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

Chapter 221-222

"At that time, everyone was saying that this young girl had a promising future and would definitely become a national-level athlete. It's been 12 years in the blink of an eye."

Li Sen nodded in agreement, smiling. "That's true. Yadan is now the top female athlete in the 400-meter sprint event for our national team. The prediction of her becoming a national-level athlete was indeed very accurate."

The two of them exchanged a few more words with smiles before returning to the topic of the ongoing competition.

"In today's women's 400 meters semifinal, the third group is also filled with strong contenders. Although the current world number one, Nassar, is not in this group, the United States' Thompson, Delado, Jamaica's Williams, and Poland's Monica are all top-notch female 400-meter runners. Thompson, Delado, and Williams all have personal bests under 50 seconds, and these four athletes have had outstanding performances this season, often running below 51 seconds. They can be considered to be in excellent form."

The viewers in front of their televisions could tell from Shao Minyi and Li Sen's descriptions of Chen Yadan's competitors that this race would be incredibly challenging for her.

As it was a semifinal, only the top two athletes from each group would directly advance to the final, and the remaining athletes would be determined based on the top two from each of the three semifinal groups.

As of the final results of the first two semifinal groups, the top two remaining athletes who did not qualify from those groups were Flaschek from Poland with a time of 51.05 seconds and Sally from Jamaica with a time of 51.10 seconds. This means that for Chen Yadan to advance to the final of the women's 400 meters sprint in this competition, she would need to run a time of under 51.10 seconds at the very least. This is just the most basic requirement.

How challenging of a goal this was, the track and field enthusiasts watching on television knew, and Chen Yadan herself was well aware.

However, Chen Yadan knew even better that this was not a reason to evade the competition or refrain from giving her all.

Sitting in the audience seats at the venue, Su Bai was also watching Chen Yadan on the track with great seriousness. Among the athletes he coached, Chen Yadan was the first to achieve a breakthrough in talent compared to the more naturally gifted male athletes. While talent breakthroughs did require some luck, looking at the breakthrough cases of Chen Yadan and Zhang Ziyi, it was clear that this kind of breakthrough demanded strong determination.

It could be said that when it came to willpower, Chen Yadan was not inferior to any athlete on the male team. In fact, due to the pressures her family had placed on her in the past, she possessed a resilient determination that set her apart.

This determination and will to win were what made Chen Yadan never lose the fighting spirit regardless of the opponents she faced.

Su Bai, in his heart, actually carried some regrets when it came to Chen Yadan. If he had received the system a couple of years earlier, if he had met Chen Yadan sooner, her achievements would have been even greater. Unfortunately, there were no such "ifs" in the world.

On the track, the athletes had taken their positions on their respective starting lines. Chen Yadan was in the eighth lane, with only the Botswana athlete, Jareefil, in lane nine ahead of her. In lane seven behind her was the veteran of the women's 400 meters from the British team, Anseli. Her personal best was also under 50 seconds, but her form had declined in the last two seasons due to aging, and she rarely managed to run under 51 seconds anymore.

The American athletes, Thompson and Delado, were in lanes six and four, respectively, while Jamaica's Williams was in lane five. These three were among the strongest contenders for qualification in this race. Poland's Monica and the Kenyan athlete were in lanes three and two, respectively, and their abilities were not to be underestimated, especially Monica, who was always ready to seize an opportunity.