The annual international athletics meeting IstAF took place in Berlin. Several German athletes set up new records.
100 meters (women) – Lückenkemper sprints in second place
With a new best of the season, Gina Lückenkemper (SCC Berlin) is on Sunday afternoon at IstAF in her “Favorite stadium“Sprinted in second place in 11.05 seconds. The American Maia McCoy won with a time of 11.01 seconds.
“It went really well today, the train forward was there and it was really fun,” said Lückenkemper happy, but “it is a little annoying, because I had the feeling that a little more would have gone today. I should have won today, but I installed a technical error.” She got up too early at the start, “because I was so happy about how brilliant the mood here in Berlin was again.”
Sina Mayer (LAZ Zweibrücken; 11.24 seconds) came over the finish line as a fourth. Lisa Marie Kwayie (Neuköllner SF; 11.40 seconds) and Delisha Benelisa Domingos (TuS Lichterfelde; 11.94 seconds) took place eight and nine.
100 meters (men) – looked at by Jamaican Blake
For the men, the Jamaican Ackeem Blake won in 10.05 seconds – just ahead of Owen (Hamburger SV), who finished 10.18 seconds. Lucas viewed-pepeprah (Hamburger SV) and Yannick Wolf (Cologne Athletics) entered at the same time, in 10.27 seconds.
100 meters para (men) – strictly secures the victory
Felix Streng (Sprint Team Wetzlar) in the Olympic Stadium secured victory – and thus left Sherman Isidro Guity (Costa Rica; 10.82 seconds) and Olivier Hendriks (Netherlands; 11.07 seconds) behind.
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Mile (men) – Farcs screwed on the German record
Robert Farken (SG Motor Gohlis-Nord Leipzig) has again improved the German record over the mile. The runner from Leipzig finished third over the 1,609 meters in 3: 48.83 minutes – behind the Norwegian Gilje Narve (3: 47.68) and the Italian Federico Riva (3: 48.11). Most recently, the 27-year-old at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo in 3: 49.12 minutes undercut the ancient record of Jens-Peter Herold from 1988.
“I’m very happy, of course I would have liked to win the race,” said Farken. The Norwegian Narve Gilje Nordas won in 3: 47.68 minutes, but was also allowed to cheer after his energetic closing sprint. “The goal has been reached, I came here,” he emphasized. Farken is now looking at the German Championships in Dresden next weekend and then the World Championships in Tokyo in mid -September.
Shot put (women) – Ogunleye becomes second
Kunkenschraft Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye (MTG Mannheim) is still looking for her top shape a week before the German athletes championships. In the Berlin Olympic Stadium, the 26-year-old did not come across the 19-meter mark with 18.88 m, the vastness ended in second place. Until the fifth attempt, Ogunleye was still in eighth and thus last place. The Swede Fanny Roos secured the victory with 19.04 m. Third, the Jamaican Danniel was Thomas-Dodd (18.82 m).
Ogunleye was initially dissatisfied with her performance. “The hustle and bustle is simply a very technical discipline. If you don’t find your rhythm, the ball does not fly and then there is a certain frustration,” said Ogunleye: “I still turned the competition – and it depends on that.”
After a first attempt at 18.07 m, she made the passages two and three invalid. It was only in the fifth attempt that she met the thrust better and took the lead in the meantime. However, the athlete of the MTG Mannheim is currently still a good distance from her open-air best performance of 20.00 m, with which she was voted Olympic champion in Paris last year.
The other German starters Katharina Maisch (18.43 m), Alina Kenzel (18.39 m) and Nina Ndubuisi (18.28 m) landed in the ranks four, five and eight-the DLV quartet has already fulfilled the qualification standards for the World Cup in Tokyo. However, only three athletes for Germany can start.
Yemisi Ogunleye on Sunday afternoon in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
Spear throw (men) – Weber shines
Weber on the one: Julian Weber (USC Mainz) shone in the javelin throw. The world ranking list threw 84.03 meters in front of 28,500 spectators. The Pole Dawid Wegner was second with a personal best of 83.40 meters. Third place went to Cyprian Mrzyglod (81.81 meters), also from Poland.
In front of a home backdrop it will be “really cool”, many friends and his family are in the stadium, Weber said before the competition. “This is always mega in the Olympic Stadium. I drive the S-Bahn very relaxed.”
However, the competition for the 30-year-old was not quite as relaxed as the journey. Although he clearly took the lead with the second attempt, he did not come up with his season best of 91.06 meters in the Olympic Stadium. In the last round, Wegner pushed past him – but Weber countered confidently.
Niklas Sagawe (TSG Bergedorf) took eighth place.
Long jump (women) – again and again Mihambo
Tokyo Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo won the Athletics Meeting Istaf in the Berlin Olympic Stadium for the third time. The long jumper from the LG Kurpfalz showed a week a week before the German Championships in Dresden and won 6.73 meters. “I didn’t feel completely fit, but tried to do my best,” said Mihambo.
The Portuguese Agate de Sousa finished second with 6.57 m. Esraa Owis (6.52 meters) came from Egypt. After starting difficulties that are not unusual for Mihambo, the 31-year-old pushed himself to first place in the third attempt and claimed it until the end. Once this season, Mihambo already skipped the 7-meter brand, and at the Diamond League Meeting in London she last reached 6.93 meters.
Malaika Mihambo in her ISTAF-Weitprung attempt in Berlin.
110 meters hurdles (women) – Meier with a new personal record
Marlene Meier (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen) set up a new personal record with 13.01 seconds and finished fourth in front of Ricarda Lobe (MTG Mannheim). The Swiss Ditaji Kambundji (12.52 seconds) secured victory.
110 meters hurdles (men) – Minoue and Mordi in places seven and nine
In the men, the Japanese Tatsuki Abe triumphed with a new personal best of 13.23 seconds – and thus in front of the Jamaican Hansle Parchment (13.26 seconds) and the Katari Oumar Abakar (13.37 seconds).
The two German Gregory Minoue (TV Kalkum-Wittlaer; 13.58 seconds) and Manuel Mordi (Hamburger SV; 13.60 seconds) landed in places seven and nine.
400 meters hurdles (women) – Demes wins in top time
The German champion Eileen Demes (TV 1861 Neu-Isenburg) was not only able to look forward to victory and a personal best in 54.29 seconds. With their time, the norm for the World Championships in Tokyo in mid -September also undercut the standard.
Elena Kelety (Frankfurt Athletics) finished second with a time of 55.06 seconds. The third was Belgian Paulien Cuckuyt (55.23 seconds).
Eileen Demes at the ISTAF 2025 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
400 meters hurdles (men) – only Abakar faster than local hero agyekum
Local hero Emil Agyekum (SCC Berlin) ran in second place with a new personal best of 48.21 seconds – and only had to give up Ismail Doudai Abakar (Qatar), who finished 48.04 seconds with his season best. Third finished Abakar’s compatriot Bassem Hemeida, who also set up a new personal record with 48.38 seconds.
800 meters (women) – Austrian Bredlinger cheers, German duo in third and fourth place
Majie Kolberg (LG Kreis Ahrweiler) took over 800 meters with 2: 00.44 minutes and Jana Marie Becker (Königsteiner LV) with 2: 00.76 minutes three and four. The Austrian Caroline Bredlinger (1: 58.99 minutes) secured victory in front of the Spaniard Lorea Ibarzabal (1: 59.70 minutes).
The third German in the field of participants, Lucia Sturm (TSV Moselfeuer Lehmen), ran to seventh place with a time of 2: 02.09.
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2,000 meters obstacle run (women) – Demonstration of power the German athletes
The German athletes showed impressive performances over 2,000 meters of obstacle on Sunday afternoon: Lea Meyer (VfL Löningen) won 6: 04.76 minutes from Jolanda Kallabis (FT 1844 Freiburg) with 6: 04.79 minutes – which is new personal records.
Olivia Gürth (Silversterlauf Trier) ran fourth in 6: 10.47 minutes. Belgian Eline Dalemans became third (6: 05.53 minutes).
Pole vault (men) – Lita Baehre as fifth best German
Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (Düsseldorf Athletics) with 5.72 meters and Torben Blech (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen) took five and six with 5.72 meters and Torben Blech. The Turker Ersu Sasma won the competition with 5.92 meters.
The three -jumper Max Hess at the ISTAF 2025.
Triple jump (men) – Disappointing competition for Hess
Dreifinger Max Heß (LAC Erdgas Chemnitz) experienced a disappointing competition despite second place. The former European champion and Olympic seventh of Paris only achieved 16.04 meters. The Algerian Yasser Triki won it with 17.00 meters. At this year’s Hallen European Championship, Hess had jumped to silver with 17.43 meters.
Broadcast: RBB24 evening show, 07/27/2025, 7:30 p.m.
