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

Chapter 249-250

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 10/11/2023

Chapter 249: A New Record

In this race, Zhang Ziyi not only won the championship.

When the results were displayed on the big screen at the venue, another wave of excitement followed—Zhang Ziyi, who was in the first place, had a time of 44.76 seconds (NR) listed next to his name.

No one had expected that Zhang Ziyi would actually break his personal best in the first Diamond League race of the season, and, of course, set a new Chinese men's 400-meter sprint record.

The moment they saw this result, in the conference room at the National Athletics Training Base, young team members and coaches burst into cheers, following the initial gasp of surprise.

In the sports channel's live broadcast room, the voices of Shao Minyi and Li Sen, who had been relatively calm, also transformed at that moment.

You see, although the Diamond League is already the top series of athletic events, traditionally, only at the Diamond League Finals at the end of each season could you witness athletes unleash their true abilities and compete to the fullest. In regular station events, most athletes simply participated to get a feel for their current form.

Take, for example, the men's 400-meter sprint in previous Diamond League races. In each event, usually only the athlete in first place would break the 45-second mark, while the rest of the athletes' times typically ranged between 45 and 46 seconds—not particularly good nor bad.

It's not that other athletes lacked the capability, but it was evident that these athletes ranked within the top 20 in the world tended to be more relaxed in their form. Unless they had special needs for adjusting their condition or clearly felt that their current form was excellent, these athletes generally wouldn't push themselves too hard in station events.

In any case, as seasoned commentators, Shao Minyi and Li Sen were well aware of the habits of athletes in the Diamond League. Therefore, while they were thrilled and excited about Zhang Ziyi's victory, they didn't lose control of themselves.

Until they saw the final result rankings.

First place: Zhang Ziyi (China), 44.76 seconds (NR);

Second place: Barnes (USA), 45.01 seconds (SB);

Third place: ...

Apart from Zhang Ziyi, the subsequent results of others became irrelevant. The number 44.76 made them instantly think of another record that had remained elusive during the World Championships—the record for the 400-meter sprint held by a person of Asian descent!

"44.76 seconds!" Shao Minyi's mind buzzed for a moment and then quickly snapped back into focus. "Zhang Ziyi once again broke the national record for the men's 400-meter sprint at the Qatar Diamond League event. At the same time, this time of 44.76 seconds... has successfully broken the record held by a Japanese athlete for nearly 30 years!"

"The record for the men's 400-meter sprint among people of Asian descent has been passed from the hands of a Japanese athlete to that of a Chinese athlete after a gap of 28 years! With this, both the records for the men's 100-meter and 400-meter sprints among people of Asian descent now belong to Chinese athletes!"

"Not only that, the current holder of the national record for the men's 200-meter sprint in our country, Wu Yi, is in excellent form at the moment. Last year, Wu Yi couldn't achieve his desired results due to an unfortunate injury, but in this year's winter training, glimpses of Wu Yi's personal training situation from the 'Athletics Idol Training Camp' clearly show his outstanding form."