Carolin Schäfer and Sophie Weißenberg can hope for top positions in the heptathlon at the home European Championships in Munich – but the medals are out of reach.
Schäfer, training partner of decathlon European champion Niklas Kaul, is fifth after the first day with 3707 points. Weißenberg (3706) starts the second day in sixth place.
Schäfer, World Cup second from 2017 and European Championship third from Berlin 2018, and Weißenberg are also heading for around 6300 points. “It makes me want to be standing here on the train. I don’t know when I last had such fun,” said Schäfer on ZDF. Your plan for the second day? “Full attack. Let’s see what comes out,” she added later.
Gold once again appears to be reserved for defending champion, world champion and Olympic gold medalist Nafissatou Thiam. After four disciplines, the Belgian is clearly in the lead with 4063 points. Vice World Champion Anouk Vetter (3824/Netherlands) lurks in third place.
Emma Oosterwegel, Olympic bronze medalist in Tokyo, retired after falling over the hurdles.