The German sprinter Johannes Floors has crowned himself a double world champion on the final day of the Para World Championships for Athletes in Dubai with a world record. The prosthetic sprinter was unbeatable in his victory over the 100 meters last Wednesday and over the 400 meters in 45.78 seconds. For the German Disabled Sports Association (DBS) it is the seventh gold medal.
"My legs are still shaking, my lungs are dry, my mouth is dry, it hurts, but you know what they are for," said Floors after the finish line: "At 250 meters I thought: Oh, now it hurts, now it is said bite and fight. " But when he was the first to pass the finish line, Floors was overwhelmed. "That was a great feeling to see the five before the comma, which I always wanted to break," said the 24-year-old.
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Floors (left) had already won over 100 meters
Actually, Floors had trained more for the 100 meters this year, but the coup over the stadium round was reward for years of work, while the 400 meters are actually his showpiece. "I've been scrubbing so many miles for the years, you can not forget that stamina, there was a lot of will today," he said, "It's almost indescribable, but it takes a few more days to realize it, but it was not the end of which every 400-meter runner dreams of 44, I wish that too. "
Floors defended the title in 45.78 seconds and improved his own world record by exactly one second. The back of the runner-up was over five seconds. Overall, Floors won his sixth World Cup gold and his eighth World Cup medal. Over the 100 meters Floors had also cracked his own world record in the lead (10.54) and left the competition in the subsequent final no chance.