At this moment, Lebedeva seemed a little impatient. Zhang Guan had already won the game, which meant that even if Lebedeva won, she would have lost $250,000 in prize money. Not every star player in the sports world is a billionaire like Zhang Guan. US$250,000 is a huge loss for Lebedeva.
What made Lebedeva even more depressed was that the Sudanese Aldama actually jumped 14.82 meters, surpassing Lebedeva in one fell swoop and ranking first. Lebedeva did not expect that her old rival Smith did not cause trouble to her, but that Aldama became an obstacle on her way to winning the championship.
Sudanese Aldama once won fifth place in the women's triple jump at the Athens Olympics. However, according to Lebedeva's strength, 14.82 meters is not a difficult result to surpass.
Lebedeva stood on the run-up area again. She held her breath and started the run-up.
Land! Lebedeva immediately walked out of the sand pool, and then looked back and saw that her jump did not exceed 15 meters, or even 14.90 meters.
"It should be able to exceed Aldama's 14.82 meters!" Lebedeva prayed silently in her heart.
Lebedeva's jump score was 14.85 meters, and Lebedeva once again became the first place.
The audience cheered again, but this cheer seemed to be reserved. There are still two jumps left before the end of the game, and no one knows what will happen next.
In the fifth jump, Aldama came out second to last, but failed to score due to a foul, and Lebedeva also failed to break her own score of 14.85 meters.
Although the score of 14.85 meters is not a very good result in top events, from the current point of view, it is difficult for any athlete to surpass Zhang Guan's score. As long as Lebedeva survives the last jump, she and Zhang Guan will share the US$500,000 prize.
However, it was at this last jump that something unexpected happened again. Greek unknown Devitzi jumped 14.89 meters in one fell swoop!
Of course, there are no real unknowns who can participate in the Golden League. Devitez also won the runner-up in the women's triple jump at the Athens Olympics. However, compared to other athletes, Devitez's results are a bit weak, and his reputation is far less than that of Lai. Bedeva. But at this moment, there was only one last jump left, and the time of 14.89 seconds was nothing short of a sure win!
The audience immediately became excited. They did not expect that there might be a big reversal in this last jump. However, more people were cheering for Lebedeva. They hoped that Lebedeva could surpass her in the last jump. And then winning the championship, this is definitely the script that everyone likes to see the most.
At this moment, Lebedeva's mentality has undergone some changes. Starting from the Paris Station of the Golden League, there were six games in total. The whole process lasted for more than two months. Lebedeva won the first five games. She worked hard. Work hard, and the last jump today is a jump worth 250,000 US dollars. As long as she surpasses Devitez, she can share the million-dollar prize with Zhang Guan. If she cannot surpass Devitez, she will only have 250,000 US dollars left. bonus.
The audience, coaches, and athletes all focused their attention on Lebedeva, and the camera captured Zhang Guan's expression just right.
At this time, Zhang Guan seemed very calm. To be honest, Zhang Guan is rich. Although US$250,000 is a large bonus for him, Zhang Guan will not feel sorry for US$250,000. What Zhang Guan really cares about is not the bonus, but the honor. If possible, Zhang Guan would not even want Lebedeva to take away the 250,000-dollar bonus. It would be a very honorable thing to win the million-dollar grand prize alone. However, Lebedeva is indeed very strong this year and is worthy of the title of Queen of Long Jump.
Lebedeva was still preparing, silently adjusting her condition, but the referees nearby did not rush her. The judges also knew how critical this jump was, and they were willing to give Lebedeva more time to prepare.
However, the audience at the scene gave up. They were already waiting very anxiously. They eagerly wanted to know the outcome of this million-dollar prize battle. As a result, the atmosphere in the field gradually changed. There were already some boos during the cheering. Fortunately, there were no football hooligans among the people present, otherwise they would have thrown mineral water bottles into the field.
The boos made Lebedeva even more irritated. She felt that she needed more time to adjust her emotions, but at the same time, she also knew that if she continued to stand like this, the boos would increase.
"It would be nice if there was another jump. I can adjust it! But it's only 14.89 meters!" Lebedeva's eyes were full of determination. She took a deep breath, started to run, and then took off.
"Woo..." The audience made curious sounds, and then they saw that Lebedeva fell near the 15-meter line, and she still did not exceed 15 meters. However, it is almost the same as the previous distance of 14.89 meters by Devitz.
"It doesn't seem to be more than 14.9 meters, but as long as the results are the same, I will win in the end!" Lebedeva's heart was already hanging, waiting for the referee to announce the final result.
In the long jump competition, if the athletes' scores are the same and the competition for first place is involved, the athlete's second-best score will be compared. Lebedeva's second-best score is 14.85 meters, which is currently the second-best score. So if Lebedeva and Devitzi have the same results, Lebedeva will win in the end.
"14.87 meters!" the referee's voice sounded. Lebedeva was two centimeters away from the championship!
"Oh, what a pity, Lebedeva failed to win the championship in the end! We also congratulate Zhang Guan for becoming the only athlete to win six games in this Golden League!"
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There is a wooden box placed on the high platform in the center of the field. On the wooden box is the IAAF Gold League LOGO in white letters on a black background.
Zhang Guan and Lebedeva opened the box together. There were five rows of gold bricks inside, with three gold bricks in the top row, and one more in each layer below.
"What a big gold brick!" Zhang Guan picked up one excitedly, but felt that the total weight was wrong.
"This gold brick is adulterated." Zhang Guan took the gold brick in his hand and weighed it. Although it felt very strong, it definitely couldn't be pure gold. Gold is a very heavy metal. Calculated according to the density of gold, Such a large gold brick should weigh 25 to 30 kilograms, and it will never be that light to hold.
Zhang Guan looked at Lebedeva next to him, who was trying hard to chew on a corner of the gold brick, posing for the media. But Zhang Guan didn't do that. It was all fake anyway, so why bother pretending to bite it to verify it.
The purchase price in 2005 fluctuated between US$410 and US$450 per ounce. If calculated based on the central price of US$430 per ounce, US$1 million could buy approximately 2,325 ounces of gold, which is approximately 66 kilograms in basic mass units. , if replaced with gold bars of 1 kilogram each, they would still look quite shocking when placed together.
In the Golden League before 2003, the players were indeed given real gold. However, since 2003, it was changed to a million-dollar award, so only some fake gold bricks were prepared as props for the winning athletes to take photos.
In the process, Zhang Guan also received a system message. The honor of winning six games in the Golden League gave him an additional 6 skill points. Zhang Guan also received additional honorary awards for the first time.
Afterwards, Senegalese Lamini Diack presented an enlarged version of the check to Zhang Guan. It was a check from Anyin Bank. The orange lion looked particularly conspicuous. But in fact there is no money involved. According to international rules, athletes who win the million-dollar grand prize need to participate in the IAAF World Athletics Finals to receive this bonus. Of course, you are just participating. You don’t need to get any rankings. You can get bonuses even if you just climb from the starting point to the finish line.
The IAAF World Athletics Finals is the final battle of the Grand Prix, Super Grand Prix and Golden League held by the IAAF every year. After the World Athletics Finals, this year’s regular IAAF competitions will also be over. .
The IAAF World Finals will be held in Monaco on September 9, five days later. Monaco is located in the south of France, not far from Germany, and can be reached quickly even by land. So Zhang Guan has plenty of time.
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"How much gold is worth 750,000 US dollars? Isn't it heavy?" Sharapova's voice rang on the phone.
"Where is the gold? It's all fake. In the end, the check was issued." Zhang Guan paused and then asked: "What about you? How is the US Open?"
"I lost to Kim Clijsters in the semi-finals, and I stopped in the semi-finals again! Among the four Grand Slam events this year, I have stopped in the semi-finals for the third time." Sharapova paused, then Said: "The game ended yesterday. I was worried about affecting your game state, so I didn't tell you."
"It doesn't matter, dear, just come back next year. Anyway, you are now ranked number one in the world." Zhang Guanan said steadily.
In the latest WTA rankings announced on August 22, Sharapova successfully reached the top and became the world's number one female tennis player.
At this time, Sharapova changed her voice and asked: "When are you going to return to China?"
"Next week! I'll go back after the World Athletics Finals. What's wrong? Do you want me to accompany you?" Zhang Guan then asked.
"No, I'm here to accompany you. Have you forgotten that the China Open is about to start on September 19th." Sharapova said.
"You want to come? That's great!" Zhang Guan felt a little excited in his heart. Then he suddenly remembered that Sharapova was still injured, so he asked: "How are your injuries?"
"The MRI showed muscle strain or inflammation, and I felt a little bit better during the US Open. But now I have just over ten days of rest, so I should be better!" Sharapova said here, her tone suddenly changed. It was a little strange, and then he continued: "There is something I must tell you in advance, and I hope you can be mentally prepared."
"Did I win the lottery? It's impossible! What should I do? It was too sudden! There was no mental preparation at all! That's not right, protective measures were taken at that time! It's also wrong, it seems that I was too high once and forgot... " Zhang Guan's heart suddenly felt like thousands of horses galloping, and he wished he could find a calendar and calculate it carefully.
"That..." Sharapova continued, and Zhang Guan seemed to be a death row prisoner waiting to be sentenced.
"My father will accompany me to this China Open..." Sharapova continued.
"Let me go, it turns out it's not the case! It scared the baby to death..." Zhang Guan collapsed on the ground.
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