Former World Champion David Storl (Leipzig) won his tenth title at the German Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Directly in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the 31-year-old improved his season best by one centimeter to 20.32 meters on Friday (June 24th, 2022), but Storl again remained (clearly) below the required standards for the upcoming World Cup in Eugene/USA (June 21st, 2022). .10 meters/July 15 to 24) and the home European Championship in Munich (20.85 meters/August 15 to 21).
Lukas this time third behind Bayer
Second was Simon Bayer (Sindelfingen) with 19.94 meters, third place went to defending champion Dennis Lukas (19.39 / LG Idar-Oberstein).
In recent years, Storl has repeatedly been stopped by injuries, last year the old champion was unable to compete at all due to a herniated disc. With his 20.32 meters, Storl now ranks 49th in the world best list for the year, his personal best is 22.20 meters.
“Runs a bit harder than expected”
“After two or three years with so many injuries, it’s going a little harder than expected and it’s still a long way to the two norms”Storl commented on his competition on ZDF. “But slowly a bit of line is coming in again and I can plan my season further.”
On Thursday, Sara Gambetta (Halle/Saale) secured the women’s title with 18.67 meters.