As everyone was looking forward to it, Wang Shen stood up from the preparation area. At this time, among the six people on the field, except Wang Shen, the remaining five had all completed their trial jumps. Among them, Dunasev, Cabreen and Abdullah all successfully completed their first trial jump at a height of 2.36 meters.
"Before the 2.36m height, Wang Shen, Dunasev and other three players all maintained the same 100% one-time clearance rate. If Wang Shen wants to keep up with the performance of the players in front of him at this stage, then he must also achieve 100% clearance in the 2.36m height trial jump."
Shao Minyi's voice was filled with caution and nervousness. He looked carefully at the scene in front of him and said, "In other words, if Wang Shen wants to catch up with the results of these three players, this first trial jump is his only chance!"
"Wang Shen...can he seize this opportunity?"
The audience in front of the TV are now holding their breath. The less courageous viewers no longer dare to watch the live broadcast of the game. They hold the remote control in their hands, hesitating and wanting to switch off the game in front of them, but they are reluctant to miss the real-time progress of the game.
In the audience seats, Jiang Wentao and Li Mingzhuo's expressions were obviously nervous.
Although Su Bai told them that Wang Shen had been suppressing his condition before, waiting for the moment of release in the Olympic finals, could Wang Shen really release his condition perfectly today?
Or, even if Wang Shen released his full strength, could he guarantee that he would be able to clear the 2.36-meter bar in front of him?
This is something that no one can guarantee, so they can't help but be nervous.
In the audience, Su Bai looked in the direction of Wang Shen and was also very curious.
He can indeed see the various data of the players, especially as he learns more and more deeply in the system, his understanding of the various data of the system becomes more and more profound.
He was able to calculate the various condition curves of athletes with increasing accuracy, but even so, his predictions about the athletes' performance were not 100% accurate.
The final result of a player still depends on his current physical condition, competitive state and stress level, and occasionally a little bit of mysterious luck.
Especially in an extreme case like Wang Shen’s.
From the system data, Su Bai could read that Wang Shen was indeed doing his best as he said, and was 100% implementing the state fluctuation curve that he and Li Mingzhuo had laid out for him during the winter training phase.
Su Bai glanced at Wang Shen, who had raised his hand to signal the referee to prepare for a trial jump, and then took a look at the real-time dynamic monitoring data. Wang Shen's excitement level in the psychological state column had exceeded the limit.
——At least, after being suppressed for so long, Wang Shen did as he said and showed his most excited state in this Olympic final.
The tiger is out of the cage may be the best interpretation of his current state.
Looking at the competition field in front of him, Wang Shen narrowed his eyes and prepared to start the trial jump under the watchful eyes of the timekeeper.
Su Bai's heart was also full of anticipation at this time - he wondered whether this tiger out of the cage could really create an exciting miracle in this arena tonight.
On the field, in the high jump final area, the timekeeper's time was almost up, and he was reminding Wang Shen that he had very little time left to prepare for the jump.
The timekeeper originally thought that the Chinese athlete in front of him was too nervous to start the trial jump, but when he looked up to remind the athlete, the timekeeper unexpectedly discovered that the eyes of the Chinese athlete in front of him were filled with extreme excitement.
He almost saw the terrible excitement of the beast king hunting in the contestant's eyes.
Is this an illusion?
Just when the timekeeper was in a trance, Wang Shen's trial jump time was about to reach the limit, and just before he was about to exceed the time limit, the timekeeper saw the Chinese athlete in front of him suddenly start a nimble and fast run-up from the starting point like a nimble cheetah.
He seemed like a cheetah hunting, with a sturdy body and quick movements. On the arc of his run-up, his speed was both fast and full of vitality.
When he finally reached the horizontal bar, his upper arms had already begun to swing backwards to increase the momentum of his body. Then, his take-off leg pushed against the ground with perfect and amazing explosive power. The original lateral movement momentum was converted into increasing the kinetic energy of his body's upward flight under the final strong braking.
A nearly perfect take-off height!
Almost at the same time when Wang Shen completed the kicking movement and jumped into the air, Shao Minyi and Li Sen both shouted at the same time: "Got it!"
Just by looking at the height of Wang Shen's jump and the rotation of his body in the air, some experienced viewers can feel it at the first moment - Wang Shen's jump is a sure thing!
And Wang Shen's leap in front of them did not disappoint these people. His body followed his guiding hand and flew in the air like a cheetah in the sky. He easily and gracefully crossed a terrifying steep cliff.
The moment Wang Shen landed on the cushion and then easily turned over, all the spectators who were watching the game couldn't help but give him warm applause.
Even though they are just in front of the TV at this moment, even though their applause cannot reach Wang Shen's ears, this applause is their most sincere respect for Wang Shen!
"Wang Shen, 2.36 meters in the first attempt, success!!!"
The pride and glory in Shao Minyi's voice when he announced this were so obvious, and the sense of honor in the hearts of all the viewers who were watching the live broadcast in front of the television and the Internet when they heard Shao Minyi's words was also so obvious.
[Ahhhhhhh, holy shit, Wang Shen is so so so so awesome! ! ! ! 】
[Oh my god, Lao Wang is so handsome!] 】
[Really? There were 3 players in front of him who all passed the bar with 100% accuracy in one try, and Lao Wang was the last one to go out. If he failed, he would be at a clear disadvantage in the following games. In this situation, Lao Wang went out under such pressure and performed so well! I am convinced, I am really convinced...】
[Wuuuuu, I unilaterally declare that Wang Shen is my husband! My husband is so handsome! ! ! 】
In the online live broadcast room of the sports channel, a group of viewers who were watching the live broadcast nervously screamed excitedly after seeing Wang Shen's performance.
It wasn't just in the live broadcast room, but on Weibo, under the super topic and hashtag of the Tokyo Olympics, there was suddenly a group of netizens who could only scream "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", causing many passers-by who were unaware of the situation and spectators of other events to be very confused.
The camera at the scene directly pushed a close-up to Wang Shen's face when he turned over from the cushion. Although his hair was a little messy, his eyes were full of excitement and fighting spirit. From his slightly raised mouth corners, everyone could easily understand what Wang Shen was thinking at the moment - he had not played enough, he wanted to reach higher heights!
When the camera zoomed in on the man's face, many viewers in front of the TV were stunned - damn, this face is too handsome, right?
Shao Minyi and Li Sen in the sports channel live broadcast room looked at Wang Shen's face and were also stunned, then laughed and joked: "I remember that there was an entertainment company that wanted to sign Wang Shen to enter the entertainment industry, right?"
Li Sen also smiled and agreed, "Yes, I was wondering at the time, there are so many handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry, why did they target Wang Shen? But now looking at his face, I understand that it makes sense for those companies to target Wang Shen."
When a live camera is pointed at the face, especially when it is directed at the face by a straight male photographer during a sports match, many stars would probably lose their composure. However, when this camera was pointed at Wang Shen's face, people could fully feel the athlete in front of them, the arrogance of standing on top of the world and the ambition emanating from him.
In the past, Wang Shen was always restrained. He kept a low profile and hid his inner thoughts with a smile. Only today, in the men's high jump final of the Olympics, did he completely release his inner ambitions.
This complete release allows people to truly feel the dangerous character tension and charm that was originally hidden in Wang Shen's body.
Just this close-up shot, after being recorded by a spectator who was watching the game and made into a GIF and posted online, instantly attracted countless screams and crazy reposts.
When various entertainment public accounts saw this beautiful GIF of a top Olympic athlete, they all saw the potential for explosive readership and began to hype up Wang Shen’s beautiful GIF at that moment.
No matter what kind of associations arise on the Internet because of Wang Shen's face-to-face shot, the competition on the scene is still proceeding normally and will not be affected in the slightest.
After Wang Shen’s first trial jump, Ye Wenhao and Morales made their second and third trial jumps respectively.
Ye Wenhao could feel that under Wang Shen's guidance, his jumping ability had improved compared to before, but this improvement combined with his current condition could not support him to pass the 2.36-meter mark.
Just a little bit.
But this little bit represents failure.
After failing in his third attempt, Ye Wenhao sighed helplessly, then walked around to Wang Shen, hugged him, and wished him good luck in the next competition.
Therefore, after the height of 2.36 meters, the competition among Abdullah, Dunasev, Cabreen and Wang Shen was pushed up from the height of 2.36 meters to the height of 2.38 meters.
"This is an incredible competition!" Shao Minyi exclaimed, "2.38 meters, this height could even be considered the world's best result of the year in the past two years. Today, at this moment, in the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, there are four athletes waiting to challenge this height."
"In tonight's competition, what kind of peak will the men's high jumpers reach in their pursuit of height?"
When Shao Min got to this point, he suddenly thought of something, and he said carefully: "Some viewers may not know that China's men's high jump national record was set in 1984, thirty-six years ago. The Chinese men's high jump record at that time, which remains to this day, was 2.39 meters..."
"The height of the horizontal bar has now risen to 2.38 meters. This result is 1 centimeter higher than Wang Shen's PB of 2.37 meters, and 1 centimeter lower than China's national record that has been maintained for 36 years..."
As he spoke, Shao Minyi's voice suddenly paused: "In tonight's game, perhaps we can wait for the birth of a miracle after 36 years?!"
When saying this, there was a hint of obvious lack of confidence in Shao Minyi's voice, but he still said it firmly.
For a sports person, the expectation of sprinting to the limit and seeing his athletes surpass their limits is engraved in his bones all the time. He really expects Wang Shen to create this miracle.
Li Sen also nodded at this time: "This miracle... I am also looking forward to it. Let us wait and see if there will be a miracle tonight!"
After Shao Minyi and Li Sen finished speaking, Ukraine's Kabryan took the lead in starting the first trial jump at a height of 2.38 meters.
Although the audience in front of the TV knew that Cabreran was Wang Shen's opponent, the Ukrainian player's previous performance was so strong that everyone felt that this confident guy should be able to easily pass the height of 2.38 meters.
As a result, what was unexpected was that Cabreen's first attempt at jumping failed very quickly.
However, when the camera was pointed in front of Cabreen, the Ukrainian player did not seem to have any particular surprise on his face. He just frowned.
「Ah, failed?」 】
In the public screen barrage of the sports channel's online live broadcast room, after seeing Cabreen's failure, a confused audience asked this question.
[It’s normal to fail, this guy is 2.38 meters tall! It's probably a head taller than the door frame, right? 】
Now, door frame has become some strange combinations of words such as door frame + mobile phone, door frame + can, door frame + head, which has become a yardstick for some audiences to measure the height of high jump in their minds.
Many people looked back at the door frame of their room, and then thought about another head on it...
Oh my god, at this height, if it were a shorter apartment, it would directly reach the ceiling!
Suddenly I felt that it was normal for Cabreen to fail.
But, Kabrien's failure is a failure...
I hope Wang Shen can still succeed!
Almost all Chinese audiences thought so. Then, people saw that Abdullah also failed in his attempt at a height of 2.38 meters. But when it was the turn of the neutral Russian athlete Dunasev, the Russian athlete who was in extraordinary form this year, successfully jumped over the 2.38-meter bar in one try.
"Dunasev...!" Shao Minyi's voice was a little nervous, and then he sighed: "It should be said that Dunasev is worthy of being the creator of the world's best result this year. This jump is clean and perfect. He is also the only player who has maintained a 100% one-time clearance rate at a height of 2.38 meters... Next, it depends on our player Wang Shen, whether he can maintain a perfect performance under such pressure and difficulty and cross the horizontal bar!"
Shao Min paused and said, "If Wang Shen can successfully cross the bar in one go, then he will most likely at least secure a silver medal in the men's high jump, and even... have a chance to win the gold medal!"
Not only Shao Minyi and Li Sen thought so. In the audience, Jiang Wentao and Li Mingzhuo had already stood up nervously, waiting for Wang Shen to jump.
When Wang Shen stood at the starting line, everyone's expectations were already focused on Wang Shen.
In front of the starting line, Wang Shen was still rubbing his wrist, looking towards the horizontal bar with eyes full of ambition.
The timekeeper standing at the starting point was doing the final countdown again. This time, there was no more impatience in his voice - he probably understood that the Chinese athlete was going to take off at the very last moment.
What he enjoyed... seemed to be the thrill of challenging the blue sky under extreme conditions?
The timekeeper felt that he could not understand all of this, but he understood that in this world, especially in sports, there are many geniuses that are difficult to understand. These geniuses have more or less some quirks - the Chinese athlete in front of him must be the same.
So, under the watchful eyes of the timekeeper, when the time was about to reach the limit, Wang Shen started again like a cheetah, and then in the attention of everyone, once again... successfully crossed the horizontal bar!
The timekeeper at the starting point, watching Wang Shen cross the horizontal bar, even felt that Wang Shen's jumping body seemed to cross the stars in the sky.
So agile, so relaxed... so... full of the beauty of strength and limit.
"Success!!!" Li Sen's excited voice came directly from the live broadcast room: "A height of 2.38 meters! Wang Shen successfully refreshed his best result in his high jump career in tonight's competition. With this result, Wang Shen is very likely to win a silver medal!"
When Wang Shen turned over and stood up, his eyes swept across the few remaining opponents on the field. He clearly saw the fear of him in the eyes of these opponents. And in his eyes, besides being full of stars, there was also the ambition and desire to continue to challenge higher heights.
In the audience, Jiang Wentao's eyes began to fill with hope - he successfully cleared the bar at 2.38 meters in one go, and it seemed that Wang Shen was far from reaching his limit!
So... next, 2.40 meters, can he succeed?
Originally, before tonight's competition, the Athletics Administration Center listed the men's high jump as a gold medal opportunity, but it was only a very uncertain gold medal opportunity. However, at this time...
Jiang Wentao suddenly felt that this gold-rushing point might not be so far-fetched? !
On the field, Wang Shen's successful trial jump undoubtedly brought huge pressure to Cabreen and Abdullah - the pressure of the first three players to clear the bar at a height of 2.36 meters at once was now transferred to these two players.
At a height of 2.38 meters, both Cabreen and Abdullah failed in their second attempt. In the third attempt, Cabreen failed first again, and finally failed three times and was eliminated.
Under the watchful eyes of Dunasev and Wang Shen, Abdullah gritted his teeth and tried his best to make his last attempt - finally, in this attempt, Abdullah broke his own limit and successfully passed the horizontal bar height of 2.38 meters.
However, at this stage, Abdullah knew that unless he could surpass the other two players in absolute height, he would most likely miss the gold medal.
After Abdullah's successful trial jump, the height of the bar finally rose again, reaching an astonishing 2.40 meters!
Among the three participants in the competition, only Dunasev has achieved an official competition result of 2.40 meters. Neither Wang Shen nor Abdullah has a record of 2.40 meters in public competitions.
Abdullah was the first to appear, but having just barely jumped over a height of 2.38 meters, he completely failed at the height of 2.40 meters.
The next person to appear was Dunasev from Russia.
However, even Dunasev, who had already jumped 2.40 meters this year, was very reluctant to jump to the height in front of him.
Especially after the previous few rounds of trial jumps, the high-intensity extreme challenges have consumed a lot of his physical energy.
The 2.40 meters in front of him made him a little hesitant. Perhaps, it was this hesitation that caused Dunasev's first attempt to fail.
After Abdullah and Dunasev both failed in their attempts to challenge the 2.40-meter height, the opportunity finally came to Wang Shen - if he could successfully reach the 2.40-meter height in this trial jump, then it is very likely that tonight's men's high jump Olympic gold medal will fall into his hands!
But……
Is it possible?
When Wang Shen arrived at the starting point, it was the timekeeper again who announced the start of the jump. After announcing the start of the jump, the timekeeper began to steal glances at Wang Shen from time to time. He wondered in his heart, this terrifying crazy genius from China, at a height of 2.40 meters, would he still choose to wait until he reached his limit before starting to jump?
The timekeeper thought to himself that if it were him, he would never dare to do this.
But……
He was not this crazy talented player in front of him.
This madman really waited until his preparation time was almost exhausted again before starting from the starting point of the run-up, and then... he sprinted towards the 2.40-meter horizontal bar...
Will he succeed this time?
The timekeeper looked at the Chinese athlete in front of him and saw him step off the ground, spin his body, and fly into the air... over the bar! ! !
At home, all the viewers in front of the TV were stunned the moment they saw Wang Shen successfully jump over the horizontal bar. Then their scalps went numb, and then they jumped up wildly from their chairs and sofas in excitement! ! !
“Success!!!”
“Success!!!”
Shao Minyi's voice was completely hoarse with excitement: "Wang Shen successfully jumped over 2.40 meters in the first attempt!!! Wang Shen successfully broke his career record again, and at the same time, broke the Chinese men's high jump national record that had been sealed for 36 years!!!"
"This is a miraculous leap. This leap is likely to help Wang Shen secure the Olympic gold medal in men's high jump!!!"
In the audience, the Chinese audience was already waving the national flag wildly, and Jiang Wentao swung his arms vigorously and clenched his fists, his excitement beyond words.
The track and field team has most likely already secured the first gold medal in track and field in these Olympics! !
On the field, after seeing Wang Shen still successfully clear the 2.40-meter bar, Abdullah and Dunasev both felt a pang in their hearts, and the heavy pressure was instantly transferred to them.
It is indeed as Shao Minyi said, Wang Shen’s jump has basically secured his first gold medal in track and field!
However, both Abdullah and Dunasev were athletes who did not give up easily. In the second attempt, they tried their best to break the 2.40-meter height, but still failed.
On the third jump, Abdullah failed again and was eliminated, while Dunasev chose to apply for exemption from the jump - he was ready to directly challenge the height of 2.42 meters!
However, his strategy still failed. At a height of 2.42 meters, Dunasev failed, while Wang Shen once again successfully crossed the bar.
When Dunasev failed, he thought that the Chinese player would choose to give up. As a result, this madman from China successfully challenged the height of 2.42 meters, breaking the world's best result originally set by Dunasev this season.
At this point, the men's high jump final of the Tokyo Olympics has ended. Chinese athlete Wang Shen won today's Olympic gold medal with the world's best result of 2.42 meters this season!
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