by Larry Eder
Dafne Schippers thrilled Europe last summer with her 100m/200m wins at the Europeans! photo by PhotoRun.net
Schippers for 60 m
KARLSRUHE (GER): Double European sprint champion Dafne Schippers will contest the 60m at the IAAF Indoor Permit meeting in Karlsruhe on January 31, inform IAAF. The Dutch multi eventer finished 4th in the event last year, before making the very fruitful decision to run the short sprints during the outdoor campaign. Among her competitors in Karlsruhe will be the defending champion Verena Sailer. Schippers and Sailer both set their 60m PBs on the Gothenburg track that has now been installed in Karlsruhe. World pole vault champion Raphael Holzdeppe has also been confirmed for the meet, while it has also been reported that World 60mH record holder Susanna Kallur will compete.
(Editor’s note: Dafne Schippers is a fine multi-eventer. Dafne Schippers is also a fine sprinter. In 2015, she may have to make a big decision: the heptathlon or the sprints? Or, does she? Schippers is a strong athlete, who is showing that focus and a year of sprint races has made her faster, and better at the heptathlon as well, I believe. We will just have to wait and watch.)
