The only winner
At this moment, Lebedeva seemed a little irritable in her heart. Zhang Guan had already won the game, which means that even if she won, she would have lost 250,000 US dollars in prize money. Not every star player in the sports world is a billionaire like Zhang Guan. The $250,000 is a great loss for Lebedeva.
What makes Lebedeva even more depressed is that the Sudanese Aldama jumped out of the 14.82-meter score, surpassing Lebedeva in one fell swoop and ranked first. Lebedeva did not expect that her old opponent Smith wouldn't cause her trouble. Instead, this Aldama became an obstacle on her way to winning the championship.
Sudanese Aldama once won fifth place in the women's triple jump at the Athens Olympics, but according to Leibedeva's strength, 14.82 meters is not a difficult achievement.
Lebedeva stepped into the run-up area again. She held her breath and started running.
Land! Lebedeva walked out of the sand pool immediately and then looked back. The jump did not exceed 15 meters, not even 14.90 meters.
"It should be more than Aldama's 14.82 meters!" Lebedeva prayed silently in his heart.
Lebedeva scored 14.85 meters in this jump, and Lebedeva once again became the first.
The audience cheered again, but the cheers seemed to be reserved. There are two jumps from the end of the game, and no one knows what will happen next.
In the fifth jump, Aldama made the penultimate appearance. As a result, she failed to achieve a result due to a foul, and Lebedeva also failed to break her 14.85-meter score.
The 14.85-meter result, although not a good result in the top-level competitions, but from the current point of view, I am afraid that it is difficult for an athlete to exceed Zhang Guan's result. As long as Lebedova survived the last jump, she and Zhang Guan could evenly share the prize of $500,000.
However, this is the last jump and came back unexpectedly. Greek unknown pawn Devitts jumped 14.89 meters in one fell swoop!
Of course, there is no real unknown soldier who can participate in the Golden League. Devitts has also won the runner-up of the women's triple jump in the Athens Olympics. However, compared to other players, Devitts's performance is a bit thin, and her reputation is far less than Lei Beneva. But at this moment, only the last jump is left, and the result of 14.89 seconds is tantamount to lore!
The audience boiled in an instant, everyone did not expect that there might be a major reversal in this last jump, but more people are cheering for Lebedeva, they hope Lebedeva can complete the last jump, then gets the championship. This is the favorite script everyone wants to see.
At this moment, Lebedeva's mentality has undergone some changes. Starting from the Paris station of the Golden League, there are a total of six races. The whole process lasted for more than two months. Lebedeva won in the first five stations. She paid efforts, and this last jump today is a jump worth 250,000 US dollars, as long as it exceeds Devitts, she will be able to share the million prize with Zhang Guan, and if she cannot exceed Devitts, she will only have 250,000 dollars left.
The audience, coaches, and athletes all focused their attention on Lebedeva, and the lens captured Zhang Guan's expression just right.
Zhang Guan at this time seemed very calm. To be honest, Zhang Guan is rich. Although 250,000 US dollars is also a big bonus for him, Zhang Guan will not be distressed for 250,000 US dollars. What Zhang Guan cares about is not the bonus, but the honor. If possible, Zhang Guan didn't even want Lebedeva to take away the 250,000 prize money and claim the million-dollar prize for himself. But this year's Lebedova is indeed very strong, worthy of the title of queen long jump.
Lebedeva is still preparing and is silently adjusting the state, the referee next to her did not urge her. The referee also knows how crucial this jump is. They are willing to give Lebedeva some preparation time.
However, the audience on the spot did not do it. They were already very anxiously waiting, and they desperately wanted to know the result of this million-dollar battle. So the atmosphere in the field gradually changed. Some boos had already appeared in the original fault of cheering. Fortunately, there were no football hooligans or the like in the people on the field. Otherwise, they would throw a water bottle into the field.
The boos made Lebedeva even more irritable. She felt that she needed more time to adjust her emotions, but at the same time, she knew that if she stood like this again, boos would increase.
"If it's just another jump, I can adjust it again! But it's only 14.89 meters!" Lebedova's eyes were filled with determination. She took a deep breath, started running, and then took off.
"Woo..." The audience at the scene made a curious voice, and then they saw that Lebedeva fell near the 15-meter line, and she still did not exceed 15 meters. However, it is almost the same distance as Devitz 14.89 meters before.
"It doesn't seem to be more than 14.9 meters, but as long as the results are the same, I will eventually win!" Lebedova has already hung up, waiting for the referee to declare the final result.
In the long jump competition, if the athletes have the same results and the first place is involved, they will compare with the athlete's second best. Lebedeva 's second best is 14.85 meters, which is currently the second-best. So if Lebedeva and Devitz have the same results, Lebedeva wins.
"14.87 meters!" The referee's voice sounded, and Lebedeva was two centimeters away from the champion!
"Oh, it's a pity that Lebedeva didn't win the championship in the end! We also should congratulate Zhang Guan to become the only player in this Golden League to win all six games!"
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A wooden box was placed on the high platform in the middle of the arena. On the wooden box was the logo of the IAAF Golden League in white.
Zhang Guan and Lebedeva jointly opened the box, which contained five rows of gold bricks, three gold bricks in the top row, and then one more piece for each layer below.
"What a big brick!" Zhang Guan picked up a piece excitedly but felt that the total weight was wrong.
"This gold brick is adulterated." Zhang Guan took the gold brick in his hand and weighed it. Although it felt very strong, it was impossible to be pure gold. Gold is a very heavy metal. According to the density of gold, Such a large piece of gold brick should weigh between 25 and 30 pounds, and it will never be so light.
Zhang Guan looked at Lebedeva next to him and was trying to nibble at the corner of the brick to pose for the media. But Zhang Guan didn't do it. Anyway, it was all fake. Why do I have to pretend to bite and verify?
In 2005, the purchase price fluctuated between 410 US dollars per ounce and 450 US dollars. If the median price is 430 US dollars per ounce, 1 million US dollars can buy about 2,325 ounces of gold, which is about 66 kilograms in terms of basic quality units. If it is replaced with a gold bar of 1 kg, it seems quite shocking to put it together.
In the Golden League before 2003, it was indeed true gold that was sent to athletes, but since 2003 it was changed to a million-dollar general, so only some fake gold bricks were prepared as props for winning athletes to take pictures.
In the process, Zhang Guan also received a systematic message that the honor of winning the six games of the Golden League brought him an additional 6 skill points. Zhang Guan is also the first to receive additional honorary rewards.
Afterward, Laminin Diac of Senegalese issued Zhang Guan with an enlarged version of the check, which was a check from the Bank of China. The orange lion looked particularly conspicuous. But in fact, there is no money in it. According to international rules, athletes who have won the million-dollar award also need to participate in the IAAF World Championships to receive this prize. Of course, it's just to participate, you don't need to get any ranking, even if you just climb from the starting point to the finishing point, you can get the bonus.
The IAAF World Athletics Finals is the final battle of the annual Grand Prix, Super Grand Prix, and the Golden League held by the IAAF. After the World Athletics Finals, this year's IAAF regular events are all over.
The IAAF World Finals was held in Monaco on September 9th, five days later. Monaco is located in the south of France, not far from Germany, and can be reached quickly by land. So Zhang Guan has plenty of time.
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"How much gold can there be for $750,000? Is it heavy?" Sharapova's voice rang on the phone.
"Where is the gold, it's all fake, and finally the cheque was issued." Zhang Guan paused, then asked, "How about you? How is the US Open?"
"In the semi-finals, I lost to Christels, and I stopped in the semi-finals! In the four Grand Slam tournaments this year, I have stopped in the semi-finals for the third time." Sharapova's words came to a halt and said, "The game was finished yesterday. I was worried about affecting your game status, so I didn't tell you."
"It's okay, my dear, just come again next year, anyway, you are now ranked first in the world." Zhang Guan said calmly.
In the latest WTA ranking announced on August 22, Sharapova successfully reached the top and became the world's number one female tennis player.
At this time, Sharapova's voice changed, and then asked, "When are you going to return to China?"
"Next week! When the World Athletics Finals are over, I will go back. What's wrong? Do you want me to accompany you?" Zhang Guan then asked.
"No, I'm here to accompany you. Don't you forget that the Chinese Open is about to start, the time is September 19." Sharapova said.
"Are you coming? That's great!" Zhang Guan felt a little excitement in his heart. Then he suddenly remembered that Sharapova still had injuries, so he asked, "What happened to your injuries?"
"MRI shows muscle strain or inflammation, and it feels a little bit at the US Open. But now I just have a break of more than ten days, it should be better!" Sharapova said here, suddenly her tone changed it was a little strange, and then said, "There is something, I must tell you in advance, I also hope that you can have a psychological preparation."
"Is it a winning prize? Impossible! What should I do? It's too sudden! There is absolutely no ideological preparation! It's not right, protective measures were taken at that time! It's not right, it seems that once I forgot... Suddenly Zhang Guan's heart was like a galloping horse. He wished to find a calendar and count it carefully.
"That ..." Sharapova continued, and Zhang Guan seemed to be a death sentence prisoner awaiting sentencing.
"This time in the Chinese Open, my father will accompany me..." Sharapova continued.
"I'm coming! You scared me baby..." Zhang Guan sat directly on the ground.