There were several players who had signed up for short distance running events, such as the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter run. For example, before the official game even began in the afternoon, the running event had still been engaged in the preliminaries for the 100 and 200 meters, with about a dozen groups each.
It's not that everyone of them had incredible sprinting abilities, but because they had gone for the easy route.
For example Zhang Zhou Wei, who had signed up for the 100-meter run. He entered the competition grounds with his injury, taking about twenty seconds to drag his twisted ankle to the track. What event was easier than this? Shot put required three rounds, which would take at least half an hour.
During the preliminaries for the 100 and 200-meter dashes, simultaneously began the first field event, high jump. The placement of the set up on the track had been in a spot where the contestants from the 100 and 200-meter dashes would not reach.