Berlin, marathon: The Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele missed his third victory in the Berlin Marathon after 2016 and 2019 despite a race to catch up. His victorious compatriot Guye Adola also clearly missed the world record of Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge in late summer conditions.
The 30-year-old Adola won on Sunday in 2:05:45 hours ahead of the surprisingly strong Kenyan Bethwel Yegon (2:06:14) and the 39-year-old Bekele (2:06:47). The Kenyan Kipchoge ran the world record time of 2:01:39 hours in the capital three years ago. The world best time of the year for Kenyan Titus Ekiru, who ran 2:02:57 hours in Milan in May, also remained. In the women’s category, too, the favorite did not win. The Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase prevailed in 2:20:09 hours ahead of her compatriot Hiwot Gebrekidan (2:21:23), who actually wanted to increase her annual world best of 2:19:35 hours. Third was Helen Tola from Kenya (2:23:05). Local hero Rabea Schöneborn came in ninth (2:28:49).
After a two-year break from racing and a corona infection nine months ago, the leading group with Bekele was initially on a world record course in late summer warmth and high humidity. But after almost 18 kilometers, Bekele let go of the pace, which was too high for him, while the group passed the half marathon mark after less than 61 minutes – and thus faster than planned. After a good 25 kilometers, Bekele was back among the leaders who had to pay tribute to the high speed in the sunshine.
In the end, Bekele did not achieve his big goal of getting the best mark over the 42.195 kilometers after setting the world records over 5,000 and 10,000 meters. In six weeks he still wants to start the prestigious New York Marathon. The greatest reserves had Adola, who received a prize of 20,000 euros for his greatest success. Bekele even had to let Yegon pass, who ran up to Adola but did not come by.
Bundesliga, BVB: Borussia Dortmund’s managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke has criticized referee Deniz Aytekin for his performance at the Bundesliga game in Mönchengladbach. With his gestures and facial expressions, the referee added hectic to the game and acted “like a band master”, said the BVB boss on Sunday in a “double pass” at Sport1. Watzke’s anger was sparked mainly by the yellow-red card for Dortmund’s Mahmoud Dahoud shortly after the break. Dahoud’s protest was “not exceptionally bad”. “It’s not totally disrespectful,” said Watzke.
Dahoud had responded to Aytekin’s whistle for a foul with a derogatory gesture. The referee then removed the already warned midfielder from the field. “In the first scene we had Guerreiro a few minutes before, who waves it away. I explained to him in no uncertain terms that I don’t want this behavior on the pitch. We deserve a minimum of respect,” said the 43-year-old from Oberasbach. Sky transmitter.
“Mo is mainly responsible for this, he knows that too,” said Watzke. Nevertheless, the BVB managing director found that another referee like Manuel Gräfe would have solved the scene differently. “He would have put his hand on his shoulder and told him that the complaint is over now,” said the 62-year-old. Commenting on Aytekin’s reaction, he said, “It’s not the way I imagine a referee to be. You have to calm the players down.” Dahoud himself apologized to his team and the BVB fans via Instagram. “It is important to me to be respectful on and off the pitch,” assured the 25-year-old. Dortmund lost the game against Gladbach with 0: 1.
2nd Bundesliga, Rostock: Four police officers were injured in violent fan riots around the second division match between FC Hansa Rostock and FC Schalke 04. As the Rostock police station announced on Sunday, an officer had to be brought to the hospital for medical treatment. In addition, during a riot after the game on the forecourt of the Ostseestadions, where stones and pyrotechnics were thrown, a police car caught fire and a second was damaged.
More than ten criminal charges were filed, among other things for breach of the peace, use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations, robbery, predatory extortion, bodily harm, damage to property and possession of narcotics. The first encounter between Hansa and Schalke in 13 years was classified as a risk game in advance. The police were on duty with a large number of around 1200 officers.
By noon, a total of around 300 Hansa and Schalke supporters had fought on the Warnemünder lighthouse forecourt. The Schalke supporters involved in Warnemünde had to provide their personal details and were sent off for the entire city area. As a result, the fans who had specially traveled by bus missed the second division duel and had to travel home to Gelsenkirchen.
Due to the police measures, part of the “Am Strom” promenade in Warnemünde, which is popular with holidaymakers, was closed at the level of the bridge. The Ostseebad Warnemünde, which belongs to Rostock, is around 12 kilometers from the Ostseestadion. In the morning, the police were on several missions to separate fan groups from each other. In the Dierkow district, officials followed 20 vehicles with Hansa and Schalke supporters who, according to the police, wanted to meet at a “third place” for clashes. Four vehicles were stopped and searched for possible evidence. Shortly before the end of the game, which Schalke won 2-0, stones were thrown at the police in the area behind the south stand. An officer was injured in the process.