There was another chess reference earlier in the high jump. I think it was when Tamberi failed his first attempt at 2.39m. Steve Cram and Steve Backley was commentating for the BBC.Chris Rice wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:14 amAthletics using chess to decide an Olympic title? It would appear that the offer of a draw from Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) to Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) in the High Jump so that they could share the Olympic title will be one of the sporting highlights of the Tokyo Olympics. However, it did occur to me that if you're thinking of offering a daw in an OTB chess and you suspect that your opponent will react like Tamberi you might think twice about offering it in the first place. Seriously, though that was a really great moment in the Olympics.
When Tamberi failed Steve Cram said "Now we are into the Chess".
Not sure his grammar was correct.