Sports Day was our version of a massive PE lesson. Just like during PE, nobody could return to the classroom without permission during Sports Day.
Each class had its own designated base somewhere on campus.
There were no tents. Everyone brought their own chairs to the base and sat however they liked.
Class Five's base was prime real estate, right in the open space beside the Speaker's Platform. The shadow of a building kept them out of the sun.
Their class sign stood in the clearing, marking it as Class Five's camp. Qiu Yufu called over a few classmates to help bring over the cases of bottled water bought with class funds from the classroom.
A board stood in the middle of the camp, displaying Class Five's Schedule Board.
Chen Shi'an stood before the Schedule Board, checking when his classmates would compete in their various events.
Since the field events and track events used different areas, the high jump and long jump heats were also taking place during the same time slots.
The first day consisted mainly of heats, while the second day would mostly feature finals.
Chen Shi'an checked his own schedule. The boys' 4×100-meter relay heats started at ten, with the final at ten tomorrow morning. The Men's 3,000-Meter Run final began at eleven, followed by recreational events in the afternoon. He had entered almost all of those.
The first event now getting underway was the boys' 100-meter heats. Xu Zihan was the only one in their class who had entered.
As Sports Day's opening event, it drew plenty of attention. Both sides of the hundred-meter track were already packed with spectators.
"Zihan! Where are you hiding? Your race is about to start!"
"Quiet, I'm changing my shoes-"
"Holy shit, you even brought spikes? Going pro on us?"