After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 18- Could it be... that Su Bai?

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/02/2023

"This data for Qiu Wen is quite impressive!"

In the office of He Yishen, the first to speak after reviewing the testing data brought by Zhao Heping was Wu Shengping, a coach from the national sprint team.

Wu Shengping's main responsibility was the 200-meter sprint, occasionally also overseeing the 400 meters training. The reason for this dual role was that there were hardly any decent 400-meter athletes in China. For events like the World Championships or the Olympics, domestic 400-meter runners rarely met the qualification standards, so it was rare for athletes to be called up for national team training.

Nevertheless, even so, Wu Shengping, as a coach, had the ability to estimate the potential of athletes based on data, and he was quite skilled at it. When he heard that this was Qiu Wen's first test result for the 400 meters without any prior training, his eyes immediately lit up.

Before being invited to guide the track and field team of the S Province Sports Institute, they had naturally reviewed the data of the athletes in the team. Being a coach of the sprint team, Wu Shengping naturally paid attention to Qiu Wen's previous performances.

Before seeing today's test data for Qiu Wen, his evaluation of Qiu Wen's data and performance was in line with the coaching staff of the  S Province Sports Institute — Qiu Wen had some potential, but based on the overall data, it was hard to expect breakthrough results in the 100 and 200-meter sprints.

Originally, Wu Shengping's suggestion for Qiu Wen was to shift from being a key player to regular training.

However, after seeing Qiu Wen's 400-meter test results for the day, Wu Shengping's perspective completely changed — Qiu Wen's performance in this first test, in the 400 meters event, was full of promise!

He Yishen was also somewhat surprised by the data brought by Zhao Heping, but he was pleasantly surprised as well. After all, Qiu Wen was developed by the S Province Track and Field Team from the start. If he truly had remarkable potential and performance in the 400 meters, it would be a source of pride and honor for the S Province Track and Field Team.

"47.58 seconds... this is truly unexpected!" He Yishen looked at the data in his hand and sighed. Zhao Heping also nodded in agreement.

To be honest, if there was real talent, their team wouldn't have neglected to guide athletes towards suitable events. The possibility of Qiu Wen excelling in the 400 meters event had simply never been considered before.

In the sports circle, there's actually a formula that athletes often use to estimate their potential 400-meter time: Multiply their best 200-meter time by 2 and then add 3.5 seconds. This gives an idea of the time an athlete might achieve in the 400 meters event, provided they switch to it and train diligently to improve their performance.

Up until now, Qiu Wen's best time in the 200 meters was 21.37 seconds. Applying this formula, his potential 400-meter time after proper training would be around 46.24 seconds.

Given that Qiu Wen was already strong in the 100 and 200-meter events, there was no consideration to shift him to the 400 meters.

Who could have imagined that they almost missed out on a 400-meter prodigy?

Inside He Yishen's office, the coaches from the national team were quite intrigued by the casual conversation between Zhao Heping and Wu Shengping. After all, a runner who was on the brink of being removed from the list of key athletes suddenly being discovered for his 400-meter talent – it was like a legendary story, the kind of tale where a coach identifies a hidden gem. It was something most coaches dreamt of, and now they were experiencing this intriguing real-life version that felt like a story from a novel.