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

Chapter 111-112

Not only that, but the qualifying standard for the 110-meter hurdles event had also been set at 13.32 seconds. Currently, among Chinese athletes, only Cui Luoheng's 13.31 seconds barely met the qualifying standard, while Lu Mengfan's best time of 13.39 seconds fell short by a significant 0.08 seconds.

In events like the 800 meters, 1500 meters, and high jump, almost all athletes in track and field faced this daunting qualifying standard.

Of course, not all events were equally challenging for the Chinese team to meet the qualifying standards. Events like women's shot put and javelin, which were strong domestically, made it relatively easy for athletes to achieve the qualifying standards.

However, overall, the qualifying standards for the Tokyo Olympics had reached an extremely demanding level.

After the announcement of these qualifying standards, sports media professionals in China were stunned, and track and field enthusiasts found these standards hard to comprehend.

It was understandable that the Olympic Games had high qualifying standards, as it was the pinnacle of international sports competition. However, when comparing these standards to the qualifying standards from previous editions, track and field enthusiasts were left puzzled.

—The qualifying standard for the 100-meter sprint is set so high? Have the Japanese gone mad, or have we?

—I checked, and during the entire last season, Japan had five athletes who ran the 100 meters in under 10.10 seconds, including three who achieved the 10.05-second standard. This year, they might produce a fourth. Maybe the Japanese aren't crazy; their men's 100 meters could be fully occupied!

—...So, did the Tokyo Organizing Committee intentionally set such high standards? Are they playing with us?

—But this time, all the event standards are strict. Japan isn't good at every event, right?

In addition to these discussions, various sports media outlets were quick to release news briefs on the internet.

《Tokyo Organizing Committee Releases Track and Field Qualifying Standards - Dubbed the Strictest in History!》

《100 Meters in 10.05 Seconds! Only Fang Yu Qualifies for the 100-Meter Sprint!》

《Men's 400-Meter Sprint Qualifying Standard: 44.90 Seconds! Can the Chinese Track and Field Team Conquer This Formidable Challenge?》

《Men's High Jump Qualifying Standard: 2.33 Meters. Can Wang Shen and Ye Wenhao Overcome the 1 Centimeter Gap?》

《The Heroines of the Athletics Arena - Women's Shot Put, Discus Throw, and Javelin Throw Fearlessly Face the Toughest Qualifying Standards in History!》

Initially, ordinary people on the internet were not quite clear about what was happening, but track and field enthusiasts were already in an uproar due to these excessively high qualifying standards.

Subsequently, as discussions among track and field enthusiasts spread and were followed by a surge of reports from various sports media outlets, even newcomers to the world of track and field began to understand what was going on.

These new fans were aware that the qualifying standards seemed quite high, but since they hadn't been following track and field for long and didn't have a deep understanding of the sport, they didn't feel as nervous and uneasy as the longtime fans.

On the Athletics Kingdom forum, some users were discussing whether Wang Shen and Ye Wenhao could clear the 2.33-meter bar within a year.

In this thread, there were some curious new fans.