MERLIN HUMMEL , GER, silver medalist, Men's hammer throw, Interview at adidas Hospitality World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

MERLIN HUMMEL , GER, silver medalist, Men’s hammer throw, Interview at adidas Hospitality World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

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Marin Hummel, GER, won the silver medal in Men’s hammer throw in Tokyo!

Martin, in a World Champs, scored a PB to take silver, with his massive throw of 82.77m a new personal best! When one can score a personal best in a global championships, you have been to the athletic mountaintop!

Here is what Martin said to the media in the Mixed Zone:

“I feel a bit neutral to be honest because I’ve put all my emotions out there, and I’m also a bit tired. I’m feeling great, though. I think the competitions I had in my early life were good for me. I learned a lot from each of them, especially from the bad ones. It’s pretty important for safety, for great consistency and for big competitions. I went into this final with the mindset that Ethan Katzberg is going to throw very far. But I did my best and focused all on myself and that worked out.”

Martin Hummel, silver, Ethan Katzburg, gold, Bence Halacz, bronze, photo courtesy of adidas

Martin had taken silver in the European Champs 2023 U23. He also competed in Paris 2024!

This interview was done at adidas Hospitality in Tokyo. Each major brand has a refuge for their athletes and family. Special thanks to Alessandra Corbi, adidas Comms Global, who took my questions and did the interviews of the three hammer medalists!

Please enjoy!

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America’s first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: “I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself.” Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, ” I’m no Angel.”

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