Chapter 100: Long Jump Final: First Jump

"Audience friends, what is about to bring you is the final of the Olympic men's long jump event, and my country's player Zhang Guan is about to appear in this event. The competition in this year's Olympic long jump event can be said to be very fierce, and there are a total of three players in China to participate in the qualifying round of the long jump event, and in the end, only Zhang Guan successfully advanced to the finals. We also wish Zhang Guan a good performance in the competition and strive to win another gold medal! The narrator said this, but there was a hint of unconfidence in his tone.

Because Saladino's personal best is 8.74 meters, while Zhang Guan's personal best is only 8.70 meters, if you start from the personal best, Saladino is even better. Moreover, Saladino's result was set in late May this year, that is, more than two months ago, which shows that Saladino is now in peak form; Zhang Guan's personal best of 8.70m was set two years ago, and it is doubtful that Zhang Guan will be able to jump the same time again.

Those who can stand out from the qualifiers are undoubtedly the best of the best. For example, the other two players of the Chinese team, although they are also A-standard participants, are still far from entering the finals. The long jump is a sport with little uncertainty, and like other athletics events, such as hurdles, a small mistake can kill the competition. In the qualifying round of the long jump, each player has to jump three times, and if there is a mistake, there are two other chances, which can have more margin for error for strong players, and it is not easy to cause a big upset. When it comes to the Olympic Games, athletes will adjust their condition to the best, so the strongest long jumper is basically the champion.

After the introduction of the players, there was no delay, and the game started directly.

The first Greek long jumper, Tesa Tomas, is probably the strongest long jumper in Europe at the moment, having jumped 8.27m in the heats and is one of the favourites to compete for a medal at the Games. Tesa Thomas started running, jumping, oh, fouled! The referee raised the red flag, and Tesa Thomas failed this jump, he should have stepped on the line and fouled! As the narrator spoke, a replay of Tesa Thomas's trial jump was played on the big screen and on the broadcast camera.

Replays showed that Tesa Thomas did step on the line. This is also a big characteristic of Tesa Thomas, he likes to jump to the limit, so for him, either foul or jump out of a good score.

Tesa Thomas shook his head and walked off the field with a disgruntled expression, and the sand pit was immediately filled in, and the second runner immediately took to the field.

Next up is Saudi Arabia's long jump star Al Shaba, the only Asian athlete other than Zhang Guan to make it to the final. Al Shaba once won the Asian Games long jump championship and was also the first person in the Asian long jump. Al Shaba started to run, oh, there is still some distance from the eight-meter mark, Al Shaba should be around 7.80 meters...... Sure enough, Al Shaba jumped 7.80 meters, as if he was not satisfied with his result. Indeed, in the final of the Olympic Games, the 7.80m score could not even enter the top eight, and Al Shaba will have to work hard if he wants to participate in the next three attempts. ”

Next came a black player, and the commentator was obviously not very familiar with the famous player, so he looked at the athlete information in his hand before he spoke: "Now the player from Botswana, Africa, is Galenamose, who is ranked 12th overall in the qualifying round, which means that he has just reached the final...... Oh, and it's still a certain distance from the eight-meter mark...... Botswana's mark is 7.85m, which is already very good for him to reach the final of the Olympic Games. Botswana seems to be injured! ”

On the field, Botswana frowned painfully and limped off the field with the help of the coach, he should have been injured during the take-off, and then saw him sitting directly on the sidelines, and the medical staff carried a stretcher.

"It looks like things are not going to be good for Botswana, and he may have to miss the next game, because it rained overnight." The narrator said with regret, and the audience at the scene also applauded him with encouragement.

Botswana's withdrawal was just a small episode, and the next thing to focus on was Saradino coming in next.

Next up is Saladino, who jumped a best of 8.73 meters this year two months ago, and he is also the biggest stumbling block on the road to Zhang Guan's victory, I believe that as long as Zhang Guan can beat Salardino, there is a chance that he will win the Olympic championship in the long jump event! Next up is Saladino's first attempt and it will be interesting to see how he is doing! The narrator, like the rest of the audience, craned his neck for Saladino's first attempt.

Saladino took a deep breath and then began to run, and at this moment he turned into a cheetah that had found food, and rushed forward.

Running and jumping, Saradino jumped very high this time, and the next moment, he fell into the bunker, and the marks on the edge of the bunker far exceeded the eight-meter mark.

"It's more than eight meters, and it seems like it's a lot more than eight meters! That's 8.40 meters! On the first attempt, he jumped 8.40 meters, and Saradino was in good shape! The narrator said with some concern. He was clearly worried that Zhang Guan would not be able to defeat Saladino and win the title.

However, at this moment, the broadcast screen was given to the referee at the springboard, only to see the referee raise the red flag.

"Saladino has fouled! He was in too much of a hurry. The commentator's voice suddenly raised a few points, apparently happy for Saladino's foul.

The big screen also showed a close-up of Saladino's footsteps as he jumped, and he did step on the line. Saladino, on the other hand, pouted, obviously very dissatisfied with this.

Saladino really wanted to jump out of the first jump to an amazing result in order to deter Zhang Guan, but there is a saying that things must be reversed, and Saladino was too pushy to the limit, so he fouled because of this.

The next jumper was Guma's Vilfredo Martinez, who qualified for 8.07m, but his first jump was very average, with only 7.60m. Immediately after that, Spain's Meriz failed in his first attempt, while South Africa's Mokoena, another medal winner, also chose to be conservative on the first jump with a score of 7.86m.

Another Cuban athlete, Camejo, managed to set a new qualifying time of 7.94m, while Zimbabwe's Makusa then managed to spell out 8.19m on his first jump, the first time in the final to exceed 8m, which would have been enough to ensure he would have made the next three attempts, barring any accidents.

This kind of situation where the first jump ensures that he will not be eliminated after the third jump is obviously very advantageous for the athlete, and the next five jump attempts, Marcusa can fight to the limit in each attempt, while the other options have to continue to work hard not to be eliminated.

After Marcusa finished his test jump, it was Zhang Guan's turn to play.

"It's finally Zhang Guan's turn to appear, I hope he can jump out of a good result!" The narrator spoke, and at this time, the eyes of the audience were focused on Zhang Guan, and the audience in front of the TV was also looking forward to it.

Zhang Guan stood in the running area, he adjusted his position, and then began to run, and in a few steps, Zhang Guan's speed had reached the extreme.

On the sidelines, Saladino was already frowning, judging from Zhang Guan's performance, this may be a very good test jump.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Guan had already jumped, and before he could blink again, Zhang Guan had already sunset in the sand pool.

"This seems to have passed 8.40 meters!" The narrator shouted.

Zhang Guan's attempt was almost as far as Saladino's jump just now, and both had already crossed the 8.40-meter marking.

"Was there a foul?" While the commentator was questioning, the camera had already been given to the referee.

"It must be a foul, it must be a foul!" Saladino also looked at the referee at the same time, but saw the referee raise the white flag, which marked the success of Zhang's attempt.

"No fouls, the results work! A result of over 8.40 meters! ”

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