Chapter 66: Another Carl Lewis?
"8.22 meters! Zhang Guan's performance in this attempt was 8.22 meters, which was even better than just now! The narrator continued: "Zhang Guan's second attempt is still very stable, and it looks like he jumped easily, but the results are much better than just now!" He is now once again at the top of the group. ”
"Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan......"
The audience at the scene began to collectively shout Zhang Guan's name, and Zhang Guan once again took the first place in the group, and also conquered the audience.
"8.22 meters, Zhang Guan's score has improved again, he has surpassed your and my scores, are you ready to challenge again?" It was South Africa's Mokoena, who had just jumped 8.14m.
Opposite Mokoena, British player Rutherford shook his head: "I'll look for a feeling, it's just a qualifying tournament now, there's no need to fight so fiercely, since my 8.16 meters have been able to ensure qualification, there is no need to fight for the first place in the group, and this is Zhang Guan's home stadium after all, I still have to give him some face." ”
As the two were talking, someone next to them suddenly exclaimed: "8.27 meters, Tesa Thomas jumped out of 8.27 meters!" Zhang Guan has been surpassed again! ”
At this moment, next to the sand pool, the Greek player Tessa Thomas saw his results, made a punch movement, and roared excitedly.
Tesa Thomas is a European long jumper who competed in Athens four years ago but was eliminated in the qualifying round. Two years ago, he also participated in the Athletics World Cup and achieved good results. In recent years, he has improved dramatically and is arguably one of the strongest long jumpers in Europe.
Tessa Thomas is a very extreme athlete, other athletes encounter a foul when stepping on the line during the jump, and the next attempt is often conservative, but Tessa Thomas will choose to jump more to the limit. So Tesa Thomas is often able to jump some great results, but he also often fails to try jumps.
For example, in today's Olympic Games, many athletes in the long jump will choose to stabilize in the first jump and make a result first, but Tesa Thomas is different, his first jump is very extreme, and he was judged to be a foul when he stepped on the line. But on the second attempt, he continued to choose the extreme jump, which paid off for him, as he jumped 8.27 meters in one fell swoop.
8.27 meters, in the general long jump world competition, it is already possible to win the gold medal. In the Olympic Games, athletes can only jump out of this when they play well.
"8.27 meters, I think this should be the number one result in today's qualifying round!"
"It's just qualifying, and it feels so intense. Zhang Guan had just jumped 8.22 meters when he was immediately surpassed by Tesa Thomas. ”
"Zhang Guan still has a chance to try jumping, do you think he will still play?"
Many people's eyes are on Zhang Guan, and even the broadcast camera gave Zhang Guan a big close-up.
Zhang Guan's face was still as usual, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.
The second round of the trial jump is over, some people are happy, some people are worried, except for one Algerian athlete, all the other competitors have already guaranteed valid results, and some strong players have basically locked in the group qualification.
The third attempt begins, the final jump of the qualifying round, and for those who don't have a good result, it's their last chance to make it to the Olympic final. In this jump, the athletes are more unrestrained, and the probability of failure has also increased significantly.
"Cuba's Cameyo jumped 8.23 meters! This is another result of more than 8.2 meters! ”
Cameyo walked off the field with an excited face, he is also a qualified competitor to compete for medals, but his performance in the first two jumps was not satisfactory, his best time was only 7.97m, on the verge of elimination, and this time the score of 8.23m allowed him to enter the final safely.
Zhang Guan's score of 8.22 meters was squeezed into third place.
One contestant after another came onto the field, and finally, it was Zhang Guan's turn to make the third attempt.
The previous runner had just finished jumping, and before Zhang Guan stood in the running area, the audience had already begun to cheer wildly. Apparently they were expecting Zhang Guan to be on the field again.
Zhang Guan did not disappoint them, and he slowly walked up to the running area, and he was greeted with more enthusiastic cheers and applause.
"Zhang Guan is on the field! He's definitely going to challenge Tesa Thomas with a score of 8.27 meters! It's been a long time since I've seen such a white-hot long jump qualifier. ”
This time, Zhang Guan spent more time preparing, and the referee also cooperated for a long time before pressing the timer.
Zhang Guan began to run, like a galloping horse, and then he leaped high like a shooting star, gliding over the sand pool.
Soaring, rising, descending, and landing, Zhang Guan neatly completed the entire set of long jump movements.
"It's 8.3 meters!" Someone looked at the measurement performance next to the sand pit and spoke.
At this time, although everyone still doesn't know Zhang Guan's distance to improve the results, but the traces left by Zhang Guan are indeed obviously exceeded, 8.3 meters of marking.
"8.32 meters!" The surveyor announced the results of the jump.
The spectators were immediately caught in a brief commotion.
"Is this really a qualifier? The 8.27m just now was enough to surprise me, but I didn't expect another 8.32m to appear. ”
"It's definitely the first result in qualifying, and no one can beat it. I don't think anyone in the next few Olympics will be able to surpass this result. ”
"Zhang Guan is really getting braver and braver, 8.12 meters, 8.22 meters, and now 8.32 meters, his results have improved so fast. Where exactly are his limits? ”
"Maybe Zhang Guan has returned to his peak form, two years ago in the Athletics World Cup, Zhang Guan jumped the best result of the year of 8.70 meters!"
"The sprint and the long jump, and both so good, I feel like I'm seeing Carl Lewis back in the picture! Wasn't that the Carl Lewis of the year, the world champion of the sprint and long jump. ”
"Yes, sprinting and long jump were very popular at that time, but in the new century, this kind of athlete has become extinct!"
"Carl Lewis, Zhang Guan will become the second Carl Lewis!"
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Zhang Guan returned to the athletes' preparation area, and Li Run, another player from the Chinese team, immediately stepped forward to congratulate him.
"Zhang Guan, the dance is awesome, congratulations!" Li Run opened his mouth and said.
Li Run also finished three attempts, but his best time was 7.70m, and he missed the final.
I only heard Li Run continue: "Do you know, when you just finished your last attempt, there were people here who said that you were the second Carl Lewis!" ”
In Li Run's view, Carl Lewis is one of the greatest track and field athletes in history, and some people compare Zhang Guan to Carl Lewis, which should be a praise and praise for him.
But Zhang Guan doesn't think so.
"Carl Lewis?" Zhang Guan smiled and continued: "I want to surpass him!" (To be continued.) )