Athletics: Ansah became sprint champion after vortex

“I wanted to show everyone that I am the fastest German. I wanted to put on a show, I managed that,” said Ansah on ZDF.

NADA has initiated proceedings against Ansah and cited a refused doping test as the background. However, the sprinter is still eligible to start. According to his lawyer, he wants to comment in detail at NADA.

In a statement from the German Athletics Association, Ansah stated that he was about to make his way to the Diamond League meeting in Monaco on July 10th when the inspector rang outside the rehearsal time window specified by Ansah. “I was already very late and couldn’t hand in the sample at such short notice, especially since I had just used the toilet,” Ansah explained.

Women’s race: Brückenkemper dethroned

In the women’s category, former European champion Gina Brückenkemper missed out on her seventh title and only finished third in 11.29 seconds. According to his own words, Brückenkemper was slowed down for a while by a tick bite on the back of his head a few weeks ago.

“That really destroyed me,” said the Westphalian native and was close to tears. Since Brückenkemper had also considered turning down the championships, she was ultimately happy with the bronze medal.

Jolina Ernst took victory in 11.26 seconds ahead of Emma Goretzka from Berlin, who was also stopped in 11.26 seconds but was a few thousandths slower.