Under the gaze of everyone, Chen Qiang was the first to cross the finish line. He was about one meter ahead of the second-place American player. His final result was 10 seconds 2, which was already Chen Qiang's extreme level.

Harrison Dillard followed closely behind, his time was 10.3 seconds. He looked distraught, obviously not willing to fail.

Another American player, Barney Ewell, was third, and he ran 10.4 seconds. For the 30-year-old veteran, a bronze medal was already a good harvest.

White American player Mel Patton had a very bad game, and he only finished sixth.

"Win!" The Chinese audience began to cheer wildly, but the number was a little small, and it was soon drowned in the applause of the audience.

There were not many Chinese and overseas Chinese living in London. Most of them were descendants of sailors and World War I workers. It was not until the 1950s that a large number of Hong Kong island immigrants began to pour into London, and London's "Chinatown" was gradually established. For the Chinese at that time, Britain was not a good place for immigrants. Most wealthy people in China still chose the United States and Brazil.

On the sidelines, Dong Shouyi, the director-general of the Chinese delegation, couldn't help crying. He was so excited. The scene of Chen Qiang crossing the line reminded him of the Berlin Olympics twelve years ago. At that time, Dong Shouyi also witnessed Chen Qiang won the 100-meter sprint championship and broke the world record.

"My name will send a telegram. I want to tell the good news in China!" Dong Shouyi said, and had already run towards the telegram room.

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"Outside, outside, Chen Qiang won the Olympic gold medal again!"

"Outside of the name, London Olympiad athlete, Chen Qiang won the first gold medal for China!"

"After twelve years, Chen Qiang returns to earn money!"

On the beach, newspaper boys waved the newspapers in their hands and shouted loudly.

The news that Chen Qiang won the Olympics was passed back to China, which caused a sensation across the country again, but the effect of the sensation was far worse than that of twelve years ago or sixteen years ago.

For many young Chinese, the name "Chen Qiang" only exists in legends. They have only heard of Chen Qiang's name, but have not personally experienced Chen Qiang's glorious moments.

This is like the Chinese fans today. They all know that Jordan is very good, but not many people have watched Jordan play games with their own eyes. For most Chinese fans, Jordan is just living in the legend.

Years of war have caused serious regression in the domestic sports industry. The National Games have been suspended for more than ten years, and local governments are unable to establish sports games, and the influence of sports in China has almost become zero. Many universities have either suspended classes or were forced to move south, and college students have no environment for stable classes, let alone engaged in sports. In this era, college students are the main force in sports. If even college students do not engage in sports, no one will pay attention to sports.

In 1948, Chinese people's understanding of sports was not as good as in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Many people were willing to donate to the Chinese delegation; when the delegation was about to leave, people would spontaneously go to the dock to see you off; during the competition, domestic newspapers would always report on the Olympic situation, and the people were also very concerned about the news of the Olympics. However, these did not exist in 1948. No one donated to the Chinese delegation, no one went to the dock to see you off, and no one cared about the news of the London Olympics. If Chen Qiang had not won a gold medal, even the newspapers in Shanghai would not have reported this Olympics.

More importantly, the domestic situation is not peaceful, and in this case, fewer people pay attention to sports.

...

Chen Qiang gave a pair of brand new running shoes to a young man.

"Lou Wenao, this is the best running shoes in the United States. I'm giving them to you. I hope you can achieve a good result." Chen Qiang said, and then Chen Qiang seemed to remember something, so he stretched out his hand, pointed to the running shoes, made a "good" move with his thumb, then pointed to the running shoes, pointed to the young man, and then delivered the running shoes to the other party.

"Ah, right, um..." The young man took the running shoes with an excited look on his face, and shouted a few notes.

The young man was named Lou Wenao, from Shanghai. When he was a child, he became mute due to illness. Later, he became deaf and mute, so he was a deaf and mute person. Chen Qiang also remembered that Lou Wenao was a deaf and mute person. He couldn't hear his words, so he gestured with gestures.

Lou Wenao is a long-distance runner. He started practicing long-distance running at the age of 24, but his talent for long-distance running is amazing. He has broken the Asian record of 10,000 meters held by Japanese athletes and has set a record of 10,000 meters twice in a row.

Lou Wenao's 10,000-meter personal best score is 31 minutes and 27 seconds. This score can be ranked in the top ten in the 1948 London Olympics. The top ten in the Olympics is a very good ranking. The future male long-distance runners in East Asia cannot enter the top ten in the world.

However, at the 1948 London Olympics, Lou Wenao only won the 17th place because a shoe nail in his running shoes broke the sole, causing blood blisters to break and cracks. The "No. 1 Asian long-distance running man" eventually failed in the Olympics because of a nail and failed to achieve satisfactory results.

So Chen Qiang simply gave Lou Wenao a pair of brand new high-end running shoes to avoid nails breaking the soles. Although with Lou Wenao's strength, he would not win a medal even if he didn't get worn out, at least he could make Lou Wenao play his best to avoid any regrets.

Other athletes of the Chinese team also received new shoes from Chen Qiang, and the basketball team also obtained Nike Superstar basketball shoes. For Americans, Nike Superstar is an expensive sneaker. Even if Chinese athletes have seen it, they can't afford it. Now they are naturally ecstatic to receive Chen Qiang's gift.

At this Olympic Games, the Chinese football team was eliminated with a score of 0-4. The basketball team was in better shape and won several games in the preliminary round.

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On August 2, the 200m competition of the London Olympics officially began.

The contestants who signed up for the 200m were no less than those who signed up for the 100m. The preliminary round was divided into twelve groups, but the level of the contestants was not satisfactory. Several contestants ran 23 seconds and still advanced to the rematch. The worst-scoring qualifier even reached 23 seconds 2.

You should know that at the Berlin Olympics twelve years ago, most of the players who advanced to the rematch had a score of less than 22 seconds. Even those with poor grades could still get a score of 22 seconds and 2 to advance. In comparison, the players in the London Olympics were one second slower than the Berlin Olympics.

200 meters has an extra curve than 100 meters, and it also requires more technology. In the past twelve years, the development of sports has stagnated, and there is no technological innovation. At this Olympic Games, athletes' performance in any event that requires technology is not as good as the Berlin Olympics twelve years ago.

In the next rematch, the threshold for promotion became 22 seconds. A British player ran 22 seconds and also advanced. The level of this rematch was similar to the level of the previous Olympic Games preliminary round.

The same is true for the semi-finals, with the players' results much worse than the last Olympics.

The performance of the American trio was also unsatisfactory. Mel Patton, the strongest among the trio, only ran 21.6 seconds. You should know that at the Berlin Olympics, the second-ranked American figure Mike Robinson scored 21.1 seconds, and Jesse Owens was able to run within 21 seconds.

Chen Qiang also knew that among all the contestants, the only one who could threaten him was the American trio. Chen Qiang carefully observed their game and found that the curve skills of the three American players were still not worth mentioning. They were much worse than Jesse Owens back then, and were far worse than himself. As long as there was no accident, the 200-meter gold medal must be Chen Qiang.

Although Chen Qiang's health is not as good as when he was young, his curve skills are still there. With his superb curve skills, Chen Qiang can still run within 21 seconds in the 200-meter project.

As a result, the 200m final became unsurprising, and the gap in strength was too big. No matter how the American team trio fought, they still lost to Chen Qiang in the end.

Chen Qiang won the 200-meter gold medal with a time of 20.09 seconds. American player Mel Barton swept the downturn in the 100-meter final, ran a good result of 21.1 seconds, won the silver medal, and another American player, Barney Ewell, won the bronze medal.

At this point, Chen Qiang ended his London Olympics journey with two gold medals.

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The 33 contestants sent by the Chinese delegation, except Chen Qiang, were naturally incompetent.

In fact, it is already very good that the Chinese delegation can live in the Olympic village decorated by the military camp. In the history of the 1948 London Olympics, the Chinese delegation was forced to live in a primary school dormitory in the London slum because they could not afford the fees.

On the bicycle field, when the overseas Chinese athlete He Haohua was about to arrive at the finish line, he was hit by a bicycle behind him and had a broken left arm. The Chinese delegation had no money to help him treat him. In the end, He Haohua's wife rushed over from the Netherlands and sent He Haohua to the hospital. Now with Chen Qiang, He Haohua naturally doesn't have to worry about medical expenses. With Chen Qiang's help, He Haohua was sent to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

The deaf and mute athlete Lou Wenao's feet were not worn by nail shoes, and he finally won a good result of ninth place, which is also a breakthrough in China's long-distance running sports.

Although the football team was eliminated in its first game, it received many invitations to visit, including future Premier League teams. This is mainly because most of the players in this Chinese football team come from Hong Kong Island, which is a British colony. The players have a lot of communication with foreign teams on Hong Kong Island. Now that they have come to the UK, they naturally have the opportunity to communicate with local British teams.

Chen Qiang was also invited, but not only the British, France, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and other countries invited Chen Qiang, and in addition to Switzerland, the President of the International Olympic Committee Edstrom personally invited Chen Qiang to visit the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

So Chen Qiang took Esther to visit Europe, of course, the main scope of activities was in Western Europe and Northern Europe. Eastern Europe was the territory of the Soviets after all, and the Soviets did not even participate in the London Olympics, so it was naturally impossible for Chen Qiang to visit.

When Chen Qiang returned to the United States, time had already entered 1949.

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Chapter completed!