Kutheni Ukuphulukana Kwenza uKerri Walsh Jennings kwiOlimpiki Elingcono
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Ibhola yevoli yaselwandle ibe yesinye sezona ziganeko bezilindelweyo kwiOlimpiki njengoko ophumelele imbasa yegolide izihlandlo ezithathu uKerri Walsh Jennings ekhusele igolide yakhe. Ufike eRio kunye neqabane elitsha u-April Ross (uMisty May-Treanor, ophumeleleyo ecaleni kukaWalsh kwiiOlimpiki ezintathu ezidlulileyo, sele esidla umhlala-phantsi) kwaye elungele ukongamela kwakhona. Kodwa phezolo, imijikelo efanelekayo yokuqhubeka nokudlalela igolide ayihambanga ncam indlela kaWalsh.
Ngamanqaku angama-22-20, 21-18-Walsh Jennings noRoss baphulukana neeseti zombini kuAgatha Bednarczuk waseBrazil noBarbara Seixas. UWalsh Jennings noRoss bazakuqhubeka nokudlalela ubhedu kodwa ukubola kwentliziyo yezolo izolo bekubonakala. Nangona kunjalo, uWalsh Jennings usakhanya eqaqambile kwaye engqina kwihlabathi ukuba ukuphumelela ayisiyiyo yonke into. Xa kuziwa emandleni, sisimo sakho sengqondo kwiindawo eziphakamileyo kwaye Ezantsi ezenza inkwenkwezi.
UWalsh Jennings wayengoyiki ukuthatha uxanduva ngendima yakhe. Xa ebuzwa ukuba ashwankathele ukusebenza kwakhe emva komdlalo, uxelele i-USA Today ukuba "ibinamatye" kwaye uqhubeke nokuchaza ukuba kutheni. "Kufuneka upase ibhola ukuze uphumelele imidlalo. Andazi nokuba zingaphi ii-aces [iBrazil] efumene isine ngomdlalo, mhlawumbi kum? Akwamkelekanga kwaye akuthetheleleki." Kwaye wayevulekile malunga nobuthathaka bakhe: "Kungenxa yokuba andizange ndidlulise ibhola. Andizange ndidlulise ibhola. Ukuba ubona ubuthathaka, uhamba emva kwayo. Ubuthathaka bam andizange ndidlulise ibhola. . Ngobu busuku bavukile, andiyenzanga loo nto, ”
Inyani yile, yonke imbaleki ingumntu kwaye iphantsi kosuku. Kuyinxalenye yobomi. Kodwa yindlela oyiphatha ngayo eyenza umahluko. Siyazingca ngendlela uWalsh Jennings alungisa ngayo ukuphoxeka kwakhe kukungafumani mbasa yakhe yegolide yesine, kwaye siza kube sizimisele uWalsh Jennings noRoss ngokuhlwanje.