At the end of his storybook career, Para-leaves-easy-Heinrich Popow athlete in the landing pit with a silver medal around the neck: In the case of the Para-athletics Championships in Berlin, ending an impressive career.
Further, Popov: The far-Springer, Heinrich Popow assigns
On an emotional evening at Berlin’s Friedrich Luwig Jahn-sporting Park with one thing in mind: Heinrich Popow. The transtibial amputee long jumper and Sprinter won since 2004, a total of eight medals at the Paralympic Games, including Gold in London in the 100 meters and in Rio in the long jump. In both disciplines, he was also the champion of the world. In Berlin he played on Tuesday his last Race. To not enough a further title in the process, as expected. The 35-Year-old from Leverkusen jumped to a season best distance of 6.24 meters. Popov had to give in but to the Danish Top-favorites Daniel Wagner clearly beaten, with 6,72 meters EM-record jumped. Bronze went to the Italian Marco Pentagon (5,89).
Popov remains the world record
After all, “I told him that he should let my world record here. He has made even if he wanted it,” said Popov, whose two-year-old best value (6,77) has more stock. Satisfied Popov was not with his Competition, with three invalid attempts, nevertheless. “After the first attempt I lost myself emotionally,” – said Popov before he fought with the tears. “The six Trials that were representative for the last 18 years,” said Popov, who was proud, “that I always I have remained loyal. The Competition is a confirmation of the fact that it is the time of the other adjusting screws for our Sport.”
For the only German Gold on the second day of the competition, Muller-Rottgardt provided. The 36-year-old Paralympics-third from Wattenscheid won the 100-Meter Sprint to the start of class T12. In 12,78 seconds won the Muller-Rottgardt on the side of the Guides Alexander Kosenkow in front of the Spaniard Melani mountain Gamez (13,11) and Malgorzata set up from Poland (13,26). “It is a dream, the EM is to defend the title successfully. A little is celebrated,” said Muller-Rottgardt, which starts in Berlin in four disciplines.
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