Almighty Coach

The US team was celebrating winning the gold medal. A tournament official came from a distance and came to Dai Li.

"Coach Lee, we have just received a complaint from Jamaica coach Fraser, who believes that your American players interfered with the Jamaican team handing over the baton, causing the Jamaican team to make a mistake when handing over the second and third batons. " Said the steward of the tournament.

"Deliberately interfering? This is simply nonsense. We almost made a mistake ourselves." Dai Li snorted coldly, and his expression became gloomy.

"Coach Li, according to the rules, since someone complains, we should accept it and conduct an investigation, so please come with me, we also need to ask you a few questions, please cooperate with our work." Said with a poker face.

"Okay, I will fully cooperate, let's go." Dai Li said, glancing in the direction of the Jamaican team.

Dai Li didn't see Fraser in the Jamaican team camp. Presumably, Fraser had already complained to the US team.

"This Fraser is a long-established coach, he really can't afford to lose!" Dai Li curled his lips in disdain.

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Dai Li followed the tournament official to an office where Jamaica coach Fraser was also here. In addition, there are today's chief referee on duty, the two assistants of the chief referee, and three other tournament officials.

"Everyone is here." The leading tournament officer continued, "Then let's explain their views through both sides. Coach Fraser, you are the one complaining, so please speak first."

Fraser nodded and said: "I think that the US team deliberately interfered with our players during the game, causing our players to make mistakes when the second and third bars were handed over. The US team This is clearly a foul, which is extremely unfair to our Jamaican team, so this game should be replayed!"

The tournament steward turned to Dai Li again: "Coach Li, do you have anything to respond to Coach Fraser's complaint?"

"Coach Fraser's complaint is completely groundless. Our athletes did not intentionally interfere with the Jamaica team." Dai Li continued mercilessly: "Everyone must have seen the situation at that time through the slow-motion replay Well, our athlete made a mistake and almost dropped the baton. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough to regain control of the baton, but our athlete also lost a certain amount of time because of this error. I don’t think any coach will arrange a A tactic to let yourself lose time?"

Dai Li said, turning his head to look at Fraser, and then asked: "Coach Fraser, if it were you, you would arrange such a tactic, and you would rather lose some time than let your players do it on purpose." Interfere with one of the opponents?"

Fraser snorted coldly and didn't answer, but Li Dai went on to say: "What's more, if our contestants don't catch the baton, it will definitely be a drop, and we will lose the game because of it. Besides, Come on, if the Jamaica team succeeds in handing over the baton, will our American team lose time in vain? If this is intentional, then it is obviously not worth the loss in terms of income."

The organizer of the competition nodded again, then discussed a few words with the referee team in a low voice, and then said: "We have listened to the statements of both parties, and after discussion, the competition has determined that in the final of the women's 4x100m relay, The American players did not intentionally interfere with the handover of the second and third legs of the Jamaican team. This should be an accident. Coach Fraser, if you disagree with our ruling, you can continue to file an arbitration with the International Olympic Committee after the game. "

Fraser also knew that he was unreasonable. As Li Dai said, no coach would be so stupid as to deliberately arrange such tactics that hurt others and benefit himself.

But Fraser was not reconciled to failure, and he immediately said: "Even if the US team did not intentionally interfere with our player's handover, the remedial action that the American player made after making a mistake is indeed a handover to our player." This is an unfair act. Our Jamaican team has obviously been treated unfairly. This violates the principle of fair competition in the Olympic Games. Therefore, we should be given a chance to make amends, even if there is no rematch. We Jamaica should be allowed to run alone. If we beat the United States to win the championship, the gold medal should be returned to us Jamaica."

"Return it?" Dai Li smiled coldly, and then said, "Coach Fraser, according to what you mean, this gold medal belongs to your Jamaican team? I don't think there is any provision in the Olympic regulations. The 4 x 100 meter relay belongs to the Jamaican team, right?"

Fraser was unmoved by Dai Li's sarcasm. This is related to the ownership of an Olympic gold medal, so Fraser also went all out. As long as there is a chance to get the gold medal back, he is willing to let go of this old face .

The stewards and referees whispered again, apparently discussing Frazier's point of view.

Dai Li felt that he had to do something. In case the director of the tournament is brain-dead, the Jamaica team is really given a chance for a rematch. With the US team's score of 41 seconds, it is really impossible to keep the gold medal.

So Li Dai said: "All the officials of the competition, and the referees, if I remember correctly, the IAAF has this regulation on the baton drop in the relay race. Athletes must run the whole distance with the baton in hand. Picked up by the player who dropped the bat, he can go out of his lane to pick up the bat, and if that's done and it doesn't impede another player, it's not a foul. Am I right?"

"It is indeed stipulated in this way." The referee nodded.

"According to the slow-motion playback at that time, although our player dropped the baton, she regained control of the baton movement and did not leave her own lane. Therefore, our player's behavior is not a foul, right?" Li said. Dai continued to ask.

"Yes, all the technical moves of the American players are completed in their own lanes." The referee nodded in confirmation.

"The rules clearly state that if you leave your own lane without hindering other athletes, it is not considered a foul. In other words, if the action is completed in your own lane, it cannot be regarded as interference." Dai Li said.

"How can you say that you can't interfere with your opponent if you make moves within your own time?" Fraser immediately retorted.

"If doing movements in one's own lane is considered an interference behavior, then in the women's 100-meter race before, the athletes of the Jamaican team glanced at our contestants during the competition. Our athletes thought that look was too scary and interfered. When it comes to the performance of our athletes, can I also complain to the competition?" Dai Li asked rhetorically.

Fraser snorted again and didn't answer. In fact, he wanted to refute, but he really didn't stand on the side of reason.

Li Dai went on to say: "I don't deny that the Jamaican player made a mistake after our player almost dropped the bat, and the Jamaican team's mistake may also have a causal relationship with our player's action, but this does not mean that the Jamaican player made a mistake. The responsibility for the team's mistakes is shifted to us. In the relay race, mistakes often occur, and accidents are also part of the game. We can't just restart the race because of an accident, right?"

"What's more, if the players of the Jamaican team can play more stably in the game, then they will not make mistakes in handing over the baton. So in the final analysis, it is the Jamaican team that made mistakes. Therefore, the Jamaica team should bear the responsibility themselves, and Other teams should not be allowed to pay for their mistakes. So I implore the tournament to dismiss Coach Frazier's unreasonable demands."

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In the end, the tournament did not accept Fraser's request, and the organizers of the tournament knew that Fraser's request was totally unreasonable.

After this small disturbance, the competition will continue, and the last event of today is the men's 4x100m final.

In this event, the strength of the US team is beyond doubt. The US team has two new Olympic champions, Alexander and Ford, who are obviously the biggest favorites to win the championship.

What's more, the U.S. women's team has already won the relay race, which also provided motivation for the male relay racers. The best players in the women's team only won the Olympic bronze medal, but they won the relay championship. There are two gold medalists in the men's team, so why not win the gold medal in the 4x100m relay?

In contrast, Jamaica, the defending champion of the two-time Olympic Games, did not have the same vigor as before. In individual events, whether it was the men's 100 meters or the men's 200 meters, the Jamaica team lost to the United States. The road to defending the title has been underestimated.

More importantly, the women's team had lost the relay race before, and Lai didn't even get a medal, which dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Jamaica team.

In team sports, the morale of athletes is a very important winning factor. For example, on the court, playing downwind and against the wind are two completely different experiences.

Moreover, the failure of the Jamaica women's team has also brought additional pressure on the Jamaica men's team. The players of the Jamaica men's team will worry whether they will encounter the same situation as the women's team. There will be no such mistakes.

People are always worried that bad things will happen again, especially on the field. For example, an athlete was injured because of a certain technical action. When he recovers from the injury and performs the same technical action, he will Worrying about getting hurt again.

The current Jamaican men's team is also in this state. The women's team's mistakes are like a hazy seed, planted deep in their hearts, and began to germinate and gradually grow. When they handed over the baton, they always seemed a little hesitant, as if they were very worried that the mistakes in handing over the baton would also happen to the men's team.

How can the Jamaica team in this state be the opponent of the imposing US team.

When Sean Ford passed the baton to Alexander, the US team's lead was enough to seal the victory of the game.

"20 gold medals! We have won the 20th gold medal!" Downey looked extremely excited.

This is not the first time Downey has participated in the Olympic Games with the US team. It is the second time just as the track and field team leader, but he has never experienced such a big victory. Now, the unprecedented victory of the US track and field team will also make Downey's status in the US Athletics Association a step further, and his political career is bright.

More importantly, he witnessed this scene with his own eyes, witnessing the birth of the most powerful American track and field team in history. It's really something to brag about for a lifetime.

Also happy are the American reporters. At this time, the on-site reporters accompanying the American team have already thought of the title of tomorrow's news:

"Ten years of waiting, the American sprint is back to the top!" "

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On the bus back to the hotel, all the contestants of the US team were still excited, but Dai Li was caught in thinking while holding a document.

What he has in his hands is the situation of tomorrow's game.

Tomorrow will be the penultimate day of the Olympic Games and the penultimate competition day of track and field.

Since the closing ceremony will be held at the Maracanã Stadium on the last day of the Olympic Games, rehearsals for the closing ceremony need to be carried out in advance. Therefore, on the last day of the Olympic Games, the Maracanã Stadium will not arrange games, so tomorrow is Maracana Stadium. The last match day inside the Lacana Stadium. After tomorrow's game, the Maracana Stadium will prepare for the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Athletics has eight events remaining, of which the men's marathon is held on the final day and is held outdoors and does not need to occupy the space of the Maracana Stadium. The other seven projects are all focused on tomorrow.

These seven events are all finals, namely women's high jump, men's javelin throw, men's 1,500 meters, women's 800 meters, men's 5,000 meters, women's 4x400m and men's 4x400m. According to the schedule, these seven events will all be held at night, which means that there will be no track and field competitions for the entire day tomorrow.

For the U.S. team, the good news is that athletes from these seven events have entered the finals, and the strength of the players is not bad.

The two 4x400m relay races are must-win events for the U.S. team. The U.S. team's advantage in the 400m sport is already very obvious. This advantage is added to the 4x400m event and becomes even more obvious. It can be said that two gold medals in the 4 by 400 meters have been booked by the US team.

Women's high jump is a strong point of Europeans, and among the finalists, except for two American players, the rest are also Europeans. However, the European players are quite divided. Spain, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Croatia, Bulgaria, Sweden, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia each have one player advance to the final. This also shows that the competition in this event is very fierce, and no country dares to say that it has an absolute advantage in the women's high jump event.

The men's javelin and women's long jump are similar, and a large number of European athletes have entered the finals. The US team has never been strong in the javelin event, but its strength has always been ranked in the upper middle. This time, one of the US teams entered the finals. Generally speaking, in the javelin event, there is not a big gap between everyone's strength. Everyone may stumble. It is hard to say who will definitely win the championship.

In the two events of women's high jump and men's javelin, the status balance can play a role. Every athlete has the opportunity to try multiple times, and as long as the status is overwhelmed once, he will earn money.

Moreover, in these two events, the gap between the athletes' previous levels is not very large, and it is easier to use the status scale to fish in troubled waters. A good state can determine the final championship. If it is an event with a relatively large gap in the strength of the players, for example, if there are S+ level rulers participating, it will be difficult for the United States to win the gold medal even if it has a few consecutive bursts of state.

"The two relays, plus the women's high jump and the men's javelin, have a total of four gold medals, one short of the 25 gold medals I mentioned." Dai Li frowned and looked at the remaining three events.

The men's 5,000 meters has always been dominated by the African long-distance running duo. Although the three players of the US team have also made the cut, it is very difficult to win the gold.

However, there is also good news in the men's 5,000-meter event. The Kenyan team made a mistake in the first round of the competition, and no one advanced to the final. This is a big upset. So the US team only needs to face Ethiopia, a top team.

The women's 800m and men's 1500m are two middle-distance running events, and the competition is also very fierce. In addition to Russia, Kenya, Uganda, Algeria, and South Africa in Africa all have world-class middle-distance runners who have advanced to the finals Players are basically at the same level of strength, it is hard to say who will win the game in the end.

"I have observed athletes in this event. Not only are there no S-level players, but there are not even A+ level players. This is very rare in such a high-level event as the Olympics. The crowd is divided. It seems that tomorrow will It will be a scuffle between the two events!"