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4w ago

German Stars Shine at Rescheduled ISTAF in Berlin

The early July meeting offered top German athletes a final performance benchmark for the German Championships in Dresden, setting the stage for their World Championships campaign in Tokyo.

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Mihambo vor 28.500 Zuschauern im Berliner Olympiastadion

Overview

  • Julian Weber won the men’s javelin with a best throw of 84.03 m, following his 91.06 m season best in Doha.
  • Robert Farken set a new German mile record of 3:48.83 in the Olympiastadion, improving on his own mark from Oslo.
  • Malaika Mihambo secured her third ISTAF long jump title with a best of 6.73 m despite early fouls.
  • Yemisi Ogunleye placed second in the women’s shot put with 18.88 m as she fine-tunes her form before the German Championships.
  • Nearly 30,000 spectators attended the early-season meeting, which now feeds into next weekend’s national championships and final Tokyo preparations.