Timo Krein impresses with gold and best times at NRW championships!

Timo Krein impresses with gold and best times at NRW championships!

in Krefeld, where the Covestro Sportpark became a stage for the North Rhine Championships of the youth U14/U18, the athletes of the LAZ Rhein-Sieg celebrated great success. Timo Krein in particular caused a sensation: he chose a master of 4: 07.59 minutes to the master over 1500 meters with a personal best of 4: 07.59 and thus demonstrated his shape. The following day, he also scored a considerable third place in the 800-meter race with 1: 59.51 minutes. His team -mate Florian Herr also impressed because he ran the 1500 meters of the men in a quick 3: 56.33 minutes, which means the fastest time since 2015. The U20 athletes Tim Julian Ostrominski and Linus Koch could also be satisfied with their times of 4: 20.63 minutes and 4: 22.37 minutes, despite the stress in the Abitur phase.

Not only in Krefeld in Lower Rhine was performed. Felix Ebel ventured to the German indoor championships in Leipzig and fought over 3000 meters at a personal best of 8: 16.46 minutes. Despite an unfortunate drinking behavior at the beginning of the race, which gave him breathing problems during the last 1000 meters, he reached the seventh place from twelve participants. The choice of athlete of the year in Emden, for which EBEL has been nominated. He is also very excited about the challenge in South Africa for a training camp in the coming month.

German athletics records and their meaning

What many do not know: The German athletic records hold an exciting place in sports history. Some records were led under large controversy, especially with regard to doping. Above all, the world records of sports legends such as Marita Koch or Marlies Göhr in the sprint area, which have most of the best performances. These records are not only evaluated according to strict guidelines and under the eyes of the International Athletics Association World Athletics, but also show how the sports have developed over the years.

Currently there are a variety of records in Germany that say a lot about the performance level of the athletes. The 100-meter record is 9.99 seconds, set up by Owen. Also in the marathon there is a new scale with 2:04:56 hours from Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu, which clearly shows what is possible in athletics.

The successes from Krefeld and Leipzig have a motivating effect for the athletes. It remains to be seen what services the upcoming competitions bring and how the athletes will achieve their best and maybe even new records. Whether in the country or at national championships - athletics has great potential that needs to be discovered and promoted.