The surveyor has not yet stepped forward to confirm Zhang Guan's final score, but the traces on the edge of the bunker are clearly pressed against the 8.80-meter marking line. There may be an error of plus or minus one centimeter, but one thing that is certain is that Zhang Guan The result of this jump definitely exceeded Saladino's score of 8.75 meters. So when the referee raised the white flag to confirm that the result was valid, Zhang Guan had already regained the first position.
Zhang Guan walked out of the sand pool and was greeted by the audience standing up and continuous applause. The surveyor immediately rushed into the sand pool to confirm Zhang Guan's final score.
"8.80 meters!" the surveyor shouted out the final result of Zhong Zhangguan.
"It was exactly 8.80 meters. Zhang Guan jumped 8.80 meters! Zhang Guan set a new personal best score and improved his personal best score by 10 centimeters in one fell swoop. This result is also the best result in the long jump event this year, and it is also the best result in the long jump event this year. The best result in the long jump event in the past 17 years. The last time it reached 8.80 meters was back in 1991. American Mike Powell broke the world record in the long jump event with a time of 8.95 meters. And if ranked by historical results If so, Zhang Guan’s score would be enough to rank fifth in the history of long jump athletes! Before Zhang Guan, only Powell, Beamon, Lewis and Amy Young had ever jumped over 8.80 meters.” The commentator said a lot data to cover up the excitement in my heart.
In the ESPN live broadcast room, there were also screams.
"Oh, my God, 8.80 meters. I read that right. Zhang Guan jumped 8.80 meters. I didn't expect that after entering the 21st century, there would still be athletes who could jump 8.80 meters! I take back what I just said. If so, the suspense of this game is not over. The championship has changed hands again. Only a few minutes have passed. Zhang Guan has surpassed Saladino again. Saladino has not yet taken the first place. Just sitting in the heat, he was overtaken by Zhang Guan again. 8.80 meters, an incredible result, and the winning percentage was taken away. I wonder how Saladino will feel now. Maybe he will challenge it again in his next trial jump. Let’s take a look at this result!”
"I think it will be difficult for Saladino to get a better result than Zhang Guan." The commentator next to him continued: "I just said that 0.05 meters is almost an irreversible gap in this level of competition. Zhang Guan Guan obviously performed exceptionally well in this trial jump. This may be just a pleasant surprise, but it is difficult for two surprises to occur in one game."
While the two were talking, Senegalese player Kababadi ended his third trial jump with a score of 8.02 meters. So far, all four eliminated players have been confirmed. In addition to Calais Namose, Tessa Thomas and Al Shaba, British soy sauce player Rutherford is the fourth player to be eliminated.
The remaining eight players had to be re-sorted according to their personal results and complete the next three trial jumps, so the game also entered a short break.
At this time, the audience spontaneously started to make waves, and the commentator was also chattering away. Obviously everyone thought that Zhang Guan's gold medal was already a sure win.
The best result in 17 years is indeed enough to win the Olympic gold medal in this long jump event.
Saladino had a panoramic view of all this, and a feeling of humiliation arose spontaneously. Saladino suddenly remembered the Track and Field World Cup two years ago. At that time, he had just won five consecutive victories in the Golden League and became the world's number one long jumper. He was in the limelight, but he was defeated by Zhang Guan for the first time. Zhang Guan, who appeared in the international arena, was ruthlessly defeated.
As the world's number one, Saladino was defeated by a fledgling rookie, and the defeat was so unsuspicious. This was the source of Saladino's humiliation.
In the past two years, Saladino has been practicing hard. He wants to improve his performance. He hopes to defeat Zhang Guan. He wants to prove that he is the strongest long jumper in the world. For this, he has dedicated himself in the past two years. A lot, and his score also improved to 8.73 meters. At that time, Saladino thought that he had surpassed Zhang Guan.
Finally, Saladino waited for this opportunity for revenge, and that was the Olympic Games. When Saladino appeared in the Olympic finals with confidence, he found that Zhang Guan's strength had not declined as people said, and Zhang Guan was still strong.
Saladino was very excited at that time. He believed that defeating Zhang Guan at his peak would be considered revenge. Especially when he jumped 8.75 meters, Saladino even felt relieved. He thought he had completed his revenge. . He felt that his persistence for two years had finally paid off.
But just a few minutes later, Zhang Guan's score of 8.80 meters once again made Saladino feel desperate.
Despair, the same despair as two years ago!
"No! I can't despair yet! It's just three trial jumps now, and there will be another chance. If I give up now, my two years of hard work will be in vain, and I may never be able to defeat Zhang Guan in my life!" Sa Ladino clenched his fists tightly: "Zhang Guan just jumped a personal best result. Since he can do it, I can do it too. I can jump further than Zhang Guan!"
At this moment, Saladino once again became high-spirited. This was the fighting spirit after despair, just like the soldiers who were desperate. If they could not win in the next step, they would lose everything.
The competition continues after reordering. Now there are only eight contestants left. In fact, six of them are foils. Some viewers may even hope that the time will go faster so that everyone can finish the dance faster and then see Zhang Guan win. The moment of championship. Therefore, the audience did not have high expectations for the top six players. Even South African player Mokyena jumped with a good score of 8.44 meters, and only received symbolic encouragement applause.
Finally, the top six contestants all finished their trial jumps, and Saladino appeared on the seventh.
"I want to win, I must win! I came here for revenge, and this is the perfect stage for me to complete my revenge. I want to defeat Zhang Guan! I want to defeat Zhang Guan in front of the whole world!"
Saladino, who stepped onto the court again, felt anger, unwillingness, and despair in his heart. All kinds of negative things mixed together gave him unparalleled motivation. In this state, Saladino exudes an aura of success or failure.
Saladino took a deep breath and stared straight at the finish line. At this time, it was no longer his brain that controlled his body, but his will.
Finally, he started to run again. As he galloped on the field, his mind was completely blank. He just ran instinctively, jumped instinctively, and completed a complete set of actions in the air instinctively.
Saladino didn't know how many times he had repeated this set of long jump movements. He had already become extremely proficient. However, this time, Saladino showed a smooth beauty. If Saladino had done it before, If Ladino's long jump is a textbook, then his jump now can rise to the level of a work of art.
A perfect jump. Every detail is impeccable.
Then, Saladino fell into the sand pit.
"This..." The commentator suddenly stopped talking, and the audience was silent. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. Only Saladino held his head in his hands, then covered his face and cried bitterly.
The trace left in the bunker exceeded 8.80 meters, and Saladino once again completed the overtake!
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