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Cologne – The team for Beijing is. 436 athletes will represent Germany at the Olympics.
But on Monday, could go a jump in the squad. The Leverkusen-based triple jumper Charles Friedek (36) tried by court to fight for his place on the grid.
He relies on a rule-gap at the German Athletics Federation (DLV). The world champion of 1999, the required double Olympic B standard of 17 meters on 25 June in Wesel, with jumps at 17.04 and 17 meters twice reached.
The DLV did, however, that the norm is bound at two different competitions. According Friedek coach Manuel Grahmann was formerly explicitly in the guidelines that they must meet the standard at two competitions.
"This has the DLV rausgenommen because he wanted to make sprinters, for example, bring in the first and final race of the time."
The DIS Arbitration for Sport in Cologne gave the triple jumper right now. Suggest a result: The DLV has Friedek the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) to the nomination.
DLV Boss Clemens Prokop (forward professional judges), grudgingly: "The rationale of the arbitrator is not for me to understand. According to our rules, only the best attempt will be considered, or an athlete could prove even with six trials at a competition, the number one to six. We propose Friedek, but will take legal action against the injunction. "
The urgent thing, because on Monday the final nomination period expires. The presidential committee with ex-gymnast Eberhard Ginger, Secretary Michael Vesper and president Thomas Bach has to decide quickly. Let Friedek still at Olympia? Vespers for the Express: "We will express ourselves until Monday."

Venice – scary discovery in the mass grave. An Italian researcher has discovered on the small island near Venice Lazzaretto Nuovo the skull of a vampire.
The grave dates back to 1576, when the plague raging in Venice. At the time of the outbreak of the deadly vampire epidemic was blamed. Legends tell that plague victims were able to turn into vampires and transmit the disease to the living.
To prevent this, the plague victims has been driven before the funeral, a stone pile in the mouth.
The scary fund of Venice – for scientists created a sensation. "It's the first time that archaeologists can trace the exorcism rituals with a vampire. "This is very helpful to understand the myth of vampires, says Matteo Borrini from the University of Florence.
When the stone was apparently found skeletons with such force has been hineingerammt that this burst out some teeth.
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Dusseldorf – When Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking" blared from the speakers, Katarina Witt was the last time runners in the Düsseldorf ISS Dome.
Even if that was not sold out with nearly 3,000 spectators, the farewell show long ago: The atmosphere was excellent! Accompanied by a spectacular light show was the queen of the ice two hours with her ensemble (including Olympic champion Brian Boitano) once again revive the best moments of her career.
With choreography to remember the Eighties Hits Witt to their success at the Olympics: Just as with their long program to "Tell me, where are the flowers" (Lillehammer 1994). Especially with their legendary long program to "Carmen" for the audience, there was no stopping it. Kati even fulfilled his dream: "Even as a little kid I always wanted to be a pirate, find treasures, and conquer the world." And so she danced dressed as a fierce pirate and a whole horde of pirates swarmed over the smooth white.
The finale, they played with her favorite song "I belong only to me," from the musical "Elisabeth". Thunderous applause: Thank you, Kati. Tschö, Dusseldorf!

With 'Germany sucht den Superstar ", although she was only third parties – is still the diary by Linda Teodosiu (17) as full as that of a superstar: She is touring with U.S. pop star Beyonce, recorded her first album (to appear in July) and makes it quite still passing their graduation. EXPRESS tells the power-blonde as she mastered the balancing act between school and music studio.
We caught Linda shortly after school. Four hours of math behind it. Four hours of figures and formulas. She is tired and done. "I am the last five clock this morning on his feet," she says. "I had a gig at" RTL Punkt 6, "and" Item 9 "." Right after we went to school. "And right at home will be further studied. Because tomorrow is the last exam for my Fachoberschulreife. "
Pure stress. No exception, but a normal day in the life of Linda Teodosiu. "As bad as I think it's not at all," she says. "I have a lot of stress rather than nothing at all to do."
Doing nothing, however, found a sometimes not so bad: Linda's friend Simon. He needs to back down after school and music again and again. "For him, I have very little time," admits Linda. "We have now not seen for a week and our phone calls usually last no longer than a minute."
He complains there is not sometimes? "No, he has never done. On the contrary. He always tells me how he is proud of me that I get everything under one roof. "As she creates, it is also a mystery. "At the end of the day, I often wonder how I did it all again endured," she says.
The school – like chucking superstar Daniel (22) – for the music but was never in question. "A conclusion is the most important thing. I go after the Fachoberschulreife next to the school, wants to go make my Abi and study. "And what? "Management, fänd I Loved." Well, sure! When it comes to time management is, after Linda had a pro …
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Paris – The vanity of the French president Nicolas Sarkozy seems to have no limits. In the election of politicians gave out 34,400 euros for fabulous makeup!
A Finance Committee has assessed the make-up spending desfranzösischen president now considered too high, the newspaper Le Parisien.
For the make-up had been presented with bills dent an hourly rate of up to 450Euro, reported an unnamed member of Commis-sion.
Because the expenditure of a private nature and are excessively high, "will be refunded only about one third of the budget for dieWahlkampffinanzierung.
Unusual for such prestigious cosmetic orgies in France are not well: Sarkozy's election opponent Ségolène Royal had brought higher Rechnungenfür makeup and hairdo – but is nevertheless a woman.