Sensational debut: Isabelle Engel cracks U23 European Championship limit in St. Pölten!
Sensational debut: Isabelle Engel cracks U23 European Championship limit in St. Pölten!
St. Pölten, Österreich - Isabelle Engel, a promising talent of Austrian athletics, started the outdoor season 2025 with a remarkable appearance. At the ÖlV meeting in St. Pölten, the 20-year-old ran over 100 meters hurdles both in the lead and in the final, where she scored her impressive times of 13.58 s and 13.72 s. With these services, she undercut the limit for the U23 European Championship of 13.80 s and thus secured a place at the European Championship, which will take place in July in Bergen, Norway, as krone.at
angel won both the preliminary and the subsequent final and showed impressive progress in her competition. Despite her excellent performance, she said that she does not dream of a medal at the U23 European Championship. This could indicate a realistic assessment of their opportunities, since the strongest athletes from all over Europe will often compete in this competition, as the history of the European U23 European Championships, which took place in 2023 in Finland, in the Leppävaaran Stadium, where 44 competitions were held [Wikipedia] (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/leichthletik-u23-europame championships_2023).
performance of the colleagues
Viktoria Willhuber from SU Leibnitz achieved a time of 11.80 s in advance and 11.91 s in the finals as part of the same meeting, which secured second place behind Magdalena Lindner from Lower Austria. Felix Lang (10.74 s), Gabriel Bornemann (10.94 s) as well as Maximilian Graff and Simon Dietz (10.98 S and 10.99 s) were also able to draw attention to respectable performance in the men's area. For the athletes, this was an excellent opportunity to present themselves in the current form and gain important experiences while preparing for upcoming competitions [stlv.at] (https://www.stlv.at/service/news/u23-em-limit-fuer-isabelle-engel-starke-und- between- between- u16-mk-oemsU16 championships in Vienna
There were also exciting competitions at the U16 championship in Vienna in parallel to Engele's success. Clara Schweighofer from LTU-Graz took fourth place after the first day of the heptathlon with 2,455 points. She achieved best performances in several disciplines, including in the 80m hurdle run and in the javelin throw. Her teammate Marisa Stoxreiter is currently in eighth place with 2,323 points. The competition shows that the young talents in athletics do not only provide promising services in the U23, but also in the U16.The coming months will be crucial for the athletes, as the U23 European Championship is just around the corner and there are numerous options for personal best and medals. Athletes like Isabelle Engel are on a promising path to demonstrate Austria's potential in the international field of athletics.
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