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German mixed relay team sprints to silver at European Championships debut
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German mixed relay team sprints to silver at European Championships debut

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Germany's mixed 4x100m relay team won silver at the European Championships in Birmingham.
  • The team finished in 40.11 seconds, behind host Great Britain which set a European record.
  • This medal is a second for some team members who also won silver in the men's 4x100m relay.

Germany's mixed 4x100m relay team secured a silver medal in their debut at the European Championships in Birmingham. The quartet of Kevin Kranz, Rebekka Haase, Heiko Gussmann, and Gina Lückenkemper clocked 40.11 seconds.

Host nation Great Britain claimed gold with a new European record of 39.97 seconds, as Amy Hunt held off Lückenkemper in a close finish. "I just went for it and wanted to grab her," Lückenkemper told ARD about her duel with Hunt, admitting she ultimately fell short.

I just went for it and wanted to grab her.

— Gina LückenkemperLückenkemper described her effort in the final stretch against Great Britain's Amy Hunt.

Bronze went to Spain with a time of 40.42 seconds. For Kranz and Gussmann, this silver adds to their earlier success in the men's 4x100m relay, where they also earned a silver medal on Saturday. The German men's team also saw Owen Ansah win gold in the 200m and bronze in the 100m, though he was not fielded in the relays due to a potential ban.

Haase and Lückenkemper's medal offered some consolation after the German women's relay team was disqualified in the heats due to a faulty final baton exchange. The women's team had previously won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the previous year's World Championships in Tokyo, and were part of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2022 Munich European Championships.

It ultimately wasn't successful.

— Gina LückenkemperLückenkemper commented on her inability to overtake Amy Hunt in the final meters of the race.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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