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

Chapter 60: Post-400m Race online discussion & Su Bai's another interview

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

Zhang Ziyi's achieved result was an unbelievable surprise for every viewer in the live broadcast room, to the extent that even the barrage of messages froze for a moment.

"Bronze medal...?"

In front of the computer screen, Huang Yilun stared in astonishment at the displayed results. He felt his heart racing wildly and his thoughts were in disarray, unable to find the right words to express his emotions.

As the display of athletes' results faded away, the live broadcast at the scene continued. Huang Yilun noticed that the camera angle had focused on Zhang Ziyi, who was kneeling on the ground due to exhaustion. He noticed that Zhang Ziyi's hands were still covering his eyes, and he hadn't removed them for a while.

The on-site interviewers also noticed this scene. Especially the news reporters who had come from China. Many of them aimed their cameras at Zhang Ziyi.

Undoubtedly, just like what Shao Mini had said in the live broadcast, this was a true milestone for the Chinese track and field team in the 400-meter sprint event. Chinese 400-meter runners, who were often excluded from the finals of top Asian athletics events, had, for the first time, won a men's 400-meter Asian Games medal for China.

In the audience stands, Wang Ting watched Zhang Ziyi on the track, his hands covering his eyes, and he smiled. As he smiled, tears welled up in his middle-aged eyes. He didn't mind the tears. He clapped his hands vigorously, shouting words of encouragement towards the direction of the track for Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen.

The other athletes in the 400-meter group were also extremely excited at this moment.

For those who didn't understand the 400-meter event, it might be hard to comprehend their heightened emotions. After all, in reality, what Zhang Ziyi had won was just an Asian Games bronze medal. The honor of this medal was confined to the Asian region; it wasn't even a gold medal.

However, the significance behind it went beyond the simple term "bronze medal."

This represented the years of relentless pursuit by Chinese track and field athletes in the most technically complex field of the sprint events—the 400 meters. It represented the rebuilding of confidence in the 400 meters after it was once lost. It was the brightest hope seen by numerous Chinese athletes who were still in the domain of the 400-meter event.

It signified the continuous progress of Chinese track and field technology and marked a formal declaration: the 400-meter event in Chinese athletics had acquired the strength to compete with the top level in the Asian region.

Not just Wang Ting, not just the athletes in the 400-meter event, but also including Jiang Wentao, Pei Jin'an, and the other members of the Chinese track and field team in the audience stands—everyone's emotions were elated and excited. It was a tearful smile.

Only those who had been at the forefront of athletics, continuously fighting and sacrificing their childhood, youth, and even longer periods of their lives, could clearly feel the figure kneeling on the track. They could understand why he tightly covered his eyes with his hands, and they could comprehend the turbulence of his emotions at this moment.

In the audience stands, Su Bai stood watching the direction where Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen were on the track. His face was no longer as calm as before. He smiled as he watched them, feeling the excited and celebratory atmosphere around him. At the same time, he sensed that his own heart was also beating rapidly.

In just half a year, Su Bai had achieved so much. During these months, he had a lingering sense of unreality within him. Even with the assistance of the system, he tirelessly continued to learn, absorbing knowledge from the system's guidance, whether it was about cooking or coaching methods.