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Germany’s Sprint Relays Reach Worlds Finals as IOC Awards Sochi 2014 Biathlon Gold

The IOC ruling follows the annulment of Russian results for doping, with a re‑presentation of medals still to be arranged.

Die deutsche Kugelstoßerin Yemisi Ogunleye
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In Sotschi hatten sich Erik Lesser, Daniel Böhm, Arnd Peiffer und Simon Schempp über Silber gefreut. Jetzt wird es nachträglich sogar Gold.

Overview

  • Both German 4x100 m teams advanced to Sunday’s finals in Tokyo, with the women clocking 41.86 seconds and the men 38.12, while Jamaica and Great Britain failed to finish or were eliminated in the heats.
  • The U.S. men missed the 4x400 m final after a poor final exchange, finishing only sixth in their heat.
  • Decathlon dynamics shifted after Sander Skotheim’s hurdles disqualification; after seven events Kyle Garland leads on 6,473 points, Leo Neugebauer is second with 6,328, Ayden Owens‑Delerme third at 6,297, and Niklas Kaul sits seventh with his strongest events to come.
  • Germany’s Sandrina Sprengel delivered three personal bests to place fifth in the heptathlon with 6,434 points, while Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye finished sixth in the shot put as Jessica Schilder won with 20.29 m.
  • The IOC confirmed Germany as Sochi 2014 men’s biathlon relay champions ahead of Austria and Norway after Russian results were voided for doping; details for a formal medal ceremony are pending.