The two-time European obstacle champion Gesa Felicitas Krause has triumphed at the German indoor championships in Leipzig after her maternity leave.
One day after her victory over 3,000 meters (9:06.90 minutes), the 31-year-old from Trier also ran over half the distance to triumph on Sunday (February 18, 2024) in 4:24.31 minutes. At the end of a strong final lap, Krause prevailed on the home straight and relegated Verena Meisl (Wattenscheid/4:24.53) to second place. “Of course I’m happy about the double victory. But tactically it was one of the worst races I’ve ever run,” said Krause at the hall microphone, “I’m happy, of course, but I would have liked the race to be a little nicer.”
Marius Probst “speechless” after winning the 1,500 meters
In the men’s race, Marius Probst won the duel with local hero Robert Farken over 1,500 meters. The Wattenscheider ran a championship record of 3:36.36 minutes and the sixth fastest German time in the hall. “I’m speechless right now”said Probst. On the home straight, the 28-year-old passed Farken (3:37.20), who had recently scratched the German record.
Simon Batz (Mannheim) won the men’s long jump. The defending champion was the only starter to crack the eight-meter mark; Batz jumped his winning distance of 8.01 meters in his second attempt. It was the longest jump at an indoor DM since 2013. At that time, Christian Reif won (8.06).