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ISTAF INDOOR \u2013 videos online<\/h2>\r\n
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\r\n\r\nHighlights and impressions from the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0STAF INDOOR can be watched here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XAWGQbnyYBI<\/a>\r\n\r\nAll disciplines can be watches here:\r\n\r\n60m women:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M_JvE1ZIJO8<\/a>\r\n60m men:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vyiL8J6cmkQ<\/a>\r\n\r\n60m hurdles women:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LxoyTtcvjV0<\/a>\r\n60m hurdles men:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=excC5kQMFJk<\/a>\r\n\r\nDiscus duel:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ikNpECzDn-0<\/a>\r\n\r\npole vault men:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FTsYRHUzqCc<\/a>\r\n\r\nlong jump women:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-CBHZjnQFY<\/a>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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ISTAF INDOOR: Great performances from Kendricks, Prescod, Mihambo and M\u00fcller<\/h2>\r\n\u00a0\r\n
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\r\n\r\nBerlin\u2019s ISTAF INDOOR produced a fascinating athletics event with world-class results and a men versus women discus contest that proved to be an outstanding success. 12,100 spectators enjoyed the night at the world\u2019s biggest indoor athletics meeting, which fully lived up to expectations. World-leading marks were set by the Germans Malaika Mihambo, who won the long jump with a meeting record of 6.99 m, and Pamela Dutkiewicz, who won the 60 m hurdles in 7.89. Another world-lead came in the pole vault, where Sam Kendricks of the US cleared 5.86 m. In a very close 60 m final Britain\u2019s Reece Prescod just edged out Arthur Ciss\u00e9 from the Ivory Coast with a winning time of 6.53, which is a European lead. The premiere of a men versus women discus event ended with the women defying the odds. Nadine M\u00fcller led her team to a 27:24 points victory. With 63.89m the German produced the best throw of the competition. This is a meeting record and an unofficial world indoor best. Yet no official world records are listed in indoor discus throwing. \u201eFantastic performances, fantastic atmosphere and the discus challenge went extremely well. We are all truly happy,\u201c said Meeting Director Martin Seeber.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMen\u2019s events: Kendricks shows promising attempts over 6.01 m<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nReece Prescod won both his races this evening but made it as close as it could get. First he just edged out Italy\u2019s Filippo Tortu in the heat with both athletes timed at 6.63. In the final the sprinter from Great Britain came from behind again, caught up to Arthur Ciss\u00e9 and both men crossed the finish line in 6.53, which is the second fastest time in the world this season.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201eThis is not a bad time for me. I was quite happy with my start, which is usually my bottleneck. This is my first ISTAF INDOOR and I have to say it is amazing. The atmosphere is incredible. I will definitely be back,\u201c said Prescod. Another upcoming European sprinter, Filippo Tortu, took third in 6.59. \u201eThis was a great race for me. But I will finish my indoor season now since I want to fully concentrate on the 100 m in the summer season,\u201c said the Italian.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nEuropean 110 m Hurdles Champion Pascal Martinot-Lagarde claimed a second victory in Berlin after his gold medal performance last summer. In a close contest with Germany\u2019s Gregor Traber the Frenchman won with 7.62. Traber followed with 7.65 while Hungary\u2019s Balazs Baji won the bronze medal in 7.76. \u201eThe end of my race was pretty good, but the start was bad,\u201c said Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, who plans a full indoor season: \u201eI want to run the European Championships.\u201c\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nWhen the bar was raised to 5.76 m four pole vaulters were still in contention in an event, which has produced very good results time and again at the ISTAF INDOOR. World champion Sam Kendricks was up against the three Poles Piotr Lisek, Robert Sobera and Pawel Wojciechowski. Kendricks and last year\u2019s winner Lisek both cleared this height at their first attempt while Wojciechowski needed three jumps to do it. For Sobera 5.76 m were too high and he had to settle for fourth place with 5.66 m. Kendricks then won the competition as he was the only one to jump 5.86 m. He did this with his second attempt and took away the world-lead from Lisek, who had won in Cottbus two days earlier with 5.85 m and this time finished second. Going for a personal indoor best of 6.01 m afterwards Kendricks had promising attempts. \u201eMy best attempt was the first one, when I still had a lot of energy,\u201c said Kendricks.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nWomen\u2019s events: Malaika Mihambo misses seven meter mark by a centimeter<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBritain\u2019s Kristal Awuah showed a fine performance in the 60 m: With a time of 7.19 she improved her personal best of 7.30 by a big margin. She was well ahead of Klara Seidlova from the Czech Republic and Berlin\u2019s crowd favourite Gina L\u00fcckenkemper, who clocked 7.27 and 7.30 respectively. \u201eI am happy and excited that I won tonight. Now I will go for the British Championships with the aim of qualifying for the Europeans,\u201c said Kristal Awuah.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nIn a close 60 m hurdles final Pamela Dutkiewicz just held on to a 7.89 victory. She was in the lead early, but had to fight hard to stay ahead of fellow-German Cindy Roleder, who was closing in and finished second with 7.91. European 100 m hurdles champion Elvira Herman from Belarus took third in 7.97. \u201eI was very nervous before my heat and told myself: think less and just race. I knew the final would be fast because of my fast opponents,\u201c said Pamela Dutkiewicz after her world leading performance.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nEuropean long jump champion Malaika Mihambo delivered an outstanding performance. After stepping over at her first two attempts she sailed to 6.94 m in round three, taking the lead from Ivana Spanovic. Mihambo then went on to 6.99 m in round four, breaking the meeting record by fellow-German Alexandra Wester by four centimeters. She stepped over in round five, but came back with another great leap of 6.98 m. \u201eToday was a really good competition. I hope I can further improve this winter and finally jump seven metres,\u201c said 24 year-old Mihambo, who tied her outdoor best in Berlin.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nSpanovic, the reigning World indoor champion from Serbia, who competed for the first time since an injury during the European Championships last August, finished third with 6.65. Ukraine\u2019s Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk was second with 6.73 m.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nPerfect start for men versus women discus competition<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nThere was some scepticism when the organisers announced that they would stage a men versus women competition. However this format became an instant success in Berlin on Friday night. Few had expected that the women could upset the men, but that was exactly what happened. There were four direct competitions in each round and a total of four rounds. When the men won the opening two duels it looked like the expected scenario. But then the women hit back and when Germany\u2019s Nadine M\u00fcller beat Olympic champion Christoph Harting it suddenly became a fascinating contest. It was evenly balanced until the end with the score being even before the final round (18:18). It could easily have ended in a draw, however Nadine M\u00fcller delivered a meeting record of 63.89 m which secured an extra three points. That made the difference in the end with a final score of 27:24. While M\u00fcller was the outstanding thrower in Berlin, Austria\u2019s Lukas Wei\u00dfhaidinger produced the best throw of the men\u2019s team with 63.06 m. \u201eA competition against the men, that was a superb idea. It was exciting for us and for the spectators as well,\u201c said Nadine M\u00fcller.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Lavillenie, Spanovic, L\u00fcckenkemper plus unique men\u2019s versus women\u2019s discus<\/h2>\r\nWorld pole vault record holder Renaud Lavillenie of France, Serbia\u2019s World indoor long jump champion Ivana Spanovic, Germany\u2019s European sprint silver medallist Gina L\u00fcckenkemper and Berlin\u2019s Olympic discus champion Christoph Harting lead the line-up for Berlin\u2019s sixth edition of the ISTAF INDOOR on February 1 next year with the meeting continuing its tradition for innovation by a debut hosting of a men\u2019s versus women\u2019s team discus.\r\n\r\n7,000 tickets have already been sold and the organizers expect 12,000 spectators for the world\u2019s biggest indoor athletics meeting. The programme consists of seven events: men\u2019s and women\u2019s 60m and 60m hurdles, men\u2019s pole vault, women\u2019s long jump and the debut discus team competition featuring men against women, four on each side.\r\n\r\nThe fans are guaranteed that the ISTAF INDOOR continues its tradition for memorable presentation in the Mercedes-Benz Arena. Pyrotechnics, music and light show will highlight the athletes. It\u2019s a style which the meeting director Martin Seeber believes sets the meeting apart: \u201cThe unique format of the ISTAF INDOOR, with showbiz elements and our fantastic fans able to be so close, pushes the athletes to top class performances. Having the discus in an indoor arena is already unique. Now we want to give the fans, who will be in the thick of the action, an exciting team discus competition. I think they can expect a great evening.\u201d\r\n\r\nRenauld Lavillenie will be a familiar face to Berlin\u2019s athletics fans. The current world indoor record holder in the men\u2019s pole vault with 6.16m not only has three world indoor titles to his credit in addition to the Olympic gold won in London in 2012, he holds the meeting record with 6.02m from 2015 and remains the only vaulter to have cleared 6 metres in this arena. But he will not be able to rest on his laurels, having finished third in last year\u2019s competition.\r\n\r\nAnticipation will also be sharpened among the home fans for the women\u2019s long jump where the reigning World indoor champion, Ivana Spanovic, meets Germany\u2019s European champion this year, Malaika Mihambo. Spanovic has a best of 7.24m indoors and is also Olympic bronze medallist from Rio in 2016. She won the competition here with an impressive 6.87m in 2017. But she and Mihambo finished the outdoor season with a season\u2019s best of 6.99m for joint second in the world season\u2019s list, suggesting a close competition could put the meeting record of 6.95m in danger.\r\n\r\nGina L\u00fcckenkemper will carry the home fans\u2019 hopes in the women\u2019s 60m. The European 100m silver medallist this year achieved her fastest ever time of 7.11 in the last indoor season. Her compatriot Pamela Dutkiewicz should be a strong contender in the women\u2019s 60m hurdles with a World championship bronze medal in 2017 and a European silver medal outdoors this year to her credit. Dutkiewicz ran 7.88 here last year. The meeting record is held by Australia\u2019s reigning World champion Sally Pearson with 7.79.\r\n\r\nThe prime innovation this year will be the team discus competition, men versus women, four on each side with each taking six throws. The best distances achieved by each athlete will be added and the total will decide the outcome, with the women throwing their usual, lighter implement. The concept has found favour with competitors on either side: Christoph Harting, the reigning Olympic champion, described it as: \u201cA cool idea. I think we men will win. We have more experience [throwing indoors]. ISTAF INDOOR is the only indoor meeting of its kind in the world and we\u2019ve already experienced it five times, the women have done it just once.\u201d One of his opponents on February 1, this year\u2019s European bronze medallist Shanice Craft, likes the idea just as much but expects a different outcome: \u201cGetting a team together and competing against the men is going to be great. No question who will be the stronger sex, us women will come out on top, we\u2019re better at holding our nerve,\u201d said the German.\r\n\r\nAnother innovation will be a Fan-Zone, where spectators can meet their track and field heroes and heroines. It\u2019s part of the event\u2019s style, as meeting director Martin Seeber confirms: \u201cISTAF INDOOR stands for elite sport, so close you can almost touch. Our aim is to continue to bring athletes and fans closer together, we want to have track and field stars and role models accessible.\u201d\r\n

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World premiere at the ISTAF INDOOR 2019: discus throw duel: \u201cwomen vs. men\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nFirst time in history: At the 6th<\/sup>ISTAF INDOOR on Friday, the 1st<\/sup>of February 2019, at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, there will be a duel of the world\u2019s best male and female discus throw athletes. Women or men: how will throw further? This kind of special discus throw competition is only one of the innovations which were presented by the organization committee on the 20th<\/sup>of November, 2018.\u00a0 Numerous track and field stars out of 7 disciplines will participate in the world\u2019s largest indoor track and field meeting. For example Olympic champion Christoph Harting und his discus throw colleague Shanice Craft, Renaud Lavillenie (French pole vault athlete, current world record holder), Pamela Dutkiewicz (hurdle race) and Germany\u2019s fastest woman: Gina L\u00fcckenkemper.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMeeting-director Martin Seeber: \u201cThe unique format of the ISTAF INDOOR with the show elements and the closeness of the fantastic supporters lead to the fact that the athletes are able to perform at their best. Discus throw at the Mercedes Benz Arena is a spectacle anyway. With the discus throw competition we want to provide the spectators, who sit very close to the athletes, an exciting team competition which promises a lot of entertainment and excitement. The spectators are able to look forward to having a great evening!\u201d\r\n\r\nFour women and four men, each one has six tries, will compete against each other. The current best results will be added to the team evaluation. \u201cThis is a really great idea!\u201d, says Olympic champion Christoph Harting. \u201cLet\u2019s see who will be better. For the discus throw athletes the ISTAF INDOOR is the only indoor competition worldwide. The atmosphere is amazing- the ISTAF INDOOR is just fun for everybody\u201d. Also Shanice Craft, 3rd<\/sup>place at the European Championship and 1st<\/sup>place at the German Championship 2018, is looking forward to participate in the competition. \u201cDue to that competition, we will become members of a team and will challenge the men. That\u2019s going to be great!\u201d Shanice Craft triumphed the 2nd<\/sup>ISTAF INDOOR and holds the unofficial indoor record with 62,07 meters. \u201cI definitely want to stick up to that record. It has been an amazing experience 2015. The ISTAF INDOOR is just an awesome event!\u201d\r\n\r\nNot only Shanice Craft and Christoph Harting, but also a lot of other topstars from other disciplines have confirmed their participation ( 60 m sprint men, 60 m sprint women, 60 m hurdle race men, 60 m hurdle race women, long jump women, pole vault men). The French pole vault athlete Renaud Lavillenie, who holds the current world record, Germany\u2019s fastest woman Gina L\u00fcckenkamper and Germany\u2019s best hurdle run athlete Pamela Dutkiewicz will participate.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nStars very close: new fan area at the Mercedes Benz Arena<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe discus throw competition \u201cWomen vs. men\u201d is not the only new part of the program. Another innovation of the 6th<\/sup>ISTAF INDOOR will be the new fan area at the Mercedes Benz arena, which will be arranged by the organizers. In that area, the spectators will be able to meet the athletes. Meeting director Martin Seeber: \u201cThe ISTAF INDOOR means professional sports very close to the spectators\u201d. We want to reduce the distance between the spectators and the athletes. At track and field, we want stars and role models as close as possible. At the arena, we create a room where young and old fans can meet their idols, get autographs and take selfies.\r\n

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ISTAF INDOOR IN FRONT OF 12,100 SPECTATORS IN BERLIN<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTatjana Pinto and Piotr Lisek produced the highlights at ISTAF INDOOR in Berlin. In front of 12,100 spectators in the capital\u2019s Mercedes-Benz Arena the German sprinter took the 60 m with 7.13 seconds after producing a world lead of 7.08 in her heat before. Piotr Lisek showed he will be ready to go for what would be his first global title at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham (1st to 4th March). The Pole Vaulter from Poland took his event with 5.83 m.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nWhile China\u2019s sprinter Su Bingtian clocked a strong 6.55 in the 60 m Britain\u2019s Andrew Pozzi showed fine form as well. He took the 60 m Hurdles with 7.58 seconds. Alina Talay of Belarus won the women\u2019s hurdles with 7.89. Germany\u2019s Nadja K\u00e4ther took the Long Jump with 6.56 m and there was an upset in the final event of the night, when Austria\u2019s Lukas Weisshaidinger was first in the Discus Throw with 63.91 m.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMen\u2019s Events<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLast year\u2019s ISTAF INDOOR winner Piotr Lisek did not start well in the Pole Vault when he only cleared his first height of 5.45 m at his second attempt. However the 25 year-old then went from strength to strength, clearing 5.60 m, 5.70 m and 5.78 m all with his first jump. There was already some pressure on world record holder Renaud Lavillenie of France, who passed 5.78 m, when Lisek took this height at his first attempt. However the Pole added more when he cleared 5.83 m with his second attempt. Lavillenie missed twice. So he now had to clear a world leading 5.88 m to win. But he had only one jump left after he passed his third attempt at 5.83. It did not work for the Frenchman, who finally finished third with 5.70.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nOlympic Champion Thiago Braz da Silva was second with 5.70. He had cleared his three first heights all at his first attempt (5.45 m, 5.60 m 5.70 m) before failing at 5.78 m while Lavillenie needed two jumps to go over 5.60 m. Raphael Holzdeppe took fourth with 5.60 m and Canada\u2019s Shawn Barber followed in fifth with the same height.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201eI have now won this event for the second time. I like to come here, the crowd is awesome and the people support me,\u201c said Piotr Lisek who established a season\u2019s best and is currently number two in the world behind Lavillenie (5.86). \u201eMy next competition will be in Cottbus and then I will prepare for the World Championships in Birmingham. I want to go there and I want to win. I also look forward to the Berlin European Championships in August. I live in Stettin, so it will not be far for my fans to come to Berlin and support me.\u201c\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nChina\u2019s Su Bingtian showed that he will be ready for the World Indoors as well. He took the 60 m with a fine 6.55 seconds, the fastest time by an Asian sprinter this winter so far. \u201eThe race turned out really fine for me. It felt good competing at ISTAF INDOOR,\u201c Su said. Italy\u2019s Filippo Tortu was second in 6.62 seconds \u2013 a personal best time, which he had already produced in his heat.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nAt the age of 41 Kim Collins (Saint Kitts and Nevis) continues to go strong. The world 100 m champion from 15 years ago ran 6.64 in Berlin and placed third in the final. \u201eLast year, the London World Championships were my last championships outdoors. So this year Birmingham should be my last championships indoors. I do not know about outdoors yet. My son will be 20 years next year. I have had an extremely long career. But I still love it,\u201c said Kim Collins.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nBritain\u2019s Andrew Pozzi showed good form in the build-up to Birmingham. The reigning European indoor champion won the 60 m hurdles with 7.58 from Balazs Baji. The Hungarian, who had won at ISTAF INDOOR a year ago, clocked 7.61. Aurel Manga of France was third in 7.65. \u201eI am very happy to have won here. It was my first ISTAF and I enjoyed the great atmosphere. It was a tough race,\u201c said Pozzi.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nAfter attaching safety nets the Discus Throw was the final event of ISTAF INDOOR. It all pointed towards a German victory by Daniel Jasinski, who had been in the lead with a second round throw of 61.86 m. But in the final few throws of the competition that all changed. First Berlin\u2019s local hero Robert Harting took the lead with 62.32. However an upset for the London Olympic Champion followed when Lukas Weisshaidinger of Austria produced a great 63.91. Daniel Jasinski then could not respond and had to settle for third place. Belgium\u2019s Philip Milanov took fourth with 60.82. \u201eI did never expect to win this one. It is unbelievable to beat Robert Harting,\u201c said Lukas Weisshaidinger.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nWomen\u2019s Events<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nTatjana Pinto showed great early season form on Friday night. The 25-year-old sprinter took the first heat of the 60 m with a world lead of 7.08 seconds. She was only 0.01 off her personal best and just 0.08 away from Dutch meeting record holder Dafne Schippers, who ran 7.00 at ISTAF INDOOR two years ago.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nIn the final Pinto could not quite match her time, but she just edged to victory in 7.13 seconds, beating Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland who crossed the line in 7.14. In a very close race Michelle-Lee Ahye (Trinidad and Tobago) was third in 7.16 while Lisa Mayer took fourth with 7.17 and fellow-German Gina L\u00fcckenkemper followed in 7.19. Marie-Josee Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) had to settle for sixth with 7.22.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201eI really looked forward to this meeting because of the tremendous atmosphere. I was able to stay relaxed and concentrated on myself. My big goal is the World Indoor Championships. It was a great start into my season in Berlin,\u201c said Tatjana Pinto.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nHopes for a German victory in the 60 m hurdles did not materialize as Alina Talay surged ahead. The multiple European champion from Belarus ran a fine time of 7.89 seconds. Germans Pamela Dutkiewicz and Cindy Roleder took second and third with both given the same time of 7.93. Sharika Nelvis from the US followed in fourth with 7.94.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201eToday was my first international competition in 2018. I was really nervous. But now I am really satisfied coming first with such a time in a strong field,\u201c said Alina Talay. Another one who was very happy was Cindy Roleder who managed a fine comeback on international stage after a long injury lay-off. \u201eI am really satisfied with my race. To run below eight seconds after my comeback is really amazing for me. I never dreamt of running that fast that early in the season. I would not mind my season to continue like that,\u201c said Roleder.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nPerformances in the Long Jump were slightly below par. There was a German winner here with Nadja K\u00e4ther, who achieved 6.56 m in round three. Cuba\u2019s Yariadmis Arguelles took second with 6.47 while Alexandra Wester of Germany was third (6.42). The US Olympic Champion Tianna Bartoletta had to settle for fourth with 6.38. She did start in the 60 m in between. But a fifth place in her heat with 7.33 was not enough to advance into the final.\r\n

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Four Olympic Champions to light up Berlin\u2019s\u00a0ISTAF INDOOR<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nFour Olympic champions, five World champions and six European gold medallists will be in action at the fifth edition of the ISTAF INDOOR meeting in Berlin on Friday evening. Renaud Lavillenie of France and Brazil\u2019s Thiago Braz da Silva, winners of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic titles respectively, will meet in the pole vault, while Tianna Bartoletta of the USA has set her sights just as high with a double start: the Olympic long jump and sprint relay champion will run the 60m as well as competing in her specialist field event. Special safety nets will be installed for the discus competition which closes the meeting and this promises to be another highlight with the presence of Berlin\u2019s very own Olympic champion from the 2012 London Games, Robert Harting.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nMore than 12.000 tickets for the biggest indoor athletics meeting in the world have already been sold. The schedule comprises seven events: men\u2019s and women\u2019s 60m and 60m hurdles, women\u2019s long jump, men\u2019s pole vault and men\u2019s discus. The indoor arena does not have a 200m oval track, hence the absence of other running events.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u201cSpectators can look forward to seven top quality events with the ISTAF INDOOR once again offering the prospect of thrilling sport. I\u2019m especially delighted that, in addition to athletes of the highest international class, we\u2019ll also have many young German athletes who are producing such strong performances at present and should put the established stars under pressure. For them \u2013 and for all the other European athletes \u2013 the ISTAF INDOOR will be the first significant test on the road to the European Championships in Berlin in August,\u201d said the meeting director Martin Seeber.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nEVENTS I STARS I FAVOURITES\r\nPole Vault (Men) \/ Start: 06:05 pm<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe men\u2019s pole vault has the strongest strength in depth of this year\u2019s ISTAF INDOOR with two Olympic champions, Renaud Lavillenie<\/strong> from France, the 2012 gold medallist, Thiago Braz da Silva<\/strong> from Brazil, the 2016 winner and last year\u2019s event winner Piotr Lisek<\/strong> from Poland. Lavillenie is the current world record holder with 6.16m and also the ISTAF INDOOR meeting record holder, having cleared 6.02m in Berlin two years ago. Lavillenie leads the current world rankings with 5.86m with Lisek second on 5.78m. The strong line-up also includes Germany\u2019s Raphael Holzdeppe<\/strong>, the 2013 World champion and Shawn Barber<\/strong> of Canada, winner of the world title in 2015.\r\nMeeting record: Renaud Lavillenie, France (6,02 m, 2015)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n60 m hurdles (Women) \/ Start of the heats: 06:20 pm<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTwo strong German contenders will be in action in the 60m hurdles in the shape of Pamela Dutkiewicz<\/strong>, the World Championship bronze medallist in London last year and Cindy Roleder<\/strong> who is making a comeback after a long absence because of injury. Their opponents include Alina Talay<\/strong> of Belarus, twice winner of the European Indoor title and Christina Manning<\/strong> from the USA. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nMeeting record: Sally Pearson, Australia (7,79 Sec ., 2014)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nLong jump (Women) \/ Start: 06:35 pm<\/strong>\r\n\r\nTianna Bartoletta<\/strong> plans a double bill at the ISTAF INDOOR by competing in the long jump as well as the sprint. She has already jumped 7.17m outdoors \u2013 that was at the Olympic Games in Rio \u2013 her indoor best is some way short of that mark with 6.80m. Bartoletta\u2019s opponents on Friday will include the German long jumpers Sosthene Moguenara<\/strong> and Alexandra Wester<\/strong>. The latter holds the current meeting record with her leap of 6.95m in 2016.\r\n\r\nMeeting record: Alexandra Wester, Germany (6,95 m, 2016)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n60 m (Men) \/ Start of the heats: 06:50 pm<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe only man to have achieved three victories at the ISTAF INDOOR is Kim Collins<\/strong> from the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis. Last year he had to settle for second place so the big question is: can the 41-year-old meeting record holder (6.50 in 2015) and crowd favourite win for the fourth time? The 2003 World champion at 100m takes on rivals who include China\u2019s record holder Su Bingtian<\/strong>, whose best is also 6.50. Other sprinters to watch should be Julian Reus<\/strong> of Germany and Churandy Martina<\/strong> from the Netherlands.\r\n\r\nMeeting record: Kim Collins, St. Kitts and Nevis (6,50 Sec., 2015)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n60 m (Women) \/ Start of the heats: 07:10 pm<\/strong>\r\n\r\nGermany\u2019s fastest sprinters: Gina L\u00fcckenkemper<\/strong>, Lisa Mayer<\/strong> and Tatjana Pinto<\/strong> will be able to test their form against each other in the 60m. They\u2019ll have top calibre international competition as well in the shape of the double Olympic champion Tianna Bartoletta<\/strong> from the USA, sprint relay and long jump gold medallist in Rio and Marie Jos\u00e9e Ta Lou<\/strong> of the Ivory Coast who came away from the 2017 World Championships with silver medals in both 100m and 200m. \u201cThe great atmosphere at the ISTAF INDOOR will make it a fantastic experience as ever. The fans will see fast times,\u201c said Gina L\u00fcckenkemper<\/strong>, who improved her best last year for the 100m outdoors to 10.95.\r\n\r\nMeeting record: Dafne Schippers, Netherlands (7,00 Sec., 2016)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n60 m hurdles (Men) \/ Start: 06:30 pm<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe favourites for the 60m hurdles are the current European Indoor champion Andrew Pozzi<\/strong> of Britain and last year\u2019s event winner Bal\u00e1zs Baji<\/strong> of Hungary. The latter won the bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships in London.\r\n\r\nMeeting record: Dimitri Bascou, France (7,41 Sec ., 2016)<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nDiscus Throw (Men) \/ Start: 09:05 pm<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe discus will showcase the skills of the local hero Robert Harting<\/strong>. His brother Christoph, surprise winner of the Olympic title in Rio in 2016, has had to withdraw because of jaw surgery and consequent loss of training. Robert Harting begins his final year of competition with the ISTAF INDOOR in Berlin on Friday. Among his rivals will his compatriot Martin Wierig<\/strong>, the meeting record holder with 64.82m in 2014 and Austria\u2019s Lukas Wei\u00dfhaidinger<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nMeeting record: Martin Wierig, Germany (64,82 m, 2014)<\/strong>\r\n

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Xmas special<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nTop sports for christmas: Get your christmas presents now and save with the ISTAF christmas ticket deals\r\n\r\nTickets for ISTAF INDOOR and\u00a0 ISTAF at a discounted price until December 26th<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\r\n\r\nThe sports year 2018 starts hot! The 5th<\/sup> ISTAF INDOOR is already taking place on January 26th<\/sup>, 2018.\u00a0Nowhere else the spectators are closer to the action, nowhere else emotions are more tangible than at the world\u2019s largest track and field indoor meeting at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.\r\n\r\nAnd fans are also already looking forward to the 77th<\/sup>\u00a0ISTAF on September 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. The oldest track and field meeting in the world becomes the big stage for Germany\u2019s top athlete: Robert Harting finishes his great career at the 77th<\/sup>\u00a0ISTAF and enters the discus ring for the very last time in his \u201cliving room\u201d.\r\n\r\nFor both top events, fans can get discounted tickets with the \u201cXmas special<\/strong>\u201c: Two tickets in price category 3 for the\u00a0ISTAF INDOOR\u00a0<\/strong>for \u20ac49 instead of \u20ac62.\r\n\r\nTwo tickets for the best seats (price category 1) at the ISTAF<\/strong> for \u20ac59 instead of \u20ac78. This offer ends on December 26th<\/sup>.\r\n\r\nOffer is available on www.istaf.de<\/a> or www.istaf-indoor.de<\/a> (category tickets*) or via ticket hotline \u00a001806\/300 333**.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n*When booking online a booking fee is added by the ticket company\r\n\r\n**0,20 Euro\/call incl. VAT from German landline, max. 0,60 Euro\/call incl. VAT from German mobile network\r\n

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