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

Chapter 115-116

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 09/18/2023

Chapter 115: Men's 400m Preliminaries - Zhang Ziyi

Before Zhang Ziyi took the stage, he already knew the situation in his group. There were a total of 7 participants, including Atar from Kyrgyzstan, but the rest were all formidable competitors. Among them were Roger from Qatar, the strong athlete McNair from Bahrain, and the formidable competitor Annan Su from Indonesia.

Including Zhang Ziyi himself, there were already 4 competitors in this group who had faced each other in the men's 400m final at the Asian Games last year.

According to Zhang Ziyi's estimation, in this race, apart from the top three finishers who would directly advance to the next round, it was highly likely that the remaining participants would also compete fiercely for the limited additional qualifying spots.

On the track during the heats, the seven athletes had their eyes on each other, and not even Zhang Ziyi showed any sign of weakness.

Among the seven, Roger, Annan Su, and Zhang Ziyi were the gold, silver, and bronze medalists from the Asian Games last year. It was an unexpected outcome that they were placed in the same preliminary group. Even the organizers in Qatar did not anticipate this.

In the commentary box, the voices of commentators Shao Minyi and Li Sen carried a hint of amusement.

"This race will have at least a semifinal-level standard."

This statement was an undeniable truth.

The men's 400m heats were scheduled for early evening on the first day, and for the athletes with potential to advance, the real test of their physical endurance would come from the semifinals and finals on the following day.

If they wanted to make a breakthrough and achieve outstanding results in the morning and evening semifinals and finals tomorrow, they would need a clear plan for their energy allocation.

For tonight's 400m heats, they would not be able to give their all.

However, the situation in the third heat of the preliminaries was indeed special, so these athletes would certainly expend more energy than they had initially anticipated.

As long as it was possible, these athletes naturally hoped to secure direct qualification in the top three, rather than relying on additional spots for the semifinals.

In front of the television screens, the audience, who were already nervous due to the "death group" preview, became even more anxious after listening to the commentary by Shao Minyi and Li Sen.

In the audience seats, coaches like Jiang Wentao and Wang Ting were closely watching the situation on the track.

Jiang Wentao shook his head and said with a smile, "With Ziyi's current ability, I'm not worried about whether he can qualify, but rather, I'm concerned about what kind of result he'll achieve to qualify."

Wang Ting, standing nearby, listened and playfully scolded him, "Old Jiang, your mindset is all wrong! Qualifying with any result is still qualifying! Just think back to a year ago, when we were worried if our athletes could even make it to the semifinals. Now you're getting complacent."

Jiang Wentao and the other coaches from different events who heard Wang Ting's playful scolding all chuckled.

During the audience's chatter, the athletes on the track were ready to begin. Each athlete stood behind their starting blocks, and the likes of Annan Su, Roger, McNair, and Zhang Ziyi were exuding fierce determination.