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

Chapter 207-208

Translator: dapotaturs

Release Date: 10/02/2023

Chapter 207: Men's 400m Preliminaries - Zhang Ziyi

"Li Junhao finished fifth in the preliminaries of the fourth group!" After seeing this result, Shao Minyi quickly began calculating in her mind, "The rules for the group stage are that the top three athletes in each group directly qualify, but this doesn't mean that Li Junhao has no chance of advancing. Beyond the athletes who directly qualify from their groups, the remaining athletes ranked in the top six will also qualify as substitutes."

"Based on the current available data, the athletes in the first group of preliminaries have times of 45.34 seconds, 45.45 seconds, and 45.65 seconds starting from fourth place. Compared to the athletes in the second and third groups, the first group's athletes had some differences in their times due to pacing issues. The fourth, fifth, and sixth-place athletes in the second and third groups have times of 45.12 seconds, 45.19 seconds, 45.47 seconds, 45.20 seconds, 45.25 seconds, and 45.68 seconds. If we only consider the top six among the remaining athletes from the first three groups, the current sixth place has a time of 45.45 seconds."

"The results for the preliminaries of the fourth group have not been announced yet, but since Li Junhao has one more athlete, Faerde, in front of him, it means that in order to advance to the semifinals, Li Junhao needs to at least surpass the first two athletes in his group. Moreover, in the athletes from the fifth and sixth groups, there are also strong competitors. To secure a spot without getting bumped by athletes from behind, Li Junhao's time ideally needs to be within the top three among the remaining athletes."

In the sports channel's broadcast studio, Shao Minyi and Li Sen, after Li Junhao's ranking was determined, immediately began calculating the results of the earlier groups. The TV production team also cooperated efficiently, displaying the results of the athletes from the previous groups on the screen, making it easy for the viewers to see the times from the first three groups.

Meanwhile, Li Junhao's group in the fourth preliminaries was also shown on the screen, but all the result positions were marked with question marks. In the sports channel's online livestream room, athletics enthusiasts were equally anxious. Everyone was eagerly waiting to find out Li Junhao's results and whether he could qualify for the semifinals.

​【I just checked, and the third-place athlete among the remaining competitors has a time of 45.20 seconds...】

​​【I see it too. With this time, isn't Li Junhao in a bit of danger? His personal best is 45.25 seconds, right?】

​​【Li Junhao's form seems good today. If he can break his personal best, it's not entirely impossible...】

​​ 【Wait a minute, guys. What are you thinking? For Li Junhao to grab third place, there's still Faerde ahead of him! That means Faerde can take second place, and Li Junhao's time also has to be better than the current second-place time for him to secure one of the top three remaining positions!】

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​​【In that case... the current second-place time is 45.19 seconds. Does this mean Li Junhao needs to run at least 45.18 seconds?】

Although the performances of the 400m sprint trio led by Zhang Ziyi have indeed seen significant improvement, it's still uncertain for these track and field enthusiasts whether Li Junhao can break his personal best in this recent race. Moreover, he needs to break it by running 45.18 seconds.

A year or two ago, saying that Li Junhao needed to run 45.18 seconds would have meant, "Li Junhao is competing today, and we hope that in the preliminary group stage, he can break the national record for the 400m and improve it by 0.07 seconds."