The European athletics Championships in
EM-Start: German medals
The Germans give athletes no nakedness, and give hope for medals. For the Russian crown witness Julia Stepanova, the performance ends under a neutral flag with a disappointment.
The Germans convince athletes at the opening of the Olympic dress rehearsal: hammer thrower Betty Heidler set the course, your team-mates with attracted and aroused the medal lust in the German Team. “If I call for my power, is a medal in it,” said Heidler according to your 71,46 meters in the first attempt in the qualification. The 32-Year-old Olympic bronze medalist, is on a farewell tour, their resignation after the Olympics in Rio has announced a long time ago. “I’m not here for fun,” said the former world champion and world record-holder. “The qualification has shown, that I’m still behind the success. I want to show what I am capable of.” Heidler moved as confidently to the final of the Discus-aces Julia Fischer and Nadine Müller.
The great German medal hopes, javelin throwers Thomas Röhler and ball shock-defending champion Christina Schwanitz, obtaining the qualification also effortlessly in the first attempt. “That was a great rehearsal for the final,” said Röhler, fights like Schwanitz on Thursday to Gold.
Stepanova is injured
Stepanova: violation of the Comeback
However, the focus of the 23 stand on the first evening. Athletics-European Championships in Amsterdam-a courageous Russian woman: one and a Half years after Yulia Stepanova had to cover as a Whistleblower, the doping system in your home country a few year ago, she gave the world athletics Championships in Amsterdam her Comeback on the big stage and was injured at your 800-Meter lead after around 600 meters. With start number 2117 in the meanwhile, in the United States as refugees, a 30-Year-old was a runner and had to hurt to give up, but the respect of the audience and the applause in the Olympic stadium belonged to her, at the end all alone.
Because their Start, until a few days before the title fight by the world Association IAAF decided, was a sign. She was allowed to compete as opposed to their currently – suspended compatriots- however, under the flag of the European athletics Federation, EAA. “It was my first Competition in a long time. I had no opportunity to try it out,” said Stepanova TV station ZDF: “I had inflammation, I decided nevertheless to participate in the EM.”
The first of 44 single and season the 19-year-old Turkish woman Yasemin Can got over 10,000 metres titles this EM. She won in 31:12,86 minutes before the Portuguese Dulce Felix and the Norwegian Karoline Bjerkeli Grövdal.
og/asz (sid, dpa)