The darling of German Athletics had a night to remember as she was roared home to gold in the women’s 5000m at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.
The 25-year-old, who was so disappointed at finishing one place off a medal in the earlier 10,000m, came home in 14:50.47 after a long pursuit of Yasemin Can.
On the home straight Klosterhalfen – who failed to qualify from last month’s World Championship 5000m heats after recovering from coronavirus – had made her move and passed the Turkish runner, and the decibel level rose.
Can finished second in 14:56.91 and an exhausted Eilish McColgan, who now has Commonwealth gold and silver and European silver and bronze, came third in 14:59.34.
Watch the drama unfold here!
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