At the indoor championship of athletics, the German medal hopes Oleg Zernikel and Bo Kanda Lita Baehre reached the final in the pole vault. Malaiko Mihambo also started confidently. In the men’s heptathlon, Till Steinforth is on a medal course after the first day.
The European Championship third in Zernikel (Landau/5.75 meters) and the Düsseldorfer Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (5.65) made it into the final on Sunday in Appeldoorn, Dutch on Friday. The Leverkusen Torben Blech, who had shared the German championship title with Lita Baehre in the previous month, failed because he had only crossed 5.65 m in the second attempt.
Mihambo with sovereign start in the long jump
Long jump star Malaika Mihambo started the title mission at the European Halle European Championship. The Tokyo Olympic champion moved into the final on Saturday with 6.68 m. Already in the first attempt, the 31-year-old from LG Kurpfalz exceeded the required qualification width (6.65 m) for the direct ticket on Friday in Apeldoorn in Dutch and was able to leave out the remaining two passages.
Mikaelle Assani (Baden-Baden/6.62 m) also made the leap under the top eight and qualified as sixth.
In the men’s heptathlon, Till Steinforth is on a medal course after the first day. After four disciplines, the athlete of the SV Halle with 3560 points shows bronze. On the second day of the competition, the 60 m hurdles, the pole vault and the final 1000 m.
Dreifinger Max Hess also continued without any problems. The 28-year-old from Chemnitz, currently with 17.41 m leading the world year’s best list, also only needed one jump with 16.72 m.
Marlene Meier sprints in sixth place
The German athletes could not use the two small medal opportunities on the second day of the Hallen European Championship. Hurfish sprinter Marlene Meier (Leverkusen) ran to sixth place in the final over 60 m hurdles in 8.04 seconds. Middle stretcher Robert Farken (Leipzig) became a victim of a jibe at the 1500 m triumph of the Norwegian dominator Jakob, fell and never finished anything.