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

Chapter 86: Six Nations Joint Challenge - Women's 400m Finals

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

Due to the format and scheduling of the competition itself, this competition didn't include semifinals. After the preliminaries, the top 8 or 9 athletes based on their overall performance would advance directly to the finals the next day.

In the preliminaries held the previous day, Chen Yadan, Lin Huan, and Lin Yao all broke the 53-second barrier. Chen Yadan, in particular, achieved an impressive time of 52.06 seconds, securing the second position in the preliminary rankings.

Leading the rankings ahead of Chen Yadan was Nassar, a naturalized athlete from Bahrain with a personal best of 49.59 seconds in the 400 meters. She possessed exceptional talent in the 400 meters, and the Bahrain athletics community had high hopes for her, believing she had the potential to become a world champion.

In the preliminaries the previous day, Nassar ran comfortably and achieved a time of 50.17 seconds. This time was nearly two seconds faster than the second-placed Chen Yadan, making it a seemingly insurmountable lead.

Rain continued to fall lightly on the track, with the intensity fluctuating. As the athletes prepared for the 400-meter competition, spectators in the stands, although initially captivated by the 100 meters, now turned their attention to the upcoming event. After witnessing the remarkable performances and personal bests in the preliminary rounds, they couldn't help but wonder if the trend would continue in the finals.

"Could we see another round of personal bests today?"

Some spectators recalled the excitement from the previous day and began discussing it with those around them.

"It's possible, right? Yesterday was just the preliminaries, and today is the finals. It's entirely plausible that today's results could be even better than yesterday's... However, keep in mind that it's the finals today, and all the athletes, not just our national team, will be giving their all. The competition might be fiercer."

The spectators attending the event were true track and field enthusiasts, and they sat in the stands filled with anticipation and a touch of anxiety, eagerly awaiting the results of the 400-meter competition under the guidance of Su Bai, the coach who had taken over.

In the spectator stands, Pei Jin'an was sitting next to Su Bai. Although the 400-meter athletes competing now weren't under his direct coaching, Pei Jin'an couldn't help but feel somewhat restless.

"Su Bai, how can you sit so calmly in a situation like this?" Pei Jin'an inquired.

Su Bai smiled and replied, "Coach Pei, as coaches, our work is already done at this point. What's left is to see how the athletes perform, isn't it?"

Pei Jin'an chuckled and shook his head, "While that's the theory, it's hard not to feel nervous, you know? These are the kids we've trained so hard."

Su Bai took a deep breath and looked at the track. At this moment, Chen Yadan, Lin Huan, and Lin Yao had each taken their positions in lanes 4, 2, and 8, respectively.

All three female athletes had determined and resolute expressions on their faces. Even though they were aware of competitors like Nassar and other strong naturalized athletes on the field, they showed no signs of being willing to concede defeat prematurely.

Su Bai looked at them earnestly and whispered, "I believe in them. They harbor passionate and indomitable hearts."

On the field, athletes from several other Asian countries had also realized that this Asian Six-Nations Athletics Challenge was not just a regular winter training competition for the Chinese team. In the 400 meters, which had once been considered a weak event for the Chinese team, the athletes had made significant progress in the preliminary rounds the previous day.