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Germany's top pole vaulters Raphael Holzdeppe,
Bo Kanda Lita Baehre and Torben Blech will be in action at the
June 12 "Flight Night" event, with fans able to watch from the
confines of their cars at the Autokino Duesseldorf drive-in.
They will also have the option of watching it live on big
screens and organisers will ensure that all health protocols are
adhered to, European Athletics said in a statement https://www.european-athletics.org/news/article=world-class-athletics-returns-dusseldorf-june/index.html.
"I'm looking forward to the first showdown after the lockdown.
The competitive atmosphere, the great atmosphere for which the
Duesseldorf audience is known," Lita Baehre said.
"I'm sure this event will also be a real highlight due to the
special location. I don't think a pole vaulter ever jumped in a
drive-in cinema."
Germany, which has recorded more than 176,000 cases of the novel
coronavirus and over 8,100 deaths, is the most successful large
European nation in curbing the spread of the virus, thanks
partly to massive testing.
The German Bundesliga became the first major soccer league to
resume since the novel coronavirus outbreak shut down sports
earlier this year.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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