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Ogunleye Extends Reign With 20.37m PB as Farken Exits Injured on Day 1 of German Indoors

The performances sharpen Germany’s selection picture for next month’s World Indoor Championships in Torun.

Overview

  • Olympic champion Yemisi Ogunleye retained the women’s shot put title with a 20.37 m personal best on her fifth attempt after recent rotational-technique changes, with Katharina Maisch second at 18.73 m.
  • Georg Harpf, 20, won the men’s shot put with a dominant 20.46 m personal best, finishing ahead of Lukas Schober (19.27 m) and Lasse Schulz (19.14 m).
  • Florian Bremm took the men’s 3000 m in 7:42.05, beating national steeplechase record-holder Frederik Ruppert, who ran 7:46.81 for second.
  • Nele Weßel captured the women’s 3000 m in 9:01.35 for the first individual national title of her career, with Vanessa Mikitenko and Elena Burkard completing the podium.
  • Robert Farken abandoned the men’s 3000 m after grabbing his rear right thigh about 1,000 m from the finish, with an MRI planned Monday to determine the severity.