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

Chapter 241-242

For a moment, the auditorium was filled only with the speakers on stage and the rustling of pages turning in the audience. It was incredibly quiet.

Su Bai, as the head coach for the 400m sprint in track and field, was sitting in the middle of the auditorium. To his left were the coaches of the diving team. Being a powerhouse in the Olympics, the diving team's coaches were experienced. When they looked at their objectives for the diving team, they exchanged smiles.

Su Bai had just heard the leader on stage mention the diving team's goal, which was quite simple: "Strive for gold in all events."

As a team with the title of the "Dream Team," their goal was straightforward. Su Bai took another look at the data in his hand, which included the achievements of the diving team in the previous Olympic Games. Even in the events where they didn't win gold, the diving team had still achieved one silver and two bronze medals.

The level of expertise in the diving team's achievements left Su Bai truly impressed. As Su Bai observed the diving coaches, they too had noticed him. Diving and track and field were vastly different sports, and the diving coaches may have heard about the rising popularity of track and field this year. They may have also been aware of a coach named Su Bai leading a successful team, but seeing Su Bai in person was a different matter altogether.

When everyone initially took their seats, the diving team's coaches on Su Bai's left were momentarily surprised. One of them even commented, "Isn't this a coaches' meeting today? Why are there athletes here too?"

Su Bai's youthful appearance made him stand out among the experienced coaches, and this had attracted the attention of several coaches when they first arrived.

Now, when the presentation moved on to the track and field events, the leaders on stage praised the breakthroughs achieved by the track and field events in the past two years and introduced new goals for the sport.

"In the 400m sprint for both men and women, ensure a spot in the semi-finals, strive to reach the finals, and aim for a breakthrough of 0. For the men's 4x400m relay and the mixed 4x400m relay, aim to reach the semi-finals and secure a place in the top ten."

Compared to the goals set for the diving team earlier, the targets for the 400m sprint were relatively modest. However, considering that the 400m sprint events had failed to qualify for the Olympics in the previous edition, except for the women's 4x400m relay, achieving four Olympic qualification spots in this edition was seen as a historic breakthrough under Su Bai's leadership.

After the meeting ended that day, the leaders of the General Administration of Sport gave specific instructions to coaches of different sports. They emphasized, "The qualification assessment period for the Olympics is not over yet. Everyone must make every effort to adjust the athletes' conditions. We hope that before the qualification deadline, more Olympic spots can be secured."

After the meeting at the National Sports Center, Director Wang Zhengsheng approached Su Bai to inquire about the prospects of athletes in the 400m sprint, aside from Zhang Ziyi and Chen Yadan.

"For the women's team, Lin Huan and Lin Yao are still quite far from the 51.35-second standard. They will likely improve their performance during winter training, but it's still very challenging to reach that standard," Su Bai replied candidly. He pointed out that neither Lin Huan nor Lin Yao had achieved the women's 400m standard from the previous World Championships, let alone the highly demanding standard set for the Tokyo Olympics.

"As for the men's team, there is still hope for Qiu Wen," Su Bai pondered for a moment. Qiu Wen had already achieved a personal best of 45.01 seconds during the previous World Championships, which was close to breaking the 45-second barrier. If Qiu Wen could make progress in rhythm control during the upcoming winter training, there was a chance he could break the 44.90-second standard before the Olympic qualification deadline.