"Friends from the audience, what we are about to bring to you is the final of the Olympic men's long jump event. Chinese player Zhang Guan is about to make his debut in this event. The competition in this year's Olympic long jump event can be said to be very fierce. There are a total of three athletes from our country participating. In the qualifying round of the long jump event, only Zhang Guan successfully advanced to the finals. We also wish Zhang Guan can perform well in the competition and strive to win another gold medal!" Although the commentator said this, his tone But with a hint of unconfidence.
Because Saladino's personal best is 8.74 meters, while Zhang Guan's personal best is only 8.70 meters. If we look at the personal best, Saladino is even better. Moreover, Saladino’s score was set in late May this year, more than two months ago, which shows that Saladino is now in peak condition; and Zhang Guan’s personal best score of 8.70 meters It was created two years ago. It is indeed doubtful whether Zhang Guan can achieve the same good results again.
Those who can stand out from the qualifying rounds are undoubtedly the best among the masters. For example, the other two players of the Chinese team, although they are also participating in the A standard, they are still far away from entering the finals. The long jump is a sport with little uncertainty. Like other track and field events, such as hurdles, a small mistake may ruin the game. In the qualifying round of the long jump, each player has to jump three times. If there is a mistake, there will be two more opportunities. For capable players, there can be more error tolerance, and it is less likely to cause a big upset. In the Olympic Games, athletes will adjust to their best condition, so the strongest long jumper is basically the champion.
After the introduction of the players, the game started directly without any delay.
"The first Greek long jump star Tessa Thomas to appear. He should be the strongest long jumper in Europe at present. He once jumped 8.27 meters in the preliminaries and is also a favorite to compete for medals in this Olympics. Tessa Thomas started Run-up, take-off, oh, it's a foul! The referee raised the red flag, Tessa Thomas failed this jump, he should have committed a foul by stepping on the line!" The commentator was saying, and the scene was played on the big screen and the broadcast camera at the same time Tessa Thomas' jump try replay.
Replays showed that Tessa Thomas did step on the line. This is also a major characteristic of Tessa Thomas. He likes to jump to the extreme, so for him, it is either a foul or a good result.
Tessa Thomas shook his head and walked off the field with a dissatisfied look on his face. The sand pool was immediately filled up, and the second player immediately stepped onto the field.
"The next person to appear is the Saudi long jump star Al Sabah. He is the only Asian player to advance to the finals except Zhang Guan. Al Sabah once won the long jump championship at the Asian Games and was also the number one long jumper in Asia. Al Sabah started Run-up, oh, there is still some distance from the eight-meter mark. Al-Shaba's score should be around 7.80 meters... Sure enough, Al-Shaba jumped 7.80 meters. He seemed not satisfied with his result. Indeed, in the Olympic finals In the middle, the result of 7.80 meters could not even make it into the top eight. If Alshaba wants to participate in the next three trial jumps, he will have to work harder."
Next, a black player appeared on the stage. The commentator was obviously not familiar with this player, so he looked at the athlete information in his hand and said: "Now on the stage is Calai Namose, a player from Botswana, Africa. Calais Namose's qualifying score ranked twelfth overall, which means he just made it to the finals... Oh, there is still a certain distance from the eight-meter mark... Botswana's score is 7.85 meters, which is For him, it is already very good to reach the Olympic finals, eh? Botswana seems to be injured!"
On the field, Botswana frowned in pain and limped off the field with the help of his coach. He must have been injured during the take-off. Then he was seen sitting directly on the sidelines while the medical staff lifted him. Here comes the stretcher.
"It seems that the situation in Botswana is not optimistic. He may have to miss the next game. It really rains all night." The commentator said with regret, and the audience at the scene also gave him encouraging applause.
Botswana's withdrawal is just a small episode, and what comes next is the focus of people's attention, because Saladino is next on the stage.
"The next person to appear is Saladino. He jumped this year's best result of 8.73 meters two months ago. He is also the biggest stumbling block on Zhang Guan's road to winning. I believe that as long as Zhang Guan can beat Saladino, he will be able to win the championship in ten years." Eighty-nine times, there will be Olympic champions in the long jump! Next is Saladino’s first trial jump. Let’s wait and see what his condition is like!” The commentator said, stretching like other spectators. Waiting for Saladino's first trial jump.
Saladino took a deep breath and then started to run. At this moment, he transformed into a cheetah that found food and rushed forward.
During the run-up and take-off, Saladino jumped very high this time. The next moment, he fell into the sand pit, and the traces on the edge of the sand pit far exceeded the eight-meter mark.
"It's over eight meters, and it seems to be a lot more than eight meters! I'm afraid it's 8.40 meters! He jumped 8.40 meters in his first trial jump. Saladino's condition is quite good!" the commentator said with some worry. . He was obviously worried that Zhang Guan would not be able to defeat Saladino and win the championship.
However, at this moment, the broadcast screen showed the referee at the starting board, and the referee raised the red flag.
"Saladino fouled! He was too eager to get it done." The commentator's voice suddenly rose a few points, obviously feeling happy for Saladino's foul.
The big screen also showed a close-up of Saladino's footsteps when he took off. He did step on the line. But Saladino pouted, obviously very dissatisfied with this.
Saladino really wanted to achieve an astonishing result in the first jump in order to shock Zhang Guan. However, there is a saying that when things go to the extreme, they will turn against each other. Saladino pursued the extreme too much and got fouled because of it.
The next person to participate in the trial jump was Wilfredo Martinez of Guma. His qualifying score was 8.07 meters, but his first jump was very average and he only jumped 7.60 meters. Immediately afterwards, Spanish player Meriz failed in his first trial jump, and another South African player Mokeyena, who was capable of winning a medal, also chose to be conservative in the first jump, with a score of 7.86 meters.
Another player from Cuba, Camejo, jumped 7.94 meters and successfully set a new best score in the qualifying round. Then Makusa of Zimbabwe jumped 8.19 meters in the first jump. This was also the first person to exceed the score in the finals. A score of 8 meters, if there are no accidents, is enough to ensure that he will enter the next three trial jumps.
This situation of ensuring that the first jump will not be eliminated after three jumps is obviously very beneficial to the athletes. In the next five trial jump opportunities, Markusha can do his best in each trial jump. For other choices, you have to continue working hard not to be eliminated.
After Markusha completed his trial jump, it was Zhang Guan's turn.
"It's finally Zhang Guan's turn. I hope he can get a good result!" the commentator said. At this time, all the audience's eyes were focused on Zhang Guan. The audience in front of the TV were also looking forward to it. .
Zhang Guan stood in the approach area. He adjusted his position and then started to approach. Within a few steps, Zhang Guan's speed had reached its peak.
On the sidelines of the competition, Saladino already frowned. Judging from the performance of Zhang Guan's approach, this may be a test jump with excellent results.
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Guan had already taken off. Before he could blink again, Zhang Guan had already set into the sand pool.
"This seems to be over 8.40 meters!" the commentator shouted.
Zhang Guan’s trial jump was about the same distance as Saladino’s trial jump just now, and both had already passed the 8.40-meter mark.
"Is there a foul?" When the commentator asked, the camera was already shown to the referee.
"It must be a foul, it must be a foul!" Saladino also looked at the referee at the same time, but saw the referee raising the white flag, which indicated that Zhang Guan's test jump was successful.
"No foul, the result is valid! A result of over 8.40 meters!"
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