Austria's athletes cheer for tight European Championship decisions in Apeldoorn

Austria's athletes cheer for tight European Championship decisions in Apeldoorn

On an exciting morning at the Hallen European Championships in Apeldoorn, Austria's athletes presented themselves impressively, even if some were barely scared past the final places. Karin Strametz impressed in the hurdle sprint and reached a strong time of 8.01 seconds in the semi -final over 60 meters, which she secured the tenth overall. In the lead, she even set up a new personal best with 7.99 seconds and had started fully motivated to the semi -finals, where she only missed the final qualification. "Overall, I am very, very satisfied with my EM cutting off," said the athlete who was missing exactly four hundredths of seconds to move into the final, as the Krone reported.

Fate was also not good for Endaorsass Kingley, who achieved two personal best in the triple jump with 16.25 meters, but only missed the final qualification by three centimeters. "It hurts, so briefly," said the Upper Austrian, who celebrated a remarkable comeback last year after a serious injury and operation. Caroline Bredlinger also resigned as fourth in the 800-meter lead, only 15 hundredths separated them from moving into the semi-finals and she could not find the Nødvendigen gap in the field. "That was a bit bad luck," said the Burgenlander, who was still proud of her first appearance at a major event.

Pallitsch misses the final

Another athlete who fought for the final was Raphael Pallitsch over 1500 meters. The Union St. Pölten-Athlete, experienced participant at indoor championships, performed strongly, but landed in the unfortunate fourth place in its preliminary run with 3: 40.96 minutes and only missed the final by 44 hundredths of a second. "This is now a little bit bitter," commented the 35-year-old, who, despite the disappointment, was satisfied with his performance, since he achieved the tenth time over all preliminary ones, like Oelv.at . Its tactics to stay calm and strategically overtake the field was appealing, but the strength subsided and led to a disappointing result.