Athletics highlights: Farken and Brückenkemper take off in Oslo!

Athletics highlights: Farken and Brückenkemper take off in Oslo!

On June 12th, a selected group of seven athletes will represent the German Athletics Association (DLV) at the Diamond League meeting in Oslo. This prestigious event features numerous men and women who have already shown outstanding performances in the current season. Fans can particularly look forward to the appearances of Gina Brückenkemper and Lea Meyer, who will be competing in their first circuit races of the summer in Europe. Their shape curves indicate exciting competitions. leichtathletik.de reports that Lückekemper ran impressive times over 100 meters (11.07 seconds) and 200 meters (22.77 seconds) in the USA and is now an Olympic champion Julien Alfred and other top athletes will challenge.

Lea Meyer, on the other hand, has a personal best time of under 15 minutes over 5,000 meters and plans to return to the 3,000 meter steeplechase. The competition in this race is strong as Gesa Felicitas Krause, who recently focused on road racing, is also back at the start. laufen.de highlights that there are four athletes in the 3,000 meter obstacle field who have already achieved times of under nine minutes, including the Olympic champion Winfred Yavi from Bahrain and the world champion Norah Jeruto from Kazakhstan.

Robert Farken on the hunt for records

Another highlight will be Robert Farken's appearance in the Meile. The athlete from SG Motor Gohlis-Nord Leipzig recently improved the German record over 1,500 meters to a breathtaking 3:30.80 minutes, which is promising for the upcoming competitions. Farken also excelled indoors with a time of 3:49.44 minutes over the mile. In Oslo he aims to break Jens-Peter Herold's indoor mile record (3:49.22 minutes), which has stood since 1988. The wind and speed in this race are expected to be fueled by international stars such as Zan Rudolf of Slovenia, Timothy Cheruiyot of Kenya and Oliver Hoare of Australia. leichtathletik.de details Farken's upcoming challenge.

Strong field of participants in other disciplines

The Diamond League meeting in Oslo also promises exciting competitions in other disciplines. The men's 5,000-meter field includes twelve athletes with best times under 13 minutes, including Ethiopian runners Yomif Kejelcha and Hagos Gebrhiwet. In the long jump there will be an all-around competition with names like Markus Rooth from Norway and Johannes Erm from Estonia. There will also be exciting competitions in the hammer throw with Ethan Katzberg from Canada and the women's 10,000 meters with Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal. laufen.de reports that the elite athletes will all try to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, which take place in September.

In this exciting setting, triple jumper Max Heß will also continue his outdoor season, having already jumped 16.88 meters and aiming for 17 meters, while he has to assert himself against top international stars such as Pedro Pablo Pichardo from Portugal and Fabrice Zango from Burkina Faso. leichtathletik.de emphasizes that the athletes are looking forward to the event with excitement and that the results could be groundbreaking for their future season plans.