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

Chapter 86: Six Nations Joint Challenge - Women's 400m Finals

In today's 100-meter final, Fang Yu had once again broken the ten-second barrier after many years.

As a result, these athletes from other countries, who hadn't taken this competition too seriously initially, were now on high alert. Especially regarding the 400-meter event, where almost all members of the Chinese team had broken their personal bests the day before, athletes from other countries were eager to test the new strength displayed by the Chinese team.

On the field, besides the three athletes from the Chinese team, Chen Yadan, Lin Huan, and Lin Yao, there were Nassar and Mia from Bahrain, Nirmila from Qatar, Aisha from India, and Riena from Japan.

Among these athletes, apart from Nassar, Nirmila and Aisha also had personal bests around 50.50 seconds. Before the official start of the race, these athletes from other countries more or less glanced at Chen Yadan and her fellow Chinese athletes, seemingly evaluating their strength.

Perhaps because of the light rain falling from the sky, to prevent the athletes from losing too much heat during warm-up, the introduction of the eight athletes was brief before the race. It seemed that athletes from other countries were now gauging the abilities of Chen Yadan and her teammates.

While all the athletes were focused and waiting for the command, the subsequent orders quickly followed, "On your marks... Bang!"

After a crisp starting gun shot, the eight figures on the track all burst into action simultaneously. Among them, Bahrain's Nassar had the quickest reaction time. Even though her strength clearly outclassed the other athletes around her, Nassar didn't take this competition lightly.

Her start, explosiveness, acceleration, and the curve she ran on were all incredibly smooth. Her powerful body raced through the rain, and the drizzle dripping onto her dark skin displayed a powerful sense of beauty.

Chen Yadan was in lane five, just behind Nassar. Among all the athletes, Chen Yadan's reaction time of 0.157 seconds was excellent in the rainy conditions of the 400-meter track. However, after the start, she could clearly feel the speed difference between her and Nassar up ahead.

It was a feeling close to being overwhelmed. Chen Yadan had competed with Nassar before, but now, with her significantly improved strength, she had a much clearer understanding of the incredible talent and power possessed by the Bahraini naturalized athlete ahead of her.

In the spectator stands, Pei Jin'an's brow furrowed. Although the athletes in the 400-meter race had different start line extensions, making it impossible to visually gauge the gap in their performances, experienced track and field coaches like Pei Jin'an could judge the athletes' real speed and rankings based on the distances between them in the first and second curves.

"Too fast..." 

Pei Jin'an frowned, his expression serious. "Nassar is truly Bahrain's ace in the women's 400 meters. With this speed, breaking the 49-second barrier is only a matter of time."

Su Bai nodded in agreement. At this moment, on the track, Nassar, although in lane five, had gradually been catching up with the athlete in lane six after the first curve onto the straight track, and she was ready to overtake at any moment.

Indeed, Nassar was an athlete with exceptional talent. Whether it was explosiveness, absolute speed in the 100 meters, or speed endurance, she seemed to have no significant weaknesses. It could be said that she was a well-rounded athlete with remarkable innate speed.

"Compared to Nassar, the gap between Yadan and the others is quite substantial," Pei Jin'an remarked as he watched the competition. Chen Yadan, Lin Huan, and Lin Yao were currently the best representatives among female 400-meter athletes in the country. However, in the current competition, the difference between them and Nassar was clearly visible.