Chapter 637: Throwing a fist after seeing each other again

Bang!

When the fist was about to hit Link, Aragorn felt a huge impact force hitting his right side face hard.

It felt like being hit hard by a car or a shot put. The facial muscles showed layers of oscillating ripples with the fist as the center. The saliva and braces could not stop swinging to the left.

In an instant, Aragorn felt dizzy, his eyes were full of colorful stars, and a bloody smell came into his nose.

Aragorn staggered and hit Link's chest with his fist. Suddenly, his feet softened and he fell heavily on the boxing ring.

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At this moment, the competition site of more than 10,000 people fell into a dead silence. Almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the boxing ring and Link.

Even the boxing referee stood there in a daze, forgetting what to do at this time.

After two or three seconds of silence, there was a crash, and tens of thousands of spectators seemed to be thawed and came back to life in an instant. Some exclaimed, some cheered, and some asked in confusion.

"Am I dazzled? What just happened?"

"How is this possible? Less than 20 seconds into the match, Link knocked down Aragon with one punch? This is the 69kg final."

"What kind of punch did Link use, and why was it so fast?"

The audience was talking about it.

At this time, in the audience, Bob Arum, Eddie Hearn, Nora Duva and other industry insiders were more shocked than ordinary audiences.

After watching Link's three games, they thought they knew Link well enough, knowing that he had superb skills, strong punches, and did well on both offense and defense. He was a nearly perfect boxer.

Now seeing him knock down Aragon, who was considered a champion seed, with one punch, everyone suddenly felt that Link was a little unfathomable, and his strength was definitely stronger than everyone saw.

If such a boxer can sign with the company, there is a high probability that he will become a cash cow in the future.

Bob Arum and others looked at Link on the stage, and in their hearts, they unanimously raised the agreed signing fee.

".6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

On the ring, the referee was stunned for two seconds, then quickly adjusted himself and squatted beside Aragon and counted down to ten.

Aragon supported himself on the floor with his fists, struggled for a few seconds, but couldn't get up.

The referee stood up, facing the referee's seat, pulled Link's arm, and raised it high.

"Link won!"

"Link, you are awesome!"

In the audience, Chinese athletes such as Zou Shiming, Tian Liang, Wang Hao, Yi Jianlian, Wang Nan, Li Xiaopeng, and Wang Liqin raised their fists and cheered loudly for Link.

Thousands of Greek spectators and foreign tourists also stood up to applaud Link and shouted champion.

Originally, everyone thought that this game would be a close contest, and the winner would win by a slight point advantage in the end.

The result was beyond everyone's expectations.

At 21 seconds in the first round, Link suddenly used a back throw, which hit his opponent Aragon's head unexpectedly after being hit later.

Despite the cushioning of the head protector, Aragon was still hit hard. After being knocked down, he lay on the ground for 10 seconds and could not get up.

Link easily won the game.

This 69kg final was also the fastest one to be decided in this or even all previous Olympic boxing matches.

After the game, the Olympic Committee held an award ceremony at the Kalaiskaki Sports Hall.

Link won the gold medal in the men's boxing 69kg class, and Aragon won the silver medal. In the morning match, Kazakh boxer Atyayev VS Russian boxer Saitov tied at 32:32, and both won a bronze medal.

"Link, you made a sneak attack this time, and I didn't defend it. I will definitely beat you next time we meet."

When receiving the award, Aragon said with half of his face swollen and gritted his teeth.

"It's a pity that I am going to switch to professional boxing. This game may be my last amateur game."

Link shrugged and smiled.

"You want to play professionally? You're only 19 years old. Aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by entering the professional boxing world so early?"

Aragon said in surprise.

Link glanced at him, "You have good resistance to blows. I thought this punch would keep you lying down for a day."

Aragon's face turned dark, and he glared at him hatefully. Link's punch was too fierce. If it weren't for the sponge protective gear on his head to relieve some of the impact, he would probably have been hit with a concussion.

Aragon touched his swollen cheek, thinking about the feeling when he was hit by Link. He felt that with Link's heavy punches, if he went to the professional boxing world, there would probably be few people who could beat him.

Thinking of this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Link was too strong, and no one could beat him in the amateur boxing world.

When he goes to the professional boxing world, he will have one less strong opponent in the future World Championships and the Olympic Games, and the probability of winning the championship will be greatly increased.

"Mr. Lin, congratulations on winning the gold medal again. You are such an amazing athlete."

IOC Vice President Bach came over to present Link with the award.

"It's my honor, Mr. Bach!"

Link bent down to take the gold medal and shook hands with Bach.

After winning the 69kg championship, Link's performance in this Olympics became 2 golds and 1 silver, surpassing all his teammates and becoming the person with the most gold medals in the Chinese Sports Team.

After returning to the Olympic Village in the afternoon, the leaders of the delegation held a small celebration ceremony for him in the restaurant.

Captain Yuan used juice instead of wine to congratulate him on his amazing results in the previous three races and hoped that he would continue to work hard and strive for a better result in the next 5,000-meter race.

Link said he must work hard.

Team leader Yuan was worried that he was under too much pressure and said that his ability to enter the 5,000-meter final was already half the battle, so he just had to do his best in the next competition.

Link understood.

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After two days of rest in the Olympic Village, on August 27, two days before the end of the Olympic Games, Link followed the coaching team to the Athens Olympic Stadium to participate in the men's 5,000-meter final.

"Come on Link!!"

In the auditorium, many Chinese spectators held flags and cheered for Link.

The leaders and coaches of the Chinese Sports delegation also sat in the audience and whispered to each other.

Many media reporters from China on the sidelines chased Link to take pictures with long guns and short cannons.

Link waved and walked into the starting point of the track and field.

A total of 15 athletes entered the men's 5000m final.

Except for Link, Diem Blow of the American team, Clegg of the Icelandic team, and Craig Mottram of the Australian team, the remaining 11 people are all from African countries. Most of these people have dark skin and thin bodies. Tall, with well-developed calf muscles, he looks good at running.

According to the results of the preliminaries, Link was assigned to the third track. On the left is Gueroi from Morocco and on the right is Bekele of Ethiopia. They are both very strong.

After a series of introductions, at 2:30 p.m., the men’s 5000-meter race officially started.

At the moment when the starting gun sounded, Link first accelerated along his own track and ran forward. When he reached the separation line where the two lanes could be crossed, he immediately accelerated and ran to Runway 1 at a sprint speed of 100 meters, taking the lead.

The three athletes from Ethiopia originally wanted to seize Runway 1, but they were not as fast as him and could only follow closely behind him.

Three athletes from Kenya also formed a team to follow, and two Moroccan athletes and two Algerian athletes formed the third group.

Four other athletes were mixed in.

The inner track of the Olympic Stadium is 400 meters, and the 5,000 meters is 12 and a half laps.

After Link started, he was constantly challenged by three Ethiopian athletes. Bekele, the 5000-meter world record holder, suddenly accelerated and passed him on the second lap. The other two Ethiopian athletes followed closely, preparing to attack him front and back.

Once he is restricted by them, he cannot accelerate, the rhythm of the game will be disrupted, and a lot of energy will be wasted.

Link held his breath and accelerated suddenly to overtake Bekele from the outside track and regain the leading position. At the same time, he continued to accelerate, trying to get rid of the entanglement of the three people.

Bekele was worthy of being a long-distance runner. With his long, thin legs, he caught up with him like the wind and tried to overtake him from the outside.

Link continued to accelerate, and every time Bekele tried to pass him, he would bump into him from the inside, preventing the opponent from occupying the inner circle.

Compared with Bekele and others, he doesn't have much racing experience, but he has abundant physical strength, endurance and endurance, and is not afraid to compete with anyone.

He and Bekele and three other Ethiopian athletes fought from the second to the fourth lap. Seeing that Bekele could not pass him, he stayed closely behind him, waiting for him to run out of energy, and then seize his first position.

With three Ethiopian athletes following him, there was an additional barrier behind Link. Anyone who wanted to catch up with him had to pass them first.

The advantage is that Link doesn't have to worry about the rhythm of the game being suppressed or being carried off, and can run freely in front.

The disadvantage is that there is too much pressure. The three of Bekele are all long-distance runners, have rich competition experience and are extremely fast.

Running in front of them, Link felt like a light on his back. In order not to be caught up by them, he could only keep swinging his arms and legs and run forward with his head buried.

The audience at the scene saw him running on top of several black runners, and they all shouted excitedly and cheered for him. The shouts were deafening.

The Chinese audience in front of the TV also stared at the TV screen and shouted loudly, "Come on." The scene was more lively than the World Cup.

From the fourth to the tenth lap, Link was always in the lead. He originally thought that he was running fast enough and no one could catch up with him.

But on the 11th lap, Ethiopian player Bekele, Moroccan player Gueroi, and Kenyan player Alyud began to accelerate.

The three of them were very fast, as if they were running a 100-meter sprint.

First, Bekele suddenly accelerated to overtake him from the outside circle, and then Queroy overtook him from behind. At the end of the 11th lap, Alyud was also trying to overtake him.

Link knew that he couldn't continue like this. If he was overtaken by Eliud again, it would be difficult to catch up later.

He gritted his teeth, tightened the muscles in his legs, and rushed forward desperately.

On the 12th lap, he successfully got rid of Eliud and accelerated to chase Queroy, who was two meters ahead. Queroy was also chasing Kebele at a faster pace, getting faster and faster as he got closer to the finish line.

The distance between the three people is less than 3 meters. To use the words of the on-site commentary, this is:

This was a close match, and the situation was very tense. As long as Bekele made the slightest mistake, he would be overtaken by Queroy and Link behind him.

As long as Link and Queroy seize a little chance, they may change the situation of the battle and steal the gold medal from Bekele.

"Come on Link!!"

As they approached the finish line, the Chinese audience in front of the TV held their breath, clenched their fists tightly, and tensed their muscles, as if they were running on the track with Link.

"Come on, Link!"

The Chinese athletes in the audience also shouted loudly.

Link ran with his head down, and saw that there were less than 200 meters left in the race. The tape of the finish line had been pulled up. He knew that if he continued to run, he could only get a bronze medal at most, and he might get a gold medal if he tried hard.

He took a deep breath, and a smell of blood came from his respiratory tract.

While breathing, his footsteps had already moved from Lane 1 to Lane 2. When El Guerrouj in front was also preparing to change lanes and sprint, he rushed past him with a gust of wind.

And Bekele, who was in the first place, had already sprinted first, surpassing Link by more than two meters, and was less than 100 meters away from the finish line.

"Come on, Link!"

The Chinese audience on the sidelines almost jumped up and shouted.

At this time, Link would sprint hard without anyone cheering him on. Fortunately, he had a special body and daily training, so he had plenty of physical strength, and excellent endurance and stamina.

When he was on the track and field team, he also practiced 100-meter and 200-meter sprints.

Seeing that he was less than 50 meters away from the finish line, he ignored everything and swung his arms back and forth at a very high frequency. His fists almost left afterimages, and the bloody smell in his nose and mouth became heavier.

50 meters, 40 meters, 30 meters, when there were less than 20 meters left to the finish line, he was less than half a meter away from Bekele.

"Come on, Link!"

With the roar at the scene, Link gritted his teeth and continued to swing his arms and legs hard. With a strong inertia, his body continued to rush towards the finish line.

When he was less than 10 meters away from the finish line, he and Bekele were neck and neck.

"Come on, Link!"

"Come on, Bekele!"

Because the battle was too intense, more than 30,000 spectators at the scene were infected by the atmosphere, and the shouting was deafening.

In such an atmosphere, Link was almost numb during the last three meters of sprint. Not only his legs were numb, but his nerves also became dull. He forgot when he hit the finish line and who hit the finish line first.

When he reacted, the finish line was far behind him.

"Link, catch it!"

I don't know who handed over a red flag in the stands.

Link reached out to catch it, and then heard the news of his victory on the radio, with a score of 12 minutes 56 seconds 32.

The second place was Ethiopian runner Bekele, with a score of 12 minutes 56 seconds 71.

The third place was Moroccan runner El Guerrouj, with a score of 12 minutes 56 seconds 94.

The difference between the three race results was less than one second.

This situation was very dangerous. As long as Link hesitated a little, he would be caught up by El Guerrouj behind him, and it would be impossible for him to surpass Bekele and win the 5000m championship.

At the same time, the results of the three also broke the original men's 5000m Olympic record and created a new Olympic record for 5000m.

When Link heard that he had won the championship, he took the initiative to shake hands with Bekele and El Guerrouj, then walked half a circle on the track and field with the national flag draped over him, and waved to the audience.

"Too amazing! How can this guy, a shot putter, be so amazing? He's like an all-around superman."

Tian Liang clapped his hands in admiration.

"From now on, we should call him Superman Link."

Wang Hao clapped his hands and laughed.

"Superman Link!!"

Zou Shiming shouted beside him.

Then many spectators followed suit.

Link waved to his teammates on the Chinese team, and under the guidance of volunteers, he came to the scene to participate in the award ceremony, and won another gold medal. The Chinese national anthem sounded again at the Olympic Sports Complex.

Link's performance in this Olympics became 3 golds and 1 silver.

In terms of the number of gold medals, he has tied Li Ning, who won 3 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, but Li Ning won three golds in one day.

Link won gold medals in three different sports, filling the gap of 0 gold medals and 0 medals in men's boxing, men's shot put and men's 5000m for the Chinese sports delegation.

He is also the first male Olympic champion in the history of Chinese track and field, and the first athlete to win two gold medals in track and field events.

CCTV reporters were very excited when reporting, and directly used "great athlete" to describe his achievements in this Olympics.

After the game, Link was surrounded by media from all over the world. How did the Chinese media feel about chasing him? What did they want to say? European and American media asked him why he ran so fast?

Link dealt with it and returned to the audience to watch the men's 110m hurdles final. In the end, Chinese athlete Liu Xiang won the championship in the event with a score of 12.91 seconds, and also broke the Olympic record in the event.

After the game, media from all over the world posted articles exclaiming that today is the lucky day of the Chinese team. The Chinese team has continuously upset the Athens Olympic Sports Complex and won two gold medals in men's track and field events.

This is an amazing and remarkable achievement.

At the same time, many media outlets questioned whether the Chinese team had used "magic" drugs.

Because of the huge doubts, the Olympic Committee had to hold a press conference, saying that Link and Liu had done urine tests before and after the game, and everything was normal after the test.

Despite this, the American media still insisted and asked Link to do a blood test.

The main reason why the American media was furious was that after Link and Liu Xiang won the championship, the Chinese team surpassed the American team in the Olympic gold medal list of various countries and ranked first in the gold medal list.