DKB Cup - Otto 5.85 PR, deprives Lobinger of $$$$

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Sounds like it was a really exciting meet!

http://www.iaaf.org/GLE06/news/Kind=2/newsId=36054.html

Bolm wins DKB Cup on eve of ISTAF - IAAF Golden League
Saturday 2 September 2006
Berlin, Germany - The Deutsche Kreditbank Cup series in Germany - a four-competition series modelled on the IAAF Golden League - came to a conclusion Saturday, the day before the DKB-ISTAF Berlin meeting, with the final fixture held in Elstal, 20km west of Berlin. The venue, which was the historic Olympic Village from the 1936 Games, had been faithfully preserved in its original state, including the cinder track used for training by the athletes. The competition was part of this year’s 70th-year anniversary of the facility.

Only hurdler Kirsten Bolm and pole vaulter Tim Lobinger remained in contention for the grand prize of 50,000 Euros, as each had been victorious in Dessau, Cottbus and Leverkusen earlier this season.

As the Pole Vault reached 5.70m, the hurdlers took their places in the blocks on the freshly remanicured crushed brick track. The starter, attired in period dress from the “roaring 20sâ€Â