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

Chapter 89: Excessive & 110m Hurdles About to Begin

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

This Asia Six-Nation Athletics Joint Challenge was destined to leave behind many legends.

After the conclusion of the men's 400m final, which had started with a gloomy and rainy morning, the weather suddenly cleared. It wasn't as scorching as summer sunshine, but the warm feeling made people quite comfortable.

In the spectator stands, Pei Jin'an sighed with a smile, saying, "Xiaobai, it's all thanks to your proposal back then. If you hadn't suggested expanding the promotion and publicity scale of our winter training competitions, the Athletics Management Center wouldn't have organized an event as significant as the Asia Six-Nation Athletics Joint Challenge."

If they had followed their usual practice and only conducted small-scale friendly competitions during winter training, such as Sino-Japanese matches, without the participation and organization by the Athletics Association to ensure the event's official status, regardless of Fang Yu's sub-10-second 100m or the later performances by athletes like Chen Yadan and Zhang Ziyi, these achievements would not have been recognized as official meet records by the Athletics Association.

Just thinking about this possibility made even an experienced coach like Pei Jin'an shudder.

As the weather cleared after a rainy start, the staff at the venue quickly cleaned the track and made adjustments to the slippery conditions and field equipment.

Perhaps due to the unprecedented results achieved in the previous races, which greatly motivated other athletes in the national team, as the 800m race began, the women's 800m team that took the stage first saw a young recruit, Zhao Jia, who had only recently been called up to the national team, outperforming the veteran national team athletes and winning the women's 800m final.

In the commentator's box, both Shao Minyi and Li Sen were still immersed in the excitement of Zhang Ziyi breaking the 400m national record earlier. However, as the 800m final progressed, their anxiety grew.

"Well done! The young athlete Zhao Jia has established an absolute lead in this 800m final. As she sprints to the finish line in the last 50 meters..."

As athletics commentators, Shao Minyi and Li Sen hadn't seen such exciting and exhilarating races for a long time. In today's entire final schedule, Chinese team athletes had achieved too many excellent results. In this 800m final, Zhao Jia's commanding lead, following the previous record-breaking 400m race, was truly inspiring!

When Zhao Jia crossed the finish line in the 800m final, not only Shao Minyi and Li Sen but also the viewers in the live broadcast room erupted in cheers and excitement.

【Today's competition is really uplifting! Zhao Jia, this young lady, is barely 21 years old, right? Yet, she managed to win the championship in this competition! It's truly remarkable!】

【Zhao Jia is amazing! By the way, haven't we failed to secure a spot at the World Championships in the women's 800m for a long time? With Zhao Jia's performance today, could she earn a qualification for the World Championships in the women's 800m again?】

【You're right; it's possible!】

【What's the qualifying time for the women's 800m this time? Is it 2 minutes 00.60 seconds? I think it's a bit close. Didn't our best performance in the women's 800m last season fall short of that standard?】

On the field, the young Zhao Jia was ecstatic after winning the championship, and after her teammate Yang Liuqing also crossed the finish line, she enthusiastically embraced Yang Liuqing. Both girls were smiling happily.

Unfortunately, when the final results were announced, although Zhao Jia's performance was excellent, there was a slight discrepancy from what people had expected.