Chapter 228 Sports Day
Qin Hao planned to work on high-tech products in the future.
He couldn't handle it alone and would definitely need to recruit a team eventually.
Chen Ping's talent in computers was quite impressive, definitely worth developing.
The next day, the school sports day was held as scheduled.
The school was adorned with promotional banners, looking cheerful and festive.
The stadium was already full of people, with each class having its own designated area, large enough to accommodate dozens of classes.
In Class One of the Computer Science Major, He Tingting told everyone, "Let's give it our all and aim for first place. While I'm away, Ning Yao and Qin Hao will maintain order in the class."
"Alright, teacher," Ning Yao responded hastily.
He Tingting glanced at Qin Hao and then left.
Qin Hao and the chubby boy sat together, while Xu Siyao was on the other side.
Ning Yao distributed the participant numbers, and Qin Hao had one too, which read 0168.
The chubby boy, curious, asked, "Bro, what events did you sign up for?"
Qin Hao replied, "The 100 meters and 200 meters dash."
"Wow, bro, are you planning to show us a bit of 'Fast and Furious'?" the chubby boy joked.
"Qin Hao, can you handle it?" Xu Siyao looked at his slender physique, a bit skeptical.
Qin Hao smiled lightly and said, "It's the participation that counts."
Zhao De wanted to say something but held back. He had played basketball with Qin Hao once and had some idea of his speed.
Incredibly fast, even he couldn't guard him.
But that was different from a 100 meters dash, so he wasn't sure if Qin Hao could handle it.
Their class was flanked by Class Two of the Computer Science Major on the right and the freshman class of the Physical Education Major on the left.
"All the champions of this sports meet will undoubtedly belong to our Physical Education Major." someone on that side declared.
"All the other classes are just nerds with no real strength, how can they compare with us?"
Counting freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, the Physical Education Major had only three classes, not many people.
Each year, the Physical Education Major scooped up eighty percent of the championships, as sports was their forte.
At that moment, the vice chancellor of Jianghai University's voice came through the loudspeaker, "Everyone, please quiet down."
Instantly the entire stadium fell silent, many people turning their heads towards the dais.
"The 113th Jianghai University Annual Sports Meet is held today as scheduled..."
The vice-chancellor spoke at length, merely discussing the long history and current influence of Jianghai University.
After that person finished, He Duozhi started to speak.
On the dais, not only were there leaders from Jianghai University, but also officials from the Jianghai Sports Bureau and representatives from the city's professional sports teams.
They were here to watch Jianghai University's sports meet and to scout for promising athletes.
In the past, Jianghai University had produced athletes who went on to become national team members.
After nearly twenty minutes of opening ceremony, it was finally announced that the 113th Jianghai University Annual Sports Meet was officially starting.
Applause rang out across the arena, probably celebrating that the speeches were finally over.
"The first event is the men's 100 meters heats, please have contestants numbers 0113, 0374... twelve contestants prepare to enter the field."
"Men's javelin, Women's javelin..."
Several athletes began to enter the field, ready to start the competition.
The 100 meters dash included a freshman from the Physical Education Class, number 0374.
"Go Wang Kai."
"Don't come back if you don't win first place."
"Go for it!"
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Sports meets could enhance the sense of collective honor, a feeling Qin Hao was personally experiencing.
A female student from his class was participating in the women's javelin heats.
Regardless of whether they knew her before or had spoken to her, everyone was cheering her on.
Ning Yao spoke up, "Let's all cheer for classmate Ding Xue."
"Ding Xue!" a male student led the chant.
Synchronized shouts of "Come on" rang out loudly.
Ding Xue took a deep breath, smiled at everyone, and then entered the competition area.
…
The first race of the male 100 meters was already under preparation.
"Bang"
The gunshot sounded, and twelve contestants dashed out at once.
The athlete from the sports major took the lead from the start, running very fast.
When he reached the finish line, he was five or six meters ahead of the second place.
Twelve point nine eight seconds!
Impressive, truly worthy of a sports major student.
When that person came back, students from the sports major class clapped.
There weren't many in the sports major, only about twenty or so.
They were all specially recruited due to their prowess in sports.
Soon, the second round of group races began.
This time, Qin Hao's classmate was competing, a medium-built boy named Li Jian.
After everyone cheered him on, Li Jian entered the competition area with high spirits.
"Come on, aim for the first place in the group," someone in his class said. Find your next read at empire
"Haha, you dream of first place with us around?" a disdainful voice from the sports major sneered nearby.
"What do you mean?" someone from Qin Hao's class disliked his tone.
The person mocked lightly, "I mean your class is trash."
"Enough, Li Bing, why are you getting serious with them?" another from the sports major said.
Though he didn't say much, his disdain was clear.
At Jianghai University, many students who were admitted through regular exams looked down on the specially recruited ones.
Similarly, those specially recruited didn't take a liking to those students either.
Li Bing: "I won't stoop to argue with you trash. If you don't like it, see you on the track and show you the real gap."
"Acting tough, it's not like you've never been beaten," a chubby guy also replied irritably.
The people from Computer Science Class One felt a bit stifled. In terms of athletic competitions, they really couldn't compare to Li Bing's class.
Being called trash, they had no words to argue.
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Ding Xue returned; he had advanced to the preliminaries as the second in his group, winning a round of applause.
Soon, Li Jian also returned; he was eliminated with a fifth-place result in his group, looking somewhat dejected.
The first place was a third-year student from the sports class, even faster than Wang Kai from just before.
Li Bing from the freshman sports class couldn't help but laugh after seeing that, "Impressive, managing to get the fifth place in the group race."
"What the hell do you mean, looking for trouble?" Li Jian was already in a bad mood when he heard Li Bing's mockery, and he lashed out.
"What, you want to fight?" Li Bing was not at all afraid.
"Screw it, who's afraid of whom?" Li Jian charged to hit Li Bing.
But he was held back by those around him.
Ning Yao quickly said, "Li Jian, calm down, this is a sports meet."
"Let me go, fuck, stop acting," Li Jian was very impulsive, and almost nobody could hold him back.
Qin Hao stood up and walked over; after all, He Tingting had left him and Ning Yao in charge here.
He held Li Jian and said, "Participation is more important than ranking in a sports meet. That guy just ate shit, no need to stoop to his level."
Li Jian looked at Qin Hao. He wanted to react, but his shoulders felt like they were being pressed down by a mountain; he couldn't move at all.
"Consider yourself lucky," Li Jian finally backed off.
Li Bing laughed and said, "Trash will always find excuses for failure."
"Great, rankings don't matter, that's so noble, truly befitting a scholar," someone beside Li Bing alsomocked.
"Don't bother flaunting words here, show what you've got on the field," the sports class monitor also spoke up.
Qin Hao turned to look at them, and said in an even tone, "The field? I am not targeting any one of you in particular, I just want to say that everyone present is trash."