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Chapter 1355 - 721 The Terrifying Yancheng Sports Academy (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 1355: Chapter 721 The Terrifying Yancheng Sports Academy (Please Subscribe)_2

In fact, Yancheng University and Qinghua University were not only formidable in academic research, but they were also quite excellent in sports.

If Yancheng Sports Academy could be considered the top sports powerhouse in Xia Country, then Yancheng University and Qinghua University could definitely be ranked among the first-class sports performers.

As expected.

After the Yancheng University’s team entered the Central Sports Ground, the next to appear was Qinghua University.

Having these two universities enter one after the other had become a common practice in many editions of the National University Sports Games.

Subsequently, numerous other universities’ teams made their entrances, culminating in hundreds of universities and thousands of athletes gathering on the field.

At last, the announcer called out, "Finally, let us welcome the host of this National University Sports Games, the team from Mist City Arts and Science University!"

At the end, it was finally Mist City Arts and Science University’s team’s turn to enter.

Typically, the host team is always the last to enter, and there are occasions when the next host is also arranged to enter at the end. However, unlike the Olympics, the venues for the subsequent National University Sports Games were not determined well in advance, hence that scenario did not exist.

Therefore, Mist City Arts and Science University became the last participating university team to enter.

"Huang, Bin, look, our Mist City Arts and Science University’s team has an imposing and spirited presence," said Ding Yue, feeling a surge of pride as he watched their team enter.

"Yes!" Xu Bin nodded in agreement.

"Hehe, this time, as the hosts, we must win more gold medals, and Yue, look at the number of participants from our Mist City Arts and Science University – it must be the highest, right? Nearly a hundred, right?" Huang Youjie excitedly remarked.

This time, the National University Sports Games had hundreds of participating universities with thousands of athletes, averaging about a dozen participants per university.

However, the actual situation varied.

Some teams, being weaker in sports, had only a few athletes who qualified for the National University Sports Games and had limited spots available for their university.

Others had very strong sports capabilities, such as Yancheng University, Qinghua University, Jiancheng University, Shencheng University, and Haicheng University, whose participant allotments were quite substantial, certainly above fifty people each.

As for top sports-focused institutions like Yancheng Sports Academy, they undoubtedly had hundreds of participants.

Finally, there was Mist City Arts and Science University, the host, which had the highest participant allotment, so their team made up more than a hundred people, even ten more than Yancheng Sports Academy.

Thus, the National University Sports Games saw over a thousand athletes from hundreds of universities.

After all the university teams had entered, it was time for the speeches.

Ding Yue, following the speech prepared earlier, had his personal AI robot Big White relay it in real-time, making it appear effortless.

"Alright, finally, I wish all the participating university teams good luck in claiming victory in the coming week!" Ding Yue concluded his speech and then returned to his seat.

Next up were speeches from the heads of Mist City’s Education and Sports Bureaus.

Given the limited time, Director Xiao Wenxing of the Education Bureau and Director Zhang of the Sports Bureau spoke briefly, and then Governor Li of Mist City Government personally took the stage.

It should be noted that the most prestigious person at this National University Sports Games was undoubtedly Mist City’s Governor Li.

"Now, please welcome Governor Li from Mist City Government to speak!"

Applause rippled through the Central Sports Ground.

Governor Li stepped up to the podium and began his address at this National University Sports Games.

It must be said, Governor Li’s prowess in delivering speeches was top-notch, earning even Ding Yue’s lavish praise by the end.

After Governor Li’s speech ended, another round of applause erupted in the Central Sports Stadium.

"Lastly, I declare the National University Sports Games officially open!"

Governor Li finally announced the official start of the Games.

The opening ceremony of the National University Sports Games thus concluded, and various competitions were about to begin.

The categories and types of competitions were mostly similar to the Olympics, although many Olympic events were not included in the National University Sports Games.

Each edition of the National University Sports Games featured three main types of competitions.

The first were the track and field events held in the Central Sports Ground, including long-distance running, sprinting, hurdling, relays, as well as high jump and long jump.

The second category comprised swimming and gymnastics competitions.

The third category included various ball sports, such as table tennis, badminton, basketball, volleyball, and soccer.

Since this was the National University Sports Games and not the Olympics, the events weren’t as comprehensive as those in the Olympics, and the selections were generally sports that university students frequently engaged in.

Today, as the first day of competitions, undoubtedly the most anticipated were the track and field events, especially the sprinting competitions because they included the hundred feet dash, known as the Hundred Feet Sprinting Battle!

Mist City Arts and Science University first participated in the National University Sports Games when their athlete, Yang Chen, had won the championship in the Hundred Feet Sprinting Battle and broke the hundred feet record of the Games!

This time, Yang Chen also registered for the hundred feet, but he did not participate in the two hundred feet.

As Yang Chen was focusing solely on the Hundred Feet Sprinting Battle, he decided to give up the two hundred feet, since competing in two events could impact one’s performance.

However, the competitors in the two hundred feet were essentially the same, all being exceptional sprinters from universities across the country.

The preliminary rounds of the hundred feet took place first.

The Hundred Feet Sprinting Battle had the highest number of participants.

Eventually, based on the group ranking results, the semifinals and finals were held.

Without a doubt, as a national level professional sprinter, Yang Chen’s strength was formidable, and he smoothly advanced to the finals as the top of his group in both preliminary and semi-final rounds.

The two hundred feet competition also took place.

Throughout the entire morning, nearly all attention was focused on the hundred feet and two hundred feet races.

Three athletes from Yancheng Sports Academy performed remarkably well in the semi-finals of the hundred feet and two hundred feet.

Among them, a student named Zhou Hao from Yancheng Sports Academy, displayed astonishing speed during his group’s semi-final and successfully broke Yang Chen’s previous record at the National University Sports Games by 0.03 seconds!

"Too strong, too strong, Zhou Hao from Yancheng Sports Academy has broken the National University Sports Games hundred feet record previously held by Yang Chen from Mist City Arts and Science University!"

The event commentators got excited as well.

"Holy shit! So fast?"

"This is insanely fast!"

"Don’t overlook that little 0.03 seconds; it’s not something just anyone can achieve."

"Yang Chen was actually 0.05 seconds slower than Zhou Hao in the semi-finals."

"Damn, it looks like Zhou Hao is going to take the championship!"

"Is a new generation of university sprinters about to emerge?"

Whether it was the spectators present or those watching the live broadcast online, everyone was astounded.

During the semi-finals, Yang Chen and Zhou Hao were not in the same group, although Yang Chen had also managed to match his previous record of the National University Sports Games by a mere 0.01 seconds and advanced to the finals.

But Zhou Hao from Yancheng Sports Academy had directly broken Yang Chen’s record and was now leading by a considerable 0.05-second margin!

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