A brief portrait of the first sprint-cross winners

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Athletes perform during the Rapidos Sprint-Cross in Wels, Austria on August 07, 2021. In this World premiere athletes compete on the original Olympic distances of 192,27 meters in this four cross run in a knock out system.The first sprint-cross winners have been crowned and the finals turned out to be dramatic in different ways:

While the women's event was highly exciting and only 29/100 seconds decided between Viktoria Willhuber and the second-placed 200m national champion Julia Schwarzinger, the men's event was clearer, but no less exciting: Because at the first turn, the pylon became an unexpected obstacle and the final field was pulled far apart. This caused short discussions after the finish. However, this was confirmed by the jury, as none of the finalists had intentionally brought down the turn marker.

A brief portrait of the winners:


Viktoria Willhuber

Year of birth: 2001

Residece: Stattegg (Styria)

Club: LTU Graz

Sports:

  • Austrian runner-up over 400m hurdles
  • 200m-best: 24,90

Leo Lasch

Year of birth: 2001

Residence: Scharnstein (Upper Austria)

Club: TGW Zehnkampf Union

Sports:

  • Austrian champion in long jump
  • 200m-best: 22,00