"I'm sorry": Kejeta missed Olympia Medal in the Marathon - Kicke
In the finish, she tore the arms as a winner. In the end, Melat Kejeta Olympia sixth in the women's marathon has become Sapporo and also a winner. From her home of Ethiopia, the 28-year-old had to flee as a teenager to save her life. 13 years later, she arrived in the German national jersey in the absolute world lit. "My goal was to get a medal for Germany," Kejeta said, apologizing that it did not work out, "I'm sorry."
In 2:29:16 hours came the shy athlete, which starts for the running team Kassel, to the finish; Only 116 seconds slower than the winner Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya / 2: 27: 20). That's no reason to make Abbitte. On the contrary: The 42.195 kilometers in the 1972 winter games of 1972 offered the extreme opposite of what would be expected of a place where once was fought on ice and snow around medals. There are climatic conditions that even Kenya's wonder marathon runner Eluid Kipchoge groaned: "We'll all began in the same frying pan."
The temperature already at the start at six o'clock: 29 degrees!
"It was incredibly warm," Kejeta said after the run torture exhausted. In the morning at six o'clock it was 29 degrees Celsius hot at 80 percent humidity. She also plagued stomach problems during the race, which as well as the heat falls. "I've dreamed of being as a child at Olympia," said Kejeta, who could keep up 30 kilometers in the top group and stated, "I met my dream and I am very satisfied."
Maybe that's just the start for greater three years in the summer games in Paris. 33 years ago, Katrin Dörre-Heinig won in 1988 in Seoul Bronze, in 1996 she was fourth in Atlanta. Only Kejeta made again a similar top placement at Olympia like today's national trainer. "Melat has made a great race with the sixth place, which we did not have had for a long time at Olympic Games," said Dörre-Heinig, saying that "history was written".
Second best German runner in Sapporo was Deborah Schöneborn. The Berliner reached the 18th place in 2:33:08 hours. On the 31st rank came the daughter of the trainer, Katharina Steinruck from Frankfurt (2:35:00). "All three have beaten excellently for these really, very difficult conditions," said Dörre-Heinig. "I pull the hat."
Melat has made a great race with the sixth place, which we did not have for a long time at the Olympic Games.
Katrin Dörre-Heinig
The breakthrough into the world elite Kejeta managed at the half marathon World Cup 2020 and proved at a time of 65:18 minutes, which could have potential they could have on the complete marathonist. The native Ethiopian is members of the oromo's ethnic group, which is pursued in their old homeland. She had to fear for her life and decided after a competition in Italy 2013, no longer return to Ethiopia.
She finally found a new home in Kassel and a new athletic chance. Since then, her incentive to bring "a medal for Germany", "said Kejeta, who has entered a single marathon in Berlin before Olympia in her career in Berlin. All the more remarkable is for the narrow woman with the big fighter heart ("running is my life") the performance of Sapporo.
Weekly training spinning is 170 kilometers
But nothing comes from in the marathon at all: a training spin of 170 kilometers per week is the basis of being talent and incredible ambition. "That was in me since my childhood," Kejeta once said the sender N-TV. "When it comes to walking, I'm like drug addictive."
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