The European indoor long jump record is held by an almost anonymous German, Sebastian Bayer, who 15 years ago jumped 8.71m in Turin, during the European Championships, and on Friday, when the jumping qualifications, There were not a few who remembered that German’s magical jump, the ninth longest in history, equal to Iván Pedroso’s best outdoors. The memory, bad, was awakened by the portable track installed in a structure raised more than two meters above the field, a scaffolding covered by tarps, on one side of the Olympic Stadium, a floating corridor, a hitting area that made the cameras shake when they stepped on them. athletes, and becomes a springboard for those who lean on the G-spot, with a lack of gravity, with a slower and more sustained movement. A rebound effect that throws them, literally, fired, which is a cheat in which the foot of the person supporting sinks in the wrong place.
In it, the best Spaniards will have to dance and find gold on Sunday, the triple jumpers Ana Peleteiro, in the women’s final (21.04) and Jordan Díaz, in the men’s qualification (10.45). And Eusebio Cáceres sweated in it in Saturday’s final, which he faced with discomfort in a hamstring and, in his head, the advice of Iván Pedroso, his coach and that of all the best Spanish jumpers. “This type of slopes harm the fastest jumpers, like Eusebio,” says Pedroso, a Cuban recognized for his speed and a nine-time world champion. “So I told him to run slower in the final…”
“Hollow outdoor track is equivalent to cheating alone,” summarizes Ramón Cid, triple jumper, and national record holder in his youth, and current coach of María Vicente. “In qualifying, with contrary winds, Eusebio Cáceres was almost left out, with 7.98m… With only one meter of tailwind you can see extraordinary marks.” And Cid reviews the list of excellent marks achieved on Friday morning, the 8.41m of the Swiss Simon Ehammer, the best world mark of the year, or the 8.18m of Jacob Fincham, a 27-year-old British man who has only He surpassed eight meters five times in his career and has a best mark of 8.20m, or the 8.10m of the Portuguese Gerson Baldé, his best outdoor mark. Their super marks contrast with the 8.14m of the young spider, the Italian Mattia Furlani, 19 years old, the favorite phenomenon of the fans, who a few weeks ago, on a solid track, carved in the soil of Savona, jumped 8.36m, junior world record, or with the 8.17m of the Olympic champion, the Greek Miltiadis Tentoglou.
With this implant, the organizers say, we seek to generate a more immersive experience for the spectators, but those who know the difficulties that had to be overcome to organize the Europeans in the Olympic Stadium, correct the explanation and remember that the scaffolding solution was the only one. possible so as not to harm the interests of Roma and Lazio, the two football teams that share its use during the season, since it covers the first 10 rows of seats in the Tevere tribune, the Eastern one, which, if not , it should have started.
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2024-06-08 16:35:20
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