Andreas Hofmann clearly missed the javelin throw final at the World Championships in Athletics. The Vice European Champion struggled with back problems. Christina Hering and Majtie Kolberg convinced over 800 m. This is how the seventh day of competition went in Eugene.
Javelin qualification men: bitter evening for Hofmann
In the javelin throw qualification, Andreas Hofmann experienced a used evening without a valid try at Hayward Field. Plagued by back problems, the Vice European Champion, who had arrived with a best performance of the season of 87.32 m, was not nearly able to call up his performance. “The whole back was firm and apparently not ready for long throws. It’s a shame,” said the Mannheimer on ZDF.
800 m women heats: DLV duo convinced
Over 800 m, both the German champion Christina Hering (2:01.63) and World Championship debutant Majtie Kolberg (2:01.21) showed courageous performances and moved into the semi-finals on Friday as fourth in their heats. “I’m happy that it worked. The first step has been taken, we’ll continue tomorrow,” said Kolberg, the season’s best was running.
Ethiopian Diribe Welteji was fastest on the first lap (1:58.83). The Olympic champion and world best of the year Athing Mu (USA/2:01.30) and defending champion Halimah Nakaayi (Uganda/2:01.41) also qualified safely as first and second in the joint heat.
Corona: Walker Linke is missing at the World Cup premiere over 35 km
The seventh day of competition began with bad news for the German team. Walker Christopher Linke had to go into quarantine after a positive corona test and will not start over 35 kilometers on the last day of the World Cup.
“Of course I’m super disappointed, but I can’t help it. I just don’t have the luck to win the medal again and again,” said the man from Potsdam, who dropped out over 20 km and had hopes of a podium finish over 35 km.