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

Chapter 117-118

Zhang Ziyi had also noticed Amesi Faerde, the Kuwaiti athlete who was in the same group as Qiu Wen in the morning. Zhang Ziyi had encountered him before, but at that time, Amesi Faerde was not particularly outstanding, with results just slightly better than his own. He couldn't tell from the competition that Amesi Faerde would have such a strong performance.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Ziyi also reviewed the athletes from his morning group. "That Japanese youngster, Shiroishi Sagi, has a starting style similar to yours. He's also a noteworthy competitor."

Qiu Wen certainly remembered him, and when he heard Zhang Ziyi's words, he was about to reply when the massage therapist hit a pressure point on his body, causing him to let out a painful cry. "Ah, it hurts! Liu, go a bit easier!"

The massage therapist, Liu Ping, who was working on Qiu Wen, scolded him impatiently and gave him a light slap. "Alright, you, every time I touch a pressure point, you're the loudest."

Qiu Wen continued to cry out in pain but then laughed carelessly. "Come on, Liu, just a couple of 'ahs,' could you be a bit gentler!"

Then, he turned to Zhang Ziyi and continued, "That fellow, there's always this feeling that he's going to become very strong. I told Coach Su about it, and Coach Su also said he has great talent. He might become a tough competitor for both Ah Hao and me in the future."

Hearing Qiu Wen's words, Zhang Ziyi nodded silently.

Over the past year and a half, the Chinese track and field team had been making rapid progress, but they weren't the only ones improving in the sport of athletics. Athletes like Ames Fale from Kuwait and the emerging Shiroishi Sagi from the Japanese team had started to shine. In this competition, Shiroishi Sagi had even surpassed the veteran Asou Yota from the Japanese team in the 400 meters and secured a spot in the final.

After thinking about these factors, Zhang Ziyi closed his eyes. In fact, the previous night, when he had mentioned his desire for the championship to Wang Ting, he had genuinely felt the urge to chase the gold medal. However, he also remembered that in this competition, he bore the heavy responsibility of competing in both the men's and mixed 4x400 meters relay.

Compared to giving his all for a gold medal with little chance of success in an individual event, it was more important for him to control his physical condition and see how many legs he could run in this Asian Championship. With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Ziyi didn't say much more. After the massage, he patted Qiu Wen on the shoulder and smiled, encouraging him.

With these thoughts in mind, Zhang Ziyi didn't say much more. After the massage was finished, he patted Qiu Wen on the shoulder and smiled, encouraging him.

"Don't forget the promise you made to Xiao Bai."

Qiu Wen was momentarily stunned, then he wore a bitter expression as he recalled the boast he had made to Su Bai before the start of the outdoor season, about winning the athletics world championships in Haikou this year.

After the morning semi-finals at the Doha Asian Championships, discussions about the results of Qiu Wen and Zhang Ziyi began circulating on the domestic internet.

Topic: 【Bet on it - Qiu Wen with 45.36 in the semi-finals! Let's bet if he can break the 45.30 mark in tonight's final and secure a spot in the World Championships!】

User 5: 【I'd bet on it. After all, this morning was just the semi-finals, and the athletes probably held back a bit. But seriously, how did they manage to group them into 'death groups' for both the preliminaries and semi-finals?】

User 7: 【During the preliminaries, that athlete from Kyrgyzstan, Atar... it was really tough for him. He was completely overshadowed throughout. During the semi-finals, I was trembling watching Qiu Wen's group, afraid he wouldn't make it through. Fortunately, he secured a spot in the final with that 45.36 performance.】