Norman Müller
(Foto: ReiseBank)
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[03.05.2005] At a press conference in the Thuringian provincial capital in Erfurt
the organizers of the European Athletics U23 championships in the middle of July themselves are very contentedly
with it current stand of the preparations. They are confident that finalses organized exemplarily in the
Steigerwald- stadium which let expect a high standard of service will take place. The decathlete Norman Müller
from Halle also would like to contribute to this high standard of performance.
He had come to Erfurt a day before its abitur exam in mathematics to report the U23 European championship to the
media from his personal expectations. "Even if a little less time for the training is because of the abitur at
the moment, I had a very successful winter anyway and see a good base for the summer for myself."
The this year`s German hall master and third of juniors world championships wants to crack the norm for Erfurt
(7,600 points) and attack even the 8000 point brand during the tradition meeting at the end of May in Götzis
(Austria). For the U23-EM to which the European nations have first of all reported 34 decathletes Norman Müller
expects a thrilling competition between the Russian, Czech and German young decathletes.
Strong multi-discipline athlets
His coach Wolfgang Kühne sees the young multi-discipline event troop around Norman Müller (Halle's track and
field athletics friends), Christopher Hallmann (TV Gladbeck), Dennis Leyckes (LAV Bayer Uerdingen/Dormagen)
and André Niklaus (LG Nike Berlin) on a right way: "If the boys carry on that way, we have a strong decathlon
team for Olympia 2008 and the WM 2009 in Berlin.
On the four competition days from July 14th to 17th, Axel Jüngling of the organization committee hopes for a
better crowd than during the DLV meeting 2004.
Many spectators provide a good atmosphere in the stadium and this stimulates the athletes for top performances.
The ticket prices are thought lowly attendance figure striven therefore reach.
"A ticket for one the day costs 4 euros, a ticket for all 4 days just 12 euros and children under 14 are free,"
the managing director could announce of the thuringia athletics association.
There are the cards in the advance booking in the ticket shop Thuringia and over www.erfurt2005.org.
45 nations announced
After intensive conversations with the Ministry of Trade and Commerce Axel Jüngling locked, that the budget is
secured for the European championship. A course at which they were prepared for their special use already took
place for the honorary referees at the last weekend. The EM time schedule provides daily competitions from 9 a.m.
to 10 p.m. what a great challenge means for the helpers.
The event manager of the German Athletics Association, Siegfried Schonert, reported that 45 has this the 49 for
Europaverband attached nations promised her participation tightly of. Not are merely Albania, Gibraltar, Monaco
and Liechtenstein. Twelve hotels with 1,392 beds were reserved to the accommodation of the participants and
their attendants in Erfurt.
It runs the renovation of the Steigerwald stadium according to plan and will, if the weather plays, be completed
by the end of May. The Thuringians national championships on 11./12 June then apply to the competition plants
and the many helpers as a dress rehearsal to the U23-EM. A delegation of the European Athletics Association EAA
spoke at an inspection visit very contentedly. The city of Erfurt and whole please Thuringia for himself on a
sports highlight of special quality. (pm/ev/jk)
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