More than 80,000 spectators at the scene let out earth-shattering cheers at the same time, but this cheer fell into Saladino's ears, but it made him feel a little embarrassed.
It was also the first trial jump, and they both jumped over the 8.40-meter mark, but the results were completely different. Saladino's trial jump ended with a foul on the line, while Zhang Guan crossed the 8.40-meter mark. . Comparing the two, Saladino felt that he had lost the upper hand.
At this time, the surveyor also gave Zhang Guan’s final score of 8.42 meters.
"Zhang Guan jumped 8.42 meters. This is a very good result. You must know that the previous best long jump result in 2001 was only 8.41 meters! If it is a normal long jump competition, this result is enough to win the championship. I think Among the contestants on site, there are definitely less than five people who are capable of challenging this result!"
The commentator was right. Among the contestants at the scene, there were only seven or eight who had jumped over 8.40 meters. But considering the state of the competition, maybe only a few three or five people could jump over 8.40 meters. .
Other contestants showed solemn expressions. Zhang Guan set such a high threshold for his first trial jump, which was equivalent to blocking most of the contestants from the scope of medals.
The competition continued, and Kababadi, the last player from Senegal, jumped with a score of 8.03 meters. However, at this time, everyone was still talking about Zhang Guan's 8.42 meters, and no one cared about Kababadi's excellent result of over 8 meters.
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At the end of the first round, Zhang Guan was temporarily ranked first, but all the contestants on the scene knew that this score of 8.42 meters was not enough to win the championship. Because Saladino still exists, Saladino will definitely I will achieve better results in the next competition.
After the results of the first round of the 12 contestants flashed on the broadcast screen, the second round began immediately. The first person to appear was the Greek player Tessa Thomas. Tessa Thomas was obviously stimulated by Zhang Guan's 8.42 meters. This time he jumped even more to the limit. However, luck was still not on Tessa Thomas's side, and his second try jump also failed.
The next player to appear was Saudi athlete Al Shaba. Since Al Shaba only jumped 7.80 meters in the first try, he chose to try his best for the second try. He bet that his luck would be as bad as Tessa Thomas and stepped on the line. fail.
Botswana's Calais Namose retired due to injury, so after Alshaba's trial jump, it was Panama's Saladino's turn.
"Then it was Saladino's turn. After the failure of the first trial jump, I think Saladino should have found some feeling for the game. I don't know if he can surpass Zhang Guan's 8.42 meters. He started Run-up!" The commentator suddenly stopped talking and looked at Saladino who had completed the speed increase in the broadcast screen.
After failing in his first trial jump, Saladino was clearly prepared this time. He seemed more confident and performed more calmly.
Saladino was like a big flying bird, leaping high and gliding in the air, and then fell heavily into the sand pool. The whole set of movements was perfect and could be said to be impeccable.
"It seems to be over 8.50 meters! Is there any foul? The referee raised the white flag. There is no foul on this jump! 8.53 meters! Saladino surpassed Zhang Guan and is temporarily ranked first."
The audience at the scene did not cheer, but only gave sparse applause. Many people had solemn expressions on their faces, obviously worried about Zhang Guan. According to the situation of the Olympic Games in previous years, 8.53 meters is definitely a promising result for winning the gold medal.
Saladino waved his fists excitedly. He looked around and saw the faces in the audience who were anxious about winning the title. This only made Saladino even more excited.
"I am the strongest! I am the champion." Saladino's eyes showed determination, and his expression became more and more confident.
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The Cuban player Martinez who appeared next jumped 7.90 meters. Then the Spanish player Meriz performed well in his second trial jump and jumped 8.02 meters. The South African player Mokoena failed in the trial jump. A Cuban player, Cameyo, jumped 8.09 meters.
Zimbabwean Makusha already had a score of 8.19 meters as a guarantee, so the second trial jump became extremely difficult. He seemed to be competing with Zhang Guan and Saladino. Markusha is indeed a very capable player. He jumped over the 8.30m mark in one fell swoop and rose to third place with a score of 8.34m, behind Saladino and Zhang Guan.
Markusha also walked out of the sand pool very excitedly. Obviously he was quite satisfied with his results. He waved to the audience, but not many viewers were willing to respond, because Zhang Guan came on the stage after that, and everyone looked forward to it. Standing in the running area, waiting for Zhang Guan to appear, no one cared about Markusha at all.
Markusha walked off the field a little disappointed, and at this time, Zhang Guan stood on the running area for the second time.
There was a continuous cheering sound at the scene, and people hoped that Zhang Guan could jump over 8.53 meters and complete the surpassing of Saladino.
After the first trial jump, Zhang Guan obviously made certain adjustments. This time he decided to choose a more extreme jumping method.
Zhang Guan half-hunched his body, waved his arms slightly, and then started to run.
"Zhang Guan starts running!" The commentator was already holding his breath and staring at the screen, for fear of missing any detail.
On the field, at the springboard, Zhang Guan jumped up fiercely, and the referee immediately raised the white flag.
However, the camera did not leave the referee even a moment, but directly followed Zhang Guan and moved forward.
Even though Zhang Guan was still in the air, Saladino was already feeling tremendous pressure. But judging from Zhang Guan's speed during the run-up and the height after taking off, the result of this jump must be very good.
"Maybe it can be more than 8.50 meters!" Saladino thought while looking at the marking line next to the sand pool.
However, when Zhang Guan landed, he had clearly crossed the 8.50-meter mark.
"It's 8.60 meters!" Saladino's heart tightened. He looked at Zhang Guan staying close to him in the sand pool. Both his expression and mentality became more and more solemn.
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"8.62 meters! Zhang Guan's test jump score this time was 8.62 meters. He surpassed Saladino! Now Zhang Guan is ranked first again, and the score of 8.62 meters may have guaranteed that Zhang Guan will win this medal. Gold medal," the commentator said.
The score of 8.62 meters is enough to win the championship at any level of competition. Among the athletes present, there are only two other athletes with a higher score than this, apart from Zhang Guan himself. One of them was naturally two months ago. Saladino jumped 8.73 meters, and the other person was Greek player Tessa Thomas, who jumped 8.66 meters last year, which was also the best long jump result last year.
It can be said that Zhang Guan's test jump directly eliminated the other nine athletes from competing for the gold medal. The next suspense is whether Saladino and Tessa Thomas can reproduce their highest level and jump over 8.62 meters. results.
Even the ESPN commentator made this sound: "It seems that Zhang Guan has returned to his personal peak state. I think the overall situation of this long jump competition has been determined, unless Saladino performs as well as he did two months ago." In that state, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat Zhang Guan! We may be able to congratulate the Chinese in advance for winning another Olympic gold medal."
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