Athletics World Cup in Liveticker: Marathon decision at midnight

World Athletics Championships 27.9. 9/27/19 8:44 PM Florian Pütz Qatar, a country without suitable competition conditions, is allowed to host the World Cup. Corruption could play a role, reports colleagues Rafael Buschmann, Christoph Winterbach and Michael Wulzinger. In January, the trial against ex-IAAF President Lamine Diack is to begin, he is said to have influenced the awarding of numerous sporting events with his son. With Spiegel + you read the whole story. World Athletics Championships 27.9. 9/27/19 8:30 PM Florian Pütz I've just checked it again: In Doha, it's currently 32 degrees and the humidity is 71 percent. The fact that the World Athletics Association speaks of "unique circumstances" to promote the run, I find something cynical. Or as the German javelin thrower Johannes Vetter says: "If there were any officials who care about the athletes and not about the coal, the World Cup would probably have been awarded to a country in which there are not so abnormally high temperatures. " World Athletics Championships 27.9. 9/27/19 6:15 PM Florian Pütz Masa 'alkhayr (according to Google this is the "good evening" in Arabic) and welcome to the first medal of today's World Athletics Championships in Doha. At 10:59 pm German time, the women's marathon begins - and if you ask yourself: why so late? Then let me tell you, even at midnight, Qatar is said to be over 30 degrees warm. My name is Florian Pütz and I accompany you through the night. Well, at least until the end of the marathon at two o'clock. Show more Ticker Liveblog Software