Ludwig / Kozuch against US team - Schenk dares Kaul succession - Laura Ludwig

+++ Beach volleyball: Ludwig / Kozuch now against US duo +++

Laura Ludwig and Margareta Kozuch meet in the quarterfinals on the US duo April Ross / Alix Klineman. The Americans turned on Monday their eighth place against Lidianny Echevarria Benitez / Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega from Cuba with 2: 0 (21:17, 21:15).

Ludwig / Kozuch were followed by a 2-1 (21:19, 19:21, 16:14) against the Brazilians Agatha Bednarczuk and Eduarda Santos Lisboa in the lap of the last eight. The quarterfinal will take place on Tuesday.

+++ Spearwurf: Vetter makes science worries +++

The German spearwurf-Star Johannes Vetter fears a "performance bend" in the coming years because of the restrictions of the Corona Pandemic. "The clubs have lost members and a lot of revenues. This meets the young athletes and those who wanted to take the step into the world top," said the 28-year-old in the interview of the "Rheinische Post" (Monday). "We could train cadres athletes, the others have benefited only late from this derogation. I believe that there could be a performance bend over the next few years. We have to counteract that now."

The World Champion of 2017 goes as a pota preference in the spear competition at the Olympics in Tokyo. The qualification starts this Wednesday (3.05 clock CEST).

+++ Cathoming: Schenk dares a lot to +++

Christian Schenk, Olympic Champion of 1988, trust the Mainz Tenkäbsfer Niklas Kaul to compete his succession with the Tokyo games. "As a world champion, he has already shown its size. Now it is important to implement his very good techniques in the ten disciplines in speed, strength and endurance," said Schenk of the German Press Agency. He trained at his time after the motto: competition is the retrieving of movement patterns in stressful situations. "I think it's his biggest strength in it."

However, after the long pandemic break, there is a uncertainty for the 23-year-old Kaul. "Maybe his physina will not be enough, because the last two years of hard work were unfortunately interrupted by an infringement: Nevertheless, I believe his mental power and slit pipe will help him." The two-day Olympic ten-fight starts on Tuesday.

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