Tag: athletics
After the 110m hurdles, still no medal for French athletics
Hansle Parchment (2nd from left) is Olympic champion in the 110m hurdles. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP When everything goes wrong, we normally cling to the only certainties that remain. After…
This is waiting for the Olympic Thursday: Kaul’s coronation as athlete king is not forthcoming
Wednesday 4th August 2021 That is waiting for the Olympic Thursday Kaul’s coronation as the athlete king is missing In and on the water there are brilliant prospects for precious…
Gold over the 400 meter hurdles: McLaughlin pulverizes his own world record
Wednesday 4th August 2021 Gold over 400 meter hurdles McLaughlin pulverizes his own world record Three days before her 22nd birthday, Sydney McLaughlin sets a new world record. In 51.46…
Great tremors, new hope: That was the Olympic night on Wednesday
Wednesday 4th August 2021 Great tremors, new hope That was the Olympic night on Wednesday There was little to win for German athletes during the night – except for hope:…
Questionable 200-meter show: Fortunately, not a world record
Tuesday, August 03, 2021 Questionable 200 meter show Fortunately not a world record By Tobias Nordmann After the phenomenal semifinals, anything else would have been a surprise: Gold over 200…
That brings the Olympic Wednesday: Germany’s king of athletes is now getting started
Tuesday, August 03, 2021 That brings the Olympic Wednesday Germany’s king of athletes is now getting started On Wednesday at the Olympics, an exceptional German runner will be in a…
Mihambo gold, table tennis joy: That was the Olympic night on Tuesday
Tuesday, August 03, 2021 Mihambo gold, table tennis joy That was the Olympic night on Tuesday This eleventh Olympic day in Tokyo starts golden from a German point of view:…
“Another very last chance”: Mihambo jumps to gold in the last attempt
Tuesday, August 03, 2021 “Another very last chance” Mihambo leaps to gold in the last attempt 21 years after Heike Drechsler, Germany has another long jump Olympic champion: Malaika Mihambo…
That brings the Olympic Tuesday: Curtain up for the day of the air shows
Monday, August 02, 2021 That brings the Olympic Tuesday Curtain up for the day of the air shows Tuesday in Tokyo brings the chance of two air shows in athletics…
First medal for athletes: Pudenz wins discus silver in the chaos of rain
Monday, August 02, 2021 First medal for athletes Pudenz wins discus silver in the rain chaos Because of a rain shower, the Olympic final of the discus throwers is temporarily…
That brings the Olympic Monday: This medal will definitely be historic
Sunday 01 August 2021 That brings the Olympic Monday This medal will definitely be historic This has never happened before: Aline Rotter-Focken wins the first medal for the German women…
This has never happened before at the Olympics: high jumpers agree on double gold
The men’s high jump final is unique in the long Olympic history of athletics. Not because of a world record, but because the Italian Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Essa Barshim…