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

Chapter 133-134

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 09/25/2023

Chapter 133: Asian Championships Men's 4x400m Relay Final

On the track, after Zhang Ziyi and the others had made their appearance, they immediately sensed that they were not the only ones with a determined mindset for this men's 4x400m relay final.

Japan's sprint relay team had top-tier Asian talent in both the men's 4x100m and 4x400m, and although they didn't perform well at the Asian Games, not even making it into the top three, they were hungry for success in this Asian Championship.

In pre-race interviews, the Japanese team had repeatedly stated that their relay team was the latest ace squad for the men's 4x400m relay, and their goal was to contend for the gold medal in this event at the Asian Athletics Championship. Furthermore, they declared that after this training, the team would continue representing Japan in the World Athletics Relay Championships in May held in Yokohama, with an eye on securing a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

From this ambitious stance, one could discern the level of determination of Japan's men's 4x400m relay team for this Asian Championship relay final.

On the race track, apart from Japan, there were other formidable competitors. Qatar, the reigning champion in this event from the previous Asian Games, held the current Asian record in the men's 4x400m relay, and Bahrain, although they lost to the Chinese team last year, was undoubtedly strong.

As the first leg athletes from various teams took their positions on the curve of the track, there was a sense of challenge in the eyes of the athletes surrounding Zhang Ziyi. As the current champion in the men's 400m sprint at this Asian Championship, Zhang Ziyi was undoubtedly a marked man in the eyes of his competitors.

There were a total of seven teams on the field, including Japan, China, Bahrain, Qatar, Thailand, India, and Iraq.

China was assigned to the fourth lane for this race. To Zhang Ziyi's left was Japan's first leg athlete, Kuroyama Sora. To Zhang Ziyi's right, ahead of him, was Bahrain's first leg athlete, Rakaasa. Further ahead was the first leg athlete of the host nation, Qatar.

The audience in the stadium was already waving Qatar's national flag, passionately cheering for the athletes on the field. After all, Qatar's men's 4x400m relay team had set a continental record at the Jakarta Asian Games last year. Many spectators were hoping that Qatar's relay team could once again leave a brilliant record in their own country's Asian Championship.

In China, whether in front of their television screens or watching live streams on the internet, the hearts of the viewers were once again hanging in suspense.

Among them, there were many viewers who had just started watching athletics seriously for the first time during this Asian Championship and had become new track and field fans. After following these races for the past few days, many of these new fans were now saying to their friends, "I didn't really watch track and field events before. I always thought it was just running and jumping, and I didn't know what was so interesting about it. But watching these races now, they're actually quite thrilling. In just a few minutes, it's no worse than watching football or anything else."

For instance, at this moment, while waiting for the start of the men's 4x400m relay, the atmosphere before the race had made them feel slightly breathless.

As the athletes prepared to start their race, the pressure they faced and the intense competition they were about to engage in weighed heavily on their minds. Almost everyone could appreciate the incredible challenges that the athletes on the track were facing.