Lückenkemper sprints to victory in Dessau: 10.93 seconds for victory!

Lückenkemper sprints to victory in Dessau: 10.93 seconds for victory!

in an exciting competition at the 27th Anhalt meeting in Dessau-Roßlau, Gina Lückenkemper has impressively asserted himself. With a time of 10.93 seconds, she secured first place in the 100-meter race. However, the tailwind of 2.5 meters per second did not allow her to break the existing meeting record by Patrizia van der Weken, which has been with 11.02 seconds since 2023. Lückenkemper has clearly formulated the ambitions: she would like to build on her performance with the focus on the upcoming World Athletics Championship in Tokyo. This is also your third time at the meeting in Dessau and a further confirmation of your class after getting Olympic bronze in the 4 × 100 meter relay in 2024.

Not only gaps caused a sensation. There were also exciting decisions in the men's 100-meter final. With his time of 9.97 seconds, Jerome Blake from Canada set a new meeting record, while he was characterized by the tailwind of 0.3 meters per second. Daryll Neita from Great Britain took second place in 11.00 seconds and closely followed by the German sprint hope Sina Mayer with 11.03 seconds.

diverse achievements and records

The competition also offered remarkable results in other disciplines. Julian Weber, the previous year's winner in the javelin throw, was able to prevail again and took first place with a width of 87.28 meters, despite his return from the Diamond League meeting in Paris. Douw Smit from Belgium and Sindri Gudmundsson from Iceland, places two and three snap with wide of 82.53 meters and 80.39 meters.

On the medium-sized route, Nuno Pereira from Portugal, who won the 1,500-meter race and won fourth place from Leipzig in 3: 34.32 minutes. Pereira was followed by Ryan Mphahlele from South Africa and Joao Bussotti from Italy.

In the long jump, Miltiadis Tentoglou from Greece with a width of 8.23 ​​meters ensured another meeting record. Luka Herden and Simon Plitzko followed him in places second and three with 7.91 and 7.87 meters.

an event for the viewers

As reported by the MDR, the event in the Paul-Greifu-Stadion was a popular spectacle for almost 140 national and international athletes. In addition to the top -class competitions, there was also a youth event under the motto "Dessau is looking for the super sprinter", which was already taking place in the morning. The transmission started on time at 3 p.m. on TV and Livestream on Sport in the east, which gave fans the opportunity to experience their stars up close.

Athletics has a broad supporter in Germany, and according to Statista, around 7.9 million people are very interested in this sport. The DLV, the German Athletics Association, has around 793,000 members and is the sixth largest sports association in Germany. In addition, the popularity of running sports shows that around seven million Germans regularly do athletics in their free time.

The view is already on the German championships, which take place in Dresden from July 31 to August 3, 2025. The athletes are well prepared and you can be excited to see which records will fall next.

Zeit.de reports that Lückenkemper and other athletes are already burning, while the DLV is constantly trying to continue the athletics location Germany Confirm.

For the athletes, the Anhalt meeting is an important step in preparing for international competitions and at the same time a platform to present themselves in the best possible form. And that is exactly what makes athletics so unique - the struggle for best performances and the irrepressible passion for sport.