In sport, there are restrictions for a performance to count as a score. In the long jump, a certain mark must not be exceeded. The distance of the jump is measured from the mark to the nearest footprint in the sand. If a competitor jumps before the mark, this additional distance is not taken into account and she loses valuable distance in the competition. With modern measuring methods, it would be perfectly possible to determine the exact take-off and the exact place of landing and therefore the effective distance. But apparently this is not done. The jump is only valid if the rules are observed. Athletes therefore try to jump as close as possible to the final valid mark and to have the entire jump distance as valid as possible. This is not always successful. If you always have to go to the limit, you run the risk of overstepping it. In life, this can be more than just invalid; depending on the context, it can be downright dangerous. Competition in sport is therefore good and right, but rarely in life itself.
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