Report day 6
Athletics
Gina Lückenkemper provided the perfect ending to an emotional and extremely successful day for the German track and field athletes with a total of eight medal decisions in the Olympic Stadium. The German sprinter secured the gold medal in the women's 100-meter sprint in the final meters with her season's best performance of 10.99 seconds. Just a few minutes earlier, Italy's 2020 Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs also won gold with 9.95 seconds in the 100 meters, leaving British athletes Zharnel Hughes (9.99s) and Jeremiah Azu (10.13s) behind.
The last event of the men's decathlon, the 1500m race, was the emotional highlight of the evening. Germany's Niklas Kaul had to finish the equivalent of 27 seconds ahead of Switzerland's Simon Ehammer, who was still leading at that point. With the support of the entire stadium, Kaul was able to perform at his best and secured his first gold medal at a European Championship with a personal best time of 4:10.04 minutes, 38 seconds ahead of Ehammer. How much this success meant to him became clear in the interview after the tenth and final discipline: "Munich will have a very special place in my heart."
In the women's discus throw final, Croatian track and field athlete Sandra Perković lived up to her role as favorite. She won her sixth European title with her fifth attempt over 67.95 meters ahead of the two Germans Kristin Pudenz (67.87) and Claudine Vita (65.20m).
With a controlled run, Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the gold medal in the 5000-meter race, just like at the World Championships in Eugene (USA) a month ago.
In the men's long jump final, Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou (8.52m) prevailed, winning ahead of runner-up Thobias Montler (8.06m) of Sweden and bronze medalist Jules Pommery (8.06) of France.
Earlier in the morning, the final in the men's 35-kilometer walk had already taken place. There the German Christopher Linke sensationally won the silver medal with a personal best time (2:29:30 hours).
In addition, Malaika Mihambo, another German medal hope, qualified first in her qualification round for the final in the women's long jump.
Table tennis
In the round of the best 32, both German women's doubles were able to prevail. Nina Mittelham and Sabine Winter won the match 3:2 against the Polish doubles (Wegrzyn/Wegrzyn) after trailing 0:2 in sets. The second, much younger women's doubles team of Annett Kaufmann and Franziska Schreiner won confidently 3:0. The only German men's doubles team of the tournament, consisting of Bendikt Duda and Dang Qiu, also qualified for the round of 16 with a 3:1 win.
Beach volleyball
German beach volleyball players Karla Borger/Julia Sude and Isabel Schneider/Sandra Ittlinger won their opening matches. Former Olympic champion Kira Walkenhorst and her partner Louisa Lippmann lost their first match against Switzerland's Tanja Hüberli/Nina Hüberli. In the men's singles, the duo of Nils Ehlers/Clemens Wickler won 2-1 in their first match against Denmark's Kristoffer Abell/Jacob Stein Brinck. The other two matches of the German participants Sven Winter/Paul Henning and Philipp Huster/Simon Pfretzschner were lost 2:0.
Track cycling
In track cycling, four medal decisions were on the agenda at the Munich exhibition center. The German women's team finished the Madison women's final in sixth place with six points. The Italians won gold with 41 points. In the women's keirin final, Germany's Lea Sophie Friedrich won the gold medal. In the men's final that followed, Germany's Maximilian Dörnbach secured the silver medal behind Sébastien Vigier of France. Third place went to Vigier's compatriot Melvin Landerneau. The trio Roger Kluge, Moritz Malcharek and Theo Rheinhardt won the last of the 13 medals in 22 decisions for the German track cyclists. They won the gold medal in the men's Madison final ahead of the teams from France and Belgium.
Preview Day 7
A total of nine medal decisions are scheduled for the seventh day of the European Championships.
Table tennis
In the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, the main rounds of the men's and women's singles competition will start at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday. Thus, fans can look forward to German table tennis stars Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov, among others. In the women's doubles round of 16, German players Annett Kaufmann and Franziska Schreiner will face their teammates Nina Mittelham and Sabine Winter. The men's doubles team of Benedikt Duda and Dang Qiu will battle for a spot in the quarterfinals against Lubomir Pistej and Aleksandar Karakasevic. The possible quarterfinal matches will take place in the afternoon with at least one German doubles.
Athletics
In the Olympic Stadium, the men's hammer throw qualification gets underway at 9:35 AM. Until shortly before 2 PM, the women's heptathlon, numerous preliminary heats and qualifications of the track and field athletes, among others, can be followed live in the Olympic Stadium. In the evening session, which starts at 19:49 with the shot put of the heptathletes, a total of six medal decisions will take place. At 20:00, the first final in the women's pole vault will take place without German participation. Afterwards, the men will compete in the triple jump final, also without German participation. The Portuguese Pedro Ricardo, the only one in the field who has managed to jump over 18 meters in his career, can hope for the gold medal. The women's hammer throw final will take place at 9 p.m. without a German participant. In the men's 400m final, Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith, as the European leader, can hope for a medal. In the women's final that follows, the field is close with very similar seasonal bests of around 50 seconds. The men will close the evening with the 110m hurdles final at 22:22 PM. Gregor Traber could qualify for this just under two hours earlier in the third semifinal heat.
Beach volleyball
Starting at 10 AM, teams will battle it out at Königsplatz for a spot in the knockout rounds. Whoever wins the first match will play for the group victory and would thus be seeded directly for the round of 16. For the teams that lose their first game, nothing less than staying in the competition is at stake. The penultimate match at 8 PM will be contested by Germany's Robin Sowa and Lukas Pfretzschner.
Road cycling
After six successful days for track cyclists, the men's and women's individual time trial finals continue on Wednesday in Fürstenfeldbruck. On the 24-kilometer course, Germany's Lisa Brennauer, who will retire after the European Championships in Munich, can certainly hope for a medal.
Climbing
Starting at 3 PM, the Bouldering & Lead Women's Final will take place at Königsplatz. First, the female athletes have to solve the boulder problems before they start in the Lead at 5 PM. In the new Boulder & Lead format, the results of the two competitions will be added together to finally crown the European champion. The big favorite for the title is Janja Garnbret from Slovenia, who has already won both finals of the individual disciplines Bouldering and Lead.
Text & photos: Paul Treutwein