With apologies to Dick Fosbury (look it up, kiddies), doesn’t this capture the essence of what a high jump competition should be? Kenyan high jumping appears to scoff at goofy back-sided flops — instead relying on sheer athleticism, coordination and tremendous vertical leaping ability.
Admit it, you’d set aside time in your Olympic-watching schedule to see LeBron James compete in this.

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