Chapter 128: Surpassing You (Second Update)
On 9 December, ten gold medals will be decided in athletics at the Asian Games in Doha.
Zhang Guan had only one race in the morning, and that was the semi-finals of the men's 100m dash. In the semifinals of the 100 meters, Zhang Guanyou saw many familiar faces that he had not seen for a long time, such as Asahara, Habeibei and others.
The 16 runners in the 100m semi-finals were divided into two groups, with the top four in each group advancing to the final. Zhang Guan's promotion must be without suspense, and the national team spectacle man Hu Kai also entered the finals. Japan's Shingo Sueji withdrew due to injury before the tournament, so Japan qualified for the tournament with Nobuharu Asahara, Naoki Tsukahara, Habebe and another Saudi Arabian player who also made it to the final, while the final two spots were divided between Qatar and Thailand.
The men's 100m semi-finals were followed by heats for the women's 100m hurdles, followed by a lunch break of more than five hours. In the afternoon, when the competition started again, the men's long jump final was held first.
When the long jump competition started, it happened to be eight o'clock in the evening of capital time, and the time period with the highest ratings was also the golden moment for the live broadcast of the game, plus Zhang Guan would appear in the long jump field, so this game undoubtedly became the first choice for TV stations to broadcast live.
The guest Director Sun was a guest in the live broadcast room again, and at this time he began to talk about it, most of which were already said yesterday, such as Zhang Guan won the Track and Field World Cup championship, Zhang Guan refreshed the world's best results this year twice, etc., In the end, Director Sun began to introduce today's competition.
I saw Director Sun speak: "Zhang Guan's main competitor is Saudi Arabia's Arku Walidi, who has broken the Asian record in the long jump twice, and is also the Asian record holder before Zhang Guan. However, it is a pity that Walidi played abnormally in the qualifying round, and all three attempts were fouled, and he did not make it to today's final. ”
"That's not what you mean. Will Zhang Guan win the championship of the long jump event more smoothly today? The narrator immediately asked from the side.
"I think so." Director Sun's voice changed, and then he continued: "But Zhang Guan should not be taken lightly, because Saudi Arabia still has two very strong players in the final, they are Al Shaba and Ben Mazouk. Now it's Al Shaba that appears on the screen! ”
The TV screen just gave a close-up of Al Shaba, and Director Sun went on to explain: "Al Shaba is an experienced veteran of the competition, he has been participating in various long jump competitions since the late 90s of the last century, and has achieved very good results. A native of Saudi Arabia, he has been a mainstay in the long jump for the West Asian nation. ”
"Next to Al Shaba is Ben Mazouk, a naturalized African athlete whose current best is 8.39m. This is a very good result, this result can be won in the general international competition, of course, compared with Zhang Guanlai, there is still a relatively large gap. Director Sun said confidently.
At this point, Ben Mazouk apparently realized that the camera was on him, and he symbolically waved at the camera, and then continued to talk to Arshaba next to him.
"I've been waiting all day for this final." Mazouk continued with an excited face: "In the final for a while, as long as you defeat Zhang Guan. I'm going to make a name for myself! ”
"I'm afraid it's not that easy!" Alshaba looked much more pessimistic, and he continued: "Zhang Guan's best score has exceeded 8.6 meters, which shows that he and Saladino are at the same level, both of them are the best in the world. I'm afraid we're still a little far from that level. ”
"Didn't Saradino also lose a game in the Golden League! So I believe that Zhang Guan can't be in such good shape in every race and jump to 8.6 meters. Besides, the coach thinks I have a lot of potential. He felt that I could defeat Zhang Guan. Marzuk then added: "Don't you trust the coach's judgment? Our coach is the world record holder in the long jump! ”
"Coach ......" Arshaba quietly looked back at Coach Mike Powell, and then sighed softly, as a veteran. He doesn't have the young Ben Mazouk who can be fooled by Coach Powell so easily.
Not far behind, Saudi Arabia's coach Mike Powell looked worried.
At that time, Saudi Arabia hired Powell to coach with a high salary, and gave him a 3+2 contract, that is, the first three years of coaching are guaranteed, and if Powell leads the Saudi Arabian team to achieve good results after three years, the contract will be renewed for two years, and now it is the last year of the first three years.
Walidi broke the Asian record twice, which made Powell feel that there must be no problem in renewing his contract, but he did not expect that just a month after Walidi broke the Asian record for the second time, Zhang Guan was born and appeared in the long jump, not only setting a new Asian record, but also refreshing the best result of the year.
Powell suddenly felt a lot of pressure, Saudi Arabia hired Powell with a high salary, just for good results, if the Saudi team can't even win the Asian championship, Powell's Saudi coach is probably going to eat the job. Although Powell doesn't like the weather in Saudi Arabia very much, he likes Saudi Arabia's dollar very much, so this Asian Games long jump final is a job defense battle for Powell.
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In anticipation, the final of the long jump began.
The 12 contestants participating in the finals will be drawn to determine the order of appearance, and after the first three jumps, the four players with the worst results will be eliminated, and then the remaining eight contestants will appear in reverse order according to the best results.
In this format, the first three jumps become very important. For the weaker players, of course, they hope to be able to enter the top eight, but for the stronger players, a good result in the first three jumps can ensure that they will play later in the next three jumps. In the long jump, the late players will be more proactive.
First place was a Filipino player named Dagmir. The Filipino player asked the audience for applause after he came on the court, but he tossed and turned for a long time, but the audience did not buy it, and the kind of high-decibel rhythmic applause he was expecting did not sound, but attracted a ridiculous whistle.
A Filipino is neither a high-profile big-name athlete nor a Qatari host. Naturally, there was no applause.
Seeing that he didn't get applause, Dagmir could only start the run very embarrassedly, and he didn't jump well, barely ending the first attempt with a 7.15m attempt.
Kuwaiti boy Al Haddad then came on to the qualifying round, and he continued his good form from yesterday, jumping 7.73m in the first jump, which was also his personal best.
The third to come out was Japanese veteran Shin'ichi Terano, who is also the Japanese long jump record holder, but he stepped on the line and fouled on his first attempt.
Shin'ichi Terano's foul seemed to be contagious. The next three competitors failed to try to jump, and it was not until the next appearance of Al Shaba jumped 7.65 meters that the athlete stopped the foul.
This was followed by Qatar's Abdullah Al Nubi, a famous long jumper from West Asian countries who had participated in the Athens Olympics and was now a competitor from the host country, which naturally attracted cheers from the audience. And Nubi did not disappoint the Qatari crowd, with a score of 7.62m temporarily in third place.
Next is Zhang Guan's debut.
I saw Zhang Guan running in a very rhythmic manner, and quickly increased his speed to the limit. He chose a more conservative approach when pedaling, and then jumped out and made a flowing movement in the air, easily crossing the eight-meter line.
"8.20 meters. This is the first time of the day to exceed eight meters! I think I can already win a medal with this result, and as for the gold medal, it depends on whether the other players play better. The narrator said right away.
The guest on the side, Director Sun, continued: "I jumped 8.20 meters in the first jump, I'm afraid the next few jumps." Zhang Guan will give up again! ”
The match continued, and Ben Mazouk had a lot of luck in the draw and was drawn to be the last one to play. But his luck was very bad on the first attempt, his toe just touched the marking, and the attempt failed.
In the second jump, Alshaba jumped 8.02m, which was on the edge of the medal, and Ben Mazouk adjusted his form to achieve a good score of 7.88m. As Director Sun said, Zhang Guan simply gave up the second attempt.
In the third round of the test jump, Al Shaba fouled, and Zhang Guan still gave up the test jump. Colwell's Al Haddader once again played well, setting a new best of his own time with 7.80m. Japan's Shin'ichi Terano scored 7.59m, while India's Yadav, who had failed in the first two jumps, finished eighth with 7.58m.
However, after Yadav's jump, the current results of the next few players are higher than Yadav, so the top eight have basically been determined, and the only thing that is still in suspense is the order of the last three jumps.
On the third attempt, the last one to come out was still Ben Mazouk.
"It's already in the top eight, and counting this one, I still have four more attempts! I have four chances to win the Asian Games! ”
Ben Mazouk has decided that he wants to use the most extreme jumps to challenge for the Asian Games title.
Mazouk ran quickly and came to the springboard, the spikes stepped on the springboard, making a crisp sound, and the referee was slightly stunned, as if recalling whether Mazouk stepped on the line and fouled, and hesitated whether to raise the white flag or the red flag.
Mazouk in the air didn't think much of it, he made a walking motion in the air, and then rushed violently into the sand pool.
"Over 8.4 meters!" Mazouk felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart the moment he landed, and then he walked out of the sand pool and looked at the referee, who had already raised the white flag to signal that there was no foul in this jump.
"Good! No fouls! Mazuk clenched his fists and roared excitedly, while he silently thought in his heart:
"Zhang Guan, I jumped 8.4 meters, now I have surpassed you!" (To be continued.) )
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