Empty ranks, cooled stadium, heat, outside, problematic human rights situation and the athletics world Championships in Doha, not only with sports fans for a shake of the head.
Before the final 1500-Meter race of the decathlon, the Khalifa was darkened stadium. On the tartan track of the images and names of the later Surprise world champion Niklas Kaul and his competitors were projected. Then, a spotlight Spot from one to the next athlete, the Whole mood wandered accompanied by music.
With these show effects, the organizer of the world Cup in Doha conceal since the days of the Khalifa stadium, in the best case is half filled with spectators, even though for days free cards are distributed. Probably never before has there been such a mood-poor world Championships in athletics, such as the, currently ongoing in Qatar.
Marathon starting at midnight
The Marathon Giovanna Epis of Italy is collapsing:
One of the few that are excited about the world Cup in Doha, is the Briton Sebastian Coe, since the 2015 President of the world athletics Association IAAF. “I can’t remember a world Cup that was on this level,” said the former world-class runner who had won in 1980 and 1984 Gold in the 1,500 meters. “It was never so hard to win a medal.”
Thus, Coe was referring to the large power density – but not the sometimes hair-raising conditions under which the athletes compete. The marathon runners will start on Saturday at midnight to escape the heat. The race of the women last weekend at 32.7 degrees Celsius, and a humidity of 73.3 percent had been measured, in spite of the late start date. Only 40 of the 68 runners had reached the goal.
“Ecological Madness”
The Khalifa stadium, which will also be used for the football world Cup in Qatar in 2022 used, is cooled by cold air jets at the bottom of the bleachers to 25 degrees. The stadium has no roof, the cold air is blown quasi through the open window into the desert sky. It was “environmental madness,” said Monika Lazar, of the DW. The sports policy spokesperson of the Green group in the German Bundestag referred to the world Cup, also on other levels as a “Disaster”.
Cooling air from the Depths of the Khalifa stadium
Lazar refers to, among other things, on the allegations of corruption in connection with the award of the title fights at Doha in 2014, as well as at the world Cup for the first time, the cameras at the start, the athlete blocks “in the step films”. Do you particularly feel sorry for the athletes, the Green party politician, “because you have to pay for the bad decisions of associations: you have to cheer in front of virtually empty stands. They collapse in part during the day due to the heat or need to compete in their competitions because of the TV marketing, and the heat of the night hours.”
Blatant Violations Of Human Rights
Problematic is also the situation of human rights in Qatar, the human rights organizations with a view to the upcoming football world Cup since years, the point remains. As before, the state of human rights “blatantly would be in the Gulf” violated, says Amnesty International. “The situation of labour migrants has not improved still significant,” says Regina Spöttl, Qatar-expert with Amnesty, the DW.
“The exploitative sponsors system Kafala exists under a new name, and will contribute to a disproportionately large dependence of the workers from their employers: passports continue to be retained, residence and work permits are not renewed. Most of the workers periods continue to be in insufficient Camps far outside the city you live in. Many of them get their wages late or not paid.”
Workers accommodation in Qatar
Meanwhile, the workers could sue for their rights, says Spöttl. “However, these arbitration bodies in terms of personnel are seriously understaffed, so that the procedures take a lot of time. Many migrant workers travel therefore, empty-handed back in their home countries.” Amnesty complained that the government was now working with the ILO, the organization of work of the United Nations, but not with human rights organisations. So there is a joint Initiative of the ILO and Qatar, in order to improve the occupational health and safety act in the Gulf state, says Spöttl: “reforms remain incomplete, however, new laws have loopholes. The membership in trade unions for migrant workers is still forbidden.”
“You know nothing Good”
The question is why world sports award bodies such as the IAAF or FIFA at all major events in a desert country like Qatar. With the exception of financial reasons arguments can hardly be found. “The athletics world Association for Disaster should be a lesson to you, just with a renaming of the Association [the IAAF announced in the future, “World Athletics” – Anm. d. Red.] it’s not done. The Sad thing is: Many of the problems were foreseeable,” says Green politician Monika Lazar and take a look at the next big event in the Emirate: “in 2022 the football world Cup, the men’s the next sport you can guess at the big event in Qatar in front of the door, nothing Good.”
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsCompetitions in the oven Doha
Doha in September, with temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius are normal. Even at night the Thermometer remains mostly at about 30 degrees, the humidity is 73 percent. The athletes use cooling vests and electric pills. The extreme weather conditions pose a great challenge, it was already clear in advance. But it is not so extreme, well…
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsDown Cooled The Stadium
The Khalifa stadium in Doha is cooled during the world Cup, thanks to intensive air conditioning to a comfortable 25 degrees, but this does not solve all the problems. On the contrary, The extreme differences in temperature between the stadium-the Inner and the environment for the athletes rather an additional burden. In addition, all of the competitions in the “stadium-in refrigerator are not held of course.”
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsCollapse in the 5,000-Meter race
Although the 5,000-Meter races take place in the interior of the Khalifa stadium, but for runners, Jonathan Busby the extreme climatic conditions and the exchange between the oppressive, humid heat, and the down-cooled stadium, with its low humidity seem to be too much. First, the man from Aruba totter, then he falls completely exhausted on the train.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsTogether over the finish line
Braima Suncar Dabo from Guinea-shows-Bissau as a great sports man and supports Busby on the last 200 meters. Cross the finish line, both under the cheers of the spectators in common – a Moment that makes the hearts of sports fans in what is probably the most controversial world Cup history to beat faster. The Happy-ending, however, remains: Busby is subsequently disqualified for “unauthorized assistance”.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsSerious allegations of athletes
Not all athletes can provide positive images and headlines. Walker Yohann Diniz champion of the world from 2017 – after the competition is over 50 kilometers of marked words to Go, he had stopped after 20 minutes: “out There, you have pushed us in a oven. You have made us Guinea pigs, experimental animals,” said the Frenchman, in the direction of those responsible.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsAgony in the women’s Marathon
“It was terrible. I’ve never felt so bad,” said the Italian Sara Dossena, who had to cancel after a quarter of the Marathon distance. “It was scary, intimidating and daunting,” concluded the canadian Lyndsay Tessier after a memorable race in the heat of Doha, could finish only 40 of the 68 that started athletes worthy.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsAlina Reh will collapse
For the German hope in the 10,000-Meter run final is also ahead of schedule. Alina Reh bent over with abdominal pain and finished the race, but the heat does not play a decisive role here. The 22-Year-old can later give the all-clear: “My belly is still a little weak, but otherwise I’m physically fine,” says the more times Junior European champion of the day after that.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athletics“It was pretty in a panic”
The images from the night before remain but probably just as much in the head as the audience: After the deer was bagged in pain together you had to be in a wheelchair by the career to the investigation of dangers. “I was well looked after and felt well taken care of. From the head, it is now difficult, I still need a bit to sort this for me,” said ROE afterwards.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsTrouble to start block cameras
A technical innovation in the start of the athletics to give blocks around the world a boost. In order to produce spectacular, good, marketable images of Doha, installed in the starting blocks cameras, the unprecedented close-UPS of athletes faces deliver. The puffs, however, in the case of all the athletes on against love.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athletics“Very unpleasant”
Germany’s Sprint Star is rising with the technological innovation do not agree: “In the scarce things about this camera to […] can I find very uncomfortable. Was involved in the development of this camera a woman? I don’t think,” Gina said gap in the Kemper. Team mate Tatjana Pinto (“highly questionable, the place of a camera to”) revealed that she is not a Fan of it.
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Great heat and prying cameras – of the problems of the world Championships in athleticsNone since
An additional Annoyance is the blank ranks in the Arena of Doha. As world class-easily ahtletik and no one is interested in. Also Highlights how the 100-meters final of the women (photo), does not fill up the ranks. Gina gap Kemper mies finds the mood in their third world Cup, therefore: “Rather!”