Ready for a Thrilling Showdown at the Golden Oval in Dresden!
Rival European champions squaring off at the Golden Oval in Dresden tournament - European Titans Compete at Dresden's Golden Oval Tournament
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Piotr Lisek and Emmanouil Karalis, two legendary pole vaulters, are set to clash at the Dresden Athletics Meeting, the Golden Oval. With five World Championship medals under his belt, the 32-year-old Polish powerhouse Lisek holds the Indoor European Champion title of 2017. On the other hand, the 25-year-old Greek titan Karalis boasts a national record of 6.05 meters and an Olympic bronze medal from Paris, currently reigning as the Indoor European Champion.
The stage is set for a tough competition as they go head-to-head against top contenders such as Bo Kanda Lita Baehre from Düsseldorf, who was an Indoor European Championship finalist and ranked ninth at the Paris Olympics. Other formidable opponents in the pole vault event in Dresden include the Latvian record holder Valters Kreiss and Gillian Ladwig from the Schweriner SC, who competed in the World Championships.
- Some Additional Spice in the Mix
Get ready for an exciting showdown in various field events too! Starring a handful of Olympic champions and world-class talents:
- The discus sparring between Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania and Matthew Denny of Australia, both of whom recently broke the world record with throws of 75.56m and 74.78m respectively.
- Clemens Prufer, Daniel Jasinski, and Henrik Janssen, German discus throwers and the winner of the European Throwing Cup 2025, are set to impress in the men’s discus throw event.
- won't miss out on the action either, with Yemisi Ogunleye ( shot put ), , Valarie Allman ( discus, USA ), and Malaika Mihambo ( long jump and reigning European champion) all confirmed to compete.
If that wasn't enough, the track events promise to dazzle with noteworthy sprinters such as Germany's 4x100m Paris 2024 Olympics bronze medalists: Alexandra Burghardt, Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk, and Lisa Mayer. They'll be battling it out individually in the 100m race. Teahna Daniels, a Tokyo 2020 Olympic finalist from the United States, will also join the thrilling race.
With these additional phenomenal athletes, the Dresden Athletics Meeting is gearing up to be a fierce battleground with various Olympic and world-class competitors gathering to make it an unforgettable event!
- Emmanouil Karalis, the 25-year-old Greek pole vaulter with an Olympic bronze medal from Paris and the current Indoor European Champion, will participate in the Dresden Athletics Meeting, aiming to defend his title against Piotr Lisek, an elite contender from Saxony.
- In the discus event, audiences can witness an intense competition among experienced Olympians, including Matthew Denny from Australia, who recently broke the world record, and Clemens Prufer, Daniel Jasinski, and Henrik Janssen, the German trio who have won the European Throwing Cup in 2025.
- Noteworthy sprinters such as Alexandra Burghardt, Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk, and Lisa Mayer from Germany, along with Teahna Daniels, a Tokyo 2020 Olympic finalist from the USA, are set to make the 100m race at the Dresden Athletics Meeting a thrilling event.
