Overview
- The eight-time Olympic champion shared a photo with 16-year-old Frederik and a note expressing gratitude for public support.
- She said she will skip tournament events for the next few weeks to allow time to grieve.
- Wolfgang Urban, a former Metro and Karstadt executive, died at 80 on October 6 after collapsing from cardiac arrest at their home in Rheinberg.
- The death was communicated to the Deutsche Presse-Agentur by a family spokesperson and confirmed by Werth’s management.
- Werth and Urban were partners for about 24 years after meeting in 2001 through Karstadt sponsorship, and she had returned from an Asia trip that included Shanghai shortly before his death.