In the track and field high jump final of the Paris Olympics that ended on August 11, Beijing time, there was a rare scene. New Zealand's Hamish Cole and United States' McEwan both jumped 2.36m in the final. United States' McEwan, who refused to share the gold medal, lost in the play-offs and finished second. After the game, he was also besieged and criticized by United States netizens.
In this fierce final, both the United States and New Zealand jumped 2.36 meters, and at 2.38 meters, both men failed to jump three times. According to the rules, both men can get a gold medal.
However, in the face of this "happy all" result, McEwan strongly refused to share the gold medal, believing that there should only be one winner, so he chose to continue the extra match with his New Zealand opponent to divide the highs and lows.
In the extra game, the height dropped from 2.28 meters to 2.36 meters, but neither of them jumped this time. Dropping to 2.34m again, this time Cole jumped, and McEwan failed! In this way, McEwan won a silver medal in the high jump. Don't get the gold medal in hand, but McEwan can only pay the price for his strength in the end.
Because of the loss of his gold medal, the United States team had 38 gold medals as of the 15th day of the Olympic Games, and was overtaken by the Chinese delegation with 39 gold medals again, losing the top spot in the medal table. After the game, McEwan's social media was also frantically scolded by United States netizens.
Some United States netizens left a message:"This is the most selfish athlete I've ever seen! If the total number of gold medals does not catch up with China, the whole United States will remember your name! ”;“ You lost the stupid way, United States lost a much-needed gold medal and could not be in the medal table, on a par with the Chinese team. ”
There are also United States netizens who broke the defense and exploded foul language on McEwan"World-class idiot, McEwan! "The Chinese team won because of you!" You are the joke of United States athletics! "Why are you so stupid because of your arrogance and arrogance that you make the country pay!" ”
Of course, there is still one final day of competition in the Olympic Games, and the United States delegation also holds a number of gold points such as women's volleyball and women's basketball. In China, only Li Wenwen has a greater confidence in weightlifting. It remains to be seen who will finish first in the medal table.