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The final Saturday is all about many athletics decisions. But there are also a lot of other sports in focus: Device finals are pending in rhythmic gymnastics, and there is a full program in canal racing. It becomes spectacular when climbing speed at the Frauenkirche. New sports such as Flag football or lacrosse can also be seen.
Obstacle course: emotional Master interview
Local hero Bebendorf won the obstacle course between the German champion Karl Bebendorf and the German record holder Frederik Ruppert. The 29-year-old ran 3000 meters in 8: 32.90 minutes to his sixth championship title. Ruppert had a clear deficit in 8: 33.79 minutes.
Bebendorf: “My mom is in the deathbed”
After the race, Bebendorf said highly emotional: “That was very special with all the people who cheered me on. The victory also has something sad “the Saxon explained in the sports show and added: “My mom would have loved to be here. It has been in the deathbed with cancer in the last few days. I would have liked to have had her with me. She accompanied me the whole life. This is a big matter of the heart to win for you here in Dresden. “
Gymnastics: Schäfer and Jauch provide surprises
Art gymnast Jesenia Schäfer caused a surprise on the first day of the device finals and won gold on the jump. In addition, Meolie Jauch also wrote a special story with her title on the uneven bars. With Timo Eder and Nils Dark, two favorites prevailed in the men. There was a premiere winner on the rings.
B-Girl Jilou dances to gold
The most casual championship title on Saturday went to Jilou. The 32-year-old B-Girl danced to the victory of the Breaking Competition. In the final she prevailed 2-1 against the only 17-year-old Freezen. It is your third title at German Championships after 2021 and 2023. Breaking bronze secured Sona.
Fencing: Kindler and Eifler defend saber titles
Larissa Eifler and Frederic Kindler have lived up to their favorite role at the end of the fencing competitions and have successfully defended their championship titles with the saber. EM medalist Kindler from TSV Bayer Dormagen confidently prevailed against national team and teammate Leon Schlachfer with 15: 8. “It is always a bit difficult to fight for Dormagen against Dormagen. But the audience was very well received here in Dresden. It was great to fencing here“, said Kindler at the ARD microphone.
Eifler also won the next title for Dormagen. In a high-class finale, the World Cup density finalist won with 15:11 against Julika Funke (FC Würth Künzelsau). “To collect all your strength again was absolutely worth it“, said Eifler afterwards:”The title defense means a lot to me.“
Pure excitement with the Rowing competitions
The Germanyachter 1 successfully fended off the attack on the German championship title. The flagship of the German Rowing Association with Schlagmann Theis Hagemeister prevailed in 53.34 seconds in a narrow final against Germany-Echter 2 (“Germania-Echter”) with a 0.13 second lead. The target photo had to decide in one of the women. Alexandra Föster ultimately narrowly had his nose off Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen.
Hamburg and Cologne first Lacrosse-Sixes title
The first Lacosse-Sixes champions were found at the finals: the HTHC Hamburg clearly won the women with 18: 5 against the DHC Hannover. Schwarz-Weiß Köln achieved a big surprise among the men. The Cologne team won against the favorites of the HTHC Hamburg in an exciting game with 17:13 until the last second. The quick and spectacular game with the small hard rubber ball, which was part of the multisport event in Dresden for the first time, will be Olympic again in Los Angeles in 2028.
Archery: favorite victories in Compound competition
The women of the Oberallgäu archers and the men of TSV Lindenberg got the championship title in the team finals of the Compound Bogenschützen. In the women’s final, the favorite Oberallgäuer won with Marie Marquardt, Katharina Raab and Jennifer Walter confidently. The trio from Bavaria won 233: 213 against the BC Initiative Hergolding with Svenja Flechtker, Katharina Kutscher and Alessa Thiel.
The men’s trio from Lindenberg around Falk Just, Lars Klingner and Oliver Thiele prevailed with 221:212 rings against the Kellinghusen archery club with Sebastian Hamdorf, Leon Hollas and Tim Krippendorf.
The bronze finals won the Hamburg archer guilds in the jump-off against BSV Moish after 208: 208 struggles after four rounds in the jump-off with 28:26. In the men, SGI Ditzingen won bronze with a 215: 213 against the Blankenfeld BS.
Climbing: With a record for the title – Carmanns shines in Dresden
Speed climber Leander Carmanns secured the championship title for the second time at the finals in Dresden – with a new German record. The 20-year-old from DAV Rhineland Cologne defeated Sebastian Lucke (Düsseldorf section) in 4.958 seconds in the final and not only celebrated his second German championship title, but also remained the first German speed climber under five seconds.
This is how the premiere in sports acrobatics ran
Sports acrobatics is part of the finals for the first time. A mixture of dance, sports and art. The teams compete in various disciplines: women’s couple, men’s couple, mixed couple, women’s trio or in the men’s four group. Here is the summary.
Triple jump: Joyeux with a strong performance of the title debut
Triple jump promoted Caroline Joyeux (Berlin) secured the title for the first time with a further strong performance at the German Championships of athletes. The 24-year-old was unable to beat with her 14.24 m and ultimately prevailed on defending champion Kira Wittmann with a lead of a 27 centimeters, although she was last slowed down by an infection. Joyeux has already increased her best performance this summer by 68 centimeters to 14.45 m, so it is currently in fifth in the world.
Rhythmic gymnastics: Varfolomeevs Perfect gold yield
Darja Varfolomeev is the undisputed queen of rhythmic gymnastics at the finals in Dresden. The 18 -year -old Olympic champion also cleared all the titles on the individual devices, ball, club and band after her victory in all -around. Varfolomeev brought the feat two years after her triumphal march at the Finals Rhein-Ruhr to win all disciplines.
Triathlon: Tertsch plays her class in the final sprint
Triathlon Olympic champion Lisa Tertsch has been fulfilling her favorite role in the finals in Dresden and, thanks to a tactically excellent race, crowned the new German champion. The 26 -year -old won the sprint distance and crowned herself to the German champion for the third time after 2021 and 2023 – despite a frightening second during the last change.
Fencers of Bayer Dormagen get saber titles
The first decision on Saturday has been made: The Saber fencers of Bayer Dormagen secured the championship title in the team. In the final, Felice Herbon, Lea Krüger, Larissa Eifler and Deniz Selin Unludog defeated FC Würth Künzelsau (Elisabeth Gette, Julika Funke, Lena Stemper) with 45:37.
In the men’s team, too, the title went to Dormagen, again against FC Würth Künzelsau. Philipp-Bernd Methner, Leon Schlachfer, and Leon Kuzmin made it even clearer than her teammates before. In their 45:24 win they gave Karl Dünger, Enrico Reifschneider, Simon and Thomé no chance. For the Dormagen saber fencers, it was the eighth title at German Championships in a row.