Chapter 111 Lore (beg the next)
Saradino began his fifth trial jump.
Saradino raised his arms high and kept waving to the audience, and the audience cooperated to give him the rhythmic applause and cheer him on.
In the jumping events of track and field, many big-name athletes will ask for applause like the audience before trying to jump. This applause is not messy, but uniform and rhythmic. This applause is like the drum beats before the warriors go to war. The uniform applause is accompanied by faster and faster rhythms, which can easily make athletes' blood boil and greatly boost the morale of athletes.
So in track and field competitions, when you hear such neat applause, it must be that a big brand will be about to try it out. Of course, sometimes it is embarrassing if athletes who are not very popular have to toss for a long time but don’t want the audience to applause.
After a while, Saradino put down his hands and made a run-up posture. The audience's applause gradually calmed down. Not only that, the scene gradually became quieter. Even the flashlights were much less, and everyone was waiting for Saradino to start trying to jump.
At the same time, Saradino began to recall the jump just now. Although Saradino jumped out of the 8.54-meter score in the last test jump, when Saradino seriously recalled it, he could still find some shortcomings and areas that needed improvement. So in the following jump, he should pay more attention to it and complete this test jump more perfectly.
Saradino started to start. His starting this time was abrupt, but it did not affect the rhythm of acceleration or the speed of the run. He rushed to the sand pool, and the moment he stepped on the springboard, some people near him could even hear the sound of his pedal.
"Uh..." Saradino flew into the air, and at the same time, he couldn't help but let out a roar in his throat.
"Woo..." Just as Saradino took off, the audience exclaimed. Saradino's rushing into the air this time was very popular, and it looked like a falcon that discovered its prey soared up.
This time, Saradino's jump was perfect in both rhythm and airflow. Even the layman who didn't know how to jump long would be attracted by Saradino's elegant jump.
Then, Saradino fell into the sand pool. When he took advantage of the opportunity to get up, he clenched his fists excitedly. Because he secretly looked at the marking next to the sand pool when he landed, his jump distance should be more than 8.60 meters!
"Is it more than 8.60 meters? This is almost 8.63 meters! It's worthy of being Saladino. When he takes it seriously and fully displays his level, it's really terrible!" Dwight Phillips looked at the traces in the sand pool and sighed silently in his heart.
At this moment, a sigh sounded around, and a red flag was raised high above the head by the referee.
"Foofed! Saradino made a foul on the line!"
Saradino looked confused. He didn't think he had made a foul on the test jump just now. He wanted to argue with the referee. If he didn't give it to him, he decided to watch the replay of the big screen in the arena first.
The big screen gave a close-up shot of the springboard, and Saradino stepped up suddenly, as if he had stepped on the line, but it seemed that he had not stepped on the line, which was difficult to distinguish for a while.
Next, the camera was closer and the playback speed was twice as slow. When the screen was played back until Saradino stepped on the springboard, the screen paused suddenly. Only then did everyone see clearly that Saradino's toes had indeed guessed the line.
"The referee's penalty is very accurate! Saradino did step on the line! It's a pity. From the replay, he just stepped a little bit. If his feet were slightly facing backward, it would definitely be a perfect jump!" The commentator on the scene also began to regret Saradino.
Zhang Guan, who was about to appear, breathed a sigh of relief. Saradino's attempt to jump just now also shocked Zhang Guan. Fortunately, Saradino failed to make a foul this time.
"Saradino was really strong at his peak. No wonder he had achieved victory with just four trial jumps in the next Olympics. Compared with him, Validi, the former Asian record holder, is really more than one level away. The five wins in the Golden League are really worthy of their reputation!"
Zhang Guan looked at the sand pool that had been filled. The referee also signaled that he could play the game, so Zhang Guan walked towards the running assist area.
This time, Zhang Guan still went directly to the referee. As the referee announced, Zhang Guan gave up the fifth try jump.
"Zhang Guan gave up his test jump again! It seems that his physical strength has not recovered, or he thinks that the score of 5.58 meters is still enough to win the championship! It seems that Saradino's foul just now did not bring too much pressure to Zhang Guan. I think if Saradino did not make a foul in the last test jump, I think Zhang Guan would not give up this test jump. But even so, Zhang Guan's score is still ranked first. Next, the most round of test jump will begin soon. Is there anyone other athletes who can perform exceptionally? Can Saradino seize the last opportunity, let's wait and see!"
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On the track, the women's 800m final has ended, and the men's 5000m final is now underway. Among them, the Asian United's 3000m obstacle king Shahien will participate in this event.
The audience's eyes were briefly focused on the men's 5,000-meter field, but in this event that requires more than ten laps, the athletes spent most of their time following the race, which did not seem so nervous and exciting, so the audience's attention soon focused on the long jump competition. The athletes had already started their last jump test today, which would determine the ranking of the athletes in the championship, runner-up and third place in the long jump competition.
Saradino looked at Zhang Guan silently, and Zhang Guan gave up the trial jump again, which surprised Saradino. Because of the fifth trial jump just now, the athletes generally spent a lot of time, and Saradino was there to mobilize the audience's emotions. So when Zhang Guan entered the arena, nearly ten minutes had passed since the last trial jump. According to the recovery of the physical strength of a normal athlete, ten minutes were enough to recover enough physical strength to perform a trial jump.
"Did Zhang Guan really think he can win the championship with his 8.58-meter score? He really underestimated me! In the long jump competition, every jump is extremely precious. You will regret giving up the jump this time!" Saradino clenched his fists fiercely, and his fighting spirit was high.
One athlete after another completed their last test jump, either succeeded, failed, satisfied with the score, or was dissatisfied with the score, but no athlete could jump beyond 8.4 meters, and Zhang Guan and Saladino's positions were still unshakable.
In fact, when you reach this last try jump, especially when you feel hopeless to win the championship, you will definitely use some more extreme jump methods, which greatly increases the chance of making mistakes. Therefore, in general, the sixth try jump in the game is the lowest success rate.
When the sixth-place player ended his game with a foul and walked out of the sand pool with regret, Saladino stepped onto the field again.
"Saradino is about to start his last jump. For him, this time it will inevitably be a desperate jump. If he cannot reach 8.58 meters, the competition will end early. This is not only testing Saradino's technical level and on-the-spot performance, but also testing his psychological quality. At this moment, it depends on the performance of Saradino's comprehensive strength! Can Saradino perform a Jedi turnaround? Let's wait and see!" The commentator shouted excitedly, and the applause full of rhythm was heard again at the scene.
"This is my last try jump!" At this moment, Saradino was unprecedentedly calm. His strong psychological quality made him not panic at all. Instead, he kept reminding himself in his mind what he needed to continue to pay attention to.
"The champion belongs to me! I will win!" Saradino kept encouraging himself deep down, and then he began his last try jump.
"Oh! Saradino started running! Very good speed! Take off! OK, no foul!"
This time, Saradino was not as extreme as the previous jump, so even if Saradino took off quickly, the commentator could clearly see through the screen in front of him that Saradino did not commit a foul.
But if you look carefully at Saradino's evacuation this time, it is actually not worse than the previous jump. If Saradino lands without making any mistakes, the result of this jump may be similar to the result of the jump after the previous jump foul.
Saradino landed, and countless fine sand spread out to the surroundings. While Saradino stood up, he was extremely nervous. He didn't know what the result of this jump was, but he could feel that this time he was very close to 8.6 meters.
"It must be more than 8.58 meters!" Saradino turned around and looked at the sand pool, but his brows frowned.
"It almost reached 8.6 meters! But how much is this? 8.59 meters? Or 8.58 meters?" Saradino looked at the surveyor, waiting for him to announce his final result.
This is a measurement related to the gold medal. Of course, the surveyor dared not be careless. He repeatedly confirmed the numbers and then reported Saradino's final results:
“8.58 meters!”
The audience was in an uproar, accompanied by endless exclamations.
"It turned out to be 8.58 meters! It turned out to be 8.58 meters! It's the same result as Zhang Guan!" Saradino felt a little disappointed. He thought this jump could surpass Zhang Guan, but then he became proud again.
Saradino's lips curled up, unable to hide his joy: "Although it was the same result, according to the rules, I am the one who ranked first now. Zhang Guan, you will definitely regret giving up the try jump just now! Now, you are defeated by me!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!