Chapter 102 (Four in One)
In the locker room at the backfield, when someone knocked on the door to remind Su Yu that he could get ready to warm up, Su Yu stood up and saw Jiang Yuan also standing up to warm up.
After Su Yu took a last look at Jiang Yuan getting up on TV, he packed his sports bag and opened the door of the lounge. To his surprise, the person standing at the door was not a staff member, but his coach Pei Dingshan.
"coach?"
Su Yu was stunned for a moment when he saw Pei Dingshan outside the door, but Pei Dingshan didn't say anything. He just rubbed his head and said, "Okay, go warm up."
After hearing Pei Dingshan's words, Su Yu somehow felt more confident and calm.
As many people could see, tonight, he had to face the toughest game he had ever encountered. Even though he was rational enough, he still felt confused about the upcoming final.
Su Yu felt that after several days of competition, he had finally made it to the men's 200m final of the World Youth Championships. At this stage, he should be looking forward to and excited about tonight's final, but from this afternoon until now, he always felt that he couldn't muster the energy.
His current condition even feels worse than that in the preliminary rounds.
He had never told anyone about this bad feeling. After Jiang Yuan entered the competition, he stayed alone in the Chinese team's lounge. The massage teachers and staff in the lounge did not want to disturb his rest and preparation, so they all found excuses to leave the lounge.
It was not until he went out that he realized that Pei Dingshan seemed to have been with him outside the door for a long time.
Su Yu didn’t know how other coaches and players got along with each other, but he thought that it should be rare for other players’ coaches to let their players sit alone in the lounge and stare blankly while they themselves stayed outside the lounge, right?
Although this kind of companionship seemed to be meaningless, after leaving the lounge, Su Yu did feel that his previous dull state had been alleviated a lot.
Su Yu knew that he had always been a weird person. If Pei Dingshan had knocked on the door and come in to accompany him to relieve his current bad condition when he was alone in the lounge before, he might not only not feel relaxed, but would feel irritated in the lounge.
But when he left the lounge and saw Pei Dingshan still outside with him, he was greatly relieved.
Even Su Yu himself felt that his mentality was extremely troublesome, but Pei Dingshan remained calm and did not say any unnecessary words.
It was not until he accompanied Su Yu to the warm-up venue for the men's 200m finalists that Pei Dingshan rubbed his head again and said to him, "Go."
Although he didn't say anything, Su Yu felt that his state had undergone a completely different change.
Before entering the warm-up venue, Su Yu looked back at Pei Dingshan. He suddenly remembered a sentence Pei Dingshan said to him a long time ago - "Su Yu, you have to learn to trust me."
When the words Pei Dingshan said to him flashed through his mind again, Su Yu nodded to Pei Dingshan and suddenly said to him seriously: "Thank you."
Hearing the two words said by Su Yu in front of him, Pei Dingshan, who had been very calm since he opened the door, showed a rare smile in his eyes, and then said with a smile: "Okay, go prepare for the competition well."
Only after watching Su Yu turn around and leave did Pei Dingshan breathe a sigh of relief, shook his head and smiled, saying that the child he was coaching did have unique talents, but was also the type of player that gave coaches the most headaches.
This little guy always shows his most rational and intelligent side. He doesn't seem to have any major emotional fluctuations and seems to be more emotionally stable than ordinary people, but in fact he is stubborn and sensitive inside.
What a difficult little guy to take care of.
Sometimes Pei Dingshan thought that if his uncle knew how he coached Su Yu, he would probably scold him - how could you just follow the player's condition? You have to guide the players, help them adjust their mentality, and overcome the mental difficulties they encounter!
Thinking of the possible scolding from his uncle, Pei Dingshan shook his head with amusement, took one last look at Su Yu's back as he walked towards the warm-up field, then leaned against the wall outside the warm-up field and continued waiting.
Pei Dingshan already had the answer to Su Yu's current condition in his mind.
The reason is very simple. Starting from the first day of the World Youth Championship, Su Yu has maintained a high-intensity and excellent state almost every day. The previous three days of five-shoot high-intensity competition actually consumed far more than Su Yu's physical energy, but more of his mental state.
It is already very difficult for an athlete to maintain peak form for a day in a competition like the World Youth Championships, but Su Yu has almost maintained top form in the previous three days and five competitions. The only relaxation was the men's 200m preliminaries, but the semifinals on the same day as the preliminaries once again brought Su Yu's form to a peak.
For Su Yu, although he has top-notch rapid recovery ability, this recovery ability is only for physical condition. The tension and consumption in Su Yu's mental state cannot be recovered so easily.
Still too young.
Counting from last season, even if the games in last season's summer camp are included, Su Yu's actual competition experience is too weak, so that Su Yu himself finds it difficult to realize or control his state in each game.
This kind of state control that can be flexibly controlled during the game requires the accumulation of a large amount of competition experience. Only after enough competition experience can Su Yu gradually master this subtle control change in each game.
Outside the warm-up venue, Pei Dingshan was watching Su Yu's warm-up preparations inside the venue while thinking in his heart - after four days and six shots in the World Youth Championship, Su Yu should have accumulated some experience in regulating his own competitive state.
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Outside the stadium, no one knew what was happening between Pei Dingshan and Su Yu. At this time in the stadium, the attention of most of the spectators had already been attracted by Jiang Yuan and Vladislav who stood up in the preparation area for the men's high jump final.
"There's some action! Wow, Jiang Yuan from China and Vladislav from Ukraine, they finally stood up from the benches in the preparation area - what a great change, isn't it? They're going to take action!"
After seeing the actions of Jiang Yuan and Vladislav, the official commentator on the scene sounded even more excited than the audience and players on the field!
In fact, of course, it was not just the official commentator on the scene. All the live commentators of the World Youth Championships explained the changes in the men's high jump final at the same time.
"Ahaha, it's really exciting. I wonder if Jiang Yuan from China and Vladislav from Ukraine, who have skipped consecutive jumps, will be able to succeed in the next 2.23-meter jump? Or will they face a huge failure?"
"We will soon have the final answer - are these two talented players competing with each other with their brains? Or will it be the Waterloo of two irrational people?"
…
In short, as Jiang Yuan and Vladislav applied for more and more exemptions in the men's high jump final, the attention of almost the entire world's audience was attracted to them at this moment.
Everyone wants to see what the final outcome of this game will be.
After all, before the two of them, no competitor in the World Youth Championship finals had ever dared to apply for exemptions from jumps at the five starting heights in a competition of this level.
In the words of one of the live commentators - tonight, what we are going to witness is, if not a joke, then a shocking showdown between two lunatics!
As Jiang Yuan and Vladislav stood up, the other three players on the field, namely Chedrick, Pedro and Costadin, also quickly became tense at this moment.
Are we getting started?
The expressions of the three of them seemed a little more solemn at this moment, as if they were looking forward to this moment, but at the same time felt an indescribable nervousness about its arrival.
Unlike the audience and commentators who watched the game through television or live broadcast cameras, as contestants on the scene, Chedrick and others were able to clearly see the conditions of Jiang Yuan and Vladislav on the field.
As players, they certainly hope that Jiang Yuan and Vladislav can perform a "joke", so that their chances of winning medals will be greatly increased.
But at the same time, through their naked eye observation of the two opponents, Chedrick and his team knew clearly that no matter whether they could clear the bar in one go at a height of 2.23 meters outside, the two guys were absolutely confident that they could clear the bar.
The state they present is definitely not bluffing.
It was this realization that made Chedrick and the others feel depressed at this moment.
What is the limit of the strength of these two guys?
Isn’t Vladislav’s PB 2.29 meters? Isn’t Jiang Yuan from the Chinese team’s PB 2.28 meters?
You know, in this competition, Kostadin Gorovich's high jump PB is also 2.28 meters! He is definitely an opponent on the same level as Vladislav and Jiang Yuan!
But after the horizontal bar was raised to a height of 2.19 meters, Costadin could no longer sit still.
Is there any big gap in strength between Kostadin, whose PB is 2.28 meters, and Jiang Yuan and Vladislav?
No, that's definitely not the case.
Even in the two trial jumps from 2.19 meters to 2.21 meters, Costadin performed very well!
Therefore, the biggest gap between Kostadin, Jiang Yuan and Vladislav probably lies in the mentality and ability to withstand pressure among the three.
At this time, Kostadin Gorovich in the preparation area also had a sullen face. He was stretching and adjusting his condition in the preparation area, while looking in the direction of Jiang Yuan and Vladislav.
Kostadin also knew that when he started the trial jump first, he had already lost to Jiang Yuan and Vladislav in mentality, but he was still gambling - gambling that he could also successfully clear the bar at a height of 2.23 meters in one go, and also gambling that Jiang Yuan and Vladislav would make mistakes at this height.
Once Jiang Yuan and Vladislav make mistakes at this height, he will have a greater advantage than these two!
On the field, whether it is Chedrick, Pedro or Costadin, almost every player has different thoughts and ideas in his mind.
At this time, the game was still going on. When the crossbar referee indicated that the height of the crossbar of 2.23 meters had been adjusted and measured, Chedrick was the first to arrive at the starting line of the run-up area.
In the next round of trial jumps, Chedrick was the first competitor to appear.
Perhaps he had consumed too much energy in the previous trial jump, or perhaps 2.23 meters was indeed close to Chedrick's limit. In this trial jump, Chedrick failed to jump over the bar. When he jumped over the bar, his shoulder touched the bar and brought the bar directly to the sponge bag.
This was a complete failure.
After standing up from the sponge bag, Chedrick slapped his head very dissatisfiedly, obviously not satisfied with his performance.
His mistake meant that he touched the bar before he even cleared it - a low-level mistake.
But after failing to clear the bar, Chedrick did not continue to put pressure on himself, but began to adjust his state and wait for the next trial jump opportunity.
Following him was Pedro from Cuba.
Compared with Chedrick and others, Pedro is in much worse condition now. He could barely clear the bar at the previous height of 2.21 meters. For him, the bold words he made before the game seemed difficult to achieve, while his opponents performed exceptionally well.
For Pedro, his poor performance coupled with his opponent's excellent performance was a double blow to him.
It was under this blow that he seemed a little dazed, so it was not surprising that he failed again in the first round of attempts at a height of 2.23 meters.
After Pedro failed again, his face looked even worse, especially after his trial jump, Costadin succeeded in his first attempt at a height of 2.23 meters. This blow made Pedro's condition even worse.
But for Pedro, the blow seems not to end here.
Because after Kostadin's trial jump, Jiang Yuan from China had also stood in front of the running line. This Chinese player, who had chosen not to jump at the previous five heights, finally chose to start the trial jump at the height of 2.23 meters, just as he showed confidence from beginning to end.
In this first trial jump at a height of 2.23 meters, Jiang Yuan did not feel nervous at all because it was his first trial jump. For the spectators, the audience at the scene and in front of the TV could even feel Jiang Yuan's calmness and composure in this trial jump.
After all... just looking at the expressions of the time limiters in front of the starting line, they seem to be a little more nervous than Jiang Yuan.
The young man from China only took his rhythmic running steps in the last 20 seconds or so - one step, two steps, three steps.
His running-up steps were elastic and rhythmic in the beginning, and became faster and faster in the middle and later stages. By the time he reached the horizontal bar, his speed did not even slow down significantly. He rushed to the horizontal bar at this speed like the wind, and then his take-off leg touched the ground and the whole person flew into the air!
Jump into the air, swing your arms, bend over the bar!
When Jiang Yuan's body drew a perfect curve in the air, and finally passed the pole steadily and landed on the sponge bag and turned over, the audience who had been nervous for him for a long time immediately burst into a huge cheer -
“Great job!!!”
In the live commentary room of Jigu Video, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming also had surprise on their faces.
"A very perfect pass! Clean and neat, without any unnecessary movements!"
When Tian Ruhui replayed Jiang Yuan's pole-clearing action on the big screen, he generously praised him: "A very good performance. After applying for exemptions at the previous five heights, Jiang Yuan's near-perfect pole-clearing performance at a height of 2.23 meters, his calm posture and very beautiful flying height all tell us that the application for exemptions at the previous five heights was not a manifestation of his arrogance, but a clear understanding of his own abilities and the confidence he holds!"
Zhou Jiming had already heaved a sigh of relief at this time, and he couldn't stop smiling as he watched Jiang Yuan's trial jump.
Of course, Jiang Yuan’s successful attempt does not mean that he has an absolute chance of winning.
After all, just before Jiang Yuan's trial jump, Costadin also gave a perfect trial jump.
Up to now, Costadin has maintained a 100% one-time pass rate, which is a perfect and outstanding performance.
At the same time, in addition to Kostadin, Vladislav who is about to play will also...
“Another perfect pass!”
After seeing Vladislav requiring almost no preparation on the running line and easily taking a running-up step and quickly jumping over the pole after the referee signaled him that he could try the jump, Zhou Jiming's heart, which had been barely at ease, was once again in his throat.
This Vladislav... is really strong!
When Vladislav crossed the bar, the first round of trial jumps at a height of 2.23 meters was over. Obviously, if this trend continues, the next championship, runner-up and third place should be decided between Kostadin, Jiang Yuan and Vladislav.
In the second attempt at a height of 2.23 meters, Chedrick adjusted his condition and successfully cleared the bar, but Pedro still failed to do so. At the same time, in the third attempt, Pedro also failed to clear the bar again, ending his journey in the men's high jump final of the World Youth Championships.
When he was sure that his third attempt had also failed, Pedro hugged his head on the sponge bag in pain. But no matter how painful it was, he had to leave the sponge bag and the stadium, ending his journey to the World Youth Championship final.
This athlete, who had told the media before the game that he would challenge his limits in the World Youth Championships, finally left the stadium with a score of 2.21 meters.
After Pedro left the field, the only ones left were Chedrik from South Africa, Kostadin from Serbia, Jiang Yuan from China and Vladislav from Ukraine.
"So far, the player who has taken the lead is Kostadin Gorovic from Serbia. Although Chedrik from South Africa has successfully cleared the height of 2.23 meters, he is the only player who has not been able to clear the bar at 2.23 meters in one go."
Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming analyzed the situation on the field. For the time being, Chedrik, who was the last among the four, seemed to be at the biggest disadvantage, while Kostadin of Serbia seemed to have a certain advantage in terms of one-time pass rate. However, the speed of changes on the field was so fast that it could not be determined in a few words.
Soon, at the signal of the referee on the field, the height of the horizontal bar was adjusted from 2.23 meters to 2.25 meters - according to the rules of high jump, each rise in height of the horizontal bar must not be less than 2 centimeters. Before that, the referee quickly widened the performance gap between the athletes by raising the horizontal bar from 2.07 meters to 2.12 meters, then to 2.16 meters and 2.19 meters.
After the horizontal bar was raised to 2.19 meters, the increase in the height of the horizontal bar has reached the minimum range, from 2.19 to 2.21, 2.23, and 2.25. The decrease in the speed of raising the horizontal bar actually shows that the strength gap between the players has become very small.
After the adjustment and measurement of the 2.25-meter-high horizontal bar was completed, Chedrick was still the first to arrive at the starting line of the run-up area.
This time, the athlete from South Africa took a deep breath for a long time, and only started his steps when the time limiter reminded him that he had to start the trial jump.
For Chedrick, a height of 2.25 meters is almost his limit. So far, his high jump PB is only 2.25 meters. If he can successfully clear the bar, he will have tied his high jump PB.
Before this, Chedrick's result was the worst among the four players present. If he failed to clear the bar for the first time in this jump, perhaps his competition in this World Junior Championship would be over.
Perhaps it was with this kind of "success or death" mentality that Chedrick gave an excellent performance in this jump. At a height of 2.25 meters, he successfully completed a wonderful performance of clearing the bar in one go!
When he successfully passed the bar and landed on the sponge bag and turned over, even Chedrick himself could not imagine that he could successfully pass the bar in one go. After he turned over, he saw the horizontal bar on the horizontal bar rack that was as still as a mountain. He held his head with both hands in disbelief, and then pointed in the direction of the audience with a look of surprise at the horizontal bar that was firmly resting on it. The audience on the scene also gave warm applause and cheers excitedly at this moment.
After confirming that he had successfully cleared the bar in one try, Chedrick ran excitedly on the field with his arms open, and ran excitedly all the way back to the preparation area. He even waved in the direction of his coach outside the field, as if to celebrate his great success in this trial jump.
While Chedrick was getting excited, Costadin failed in his first attempt at the competition.
When Costadin failed to clear the bar, the mentality that he had maintained very well before suddenly collapsed - the reason was simple. Although he had always been able to clear the bar in one go at previous heights, after Chedrick succeeded in clearing the bar in one go at 2.25 meters, he now failed to clear the bar in one go at 2.25 meters, which had completely put him behind.
All the perfect passes before turned into dust at this moment.
For Kostadin, this can be said to be a very bad situation. Unless Jiang Yuan and Vladislav after him also fail to clear the pole at this height in one go, he will instantly become the player with the biggest disadvantage on the field.
But unfortunately, no matter how much Kostadin hoped, Jiang Yuan and Vladislav both gave perfect one-time clearances at a height of 2.25 meters.
As the result came out, Costadin's face suddenly became solemn - for him, the next choice and trial jump will be closely related to his final result.
Therefore, before the referee on the scene signaled Costatin that he could start preparing for the second trial jump at a height of 2.25 meters, Costatin took the lead in raising his hand and chose not to jump at a height of 2.25 meters.
Obviously, Costadin did not intend to waste his physical energy at a height of 2.25 meters.
After all, even if he succeeded in his second attempt at a height of 2.25 meters, his result would still lag behind Chedrik, Jiang Yuan and Vladislav.
He chose not to jump at the 2.25-meter height, betting that he could successfully clear the bar at the 2.27-meter height in one try, while at least one of his opponents would fail to clear the bar at the 2.27-meter height in one try.
For Costadin, this is also a gamble. If successful, he may win a medal with a score of at least 2.27 meters, but if he fails, what awaits him will be a regretful exit with a score of 2.23 meters.
After receiving Costatin's application for exemption from the jump, the referee confirmed with him that he would only have two attempts at the next height of 2.27 meters, and Costatin responded with another confirmation.
Then, at the signal of the chief referee, the crossbar referee on the scene quickly raised the crossbar from 2.25 meters to 2.27 meters.
As Costadin expected, the height of 2.25 meters was already quite the limit for Chedrick. Although Chedrick successfully cleared the bar at a height of 2.25 meters not long ago, it was a lucky success.
When Chedrick started to face the horizontal bar height of 2.27 meters, as the first player to start the jump and had the most attempts, Chedrick's physical strength had been severely consumed at this time. Therefore, at this height, even if Chedrick tried his best again, it was almost natural that he failed.
When he rolled down onto the sponge bag with the horizontal bar, Chedrick stood up helplessly with his hands spread out. He also knew that his condition was almost at his limit.
And it was precisely because of Chedrik's failure that Costatin got another chance to compete for a medal!
However, perhaps it was because of excessive physical exertion, or perhaps it was because this was almost his only chance to win a medal that brought too much psychological pressure to Costatin, so that after starting the trial jump, as soon as he took a step and started to run, Costatin had a terrible feeling that "it was over".
And the result of his final jump test perfectly responded to his feeling - the jump test failed.
When Costadin fell on the sponge bag with the crossbar, the first thought that came to his mind was - where did I lose?
It was obvious that his jumps in the previous attempts were all perfect!
But while thinking this, Costadin remembered that when the height of the horizontal bar rose to 2.19 meters, he finally chose not to continue jumping because of tension and pressure.
When the picture and choice of that moment flashed through his mind, even if Costadin didn't want to admit it, he had to admit it - perhaps from the moment he chose to start the trial jump at a height of 2.19 meters, he had already lost.
After Kostadin's attempt, Jiang Yuan and Vladislav also made their first attempt at a height of 2.27 meters. These two players, who have made almost the same choice from the beginning to now, once again achieved the perfect result of clearing the bar in one go at this height.
In China, in the live broadcast room of Jigu Video, after seeing Jiang Yuan and Vladislav both successfully clear the pole in one go, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming were the first to congratulate Jiang Yuan on winning the medal.
"So far, only Jiang Yuan and Vladislav have maintained a perfect one-time clearance rate. Both Chedrik and Kostadin failed in their first attempt at 2.27 meters. If nothing unexpected happens, this means that Jiang Yuan will at least get a silver medal."
Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming both have deep admiration for Jiang Yuan, a player with great talent in jumping events. A 15-year-old young player, facing so many strong opponents, was able to maintain his mentality and engage in psychological warfare with his opponents on the field.
This is such a talented and smart player.
But at the same time, Jiang Yuan still has to face the disadvantages of his young age, insufficient physical reserves, and excessive physical exertion from participating in multiple events.
To be honest, before the final began, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming even considered the possibility that Jiang Yuan would not be able to win a medal.
However, Jiang Yuan still relied on his previous extreme allocation of physical energy in the long jump and high jump qualifying competitions, as well as his steady mentality, courage and skills in today's final, and successfully made it to the final showdown with Vladislav for the championship and runner-up.
From this point of view, you have to admit that this is truly an amazing young player.
This time, when Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming said that it was already amazing that Jiang Yuan could win the silver medal, the track and field fans who were still watching the game did not argue with the two commentators, but gave the same opinion on the public screen in the live broadcast room.
[Yes, Jiang Yuan's physical energy consumption in the previous long jump final was already very high - although it seems that he just jumped explosively, the run-up for both the long jump and the high jump is a certain distance, and both the long jump and the high jump have multiple trial jumps, that is, repeated run-ups and explosive jumps, which consumes a lot of physical energy for the players. 】
[Yes, although Jiang Yuan jumped all the way to 2.23 meters before starting the first round of trial jumps in today's high jump final, we should see that Vladislav, who has a stronger PB than Jiang Yuan and only participated in the men's high jump competition, also started his first trial jump at this height.
Vladislav is 19 years old this year. In terms of physical development and physical reserves alone, he is much better than Jiang Yuan - to be honest, it is absolutely remarkable for him to win the silver medal. 】
The reason why these track and field fans present had such an attitude was indeed because Jiang Yuan's performance was already very outstanding. These track and field fans also knew that there were quite a few bystanders in the live broadcast room, and they were also worried that the bystanders did not understand the situation and would think that the champion was the most awesome. Therefore, they all cooperated with Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming in the live broadcast room to save their reputation in advance.
It's just that their attempt to save face was so obvious that the bystanders also saw it, but these bystanders had no intention of exposing them. After watching tonight's high jump final, the bystanders in the live broadcast room also knew how complicated and difficult the high jump competition was.
Although they understand, some of these bystanders are unhappy with the attitude of track and field fans who treat them as nitpickers to appease them, so they deliberately ask: "Don't you all say that in competitive sports you never know who will win or lose until the last moment? Why is it so early to seal Jiang Yuan's failure? 】
Ah this (.
For a moment, the barrage in the live broadcast room was paused because of this question. It was not until the "argumentative" passers-by in the live broadcast room laughed that the tense atmosphere of watching the game was restored in the live broadcast room.
While bystanders and track and field fans were arguing in the live broadcast room, both Chedrick and Costatin completed their second failed attempts. Soon after Chedrick completed his third failed attempt, his and Costatin's journey to the men's high jump final came to an end.
At this point, Costadin left with a score of 2.23 meters, while Chedrik received his medal with a score of 2.25 meters.
As the saying goes, this is where the ever-changing situation on the field lies. After all, before the height of 2.25 meters, Chedrick was still the player with the biggest disadvantage on the field, while Costadin was still the player with the biggest advantage on the field. It was just a success or a mistake in height that brought about a huge change in the final result.
After Chedrik and Kostadin both left the field, Jiang Yuan and Vladislav were the only two players left on the field.
These two "crazy" players who avoided jumping continuously at the beginning of the game are now the biggest winners in this arena.
But between the two, Vladislav from Ukraine has the greater advantage, because after the horizontal bar was raised again, the height of the horizontal bar has reached 2.29 meters - this height has exceeded Jiang Yuan's PB. Of course, even for Vladislav, this height is also his PB.
After reaching this height, both of them have already gone through three trial jumps at heights of 2.23 meters, 2.25 meters and 2.27 meters, and their physical energy has been consumed to a certain extent.
Now, when the horizontal bar reaches a height of 2.29 meters, what matters is who between the two of them can maintain their condition better and display better skills after exerting a lot of physical energy.
Among the two, Jiang Yuan was the first to appear.
Although his performance and condition were still very calm, in fact, as many people guessed, his physical energy consumption at this time was already huge.
Although it seemed that he only performed three trial jumps, because he had avoided five consecutive jumps before that, the height of the bar from the beginning of his trial jump was already very close to his limit.
In this state, he needs to jump with as much strength as possible in every attempt, which consumes more physical energy.
Although it is good to avoid jumping, the continuous huge consumption after avoiding jumping is also an inevitable cost.
In addition, he was competing with Chedrick, Costadin, Pedro and others at the same time. In that situation, if he still wanted to win a medal, the actual situation would not allow him to fail in the attempt.
That was why even just three trial jumps had already caused him enormous physical exhaustion.
At this time, the horizontal bar on the field has been raised to a height of 2.29 meters.
For Jiang Yuan, this height of the horizontal bar is almost his limit, and with such severe physical exhaustion, he is actually not very confident that he can clear the bar in one go.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan raised his eyes to look at the horizontal bar in the distance - this state of uncertainty is really bad, but... isn't this also the high jump event and the biggest attraction of competitive sports for him?
With this thought in mind, Jiang Yuan came to the starting line of the run-up area at the signal of the referee.
In the preparation area not far away, Vladislav from Ukraine was not sitting on the bench in the rest area. Instead, he stood in the preparation area with his arms folded in front of his chest, looking at Jiang Yuan in front of the starting line not far away.
For Vladislav, he is the strongest U20 high jumper in Ukraine so far, and even the strongest U20 high jumper in the world. He has always felt that no one among the current U20 players can be his opponent, and even in adult competitions, he is confident that he can continue to make breakthroughs and always stay at the forefront of the strongest in the world.
Until he accidentally saw Jiang Yuan's high jump competition video.
At that moment, Vladislav instinctively felt that this young player from the Chinese team would be his formidable opponent.
Therefore, he had been provoking Jiang Yuan since the start of the World Youth Championship qualifying round, but this opponent, who was four years younger than him, remained calm in the face of his provocation.
Vladislav had not expected that the confrontation between the two of them would reach this point.
After all, he also knew that this young player from the Chinese team had just won a gold medal in the men's long jump before the high jump competition.
This clever and cunning guy used his wisdom to maximize his abilities.
A formidable opponent.
At this point, Vladislav felt admiration for the young player of the Chinese team for the first time.
At this moment, he was observing Jiang Yuan in the run-up area in the preparation area, and began to wonder in his mind whether the young player of the Chinese team could continue to cross the 2.29-meter-high bar in one go.
May I?
After all, it is 2.29 meters high.
Even Vladislav was not sure that he could pass the ball perfectly in one go.
So, this guy from Team China - can you do this?
At the starting line of the stadium, Jiang Yuan didn't know what Vladislav was thinking, nor did he need to know. He only knew that before this trial jump, he felt the ambition to surpass his limits and the pounding of his heart for the first time in a long time.
Plop, plop.
Can he?
Looking at the height of the horizontal bar in front of him, Jiang Yuan's eyes were full of ambition to surpass it!
As the timer on site ticked, the time limiter stared at the timer nervously, as if he was ready to start counting down to the end at any time.
The audience around him held their breath, fearing that their shouting and cheering would affect his running rhythm. So at this moment, the atmosphere was quiet to the extreme, and it seemed that the only sounds in the world were his breathing, heartbeat and the ticking of the timer.
Plop, plop.
Jiang Yuan looked at the curved runway in front of him and the horizontal bar representing a height of 2.29 meters not far away. Soon, an almost determined smile appeared on his face - he thought, he hoped he could surpass and succeed!
With this belief, Jiang Yuan finally took his running step when there were less than ten seconds left in the countdown for preparation time!
Step, step, step.
From the initial heavy rhythm and elastic running rhythm to the rapid acceleration of the running action later, Jiang Yuan's breathing rhythm and heartbeat rhythm also changed accordingly.
But what remains unchanged is the constant reminder in his mind - push the ground, push the ground, push the ground.
Every step you take when pushing off the ground represents a further accumulation of strength.
He always maintains a large range of motion in his hips during each run-up to ensure that he can get an effective elastic take-off.
In the live broadcast room of Jigu Video, after seeing Jiang Yuan start his run-up, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming only nervously praised him, "Good rhythm," and then focused their attention on the live broadcast screen.
May I?
Will Jiang Yuan’s trial jump this time be successful? !
At this moment, almost everyone felt a suffocating tension, and after the extreme tension, they saw a scene that seemed like a flash of white light passing by -
Jiang Yuan...jumped off the ground! !
His pushing off the ground was perfect. After pushing off the ground, his two arms swung down quickly and forcefully to increase his rising power. When his body rose to a sufficient height, his body twisted in mid-air. His head and neck passed over the bar first and pressed down, driving his entire body to draw an arc in the air. Then his shoulders passed over the bar, and then his waist passed over the bar...!
Soon his hips were flexing and extending in the air, driving his lower limbs.
Jiang Yuan always kept in mind that as his physical energy had been greatly consumed, his fine control over his limbs must be weaker than usual.
Therefore, in this situation, he can only increase the control over his limbs to move his limbs over the bar more perfectly...!
The clear awareness of limb control in his mind allowed him to perfectly control his lower limbs and successfully cross the horizontal bar. At the same time as his lower limbs passed the bar perfectly, his shoulders also touched the sponge bag first. At the same time as his shoulders touched the sponge bag, Jiang Yuan turned over on the sponge bag neatly... then quickly stood up and looked at the horizontal bar in front of him.
On the horizontal bar bracket, the horizontal bar at a height of 2.29 meters did not move at all - success! ! !
"Well done!!! Jiang Yuan from China, the first attempt at a height of 2.29 meters, successfully cleared the bar!!!"
When they saw Jiang Yuan successfully clear the pole, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming's voices quickly became louder with excitement, and then Zhou Jiming was the first to excitedly announce the good news that Jiang Yuan had successfully cleared the pole!
"2.29 meters in height! Jiang Yuan's jump also successfully broke his personal high jump PB! Let us congratulate him here! Congratulations to Jiang Yuan!!"
While Chinese track and field fans on the Internet were excited, Vladislav in the preparation area on site also applauded in the direction of Jiang Yuan - an amazing and admirable opponent.
After successfully conquering the height of 2.29 meters, Jiang Yuan saw Vladislav applauding him not far away and nodded to him.
After Jiang Yuan finished his trial jump, Vladislav also came to the running area and completed his trial jump - still a perfect one-time pass!
When the audience at the scene and in front of the TV saw Vladislav pass the ball perfectly again, many people exclaimed:
"These two terrible lunatics, are they going to start conquering the 2.31-meter height?"
In fact, the height of the crossbar was of course raised to 2.31 meters.
But for both Jiang Yuan and Vladislav, the height of 2.31 meters was a bit beyond their capabilities.
So in the next trial jump, Jiang Yuan and Vladislav both suffered their first failure.
In the commentary room of Jigu Video Live, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming looked at each other for two seconds after seeing the situation on the field. Then Tian Ruhui spoke first: "Dear audience friends... perhaps we will witness an extremely rare result in this men's high jump final."
On the public screen of the live broadcast room, the bystanders were still wondering what was going on, but the track and field fans reacted first -
[Fuck!] Could it be a double gold medal? ! 】
【? ? ? Double gold medal? ? What's the meaning? ? ? 】
The bystanders in the live broadcast room were a little confused at this time. Isn't there only one gold medal? How can he win two gold medals?
However, the track and field fans in the live broadcast room calmed down and gave an explanation: [In the high jump event, if two athletes have the same trial jump scores throughout the entire process, and the final failure height and number are also the same, then if it is impossible to trace the results back to determine who has the highest score, the two athletes can choose to share the gold medal. 】
【? ? ? What? ? ? 】
Not to mention the bystanders in the live broadcast room, even Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming had never thought of such a possibility before.
But after Jiang Yuan and Vladislav failed in their second attempt, this possibility seemed to be right in front of them.
Soon, after the two failed their third attempt, the referee on the scene began to walk towards the two and ask for their opinions.
Jiang Yuan and Vladislav both chose the same double gold medal option in the end.
When the two nodded, Vladislav smiled and gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up: "Hey, congratulations, you are an amazing opponent."
After taking a look at the guy who had been constantly provoking him since the qualifying round, Jiang Yuan smiled for the first time and sent his best wishes to Vladislav.
In the live broadcast room of Jigu Video, Tian Ruhui and Zhou Jiming both gave excited congratulations immediately after confirming the result: "Congratulations! Congratulations to Jiang Yuan! After winning the gold medal in the men's long jump, he won the gold medal in the men's high jump again!"
Before that, Kostadin, who had already retired regretfully and thought he had won nothing in this competition, unexpectedly won a bronze medal after Wai Jiangyuan and Vladislav won double gold medals. At the same time, Chedrik, who originally only won a bronze medal, also changed the color of his medal at this moment.
It was also at this moment that a comment floated faintly across the live broadcast room of Jigu Video: […In the world of competitive sports, it is true that you will never know the final outcome of the game until the very last moment? ? ? 】
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