The mixed duo is celebrating on the rowing course. The mixed foursome with coxswain narrowly misses out on a medal. In track cycling there is bronze again.
The German rowing duo Jan Helmich and Hermine Krumbein won bronze in the mixed competition at the Paralympics. On the 2,000-meter course in Vaires-sur-Marne, just outside Paris, they came third in 7:28.31 minutes. After a final spurt, the two Germans crossed the finish line just a tenth of a second behind the second-placed duo from Great Britain.
The coxswain foursome, on the other hand, had a lot of bad luck. Susanne Lackner, Valentin Luz, Marc Lembeck, Kathrin Marchand and Inga Thöne only managed fourth place in the mixed doubles, trailing France by just six hundredths of a second.
The visually impaired track cyclist Thomas Ulbricht and his guide Robert Förstemann sprinted to third place in the 1,000-meter time trial in the Vélodrome, just like Maike Hausberger the day before. The 39-year-old was only beaten by the two Britons James Ball (with Steffan Lloyd) and Neil Fachie (with Matthew Rotherham). It was Ulbricht’s third Paralympics medal. Guide Förstemann won bronze in the team sprint at the 2012 Olympics in London.
The morning was sobering for the German athletes at the Stade de France. The small shot putter Yannis Fischer did not manage to get beyond sixth place. Katrin Müller-Rottgardt had to settle for fifth place in the long jump and Merle Menje in the 800 metres and Max Marzillier in the 100 metres both missed their finals. Nicole Nicoleitzik also came eighth in the 200 metres.
Source: Stern
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