Shang Jianghan arrived at the tribune chairman and judges' area, which also doubled as the electronic scoring zone for the ten-thousand-meter race, right at three o'clock.
For fairness and to avoid cheating by the students, each competitor was given a scoring wristband to wear on their wrist.
The scores of the athletes were already scrolling back and forth on the big screen.
"Look, Teacher Shang has come!" A familiar teacher teased him in the judges' area, "You've arrived just in time. Are you ready to present the award and take a photo with the winner?"
Shang Jianghan glanced at him and said, "That was your bad idea!"
On Monday, when the registration form was submitted to the sports department, several teachers started to worry because there were too few sign-ups for the final ten-thousand-meter race.