Interview mit Läuferin aus Königswinter Klosterhalfen vor Olympia „von den Erwartungen komplett gelöst“
Interview | Bonn/Park City · Läuferin Konstanze Klosterhalfen aus Königswinter-Bockeroth spricht über ihre Vorbereitung auf die Olympischen Spiele in Tokio, ihre Medaillenchancen und den Trainingsalltag in den USA.

Jubel nach Bronze: Konstanze Klosterhalfen bei der WM in Doha 2019.
Foto: dpa/Michael KappelerLangwierige Verletzungen und eine fast übermächtig erscheinende Konkurrenz über die 10 000 Meter in Tokio. Konstanze Klosterhalfen aus Königswinter-Bockeroth, die seit einigen Jahren in Portland im US-Bundesstaat Oregon trainiert und zurzeit ein Höhentrainingslager in Park City (Utah) absolviert, dämpft allzu hohe Erwartungen bei ihren zweiten Olympischen Spielen nach Rio 2016. Mit der WM-Dritten von 2019 über 5000 Meter sprachen Sabrina Bauer und Hansjürgen Melzer.
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