Although this is only a preliminary round, it has received as much attention as a final. If we simply talk about the results of the game, more people will be happy.
Although it was only third in the preliminaries, it gave people hope of winning the bronze medal. Many people felt that it didn't matter even if they couldn't win the bronze medal in the 4x100 meters. Being able to advance to the finals was already a big achievement for the national team. Breakthrough.
"I really didn't expect that we not only entered the finals in the 4x100m event, but also had the ability to compete for medals. I remember that at the Athens Olympics four years ago, our national team even qualified for the 4x100m event. None!" an old audience member sighed.
"Of course, we have Zhang Guan now." A person next to him continued: "And not only Zhang Guan, but the other three athletes also performed very well. After all, the 4x100 meters is a group event, and Zhang Guan alone can A crown is not enough, there are three gangs for one hero!"
"If we can win a bronze medal in the final, it will be a big breakthrough in our track and field history. After all, this is a collective event."
"Some people have calculated before that even if Zhang Guan won the championship in the triple jump, 400 meters and 800 meters, he would only have eight gold medals, which was just the same as Phelps. But this 4 times 100 meters has I hope to get medals, sir, won’t I be able to get eight gold medals and one bronze medal? If I have nine Olympic medals, that will be one more than Phelps!”
"That's really the case. In this case, Zhang Guan can hope to surpass Phelps. Some foreigners said before that even if Zhang Guan won eight gold medals, he would still not be as good as Phelps. This time Zhang Guan will be better than Phelps." If Phelps wins an extra bronze medal, let’s see what these foreigners have to say!”
"Foreigners will definitely only talk about the gold medal, and most likely they will ignore the bronze medal. I think that unless Zhang Guan wins the ninth gold medal, foreigners will have nothing to say."
"Ninth gold medal? I really hope that Zhang Guan can win nine gold medals, completely surpass Phelps, and convince those foreigners who lost!"
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After the 4x100m relay race, Zhang Guan immediately appeared next to the long jump sand pool, and the triple jump final was about to begin.
Three days ago, when Zhang Guan participated in the qualifying round of the triple jump, he was just a player who was valued by everyone. Even though he jumped out of the qualifying round and ranked first, people still did not compare Zhang Guan and " The two words "win the championship" are connected together. In the triple jump event, there are also many strong players. This is Zhang Guan's first time participating in an international competition in the triple jump. His past competition results are completely zero, and naturally he cannot compare with those world champion athletes who have achieved great results.
The world number one in this event is Portuguese player Nelson Evola. Evola participated in the Athens Olympics four years ago and was eliminated in the qualifying rounds. In the subsequent 2005 and 2006, Evola did not show world-class standards. But in 2007, Evora entered his peak period. He won four of the six Golden League tournaments and was almost able to share the million-dollar gold prize. Then he jumped a personal best of 17.74 meters at the track and field world held in Osaka.
In addition to Evola, British player Phillips Aidou, Bahamian player Livan Sanz and Cuban player David Gilat also have strong abilities.
Evora, Aidou and Gilat were once in the same group as Zhang Guan in the qualifying round. They had a recent competition. At that time, Zhang Guan beat the others and won the championship with a time of 17.54 meters. He won the first place in the qualifying round, but this result is nothing to the world's top long jumpers. If they are in normal condition, they can jump 17.60 meters. If they are in better condition, they can jump 17.70 meters. . Therefore, when Evora and Aidou won Gilat, they did not think that Zhang Guan would pose a great threat to them.
But it is different now, because on the night of the triple jump qualifying competition, Zhang Guan jumped 9 meters in the long jump final, becoming the first person to jump 9 meters. From that moment on, Zhang Guan directly entered the ranks of the triple jump championship, and even became the biggest favorite to win the triple jump event.
Although long jump and triple jump have similarities, they are two different events after all. Now it is not like in the past few years, when long jump and triple jump athletes can make a big difference. Nowadays, sports competitions are becoming more and more specialized. Athletes like long jump and triple jump are already very rare. Even if there are, they can only achieve results in one of them.
If a world champion in the long jump comes to the triple jump arena, he may only get the attention of the contestants; and if an Olympic champion in the long jump appears in the triple jump arena, he will be more well-known at most, but he will still be recognized. Classified as a medal hopeless team.
But if an athlete who just jumped to the 9-meter mark three days ago comes to participate in the triple jump competition, it will be completely different. There is a huge difference between a world record holder and an ordinary world champion. A person who can break the world record in the long jump, a person who can jump to 9 meters in the long jump, with this physical talent alone, is enough to threaten any three-level jumper. World champion in the long jump.
Of course, physical talent alone is definitely not enough. Triple jump is a sport that places great emphasis on technique. An athlete with poor technique will not be able to achieve good results no matter how good his physical talent is. But in the previous qualifying competition, Zhang Guan had already demonstrated first-class triple jump skills. Although it was not perfect, it was more than enough to cope with formal competitions. Coupled with Zhang Guan's physical talent, it was called a triple jump at this time. It makes sense to be the favorite to win the long jump title.
Zhang Guan had just participated in the 4x100-meter relay race. He was the last person to appear by the sand pool in the long jump. At this time, other players were looking at Zhang Guan with fear, not only because of Zhang Guan's strong strength, but also because Zhang Guan was determined to win the Olympic gold medal.
The biggest topic in the entire Olympic Games now is who is the greatest athlete between Zhang Guan and Phelps. Phelps has already won eight gold medals. If Zhang Guan wants not to lose to Phelps, he will definitely move towards the goal of eight gold medals. Now Zhang Guan has won five gold medals. In the next competition, The 400 meters, 800 meters and triple jump are indispensable for Zhang Guan.
"This time, Zhang Guan is here for the gold medal! He must be aiming for the sixth gold medal." Evora had a solemn expression on his face. He could already foresee that the next final might be the one he faced. The toughest game ever.
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