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

Chapter 277-278

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 10/16/2023

Chapter 277 110-Meter Hurdles Semifinals - Lu Mengfan

The atmosphere of watching Lu Mengfan's semifinal race in front of the television was completely different from that of Cui Luoheng's.

From the moment the preparation sound rang out, everyone's hearts were equally suspended.

In this semifinal, Lu Mengfan was in the third lane. On the fourth lane to his right was the French star Fabregas, and on the sixth lane was Vladimir, who still held the world's best result for the season.

In the sports channel's online live broadcast room, Shao Minyi also reviewed Lu Mengfan's current technical improvements before the race.

"During this year's winter training, Lu Mengfan also made a determined effort to complete the technical improvement from eight steps to seven steps before the hurdles. His ability to achieve a time of 13.26 seconds was also largely due to the results of this adjustment in his pre-Olympic interview," Shao Minyi explained.

"However, Lu Mengfan also mentioned that due to his years of use of the eight-step approach before the hurdles, he needed time to adjust and overcome his technical habits, as well as the long-term pressure habits on his ankles and Achilles tendons. Adjusting from eight steps to seven steps before the hurdles brings both advantages and increased physical burden for him."

"At the moment, he still needs some time to solidify and adapt to this technical transformation. His current state in the competition also requires a certain amount of luck," Shao Minyi continued, emphasizing these points before the race to familiarize the audience with Lu Mengfan's current personal status, strengths, and weaknesses.

From the perspective of Shao Minyi, Li Sen, and the broader audience, they certainly hoped that Lu Mengfan would make it to the final. But regardless of whether he succeeded or not, the underlying message from Shao Minyi and Li Sen was that Lu Mengfan had poured countless efforts into improving his skills, and both victory and defeat were equally honorable.

In the sports channel's online live broadcast room, Shao Minyi's passing thought flashed through his mind, and in the blink of an eye, his attention was quickly drawn back to the crisp sound of the starting gun.

"The race has begun!!!"

Li Sen focused on the screen in front of him, tracking the changes in the positions of the athletes on the track. Unlike Cui Luoheng, who was in a leading position and dominant from the start, Lu Mengfan's reaction to the starting gun was not slow, but his reaction time of 0.143 seconds put him only in fourth place in the group.

During the reaction time to the starting gun, the fastest was not Vladimir or Fabregas but Mavrouss from Cyprus, with a reaction time of just 0.124 seconds. Fabregas followed closely with 0.133 seconds, and then came Vladimir with 0.139 seconds.

Based on the strength of the athletes on the field and their reaction times, it was evident that Vladimir, with absolute top-tier strength in the group, was not giving his full effort in the sprint. In this semifinal, his overall racing concept was in a relatively conservative state.

Even people like Jiang Wentao in the spectator stands, seeing that Vladimir was not completely dominating the field, immediately thought that Vladimir was running conservatively, seeking stability in this race.

However, even though Vladimir was conservatively racing, the starting speeds and states of the athletes on the field were still clearly indicating to everyone that even if Vladimir was running conservatively, he would still be the first in this race.