The proctor raised the starting pistol above his head and said, "On your mark. Set..."
The seven participants were ready to begin. As soon as they heard the shot of the starting pistol, the athletes darted off .
"They are look the same!" somebody shouted out with surprise. All the athletes jumped the first hurdle at the same time.
In men’s 110m hurdles there were 10 hurdles. The first hurdle was 13.72 meters away from the starting line. Because it was such a short distance, it was difficult for athletes to widen the gap. To the audience, the hurdlers’ movements were synchronous.
"Lin didn’t fall behind after the first hurdle? Impressive! But it’s just the beginning, he won’t last long." A lot of people were thinking the same thing. It was easy to jump over the first hurdle with a 13.72-meters running start.
