Finals in Berlin
Storl for the tenth time German championship title in shot put
German shot put champion for the tenth time: David Storl at the award ceremony in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa
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The former shot put world champion David Storl has won his tenth German championship title this year with his largest distance so far. The Leipziger won superiorly in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin with 20.32 meters.
The former shot put world champion David Storl has won his tenth German championship title this year with his largest distance so far. The Leipziger won superiorly in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin with 20.32 meters.
Storl was still almost 80 centimeters short of the World Cup standard and a good half a meter to the European Championship standard. Simon Bayer from Sindelfingen came in second with 19.94 meters. Defending champion Dennis Lukas from Idar-Oberstein was third with 19.39 meters.
Despite his best result of the season, Storl drew a mixed conclusion. “Like the whole season, difficult today,” said the 31-year-old about his competition. “It could have gone a little further.” The aim was also to find the technical line that had been lost recently. Storl had missed part of the preparation due to a corona infection.
Because of back problems, he was unable to compete in an outdoor competition last year and therefore missed the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The norm for the World Championships in Eugene, which starts in three weeks, is 21.10 meters. The European Championships in Munich will follow from August 15th. Storl is cautiously optimistic that if he doesn’t meet the norm, he can qualify via the world rankings.
Sara Gambetta from Halle won the women’s title again the day before. The two competitions in the specially built shot put arena in the heart of Berlin set the mood for the other competitions on Saturday and Sunday in the Olympic Stadium. However, some top German athletes had to withdraw for health reasons. Javelin thrower Johannes Vetter, long-distance runner Konstanze Klosterhalfen and steeplechase runner Gesa Krause are missing.