Chapter 175 of the Chinese Sportsman's Main Text Book, Challenge Book, August 1, 1936, the Berlin Olympics officially began.

The scene at the opening ceremony of the Berlin Olympics is much grander than the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago. It can be seen that the Germans have invested a lot in this Olympics. The German head of state hopes to continue this Olympics to prove Germany's greatness, so they are naturally willing to invest, and the scene is as big as possible.

Putting aside political factors, from the perspective of hosting the Olympics alone, the Berlin Olympics can indeed be regarded as a successful Olympic Games. The huge amount of money, the grand Olympic venues, efficient organization and management, and the luxurious and luxurious and luxurious village were only Germans able to do it at that time. The rich people in other countries were not as rigorous and efficient as Germans, and the efficient people were not as rich as Germany.

As the athletes' entrance ceremony began, warm cheers also sounded from the surrounding audience.

"The German audience is so enthusiastic!" Liu Changchun couldn't help but sigh.

"Do you think this is just enthusiasm?" Chen Qiang smiled and shook his head, then said, "I think this is fanatic!"

Germany was indeed in a state of fanaticism, especially after entering the Rhineland Region, Britain and France not only did not send troops to stop it, but also did not impose sanctions on Germany. This made many Germans feel proud, and the shadow of the defeat of the war was also wiped out. A German revenge began to spread among the people, and the revival of the German nation seemed to be right in front of them.

Chen Qiang's eyes looked at the contestants from other countries again. Male athletes basically had suits and trousers, while female athletes had suit jackets and skirts. Most of the suit jackets were dark colors, and the pants or skirts were white. The only difference was the hats worn by players from various countries.

The outfits of the British and Americans are somewhat similar. The athletes are all wearing white top hats, while the French are wearing berets. The Germans represent all white clothes and white leather shoes. There is also a group of soldiers in German uniforms in the team, while the Japanese are black suits and yellow trousers. The heads are uniformly filled with Japanese military caps without "ears".

After the athletes’ entrance ceremony, it is the time to ignite the Olympic flame.

Although the Olympic torch was also passed on to the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, it was not included in the regular events of the Olympics. Since the Berlin Olympics, the passing of the Olympic torch has become an indispensable event for the Olympics.

There was another small episode at the opening ceremony, that was, 25,000 peace doves were released at the opening ceremony, but the organizer did not expect the peace doves to circumnavigate over the stadium and refused to fly away. So the Germans simply set fire to the sky to scare these peace doves away, but they didn't expect that they accidentally scared the peace doves and pulled the audience's head. Chen Qiang could even feel the thing falling on his hat.

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On August 2, the Berlin Olympic track and field competition officially began. On this day, Chen Qiang will participate in two events, namely the preliminary and semi-finals of the 100-meter sprint, as well as the qualifying and finals of the high jump. In other words, Chen Qiang may win a gold medal on the first day of the track and field competition.

The first thing that started on the morning of August 2 was the preliminaries of the 100-meter sprint.

Since this is the Olympic Games held in Europe, the number of participants is much higher than when they were in the United States. A total of 3,963 people participated in the Berlin Olympics. Compared with that, the last Los Angeles Olympics, the number of participants was only 1,331.

For major events like the 100-meter sprint, the number of participants in the Berlin Olympics has also increased significantly. Four years ago, at the Los Angeles Olympics, 33 athletes participated in the 100-meter sprint. At that time, the preliminary round was divided into seven groups, ranging from four to six people in each group.

At the Berlin Olympics, a total of 63 players participated in the 100-meter sprint, nearly twice as many as four years ago, and the preliminary round was divided into a total of twelve groups.

As the number of participants increases and the competition becomes more intense, the rules of promotion have also changed. Four years ago, the Los Angeles Olympics were the top three in the group, while the Berlin Olympics were the top two in the group. In other words, 24 athletes will advance to the rematch.

The Chinese team sent three players, Chen Qiang, Liu Changchun and Cheng Jinguan, to participate in the men's 100-meter sprint.

Chen Qiang was assigned to the fifth group, and Chen Qiang didn't recognize several people in the same group. American player Jesse Owens was assigned to the last twelfth group.

The competition began soon, with Chen Qiang's old acquaintance Japanese player Ryude Yoshioka, and a German athlete named Manfred Kerch.

Because there were German athletes, the audience was in high spirits. They cheered for Manfred Kerch in a crazi manner, hoping that he could get a good start for the German team.

The sprinting in this era is not entirely the world of black athletes. White athletes also have opportunities in this event. What's more, Germany is also a top sports power in the world and is also very good at track and field sports. With the bonus of home games, the Germans have a great hope of winning a medal in the 100-meter sprinting event.

Manfred Kercher is also very strong. With the cheers of the home audience, he ran a good time of 10.8 seconds. Unfortunately, he was only third and missed the opportunity to advance to the rematch.

The second place in this group is Japanese player Ryudd Yoshioka, who also scored 10.8 seconds, but before the finish line, he was one position ahead of Manfred Kerch. The first place in this group was won by a Swedish player, and his score was 10.7 seconds.

The results of the first group undoubtedly set a benchmark for the other eleven groups of players. At present, 10 seconds 8 is considered a threshold for advancing to the rematch.

Seeing this result, Liu Changchun and Cheng Jinguan's expressions became solemn. For them, 10 seconds 8 is a relatively difficult achievement. They must be in very good condition to run a 10 seconds 8.

Chen Qiang nodded slightly, with an expression of "it's true" on his face.

Chen Qiang had already expected that the preliminary round of the Berlin Olympics 100-meter sprint will definitely be higher than the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago. After all, the number of contestants has doubled and the competition has become more intense.

Moreover, in this era, the strength of European athletes cannot be underestimated. Although European individual countries are not as good as the United States in track and field events, the strength of the whole Europe in track and field events may be higher than that of the United States.

"Four years ago, the first 11-second run of the 100-meter sprint in the first race was able to advance from the group after 11 seconds. Now the threshold for promotion has risen to 10.8 seconds. In four years, it has increased by 0.2 seconds. For the 100-meter sprint, this increase is quite large. In this era, those who can run to 10.8 seconds are not ordinary people!" Chen Qiang thought to himself.

The German athletes failed to get a good start, which disappointed the audience around them.

The contestants in the second group also appeared soon, and Chen Qiang did not recognize any of the five people in this group.

The first place in this group is a Dutch player with a score of 10 seconds 8, and the second place is a South African player with a score of 11 seconds.

Seeing that South African players advanced to the rematch with an 11-second round, Liu Changchun and Cheng Jinguan's faces looked a little better. The difficulty for them was suddenly much lower. Since some athletes could advance to the rematch with an 11-second round, their hopes of advancing have increased greatly.

In the third group, the Dutch Games and South African athletes still won the top two, with the results of 10 seconds 8 and 10 seconds 9 respectively.

"Dutch athletes are very strong in sprinting and have won the first place in two groups in a row." Chen Qiang said.

South African athletes have good strength, which is expected. After all, South African athletes of this era are all descendants of European immigrants or European immigrants. However, the performance of Dutch athletes in the 100-meter sprint event surprised Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang remembers that in the last Los Angeles Olympics, the Netherlands only sent two male athletes to participate in track and field competitions, one was a sprinter and the other was a triple jumper, and they happened to be all events that Chen Qiang participated in. However, the Dutch athletes at that time spent studying with the prince throughout the whole time and did not have any outstanding performance.

After returning to Europe, the performance of Dutch athletes has obviously improved a lot, and at least showed strong strength in the preliminary round of the 100-meter sprint.

In the fourth group that appeared immediately, Hungarian and Japanese players won the top two respectively, and their scores were both 10 seconds 7. As soon as this score appeared, it also shows that 10 seconds 8 is not a 100% achievement. In an instant, a tense atmosphere permeated the air.

In the fifth group, Chen Qiang appeared. As the first Chinese athlete to appear, Chen Qiang certainly had to achieve a good start, create a good start for the Chinese team, and encourage other Chinese players.

"Look, Chen Qiang is on the stage!"

"Chen Qiang? Is that the Chinese who was named the 'world' first athlete'?"

"Yes, it's him, and he is also the world record holder of the 100-meter sprint!"

"The fastest running person in the world is about to start the race. I don't know what kind of results he can achieve!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on the track.

For the United States Team, Jesse Owens also had his eyes firmly nailed Chen Qiang.

Next to him, Ralph Metcalf spoke: "Chen Qiang four years ago was really invincible, but in the past four years, Chen Qiang has not participated in any competitions, and there is no news about him in the newspaper. I don't know how he is now."

In the past four years, Chen Qiang has participated in the North China Games, the National Games and the Far East Games, but the American media obviously will not report the news of these competitions. After all, the United States is the world's number one track and field power, while China is a country with backward sports. How can the world's number one pay attention to the things in backward areas?

Just like the future table tennis, there are many games in the United States, but domestic media will never report it. In addition to professional scouts, Americans will not pay attention to CBA.

In the past four years, Chen Qiang has participated in domestic or Asian competitions. There is no need to try his best, so he has not broken the world record and has not set a new world record. Chen Qiang cannot be on the American newspapers.

Ralph Metcalf could not see news about Chen Qiang in American newspapers, so in his mouth, Chen Qiang became "not participating in any competition."

At this time, the gunshots of starting were heard, and Chen Qiang rushed out violently, then accelerated strongly, and rushed to the finish line like lightning.

"This Chinese is really fast!"

"It's a long way to lead the second place, and the world's number one athlete is indeed well-deserved."

In the group where Chen Qiang is in, there is a Canadian sportsman and a Swedish athlete. They are both very strong and can be regarded as a first-class athlete in Europe. However, they are far behind Chen Qiang, so the two of them can only compete for the second qualifying place.

In a blink of an eye, the group of competitions ended. Chen Qiang advanced without any suspense, and he also ran a 10.5 seconds, which is the best result on the field at present.

The second and third place scored 10.8 seconds. In the end, the Canadian player advanced with a slight lead, while the Swedish player was eliminated.

Seeing Chen Qiang running for 10.5 seconds, Ralph Metcalf frowned.

"10.5 seconds, this result is very good. We can already win the championship in many competitions in the United States. And this is just a preliminary round. Chen Qiang cannot do his best, he will definitely retain it. I think his competitive state will not be worse than four years ago." Ralph Metcalf said.

Jesse Owens next to him was of high character. He spoke: "This is better. If Chen Qiang's strength is too weak, it would be meaningless even if he beats him."

While the two were talking, the sixth group of players had already appeared, and there was another German athlete among the players in this group, so the audience was once again excited.

This time, the German athlete did not disappoint the audience, and he ran a 10.7 seconds to advance to the second place in the group.

American player Ralph Metcalf made his debut in the seventh group. He won the first place in the group with a time of 10.8 seconds and advanced easily. Ralph Metcalf's strength is far more than that, and he also reserved it.

The third athlete of the German team appeared in the eighth group, and the Chinese team's Cheng Jinguan also made his debut in this group.

It was Cheng Jinguan's first Olympics, and he seemed very nervous, which also restricted his performance. In the end, he only finished fourth and was eliminated. The German players in the same group qualified as the first in the group.

Although the first German player to appear in the game failed, both of them later won the promotion, and the result was acceptable to the audience.

Immediately afterwards, American player Frank Wickoff appeared.

This is Frank Wickoff's third Olympics.

Eight years ago, Frank Wickoff represented Team USA in the Olympics in Amsterdam, when he finished fourth in the 100-meter sprint and helped Team USA win the gold medal in the 4-by-100-meter relay race.

At the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago, Frank Wickoff was unable to qualify for the 100-meter sprint event, but as the fourth player of the American sprint team, he once again participated in the 4-by-100-meter relay race and won the gold medal.

Now at the Berlin Olympics, Frank Wickoff once again stood out in the US trials. He will participate in the men's 100-meter sprint and the 4-by-100-meter relay event.

At the Amsterdam Olympics eight years ago, Wickoff once ran 10.7 seconds. Eight years have passed, and now he is obviously much better than eight years ago. He easily ran 10.6 seconds, and advanced as the first in the group. The second place was the British athlete.

In the next tenth group, the first place was picked by the Dutch again, and his score was 10.5 seconds, and the second place was a British athlete, with a score of 10.6 seconds. The more unfairly accused was the third place in this group, a Canadian, who also ran for 10.6 seconds, but was eliminated. If the Canadian athlete was not in the tenth group, but in any other group, the score of 10.6 seconds would be enough to advance to the rematch.

In the eleventh group, Swiss athletes advanced with 10.7 seconds, while British athletes ranked second, with a score of 10.8 seconds. At this time, an interesting phenomenon was also born. Three players from the Netherlands won the top spot in three groups, while three players from the UK won the second place in three groups.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Changchun was assigned to the 11th group, and he performed much better than Cheng Jinguan. Unfortunately, the athletes in this group are relatively strong, and Liu Changchun missed the promotion with a disadvantage of 0.1 seconds.

In the final twelfth group, American player Jesse Owens finally made his debut.

Thanks to the "greatest 45 minutes in track and field history", Jesse Owens is very famous in the United States, and in Europe, Jesse Owens is also very famous. After all, American track and field athletes have always been the focus of attention of the whole world.

Jesse Owens walked onto the starting line, took a deep breath, then looked at the finish line, his face full of persistence.

Although Jesse Owens was participating in the Olympics for the first time, he did not show any tension. On the contrary, he seemed very calm and even felt a little excited in his heart. He couldn't wait to expect the final to arrive as soon as possible, and then he could defeat other opponents and reach the peak of the world!

The gunshot of the "bang" starting sounded, and Jesse Owens turned into a black lightning and rushed out.

"So fast!" Everyone was shocked because Jesse Owens was so fast.

In a blink of an eye, Jesse Owens led the second place by seven or eight meters.

With a surprised look and sigh, Jesse Owens rushed through the finish line.

"10 seconds 3!" The referee quickly announced Jesse Owens's results.

"Wow!" Another roar of surprise sounded, but there was not much applause, and there were even some noisy booing in the stands.

Because Jesse Owens is a black athlete!

At this time, there were too many racists, Jews and people of color, and it was unpopular here.

Jesse Owens ignored the boos. Anyway, blacks are also races without status in the United States. Jesse Owens has become accustomed to being despised by whites.

He raised his head and looked at the area where the athletes were waiting, and he wanted to see how Chen Qiang reacted.

At this time, Chen Qiang had an unpredictable smile on his face, as if expressing his approval of Owens, and as if he was showing his anger in his heart.

In fact, these two emotions do exist in Chen Qiang's heart at the same time.

Jesse Owens is a great athlete and he deserves praise from people.

However, this 10-second 3 result gave Chen Qiang a big "warning", or rather, it was a "challenge letter" handed to Chen Qiang!

The dignity of the "world's number one athlete" is so easy to challenge!
Chapter completed!