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Athletics – Darmstadt – European decathlon champion Abele ends his career after home European Championships – Sport

Athletics – Darmstadt:European decathlon champion Abele ends career after home EM

Aug 10, 2022 1:08 p.m

Arthur Abele from Germany is in the Olympic Stadium. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa/archive image (Photo: dpa)

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Ulm (dpa) – European champion Arthur Abele will end his career after the European Championships at home next week in Munich. “Yes, it will be my last decathlon,” said 36-year-old Ulmer of the “Südwest-Presse” (Wednesday). “I leave with mixed feelings. Decathlon has shaped me for an incredibly long time and will always be part of my life.” After a long injury break, Abele is going into the two-day competition on Monday and Tuesday as the defending champion with a wild card.

At the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, he surprisingly won the gold medal. Since then he has been plagued by numerous injuries, most recently his shoulder. His last completed decathlon is now almost four years ago. A medal in Munich is hardly possible after this history. “I want to finish in the top eight, and that’s what I’m going to the stadium with on Monday,” said Abele.

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