This is release on the iSTAF meeting, to be held in Berlin, Germany on 4 September 2022. This is one of the longest consecutive track & field meets in all of Europe.
ISTAF IN BERLIN’S OLYMPIC STADIUM ON SUNDAY
Athletics Party Time in prospect for ISTAF’s 101st edition with Grant Holloway, Malaika Mihambo, Karsten Warholm and Tobi Amusan among the stars
BERLIN. ISTAF’s renowned capacity for putting on a fast, action-packed show looks set for another high-quality performance as some of the world’s top athletes get ready to display their talents on the famous blue track of the Olympic stadium. Sprint hurdle aces Tobi Amusan and Grant Holloway, Karsten Warholm over the one lap hurdles, Noah Lyles in the 100, home favourite and Olympic and World long jump champion Malaika Mihambo and Olympic discus champion Valarie Allman offer the prospect of track and field delight.
Tickets can still be bought by phone on the ISTAF Ticket hotline +4930.301118630 and online at the Ticketshop at www.tickets.istaf.de.
The ISTAF meeting director Martin Seeber anticipates a special vibe in the stadium on Sunday, as an expected 30,000 fans celebrate an extraordinary year of athletics: “The demand has been huge thanks to the great success of the European Championships. We want to have a wild party of track and field with many outstanding performers and the fans all fired-up. We’re delighted that so many stars of the highest calibre want to compete. Berlin, ISTAF, the Olympic Stadium – that combination is a big draw.”
From an athlete’s perspective, the newly crowned European javelin champion Julian Weber, a hometown contender in Berlin, reflected on Sunday’s competition and recent months: “In this very special year of athletics, ISTAF is like a spectacular encore with the greatest hits.”
Men’s Events: Holloway, Warholm, Lyles
Grant Holloway retained his world title in the 110m hurdles in Eugene, and the American has shown good form since then. His strongest challenger could well be the experienced Frenchman Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, the European silver medallist in Munich. Norway’s world record holder Karsten Warholm returns for his third ISTAF appearance. The Olympic champion showed he was back in form after a lengthy injury by winning the European 400m hurdles title last month. Turkey’s Yasmani Copello, the European bronze medallist, looks the pick of the other contenders.
Noah Lyles from the USA is…
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