The results of the drug test soon came out.
In order to prevent the drug testing agency from tampering, the Olympic Organizing Committee and accompanying doctors would accompany the athletes to participate in the drug testing process. If there were doubts about the results of the A test, the athletes could also pay thousands of dollars at their own expense to apply for a B test.
However, there was no need to go through so much trouble because Jiang Chen did not use performance-enhancing drugs.
Soon, the test results came out. All tests related to performance-enhancing drugs were negative, and the allegations about Jiang Chen's use of performance-enhancing drugs were not established.
The allegations about the use of auxiliary equipment were even more ridiculous, because all equipment worn by athletes was strictly inspected during the competition, and it was impossible to bring it to the shooting range. With great disappointment, the Medical and Scientific Committee of the Olympic Committee signed off on Jiang Chen's test results and rejected Matthew's report.
The results of No. 14 Jiang Chen were valid, and the final list remained unchanged.
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The final of the ten-meter air rifle was in the afternoon.
As the first event to compete for the gold medal, the first gold medal of the Olympic Games was either decided in the women's ten-meter air step, or in the men's ten-meter air step that started almost at the same time.
After eating the lunch prepared by Qian Xia in the lounge, Jiang Chen walked to the field lightly. Due to his amazing performance in the qualifiers, he attracted the attention of almost all the audience as soon as he appeared. The applause from the audience was thunderous. The Hua audience and the Xin audience cheered for him. Although the UA audience mostly booed, it was eventually covered by the enthusiastic cheers.
Jiang Chen waved to the supporters behind him, confidently walked to his shooting position, grabbed the rifle, and carried it on his shoulder.
Starting from the Rio Olympics, the standard of shooting competitions was changed from a scoring system to an elimination system. The tolerance for mistakes in the competition was even lower, and a slight mistake could lead to elimination.
The final process consisted of two sets of three shots in 150 seconds, a total of six shots. After the completion of these two sets, each finalist fired 14 shots in 50 seconds. The elimination began from the eighth shot, and then one contestant was eliminated every two shots until the gold and silver medal winners were finally decided. Without the need for overtime, the two contestants competing for the championship and runner-up shot a total of 20 shots in the final.
In the final, he drew number eight, a very auspicious number.
The seventh contestant standing next to him was named Ervin Skerton, a UA athlete like Matthew, who qualified as the second qualifier. Irwin, who was only 22 years old, was known as a genius in the American shooting world. Before participating in the Olympics, he had already won several gold medals in many international shooting competitions.
To the left were the athletes from Hua nation and Russia. As athletes from two traditional shooting nations, these two guys were also experienced veterans who could not be underestimated.
"Your good luck is about to run out." Irwin walked to Jiang Chen's side, grinned, and provoked, "I will keep an eye on you. Don't try to play tricks under my nose."
"Keep an eye on me?" Jiang Chen laughed. "Then you have to keep an eye on me. Don't wait until I finish …"
Erwin wanted to say something, but before he could, the game had already begun.
For the first two groups, Jiang Chen did the same as in the qualifiers. He placed the air rifle on the shooting rack, activated Peerless, and quickly fired six shots. Other than one shot that scored 10.6, all five shots scored 10.8. This time, he controlled his strength a little and didn't achieve a result that was too shocking.
However, even so, there was a commotion in the audience.
No one had ever been able to shoot at such a fast pace. After seeing such a wonderful performance, even the foreign audience couldn't help but applaud for his performance. Especially the Xin audience that specifically came to Yoto to cheer for their country's athletes, if they were not worried about affecting the performance of the athletes, they would almost shout out in excitement.
"This shooting speed is insane!"
"I knew it! How could President Jiang use performance-enhancing drugs? And how can a shooting sport use performance-enhancing drugs? What are the idiots from the Olympic Committee thinking? "
"I heard that the whistleblower was Matthew, the one who ranked ninth in the qualifiers."
"I was wondering, so he wanted to report the top-ranked players so that he could enter the final. This kind of person doesn't deserve to participate in the Olympics. He has no sportsmanship at all! "
The discussion on the stage couldn't reach the audience. In front of the shooting position, athletes from all countries also adjusted their air rifles and placed them on the shooting rack.
They were indeed world-class shooters. They had already experienced Jiang Chen's rapid shooting ability in advance in the qualifiers. In the final, their mentality wasn't affected by his shooting speed and unbelievable accuracy.
Without any distractions, the other seven contestants took aim and pulled the trigger. Within these three hundred seconds, the other seven contestants finished firing the two sets of six bullets in succession. Although they weren't as fast as Jiang Chen, their results were basically at a high level.
Two sets of warm-ups were over, and almost every player had a good score of more than 10 points.
Next was the intense and exciting elimination round.
Unlike the long game time in the qualifiers, the next 14 shots must be completed within 50 seconds. For Jiang Chen, this was nothing at all. He could easily shoot 14 shots in 50 seconds.
But for other athletes, this stage wasn't so easy. The single-shot timing design magnified the pressure that athletes needed to withstand when shooting countless times. This meant that once a mistake was made, there was even no chance to correct the mistake. In this stage, the results of the players often fluctuated significantly, and a slight mistake could lead to elimination.
It was precisely because of this that this was the most intense and exciting part of the entire game.
The first seven shots were relatively normal, but when the eighth shot began, the competition instantly became intense.
One person was eliminated every two shots until only one person remained on the field, the champion.
Watching the loser leave, everyone's heartbeat involuntarily accelerated. They completed every action from aiming to shooting as if they were walking on thin ice.
In the end, there were only two people left on the field.
Without looking at Jiang Chen, ignoring the gunshots and faint applause, Irwin took a deep breath and focused all his attention on his target. Like a formula, he simulated the drop point of the bullet in his brain. After confirming that it was correct, he pulled the trigger.
The sound of the gunshot drifted away, and he immediately left the scope. Irwin hurriedly looked at the readout on the electronic target. When he saw the number, he was overjoyed and almost cheered!
10.6！
This result appearing in the first nineteen shots was not a big deal, but appearing in the last shot was extremely rare. After going through the intense and exciting elimination round, even a man made of iron would inevitably have a slight fluctuation in his spirit. And in this kind of game, even if the heart rate was half a beat faster, it could affect the final result of the score.
The last shot was able to hit a score of 10.6. Including his previous points, he won a total of 208 points. Although there was still a small gap from the world record, the gold medal was already in the bag.
Elwin proudly looked at Jiang Chen next to him. Elwin just wanted to mock him, but at this moment, his eyes fell on Jiang Chen's total points …
Irwin was stunned.
His first reaction was that he saw it wrong.
Just as he wanted to rub his eyes and look again, the voice of the referee announcing the winner of the game completely shattered his last bit of fantasy.
"This is impossible!" Irwin exclaimed out loud.
The exclamation was quickly drowned out by the thunderous applause and cheers of the audience.
Facing the audience, Jiang Chen smiled and waved in response to the cheers of the audience.
A dark horse appeared out of nowhere. The first gold medal of the Olympics was won by Xin.
With a score of 216 points, Jiang Chen broke the world record of 210.6 set by Qian Xuechao at the Munich International Shooting Sports Federation and refreshed the world record by a full five points …
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