Marathon runner Melat Kejeta (Kassel) has just missed another German long-distance medal at the Olympics of Tokyo despite a strong performance. 24 hours after silver by Goerhan Hilbert was the 28-year-old native Ethiopians on Saturday morning in Sapporo in 2:29:16 hours of sixth and thus reached the best placement of a German runner since the fourth rank of Katrin Dörre-Heinig 1996 in Atlanta. "I tried to get a medal for Germany. I'm sorry," Kejeta said in ZDF: "It was very, very warm, and I had gastric problems. But with six place I was always my dream, it was always my dream, be at Olympia. " Gold went in mind from Ioc President Thomas Bach and World Association Boss Sebastian Coe at a Kenyan double victory to the former half-marathon world champion Peres Jepchirchir, which prevailed in 2:27:20 in front of world recorder Brigid Kosgei (2:27:36). Bronze picked up the American Molly Seidel (2:27:46). World Champion Ruth Chepngetich gave up, Rio-Olympic cham...