Indoor championship - Trouble with DLV: No double start for runner Krause at DM
Former national coach Wolfgang Heinig is annoyed with the German Athletics Association. At the national indoor championships on February 17 and 18 in Leipzig, the DLV did not allow his runner Gesa Krause to compete in a double event. "For athletes at the very top of their game, this is unacceptable, especially as there is always talk of a lack of competitive toughness," Heinig told the German Press Agency. "It would be possible in terms of the schedule."
The 2016 and 2018 European steeplechase champion wants to return to the international top class after the birth of her daughter Lola Emilia in April this year. The goal is to qualify for the European Championships from June 7 to 12 in Rome and the Olympic Games from July 26 to August 11 in Paris.
The 31-year-old Krause will make her competitive comeback after her maternity leave at the New Year's Eve race in Trier on Sunday. She wants to lay the foundations for the Olympic qualifying races in the indoor season. At the German Championships under the roof in Leipzig, she will now compete in either the 1500 or 3000 meters.
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- Despite the controversy with the German Athletics Federation (DLV), Gesa Krause, the German long-distance runner and two-time European steeplechase champion, intends to compete in the 1500 or 3000 meters at the German Championships under the roof in Leipzig.
- The German Athletics Federation (DLV) caused frustration for national coach Wolfgang Heinig by preventing his runner Krause from participating in a double event at the German Athletics Association's national indoor championships held in Frankfurt on the Main on February 17 and 18.
- As part of her competitive comeback after maternity leave, Gesa Krause, who currently resides in Rhineland-Palatinate, will first compete in Trier's New Year's Eve race before targeting Olympic qualifying races during the indoor season.
- The German Athletics Federation (DLV) is under criticism for its decision to prohibit Krause from participating in both events at the national championships, with critics pointing out that this decision hinders the athletes' competitive toughness.
- As the current German Athletics Federation (DLV) National Coach, Wolfgang Heinig oversees German athletics, which includes athletes from various cities like Leipzig and Frankfurt on the Main.
Source: www.stern.de
