Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 853 - 613: Grand Tournament Champion_2

The Xinhua News Agency reporter asked.

"Not bad, so far, this is the best I can do."

Link shook his wrist as he spoke.

"Link, congratulations on your good performance in this round. From what I understand, last year during training, you sustained shoulder and waist injuries, and the doctors declared you unable to continue training. Yet now, at the Universiade, you have thrown 19.81 meters, setting a new national record. How did you manage to do this?"

The CCTV5 reporter asked with the microphone in hand.

"After the injury, I underwent a period of treatment and gradually got better. Later, with the support of my school and the encouragement of my coach and teammates, I re-engaged in training, and my performance steadily improved.

Now, I have achieved good results at the Universiade. This is not only my personal achievement but also the achievement of everyone. Next, I will continue to work hard to improve my personal strength and strive to win more honors for the Huaxia athletics team."

Link said with a serious expression.

The reporters on the field heard his words and quickly took notes. Although Link's words were a bit cliché, it was a standard response.

"Link, it's said that you are also a member of the national boxing team, and you won the 69 kg championship at the National Boxing Championships in June. Now, you've broken the national shot put record. You have performed exceptionally well in both sports. Normally, in training, do you focus more on boxing or shot put?"

"Huaxia Sports Newspaper" reporter asked.

"Both sports are related to strength, so there's no conflict in training, but boxing requires higher technical demands. Currently, I focus more on boxing in training, aiming to qualify for next year's Athens Olympic Games and win a medal for the country in boxing."

Link responded.

Reporters rapidly noted down his words, then continued to throw out a barrage of questions.

Link answered more than a dozen questions before he returned to the sidelines to rest. His coach and teammates congratulated him, and a few schoolmates from his team, led by Jiang Weixing, excitedly hoisted him up.

After Link left the field, the remaining two competitors continued to play. Among these two competitors, the more threatening was Ryan Kruse from Germany Munich University, who was the second place in the first round.

Kruse took his turn as the seventh.

His first throw was 19.27 meters, better than his first-round performance, indicating that he had also held back his strength in the first round.

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

His best result was 19.27 meters, surpassing Thomas Majewski of the Poland Team and ranking third.

The eighth competitor was Kim Yusuk from the South Korea Team, with the best of three throws at 18.67 meters, failing to enter the top three.

So, according to the current results, Link took first place with 19.81 meters, winning the men's shot put champion and setting a new Universiade men's shot put record.

The second place was Parker O'Brien of the American Team with 19.67 meters, and the third place was Ryan Kruse of the Germany Team with 19.27 meters.

There were only two rounds in the shot put event, and after the end of the second round, the award ceremony was held on the spot.

When Link stood on the central podium, wearing the gold medal and watching the national flag slowly rising, he smiled gently. The feeling was very different from the time he had won gold for the United States Team.

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"Link, come here, let me see what the gold medal looks like!"

After stepping off the podium, Jiang Weixing and the others gathered around, scrutinizing the gold medal and even prepared to take a bite.

"It's gold-plated, careful not to chip a tooth."

Link cautioned.

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

A very young South Korean female reporter came over with an interpreter. She repeated the questions first and then had them translated into Chinese by her companion.

"Why do you want to interview me?"

Link asked in Korean.

"Ah—Mr. Link, you speak Korean?"

The young woman asked in surprise.

"A little bit."

Link replied with a smile.

"Link xi, I think you look very handsome and manly, like a big star. I am very curious, how does a handsome guy like you manage to throw the shot put so far?"

The young woman was not very old, had a baby-faced expression, and looked quite adorable, as well as somewhat familiar.

Link didn't mind chatting more with her while also taking the opportunity to learn some Korean.

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As the competition proceeded to the 23rd, the Huaxia Team ranked first in the gold medal tally with 14 golds, 8 silvers, and 7 bronzes, and Link was the 13th athlete from the Huaxia Team to win a gold medal.

The Huaxia Team's first gold was won by Zhang Liangliang from the men's épée team.

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

Li Fengfeng won the women's shot put final with a throw of 18.55 meters; the women's shot put weighs 4 kg.

Wu Mingxia won the women's 3-meter springboard competition, defeating Guo Jinjing once again with a score of 604.11 points.

Luo Xuejuan took home the gold in the 100-meter breaststroke final with a time of 1 minute 07.45 seconds, breaking the Universiade record of 1 minute 07.84 seconds.

All were good results.

The Universiade lasted for 10 days, and in the end, the Huaxia delegation ranked first in both gold and total medals with 42 golds, 27 silvers, and 13 bronzes.

The Russia Team ranked second with 26 golds, 22 silvers, and 34 bronzes.

The South Korea Team ranked third.

The United States did not place a high priority on the Universiade, so not many athletes were sent and not many events participated in, ranking eighth with 5 golds, 13 silvers, and 18 bronzes.

The Huaxia Team returned in triumph, receiving a reception from the leaders of the sports department at the Capital City airport.

As Link broke the national record, renewed the Universiade record, and became the first man in men's shot put, his gold medal was of significant value. The leaders said a few more words of encouragement as they shook hands with Link, and the reporters present took many photos.