Top ten for Bad Orb: Walter and Brambier at championship strong!

Top ten for Bad Orb: Walter and Brambier at championship strong!

in Roth, Franconia, the German Triathlon Youth Championships took place last weekend, an event that attracted athletes from all over Germany. The competition promised exciting outputs and valuable qualifications for the upcoming European Championships. The Bad Orb team shone with two top ratings in this competition. mkk echo reports that Sarah Walter took fifth place in junior elite field with a time of 59:02 minutes, while her teammate AVA Martha Brambier came ninth.

Walter, who had set high goals, was disappointed with her placement because she missed the qualification for the European Youth Championship in Melilla. Despite her engagement, after a strong swimming and bike route, she had to fall from third place to five on the final route. Brambier, on the other hand, was optimistic and satisfied with her ninth place in the hope of showing better performance in the coming year.

competition conditions and medal allocation

This competition is part of the DTU youth cup, and the title competitions included different age groups. Triathlon Germany explained that two races have already taken place in Halle (Saale) and now on Rothsee medals and squad criteria for the top athlete. Particularly noteworthy are the juniors who are fighting for the Coveted EM starting places that are awarded on July 19 and 20 in Melilla, Spain.

This season athletes such as Kjell Brandt from Saxony and Julia Bodenschatz from North Rhine-Westphalia are among the big favorites that have already secured their EM tickets. The performance density among the juniors is also high, with an exciting three -way battle between Brandt, Christian Ache from Hesse and Luis Rühl from Bavaria. The competitions for juniors take place over a distance of 750 meters swimming, 18.2 kilometers cycling and 5 kilometers running, and the tension remains until the end.

The triathlon in context

triathlon is a young sport in Germany with over 40 years of history. It all started in 1982, and today there are around 600 triathlon events across the country every year, some of which are among the greatest sporting events. Passion triathlon shows that events such as the ITU World Triathlon Series attract over 10,000 participants and attract more than 250,000 spectators.

The German triathlon championships are therefore not only a platform for prospective athletes, but also an important part of the national sports landscape that bears fruits for the next generation. On August 2, the youth B championships will continue in Dresden, another exciting date in the triathlon calendar.