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The spectacular ISTAF INDOOR meeting on Friday evening in Berlin sets the international indoor athletics season in motion. Close to 12,000 tickets have been sold for the ISTAF INDOOR, by far the biggest indoor meeting in the world. Spectators in the Mercedes-Benz Arena will see Olympic champions, World and European gold medallists in action framed by\u00a0thrilling contests and innovative features. The men\u2019s pole vault is likely to be a thriller once again with the Olympic champion Thiago Braz da Silva from Brazil, world champion Sam Kendricks from the USA and last year\u2019s winner Piotr Lisek from Poland in the line-up. As for the sprints, Britain\u2019s European 100m silver medallist Reece Prescod runs the men\u2019s 60m and local favourite Gina L\u00fcckenkemper competes in the women\u2019s event. Regarding innovation, men and women will compete against each other in discus throwing for the first time. Olympic champion Christoph Harting will be on the men\u2019s team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe ISTAF INDOOR will once again offer an evening of spectacular sport. Spectators can look forward to seven events packed with star talents while the athletes relish the unique atmosphere which Berlin provides,\u201d said the meeting director Martin Seeber. Another innovation of\u00a0the sixth edition of the ISTAF INDOOR will be a Fan Zone in the Arena where spectators can meet athletes throughout the evening. \u201cISTAF INDOOR is all about getting right up close to top-class sport. We want to break down the distance between athletes and fans, making stars and role models in track and field accessible,\u201d explained Martin Seeber.<\/p>\n

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In the discus a team of four men will directly compete against\u00a0a women\u2019s quartet. Whoever throws further scores double points (2 for the winner, 1 for the loser) \u2013 and the winning team is the one with most points at the\u00a0end. Three members\u00a0of the men\u2019s team have already triumphed at the ISTAF INDOOR: the German duo of Christoph Harting, who won in 2017, and Martin Wierig, the meeting record holder, who won with 64.82m in 2014 and last year\u2019s winner Lukas Wei\u00dfhaidinger from\u00a0Austria.<\/p>\n

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Three of the top four in the 2018 European Championships will compete for the women\u2019s team: Nadine M\u00fcller, silver medallist, Shanice Craft, bronze medallist, and Claudine Vita, fourth place,\u00a0all from Germany.<\/p>\n

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Four world-class sprinters who have run under 10 seconds will compete at the\u00a0ISTAF INDOOR, including the Italian 100m record holder Filippo Tortu (9.99). The absolute\u00a0favourite should be Britain\u2019s European silver medallist Reece Prescod (9.96).<\/p>\n

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Whatever the outcome, the 60m races should prove an emotional moment for two German competitors: after falling badly in the 4x100m final in front of their\u00a0home crowd at the 2018 European Championships, Julian Reus and Lucas Jakubczyk will be making their Berlin comeback on the big stage at the\u00a0ISTAF INDOOR.<\/p>\n

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Germany\u2019s sprint star Gina L\u00fcckenkemper starts\u00a0the New Year with a fresh boost of energy – and with a new club since this will be her debut for SCC Berlin. Her big targets this year are the World Relays in Yokohama in May and the World Championships in Qatar in autumn. She isn\u2019t planning a full indoor season but she would never\u00a0miss her favourite meeting. \u201cISTAF INDOOR is a unique experience. The fans are exceptional so I was always going to be here. I\u2019m fit and have worked on my starts in particular,\u201d said L\u00fcckenkemper, who will meet the British 4x100m European champion Bianca Williams among her rivals.<\/p>\n

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Gold, silver and bronze \u2013 the complete set of medallists from the 2018 European Championships will be lining up for the women\u2019s 60m hurdles. The German hurdling aces Pamela Dutkiewicz (silver medallist) and Cindy Roleder (bronze) will compete against the Belarussian Champion Elvira Herman. On the men\u2019s side the European outdoor champion Pascal Martinot-Lagarde from\u00a0France should be a strong contender as well as\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs Baji. The Hungarian won the 2017 ISTAF INDOOR and finished runner-up last year. The German champion Gregor Traber, having run 7.69 indoors this year is already in good form at this early stage of the season.<\/p>\n

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The men\u2019s pole vault once again has a strong field including three who have cleared 6 metres: the reigning World champion Sam Kendricks from\u00a0the USA as well as the Olympic gold medallist Thiago Braz da Silva from Brazil and last year\u2019s winner Piotr Lisek from\u00a0 Poland.<\/p>\n

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The women\u2019s long jump renews the rivalry between Germany\u2019s Malaika Mihambo, who won gold last year at the European Championships in Berlin, and her predecessor as champion, Ivana \u0160panovi\u0107. The Serb was unable to defend the title she won in 2016 after sustaining an injury in the qualifying round in Berlin. Also the European silver medallist Maryna Bech from the\u00a0Ukraine and Sosthene Moguenara from\u00a0Germany should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n

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Live information and social media services will be available from Friday evening on\u00a0at: www.istaf-indoor.de<\/a> (Livestream: www.sportschau.de<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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