Triumph for Ethiopians in the marathon – dramatic rescue after the start

Berlin. 58,000 runners registered and hundreds of thousands of spectators cheered them on.

Triumph and sadness, exhaustion and ecstasy: The marathon in Berlin on Sunday offered a lot of space for the big feelings and emotions across the city. Around 58,000 people from 161 nations registered for the outstanding sporting event in the Berlin event calendar. Hundreds of thousands watched the sporting spectacle along the 42-kilometer route.

The winners of the race, in which the big stars were missing in the 50th anniversary year because of the previous Olympics, were two Ethiopians. Among the women, Tigist Ketema won with 2:16:42 hours, while Milkesa Mengesha was fastest among the men with 2:03:17 hours. Your bonuses amount to 45,000 euros each. The best German placement was achieved by Melat Kejeta, who came eleventh in 2:23:40 hours in cool temperatures and blue skies.

Shortly after the start at nine o’clock there was a dramatic incident on the Straße des 17. Juni. As fire department spokesman Rolf-Dieter Erbe said, a 55-year-old runner suffered cardiac arrest. “The man was very lucky that other runners, including a doctor, immediately looked after him and began resuscitation.” An ambulance The fire department was on site immediately after the cardiac arrest. “The vehicle was just returning from a mission. “The 55-year-old was taken to a hospital,” said Erbe.

At around the same time, a police officer was injured on the Kudamm. A car and a motorcycle from the motorcycle squad were involved. The officer suffered fractures. How the accident occurred is still being investigated. Otherwise, the running event on Sunday remained largely trouble-free, according to the police’s conclusion. Around 400 police officers were deployed. 404 vehicles were deployed over the entire marathon weekend.

The events on and around the track show the full spectrum of the race day: Jane Rymer (58) from Wales stood on the Mehringdamm in Kreuzberg and clearly held up her club’s mascot, an inflatable green alien. She cheered on her clubmates who had come to Berlin with her.

The 65-year-old Jörgen Holmenlund from Copenhagen was, like his wife Annette, the same age, dressed entirely in the flag of his homeland. He took part in the skate marathon on Sunday evening. “The route was new, there was a bit of rain: I didn’t achieve my best time,” he said bravely. It’s also unfortunate that the organizers apparently had problems with timing. “Neither the start time nor the finish time were recorded for me,” said the Dane. In the end he had to rely on the data from his own watch.

There was plenty of supplies available at the water dispenser, a two-minute walk away: water, hot tea, energy drinks, bananas and apples. That wasn’t a given. Because in 2024 there were 13,000 more applicants than in the previous year.

Bottlenecks, however, were observed on Yorckstrasse in Kreuzberg. There were twelve portable toilets there, one of which could no longer be used. That was obviously not enough. Because at times the runners are waiting in line. Visibly annoyed, she had to let important minutes go by without doing anything.

topicnews · September 29, 2024

Triumph for Ethiopians in the marathon – dramatic rescue after the start

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