In the arena, the crowd's momentum involuntarily weakened a bit.
In the triple jump finals, two athletes from three countries advanced to the finals. They are the British team, the Cuban team and the Chinese team. After the first trial jump, the British team's Aiduwu ranked first, and another British player Aqike ranked eighth. As for the Cuban team, although Fuentes is second from the bottom, Gilat is third from the top.
The Chinese team is much worse. Li Yanxi is currently in third place, and Zhang Guan is directly ranked first from last. Judging from the results in the first round, it is like pouring a bucket of cold water on everyone. cold water.
In the eyes of many people, Zhang Guan was bound to dominate everyone like he did in the previous long jump finals. However, his first trial jump failed directly, and he was the only one who failed in the first trial jump, and he was ranked last. It's all lusterless.
Whether at the scene or in front of the TV, many viewers felt a little disappointed, but everyone kept comforting themselves in their hearts. This was just the first trial jump. It was reasonable for Zhang Guan to not be able to find the best form. He would definitely get better in the future. The better you jump.
After the first round of trial jumps, the second round of competition began immediately. The first three players who appeared on the stage were Bulgaria's Karailiyev, Cuba's Fuentes and Russia's Spasokhosky. Soy sauce, their results were not enough to allow them to enter the next three trial jumps. Although the Brazilian player Gregorio jumped 17.14 meters in the first jump, his second jump was far inferior to the first jump. After a jump, I only jumped 16.55 meters in the end.
Next up was Evora, ranked number one in the world. In his first trial jump, he was surpassed by 20 centimeters by the Englishman Aiduwu. In this jump, he was definitely going to overtake Aiduwu. As a result, he was more He jumped 17.56 meters easily, surpassing Aiduwu.
Aduwu came on the scene after Evora. His second jump was 17.31 meters, and he failed to surpass Evora again. The Bahamian player Sanz, who came next, still did not exceed the 17-meter mark. Another Cuban hero, Gilat, who was ninth in the competition, jumped 17.52 meters in one fell swoop, rising directly to the second position and pushing Aidou into third place.
Amidst the applause, Li Yanxi made his second appearance. He summarized the experience of his first trial jump error, and then jumped out with a score of 16.35 meters in this trial jump. Although this was much better than his first jump of 15.93 meters. Although there are many, they are still in the bottom third and are still being eliminated.
Immediately afterwards, it was Zhang Guan's turn to play again.
At this time, Zhang Guan really wanted to win his sixth gold medal, so he jumped to the extreme in the first jump. He hoped to achieve a result from the beginning that other athletes could not surpass. In this way, Zhang Guan failed to step on the line in his first trial jump.
However, in this trial jump, Zhang Guan still did not seek stability and decided to try again.
"Zhang Guan, start running! Take off..." The word "jump" was stretched into a long sound in the commentator's mouth, and Zhang Guan also made continuous movements. He fell into the sand pool, landing on the edge of the sand pool. Clearly outside the 17-meter mark.
"It's over 17 meters! Zhang Guan has exceeded 17 meters by a very long distance!" the commentator shouted, but at this time, the referee raised the red flag in a very embarrassing way.
Zhang Guan also committed a foul on his second jump attempt.
"Hey..." The audience sighed again, but this time, the sighs were far heavier than before, and there was even a sense of pessimism surrounding them.
On the sidelines of the competition, a large group of foreign photographers also started talking.
"Oh, Zhang Guan failed two consecutive jump attempts! This second round is about to end, and he has no results yet."
"Before the competition, it was said that Zhang Guan was the number one favorite in the triple jump. Some people also said that Zhang Guan would break the world record and win the championship. It seems unlikely!"
"I remember that Zhang Guan has never lost since he made his debut. Could it be that today's triple jump final will be Zhang Guan's Waterloo?"
"Zhang Guan should have one last chance. If Zhang Guan still fails in his next trial jump, he will be eliminated!"
"Even if Zhang Guan succeeds in his trial jump, he might be eliminated. According to the current results of the athletes, he should have a chance to enter the top eight if he jumps above 16.80 meters. In his next trial jump, Zhang Guan must not only achieve As for the results, you must get good results!"
For these reporters, of course they also hope to see Zhang Guan win the championship with a world record-breaking result, because that will be a big headline tomorrow, and if Zhang Guan fails to win the triple jump event, the triple jump Failure and being eliminated directly is also a good news headline. Some reporters have even begun to think about how to report Zhang Guan's first failure.
The most gratifying person at this time is the Portuguese player Evola. He is currently ranked first with a score of 17.56 meters, and the biggest opponent he faces, Zhang Guan, failed in two consecutive jump attempts. This is very important to him. It was obviously an excellent start, and he even felt that the Olympic gold medal was beckoning to him again.
There was a gloomy look in the studio of the domestic TV station. After the two trial jumps, the results of the two Chinese team members did not improve at all. They were still third from last and first from last. Zhang Guan has not yet achieved a result. This is obviously a terrible situation.
Foreign broadcasters started a heated discussion. Some sports commentators who originally supported Zhang Guan also felt ashamed, including Edwards. For a commentator, it is really a very depressing thing to "who is the winner". All commentators hope to be the "spinach light" with accurate predictions, but the one they least want to be is the "most poisonous person". Milk".
The host seemed to feel Edwards' embarrassment. He looked at Edwards with a half-smile, and at the same time changed the topic in a considerate way. He did not mention Zhang Guan again, but was discussing the third-ranked one. British player Aidou.
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The third round of competition has begun. For those players at the bottom of the rankings, this will be their last chance. Among the twelve players, four will inevitably bid farewell to the Olympics after this trial jump.
The first three contestants jumped 16.38 meters, 16.28 meters and 15.63 meters respectively. Except for Russia's Spasokhosky, the other two can be said to have been eliminated. Then Brazilian player Gregorio also made a mistake, but with a guaranteed first try jump of 17.14 meters, he had actually locked in a spot.
Evora, who ranked first, failed in his third try. Aiduwu, who followed closely behind, jumped 17.62 meters. He once again surpassed Evora and ranked first. Sanz, a player from the Bahamas who appeared next, finally found his form. With a score of 17.59 meters, Evora was pushed to third place.
After Cuban player Gilat ended his third trial jump with a score of 17.24 meters, British player Anchiko jumped 17.17 meters, pushing Russia's Spasokhosky to eighth place.
Li Yanxi is currently ranked tenth, and the eighth-placed Spasokhoski's best result is 16.79 meters, so if Li Yanxi wants to stay, he must jump out of 16.80 meters. However, in the end, he only jumped 16.77 meters, ranking ninth, and was eliminated by a hair's breadth.
Li Yanxi's three trial jump results were 15.93 meters, 16.35 meters and 16.77 meters respectively. He made adjustments every time and made progress every time. However, it is a pity that he was not able to perform at his best.
Li Yanxi walked off the field with a disappointed look on his face. He knew that his Olympic journey was over. He still failed to achieve his goal of entering the top eight. But Spasokhoski in the rest area laughed happily. You must know that 16.77 meters and 16.79 meters are actually almost the same when observed with the naked eye from a distance. Spasokhoski even thought for a time Li Yanxi surpassed himself, and now he felt like he was surviving a disaster.
But immediately, Spasokhoski stopped laughing because he saw that Zhang Guan had already stood on the running area.
For Zhang Guan, this is his most critical jump. Whether he can continue to stay in the triple jump arena and whether he can continue to sprint for his sixth gold medal depends on this jump.
Chapter 3 arrived a little late. Chapter 4 will be updated during the day.
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