David Storl, double WC sets PB with 21.90m Euro Leader, by Alfons Juck, EME News

Storl 21.90 PB and EL, by Alfons Juck, EME News

SCHONEBECK (GER, Jun 27): Double shot put world champion David Storl confirmed increased shape with European leading personal best and meet record at the Sole-Cup 21.90 in the third round. Kathrin Klaas won women hammer 73.08 ahead of Carolin Paesler 70.76 PB. In men competition Alexander Ziegler 76.29. World and Olympic winner Robert Harting saved his win here in last round with 67.29. Second Martin Wierig 65.98 and third Markus Munch 64.30. In women discus Nadine Muller 62.71 over Julia Fischer 62.26. Chinese win in women shot put by Lijiao Gong 19.27.

(Editor’s note: David Storl is preparing for the European Championships in August. RunBlogRun will be there to cover the best of European Athletics.)

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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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