Chapter 180: Conquest
There is only one athlete left in the arena, Chen Qiang, so there is no need to increase the height according to the rule of three centimeters, Chen Qiang can choose a height according to his wishes.
2.08m is the new world record, so Chen Qiang directly chose this height.
"Chen Qiang is going to challenge the world record!" People's eyes hit Chen Qiang's body again.
Although Chen Qiang has won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump, the competition is not over yet, or Chen Qiang's competition has just begun.
Chen Qiang's back-to-back technique is not to challenge opponents like Gunny Johnson and Dave Albriton, but the world record in high jump.
The 2.08m crossbar has been placed, but the referee did not urge Chen Qiang, after all, this is challenging the world record, and the referee will give the athlete a little more time.
The scene was quiet, and everyone looked at Chen Qiang with bated breath, if it was a German athlete, the audience at this time may have resounded with rhythmic applause.
Gunny Johnson and Dave Albreighton both had a hint of nervousness on their faces, as the world record of 2.07m was held by both of them. And after the Olympic defeat, the title of world record holder became the only prop they could keep their dignity.
"No, he can't break the world record!" Guni Johnson looked at Chen Qiang with an anxious expression, he had lost the Olympic title, and he didn't want to lose the honor of being a world record holder.
At this time, Chen Qiang also started to run, and like the previous few attempts, it was still an arc run with a back-to-back high jump.
This time, Lady Luck was not on Chen Qiang's side, his upper body crossed the crossbar, but unfortunately his lower body touched the crossbar.
"Chen Qiang failed, I knew that the world record would be so easy to break!" Jesse Owens muttered to himself on the sidelines.
Gunny Johnson and Dave Albritton also breathed a sigh of relief, and Chen Qiang failed to try this time, and their world record was temporarily retained.
Chen Qiang shook his head and got up from the mat, but in his mind he was recalling the shortcomings of the trial jump just now.
"The leg swing speed can be faster when you take off, and the stretch of the body can be a ......little earlier," Chen Qiang summed up in an instant, and then he immediately walked to the running area, ready to try the second jump.
The referee still did not urge Chen Qiang, but waited for Chen Qiang to prepare for the second attempt.
Chen Qiang didn't prepare for too long, he stood in the position of running up, adjusted his breathing a few times, and then started running again.
This time, Chen Qiang adjusted his technical movements and corrected all the things that he had not done well before.
After a fast and rhythmic run, Chen Qiang once again came to the crossbar, he jumped up, his head, shoulders, chest, buttocks, and legs crossed the crossbar one after another, and the whole set of movements was completed neatly.
However, no one paid attention to how Chen Qiang's technical movements were completed, and everyone's eyes were on the very crossbar, wanting to know if the crossbar would fall.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...... The crossbar is still unmoving.
Finally, the referee raised the white flag, marking the success of Chen Qiang's attempt!
"He succeeded! A new world record! ”
There was a cry of amazement from the surrounding audience, as well as some messy applause, although there was still no one cheering for Chen Qiang, but this time, the applause was obviously much louder than before.
Guni Johnson's mouth opened slightly, but his expression changed to that of the walking dead again.
Losing the Olympic gold medal was already a big blow to Guni Johnson, but fortunately, the world record holder title was still on him, which gave him a little comfort. However, now, even the title of world record holder has been taken away by Chen Qiang.
"Do you see that? That Chinese just broke the world record in the high jump! Will he be going to replicate the last Olympics and break world records in multiple events in a row? ”
"If it weren't for Jesse Owens breaking the world record in the long jump, he would be the tallest jumper and the farthest jumper in the world right now!"
"Don't forget, he used a new high jump technique, that weird arc run-up, and that kind of jump with his back to the bar, which is now the most advanced high jump in the world!"
"That's right, a technique that can break the world record is certainly the most advanced high jump technology in the world."
"He's such a great guy that he's developed a new technology."
While people are amazed that Chen Qiang broke the world record, they are also amazed by Chen Qiang's new technology.
At this time, the high jumpers present all looked at Chen Qiang intently, they hoped that Chen Qiang could jump again, and by the way, he could see this new technology clearly, if he could steal a teacher from it, it would be great.
Chen Qiang did not disappoint these athletes, he reported another number to the referee: "2.09 meters!" ”
The referee nodded, he had already expected that Chen Qiang would continue to challenge for new world records.
In this case, this kind of heavyweight competition, as an athlete, as long as you don't fail three attempts, you will inevitably continue to challenge the next height.
The crossbar was raised to 2.09m, and Chen Qiang stood in the running area again.
The audience was silent again, and everyone looked at Chen Qiang nervously, they didn't know if Chen Qiang would be able to cross a new world record again.
Chen Qiang took a deep breath, but in his mind he was repeatedly simulating the technical actions he should do next, and then kept reminding him of the technical points that should be paid attention to.
Finally, Chen Qiang was ready, he took a step and ran to the crossbar not far away.
Running, jumping, stretching, Chen Qiang flew over the crossbar.
After landing, Chen Qiang did not get up immediately, but looked at the crossbar with his head held high.
Perhaps because of the shaking of the ground, Chen Qiang vaguely felt that the two vertical rods supporting the crossbar seemed to have shaken, but the crossbar still stayed firmly in its original position.
With a height of 2.09 meters, Chen Qiang succeeded once!
"He succeeded, and he broke the world record again!"
This time, the applause in the audience was even louder, and there were faint cheers and whistles.
And those high jumpers looked at Chen Qiang with a scorching eye. In the trial jump just now, these high jumpers more or less understood the characteristics of some back-to-back techniques, but everyone's understanding and learning ability are different, and the degree of comprehension is also different. However, it is certain that each of them hopes that Chen Qiang can jump again.
"Do you see the technique with your back to the crossbar?"
"I saw it clearly, there are several technical points, and I didn't see it clearly."
"It's okay, Chen Qiang will definitely jump down."
"If Chen Qiang succeeds in trying to jump, then he will be the first human to jump to the 2.10 meter mark!"
Sure enough, Chen Qiang reported a height of 2.10 meters to the referee.
This time, Chen Qiang's preparation time was longer, and for him, 2.10 meters was already a somewhat difficult height.
The referee still did not urge Chen Qiang, as a referee of high jumpers, he also hopes that a new world record can be born in front of his eyes, this kind of experience is not something everyone will have. If Chen Qiang can skip 2.10 meters again today, it is equivalent to Chen Qiang breaking the world record three times in a row, which is enough for this referee to go back and blow for a lifetime.
Perhaps because Chen Qiang took a long time to prepare, the atmosphere at the scene was also extraordinarily solemn, everyone looked at Chen Qiang with bated breath, and the nervous mood also spread from the arena to the stands and poured into the hearts of the audience.
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Kohler returned to the arena with a belt of popcorn, he just walked out of the aisle, and suddenly felt a little quiet in the arena, and the next second, he also felt the tense atmosphere.
"What's going on?" Kohler looked at the arena and happened to see Chen Qiang who was preparing to run.
"Isn't the high jump competition over yet?" Khloe shook his head, then thought about his seat and walked over.
"Sorry, let me go, thank you......" Kohler weaved through the audience.
It was at this time that Chen Qiang began to run.
From running, to jumping, to landing, it was only a few seconds, and Kohler had only walked a few steps.
"Whew!" A shout suddenly sounded from Kohler's side, causing Kohler's body to tremble and the popcorn in his hand to spill out.
Kohler turned his head to look at the source of the voice, a bearded spectator behind him, cheering for Chen Qiang in the ring.
Kohler turned his head to look at the arena again, only to see Chen Qiang complete this test jump.
"He actually cheered for a Chinese, is his head rusty, we are noble Germans!" Khloe said to himself.
However, in the next second, more cheers rang out from all directions, and at the same time, there was a continuous applause.
"What's going on, that's just a Chinese, even if the trial jump is successful, it's not worth our cheers for him!" Kohler scratched his head for some reason, he felt that some of his compatriots were making too much of a fuss.
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Chen Qiang successfully skipped the 2.10m mark, and it was another success.
This is often the case in high jump, where if the previous height is a success, then the next height is also a high probability of success. On the other hand, if you get stuck at a certain height and can't jump, you may fail three consecutive attempts.
Different from the previous few attempts, when Chen Qiang successfully jumped to a height of 2.10 meters, the applause was no longer so sparse, and most of the audience began to applaud Chen Qiang, and there were even people cheering for Chen Qiang.
Before this jump, Chen Qiang made preparations for a longer time, and it was precisely for this reason that the atmosphere on the scene became tense. And when Chen Qiang tried to jump successfully, the audience also needed to vent the tension in their hearts, applause and cheers were obviously the best way to vent.
The applause and cheers of the audience fell into Chen Qiang's ears, and he sighed: "Finally have a little bit of a sports competition!" ”
As an athlete, Chen Qiang is not worried about hearing the boos from the audience, and sometimes the boos from the audience will stimulate the fighting spirit in Chen Qiang's heart. And if he can get the cheers and cheers of the audience, it can make Chen Qiang feel invigorated.
But when you keep refreshing your results, and the audience doesn't react, that situation is really disappointing.
It's like holding a concert, the singer is singing and crying in various ways on stage, but the audience is indifferent, and no one is in the mood to continue singing.
And now, with applause and cheers, Chen Qiang suddenly felt energetic, and his state instantly became much better.
With a height of 2.11 meters, although Chen Qiang's first attempt failed, the second attempt was successful.
This time, almost the entire audience began to applaud Chen Qiang.
The next height is 2.12 meters, if Chen Qiang can succeed, he is equivalent to breaking the world record of high jump five times in a row in one competition!
If it is placed in the future, the height of 2.12 meters is the level of a national first-class athlete, but for Chen Qiang now, this is already a somewhat difficult height.
Chen Qiang still has too little time to train in the high jump, and now he is still a little short of the future national athletes in the high jump event.
In the future, the standard score of national athletes is 2.20 meters, the standard score of international athletes is 2.27 meters, and the B standard of the Beijing Olympic Games is also 2.27 meters, which means that in the high jump, international athletes have just reached the minimum standard of participation in the Beijing Olympic Games.
The current Chen Qiang, if he is more lucky and in better shape, has the ability to jump 2.15 meters, but today's Chen Qiang's luck and state don't seem to be at their peak, and 2.15 meters is a little difficult for him.
So Chen Qiang set a goal for himself to skip 2.12 meters.
"2.12 meters, as long as I can cross this height, my goal in the high jump event has been achieved!"
Chen Qiang took a deep breath and began to perform a test jump.
First attempt, failed!
The second attempt, failed!
After failing to jump twice in a row, Chen Qiang couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart.
"Are you going to stop at 2.12 meters?" Chen Qiang looked at the crossbar and frowned.
Time passed by seconds, and Chen Qiang still did not start the pace of running.
The referee knew that this might be Chen Qiang's last attempt, so he didn't urge Chen Qiang at all, but patiently stood there waiting for Chen Qiang to get ready.
The audience couldn't wait, and some people began to applaud, and this applause gradually increased, and gradually became rhythmic.
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! Syllable! ”
The applause is like the beat of the drums of war, faster and faster, which is urging Chen Qiang and cheering for him.
Chen Qiang looked at the audience around him, knowing that before this, he didn't have this kind of treatment.
This was Germany in 1936, and the Germans at that time all had the idea that the German nation was the first in the world, how could it be possible to offer such cheering applause to a yellow race?
But Chen Qiang did it!
At this moment, Chen Qiang suddenly realized that even if this was Germany in 1936, even if there was no shortage of racists in this arena, he could still conquer these audiences!
In the next second, Chen Qiang finally moved.
It's still the familiar arc run-up, or the familiar back-to-back technique.
"Flutter!" Chen Qiang crossed the crossbar and landed on the thick mat.
Before he could look up at the crossbar, he heard a loud cheer from all directions.
At this time, Chen Qiang didn't need to look to know that he had succeeded in trying to jump this time!
Chen Qiang looked at the crossbar that was as stable as Mount Tai, and then looked at the stands in all directions.
In the stands, the spectators had already stood up, they shouted at Chen Qiang, they waved hats or handkerchiefs in their hands, and some people screamed at Chen Qiang!
Compared with the previous applause with boos, the audience's attitude towards Chen Qiang at this time has taken a 180-degree turn.
Chen Qiang conquered a height of 2.12 meters!
He also conquered the proud German audience!
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