"Are you okay?" Tang Yan saw his situation and asked worried seeing how sickly he looked.Lei Jianyu nodded his head to signal that he was fine but it was clear he wasn"t in a good state.
But Tang Yan"s attention was s.h.i.+fted, he noticed Sun Yang in his lane looking completely down trodden, he looked like he was about to shed tears at any moment but Zhang Lin quickly went over and comforted him.
Only two swimmers could qualify for the World Champions.h.i.+ps so although his time had reached the A grade standard but because he was third, it meant he hadn"t qualified.
This was undoubtedly a big blow for him.
Tang Yan dove under the lane barriers and swam over, he patted Sun Yang on the shoulders and tried to comfort him.
As the other swimmers also completed the race one after another, they all quickly climbed out of the pool.
After they took office, the audience gave them a warm cheer.
Especially the female audience in the front row, who were madly shouting Tang Yan"s name.
Tang Yan smiled and waved to the audience, from an ordinary guy to all this. He felt like a movie star.
He reached for the swimming cap on top of his head and prepared to throw it into the audience.
Seeing his move, the fans in the front row screamed in excitement.
Tang Yan put up a pose, looked in the direction of the stands, and reached out and threw the swimming cap.
However, at the last moment the swimming cap got hooked on his hand and the cap that was meant for the audience took a 180-degree turn and flew directly into the pool.
There was a pause, then the audience in the stands burst into laughter.
Tang Yan"s face turned awkward and a deep blush fell across his face.
He had a sports system and he still couldn"t throw for sh*t.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly, ran to the pool and picked it up and threw it out.
Some uncle in the crowd jumped up and grabbed the swimming cap but was quickly robbed by a group of women next to him, the scene was a mess.
Tang Yan scratched his head with bemus.e.m.e.nt and turned to leave.
However, the situation poolside changed abruptly, Lei Jianyu, who wasn"t far behind Tang Yan suddenly clutched his chest and with a look of pain, he stumbled and fell.
The situation happened too suddenly but fortunately Sun Yang was right beside him and reacted fast catching him before he fell.
Tang Yan also looked back at this time and immediately rushed over.
Having been a security guard in his previous life, he responded quickly to the emergency. He felt for his breath when he reached out and he immediately knew that it was cardiac arrest.
He quickly began to perform CPR on Lei Jianyu.
Zhang Lin reacted and rushed to call the medical staff.
This sudden change abruptly brought the audience"s attention back from the joy of victory and filled them all with concern.
The medical staff were over in an instant, treating Lei Jianyu they quickly lifted him away.
When he saw Lei Jianyu being carried away, Tang Yan shook his head in shock. The veteran had overstrained himself.
He got to catch a glimpse of how cruel sports was.
Though the situation with Lei Jianyu was unexpected, the show had to go on, Tang Yan and Sun Yang went up to the podium to receive their medals.
When they received their medals, Tang Yan saw Sun Yang was still downtrodden and said, "Look at your appearance, it"s not like you lost the 400 meters, you still came third, think of how the other swimmers must feel, especially seeing you look so gloomy. Plus there is still the 200 meters!"
Sun Yang was dazed for a second but looking up at Tang Yan, there was a determined glint in his eyes as he said: "Your right, I just have to win the 200 meters."
"Woah, okay there let"s tone it down a tad, second will do right hahaha" Tang Yan said with a teasing smile.
...
The 200m race became the stage for Tang Yan and Sun Yang and the final results were within expectations. Tang Yan and Sun Yang were awarded first and second, making the A grade standard, and they both qualified for the World Champions.h.i.+ps.
After the 200m race, Tang Yan was knackered and prepared to head back to rest.
He had a lot to review. His kick frequency was higher than the average person but he still wasn"t used to it. It seemed that it was necessary to strengthen this aspect in training.
"Tang Yan, Sun Yang, both of you wait for me in the meeting room." But when he and Sun Yang were about to head out, Shen Qing called them back.
The two were puzzled but Shen Qing had already rushed off.
They looked at each other and shrugged helplessly, as they headed to the meeting room.
As they entered the meeting room, Ye s.h.i.+wen came in looking for them and as they were chatting, Shen Qing entered.
Ye s.h.i.+wen got up from the couch, stuck her tongue out at Tang Yan and began to head out.
"s.h.i.+wen, since you are here too, you might as well stay and listen in advance." Shen Qing said stopping Ye s.h.i.+wen.
Ye s.h.i.+wen came back and sat down with a puzzled look on her face.
Tang Yan was also full of curiosity, listening in advance for what?
"I just got back from a meeting, the organizing committee brought all the coaches together to discuss a very serious matter." As Shen Qing spoke, his expression became quite serious.
Tang Yan and Sun Yang quickly put away their playful att.i.tudes.
"It"s related to Lei Jianyu of the Shanghai Team." Shen Qing said.
"Is he okay?" Sun Yang asked at this time. Although he was a compet.i.tor, everyone here was competing for China afterall.
Tang Yan felt his suspicion rise, he felt this matter wouldn"t be so simple.
"He"s not in life-threatening danger for the time being, but...."
"He made a huge mistake."
When he heard what Shen Qing said, Tang Yan suddenly had a hunch.
"While they were running tests on him in the hospital, his blood came back positive....for drugs. It"s believed he took stimulants before the race and that"s what caused the sudden cardiac arrest." Shen Qing said with great seriousness.
Sure enough. Tang Yan"s brows wrinkled unconsciously.
"He was doping..."
Upon hearing this sensitive word, Sun Yang and Ye s.h.i.+wen also became taut.
Swimming was a racing-type sport. The effects of stimulants were particularly obvious, so testing was quite strict.
This was also why there were strict controls on what foods they could eat because as athletes they consumed a wide variety of supplements such as protein powders/bars, isotonic sports drinks, creatine, recovery drinks and multivitamins as they helped increase their ability to train and also improved performance.
With these supplements came the risk of accidentally testing positive for doping due to the intake of supplements, which had either poor labeling or were contaminated with banned substances.
And whether accidental or on purpose, the majority of the time it would result in a ban.
"There is evidence that Lei Jianyu was actively doping." Shen Qing added.
As soon as this sentence was added, the atmosphere in the locker room became more and more dignified.
It was no wonder that all the head coaches had been called, taking the initiative and accidentally consuming it were two completely different concepts.