In the Olympic long jump qualifying competition, you can basically advance to the finals by jumping eight meters, which is not difficult for Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan was placed in Group A. There were several players in this group that Zhang Guan knew, including Greece's Tessa Tomas, Cuba's Cameyo, Spain's Meriz and Saudi Arabia's Al Shaba. These athletes all participated in the Track and Field World Cup two years ago, and that was Zhang Guan's first appearance in the long jump international competition.
The qualifying competition still requires each person to try three jumps, but there are more than 20 contestants in this group, and it will take more than an hour to complete them all, so the pace of the competition is not really fast.
The performance of the first few contestants was relatively average, and the best one only jumped 7.77 meters. This result is obviously impossible to enter the finals.
Until Al Shaba of Saudi Arabia came on the scene, he jumped 8.04 meters, which was also the first time today to exceed 8 meters.
The athletes came on stage one after another. Some people succeeded in trying to jump, while others failed to try to jump.
Finally, it was Zhang Guan's turn to take the stage, and this once again attracted everyone's attention.
The more than 40 athletes participating may not all know each other, but it is certain that everyone knows Zhang Guan, and some good people inevitably start to discuss it.
"The next one is Zhang Guan's trial jump. I don't know what kind of result he can achieve."
"It has been a long time since there has been a world champion in the 100-meter dash and long jump! He reminds me of Carl Lewis back then."
"Zhang Guan is at the level of Carl Lewis in the sprint event, but not necessarily in the long jump event. He can reach the height of Carl Lewis."
"Zhang Guancai has just finished running 100 meters. It will consume a lot of energy. Maybe his first jump result will be very unsatisfactory!"
"Look, Zhang Guan started to run, he's so fast!"
In the approach area, Zhang Guan has already begun to accelerate. His run-up speed was obviously much faster than other long jumpers, and was not affected by the 100-meter semi-finals, which immediately attracted another surprised look.
"Just with this running speed, maybe he can jump eight meters!" Someone thought this way.
At this time, Zhang Guan had already rushed to the front of the take-off board. He stepped on the take-off board with one foot and made a crisp sound. Then Zhang Guan used his strength and jumped into the air.
"The take-off is a bit conservative." Someone immediately commented in his mind because he noticed that although Zhang Guan's feet were on the take-off board, they were still a certain distance away from the marking line of the take-off board, so this was a miss. Conservative trial jump.
This is Zhang Guan's first trial jump, so he still focuses on stability and first jumps to an effective result to ensure that he enters the finals.
Zhang Guan's body formed an arc in the air, and then landed in the sand pool, leaving a deep trace in the sand pool, and the edge of the trace clearly exceeded the eight-meter mark.
"Sure enough, we have passed the eight-meter mark! In total, there is one less place to advance to the finals."
"Zhang Guan is also very strong in the long jump event!"
"After all, the long jump is still a sport that relies heavily on physical talent. Zhang Guan is the 100-meter world record holder. He has no physical talent, so it is normal to perform well in the long jump."
"Although it is over eight meters, it is only a little over. There is still a big gap between Saladino's 8.73 meters!"
"The results are out, 8.12 meters. I should be in the finals!"
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8.12 meters is not a very good result in the Olympic Games, but it is enough to get out of the qualifying rounds and enter the finals the day after tomorrow.
The commentator at the scene also understood this, and he immediately said: "Sure! Zhang Guan's score of 8.12 meters must be sure to enter the long jump finals the day after tomorrow. It seems that the impact of the 100-meter semi-finals just now has on Zhang Guan It's not big. We also congratulate Zhang Guan on his successful promotion! Considering that Zhang Guan will participate in the 100-meter finals in a while, I suggest that Zhang Guan should not participate in the next two trial jumps to save energy. Prepare for the 100-meter final.”
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, South African player Mokyena also completed his trial jump.
"Mokyena jumped so far! It's almost the same as Zhang Guan just now."
"I think Mokyena can jump further than Zhang Guan!"
"The results are out, 8.14 meters, which is indeed farther than Zhang Guan. He broke Zhang Guan's best result."
Just one person away, British long jumper Rutherford jumped 8.16 meters next.
"Rutherford, 8.16 meters, another finalist!"
"The Olympics are really full of strong people! Just now Zhang Guan jumped 8.12 meters. I already thought he was very powerful. I didn't expect anyone else to be able to jump 8.16 meters!"
"Nonsense, Mokoena and Rutherford are both full-time long jump athletes, while Zhang Guan is a sprinter and long jumper. How can he compare to a full-time long jump athlete!"
On the sidelines, Zhang Guan frowned slightly. He expected that his score of 8.12 meters would fall behind, but he did not expect to fall behind so quickly and be surpassed by two opponents in the blink of an eye.
"This is our own Olympic Games. How can we let foreigners like you take the lead? It seems that I have to go on the court and jump again. Even if it is the qualifying round, I will keep my first place in China!" Zhang Guan The decision has been made.
If things go according to the past, Zhang Guan will definitely give up the last two trial jumps now that he has successfully advanced to the finals. But today is different, this is the Bird's Nest, this is the Olympic Games hosted by China, so Zhang Guan will definitely strive for the first place in a group. This is not just for the honor of being first in a group, but to show a momentum to the world, a momentum that will never fall behind!
A few minutes later, Zhang Guan appeared in the approach area again and started his second trial jump.
"Zhang Guan still has to play! His score of 8.12 meters in the first trial jump has ensured that he can successfully advance to the finals, but he still has to play!" The commentator's tone was full of disbelief. He obviously didn't understand why Zhang Guan still played. In his opinion, conserving his strength to face the 100-meter final was the best choice.
However, when the entire audience stood up and cheered for Zhang Guan, the boiling atmosphere around him finally made the commentator understand why Zhang Guan once again chose to go on the court and try to jump.
In the approach area, Zhang Guan took a deep breath and started to approach again.
Zhang Guan's speed is still very fast, but the difference from before is that Zhang Guan is more focused now.
Take off! Gliding in the air and then making a landing motion.
The fine sand in the sand pool was shoveled away, like a huge wave that suddenly appeared on the calm sea. Behind the sand wave were dark traces left by Zhang Guan.
"It's already over 8.2 meters! Zhang Guan jumped further than the last time. It's also farther than Mokoena and Rutherford!"
"Zhang Guan ranked first in the group again. So he didn't give his best in the first jump!"
"The surveyor announced, 8.22 meters! 10 centimeters more than just now."
"Who just said that Zhang Guan is a sprinter and long jumper, and his performance must not be as good as that of a full-time long jumper?"
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