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[Dong-hyun] Get a feel for the weight first.

-[Eun-sil] Take your time. -[Dong-hyun] There you go.

[grunts]

-[Eloni] Let's go, Amotti. Come on. -[Eddie] Take your time.

That's our chance, man.

Eddie, Amotti's gassing.

-[Dom] This is already at that. -[Alexandra] He's gassing.

[Dom] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's okay, just stay calm.

-[Eun-sil] Fight on! -[Dong-hyun] You're good.

Amotti, swing twice and then throw, okay?

[Robert] Use your hips, up!

-[Amotti grunts] -[Eddie] Breathe, Amotti.

-[Eloni] Up, up! -[Robert] Up, up, up!

[dramatic music playing]

[music crescendos]

[Eun-sil] Yes, you did it!

[Amotti grunts]

-[Eun-sil] Yes, you did it! -[Amotti] Wow!

-[Eun-sil] Yes, you did it! -[Dom] Hey!

Good work, mate. Good work.

-[Eloni] Good throw, Amotti. -[Robert] Good job, Amotti.

-[Dong-hyun] You good, man? You good? -[Lara] Nice one!

-[Seung-yeon] Is he ok? -[Dong-hyun] Yeah, he's good.

It's okay, I've got this.

[Amotti] All I needed to do was focus.

Focus, focus, focus.

Hey!

Nice one!

[Mark] This is our chance, brother. This is our chance.

[Coveney] We felt like we definitely had a good shot

at taking out Korea in this last event.

-[Lara] You can do it! -[Ray] Take your time.

[Lara] Just focus on your breathing, and you'll be fine, okay?

[Ray] Hip thrust!

[Lara] All right!

Let's go!

-Let's go! -Let's go!

[cheering]

[Coveney] Let's go, Justo!

Okay, okay! Let's go!

All right! Two swings, okay?

-Let's go, let's go! -[Sung-bin] Come on, come on!

[Katelin] You were born for this.

[Eloni] Ba-booey!

[Dom] Baba booey!

[Eloni] Let's go, Justin.

[Lara] Basic!

-Justin! -Basic! Basic!

[Robyn] It's all you!

[Robert] Philippines, the hope and morale, sky-high.

[Robyn] Extend!

[athletes cheering]

Justin's doing good, mate. Justin's consistent.

He's doing very good.

-He's good. -[Dong-hyun] I know…

[Eun-sil] He's very strong.

-[Coveney] You've got this! -[Robyn] You all day, Justin.

It felt like we did the right choice.

because I know he can do properly,

and I think at least he can get the second place.

[Seung-yeon] Go, go, go.

-[Sung-bin] Okay! -[Lara] You're almost there, trust me!

-Okay! -[thud]

You're almost there, trust me! Stay with it!

Just keep going! Keep going, okay?

You've got this, Justin! Let's go! Promise!

-[grunts] -[Eun-sil] Let's go! Let's go!

[Lara] We're almost there. Just hang on!

-[Amotti grunts] -[Eun-sil] Let's go!

We're almost there. Just hang on!

He needs to get closer.

It's fine. He'll be okay.

[Hernandez] I saw Amotti committing mistakes.

It got my hopes up.

I tried to throw it faster.

-[Lara] Hip extension! -[Robyn] Up!

[athletes cheer]

[Hernandez] Amotti won't be able to rest at all.

-Come on! -Whoo! Let's go!

-Let's go, Justin! -Come on, Justin!

[cheering]

[Dong-hyun] Team Philippines was really pumped up and cheering loudly.

-Take your time. You're good. -[Dong-hyun] They had good team morale,

and for the first time, our team seemed defeated.

So I tried cheering us up, but…

[Lara] Okay, good.

Easy, easy.

-[Sung-bin] Oh, that was too close. -[Min-jae] Step forward a bit.

[Amotti] I was nervous.

I kept missing, so that made me really anxious.

[Lara] Don't stress yourself out, okay?

You're so close, Justin! Promise!

-[Min-jae] Let's go. -It's over! It's over!

-It's all over! -Nice!

Let's go, Justin!

-[Min-jae] Let's go. -[Lara] It's over! It's over!

-[Eloni] Come on, Amotti, go! -[Dom] Last one! Last one! Ten seconds.

Come on, Amotti. Full power!

[Lara] We've reached the end now! Just hold on!

We've reached the end now!

-[Sung-bin] We've got time, okay? -[Min-jae] Stay calm!

[Seung-yeon] Please, please.

Come on, Amotti.

-[Min-jae] Stay calm! -[Seung-yeon] Nice!

-[Dom] Good work, mate. -[Eloni] Great throw, Amotti.

[Eun-sil] That's it!

[applauding]

[Dong-hyun groans] I can't watch this.

-[Eun-sil] That's it! -**** me.

[Min-jae] Stay calm!

[Eun-sil] That's it!

[Amotti] I kept messing up because I couldn't figure out

the placement and timing.

Finding the rhythm was really tricky.

I just kept making the wrong calls.

I think it took me a while to get the hang of it.

Come on!

[Alexandra] He's gassing though.

-Amotti's… Amotti's struggling. -[Katelin] Yeah!

[Alexandra] He's wasting energy.

-[Sung-bin, Min-Jae] Okay! -[Dom] Yeah, nicely done, mate.

-Nicely done. -[whistle blows]

[groans] Man, we're in big trouble. Real big trouble.

It's a good day for an upset, team. It's a good day for an upset.

[Master] Starting now, the weight of the bag

-will be increased. -[Katelin] Heavier? Heavier.

[tense music playing]

That's crazy. That already looks heavy as ****.

Right, right. This is the third one. It's really heavy now.

[Lara] This'll be a cakewalk, all right?

[Ray] Just keep doing what you're doing!

[Hernandez] I know that whenever they increase the weight,

it's favorable for me,

because I saw Amotti committing mistakes with a lighter weight.

So now that it's heavier,

I know that there's more chance of him committing more mistakes.

So I thought that this was my chance already.

[Amotti] If this was the best I could do, all of our effort would go to waste.

I had to push myself harder.

-You gotta get it on the first try, okay? -[Amotti] Okay.

-[Eun-sil] You got this! -I know it's tough.

[Master] Stand by.

[Dom] Let's go, Eddie! Get the rig out. Come on!

-[Eloni] Go, Eddie. -[Dom] That's the Australian way, brother!

-Get the rig out! [chuckles] -[Master] Ready…

[Sung-bin] Okay, guns out.

-[Eun-sil] Let's go! -[Dong-hyun] You can do it.

-Give it your all, Amotti! -Yeah.

[Robyn] You got this, Justin!

[Coveney] Make your countries proud.

[whistle blows]

[exclaims]

[Eloni] Yes, Eddie. Nice.

[Robert] It's getting higher!

-Yeah, it's going further. -Facts.

The ball's getting heavier, and it's going further.

[Robert, Dom chuckle]

-[Eddie exclaims] -Wow.

He made it look easy, like it weighed less than a trash bag.

That's definitely heavier. Heavier.

-[Coveney] Go, Justo. -[Robyn] You got this, Justin!

[Lara] More power! That's right.

-[Robyn] Breathe. -[Lara] Put your back into it!

[athletes cheering]

Ooh.

[cheering]

[Hernandez] For my body weight and for my strength,

I found the sack manageable.

[Coveney] Justo, feeling good, bro. You're a triathlete.

[Min-jae] Fight on!

[Eun-sil] Go, Amotti!

He's gotta focus and get it in one go.

[Amotti] It was even heavier now.

[grunts]

But I had to trust myself and just throw it.

-[Sung-bin] Okay! -[Min-jae] Nice job!

-[Dom] Nicely done, Amotti! -[Eddie] Good job.

-Okay! -[Min-jae] Nice job!

-Nice job! -That's it!

-[Dong-hyun] Get a bit closer. -[Amotti] Okay.

[Dom] Easy money, Eddie.

[Katelin chuckles] He doesn't even need a windup. Just straight into it.

[Dom] Yeah, yeah, that's the best. He backs up, and he goes…

There's no reset.

[Robert] Yes, Eddie!

[Lara] Remember to breathe, okay?

[Robyn] Go, Justin!

[Lara] A little harder.

-[Robyn] Yep! -[Coveney] Yeah, nice!

[Ray] Beautiful, Justin!

[Dong-hyun] Just do your own thing.

-Focus on yourself. -[Amotti grunts]

-[Min-jae] Nice job! -[Eun-sil] Nice!

[grunts]

-[Min-jae] Nice job! -[Eun-sil] Nice!

[Dom] Nice, Amotti. Nice!

There's the scream.

[Amotti grunts]

-[Min-jae] Nice job! -[Eun-sil] Nice!

I'm stressed, I'm stressed. It's hard to watch.

He's waning, Justo. He's waning.

[Hernandez] Amotti must be tired already. He's having a hard time.

I actually got excited.

But even then, I'm really going to give my best.

-[Lara] Easy-peasy, Justin! -[Mark] Go, Justin!

-[Robyn] Yep! -[Coveney] Yeah!

[Dong-hyun] You can do it.

[grunts]

-[Seung-yeon] Amazing! -[Sung-bin] Good throw!

[Eun-sil] Keep that position!

-[Dong-hyun] You got good distance. -[Eun-sil] Same timing too.

[Alexandra] Let's go, Eddie. [singsongy] Let's go, Eddie. Let's go!

[Robyn] Yep!

-[Coveney, Ray, Mark] Nice! -[Eloni] Nice, Justin.

[Eddie] Make it count, Amotti. Let's go.

[Dong-hyun] One throw, one throw.

-[Eun-sil] Nice job! -[Dong-hyun] There he is! He's back!

[Dom] That's why he's a champion.

That's why he's a champion though.

'Cause once he's found his rhythm, he doesn't miss.

[motivational music playing]

-[cheering] -[Dong-hyun] All right!

Keep it going, keep it going.

-[Sung-bin] Nice, Amotti! -[Dong-hyun] Let's go! That's it!

[Eun-sil] Yeah!

[Dong-hyun] That's what I'm talking about. Let's go!

[Amotti] All I needed was a little time to figure it out.

And once I got it, I felt like I could handle whatever came next.

-[Dong-hyun] Nice job! -[Eun-sil] Nice, Amotti, nice!

-He's got his groove. -[Eun-sil] Let's go!

I think he's got the hang of it now.

Thank goodness for that.

-He knows the feeling of it now. Yeah. -He knows he needs to get it in one.

[Dom] Bap, bap, bap.

Nice set, and buff.

-That's my guy! -[Alexandra chuckles] It's getting higher!

[Katelin] Poor Justin's gotta run to it and run back.

[Dom] Yeah.

[Robyn] And he keeps having to grab that.

He's only gonna get 25 seconds to throw it.

You got it!

You got it!

[Robyn] Yep!

[Justin grunts]

-[grunts] -[Coveney] Go again, Justo.

-[Lara] You're good! -[Coveney] Reset.

This might be it.

-Here it comes! -It's starting, it's starting.

[Sung-bin] You got this!

Reset!

You can do it!

-[Ray] Just reset! -[Lara] Hip extend, hip extend! And throw!

[music crescendos]

[cheering]

[triumphant music playing]

[cheering]

-Yeah, bro! -Yes!

-[Dong-hyun] All right, keep going! -[Eun-sil] You can do it, Amotti!

[Dong-hyun] Few steps back. Little over. That's it.

One, two… and go!

All right! That's it!

-[Min-jae] Nice, Amotti! -[Dong-hyun] Good work, man.

[Hernandez] I saw that Amotti is getting better at throwing the ball,

not committing any mistakes anymore.

It made me feel like I'm in trouble.

[Min-jae] Come on. Throw it far.

Closer, Eddie. [chuckles]

Closer, Eddie. [chuckles]

I think he's starting to get pretty tired.

What did he say?

-He said, "Closer." -Hmm.

It was nothing against Philippines.

I was just throwing it.

My technique to kind of keep me in rhythm,

'cause I can conserve more energy.

Team Philippines is struggling.

He looks exhausted.

I can see the sweat on his brow.

[Lara] Legs!

[Dong-hyun] He can't afford to rest.

-[ball thuds] -[groans]

-[athletes exclaiming] -[whistle blows]

-[Hernandez groans] -[exclaiming]

[whistle blows]

[Hernandez groans]

-[athletes exclaiming] -[whistle blows]

-[Katelin] Really? -[Dom] Trick shot!

-[Mark] Wow. Wow. -[Ray] Nice break, nice break.

-[chuckles] Yeah. -[Coveney] Use the rest.

-Justo, use the rest. -[Mark] Justin, recover.

[Amotti] We had to delay the match to get the ball,

but I think Hernandez was kind of relieved.

Why do we have to stop?

[Eun-sil] You got this, Amotti.

[Master] Stand by.

-[Coveney] Go, Justo. Nice recovery. -[Mark] Let's go, bro.

[Ray] Full swing.

[Master] Ready…

-[Coveney] Get ready. -[Dom] Come on, Justin.

-[whistle blows] -[Coveney] Go.

-[Dong-hyun] Go, go, 18 seconds. -[Dom] Deep breath.

[Lara] Keep fighting!

[Mark] Let's go, bro!

[Robyn] Yes!

-Nice. -[exclaiming]

-[Coveney] Come on, Justo. -[exclaiming]

That was close. Real close.

Focus.

One throw.

-Yeah! -[Min-jae] Nice! Awesome!

[whistle blows]

[Master] Starting now, the time limit will decrease

to 20 seconds.

All right, here we go. Now it's crunch time, Eddie.

Focus on throwing it right away.

-Just in case. -[Sung-bin] You gotta watch your form.

[Coveney] You got no time to **** mess around.

[Mark] Let's go, Justin. You've got this.

[Katelin] Just keep doing what you're doing.

[Dom] He doesn't look at all fazed.

-I'm so hungry. -[Katelin chuckles]

We're gonna make up for that.

-We're gonna feast tonight. -We're gonna make up for that tonight.

We're gonna feast. We deserve it.

-Hundred percent. -[whistle blows]

[Dom] Let's go, Eddie.

[Coveney] Twenty seconds, bro.

[Eddie] Make sure.

-[Coveney] Nice! -[Mark] Yeah, bro!

-[Dong-hyun] Just like that! -[Eun-sil] Nice throw!

-[Dom] Good shit, Amotti. -[Eloni] Nice, Amotti.

You guys are killing it. Killing it.

It's a tight match.

-[Coveney] Yeah. -[Dom] Wow.

-[Coveney] Yeah. -[Dom] Wow.

[athletes] Whoa.

-[chuckles] Everyone's just like, "Wow!" -[Katelin chuckles] Yeah.

[Robert] Eddie's downplaying how hard this challenge is.

[Katelin] Oh, yeah.

[Lara] For the Philippines!

-[Dom] Nice! -[Mark] Yeah, bro!

-[Coveney] Nice! -[Lara] Nice one.

[Ray] Swing!

-Yeah! -[Robyn] Nice!

That was a good throw, Justin.

[Min-jae] Man, he's really, really good.

He's got his timing down.

You've got the fate of Korea in your hands now.

-All right! -Let's go!

Nice throw!

All right! You're crushing it!

-[Robert] Amotti's **** very good. -[Alexandra ] Yeah.

[Robert] Amotti's an animal, dude.

-Yeah, such an animal. -[Robert] He's found his rhythm,

and he's just hitting it.

-He's not even sweating. -[Dom] No.

Amotti's not getting tired.

-But he's strong. -[Mark] Yeah, he's a beast.

-[Min-jae] How many throws is that? -[Eun-sil] At least a hundred.

[cheering]

[Eloni] All day, Justin. All day.

[cheering]

[Dong-hyun] Let's go, Amotti!

[Dom] Why's he so good though?

This is taking a while.

I wonder how long they've been going for now.

A long time.

[athletes cheering]

-[whistle blows] -[Dom] There we go.

[Master] Starting now, the time limit will decrease

to 15 seconds.

[Eddie] Fifteen?

[intense music playing]

Justo, you don't get a chance to make a mistake anymore.

[Mark] Yeah, first time every time, bro.

[Coveney] Work on that power.

[Hernandez] I just know that you cannot commit any mistakes anymore,

so it's… it's a game of whoever commits the first mistake.

Whoever commits a mistake will lose.

It's gotta be the first try.

-[Sung-bin] You just have to focus. -[Dong-hyun] Yeah, focus.

[Min-jae] No mistakes.

[Amotti] You didn't have any time to recover.

One of us was bound to screw up. It just couldn't be me.

Time to run over these guys, Ed.

-He's hungry to win. He's hungry to eat. -[chuckles]

[Alexandra] Time to eat, Eddie.

[Dom] Time to eat, baby.

[Australian athletes chanting in Korean] Let's go eat. Let's go eat.

[Eloni, in English] We're confident in Eddie not being beaten.

[Katelin] He's gonna absolutely demolish this quest.

[Master] Stand by.

-[Eloni] Let's go, Eddie. -[Robert] Here we go, here we go!

[Coveney] It's what you were built for, Justin.

-You were built for this! -[Master] Ready…

-[Dong-hyun] This is it, final stretch. -[Min-jae] Let's go!

[whistle blows]

-[Eloni] Easy, Ed. -[Ray] Power swing, Justin!

[Eloni] Come on, Justin. Get under. From the first one, man.

Don't take two throws, just one. Get it in one.

Come on, come on. If he fails, it's over.

-[exclaims, sighs] -[Mark] Nice!

-[Min-jae exclaims, sighs] -[Mark] Nice!

[Dong-hyun] That was really, really close though.

[Min-jae] Let's go!

-Fight on! -[Dong-hyun] Get it in one.

[Dom] Get it in one. Don't rush. Nice big dip.

-[Sung-bin] Okay! -[Min-jae] Nice job!

[Alexandra] Let's go.

[Eloni] Yes, Eddie.

[Alexandra] All day, all night.

-[Mark] Let's go, Justin. Dig deep. -[Coveney] Dig deeper.

[Mark] This is the one, bro. This is it!

-[Coveney] For the country! -[Robyn] Justin, this is all you all day!

-Yes! -[Ray] Nice!

[Coveney] Come on, Justin!

[both groan]

Almost there, Amotti. Let's go.

[Amotti] It was a close call every time he threw it over,

but it was smarter to just assume he'd make it.

That way, I'd always be ready to throw.

-[Sung-bin] Excellent! -[Eun-sil] Keep it up!

[Dom] Send her up. Up.

-Good shit. -[Coveney] Good position, bro.

-There it is. -[Ray] Nice.

-One big swing. -[Coveney] Hold your breath. Big squat.

[Coveney, Ray] Nice!

-[Dong-hyun] Up and over. Let's go. -[grunts]

-[Dong-hyun] Yes, yes, yes! -[Sung-bin] Nice.

[suspenseful music playing]

I think he's a little shaken by how well the other two are doing.

-[Coveney] Keep strong. Big, deep swing. -[Mark] Deep swing, deep swing.

[Coveney] One mistake. That's all it takes.

-[Coveney] Go! Go, go! -[Lara] One more, one more!

[Lara] Five seconds, five seconds.

-[both exclaim] -[Dong-hyun] One mistake, and he's done.

-Come on. Five seconds. -Pick it up, pick it up.

-[Robyn] You got this. -[Mark] Come on!

[Robyn] Hips!

-[Robyn, Mark] Yeah! -[Eddie] Yes!

[cheering]

-[Mark] Come on! -[Robyn] Let's go!

-[Coveney] Come on, Justin! -Let's go!

He had one second left. Unbelievable.

-[Eun-sil] Focus, focus! -[Dong-hyun] Let's go. Come on.

Don't let it get to you.

-[grunts] -[Seung-yeon] All right!

-That's it! You're killing it, man! -Bring it home, Amotti! You can do it!

[Dom] Yeah, nice.

[Coveney] Let's go. Use that time. You're a little bit off.

Please fail. Just one little slipup.

-[Mark] Deep swing. -[Ray] Big swing!

Full extend!

-[Coveney] Nice! -[Robyn] Yeah!

-[cheering] -[groans]

[Dong-hyun] Excellent. You know what to do.

[panting]

[Dong-hyun] And go!

[Sung-bin] Okay… Oh! Whoa!

-Okay… Oh! Whoa! -[exclaims]

-Come on, focus. -It's okay, it's okay. Easy.

[Hernandez] I was thinking that, in my head, like,

"Please, please commit another mistake

so that this ends already,

and so that I don't get tired anymore."

-[Sung-bin] All right! -[Seung-yeon] Nice save!

Commit to the first throw. Come on.

[Coveney] Recover, recover. Breathe.

[Mark] Dial in, Justin. Come on, focus, brother.

[Robyn] Justin, this is you all day. Keep going.

You're doing amazing. Keep it up.

-[Ray] Big swing! -[Robyn] Big swing!

-[Coveney] Go, go! -[Mark] Come on! Come on!

-[Coveney] Go, go! -[Mark] Come on! Come on!

-This is it. I think we got it. -Oh, ooh.

[Amotti] Please don't make it.

-[Coveney] Go, go! -[Mark] Come on! Come on!

[Robyn] Justin, this is you. Come on!

Down… Up!

[suspenseful music playing]

[Hernandez] It was like a life-and-death situation for me.

We did it!

[triumphant music playing]

[cheering]

[Robyn] Up!

-We did it! -[cheering]

[whistle blows]

[Master] Game over.

[shouts]

Finally, it was over.

That was insane.

I was really unsure for a bit.

I'd let all the anxiety and the pressure get to me,

and it took me a while to snap out of it.

But despite that, I pulled through.

I'm thrilled. I really am.

Man, what just happened? Come here.

I was so happy it was over, I started to tear up a bit.

Amotti had saved us. He was my hero.

Seriously, that was amazing.

-You okay, Seung-yeon? -Dude, I'm exhausted.

-[Dong-hyun chuckles] You had a long day. -[sighs]

-[breathing heavily] -[Dong-hyun] What a relief.

[reflective music playing]

Oh, my goodness. [chuckles]

I felt so bad.

At the start of the fourth game, I was still really upset and super anxious.

[sighs] I just kept telling myself,

"We're going to be eliminated today. It's all my fault."

[Amotti] That was incredible! Well done, Seung-yeon!

[Seung-yeon] I'm not religious, but I kept praying and praying.

It felt like I was standing on the edge of a cliff,

like, "I'll see myself out."

And then Amotti grabbed my hand and pulled me back.

Thank goodness.

I'm so grateful to him. He always comes through.

Very good game.

-Nice save, nice save. -It's okay, it's okay.

It's okay, guys. It's all right.

-Hey. No need to be sorry. -Sorry, guys, I did my best.

No, dude, you did.

-Nice save, nice save. -Dude, you did great, bro. You did great.

-Awesome. Awesome. -[Robyn] Good job, Justin. Dude…

[Hernandez] I actually don't have any regrets

because I know that I did my best.

But what I couldn't handle,

and what was really hard for me to handle, was letting down my team.

Justin really showed how much of a beast he actually is,

and again, epitomizing what that Filipino fighting spirit is.

I have a great sense of respect and pride,

not only for Justin, but for all the athletes in Team Philippines.

[all cheering, applauding]

[Master] Team Philippines,

since you placed third, you have been eliminated.

GROUP A FINAL RESULTS

[somber music playing]

[Eddie] Raise those heads high, guys.

You gave it everything.

[Alexandra] It was so close though.

[Master] Team Philippines, you have been eliminated from Physical: Asia.

As a result, you must now destroy your torsos with your very own hands.

[chuckles, cries]

[tender music playing]

I hope that I and we

made the country proud with all our efforts.

We gave it everything we had,

and we were determined to show Filipino fighting spirit.

We didn't have anyone in our team that just gave up.

We really gave it our all…

and… and will into the events.

I-I was extremely proud for me, as the captain, to witness that.

Now, a lot feels unfinished.

We will only get stronger from this experience.

We cannot make this far if we're not working together as a team.

-[Pacquiao] Let's fight! -[all] Philippines!

Philippines!

Philippines!

[Coveney] Jeepney blitz.

Every ounce of determination…

One, two, three, up!

[Ray] To collaborate…

No, you did an amazing job.

You were amazing okay?

Yeah!

[Ray] To share…

[cheering, chuckling]

That's Team Philippines, and we traveled this far…

as a team.

[Lara] It was my dream to compete.

It was the best opportunity in my life.

[Mark] It was an absolute honor representing the Philippines.

[groans]

I wasn't gonna cry.

[chuckles, sniffles]

Um…

As athletes and as individuals,

it's been amazing.

It's been a great opportunity to be selected to be among you guys.

-[applauding] -[chuckles]

I'm so sad that we're leaving.

[cries, chuckles]

[breathing heavily, sighs]

Um, although I'm very sad that

this is gonna be our last challenge and we have been eliminated,

I'm still very happy to be able to compete,

participate alongside my awesome and wonderful teammates.

-[Dong-hyun] He killed it. -He really did.

Thank you, everyone.

-Proud of you guys, bro. -Good luck, guys.

Appreciate it, man. Thank you so much.

[Amotti] Philippine is strong.

-It was awesome competing with you. -See you guys soon.

-Great job, great job. -Thank you. Well done. Go hard.

-[Ray] One more last. -[Robyn] One last one.

-[Ray] One more last. -[Robyn] All right, one last time, guys.

-This is it. -This is it. This is the loudest.

-This is the loudest. -Loudest. Okay, ready?

Let's fight!

[all] Philippines!

PHYSICAL: ASIA

7. FOR THE HOMELAND

[adventurous music playing]

Wow, it feels like we're walking in the clouds.

[Khandsuren] I know, right?

[Kana] The first thing I saw when we entered

was an endless floor of sand

and this pillar-like tree in the center of it.

So, immediately, I'm kind of at a loss.

[Dulguun] Maybe we'll hang from those?

I guess we know what I'll be doing.

Each of these feel so different.

[Yasemin] Are we supposed to hang from those?

[Nefise] I kept looking around at all the different games.

Like, "Great, I wonder what kind of torture awaits us now."

[Master] Physical: Asia.

We will now reveal the details of the Third Quest.

The Team Rep Match.

The Sack Toss Match.

[Orkhonbayar] All right.

[Master] Last One Hanging Match.

[Yushin] Hanging? From where?

[Master] Totem Pole Match.

[Soichi] Oh, no way.

[Master] Zigzag Hurdle Match.

[Yasemin] Did they say hurdling?

[Ali] Over those?

[Master] Once all four games are complete,

the scores will be tallied and teams ranked.

If there is a tie,

in lieu of a rematch,

the final standing will be determined

by each team's placement in the Zigzag Hurdle Match.

Contestants,

you will now select your game representatives.

[intense music playing]

Oof.

I'm like a monkey, I basically live in the air.

[Khandsuren] That's gonna be all you, okay?

-Yeah, no sweat. -Just pretend you're onstage.

-Yeah. For sure. I've got this. -You could put on a whole show here.

I think we need Khandsuren on the hurdles.

We need agility and speed, so your volleyball skills are ideal.

-Then how about Dulguun and I team up? -You two? Yeah, lets.

-Make sure to pace yourselves. -I think it's a good idea.

And don't forget, you two are used to maneuvering while you're running,

-so you have an advantage. -You're a lot more agile.

Hurdles are definitely gonna be a struggle for them

since they're not used to dealing with obstacles.

-Yeah. -Hey,

I think Türkiye's female wrestler is doing the sack toss.

And you're sure you wanna do the sack toss?

Absolutely. I think it has to be me.

How many rounds is it?

It's not a set number. I think you just keep going.

Until the time runs out?

[Ali] I'm pretty sure everyone's sending their big guys to the pillars.

Then why don't I take that one?

That's the only real option. I can't do the other games.

Whatever strategy we go with, we need to consider our decisions carefully.

-Winning everything would be difficult. -[Recep] It's not realistic.

Let's aim to get first in those two games, and second in the other two.

I mean, obviously, we should try to win all of them, but…

[Katsumi] We need to prioritize the first match.

How well we do there can determine our final ranking.

-If there's a tie-- -[Yushin] Exactly, so it's important.

What if Kana and I did the hurdles?

-I could go first and you second. -If you want hurdles, be my guest.

You, Soichi? You want the hurdles?

I think that's our best bet, yeah.

Uh…

[Soichi] Since it's important, I knew I'd be good at it.

But personally speaking, all I really wanted was the chance to beat Türkiye.

I was still pretty mad about getting thrown off the platform.

And since I'm pretty fast,

I thought I'd have a good chance at revenge.

[Master] Physical: Asia.

Third Quest: Team Rep Match.

-[tense music playing] -First game.

Those selected for the Zigzag Hurdle Match,

please enter the arena.

The game will begin momentarily.

-All right, let's go. -Good luck.

-Kill 'em. -Let's go, you two.

-Bravo! -[Lkhagva-Ochir] Let's show 'em!

[Nonoka] You can do it! Get it, get it!

Well, at the very least, we look stronger.

I think our team's gonna be great at vaulting.

[Yushin] Looks like they went with height.

Maybe they thought they'd have an advantage?

-Why do that? -Yeah, think so.

I mean, if they can get over faster, that's a huge help.

[Khandsuren] The pillar height was just about where my and Dulguun's hips were,

so I knew we'd be able to vault over them without any issues.

As long as we didn't slip up, victory would be ours.

[Dulguun] I knew we could win this.

It's pretty high.

It might take us a few attempts.

I think it's a little high for him.

[Soichi] I knew that jumping was gonna be a challenge

since my legs are pretty short.

I decided to focus on what I could do,

rather than worrying about what I couldn't.

In a race like this, I figured speed would be more effective.

[Lkhagva-Ochir] She looks light on her feet.

-Wasn't she a track and field athlete? -[Orkhonbayar] Yeah.

ALI SOFUOGLU NATIONAL KARATE FIGHTER

All we needed to focus on was winning. I didn't care who my opponent was.

All I cared about was getting over the obstacles as quickly as possible.

That's it.

[Master] Team Rep Match.

Game One: Zigzag Hurdle Match.

The match will begin at the sound of the whistle.

Khandsuren, there's no need to rush, okay?

-You're good. You got this! -Don't sweat it.

-Let's go! -You've got this, team!

[Master] Stand by.

Quick jumps, okay? Be explosive.

[Master] Ready…

[whistle blows]

[tense music playing]

[whistle blows]

[whistle blows]

Nice job. You're leading.

You're the best, Khandsuren. Let's go!

There you go.

-Wait! Press the button! -Oh, shoot.

Hey, hey! Come back!

-Let's go. Hey, hey! Come back! -[groans]

-[bell dings] -Okay, no need to worry. You're good.

Nice recovery there!

-[Nefise] Don't forget the button! -[bell rings]

Mongolia missed it.

Bravo!

-You're doing great! -[both] Bravo!

[exclaims]

[dramatic sting plays]

[Kana] Sorry.

[Soichi] It's okay. You're fine.

-[Kana] Sorry. -[Soichi] It's okay. You're fine.

[Kana] It was surprisingly hard to jump.

I could tell the gap between me and the other two runners was starting to grow,

which was really distracting.

I had eight laps left.

And I figured that, if I could maintain a good pace,

then I could slowly start to overtake my opponents.

I could still win. I just had to power through.

No need to panic! Just pace yourself!

[yelps]

-[Dulguun] Four! -[yelps]

-Keep going, keep going! -You're okay, just run!

[Dulguun] You're good, Khandsuren. You got this.

You're good! Just go!

You're good, Khandsuren. You got this.

[Soichi] You're all caught up!

You're all caught up!

Way to go, way to go!

-Nice! Keep that pace! Keep it up! -Let's go, Kana!

She fell behind after not pressing the button earlier.

Stay calm, okay?

Hey, you're doing great. Just breathe.

[Khandsuren] I forgot to hit the button, which made me panic.

I tried to push through it,

but I was so freaked out, I started running out of breath.

I forgot to watch my breathing and I fell over.

I felt horrible,

but I couldn't think about that. My team was counting on me.

You've got this, Khandsuren! Let's go, go, go!

I had to snap out of it and focus on finishing the rest of the laps

as fast as I possibly could.

Push! Mongolia's already off their game!

Your opponents are exhausted, okay?

You're already one lap ahead. Try to widen the gap more!

If you get there first, I can finish before them!

-[Ali groans] -[Nefise] Let's go, Ali!

Please, Ali, come on!

Three more!

They're tired! They're both tired!

Looking good. Just keep going!

That's right. Don't stop. Push, push, push.

-[bell dings] -Right, nice!

-Come on! Come on! -Two more laps! Two more, let's go!

-[Katsumi] Two more, Kana! -[Nonoka] You can do it!

All right, last lap, Ali. Come on. Hurry up.

[bell dings]

[grunts]

[Yasemin] Go, go!

Nefise!

[grunts]

[bell dings]

[bell dings]

Keep going!

You've got this! Run!

Last jump!

Last one!

[bell dings]

-[Yushin] Yeah, let's go! -[Nonoka] All right, Soichi!

[Nonoka exclaims]

[Yushin] Let's go! You're killing it, man!

[Kana] Wow, you're fast. One.

[Soichi] The hurdles weren't just high, they were super wide too.

You had to completely clear them if you wanted to get over.

It was challenging. A lot harder than I thought.

Even so, once I'd finished the first lap,

I knew I'd be able to catch up to Türkiye.

[bell dings]

All I had to do was stay focused and make my jumps.

No mistakes.

Japan's catching up.

Come on, come on! Just a little bit faster!

Faster!

-[Yasemin] Don't tire yourself out, okay? -[bell dings]

-[Recep] One down. -[Kana] That's it.

-One down. -That's it.

-[bell dings] -[bell dings]

-That's it. -One down.

[Ogeday] Japan's in the lead.

Come on! Faster, Nefise!

[Nefise] The height was really frustrating.

I mean, I could hardly haul myself over the hurdles.

I just started to fixate on it, you know?

Like, "Why can't I jump over it? What's going on?"

I was super confident at first,

so I really didn't expect that.

-Almost, and… -Go!

[bell dings]

[bell dings]

[Adiyasuren] All right, Dulguun! It's neck-and-neck!

You've got this, man! Let's go! Catch up!

Fight for it, Dulguun!

[Dulguun] I told myself,

"Even if we don't end up coming in first here,

to stay in the competition, I had to at least get second."

-Push! You've gotta push! -You're almost done! Hang on!

-[bell dings] -Come on! Let's go!

[bell dings]

[Orkhonbayar] You've got this, man! Let's go! Catch up!

[bell dings]

[Ali] Hang in there, Nefise!

Hang in there, Nefise!

Türkiye's in trouble!

[Khandsuren] You're doing great!

We need at least second place.

[Khandsuren] All right, two more.

You're almost there, guys!

-You're right there! -You've caught up to Türkiye!

Run, run, run! Hang in there!

-[bell dings] -Last one.

[Yoshio] Last one, let's go!

You can't slow down! Just run!

Almost there! You can do it, Soichi!

-There we go, man! Let's go! Let's go! -Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

[Soichi] From the very beginning, I knew we'd be able to win this.

I had my eye on that flag.

[Yoshio] It's your win, man! You can take it easy!

[rock music playing]

[cheering]

[dramatic music playing]

-Hurry up! -[Yasemin] You gotta go faster!

[Ali] You're almost there! Keep pushing.

-Final stretch! Go! -[bell dings]

I think we can catch up at the end!

Go, go, go!

We might win this!

[Nefise] My pulse was racing, my heart pounding.

I was so exhausted.

You're almost done!

Run, Nefise!

[Dulguun] Getting second still seemed possible.

Yes, we can overtake Türkiye!

-That's it! -[Orkhonbayar] Let's go!

[bell dinging]

You gotta run. Mongolia's catching up!

All right, run! You can beat her!

[music stops]

Come on, hurry up!

[Dulguun grunts]

He's exhausted!

[Dulguun] The second I turned,

the moment I decided to push myself to the limit,

I tripped from exhaustion.

The whole time, I was neck-and-neck with Team Türkiye,

but that little slip-up did me in.

-[Anıl] Well done! -[Ogeday] Yeah!

-[Anıl] That's how you do it! -[Recep] Bravo, Nefise!

-Well done! -Yeah!

-That's how you do it! Bravo! -Bravo, Nefise!

[Master] The match has ended.

Yeah!

-That's how you do it! Bravo! -Bravo, Nefise!

Bravo!

[whimpers]

It's all my fault…

By then, I was overwhelmed with guilt.

Especially because

I knew my team had been depending on me,

and I'd completely let them down.

My emotions were running high, and I just broke down in tears.

This is all my fault.

[Dulguun] No, it's okay.

I was hoping that we'd at least get second place.

So when I heard the score, I was really disappointed in myself.

If we wanna survive, we'll need to get first in the next game.

[Katsumi] So, us and Türkiye?

Mongolia won't race since they got third.

If we get first again, we'll get the points.

The only thing is that you've gotta go faster.

The gap wasn't wide enough.

[Ali] Okay.

I think Türkiye's female runner is tired.

Yeah, she was slow.

[panting]

[Ali] Hey, you did great.

-I should've gone first. -Well, let's switch.

Man, Japan's incredible. Hashimoto's a beast!

Yeah. Everyone on their team has great training and technique.

No kidding.

-I was fast, right? -Yeah, you were. That was crazy.

We're always gonna be lower than we think.

-Yeah? Okay. -So aim higher.

Your body was just caught off guard.

Now that you know what to expect, it'll be easier.

You'll breathe better.

[Master] Game One, Zigzag Hurdle Match.

Round Two.

Stand by.

All right, last round, guys! Give it your all!

-Go, Japan! -[Nonoka] Come on!

Let's go!

[Kana] Yeah, I was already pretty confident…

but even more so after I saw how tired the track runner was.

[Nefise] I was exhausted,

but I had to show off my crazy strength.

This time, we were going to win. Absolutely.

Just try to find the rhythm.

[Master] Ready.

Focus.

-[whistle blows] -Go!

[whistle blows]

Bravo, Nefise!

All right, let's go!

If you close the gap, I can overtake them. Keep going.

Close that gap.

Faster. Don't let it widen.

Keep going! Don't walk!

Find your rhythm, Nefise!

[Soichi] You're fine, Türkiye's struggling.

You're one lap ahead! Keep going!

-I think Japan's got this. -Seems like it.

Japan's runner has really great form.

[Orkhonbayar] She's pushing off well. Her vaults are clean.

Nefo! Nefo! Nefo!

[Ali] Keep pushing!

[Nefise] Round Two was absolute torture.

But I just kept pushing. I thought I was gonna faint.

Their runner's starting to struggle.

-Don't worry, Japan's struggling! -Let's go!

[Soichi] It's okay, you're all good.

-Aim higher! That's right! -[grunts]

-Looking good! -You're doing great! Don't push too hard!

You're already two laps ahead.

[Yushin] Nice job!

-[Soichi] Last one. -[bell dings]

And jump!

-Last one! -Let's go, Kana!

-One more! -Last round!

Ali can win, just close the gap!

Just set it up for Ali.

[Recep] Don't give up! You hear me? Don't give up!

-[grunts] -[bell dings]

-[grunts] -[bell dings]

[Kana] Hang in there.

-Yeah! Come on! -Let's go!

You're doing great!

[Anıl] That's it! You've got this!

[bell dings]

Run, Ali! Run!

-Ali's pretty good. -He is.

You can see how strong his legs are.

[Ali] Your opponent can make a mistake

at any time, you just need to be patient.

I figured it'd only be a matter of time.

But until then, I had to narrow the gap as much as possible.

After all, the game wasn't over until someone took the flag.

[bell dings]

-[Katsumi] Last one! -Let's go, Soichi!

-[cheering] -I got it!

-[cheering] -I got it!

-[Yushin] You did it! -[Katsumi] Yeah!

Nice!

[cheers]

[Soichi] I felt amazing.

Obviously, I wanted to win, but I really wanted

revenge on Türkiye.

And I think today's victory is payback enough.

It feels really good.

As the first runner, I knew I had to try and set us up for success.

So it was great to know all that hard work paid off.

Really great job.

[tense music playing]

[opponents cheering]

I'm sorry, Ali.

No, it's okay.

I swear, I felt like I was about to vomit.

-It's okay. It's okay. -I'm so sorry.

-I feel awful. -Come on, it's okay.

We did good.

-Great effort, you two! Seriously. -Bravo, bravo, bravo!

We still got second place.

[Nefise] I was upset.

And even when it ended, I was still nervous.

I was my fault. I can admit that.

I know I could've done better.

I mean, we practically

handed Japan the win on a silver platter.

But… I really don't think Team Japan's going to do as well

in the other games.

[Master] Physical: Asia.

[dramatic music playing]

Team Rep Match: Game Two.

Those selected for the Totem Pole Match,

please enter the arena.

The game will soon begin.

-[Ali] All right. -[Anıl] Let's go, guys!

-[Ogeday] You can do this. -[Nefise] Good luck.

-[Kana] You've got this, you two. -[Yushin] Yeah.

YUSHIN OKAMI MMA FIGHTER

KATSUMI NAKAMURA NATIONAL TEAM SWIMMER

[Soichi] All righty… let's go, boys!

[Yushin] To win the stone pillar game,

you had to count on muscular endurance and weight.

Because of that, we thought it'd be best

to have an all-male team, which happened to be me and Katsumi.

They might have an advantage here since they've got two men,

but right now, there's no telling how all of this is gonna play out.

The only thing I want from my teammates

is to see their confidence, you know?

I mean, we already proved

the strength of our team in the first quest,

so why can't we prove our strength again?

Recep and Yasemin are both super strong.

YASEMIN ADAR YIGIT NATIONAL TEAM WRESTLER

[Yasemin] I want to show everyone how strong women can be.

Especially Turkish women.

I know I'm a very strong woman.

My strength is equal to any man's.

Since it was the most strenuous game,

we had Recep for heavy lifting.

They're a good team. Strong individually, but stronger together.

-[Nefise] Bravo! -[Ogeday] Bravo!

-[Anıl] Let's go, Türkiye! -You got this!

-Come on! -[Ali] You can do this.

[Anıl] Crush them, guys. Crush them!

ENKH-ORGIL MMA FIGHTER

ADIYASUREN NATIONAL TEAM JUDOKA

Captain, do you think Adiya's mad at the two of us?

For asking her to do this? [chuckles]

[Lkhagva-Ochir] I was a little bit worried for them,

especially since Orgil has a very small physique.

[Orkhonbayar] I know them well. Adiya and Enkh-Orgil are strong enough

to take on anything, so I knew they'd be able to win this.

And besides, the longer the arms, the wider the pillars will tilt.

The smaller the arms, the easier to balance.

It's simple physics.

I was confident I could rise to the challenge.

I kept trying to reassure myself,

like, "you're a judoka, you're used to handling weight!"

you've got a great grip.

But still, my heart was beating so fast I could hear it pounding.

I was nervous.

Since we didn't place first or second in the last game,

we had to place high here.

At the very least, we needed to get second.

We're gonna fight to the end!

-[Dulguun] You're the best, you two! -[Khandsuren] Let's go, Adiya!

-You've got this! -All right, all right.

[dramatic music playing]

[Master] Physical: Asia.

Totem Hold Match.

The game will begin at the sound of the whistle.

Once the whistle blows,

-you pull, then I'll pull. -Yeah, yeah, I got it.

In the name of Allah.

[Kana] Believe in yourselves! You've got this!

All right, let's go!

Yeah!

[Lkhagva-Ochir] Steady.

[Master] Ready…

-[whistle blows] -[pillars grind]

[whistle blows]

[Kana] All right.

-[Dulguun] All right, there you go! -[Orkhonbayar] Looking good, guys!

Just have patience, all right?

I know you can make it! Just keep your balance and work together.

[Khandsuren] Nice job, you two! You're barely moving!

[Ogeday] Good start. Just don't pull too hard, Recep.

[Nefise] Hold it steady.

[Recep] Honestly, it wasn't too bad at first.

It felt pretty manageable, for two stone pillars.

[Ogeday] Take a deep breath, and just focus on yourselves.

Excellent, just keep breathing.

There you go, very nice guys.

[Nefise] Keep it up, you two! Just relax!

Stand solid, like a rock.

[Soichi] They're all unstable.

[Katsumi] Once we started, there was nothing to think about.

Just focus, and hold on. That's all we could do.

Well, that was the plan, but there was a technical issue.

Our totems weren't released properly.

So as a result, we ended up having to re-do the challenge.

[no audible dialogue]

DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION,

THE GAME PROCEEDED AND CONCLUDED

WITH THE SAFETY PIN FOR TEAM JAPAN'S TOTEM PARTIALLY ENGAGED

AS PER THE RULES, TEAMS MONGOLIA AND TÜRKIYE'S TIMES STAND

WHILE JAPAN WILL REDO THE GAME IN 40 HOURS UNDER SAME CONDITIONS

TO DETERMINE GROUP B'S RANKINGS FOR GAME 2

There were a lot of discussions on what to do,

but this is a competition, and we wanted to be good sports.

So we agreed to go again

once the third and fourth games were completed.

If we wanted to win, it had to be fair.

[Ogeday] Bravo, bravo.

Look at Team Mongolia.

Their right side is tilted.

-Yeah, it's coming loose. -Oh, they're falling soon.

[tense music playing]

How are you?

I'm good, you?

You okay?

It's pulling me over.

I can tell you're pulling it,

-but I don't think we're balanced. -Okay.

[Adiyasuren] It felt like I was going to lose my grip.

I couldn't think about anything else.

I was completely freaked out and didn't know what to do.

I feel like I've got most of the weight.

I have to pull more because I'm higher up than you are.

Oh, okay. Should I pull?

One sec. We need to center ourselves

-before we try that. -Okay. All right.

-Okay? -Tell me when.

You shouldn't pull that hard.

Don't move it too much.

We just kept fidgeting, like, here, and back, and here…

We had to figure it out somehow.

It took a bit of coordination to even out our balance.

A lot of, "How's this?", "This hurts!", and so-fourth.

But once we got it, we adjusted our grips.

[Lkhagva-Ochir] Looks like they've got it handled.

There! That's perfect!

-Tell me when your hands hurt. -Okay.

[Adiyasuren] Just a bit… Okay!

That's it, perfect!

Türkiye is terrifying.

They haven't even moved, right?

-They haven't budged. Exactly. -Like they're glued down.

[dramatic music playing]

[Lkhagva-Ochir] I think Türkiye's strategy was to come out here

and stand absolutely still.

[Nefise] No need to worry. Our team is the strongest.

[Anıl] Yeah yeah, stay Zen!

-You're killing it! -[Nefise] Seriously, you look comfortable.

[Recep] Of the four challenges we had lined up,

this was the one that felt like the easiest win.

[Yasemin] I tried to motivate myself,

repeating mantras like, "I'm strong. I could do this forever."

[Ogeday] Nice job, Recep.

-Just don't move your head. -[Nefise] Great posture.

[Ogeday] Don't look, Yasemin.

You guys are fine.

Seven minutes have passed.

You're in the zone now.

You can bend forward if you need to.

Wait, wait. What happened? Are you good?

[Dulguun] I think Adiya's grip has come a little loose.

[Orkhonbayar] Yeah.

[Dulguun] Give them compliments, not notes.

[Khandsuren] Yeah, they need a distraction.

Okay, keep holding, keep breathing,

but try to think about something else.

[Dulguun] Keep it up, guys. You look great.

[Khandsuren] Your form is perfect!

[breathing shakily]

-Mongolia's unbalanced. -Yeah.

They'll let go soon.

[Nefise] Yeah, they're done.

Team Mongolia won't last long, so just hold on.

-[Ogeday] Don't stress. -[Nefise] They're wobbly.

[Master] Ten minutes.

[Ogeday] All right, team.

-Bravo! -Bravo, bravo!

[Anıl] Ten minutes.

And your feet haven't moved!

[Ogeday] That's it, you two. Nicely done.

[Nefise] Team Mongolia's struggling to breathe.

[Ogeday] Bravo, bravo!

[Yasemin] I was so nervous.

I broke out into a cold sweat.

My hands got really clammy.

It was a different kind of pain than I anticipated.

Hey, Recep, I need to readjust.

[dramatic music playing]

[Recep] Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

-What was that? -[Ogeday] Easy there…

Don't move around too much.

I think our left pillar is tilting.

Hey, look over there.

-[Lkhagva-Ochir] On the end? -[Dulguun] Aw, come on! Drop it!

Well, now Türkiye's struggling.

[Orkhonbayar] Just hang on! Türkiye's pretty shaky.

Stay solid. We're winning this.

[Nefise] What do you think happened?

Who knows, maybe an arm cramp?

This is a team match, guys!

Still looking sharp, you two!

Hey, pull on my left for me.

Yeah. Just a bit, I need to fix my hand.

Okay, I'm good.

Hold on, the weight's on my back now.

Okay, that's better. Thanks.

[Recep] The longer we stood there,

the more you could feel the weight and the muscle strain from the pillars.

But all that mattered was beating our opponents,

so I braced myself and kept pushing through it.

Don't let it get to you. You're doing really good.

[Anıl] Come on, Mongolia. Let go, let go.

Just let go, please.

[Adiyasuren] Could you pull left a bit?

[Khandsuren] Nice teamwork, you two.

[breathing deeply]

Okay, now I'll pull.

-Okay. -There.

[Orkhonbayar] Just keep pushing. Keep pushing!

[Khandsuren] Türkiye's starting to shake!

I need to change my grip.

Hold on a second.

Hold on a second.

[intense music playing]

I need to rest my left hand. Could you pull left?

Okay, I'm pulling. Pulling, pulling…

[Ali] Too much, not too much!

Slow down! Keep your balance!

[Recep] There was this sharp muscle spasm in my lower back.

[Ogeday] Hang in there, come on!

Yasemin, Recep, hold on!

[Anıl] Mongolia's shaky at best, they'll be down soon.

Those two are goners.

Her right pillar's about to crash.

[Orkhonbayar exclaims]

[Dulguun] Stay steady, guys. Looking good.

[Khandsuren] So solid!

-[Orkhonbayar] Doing great! Come on! -[Khandsuren] Good, Adiya! Hold on!

Recep, she's slipping! Just a little big longer! Hold on!

Come on!

My elbow hurts.

[grunting, groaning]

[Yasemin] 135 kilos on both the left and the right.

In theory, that wasn't a challenge if we were working together.

And yet, the longer we held them up,

the more those 135 kilo pillars

started to feel like 245 kilo pillars.

You're letting it hang too much.

Recep, please don't.

[Anıl] Almost there.

[Nefise] They're turning red!

Don't forget, Recep, it's about mental strength too!

[groans]

[Ali] They're so close to dropping! You can't give up now!

Please, Recep, just pull left.

[Dulguun] Okay, okay, okay!

-Great, Adiya! Very good, just adjust. -[Orkhonbayar] You've got this, you two!

Keep holding!

[Khandsuren] Mind the pillars. Don't let them wobble.

[Lkhagva-Ochir] If it wobbles too much, it'll be harder to keep ahold of!

[Dulguun] Your opponents are struggling just as much as you!

I know it's hard, but don't give up!

I've got it, you can rest again.

[Dulguun] You have to move less, or it'll be much harder.

Yasemin, please…

Don't, Recep.

No. Please, Recep, don't let go, okay?

Please, Recep. You can't let go yet. Recep, please.

I can barely hold on!

[groans]

-Türkiye's about to let go! -Come on, let go, let go, let go…

Hold it, hold it, hold it! You're good!

[Orkhonbayar] All right. Let's go Enkh-Orgil! Stay strong!

Wait a minute, Recep, I can't! No, no, no, no!

Wait a minute, Recep, I can't! No, no, no, no!

Recep, no!

Recep, no!

[groans]

And Türkiye's out!

-Keep going! -Don't give up now!

You just have to work together!

-All right, Adiya! -[Dulguun] That's what I'm talking about!

[groans]

[Ogeday] Bravo.

[Ali] Bravo, bravo. It's okay.

[somber music playing]

I think he may have hurt his back.

That's why.

[Recep breathing heavily]

[groans]

I've had two surgeries on this elbow.

Right here, on my muscle, so… so that's why…

[groans]

It's okay, you two. Well done.

Good fight, guys.

[Recep groaning]

[Yasemin] I begged and begged Recep

to hold on for me.

But I know that, sometimes,

in this world, for all the victories you earn,

you still have to face defeat.

I want to take a moment to thank Yasemin.

You know, in that game, we worked together,

standing back-to-back, shoulder-to-shoulder,

and fought as hard as we could.

I know that neither of us wanted to give up

or let the other down, but I didn't have a choice at the end.

I just wanted to say I'm sorry.

[pillars creaking]

[shouts]

[rock music playing]

We're really doing it!

And now that we've managed to make it this far,

we just gotta endure. Right to the end.

We had to get first, no matter what.

No reason to give up now.

[Lkhagva-Ochir] Goodbye, Türkiye! You two look so solid!

-[rock music playing] -Hang in there! You're killing it!

-[Adiyasuren] Orgil. -Yeah?

I think we can actually win this thing!

Yeah, we can.

[Master] Twenty minutes.

-All right! -[Dulguun] You guys are amazing!

Just gotta keep pushing, okay?

[Orkhonbayar] Just keep going and stay focused.

-Seriously, you guys are unbelievable! -Maintain that balance, okay?

Why don't we try counting?

All right.

I'll count to a hundred.

Sounds good.

[Adiyasuren] We needed a distraction.

So we decided that we'd swap off counting to a hundred.

All right, it's your turn.

Okay.

One, two…

-[Dulguun] Fantastic work, seriously. -[Khandsuren] Hang in there.

-Keep going, all right? -[Master] Twenty-five minutes.

-Twenty-five minutes! -Nice, nice, nice!

-Let's go! -[Lkhagva-Ochir] Very good!

[Orkhonbayar] Yes, yes, yes!

I'm so proud, man. Seriously.

[Enkh-Orgil] When I wasn't counting,

I kept trying to think of nice things and happy memories.

Sometimes I imagined I was walking through a field,

other times I thought back to horseback riding as a kid.

[Adiyasuren] Pull on your left again.

[dramatic music playing]

No, your left, your left.

If you pull with your left, I can fix my right grip.

[Master] Thirty-five minutes.

-[Orkhonbayar] Thirty-five minutes! -[Khandsuren] Nice job!

-[Lkhagva-Ochir] Incredible. -[Khandsuren] Keep it up!

[Adiyasuren] About 30 minutes in,

my right arm tendons started to hurt.

I have an old injury here, so…

having it flare up again was really horrible.

-I can't hold on. -What?

[Orkhonbayar] Come on, come on, come on!

Hang in there. Come on, you two. Don't give up now.

-[Adiyasuren] Maybe try left again? -Okay.

[Khandsuren] Steady!

-Good job, guys! Stay strong, stay strong. -You've got this!

-Excellent teamwork! -That's right, work together,

share your strength!

[Kana] They keep adjusting their grip.

[Nonoka] How is she able to do that?

-That's amazing. -Seriously.

I'm so impressed.

From the beginning, I knew Team Mongolia would be hard to beat.

Watching them, you really got a good sense of their capabilities.

[Anıl] It was jaw-dropping to see.

[Nefise] Yeah, they were worthy opponents.

[Ali] They were very dangerous. You couldn't underestimate them.

Seriously, what are they feeding them?

-[Master] Forty minutes. -[Enkh-Orgil groans]

[athletes cheering]

[straining] I'm losing my grip!

You've got this, man!

Hold on! We're almost there! Don't give up!

Keep pulling!

-[Dulguun] Come on! You can do it, guys. -[Khandsuren] Good, great job!

-[pillars creaking] -[shouts]

[shouts]

[tense music playing]

[shouts]

[athletes cheering]

[Dulguun] Way to go, you guys! That was unbelievable!

Seriously! You guys are built different!

What you two did was incredible!

You should be proud!

-[Dulguun] You fought incredibly hard. -[Adiyasuren] Hey.

Come here.

[uplifting music playing]

[exclaims] You guys were amazing out there!

[Enkh-Orgil] Yeah!

[Dulguun] Truly amazing, I've never seen anything like it! Come here!

-I'm so proud of you! You did so well! -Let me give you a hug!

-Come here. Bring it in. -You were awesome!

You were so strong, I'm so proud of you!

I knew that Mongolia still had a chance to win this competition.

All we had to do was keep our team's momentum going.

[ominous music playing]

[Master] Physical: Asia.

Contestants, Game Three of the Team Rep Match will begin shortly.

[athletes exclaiming]

[Yoshio] Wow.

[exclaims]

-What's this? These are the ropes? -[Yoshio] Wow.

[ominous music continues]

[Yasemin] Are those rings?

[Enkh-Orgil] I saw four ropes.

[Recep] I wasn't sure why they would need four.

Wait, how do you use the longer ones?

[Soichi] They said this was a hanging exercise,

but I couldn't figure out the position.

So right now I'm guessing…

the lighter you are, the better your chances?

[Yushin] Because of the safety pin issue,

we didn't know where we ranked in the second game.

So the best thing we could do was assume the worst-case scenario,

and fight to get first place.

That was all I could really think about.

[Recep] You good, Anıl?

[Anıl] Japan had one win, but no score for Game Two.

We got second once, but we had to aim higher.

It'd be really difficult, but we'd do our best.

[chuckles] It's calling me.

I know.

Seriously, you've got this one.

You're our aerial expert.

[Lkhagva-Ochir] As an acrobat,

it's practically my job to hang on ropes all day.

It's my second home at this point.

So I hope I get the chance to maybe take a break and zone out up there.

[Master] Physical: Asia.

Team Rep Match, Game Three:

Last One Hanging Match.

Last One Hanging Match

is a game in which players suspend themselves via hanging ropes.

To do so, they will hold two of the rings with their hands,

while using the other two rings as supportive footholds.

You gotta use both your hands and feet

[Master] After a certain amount of time has passed,

they will be asked to change their positions.

Holding one ring with two hands

or hooking one ring around both feet

is not allowed.

-So you just do this right? -Yeah.

[whispers indistinctly]

[Master] Those selected for the Last One Hanging Match,

please enter the arena.

-The game will begin momentarily. -[Ogeday] Bravo!

[Lkhagva-Ochir] Let's go!

[Master] For this game of the Team Rep Match,

the following players have been chosen:

Team Türkiye, Anıl Berk Baki.

NATIONAL TEAM SAILOR

[Ogeday] Come on, Anıl.

-Let's go, Anıl! -You can win this!

[Recep] Even though I'm strong,

and have really good grip strength as a wrestler,

Anıl's training as a sailor

means his grip strength is ten times my own.

So, when we were choosing team reps,

I thought Anıl had the best overall skill set for this particular game.

[Master] Team Japan, Nonoka Ozaki.

-[Yoshio] All right! -[Katsumi] You've got this!

NATIONAL TEAM WRESTLER

-[Soichi] Let's go, Nonoka! -[Kana] Get it, get it!

Body weight was going to be a considerable factor here.

And since I'm lighter than the two men,

I figured I'd have an advantage if I was in the hanging challenge.

I'd have less to hold, so I'd just wait it out.

[Master] Team Mongolia, Lkhagva-Ochir Erdene-Ochir.

CIRCUS ARTIST

-[Dulguun] That's our guy! Let's go! -[Adiyasuren] All right!

Show them why you're the best!

The whole point of the game was to see who could last the longest in the air.

It had to be Ochir. Honestly, we'd be stupid not to pick him.

Aerial stunts are his specialty.

With him competing, it should be an easy victory.

[Master] Now then,

the game will begin at the sound of the whistle.

[Lkhagva-Ochir] The second game ended up having a lot of

technical challenges,

so none of us knew how well we were doing overall.

But even if we had won, we'd still only have four points.

I knew I could win this,

so that was my goal. Easy-peasy.

[Anıl] The only way I'd come down,

was if I passed out or passed away.

There's no way I'm quitting. Not a chance.

[Nonoka] For the sake of my team, I was determined to keep us in first.

[Kana] Just maintain your balance, okay?

[Master] Ready…

[whistle blows]

[Kana] That's it, Nonoka. Nice job.

[whistle blows]

[grunting]

[Orkhonbayar] That's it, come on. Fall.

[Anıl] Right away, I lost my balance.

And that shook me a bit.

Hey, Anıl,

the other two wrapped their arms around the longer ropes.

[Anıl] So I had to quickly change up my strategy.

[Yasemin] They're all crossing their ankles.

[Nefise] There you go, just like that.

[Recep] You just need to focus.

Nice job adjusting. You look more balanced.

[Kana] Nice, Nonoka.

[Katsumi] You have the best form.

[Soichi] Yeah, you look great!

Even better than Mongolia.

[Nonoka] Team Mongolia's guy is a literal acrobat,

so I figured he'd be good at hanging from things and dealing with ropes.

We were gonna be up there for a while, so why not copy him?

It'd probably be super helpful.

[Ogeday] Just try to copy Mongolia if you can.

[Kana] Lean to your left.

[Katsumi] Yeah, just take a look at his posture.

[Soichi] I know, it's crazy.

Okay, okay, okay.

Nice.

I think they're telling the other two to copy him.

[Soichi] Mongolia looks so relaxed up there.

[Katsumi] He's really strong, as expected.

[Nonoka] Is he for real?

The other two teams started to copy me.

I won't lie, it was a really big confidence boost

to know that I was kind of the one to follow up there.

[Master] Five minutes.

-[Enkh-Orgil] Nice! -[Dulguun] All right.

[Adiyasuren] Nice!

Only five minutes?

-It felt like 15. -Keep it up!

Nice job, Anıl.

[dramatic music playing]

[Enkh-Orgil] Türkiye hasn't moved at all.

[Khandsuren] And from the looks of it,

I think Japan's doing well too.

-All right! -[Soichi] Good.

[Soichi] Man, Team Mongolia's balance is insane.

-[Katsumi] He's something else. -[Soichi] He hasn't flinched.

[Ogeday] From what I see, you have the best posture.

[Kana] Yeah, take a look around if you can.

[Master] Ten minutes.

-[Ogeday] Bravo! -[Ali] Ten minutes!

-[Yasemin] Bravo, bravo! -[Nefise] You're killing it.

[athletes gasping]

[suspenseful music playing]

[Kana] Hang in there. You've got this.

Are her legs locked in? I don't think they are.

-I think you're right. -She's looking a little unstable.

[Nefise] Japan doesn't look too good.

[teammates exclaims]

[Kana] Wait, don't unlock yet.

[exclaims]

[Yoshio] Just hold on!

[Kana] Just stay calm. You've got this.

[Yoshio] Nice.

That's it, power through.

[Katsumi] Nice, nice!

[Nonoka] It was fine at first, but after a little bit,

my thighs started to hurt.

My muscles just got tighter and tighter.

In trying to maintain my balance, I'd been using a lot of my leg strength.

We just need Japan to fall.

Come on, Japan. Please just fall.

[Master] Nineteen minutes.

In one minute, all contestants must release one of their hands.

You'll need to let go of one of your hands in a moment!

[Ali] Give your arms a rest, you'll have to drop one soon.

[Master] One hand off.

[dramatic music playing]

[Kana] Nice.

[Yushin] Good.

[Ogeday] Nice and easy.

[Soichi] She's holding her posture.

I think this position is more comfortable for her.

[Katsumi] Good stability.

-[Kana] Really, really good. -[Yoshio] Great job.

[Soichi] Do you think he sleeps like that?

[Kana] I mean, if anyone could, it'd be him.

[Soichi] He looks so relaxed. It's crazy.

You're killing it. Go, Ochir.

[whimsical music playing]

[Anıl] I was shocked looking at him.

Mongolia didn't seem to be struggling at all.

But I had to remind myself why we'd flown 11 hours to be here,

why we were pushing ourselves in the first place.

We had to prove ourselves. I had to hold on.

[Recep] You're doing great, Anıl.

-[Adiyasuren] Nice job. -[clock ticking]

[Khandsuren] Nice.

[Master] Thirty-nine minutes.

At this point in the game,

everyone must unlock their feet.

[Yasemin] He's gonna have to move in a second.

[Kana] One minute to go.

Things are about to get interesting.

Yeah, there's gonna be a whole lot more shaking.

[Soichi] The real challenge is about to start, so brace yourself.

The heavier they are, the more unstable they'll be.

So you've got this!

[Master] Unlock.

[Orkhonbayar] All right, unlock!

[Dulguun] And it begins…

-[Ali] Slowly. -[Ogeday] Easy now.

[Nefise] Be careful.

[exclaiming]

[Ali] Uh-oh. Careful, careful.

-Looks like Türkiye might be struggling. -[Katsumi] They're really shaky.

[Dulguun exclaims]

[Recep] Team Japan's really unstable.

Anıl, Team Japan's flailing around a lot.

She looks unbalanced.

She's wobbling back and fourth and back and fourth up there.

Türkiye's struggling.

[Yushin] Come on, Türkiye. Please, please fall.

[dramatic music playing]

[Ali] Keep hanging on. Just a little longer.

Japan's unraveling. Don't give up yet.

[Soichi] Don't let your legs drift!

[Kana] Don't split like that.

[tense music playing]

[theme song playing]