In the morning's long jump preliminary round, a total of 18 players skipped the distance of 7.15 meters and they will participate in the afternoon final.

The rules of the finals are similar to those of the long jump competitions in later generations. After the first three jumps, the first six scores can continue to have three jumps in the next three. Those with the best scores can win the championship.

In the morning's preliminaries, many players used the technology of standing up and flew. It can be seen that after four years, the stand up and flew has begun to spread. However, in terms of the quality of technical completion, the Japanese stand up and flew with a slightly better details.

Some athletes also tried to imitate Chen Qiang's three-step and a half-step lever, but the effect was not good. Chen Qiang only performed the three-step and a half-step lever, but only a few times at the Los Angeles Olympics. Not many people have seen it, and other athletes cannot find the key points of this technique.

The athletes were renewed at that time, for example, the three players who participated in the long jump in the last Olympics did not come to Berlin this time, so even after four years, Chen Qiang's three-step and a half-step style still did not spread.

Chen Qiang looked at Jesse Owens not far away, and then remembered the 8.13-meter world record set by Jesse Owens, and couldn't help but feel a little headache.

Jesse Owens jumped out of the 8.13-meter world record and used the most basic squatting and rushing. In the long jump, Jesse Owens' physical fitness can already be ignored by advanced technology.

"8 meters 13, the B-mark of the Beijing Olympics seems to be 8 meters 05. If I remember correctly, Jesse Owens' world record has been maintained for 25 years, and it was not until the 1960s that it was broken by another legendary American athlete Ralph Boston."

Chen Qiang's brows are getting tighter. Sports are constantly developing, and world records are constantly being refreshed. The longer a world record lasts, the greater the value of this world record.

In Chen Qiang's view, Jesse Owens's world record may be the most valuable world record in the 1920s.

The world record set in the 1930s was often maintained for a long time due to World War II, but was basically broken in the 1950s.

In the early 1950s, Europe had already emerged from the shadow of war and returned to the pre-World War II level. Various American sports also entered a period of vigorous development. The whole world ushered in a major outbreak of sports, and the world records set before World War II were broken one after another. By the mid-1950s, almost all the track and field records before World War II were broken.

However, Jesse Owens' long jump world record was maintained until the 1960s. If Ralph Boston hadn't appeared, Owens' world record might have been longer.

The Ralph Boston, who broke the 8.13-meter world record, was the greatest athlete in the history of long jump. He broke the long jump world record six times between 1960 and 1965.

In the 1970s and 1980s, track and field sports also created many exaggerated world records, which were still not broken even in the 21st century. However, considering that the 1970s and 1980s were the most common era of stimulants, and athletes made the use of stimulants basically publicized, so the world record set at that time did not have such a high value.

In today's game, Chen Qiang's goal is not only to defeat Owens and win the long jump gold medal in the Berlin Olympics, but also to win the world record of long jump.

But it is not easy to break the world record of 8.13 meters!

Even in the world-class competition in the 21st century, 8.13 meters may win a championship, and in the future Beijing Olympics, 8.13 meters can rank seventh in the total result. In other words, for Chen Qiang, the next long jump final is not the thirty-year Olympic competition, but the 21st century Olympic competition!

"8.13 meters, it's really too difficult. Maybe I'll use that killer move in today's game! I really don't want to use that move, after all, it's a bit too dangerous." Chen Qiang said in his heart.

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In the long jump final, the first Japanese player Ken Tomisa was the first to appear.

This time, two players from the Japanese team advanced to the finals, namely Ken Touki, Naoto Tajima. Naoto Tajima also participated in the long jump competition at the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago, and even competed with Chen Qiang at the time.

Ken Toukawa's first jump scored only 6.18 meters. For the finalists, this result was a big loss. After all, the threshold for the finals is 7.15 meters. No matter how many athletes who participate in the finals have to jump a distance of more than 7 meters to be considered qualified.

"The long jump level of Japanese athletes seems to have dropped. Only two athletes advanced to the final this time, and this Tsukogami Ken only jumped in the past 6 meters."

"Yes, more and more people use the stand-up style to take off, and the Japanese's technological advantages will no longer be there."

Everyone started to discuss.

In the past eight years, Japan has been the world's top long jump power. Under the leadership of Oda Katsuo and Tadai Minami, although Japan's long jump is not as strong as the United States in overall strength, it is much stronger than European countries. Especially when Tadai Minami invented a forward-looking stance, it pushed Japan's long jump to a peak.

Now, Oda Katsuo and Nanbu Tadaehiro are gradually fading out of the front line of long jump sports. This time, the Berlin Olympics did not pass the selection in Japan. In the eyes of many people, Japan's long jump is now in a period of disagreement, and it is very likely that it will not recover from now on.

And Ken Tou Nai only jumped 6.18 meters, which seemed to confirm this.

The next one to appear was a Brazilian player. His test jump ended with a foul, and then it was Chinese player Hao Chunde's turn to appear.

Hao Chunde was already very satisfied to be able to advance to the finals. With Chen Qiang's thigh, the task of long jumping and championship has nothing to do with Hao Chunde. Hao Chunde now has no pressure, and he seems very relaxed. This instead gave Hao Chunde an outstanding performance, and he jumped out of 7.23 meters. For Hao Chunde, this is a good result.

Other players appeared in turn, which was the first time to try the jump. The athletes were under relatively little pressure, and many people chose relatively large-scale technical movements, which also led to frequent fouls by players. Experts like American players Bob Clark and German players William Lesim failed in their first try the jump.

German player Luce Lang jumped a score of 7.54 meters, which immediately caused cheers from the audience. This was also the first result in today's competition that exceeded 7.50 meters.

Chen Qiang had some impression of this German player, he was the German long jump champion. According to Jesse Owens' recollection, Luce Lang and Jesse Owens established a deep friendship at this Olympics. Even when the awards were presented, the two of them took the stage together, but the German head of state was very dissatisfied with this. In his opinion, Luce Lang is an excellent German, how can he get along with the blacks!

Although Luce Lang had a good relationship with Jesse Owens, Luce Lang died at the hands of the Americans in the end. Luce Lang was summoned to the army in 1941. In a battle with the Americans in 1943, Luce Lang was hit in the thigh and died of excessive blood loss.

After Luce Lang, Japanese player Naoto Tashima appeared, and he scored a score of 7.65 meters in one fell swoop.

"Natoto Tashima has made a lot of progress." Chen Qiang said in his heart.

Chen Qiang still remembers that at the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago, Naoto Tashima's best score was only 7.15 meters. Four years later, he directly improved his score by 50 cm. And this was just the first time he tried to jump, and perhaps Naoto Tashima's limit was more than that.

It's Chen Qiang's turn to appear next.

Since Naoto Tashima jumped out of 7.65 meters, Chen Qiang was naturally unwilling to accept it. He walked onto the field and took a three and a half steps to get a score of 7.78 meters.

"Is that the legendary three-and-a-half-step move-in air!" Jesse Owens nodded silently.

Jesse Owens once heard from the head coach of the United States that Chen Qiang's walking-style flight is a three-and-a-half-step technique, and the United States is also studying this technique. Now Jesse Owens has finally witnessed this technique with his own eyes.

The last one to appear was Jesse Owens. He still used the simplest squat style to get into the air, but he jumped 7.74 meters.

After the first round, Chen Qiang temporarily ranked first with a score of 7.78 meters, and with this score, he was able to advance to the next three trial jumps.

Jesse Owens ranked second with 7.74 meters, and this result also allowed him to enter the last three trial jumps in advance.

Naoto Tashima ranked third with 7.65 meters, and the probability of his three trial jumps in the back is 80% or 90%. As for Luce Lang, who is fourth, 7.54 meters is not safe.

Soon, the second round of trial jump began. The cannon fodder players who appeared before did not attract attention. People were still concerned about the experts.

American player Bob Clark, who failed the first jump, suddenly jumped out of 7.60 meters and instantly rose to fourth place, and may advance to the next three jumps.

German player Luce Lang jumped 7.74 meters, and this score of 7.70 meters or above is considered to be a place with the last three jumps in advance. Japanese player Naoto Tashima failed to jump.

Chen Qiang made a little adjustment and started his second trial jump. This time he jumped 7.82 meters, which was better than the first trial jump.

However, Jesse Owens, who appeared next, was also better than the first time. He jumped out of 7.87 meters, surpassed Chen Qiang in one fell swoop, and jumped to the first place.

After the second jump, Jesse Owens temporarily ranked first, Chen Qiang was second, followed by German player Luce Lang, Japanese player Naoto Tashima and American player Bob Clark. At this time, Bob Clark's fifth place score was already 7.60 meters. If this estimate is made, a score below 7.60 meters will likely not be able to advance to the next three trial jumps.

The important third trial jump began, and those players who were lagging behind must seize this last chance.

German player William Lesim failed in his first two attempts. Facing his last chance, William Lesim suddenly broke out, jumped out of 7.73 meters, knocking Naoto Tashima downed fifth place, and at the same time squeezed Bob Clark to sixth place. In an instant, the audience stood up and gave him the craziest cheers.

William Lesim once won the European long jump championship in 1934. Strictly speaking, he was the German long jump ace player. During World War II, he was also called in the army and died when Germany attacked the Soviet Union.

William Lesim jumped 7.73 meters, making the situation even more nervous. At this time, the sixth place was American player Bob Clark, and his score was 7.60 meters, which means that the score below 7.60 meters, I really couldn't advance to the next three trial jumps.

Bob Clark then appeared and he only jumped 7.54 meters, which seemed to give other players a chance.

Unfortunately, other athletes did not seize the opportunity. After that, until German player Luce Long appeared, no one skipped 7.60 meters.

Luce Lang's appearance made Bob Clark breathe a sigh of relief, because after Luce Lang, only Naoto Tashima was left, Chen Qiang and Jesse Owens did not appear, and their scores were both above 7.60 meters. It can be said that they got the three-time jump after the promotion. So no matter what the score they scored, it would not affect Bob Clark's three-time jump after the promotion.

Long jump has also made great progress compared to four years ago. At the Los Angeles Olympics four years ago, silver medalist Ed Gordon scored 7.64 meters and bronze medalist Lambert Red scored 7.60 meters. If it were placed at the Berlin Olympics, it would only be just a three-time trial jump. The medal would definitely not be their turn.

In the third try, Luce-Lang suddenly showed his power and jumped out of a score of 7.84, surpassing Chen Qiang in one fell swoop and rising to second place. Naoto Tashima who appeared later jumped out of 7.74, which also surpassed his previous score of 7.65.

It was Chen Qiang's turn to appear, and he adjusted his technical movements again, jumped out of 7.90 meters, and regained the first place again.

However, Jesse Owens' third try jump was not ideal, and he only jumped 7.75 meters.

After the three trial jumps, Chen Qiang temporarily ranked first with 7.90 meters, Jesse Owens ranked second with 7.87 meters, and the third place was German player Luce Lang's 7.84 meters, followed by Japanese player Naoto Tashima, German player William Lesim's 7.73 meters and American player Bob Clark's 7.60 meters.

The next three try jumps will also be based on this order, starting with Bob Clark, the sixth place, and Chen Qiang, the first place, will make the final appearance.

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At this time, Chen Qiang had already made a rough judgment on Jesse Owens' long jump strength.

"This Jesse Owens uses the simplest squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style squat-style

"But after all, it's too simple to squat and empty the air. There's not much room for improvement in the technical level. It's impossible for him to improve his grades by adjusting the technical details like me.

"According to my judgment, Jesse Owens' long jump score is not about improving technical details, but about exerting his own explosive power. This kind of improvement of his physical explosive power is full of uncertainty. Maybe once he tried to jump, he suddenly performed extraordinaryly, and he could really jump out of a very terrifying score."

Chen Qiang was thinking that the fourth test jump had already begun. Bob Clark, who appeared first, jumped to a score of 7.60 meters. Later, German player William Lesim performed a bit abnormally, jumping to a score of 7.38 meters.

William Lesim was not the only one who performed poorly. Naoto Tashima, the third one, also jumped only 7.52 meters, which was far worse than his third jump score of 7.74 meters.

Luce Lang, the fourth appearance, performed stably and jumped 7.73 meters, while Jesse Owens, the fifth appearance, failed to jump.

The last one to appear was Chen Qiang. He planned to take a more unrestrained jump method and jumped out of a score of more than 8 meters first. However, the goddess of luck did not stand on Chen Qiang's side, and his trial jump failed.

Judging from the results, the four contestants did not deliver a satisfactory answer for this fourth trial jump.

In the fifth trial jump, American player Bob Clark jumped 7.67 meters, making progress compared to before, while German athlete William Lesim jumped worse and worse. This time he only jumped 7.25 meters. Naoto Tashima, the third appearance, jumped 7.60 meters, and his results were still not ideal.

Amid the cheers of the audience, Luce Lang walked onto the arena for the fifth time. This time he performed very well, jumping out of a good result of 7.87 meters, which was tied with Jesse Owens' second jump of 7.87 meters, but it has not exceeded Chen Qiang's 7.90 meters.

The next one to appear is Jesse Owens.

I saw Jesse Owens standing in the running assist area with a serious look on his face, taking a deep breath, and then starting a quick run assist.

This time, Jesse Owens still used a squat-sleeping style to flew, but the entire jumping movement was even more unrestrained.

"Puchi!" Jesse Owens fell into the sand pool. After countless sand grains fell, people looked up and saw that the traces in the sand pool were obviously more than 7.90 meters.

"7.94 meters!" The referee quickly announced Jesse Owens's results.

"Yeah!" Jesse Owens yelled excitedly. It can be seen that his emotions have been mobilized by this trial jump.

Chen Qiang did not wrinkle slightly. Owens's try jump this time exceeded the 7.90 meters that Chen Qiang had jumped out before.

"This time I try to jump, I have to jump over the 8-meter mark, so that I can leave a last chance to jump and challenge Owens's world record!"

Thinking of this, Chen Qiang strided into the running-up area.
Chapter completed!