Around 400 participants expected at the German University Championships in Athletics in Kassel

For the first time, the University Championships will take place on one day only, on May 29, 2014. They are conveniently located for the athletes in the competition calendar and can serve as a preparatory meet for the German Championships in Ulm in July. A total of 16 athletes will compete for the University of Kassel. Sprinter Steven Müller, who won the 200-meter event at the University Indoor Championships in January and placed 2nd in the 100-meter event, has a good chance of winning. Admission to the Auestadion is free. The competitions begin at 10:30 a.m. and last until 6 p.m. Results will be available promptly after the event at www.adh.de.

"We are proud that the General University Sports Association has entrusted us with the organization of the championships for the third time," emphasized Gerhard Blömeke-Rumpf, University Sports Officer. Already in 1999 and 2012, the student competitive athletes were guests in Kassel. "In addition to the good experiences, the expanded Auestadion as an excellent competition venue and Kassel's central location also tipped the scales." The university will be closely supported in hosting the event by the Hessian Athletics Association North and the sports department of the city of Kassel.

"We are delighted that the German University Championships in Athletics will once again be held in Kassel," said Kassel's mayor and sports department head Jürgen Kaiser. "The German University Athletics Championship is an attractive, supra-regional competition that enriches the diverse sporting events in Kassel." Hosting the German University Championships in Kassel demonstrates the very constructive climate of cooperation between the university and the city, Kaiser explains. "This cooperation of a future-oriented, internationally oriented university and a livable, dynamic major city in the center of Germany is for the benefit of both sides."

Picture of sprinter Steven Müller (University of Kassel) at
www.uni-kassel.de/uni/fileadmin/datas/uni/presse/anhaenge/2014/Steven_Mueller.jpg
Caption: Steven Müller, German university champion over 200 meters (indoor), at sprint training in the Auestadion (Photo: University of Kassel).

For more information, visit www.uni-kassel.de/hochschulsport

Contact:
Gerhard Blömeke-Rumpf
University of Kassel
University Sports Officer
Tel.: 0561 804-5255
E-mail: bloemeke[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Sebastian Mense
University of Kassel
Communication, Press and Public Relations
Tel.: 0561 804-1961
E-Mail: presse[at]uni-kassel[dot]de