Chapter 168: 1 cm battle
"If you want to win a championship in the shot put competition, even if you are in the overall state, you have to throw a score of more than 21.5 meters, and this year's competition seems to be like this!"
Yu Wei said, a smile on his face. Lu Wei's temporary ranking of first place made him feel a little more relaxed, no matter what the final result is, at least he can fight for it in the Olympics.
"After the first throw, everyone's form is okay, these Europeans are in good shape. If this year's form compares out, I am afraid that the pattern of competing for the Olympic final will be unpredictable again. ”
After watching the first round of the game, everyone almost got a rough idea of the state of these shot put players, and Jiang Jianjun also said a few words.
After the first round, it can be seen that the United States team is in good shape as Cantwell, and Poland's Majewski and Belarus' Mikniewicz are also practicing well and showing good form.
Just as the excitement of chatting began, Mikniewicz re-entered the throwing arc and the second round began.
It's still a big white bear-style spin, although the pace is not fast, but it gives a very solid feeling, and the shot angle is not bad.
"This brother's results have been set, if there is no super-level performance, the top 8 in the Olympics will come to an end."
Jiang Jianjun didn't look at Miknievich again after finishing speaking, as if he was very unoptimistic.
"Where do you go, what step do you say, if there is no Lu Wei, I am afraid that we regret that we do not have such a team member in our hands."
After having Lu Wei, the coaches of the track and field team straightened their waists, except for the top players, the other players in the shot put competition really didn't pay attention to it.
Scott, a member of the Jamaican team who came next, scored 20.03m, which is a standard qualifying type of player. There is not much pressure to pass the qualifiers, but it is basically difficult to compete after the finals.
The Australian team member who threw third was even worse than Scott, with 18.96m, less than 19m.
When Cantwell came out, the Chinese athletes' area was quiet, and judging from the performance of the first round, he was in better shape than Hall, so when it came time for him to throw a second throw, everyone turned their attention to him.
He paused for a moment and then started spinning, feeling like he had a characteristic step when he was spinning, and there was a small pause every time he landed, and then he started to move on to the next movement.
However, the continuity of the movement was not affected at all, and his shot height was good, and the angle did not deviate too much.
With the exclamations of the audience, the shot put once again fell outside the 21-meter line. In the face of this achievement, he didn't seem to be particularly excited, turned back to his area, took a small sip of a sports drink before starting to look at the electronic screen.
21.19 meters, just 1 centimeter more than Lu Wei. The audience first marveled, then began to applaud.
In less than two rounds, the first place position changed hands twice, and the charm of the field competition began to gradually attract everyone.
"He threw it with a ruler, just 1 centimeter more than Lu Wei!"
Wang Qiao was also interested at this time, and he didn't want to say too much when Yu Wei was present, but now that he saw Cantwell's results, he couldn't help but start complaining.
After the results were announced, the broadcast camera on the big screen switched to Lu Wei, and found that Lu Wei did not react, and cut to Majewski, who appeared next.
Probably affected by the foul in the first round, his movements in the second round looked more restrained, and he felt that he was sandwiching his body to complete the throwing the whole time, but his score was okay, 20.78 meters, and his ranking rose to 3rd.
Hall's appearance quieted the crowd again, and at this time there was no game on the track field, and everyone's attention was on the shot put game in progress.
This time he was much more serious in the throwing area than he had been in the last throw, and he closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths.
"This black buddy is serious, if it still doesn't work this time, then he will show up!"
Jiang Jianjun was also very interested when he saw the appearance of Huo Fa on the big screen, and now the audience could see that he was going to work hard.
Hoffa's spin was much harder than the previous one, and his shot was resolute, although it was still a little late, but it looked like he would have a good result from the height of his shot.
Seeing that the shot put landed on the 21-meter line, Hoffa's face unfolded a sunny smile, and Lu Wei applauded him when he saw this, he was originally a simple and direct person, Hoffa also had a true temperament in his opinion, and there was no hostility when the two met.
At this time, the electronic screen played Hoffa's results, and the audience laughed, and then the audience spontaneously burst into applause.
Lu Wei had already walked towards the throwing arc, and after seeing the reaction of the audience, he also looked at the electronic screen curiously.
Seeing the results on the screen, Lu Wei also smiled.
Hoffa's score was 21.2m, no more, no less, just 1 centimeter past Cantville and he finished first in the final.
Before this throw, Lu Wei ranked 3rd, and the gap between him and the previous two opponents was only a few centimeters, but in the track and field field, even if the distance you are behind can only be distinguished by a machine, it is impossible to share the honor with the opponent in the end.
Lu Wei took the shot put and silently walked through the process in his heart, then picked up the shot put, and after the preparations were completed, he rotated, shot, and then kept his balance.
This time, the angle of the shot was good, the height was also good, and after the shot put landed, the audience let out another exclamation. Today's crowd cheers are almost exclusively used in the shot put.
As track and field fans, most viewers should have watched a lot of competitions, and compared to previous competitions, today's shot put final is very dramatic.
The three players competed constantly throughout the competition, and the first place position changed hands several times.
This is very different from the previous competitions, in the previous competitions, once a player threw a good result, the other players forced their strength like panicking, and the final result was almost not a foul or a bad performance, only in rare cases can a bicycle become a motorcycle.
"This shot is good, it seems that this time the three people will not be entangled in the matter of 1 centimeter, tangled!"
Yu Wei jokingly said that Lu Wei's second throw was considered to have stabilized his heart, and this result was obviously much better than the previous throw, in fact, from the perspective of the person in charge of the track and field team, the number of results at a certain time really doesn't matter at all, and the stability of the results is the key to getting a good ranking in large-scale events.
Many athletes with inconsistent results have had one or two good results, and in fact, throughout his career, except for those two good results, the results in other competitions are likely to be very different.
If these two competitions are the Olympic Games, it will be worth it for the Chinese team members, and they don't have to worry about housing and work.
One thing that Lu Wei makes Yu Wei feel more and more grounded is that he has exceeded 21 meters every time in this race, which may not be able to win the championship in a certain competition, but in a long career, there will definitely be no shortage of champions.
Sure enough, Lu Wei's throw score was 21.53 meters, and he threw off Hoffa and Cantwell at once.