European champion Gesa Felicitas Krause is without problems in the final of the Tokyo Olympic Games over 3000 m obstacle. Two days before her 29th birthday, Krause came to third place in her flow and thus reached the decision on Wednesday (1 pm Mesz).
At already in the morning 38 degrees Krause came in 9: 19.62 minutes behind the former Vice World Champion Courtney Frerichs from the USA (9: 19.34) and before Kenya World Champion Beatrice Chepkech (9: 19.62) finish, she made it A strong impression.
"I wanted to go under the top three, that worked. I went rightly controlled because I know that I can race out quickly. At temperatures you should not waste forces," Krause said.
The two-time World Cup third had come to Six at Olympia 2016 in Rio with German Record (9: 18.41). Meanwhile, she has pushed the national record to 9: 03.30 minutes.
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In Tokyo, the former German champion Elena Burkard (LG Nordschwarzwald) as sixth of her leaders (9: 30.64) as well as the German Vizemisterin Lea Meyer (Löningen) as Seventh (9: 33.00). Fastest of the precursors was Winfred Yavi from Bahrain (9: 10.80). Her Landswoman Ruth Jebet, who had won in Rio Gold in 2016, is locked because of doping.
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