Chapter 105: Breaking the World Record (Six Changes)
The surveyor hurriedly walked up to the sand pit, and then he excitedly reported the result of Zhang Guan's fourth attempt - 8.92 meters!
"8.92 meters! Zhang Guan jumped 8.92 meters! This is a new Olympic record! Again, the previous Olympic record in the men's long jump was 8.90m set by American Beamon in 1968, which was also the world record at the time, and the world record was not broken until 1991 by Mike Powell. But for the Olympics, this record has been held for a full 40 years! Forty years ago, on October 18, at the Mexico Olympic Games, Beamon jumped the Olympic record of 8.90 meters, which was finally broken by Zhang Guan today, and today is also the 18th, which seems to be a inheritance, a inheritance separated by 40 years! The narrator could not hide his excitement, and his voice began to tremble.
Whether it is the Bird's Nest or in front of the TV, countless viewers began to cheer, just now, when Saladino jumped 8.86 meters, almost everyone thought that the ownership of the championship had lost suspense, but just a minute later, everything reversed, originally Saladino overtook Zhang Guan 0.06 meters, and now Zhang Guan overtook Saladino 0.06 meters. This rollercoaster of changes comes so fast that many people with a bad heart even find a quick-acting heart-saving pill.
In ESPN's studio, the two commentators fell into a state of confusion again.
A minute earlier, they had praised Saladino's strength and the impossibility of surpassing him at 8.86 meters, and a minute later, when Zhang Guan walked out of the sand pit, the two were speechless at the same time.
What about the achievements that no one will surpass in ten years? How did it take only a minute to be overtaken? said yes, unless a miracle happens, Zhang Guan can surpass it? And it turned out that a miracle really happened.
After a long time, one of the commentators took a deep breath and said, "At 8.92 meters, Zhang Guan is now the second longest jumper after the world record holder Mike Powell!" I have to say that Zhang Guan is a very good athlete who is good at creating miracles, before that, he has created countless miracles in the track and field field, and today, he has created a miracle again! ”
Another commentator also relieved himself and said: "Yes, 8.92 meters, a new Olympic long jump record, and he is only 3 centimeters away from Mike Powell's world record, he is only 22 years old this year, maybe one day in the future, he can surpass Mike Powell and jump a new world record." ”
"Someday in the future? I don't think so, maybe the next time I try to jump, Zhang Guan will jump out of the new world record! ”
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"Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan......"
The audience began to chant Zhang Guan's name in unison, as if to welcome the triumphant return of a hero.
Saladino stared at all this with a bit of a blank slump, as if he had fallen from heaven to hell. He only enjoyed the fruits of victory for a minute. In just one minute, Saladino, full of hope, was once again plunged into a sea of despair.
"8.92 meters? Zhang Guan jumped 8.92 meters? Can I surpass him? Saladino kept asking himself, at this time he actually knew that he couldn't jump out of the better results than Zhang Guan, but in his heart, he was still unwilling to accept defeat and unwilling to admit defeat.
The last time Zhang Guan jumped 8.80 meters, it made Saladino feel hopeless, but he turned that despair into motivation to move forward, and this time, he felt even more despair, which even made him not have the courage to continue facing it.
One blow of strength, then decline, three and exhaustion. This kind of thing can only be used once in a match. The feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe was indeed extremely exciting, but when it was discovered that the so-called victory was only the destruction of the enemy's vanguard, there was no capital for the second battle. Therefore, after the cauldron is broken, there can only be a war on the back, and I have never heard of the saying "World War II".
At this time, Saladino was on the verge of collapse, but as the world's top track and field athlete, his professional quality allowed him to continue to persevere, and the desire for victory in his heart supported him to continue to go on the field.
The competition entered the fifth attempt, and the remaining six competitors have already begun to compete for the bronze medal. Whether it is Zhang Guan's score of 8.92 meters or Saladino's score of 8.86 meters, it is beyond their reach, the gap is too big, knowing that there is no hope for gold and silver medals, the players have unloaded their burdens, so they have a better performance.
Once again, the fifth attempt of the top six riders was over, and Saladino walked onto the field in a daze.
"8.92 meters? How do I overtake him? Am I really unable to defeat him? Did I come to the Olympics just to lose to him again? Saladino shook his head violently: "No, I won't admit defeat!" ”
Once again, Saladino mustered up the courage to challenge Zhang Guan. However, in the eyes of many, Saladino's move is undoubtedly a mantis arm. 8.92 meters, in people's hearts, is already an impossible achievement to be surpassed.
On the fourth attempt, Saradino's mind was blank, but this time, Saradi's mind was full of all kinds of distractions.
I saw that Saladino began to run, and the speed was still very fast, he stepped on the starting springboard with precision, and then jumped high. But the professionals in the arena have already seen that Saladino's attempt is far inferior to his previous attempts.
Saladino fell into the sand pool, and the moment his feet touched the sand, Saladino saw out of the corner of his eye that the 8.90-meter marker was still in front of him. He even knew that he did not surpass Zhang Guan in this way.
At 8.42 meters, this is the result of Saradino's fifth attempt, which is a great number in normal times, but today, for Salardino, this result is too far and too far behind. He walked off the field in despair, his eyes full of confusion.
"Saladino has already lost. The previous times he had been improving, but this time he only jumped 8.42 meters, which was exhausted in momentum. Although Saladino still had one more attempt, he had already failed psychologically if he was not as strong as before, and it was impossible for him to jump better. Many people are already aware of this, and it means that Zhang Guan is on the verge of winning his first Olympic gold medal in the long jump, and his third gold medal at the Games.
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"With Saladino's current state, I'm afraid I can't surpass Zhang Guan again, I think now Zhang Guan can relax and complete the next two test jumps safely. 8.92 meters is already a very good result, Zhang Guan can choose a more conservative jumping method to save physical strength, and at the same time avoid injury. The ESPN commentator spoke.
"Yes, if I were Zhang Guan, I would simply give up the next two attempts, we all know that Zhang Guan will also participate in other competitions, and timely retention is also good for the next schedule." The man paused, and then said: "But Zhang Guan obviously didn't hear our advice, you see that he has stepped onto the field again, is he going to complete his last two attempts?" ”
Zhang Guan walked onto the field again, and the broadcast camera was also aimed at him, giving him a big close-up of his face.
I saw Zhang Guan stretch out a finger, and at the same time he seemed to be saying something in his mouth.
The two commentators of ESPN looked at each other a little confused, and then one of them said: "Zhang Guan stretched out his finger, obviously indicating that he is the first place, but I don't know what he said in his mouth, it should be a sentence in Chinese!" Do you know Chinese? ”
His companion shook his head: "Chinese, I will only say 'hello', but Zhang Guan's mouth shape just now is obviously not 'hello', I think our Chinese colleagues may have interpreted what Zhang Guan is saying." ”
Of course, the two foreigner commentators of ESPN do not know the mouth shape of Chinese, but the domestic commentator understands Zhang Guan's mouth shape.
"World record! Zhang Guan just said the words 'world record', yes, I can be sure that from the lip shape, Zhang Guan said the words 'world record', I understand, an Olympic record can not make Zhang Guan satisfied, Zhang Guan wants to hit the world record in the long jump! ”
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