Chapter 108: Continuing the Challenge (Three Watches)
The birth of a new world record made the game have to stop, especially Zhang Guan is still the host player, and the home audience needs time to vent the incomparably excited emotions in their hearts.
A few minutes later, the group of photojournalists who had rushed into the arena were finally pushed aside, the enthusiasm in the audience had subsided considerably, and the game could finally continue.
There is only one last test jump left. There is no suspense about the ownership of the gold medal and silver medal, and although the rest is only a battle for the bronze medal, it is a competition of world-class players after all, so the competition process is still very exciting.
Probably because Zhang Guan broke the world record, the atmosphere became unprecedentedly lively, and the audience showed the unique friendliness and enthusiasm of the Chinese, even if the unknown players appeared, they would still send warm applause.
Perhaps it was because of the last jump, or perhaps it was because of the encouragement of the audience, several competitors performed very well in this last attempt. For example, Cuba's Cameyo jumped 8.30m, Zimbabwe's Makusa also reached 8.20m, and Senegal's Kababadi also reached 8.16m.
None of these results are enough to compete for silver, with the best result so far being South Africa's Mokoena with 8.34m and an Olympic bronze medal if nothing happens.
Judging from the results alone, in this Olympic long jump final, except for Zhang Guan and Saladino, the level of other players is indeed slightly lower. If there is no contest between Zhang Guan and Saladino, the level of this Olympic final is similar to that of the ordinary track and field Grand Prix, and the spectacle is relatively average, and the audience will find it boring.
Dwight Phillips, USA's long-jump star and double world and Athens Olympic champion, who is the reigning Olympic champion in the long jump, did not compete, but has been sidelined with injuries and recovering injuries throughout the year. Another Greek star, Tesa Tomas, withdrew early from the competition because he failed in his first three attempts. Both of them are capable of competing with Saladino, and the loss of these two giants is why the game has lost a lot.
Fortunately, Zhang Guan's world record can fill everything.
On the field, all six players have already competed, and the bronze medal finally went to South Africa's Mokoena. Saladino, on the other hand, is also in the seventh and is about to complete his sixth attempt.
"Saladino is on the pitch, this is his last attempt, and he is now confirmed to have won a silver medal at the Olympics, but I don't know if he is interested in challenging for gold. After all, Zhang Guan's 8.96m is a new world record, and with Saladino's previous results, it may be difficult to have a chance to challenge this world record. The commentator commented that he certainly hoped that Saradino would give up the last attempt as soon as possible, so that Zhang Guan could directly win the gold medal.
Of course, there are also people who have hopes for Saladino, in their opinion, since Zhang Guan can jump the world record of 8.96 meters, then Saladino should also be able to jump better results, after all, before this competition, Saladino has been the world's first long jumper.
Saladino walked onto the field, his expression still confused, he was not confident at all to challenge the amazing result of 8.96m, and he was even thinking about finishing this last attempt as soon as possible and finishing the competition as soon as possible.
The quality of a professional athlete cultivated over the years still made him serious the moment he appeared on the stage, even though he knew that surpassing Zhang Guan was an impossible task, but he still firmly stood on the running area and started to start.
"Saladino, start...... Ay! The commentator suddenly sighed, and the audience at the scene also came out with a very regretful voice, because the referee had already raised the red flag at this time.
"Saladino stepped on the line and fouled, but unfortunately he didn't finish his last attempt! At the same time, we also congratulate Zhang Guan for winning the championship of the men's long jump event at this Olympic Games! This is Zhang Guan's third gold medal at this Olympic Games and the second gold medal in track and field! We congratulate him! ”
The narrator's voice fell, and the scene was already thunderous applause.
In ESPN's broadcast room, the commentator was also congratulating Zhang Guan on winning the gold medal.
With the failure of Saladino's last attempt, the big picture has been decided, although the competition is not over yet, Zhang Guan has already won this Olympic gold medal in advance! Congratulations to Zhang Guan for winning another gold medal. ”
"That's right, although Zhang Guan still has one last attempt left, but I don't think there is any need for him to continue to play, anyway, he has won the championship, and he has won the championship in a record, this result is perfect for him, I think any athlete will be very satisfied if he can achieve such a result." As soon as the commentator's voice fell, he saw Zhang Guan walking on the field again in the broadcast screen.
"Zhang Guan still appeared, I think he may just jump casually, after all, he is fighting at home, and he still has to give an explanation to the audience, I think this is also the reason why he continues to appear!" Another commentator said right away.
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"Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan! The audience began to chant Zhang Guan's name in unison again.
Zhang Guan was back on the stage, and it looked like he was going to finish his last attempt, and Zhang Guan might have decided to end the game from beginning to end. After Zhang Guan's test jump is over, the final of the Olympic men's long jump event will also end, and then we can officially announce that Zhang Guan won the Olympic championship in the men's long jump event! ”
The narrator paused, and then said: "In fact, this last test jump, whether Zhang Guan completes it or not, will not affect the result, even if Zhang Guan gives up this last test jump, I think the audience can accept it, he has won the championship with a world record, and he presented us with the most perfect performance!" ”
At this time, I saw Zhang Guan suddenly stretch out his right hand, I saw him aim his right hand at the camera, his thumb, middle finger, ring finger and little finger were all clenched into fists, only the index finger was stretched out, and then he bent his index finger down and made a gesture.
"This?" The narrator was slightly stunned and said: "Zhang Guan made a gesture to the camera, this gesture is the meaning of the number 'nine', why did he make this gesture?" ”
The next second, the narrator suddenly realized something, and he shouted in shock: "Nine? Is it nine? Zhang Guan made a 'nine' gesture, I understand, Zhang Guan wants to continue to complete the test jump, he wants to challenge the nine-meter mark! (To be continued.) )