Chapter 399 - 240 Attention from All Parties_2
This height was generally manageable for adult males unless they were in very poor physical condition from birth.
Even for someone with a height of only 1.6 meters, the basic standing reach would be just over two meters. They only needed to jump about forty to fifty centimeters to touch it.
The reason the initial height was set lower was to give those who weren’t good at this type of competition a sense of participation. After all, the primary purpose of organizing this event was not about competition but to liven things up.
With Li Ang’s current height of 1.88 meters, he ranked within the top three in height on site. Simply standing still, he could reach a height of 2.45 meters; a slight tiptoe was enough to touch the bell.
Because Ling Zhenyu was a basketball player, he had a broader wingspan. With his height of 1.93 meters, he only needed to stretch his arm up to snatch the bell.
As for the other competitors, even the invited foreign aids, apart from one who was about the same height as Li Ang, there were not even two others above 1.8 meters—most were around 1.75 meters.
However, the height was indeed quite low; even a few competitors shorter than 1.7 meters were able to reach it with ease.
In the next round, the height was adjusted to 255 centimeters, and it was still a round where everyone passed. It’s worth mentioning that Ling Zhenyu still hadn’t tiptoed.
At 260 centimeters, the height began to pose some difficulty. However, those who were participating in the competition had generally prepared seriously, including specialized training. For those few under 1.71 meters, this height was starting to be unfriendly, demanding their utmost effort to ensure a reliable touch.
Everyone passed this round as well, and the height reached 265 centimeters, a critical threshold, as it is the standard for police recruitment physical tests.
At this height, for many people under 1.7 meters, it was quite a challenge. If you weren’t naturally gifted in jumping, and hadn’t done specialized training, this height was pretty much the limit.
Still, everyone passed this round. However, it was apparent that the competitor who was only 164 centimeters had given his all. If the height were to increase by another five centimeters, he surely wouldn’t have been able to reach it.