+++ PRESS RELEASE INDOOR MEETING Karlsruhe 2019 +++ Fabian Dürr Telephone: 0721 782045-261 The INDOOR MEETING Karlsruhe shines Email:
[email protected] with world-class performances Karlsruhe, 4 February 2019 World record performance of the year, a national record, and a Meeting record go to high-jumper Naoto Tobe / Sold out athletics arena Spectators experienced astonishing performances last Saturday with three World record performances of the year, three national records, and a Meeting record in the completely sold out Karlsruhe athletics arena in Hall 3 of the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre at the INDOOR MEETING Karlsruhe. Visitors also got to see top-class German athletes. A total of seven DLV athletes mastered the standard set for the upcoming European Indoor Championships scheduled to take place in GlasgoW this coming March. As part of the IAAF World Indoor Tour, the INDOOR MEETING Karlsruhe once again shoWed itself at its best this year. Naoto Tobe, an athlete from Japan, Was the person Who sealed the deal and impressed everyone at the Meeting. Leaping over 2.35 metres in the high-jump not only earned the talented athlete the best performance and the national record, but he also set a new Meeting record that had not been broken since 1994. Wu Yung from China took second place (2.31 metres), Which meant that another Asian athlete cracked the 2.30 metre mark. The 60-metre Women’s sprint was so fast that it was over in mere seconds. In the forerun, Polish athlete Ewa Swoboda made a time of 7.08 seconds, a world record performance of the year.