elsas.it · 4 October 2026

Ringer and Pfeiffer win in record time at Generali Köln half marathon

The half marathon at the Generali Köln-Marathon was the fastest race the city has hosted. Richard Ringer of LC Rehlingen won in 61:50, breaking a course record that had stood for 16 years. The previous best was 63:00, set in 2010 by Kenyan Leonard Kipkoech Langat.

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Federations · 1 October 2026

New DLV board trio begins work on 1 October

On Thursday 1 October, the new board trio of the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV) began work together. Volker Herrmann, 42, started his first day as the new Vorstandsvorsitzender, the association's chairman. Dr. Kristin Behrens, 47, took over the newly defined position of Vorstand Verbandsentwicklung, which covers association development. Dr. Jörg Bügner, 57, remains in his role as Vorstand Leistungssport, responsible for competitive sport. The DLV announced the start of the three officials on its website. The trio begins its work at the same time.

Source: Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV) Sources: 1 published AI-generated, published without human review (Art. 50(4) AI Act) As of 05:01 UTC Permalink