The “worst case” that Jürgen Kessing had feared happened on the last day of the title fights.
“Of course we would have wished for this World Cup differently,” said the President of the German Athletics Association (DLV): “We didn’t come here to go home empty-handed.” But exactly this horror scenario is now reality: For the first time in history, the German team did not win a single medal.
Julian Weber had been aiming for bronze for a long time, but then the Czech Jakub Vadlejch (86.67) passed him in the fifth attempt and the German was unable to counter. World Championship gold went to Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra (88.17 / India), silver went to Arshad Nadeem (87.82 / Pakistan).
“I would have loved to have won the medal, I know that I was capable of it. I’m so sorry, I would have loved to have done it,” said Weber on the “ZDF” microphone and added: “I don’t know exactly what was going on today. I gave it my all, I gave it my all. The javelin just wouldn’t fly any further.”
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Javelin throw: Julian Weber wobbled in the qualification
Weber, who traveled to Budapest as number two in the world with his 88.72 m, had already had a shaky qualification – in the final he again lacked the necessary power. It is possible that the enormous pressure of expectations also inhibited the 28-year-old sports soldier.
Weber finished fourth again. Yet again. No medal, just tin. As at the Olympics in Tokyo and the World Championships in Eugene last year.
Honsel shines in the final with a personal best