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

Chapter 231-232

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 10/10/2023

Chapter 231: Mixed Gender 4x400m Results and Public Opinion

After the conclusion of the 110m hurdles final on the fifth day of the schedule, the current Doha World Championships have officially passed the halfway mark.

In the remaining five days of competition, the focus for Su Bai's team will be on the mixed gender 4x400m relay and the men's 4x400m relay events.

Simultaneously with these two events, Wang Shen has the qualifying rounds and finals for the high jump.

On October 2nd, following the exciting events of the men's 400m final and the 110m hurdles final on the previous day, the emotions of domestic track and field enthusiasts and casual observers are still immersed in the celebrations of the previous day. October 2nd doesn't feature any particularly important events, so the day's events haven't received too much attention.

Despite the relatively low level of attention, the events are progressing normally.

On the evening of October 2nd, the men's high jump qualifying round started first. Among the 32 athletes in two groups, Wang Shen easily cleared a height of 2.29 meters, ranking first in the qualifying round group with a flawless clearance, and smoothly advancing to the high jump final scheduled for the evening of the 4th.

However, the mixed gender 4x400m relay heats didn't turn out to be as easy as track and field enthusiasts initially thought.

The mixed gender 4x400m relay is a relatively new and unfamiliar event for 400m teams and athletes from various countries. It can be said that all the participating teams in this mixed gender 4x400m relay event at the World Championships are newly formed teams after World Athletics and the Tokyo Organizing Committee announced that this event would be included in the Olympics and World Championships as an official event for the first time.

The World Athletics Relays in May can be seen as a preview event for the mixed gender 4x400m relay before the World Championships and Olympics, the two top-tier competitions.

In that relay event, China's performance was indeed remarkable. Although they ultimately finished sixth in the final due to issues with athlete distribution of stamina, they had achieved first place in the group stage.

Back then, China's mixed gender 4x400m relay team secured first place in the group stage with a time of 3 minutes 16.63 seconds. However, in the mixed gender 4x400m relay heats at the current World Championships, China clocked a time of 3 minutes 16.02 seconds, setting a new national record for the event. This achievement put them at risk of not advancing.

In the heats of the mixed gender 4x400m relay, China's time of 3 minutes 16.02 seconds placed them only fifth in their group. The top four teams in the group had times of 3 minutes 12.40 seconds, 3 minutes 12.67 seconds, 3 minutes 12.69 seconds, and 3 minutes 12.77 seconds, respectively.

China's 3 minutes 16.02 seconds time had an almost unbelievable 4-second gap compared to the top four teams. When Qiu Wen received the baton for the final leg, there was already an insurmountable distance between him and the athletes from those top four teams.

In the sports channel's live broadcast room, Shao Minyi and Li Sen had already understood the final outcome when Qiu Wen received the baton for the last leg. Both of them wore expressions of indescribable regret.

"From the World Athletics Relays to the World Championships, less than 5 months have passed, but top-tier teams like the United States, Jamaica, Bahrain, and the United Kingdom have undergone a qualitative transformation in the training and integration of their mixed gender 4x400m relay teams," Shao Minyi commented.