Lückenkemper, Weber, and their peers: European Championship participants at the Istaf meet.

Sporting activities - Lückenkemper, Weber, and their peers: European Championship participants at the Istaf meet.

Shortly following the Olympic Games, Germany's elite track and field athletes will reunite. The long jump Olympic gold medalist Malaika Mihambo, the sprint European champion Gina Lückenkemper, the hurdler Gesa Krause, and the spear throw European champion Julian Weber have all confirmed their attendance at the ISTAF event taking place in Berlin's Olympic Stadium on September 1st. Currently, these athletes are battling for European Championship medals in Rome.

In a statement released by ISTAF on Friday, Weber described the year as a mega sports year, stating, "With the European Championships and the Olympic Games, we have two spectacular highlights in athletics for 2024. I'm already looking forward to sharing this exceptional season with the German fans at the ISTAF." The 29-year-old spear thrower added.

ISTAF website: https://www.istaf.de/

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1. Julian Weber, the spear throw European champion, is set to compete at the ISTAF meet in Berlin's Olympic Stadium along with fellow German athletes Malaika Mihambo, Gina Lückenkemper, and Gesa Krause, who are also attending.
2. Following their participation in the Olympic Games and the ongoing European Championships in Rome, these elite athletes will reunite at the Olympic Stadium Berlin for the prestigious ISTAF athletics event on September 1st.
3. Sprint Nextel, the organizers of the ISTAF meet, have confirmed the attendance of Olympic gold medalist Malaika Mihambo and other top German track and field athletes, including Julian Weber, at the event held in Berlin.
4. After securing the long jump title at the Olympic Games and the sprint title at the European Championships, Gina Lückenkemper and Malaika Mihambo, respectively, will continue their streak in Berlin's Olympic Stadium during the ISTAF meet.
5. Set against the backdrop of Berlin's historic Olympic Stadium, athlete Julian Weber expressed his excitement about competing at the ISTAF meet, describing the year as a 'mega sports year' with both the European Championships and Olympic Games taking place in Germany.

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