Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

After a short break, Link and the seven finalists started the second round.

The second round was the same as the first round. Each person had three throws, and the champion, runner-up, and third place were determined based on the results.

In this round, Link was drawn to play, and he ranked sixth.

By the time he played, three athletes had already scored more than 19 meters, among which Parker O'Brien of the United States team ranked first with 19.67 meters.

Thomas Majewski of Poland ranked second with 19.21 meters.

Pavel Ashapatov of Russia ranked third with 19.09 meters.

Seeing the results of these people, coach Li Yabing and team leader Li Zhichun, who had originally expected Link to win a medal, were disappointed. Link's best result in the first three throws was less than 19 meters, and he probably had no chance in the second round.

So when Link played, several leaders just wanted him to do his best and treat it with a normal mind, and there was no need to have too much pressure.

Link said he understood and did a set of warm-up exercises before going on stage to make all joints and muscle groups active.

In fact, boxing training and shot put training have many similarities, including the way and direction of force generation. They all use the clustered movement of the waist, legs, and shoulder muscles to twist the whole body's strength into a rope, and then use the arms and wrists to burst out the whole body's strength.

The more fully the whole body's muscle strength is mobilized, the greater the explosive power.

The sliding technique in shot put is similar to the sliding technique in boxing, both of which focus on body balance and hand-foot coordination.

In addition, there are some exercises for his best 'back throw' and rotating shot put techniques, which can help him improve the back throw and increase the lethality of the back throw.

These similarities also allow Link to find some fun when practicing shot put.

After the game started, Link put some anti-slip powder on his hands, picked up the shot put and walked to the throwing area, with his back facing the throwing direction, his feet slightly wider than his shoulders, and his left knee and left shoulder began to turn to the left with the left side of his body as the axis, and his upper body pressed down like a spring, making his body in the maximum twisted state.

When throwing the shot put, Link shouted loudly, his arm muscles all bulged, and he pushed the shot put in the throwing direction.

The 7.26 kg shot put flew out of his hand, drawing a high parabola in the air.

In less than a second, the shot put landed with a bang, smashing a deep pit in the sand.

The on-site surveyors and referees entered the sand pit with small flags to measure the distance.

"19.51 meters!"

The referee shouted.

"How much? 19.51 meters?"

"Link threw 19.51 meters?"

Coach Li Yabing on the sidelines was stunned, looking at the team leader Li Zhichun in disbelief.

Li Zhichun, the team leader, was used to big scenes. After hearing this result, he was just stunned for a moment, then stood up and applauded, cheering for Link.

According to the current results, Link is firmly in the top three.

At this time, the big screen also showed Link's results, 19.51 meters, quickly climbing to second place, only 0.16 meters behind Parker O'Brien, who was in first place.

Link took a breath and prepared for the second throw.

The second throw was a little worse, 19.07 meters.

"Not bad, Link is only 18 years old, and he can break through 19 meters steadily. He has great potential. He will definitely have a place in the Athens Olympics next year."

Li Zhichun praised the team leader.

"This kid really gave us a big surprise."

Coach Li Yabing laughed.

"Come on, Link!"

On the side of the track and field field, Jiang Weixing and his teammates from the track and field team were also cheering for him loudly.

Link rested for dozens of seconds and began to prepare for the third throw.

When he made the rotation push action in the third throw, he pressed his upper body lower, and the arc of his body twisted was larger, nearly 360 degrees.

This action is very difficult, requiring athletes to have good balance and well-developed muscle groups in all parts of the body. There must be no shortcomings, otherwise they may fall to the ground when pressing down, or push the shot put in other directions when rotating and pushing the ball.

Link has been exercising well recently, and his muscle groups in all parts of his body have been fully exercised. Although not as good as before, his muscle groups in all parts are relatively balanced and have no shortcomings.

After pressing down for two seconds, Link suddenly turned around again and shouted "Go!" The shot put flew out of his hand again, drew a long arc in the air, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The surveyor and referee entered the sand pit to measure.

"How much?"

Coach Li Yabing stretched his neck to look into the field.

"19.81 meters!"

"The third throw of Huaxia team No. 3201 is 19.81 meters!"

The referee shouted.

"19.81 meters?"

"Link threw 19.81 meters, higher than O'Brien of the American team?"

Li Yabing and the assistant coach of the throwing team were all in disbelief.

Although this result is still a long way from the world record, it is 0.05 meters higher than the domestic record, breaking the domestic record set by athlete Ma Yongfeng in 1986, and raising the domestic men's shot put record to 19.81 meters.

"Link, good job!"

Leader Li Zhichun stood up and clapped his hands.

"Link, awesome!"

Jiang Weixing shouted on the sidelines.

The Chinese media reporters on the sidelines also pointed their cameras at Link and took several photos.

Although the gold content of the Universiade competition is lower than that of the Olympics and Asian Games, the athletes participating in the Universiade are generally young.

Link was able to break the domestic record at the age of 18 when he was still young. In a few years, he may not be able to break the Asian record. He may be able to win a medal on behalf of the Chinese team in the 2008 Olympics.

The media is very interested in a potential stock like Linke.

"Link, congratulations on breaking the domestic men's shot put record. Are you satisfied with this result?"

Xinhuanet reporter asked, holding a voice recorder.

"Not bad, for now, this is the limit of what I can do."

Link said shaking his wrist.

"Link, congratulations on your good results in this round of competition. As far as I know, you injured your shoulder and waist during training last year and were deemed by the doctor to be unable to train anymore. But now you have a good throw of 19.81 meters at the Universiade. The results set a new domestic record in one fell swoop. How did you do it?”

CCTV5 reporter asked while holding the microphone.

“After the injury, I received treatment for a period of time, and the injury gradually improved. Later, with the support of the school and the encouragement of the coach and teammates, I returned to training, and my performance improved steadily.

Now that I have achieved good results in the Universiade, this is not only my personal achievement, but also everyone's achievement. Next, I will continue to work hard to improve my personal strength and strive for more honors for the Chinese track and field team. "

Link said with a serious expression.

The reporters on the scene heard what he said and took notes one after another. Although Link's words were a bit false, they were standard answers.

"Link, I heard that you are still a member of the national boxing team. You won the 69kg championship at the National Boxing Championships in June. Now you have broken the national record in the shot put. In these two sports, you They all performed very well, so in your training, do you mainly focus on boxing or shot put?”

"China Sports News" reporter asked.

"This sport is all about strength, and there is no contradiction in training. However, boxing is more technically demanding. Currently, I will focus on boxing in training, trying to qualify for the Athens Olympics next year and contribute to the country's success. Got a medal in boxing.”

Link said.

The reporters quickly took note of his words and followed them with a bunch of questions.

Link answered more than ten questions before returning to the sidelines to rest. The coach and teammates congratulated him one after another. Several teammates from Jiang Weixing's school excitedly lifted him up.

After Link left the field, the remaining two athletes continued the competition. Among the two opponents, the more threatening one was Ryan Kruse from the University of Munich in Germany. The opponent was the second place in the first round.

Kruse came on seventh.

The first throw was 19.27 meters, which was better than the first round, indicating that the opponent also hid his strength in the first round.

The second throw was 19.23 meters and the third throw was 18.57 meters.

The best time was 19.27 meters, surpassing Tomas Majewski of the Polish team and ranking third.

The eighth player to take the field was Kim Woo-seok of the South Korean team. His best score in three shots was 18.67 meters, and he failed to enter the top three.

Therefore, according to the current results, Link ranked first with 19.81 meters, won the men's shot put championship, and set a new record for the men's shot put event in the Universiade.

The second place is Parker O'Brien of the American team, 19.67 meters, and the third place is Ryan Kruse of the German team, 19.27 meters.

There are only two rounds in the shot put event.

After the second round of competition, an award ceremony will be held on site.

When Link stood on the podium in the middle, wearing the gold medal and looking at the slowly rising national flag, he smiled softly. It was very different from the feeling when he won the gold medal for the US team.

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"Link, come on, let me see what the gold medal looks like?"

After Link stepped down, Jiang Weixing and several others came over, holding the gold medals and looking around, ready to take a bite.

"Gold-plated, be careful of chipped teeth."

Link reminded.

"Hello, Mr. Link, I am Moon Chae-won, a reporter for the Daegu University of Arts newspaper. Can I ask you a few questions?"

A very young Korean female reporter came with a translator. She first said the questions, and then her companion translated them into Chinese.

"Why are you interviewing me?"

Link asked in Korean.

"Yeah~ Mr. Link, do you know Korean?"

the girl asked in surprise.

"Know a little."

Link laughed.

"Linkxi, I think you look very handsome and manly, like a big star. I'm curious how a handsome boy like you can be so good at throwing the shot put so far?"

The girl is young, has baby fat on her face, her expression is very cute when she talks, and she looks familiar.

Link didn't mind chatting with him for a while and learning Korean from him.

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On the 23rd of the competition, the Chinese team ranked first in the gold medal list with 14 golds, 8 silvers and 7 bronzes. Link was the 13th athlete of the Chinese team to win the gold medal.

The first gold medal of the Chinese team was won by Zhang Liangliang of the men’s epee team.

Also in the men's individual 10-meter platform diving event, Tian Liang won the gold medal.

Li Fengfeng won the women's shot put final with a time of 18.55 meters. The weight of the women's shot put was 4 kilograms.

Wu Mingxia once again defeated Guo Jinjing in the women's 3-meter springboard competition and won the championship with a score of 604.11 points.

Luo Xuejuan won the championship in the 100-meter breaststroke final with a time of 1:07.45, setting a new Universiade record of 1:07.84.

The results are good.

The Universiade lasted for 10 days. In the end, the Chinese team won the first place in the gold medal list with 42 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 13 bronze medals.

The Russian team ranked second with 26 gold medals, 22 silver medals and 34 bronze medals.

The South Korean team ranked third.

The United States does not pay much attention to the Universiade, so it did not send many athletes and did not participate in many events. It ranked eighth with 5 gold medals, 13 silver medals and 18 bronze medals.

The Chinese team returned triumphantly with a great victory and was received by the leaders of the sports department at Kyoto Airport.

Because Link broke the domestic record, refreshed the Universiade record, and became the first person in the men's shot put. The gold medal is very valuable. When shaking hands with Link, the leader said a few more words of encouragement, and the reporters at the scene also took some more photos.

The next day, "Liberation Daily", "China Youth Daily", "China Sports News" and other media successively reported in detail on the competition situation of the Universiade in the sports section.

Link's photo was also placed in a more prominent position, and the text accompanying the picture exceeded 200 words. Although it was not much, it also made Link famous in the domestic sports circle.

Link didn't care much about this small-scale report. What he cared about was the competition prize money.

Shortly after returning to China, Link received a bonus and certificate from the track and field team under the sports department.

20,000 yuan.

The school awarded him 5,000 yuan in the name of the Athletics Institute.

Because his family is relatively poor and he has great potential in sports, the school helped him apply for a national scholarship worth 8,000 yuan.

He received a total of 33,000 yuan from this Universiade, plus the remaining 10,000 yuan in savings, which is still far from buying a house or a car.

After the Universiade, Link went home to visit relatives and friends. However, his parents and brothers in this life were different in appearance from his relatives in the previous life, and he couldn't get close to them when he got along with them.

He simply put down another 10,000 yuan to support his family and return to school early.

The World Boxing Championship is about to start at the end of August, and he has no time to rest at this stage.

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"Hey, friend, you look familiar to me. Are you an actor?"

On the plane back to Beijing, Link was reading a sports magazine when the man sitting opposite him greeted him.

"Hello, I'm a student at the University of Physical Education and I have never acted."

Link put down the magazine and took a look at the other person. He was in his thirties or forties, wearing a shirt and tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses. He had a big head and looked like a cultural person.

"Is that so? I seem to have seen your photo, but I forgot where it is."

The man adjusted his temples, stretched out his hand and introduced himself, "My name is Wang Xiaoshuai, a director. I think your appearance is very photogenic and suitable for being an actor. Have you considered developing into the film and television industry?"

"Hello, Director Wang!"

Link shook hands with the other party and heard the other party say his name was Wang Xiaoshuai. He remembered that there was a relatively famous art film director in China with this name. His representative works were "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle" and "Green Red", and the heroines were both. Gao Yuanyuan.

"You've probably seen my picture in the sports section."

Link handed the magazine to the other party, which contained his report.

Director Wang Xiaoshuai took it and looked at it with a surprised look on his face. He just saw that Link was very handsome and had an outstanding temperament. He didn't look like an ordinary person.

It must be popular to invite such an eye-catching person to film a movie, but I didn't expect that this person is not only handsome, but also very powerful. He won the men's shot put at the Universiade, broke the domestic men's shot put record, and was also the 69kg champion of the National Boxing Championships.

The strength is quite strong.

"I remembered that I had read your report in the newspaper. At that time, I thought you were a good person. When I saw you in person, I realized that you are more brilliant than the photos, and you are also photogenic. It must be very cool for you to make a movie like this. Popular.”

Director Wang Xiaoshuai said.

Link smiled softly. During his time in Hollywood, he worked with many top directors, filmed dozens of classic movies, created dozens of classic screen images, and even won an Oscar for Best Performance at the age of 48. Actor Award.

Because he has acted a lot and has experience in politics, he will unconsciously take on the attributes of an actor when in public, showing off his charm and making his image more eye-catching.

This is also why it feels good to be seen by the other party.

As for being an actor, he has no interest in it. First, the domestic entertainment industry has been very immature since its emergence until twenty or thirty years later. Even if he becomes a top actor in the domestic entertainment industry, he will not have much sense of accomplishment.

As for winning awards abroad, he had already won numerous foreign film awards in his previous life, and he did not want to go back to the old path.

His main goal now is to practice boxing, regain his strength early, go to boxing matches abroad, make more money, and then go to the United States to see if there is a chance to meet Taylor and Ivaca.

So he declined Director Wang's invitation to play a role, but he also exchanged contact information with the director and promised to have the opportunity to guest star in his film.

In addition, movie investment is also a good way to make money.

When you get rich, you can invest in a film company. People in the industry like Director Wang are also a kind of network, and it is also beneficial to communicate more.

"Link, it's settled. After the game, you will come to my crew to play a guest role."

When he got off the plane, director Zhang Xiaoshuai held his hand and said.

"Okay, I remember."

Link smiled softly and shook hands with the other party to say goodbye.

Director Wang looked at his back, especially when he saw his handsome profile, he shook his fist fiercely and thought to himself that it was a pity that this kind of person not being an actor would definitely be a loss for Chinese-language movies.

If there is a chance, I must bring him to the film industry to let him know the beauty of being an actor.

After leaving the airport and getting in the car driven by his girlfriend Liu Xuan, Director Wang Xiaoshuai still did not forget about Link. He took the initiative to mention Link and praised him highly.

But his girlfriend looked at him with strange eyes, "Are you sick? You can't forget a man?"

"Xuan'er, this guy is different, really different. He is not the kind of ordinary handsome and good-looking. He is the kind of elegant and powerful masculine charm that comes from the bones. When you see him, you will feel that there is no handsome guy in the circle."

Director Wang Xiaoshuai explained.

"You may have met a fairy."

Liu Xuan rolled her eyes at him and accelerated the car to rush onto the straight lane.