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

Chapter 65: Pre-match & Asian Games 4x400m Relay Finals

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

Just as Jiang Wentao had said, the overall spirit of the 4x400-meter relay team members was quite good today. After all, the victory they had achieved in the previous day's competition was enough to make them proud.

At the same time, the feeling of competing against the top Asian teams in the previous day's race had deeply imprinted itself in their hearts. It made them feel the exhilaration of going head-to-head with top athletes, experiencing the thrill of mutual competition and the possibility of victory against formidable opponents.

During the afternoon's routine pre-race briefing, Su Bai didn't deliberately suppress their spirits. He calmly went over the current situation of each team once again.

"Although most of the strong teams you encountered yesterday were in the first group of the preliminaries, don't underestimate the winning teams from the second group... For instance, teams like Iraq and Sri Lanka, their preliminary results were also within 3 minutes and 5 seconds. In today's final, it can be said that anyone has a chance to win."

After explaining all the details, Su Bai looked at the team members calmly. "Although it's an old saying, I still hope you'll give your best and stay confident, win or lose." With a smile, he added, "Never underestimate your opponents and never be discouraged by their strength."

In response to Su Bai's words, the team members, who had been somewhat restless, gradually regained their focus. They recalibrated their emotions, preparing for a major competition as they should.

In the evening, the relay team members arrived at the Jakarta Athletics Stadium with the track and field team on a bus. After bidding farewell to Su Bai and the others, the relay team members went straight to the backstage area to begin their pre-race preparations for the final.

The 4x400-meter relay final was scheduled for 8 PM tonight. At this point, the warm-up area was filled with athletes from various countries, each engaged in their own preparations on different equipment and tracks.

During the warm-up time, the Japanese team's athletes appeared somewhat somber. Their expressions were serious, as if they were wearing an expression that read "give it your all."

During warm-up, Zhang Ziyi happened to notice the demeanor of the Japanese team, and he instantly grew solemn. He had a general idea why the Japanese team wore such expressions. After all, the previous day's competition had brought joy to the Chinese team but likely created an equally unforgivable situation for the Japanese team.

Zhang Ziyi glanced at his teammates, prompting Guo Dun, Lin Chuan, and Li Junhao to observe the atmosphere within the Japanese team as well.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Ziyi spoke, "Everyone, as Coach Su said, never underestimate your opponents. In today's race, we must give our all!"

The scene was bustling with excitement due to the ongoing finals of the women's discus throw, men's triple jump, men's high jump, and more. Unfortunately, the Chinese team wasn't particularly competitive in the 1500-meter event, and they hadn't sent athletes to participate in this event at this year's Asian Games.

Looking at the just-concluded events, Jiang Wentao wore a slightly regretful expression on his face. Next to him, Pei Jin'an naturally knew what Jiang Wentao was feeling.

"Come on, Old Jiang," Pei Jin'an patted his old friend's shoulder. "Although we're not catching up in the 1500 meters for now, look, this time's competition has brought breakthroughs to our track and field events. Nurturing sports talent is a long process. At least we're making progress, aren't we?"