Chapter 128: The Lucky One
Martina, who crossed the finish line in fourth, was in tears, just a little slower than Spearman, but missed out on a medal.
Martina was also shocked by Zhang Guan and Usain Bolt's results, but he envied Spearman even more, the first two times of 19.20 seconds were unthinkable for Martina, he could not have run so fast in his life, but Spearman's results were capable of surpassing.
"Damn, just a little, just a little slower!" Martina is angry and depressed, this is related to the ownership of an Olympic medal, although it is only a bronze medal, but in front of Zhang Guan and Bolt, the two masters to win a bronze medal, the gold content is also full of gold.
Spearman, who finished third, was also aware of this, with Zhang Guan and Usain Bolt both running under 19.20 seconds, and Spearman was not ashamed to lose to both of them. And a bronze medal in the Olympic Games can also make him win the favor of many sponsors, after all, the United States is an extremely developed country for commercial sports, some big sponsors may not look down on an Olympic bronze medal, but scattered small sponsors will also bring Spearman a lot of income.
"The bronze medal is not bad, after all, the top two are Zhang Guan and Usain Bolt!" Spearman took another look at the two under 19.20 seconds and was more satisfied with the bronze medal.
At this moment, the referee's voice sounded out very inappropriately.
"Athlete No. 655195, disqualified for foul play."
"655195? That's me! I fouled and my score was cancelled? Spearman's eyes widened in surprise. The bronze medal flew away, which made Spearman find it difficult to accept for a while. He immediately went to the referee and asked what had happened, who told him that he had been disqualified for a line foul in the 100-meter run, and told Spearman that if he disagreed with the referee's decision, he could appeal after the race.
Spearman's face suddenly became gloomy, of course he knew that disobedience to the referee's judgment could be appealed, but for things like stepping on the line, there must be a live defense, and the referee made this kind of decision, which is also based on the playback of the live video.
Spearman's running in the corners is too extreme, in order to be able to keep up with the pace of Zhang Guan and Bolt, he is almost running against the line of the track, with Spearman's strength, if he does not run like this, he will not be able to keep up with the pace of Zhang Guan and Bolt, and the result is an unexperienced step on the line, resulting in him being disqualified from the competition for a foul.
In fact, this kind of inadvertent stepping on the line, if it is not very serious, sometimes it will be retained by the athletes, which is also a humane punishment, but when it comes to medals, the referee will of course be very cautious in the scale of punishment. If Spearman had finished fifth, sixth or even lower, he might not have been held accountable for stepping on the line, but Spearman was in third place, a position where he could win an Olympic bronze medal, so even the slightest foul would have been disqualified.
Spearman was annoyed to learn that the gold medal had been canceled, and the broadcast camera also gave him a close-up.
"It's a pity, Spearman is really a pity, a small mistake buried this Olympic bronze medal!" The U.S. commentary also said with great regret.
In the Olympic Games, although the United States won medals softly, but there is a saying that "no matter how small a mosquito is, it is a piece of meat", even if it is a bronze medal, Americans feel very reluctant, and this is also the bronze medal in the traditional strength of the American team in track and field.
Not far away, Martina took a serious look at Spearman's number.
"6-5-5-1-9-5, No. 655195 was disqualified for a foul! Spearman is the number 655195! He was disqualified, so I was third and I won the bronze medal at the Olympics! ”
Martina suddenly raised his arms excitedly, this luck suddenly befell him, and suddenly made him feel a little overwhelmed, originally he was still depressed because of a place gap and failed to get a medal, but at this moment, the depression in his heart was swept away, this feeling, even more comfortable than the feeling of him directly winning this bronze medal.
People are like this, they always feel that other people's things are better than their own, especially this feeling of snatching a medal from others, giving the mood pleasure is definitely much better than living their own life.
"Spearman was disqualified for a foul and Martina, the Netherlands Antilles, moved up one place to third, and he was lucky to win the bronze medal, congratulations!" The narrator said a little absent-mindedly, but the next moment he suddenly lifted his spirits.
"Wait a minute, the referee seems to have said something again."
"Athlete No. 471880, the result of the game is cancelled due to fouls." The referee announced.
“471880? Who is it? There was an uproar at the scene, and the first thing people looked at was Zhang Guan's number, but Zhang Guan's back was a number starting with "6", which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
"471880, fortunately it's not Zhang Guan, it's not Bolt, Bolt is 485385. Who would that be? Oh, it's Martina! It's Martina, who just finished third! He also fouled! His results were also canceled. ”
Under the camera, Martina, who was still waving his hand to celebrate just now, had already changed his expression at this time, 417880 was his number, which means that he was canceled for a foul, you must know that he was just happy for more than ten seconds.
Martina felt like a dream, the Olympic bronze medal came suddenly, but the loss was even more sudden. One moment he thought he was a lucky one, but the next he found himself an unlucky one. I saw him make a surprised expression, and then walked to the referee to ask why.
Martina got the same answer as Spearman, who stepped on the line in the corner and fouled him.
Martina also wanted to win, so he ran to the limit in the corners, and it was because of this limit that he was not thrown away by Zhang Guan and Usain Bolt in the first 100 meters, but this limit also cost him dearly.
The feeling of snatching the bronze medal from someone else's hand will give people a sense of comfort exponentially, but this feeling of snatching a duck and flying away will also give people a doubly depressing.
Martina was completely depressed, and Martina's depression meant that someone would get a sense of comfort exponentially.
That man was defending champion Sean Crawford, and that luck ended up falling on his head.
As the defending champion, the fifth-place result is indeed a bit miserable, but there is no way to do it, the young players are much stronger than Crawford in terms of strength, in the final of the 200m at the Athens Olympics four years ago, only Crawford ran under 20 seconds, and four years later, in the final of the 200m at the Olympic Games, only one player did not run under 20 seconds, and there are even Zhang Guan and Bolt, the two "monsters" who ran into 19.20 seconds.
However, Crawford's luck was really good, he ran fifth, and he was also a position that missed the medal, but Spearman in third place and Martina in fourth place were both disqualified because of fouls, and as a fifth, he miraculously rose to third place and won a bronze medal.
At this time, Crawford was completely confused, and this happiness was not only as simple as sudden, but also incredible.
"Congratulations to Crawford, who has gone from fifth to third! He won the bronze medal! With the narrator's voice, the audience also gave Crawford encouraging applause, but this applause made Crawford a little weak.
"I'm not going to step on the line and foul too! Probably not, I'm still quite conservative in the corners. Crawford subconsciously looked at the referee, and this time, the referee did not announce anything, and Crawford's bronze medal was finally confirmed.
The Americans also began to celebrate again, and the bronze medal of the Olympics finally returned to the Americans after a circle, and they can experience the feeling of being lost and regained.
At this point, another sprint event of the Olympics has also ended, Zhang Guan won the championship, Bolt was relegated to second place, and "lucky" Crawford became the third place.
Usain Bolt failed to win the crown in both events, winning two silver medals, but his competition is not over yet as he has to compete in the men's 4x100m. The overall strength of the Jamaican team may be able to guarantee Bolt a gold medal.
Zhang's competition is not over either, as he will of course compete in the men's 4-city 100m, but he still has an individual event and will face a new challenger tomorrow – Jeremy Varina in the men's 400m dash. (To be continued.) )