Triathlon: Martin Schulz Holt Gold at Paralympics 2021

With raised arm Martin Schulz ran through the target range, then he was completely exhausted fall to the ground. After 58-force-driven minutes in the sulky morning heat, the triathlete had banned the German gold curse at the Paralympics of Tokyo. Yesterday evening in the room is my coach and I realized that we are lucky enough to be the first, said the Leipziger. That was what has pushed me again on the last kilometer.

It was not just a gold medal for himself, it was a team. Four days and 156 competitions long the German Disabled Sports Association (DBS) had not won a victory at the Games in Japan. As Schulz went to the track on Sunday morning, Germany was ranked 40th in the medals table. The top 10 are the goal. I realized that this can be a really cool number, Schulz said, who repeated his Paralympics win of Rio 2016 after a strong mileage. I hope that the team now gives upswing and we can still work properly in medal levels.

Also DBS President Friedhelm Julius Beucher was relieved accordingly. Finally, our first gold ruste has ignited, said the 75-year-old. There is a load already. Martin is a big winner.

Schulz trained in the heated tent

And above all, an absolutely professional athlete. The 31-year-old, who was born without a left forearm, had trained in advance of the games especially in a heated tent to simulate climatic conditions in Tokyo. He also worked in the flow channel on its swimming performance. Work that fully paid out on Sunday morning.

Schulz won in 58:10 minutes with 45 seconds ahead of the long leading British George Peasgood. After 750 meters swimming in the bay of Odaiba Marine Park, Schulz rose in the early morning local time as second out of the water, with exactly one minute behind Peasgood. After five of 20 kilometers cycling, he had shortened the residue on 34 seconds. After half of the five-kilometer run course, there were only five seconds behind, then pulled Schulz over.