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

Chapter 36: Pre-Race Speculation & Performance in the Finals

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/03/2023

Almost everyone who heard the news that all the 400m athletes from the S Province Athletics Team had qualified for the finals couldn't believe it at first. After all, the S Province Athletics Team wasn't known for having a strong presence in the 400m event. The most well-known 400m athlete on their team was Qiu Wen, who had just recently emerged as a contender.

The other two athletes, Hu Li and Zhang Wei, would only be recognized by seasoned 400m enthusiasts. As athletes who had already broken the 48-second barrier for their personal best times, they had some experience making it into the finals of major competitions. However, their previous appearances in the finals were usually towards the lower end, barely making the cut.

This time, things were different.

After Qiu Wen secured the top spot in the heats with a time of 47.49 seconds, Hu Li and Zhang Wei followed, claiming the third and fourth spots in the heats, respectively.

Zhang Wei posted a time of 47.56 seconds to claim the third spot, while Hu Li managed a time of 47.60 seconds, securing fourth place. Both of them not only qualified for the finals but also set new personal best records.

Before the race, the 400m athletes who overheard Hu Li and Zhang Wei joking during warm-up were left dumbfounded when they saw their performances. They wondered if the coach of these two athletes had some miraculous training methods up their sleeve.

Old friends who had known Hu Li and Zhang Wei for years were so bewildered by the performance that they were tempted to march up to them and demand an explanation for their sudden transformation.

In the audience seats, many people who had been skeptical of the S Province Athletics Team's 400m coach's ability to produce good results were now left covering their faces in disbelief. Their faces stung, but these spectators were more amazed by the S Province Athletics Team's sudden surge in 400m strength than embarrassed by their previous assumptions.

It was just one month!

Even if we stretch it a bit and factor in the time when Qiu Wen's new coach took over, the entire timeline would add up to about three months at most.

Within this short span, the S Province Athletics Team had transformed from a team that occasionally managed to make the 400m finals through luck, as seen with Hu Li and Zhang Wei's previous performances, to a dominant force that occupied three out of four top spots in the 400m finals?

In the audience seats, many track and field fans exchanged glances, and finally, someone asked, "By the way, what's the name of the new coach from the S Province Athletics Team? I remember there's a 'Bai' in his name, right?"

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As the spectators in the stands exchanged puzzled glances, the surprising results of the 400m heats quickly found their way onto the Track and Field Athletics Kingdom forum, where track and field enthusiasts congregated.

Thread Title: "Does anyone remember Qiu Wen's previous coach? This guy is seriously amazing, a contemporary horse-tamer!"

Thread Content: "Enough chitchat, today's heats of the National Athletics Grand Prix in the H city substation just finished for the 400m event, and the list of finalists has been announced. Take a look at the finalists' list for the finals if you didn't watch the event. You'll understand what it means. (List as shown)"

Qiu Wen's name still held some influence in the thread title, and curious users clicked on the post to see what the poster was talking about. Then, they couldn't tear their eyes away.