Chapter 110: Superstar Aura
In the first round of the 2.02m jump, Canadian Damian Werner, who took the lead in Group B, still jumped over the bar with ease, as he had done in the previous heights. The "big brother" Qi Haifeng, who appeared next www.biquge.info Pen, Fun and Pavilion, although he scratched the crossbar slightly, finally jumped over this height smoothly under the favor of the goddess of fate.
Trey Haldy, who came out in the third appearance, hit the crossbar directly and flew out.
Immediately after, it was the turn of Feng Quan, who was ranked last in Group B.
Unlike Haldi, who had two chances left to conquer the height of 2.02 meters, Feng Quan had already failed twice above the height of 1.99 meters, so he finally chose to skip the jump at the previous height, and he only had one last chance to try the jump.
Feng Quan took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and re-simulated the whole set of back-to-back high jumps in his mind.
"Come on, Fengquan, you can do it!" After cheering himself up in his heart, Feng Quan raised his hands above his head and slowly made a "clapping" movement in the direction of the stands.
The next moment, the applause from the stands gradually rose, but it was not the kind of chaotic applause, but the applause of uniform frequency. Moreover, as Feng Quan began to run on his own, the applause became louder and more frequent.
This applause is like the drum beat of the soldiers before the two armies are about to start the battle, and it constantly boosts the morale of the soldiers......
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The applause of the audience at the scene really gave Fengquan great encouragement and help. When he reached a distance of more than half a metre from the bar, his left foot seemed to be more powerful than ever before when he finished the kick.
Not only that, Feng Quan's body also appeared lighter than the previous few jumps when he completed the leaping action next.
After completing the jump, Feng Quan allowed his entire body to reach the maximum level of stretch in order to achieve the maximum altitude in the air. Immediately afterward, Feng Quan, driven by his right arm and right leg, twisted his body with his back to the crossbar.
When Feng Quan's head and shoulders crossed the crossbar, he quickly and coherently made the over-the-bar movements such as raising his head, inverting his shoulders, spreading his body, and straightening his chest. Then, quickly fold your legs and form a dorsal arch position above the bar.
At the same time, Feng Quan keeps his body center of gravity as close to the bar as possible, and after the center of gravity of his body moves over the bar, he quickly throws his leg upwards to cross the bar. When his whole body had crossed the bar, his back was the first to touch the cushion.
Feng Quan, who completed the whole set of movements like a textbook, heard thunderous applause and cheers in the entire London Olympic Stadium as soon as his body touched the cushion.
Even though the British left a bad impression on Feng Quan in the 100-meter race that ended before, at this moment, with the great encouragement of nearly 80,000 spectators, Feng Quan, who completed the "reversal jump", was instantly moved.
In fact, no matter in any country or region, the audience who likes and loves sports are some very "simple" people.
They worship the strong. Feng Quan, who defeated Usain Bolt in the 100-meter final and became famous, encountered a "crisis" in the high jump competition, and the audience applauded him like "war drums", cheering for him and cheering him for him in the hope that he can challenge again and become a strong man.
But at the same time, they will never despise and despise the "weak". As long as they can see the sportsmanship of never admitting defeat and pursuing their own "higher, faster, stronger" from the athletes, then no matter what kind of ranking such athletes get, they will hear the sincere applause of the audience. British track and field athlete Derek Raymond at the Barcelona Olympics "walked" the finish line to finish last, but received more applause than the champion, which is the best proof of this......
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When Trey Hardie saw that Feng Quan successfully jumped over the 2.02 meter bar in the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, he patted Damian Warner next to him and joked with a smile: "Hey, Damian, this guy who has won the Olympic championship is really different!" At such a young age, you know how to 'use' your superstar aura and 'demand' applause from the audience......"
However, Haldy still didn't say half a sentence - "A guy who is not yet 19 years old has such a strong ability to resist pressure, if he is more mature in the future, what kind of terrifying guy will he become!?" Will I be able to defeat such a guy? ”
It's a pity, regardless of whether Haldi can defeat the "stronger" Fengquan in the future. But at least today, he didn't have a chance on this group B high jump field. Because, in the remaining two attempts, Haldi knocked the bar straight out twice in a row......
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Compared to the fact that only three athletes in Group B jumped to a height of 2.02m, the results of the eight athletes in Group A who successfully crossed the pole are undoubtedly much more impressive.
So, when the bar was raised to a height of 2.05 meters again, the A and B groups were combined, and only 11 athletes were left to continue the competition.
In the first round of the 2.05m jump, Damian Werner, who had previously held the record of "one stroke" at several heights, unfortunately ended his record because of a slight scratch on the crossbar.
So when Damian Werner jumped off the cushion onto the pitch, he slammed his fist hard into the ground with some chagrin.
Qi Haifeng, who played immediately after Damian Werner, although like Damian Werner, ended his first round of trial jump with failure because of a lack of luck. But on Qi Haifeng's face, he couldn't see Damian Werner's chagrin after failure.
Unlike Damian Werner, who "blames" the god of luck for not helping him, the current Qi Haifeng, after years of injury torture, has already achieved a calm state of mind during the game.
For Qi Haifeng today, being able to have a healthy physique, which can get rid of any interference and participate in the competition without scruples, is already the greatest gift to him. How could he care if he was favored by the god of fate......
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At the previous height, Feng Quan, who was a little "stumbling", once again relied on his "superstar halo", under the "encouragement" of nearly 80,000 spectators at the scene, and at the same time relied on a little "luck", and successfully jumped over the height of 2.05 meters.
Although Feng Quan has jumped to a height of 2.05 meters many times in his usual training, it is the first time he has "conquered" this height in the official competition.
So the first thing Feng Quan did when he jumped off the cushion was to run to the sideline and bow deeply in the direction of the stands to thank the crowd for their enthusiastic support.
And the "British gentlemen" who saw Feng Quan's actions also gave him warm applause and cheers again...... (To be continued.) )