The game had to enter a short pause due to Zhang Guan's trial jump. The referee seemed very humane at this time and did not urge the next athlete to come on. A score of over 18 meters does take some time to celebrate, not to mention that the one who jumped out of this score was the host player.
The first two trial jumps ended in failure, but the third trial jump was a direct victory. The psychological satisfaction that this kind of desperate comeback brings to people is really unparalleled. This kind of tension, this kind of stimulation, this kind of reversal is also the greatest charm of sports.
In front of the TV, Zhang Guan's supporters all showed expressions of relief, and TV broadcasters from various countries also started the "congratulations" mode. In everyone's opinion, the score of 18.10 meters was indeed enough to win the championship. Zhang Guan had won the gold medal. It's just a matter of time.
In the British TV studio, Edwards, who originally looked a little embarrassed, finally smiled, while the host next to him looked at Edwards with admiration.
"Your judgment is really accurate. Although Zhang Guan failed in his first two trial jumps, he jumped 18.10 meters in the third trial jump. He has surpassed Harry Sen's score of 18.09 meters makes him the second-longest jumper in this event, second only to you!" the host said to Edwards.
"Yeah, speaking of it, I'm quite stressed now. This is Zhang Guan's third trial jump. He still has three more opportunities to try. I think he will definitely hit the world record in the next competition. . Maybe my triple jump world record will be lost soon." Edwards laughed self-deprecatingly.
"I don't think so. The world record you hold is 18.29 meters. If Zhang Guan wants to break this world record, he has to jump an extra 20 centimeters. This is simply impossible." The host made a statement A very exaggerated expression.
Edwards shrugged, smiled slightly, and said: "If it were someone else, it might not be possible. Zhang Guan is undoubtedly the most talented athlete in the world. He exceeded 18 meters in just one trial jump. Now he is There are still three more opportunities to try jumping, maybe you can really surpass me!"
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Portuguese player Evora looked at the number "18.10" on the electronic display with despair in his eyes.
A moment ago, he was still feeling lucky that Zhang Guan failed in his first two attempts and was still looking forward to this Olympic gold medal. But now, he knows that this Olympic gold medal has left him.
Although Evora was temporarily ranked third, he was not worried at all. The first-ranked British player Aidoou's score is 17.62 meters, and the second-ranked Bahamian player Sanz's score is 17.59 meters. With Evora's level, he can easily surpass these two numbers.
However, 18.10 meters is a result that Evola cannot reach. His best result in history is 17.74 meters. He has no ability to jump over the 18-meter mark, let alone 18.10 meters. Even if Evora tried his best, he was still far away from this result.
A few days ago, Zhang Guan also surpassed Saladino in the long jump final, but Saladino did not give up. Even when Zhang Guan broke the world record in the long jump, Saladino still wanted to give it a try. idea. That's because Saladino has achieved close results in his usual practice.
Even in normal training, Evola has never jumped beyond 18 meters. Therefore, he had no intention of continuing to challenge Zhang Guan and decided to withdraw from the gold medal competition.
British player Aiduwu's start was even worse than Evora's, because before that, his performance ranked first among all contestants. He was looking high-spirited, waiting for the upcoming fourth round of trial jumps, but a result of over 18 meters suddenly came out of the blue. This was not just as simple as being squeezed into second place, but also because he was in front of him. Right is an achievement that can never be surpassed.
Of course, the most depressing person at this time is Russian player Spasokhosky. He was originally ranked eighth and could participate in the fourth trial jump, but now he has lost the chance to continue the competition, and No one felt sorry for him, no one even noticed that he had been eliminated, because everyone's eyes were focused on Zhang Guan.
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After the three rounds of trial jumps, the top eight contestants have been decided and re-ranked according to their results. However, there is no suspense about the championship at this time, because no one except Zhang Guan can even jump the 18-meter mark.
The fourth round of test jumps has begun. For other contestants, although there is no hope of gold medals, they still have to fight for an Olympic silver or bronze medal. However, the audience seems to be uninterested. The carnival just now has been consumed. It took away too much of their energy, and compared with the results of 18.10 meters among the athletes competing today, they are indeed far behind.
Portuguese player Evora jumped 17.67 meters. With this result, he surpassed Aidou and Sanz and ranked second. And Edowu, who appeared second to last, seemed to be still affected by the last trial jump. He stepped on the line and fouled in the fourth trial jump.
The first seven contestants had finished their trial jumps, and then it was Zhang Guan's turn to take the stage. After a few minutes of rest, the audience had recovered some strength, and they began to give Zhang Guan their warmest cheers again. applause.
Zhang Guan has already jumped 18 meters. He is already a sure winner of the Olympic gold medal. He has already broken the Olympic record in the triple jump. So next, he only has the only goal left, which is the world record!
Some people remembered that three days ago, at the same venue, Zhang Guan broke the world record in the long jump.
Some people recall that since the beginning of Olympic track and field competitions, Zhang Guan has broken world records in every track and field final he has participated in.
"Will Zhang Guan break the world record in triple jump?" someone asked involuntarily.
"Yes, he will definitely do it. Now he will definitely hit the world record in the triple jump!"
"World record! World record! World record! World record!"
I don’t know who took the lead in shouting these four words. Gradually, the entire audience also shouted loudly.
Countless people looked at Zhang Guan with expectation. They had guessed that Zhang Guan would challenge the world record next, and they felt that Zhang Guan could definitely do it.
Zhang Guan stood in the running area. He slowly adjusted his breathing. At the same time, he looked at the flat sand pool in the distance, and his heart became increasingly calm.
His goal is indeed a world record.
Zhang Guan had three chances to reach the world record, but he did not want to waste any of them. He hoped to succeed every time.
"World record, here I come!" Zhang Guan firmly thought in his heart, and at the same time he started to run.
He turned into a sharp arrow, rushed forward, and then jumped high.
One arc, two arcs, three arcs, three perfect jumps, he fell into the sand pool. Immediately afterwards, there was an exclamation of surprise.
In the sand pool, the leftmost end of the trace has already clearly exceeded the 18-meter mark, and is also far behind 18.10 meters. Zhang Guan's results in this trial jump were much better than the last time. The referee raised Bai Qi to inform everyone that this was a successful trial jump.
"Over 18 meters again! We have jumped the 18-meter mark twice in a row."
"Zhang Guan jumped 18.10 meters last time, and this time he jumped further than last time!"
"It seems to have passed the 18.30-meter mark."
"Exceeding 18.30 meters? Doesn't that break the triple jump world record of 18.29 meters!"
I wanted to burst out, but ended up writing a blank letter, and I reorganized my thoughts. I’ll fill it in for everyone later.
(End of chapter)