speakers.
A curious student asked his classmate, "Is 10.86 seconds impressive?"
A knowledgeable student immediately replied, "More than impressive, it’s a result countless athlete students train a lifetime to achieve!"
Discussions about Jiang Ning spread everywhere.
Jiang Ning’s name quickly became renowned.
Dan Kaiquan stood in a corner, learning that his own time was 11.9 seconds, slightly worse than his preliminary race the day before.
He couldn’t understand.
Why had Jiang Ning been slower than him in the preliminaries, only to break the school record today with a superhuman time?
It didn’t make sense!
He looked at Jiang Ning, surrounded by the PE teacher, the grade leader, and other school leaders.
A complex emotion welled up inside him.
Was fate playing a joke on him?
Guo Kunnan came over, patted his shoulder, "Kaiquan, don’t be sad. You did your best."
Dan Kaiquan recalled the final race scene; he had given it his all, believing he was in his peak condition.
For today’s race, he had even gone to sleep before 10 PM the night before.
Yet, he faced such an outcome.
Guo Kunnan said nothing more, quietly waiting for his good friend to process things.
Dan Kaiquan felt despondent, as if all his efforts were meaningless.
He stood there for a while, his facial expressions changing, before he finally sighed and accepted,
"At least I tried."
Guo Kunnan was impressed, "Kaiquan, you’re bouncing back quickly."
Almost as quickly as his own ability to heal!
Dan Kaiquan regained his fighting spirit, declaring, "These difficulties, these setbacks, they won’t break me; they’ll only make me stronger."
"I’ve only been training for a few months and already achieved such results; if I train for another year, I can definitely break Jiang Ning’s record."
Dan Kaiquan said, "Don’t race for the moment, aim for a lifetime!"
Guo Kunnan praised, "Well said!"
...
Jiang Ning and the school leaders finished their group photo, and the students of class 8 came forward to congratulate him, enjoying a champion’s treatment.
He then walked toward Xue Yuantong’s location.
Yang Sheng had not joined the crowd earlier; she retracted her legs from the parallel bars.
"You’re really amazing, much better than me," she said.
She could train her whole life and never reach that performance.
Due to physical differences between men and women, if she could run 10.86 seconds, it’d be enough to compete in the Olympics, and she might even win.
"You’re not bad either," Jiang Ning responded kindly.
Yang Sheng said, "The women’s 100 meters is about to start."
Jiang Ning replied, "I’ll be watching."
Yang Sheng left.
Xue Yuantong, from her higher vantage point on the parallel bars, proudly said, "As expected of someone who eats the Xue family’s food, as outstanding as I am."
Jiang Ning jumped onto the bars, "I didn’t embarrass you, did I?"
"Not bad, I’ll reward you when we get home for lunch!" Xue Yuantong said.
Jiang Ning checked on her physical condition, "Do you want to come down?"
Xue Yuantong stayed on the bars for a while longer.
"Alright, having stayed high up for so long, it’s time to join the others."
She slowly opened her arms, signaling for Jiang Ning not to dawdle.
Jiang Ning lifted her, and Xue Yuantong felt as if she was still on the bars one second and soaring through the clouds the next, her thoughts still lingering in the past, creating a sense of disorientation.
Fortunately, Jiang Ning was still in her sight.
...
They went together to watch the women’s 100 meters race.
Yang Sheng was one of the finalists.
Class leader Huang Zhongfei, Yu Wen, Jiang Yanan, and Lu Qiqi cheered for Yang Sheng.
What’s it like to cheer for an enemy?
Yu Wen was now experiencing it.
Unpleasant, very unpleasant, she forced a smile.
But in front of the class leader, she couldn’t show her distaste.
Yu Wen imagined the class leader’s future lover must have a sense of the bigger picture and not be a narrow-hearted jealous person.
Jiang Ning, having gained some fame from his earlier achievement, easily found a nice spot for him and Xue Yuantong.
Xue Yuantong suddenly noticed a girl looking her way from a distance, a pretty girl with a cold demeanor.
Xue Yuantong did not recognize her and didn’t care.
She was simple-minded and uninterested in external matters.
Class 3’s Pei Yujing was feeling slightly complex.
The day before yesterday, she participated in a race, nearly fell while running, and was helped by Jiang Ning.
She didn’t like owing people favors, so the next day, she bought an expensive drink to thank Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning accepted the drink, and Pei Yujing felt they were even.
However, while watching the 100 meters race, Jiang Ning won the championship and she instinctively wanted to greet him but suddenly remembered they didn’t know each other.
Pei Yujing felt very awkward, unsure of what was wrong with herself.
...
The women’s 100 meters race was over in a flash.
Yu Wen stomped her foot in frustration, thinking, ’12.6 seconds, 12.6!’
’How can she run that fast?’
Yang Sheng won the women’s 100 meters with a time of 12.6 seconds, but she didn’t break the Fourth Middle School record.
A school leader in the crowd shouted, "Yang Sheng, Yang Sheng!"
"Women’s 100 meters champion, come here."
After several shouts with no response,
the nearby students were all looking for Yang Sheng.
Bai Yuxia nudged her, "Go on, the leader is calling you."
She saw Yang Sheng looking in the direction of the leaders, clearly having heard them, but deliberately ignoring them.
After Bai Yuxia’s urging, Yang Sheng leisurely made her way to where the officials were standing.
Once Yang Sheng arrived in front of the school leaders, a leader asked,
"Too tired after the run? Or did you not hear clearly just now?"
Yang Sheng, with a spirited expression, replied, "No, I was worried the other students hadn’t heard clearly."
