athletics
Klosterhalfen missed out on victory and the Olympic standard at the Easter run
It took 32:09 minutes for the ten kilometers at the Easter run in Paderborn: Konstanze Klosterhalfen. photo
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5000 meter European champion Konstanze Klosterhalfen took third place in the traditional Easter run in Paderborn.
5000 meter European champion Konstanze Klosterhalfen took third place in the traditional Easter run in Paderborn.
In addition to winning the ten-kilometer race, the 27-year-old from Leverkusen also missed the standard for the 10,000 meters at the Olympic Games in Paris. Klosterhalfen reached the goal after 32:09 minutes, but 30:40 minutes are required to qualify. The former World Cup third-place finisher recently won a road race in Spain in 31:07 minutes. She agreed at short notice for the 76th edition of the Paderborn Easter Run.
Kenyan Purity Gitonga secured victory in 30:57 minutes ahead of her compatriot Nancy Chepleting, who needed 31:34 minutes. Several German marathon specialists reached the finish line after Klosterhalfen. Fourth place went to Katharina Steinruck from Frankfurt (32:17), Fabienne Königstein from Mannheim came sixth (32:36), the sisters Debbie (33:11) and Rabea Schöneborn (33:24) from Berlin came in eighth place nine.