Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 851 - 612: University Sports Meet_2

The shot put training is also steadily improving, with the current best result reaching 18.72 meters, getting closer and closer to the Asian record.

The only thing that irritates him now is the lack of money.

Boxing training is expensive; buying equipment, clothes, nutritional supplements, physiotherapy, and health care all require money.

Out of the 35,000 yuan prize money from the last boxing championship, after sending 10,000 yuan to his family, he spent most of the remainder during this period.

He isn't used to this lifestyle with no car, no house, no woman.

By July, the World University Games will commence, and Link is also set to depart with the athletics team for South Korea.

Before leaving, Link and Zhang Zilin have a date by the Lotus Pavilion in the Yihe Garden.

"You've been at home recently with nothing much to do, how about coming with me to South Korea to watch the World University Games?"

Link leaned against the stone pavilion's railings, looking out over the serene lotus pond as he spoke.

"I'm not an athlete, why would I go?"

Zhang Zilin stood beside him, holding a cup of milk tea in her hands.

"I asked the team leader, and it's allowed to bring family members."

"Family members? Who's your family member?"

Zhang Zilin asked with a mix of shyness and annoyance.

"Of course, it's you."

Link stretched out his hand to embrace her slender waist, her fragrance wafting over to him.

"Stop fidgeting."

Zhang Zilin looked around, and after noticing that there was no one else nearby, allowed him to keep his hand on her waist.

"Really, the team leader said that having family members there can stimulate the athletes' fighting spirit. With my abilities, I can win a bronze medal, but if you were there to cheer for me, I could get the gold."

Link said.

"Really?"

Zhang Zilin smiled sweetly. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"Of course. Do you want to come along? There's still time to buy tickets, and the visa can be obtained upon arrival."

Link urged.

Zhang Zilin thought for a moment and shook her head, saying that she plans to attend a model training class during the summer break, preparing to sign up for the New Silk Road Model Competition.

"A model competition? Are you planning to become a model?"

"Yes, the New Silk Road Model Competition is very famous in the fashion industry. Chen Juanhong, Qu Ying, Ma Yanli, they all became famous models through New Silk Road. How do you think I'll do as a model?"

Zhang Zilin looked at him and asked.

"Not bad, being a model is also a very promising career, just like actors and singers."

Link said.

"Yes, many models from New Silk Road became actors later on, but for now, I just want to focus on the training and strive to get a good placement in the model competition. We can talk about other things later."

Zhang Zilin sipped her chilled milk tea and said.

Link smiled gently, looking down at the girl, "What flavor is the milk tea?"

"Cherry-flavored, do you want to taste it?"

Zhang Zilin asked, holding up her milk tea cup.

Link shook his head, leaned down, and kissed her lips; indeed, it was the taste of cherry.

The girl was taken by surprise, hitting his chest shyly, but then she yielded and accepted his kiss.

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On Friday, Link followed the Huaxia delegation to Seoul, and the next morning, they took a flight to Daegu in the southeastern part of the country.

Daegu is the third largest city in South Korea, adjacent to the Korea Strait, facing Kyushu Island in Japan across the sea.

On July 21st, the 22nd World University Games officially kicked off in Daegu, South Korea. There were 173 countries and regions participating, with 4460 athletes and over 6000 media journalists and officials.

The Games featured 13 major sports events, including athletics, basketball, fencing, gymnastics, swimming, diving, water polo, tennis, volleyball, football, taekwondo, judo, and archery, which contained a total of 186 sub-events.

The Huaxia University Student Sports Delegation had 336 members, with 229 student-athletes from 45 domestic universities, including 108 males and 121 females, along with 107 officials.

Link knew several athletes including his dormmate Jiang Weixing, the diving team's Tian Liang, the gymnastics team's Dong Hui, the swimming team's Luo Xuejuan, among others, with an overall decent strength.

There were 45 university athletes participating in the shot put event from 32 countries, with only Link representing the Huaxia Team.

The main reason was the lack of talent in the men's shot put event for the Huaxia Team, with only Link able to throw over 18 meters among the university athletes for now, while others were all around 17 meters; hence, there was considerable pressure on Link.

The shot put preliminaries were held on July 23rd at the Daegu Comprehensive Gymnasium, also the main venue for the Games.

The first round of preliminaries was also an elimination round, with 45 competitors each throwing 3 times, and the top eight athletes advancing to the next round.

Link appeared 13th in the first round, and when he came on stage, there was a buzz in the spectator stands as his figure seemed too 'slender' compared to his peers, not resembling a typical shot put athlete.

Even the athletes competing with him looked at him with that kind of gaze.

Link didn't care about how people looked at him, warmed up with a few movements at the side of the field, and then walked to the throwing area with a 7.26 kg shot put.

First throw, 16.52 meters.

This result was quite ordinary, and it didn't attract much attention after it came out.

Second throw, 18.92 meters.

Whoa! Suddenly a buzz circulated among the crowd.

18.92 meters ranked first among the athletes who had competed so far.

And the one who threw this distance was a Huaxia athlete who didn't look very burly.

When Link was associated with this performance, the audience and athletes at the scene all looked over, and the media journalists who had been scattered around the gymnasium looking for news material also rushed over, aiming their cameras at Link.

Third throw, 18.78 meters.

Unable to beat the record of the second throw, so Link's result was 18.92 meters in the first round of the preliminaries.

Link's name, from Kyoto Sports University of Huaxia, with the best score of 18.92 meters in the first round, immediately appeared on the big screen, provisionally ranking first on the leaderboard.

"Link, amazing job! As long as you can maintain this performance, you're sure to win a medal. This is a track and field event medal, incredibly rare."

After coming off the field, Li Yabing, the shot put head coach, came over excitedly and patted him on the shoulder.

"Easy there, coach Li, Link still has to compete. Don't injure his arm with your pats."

Team leader Ms. Li Zhichun said with a smile.

"Haha, Link, how are you feeling? Are you confident about getting into the top three in the finals?"

Li Yabing asked with laughter.

"Link, prepare well. If you can make it into the top three, you'll be the great hero of our track and field team."

Team leader Li Zhichun said with a laugh.

"Okay, I'll do my best."

Link said.

After the first round, Parker O'Brien from USC ranked first with 19.35 meters.

Ryan Kruse from Germany Munich University was second with 19.08 meters.

Link was temporarily third.

Fourth place went to Thomas Majewski of Poland, with 18.89 meters, just 3 centimeters shy of Link's distance.

Additionally, university students from Russia, Japan, Ukraine, and other countries made it into the top eight.

For Link to hold onto the top three and win a medal, he'll need a bit more strength and luck.