European Championships: Weißenberg out of the EM heptathlon

European Championships: Weißenberg out of the EM heptathlon

The German heptathletes have no chance of a medal surprise before the final 800-meter run at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. Sophie Weißenberg got out in fifth place.

The German heptathletes have no chance of a medal surprise before the final 800-meter run at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. Sophie Weißenberg got out in fifth place.

According to the German Athletics Association, the 24-year-old from Bayer Leverkusen suffers from cold and exhaustion symptoms.

Carolin Schäfer is seventh with 5366 points, 194 points behind bronze. The former World Cup second and European Championship third fell back with 5.82 meters in the long jump at the start of the second day, but then threw the javelin at 50.18 meters and managed the second-best distance. Weißenberg jumped a good 6.35 meters on Thursday and threw the javelin at 46.73 meters. But she had already felt struck on Wednesday.

Olympic champion and world champion Nafissatou Thiam from Belgium remains in the lead with 5776 points. The Swiss Annik Kälin follows, who jumped a strong 6.73 meters, with 5604 points and Adrianna Sulek from Poland with 5560 points. Anouk Vetter from the Netherlands, who was still third after the first day, dropped out after the long jump.

Source: Stern

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