Multiple national titles, wins, and personal bests - successful competition weekend wraps up for On Athletes
On athletes stood on top of the podiums across different countries and disciplines this weekend as numerous national championships, marathons, and half-marathons took place.
Zurich, Switzerland, February 19, 2023 - With a slew of national championships taking place this weekend, there was no shortage of winners and podium results for On’s track team, in addition to the tremendous individual silver and mixed relay bronze medals won by Tsigie Gerbreselama and Olli Hoare at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst.
National Championships: five times gold, five silvers, and three bronze medals
The On track team does now have five national champions within their ranks. Three come from OAC Europe: Sebastian Frey won the Austria 3000m championship, while his Dutch teammate Noah Baltus claimed the 1500m title. Tom Elmer won in the same event in Switzerland.
In France, On’s Charlotte Pizzo is the 2023 indoor 800m champion, and Jolanda Kallabis won the same title at the German national indoor championships in a dominating fashion and a new personal best. Kallabis, who had just turned 18 one day before the competition, ran the second-fastest time of a German U20 athlete ever.
But Team On’s successes didn’t stop there. OAC’s Sinta Vissa finished in second place in the 1500m race at the Italian national championships, while teammate Sage Hurta-Klecker also returned with the silver medal from the USATF Indoor Championships in Albuquerque. OAC’s British star Goerge mills continued the silver trend on the 1500m distance with another second-place finish and the British Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His teammate Marta Garcia claimed silver in the 3000m event at the Spanish championships and bronze in the shorter 1500m race. In Austria, Sebastian Frey also won a second medal, a silver in the 1500 meters.
On athlete Alicja Konieczek took third place in the 3000m race at the Polish Indoor Championships in Torun, Rachel Pellaud finished in third in the 800m race in Switzerland and Alexandra Burghardt claimed bronze in the 60-meter sprint in Germany.
RAK Half-Marathon (UAE): Hellen Obiri takes the win
Hellen Obiri was the first female race to cross the finish line at the 16th edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Half-Marathon. The Kenyan won with a fantastic time of 1:05:05. The event marked the first competition since Obiri's marathon debut at New York Marathon last autumn.
Sevilla Marathon (ESP): Navarro sets new personal best
French long-distance runner and On athlete Nicholas Navarro sliced 15 seconds off his personal best to take the 8th rank at the Sevilla Marathon in Spain. He finished in a time of 2:06:44, a considerable improvement to his 13th position in a time of 02:08:29 in 2022.
For fellow On athlete Yohanes Chiappinelli of Italy, Sevilla marked his marathon debut, which he completed in a strong 2:09:45.
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