Wang Yi won his heat with ease in 18.90 seconds in the 200 meters, advancing to the semifinals.
That left South Korea's Park Bo-seong feeling a chill crawl over his scalp.
He had thought Wang Yi was indeed very strong in the 100 meters, but might not be in the 200. He hadn't expected Wang Yi to take it easy and still run a full second faster than Park's personal best in the 200.
In other words, if they started at the same time, Wang Yi could pull more than ten meters ahead of him.
Koreans had always considered Park Bo-seong a sprinting prodigy in Asia.
They believed that after Su Shen retired, Park Bo-seong would dominate the world of sprinting.
Park Bo-seong himself thought highly of his abilities.
He believed that if anyone in Asia could approach the world record in sprinting, it was him.
There was no one else.
But now Wang Yi's speed left him in the dust.
He couldn't help feeling a sense of despair.
After resting for half an hour, Wang Yi ran the semifinal in 18.89 seconds, setting another world record.
That plunged Park Bo-seong into despair once more.
At the same time, it made Japan's Takemura Goro feel even more threatened.
Wang Yi had shown no weakness in the 200 meters. On the contrary, he had broken the world record again and again.
That meant Wang Yi's endurance wasn't as poor as Takemura had thought.
What about the 1,500 meters in the future?
The 5,000 meters?
The 10,000 meters?
At the thought, Takemura Goro grew even more uneasy.
After resting for half an hour, Wang Yi went on to compete in the 400-meter heats and semifinals.
Between the heats and semifinals, he also had to squeeze in the long jump.
The long