Nice Gesture by Ariane Friedrich, by Alfons Juck, note by Larry Eder

Ariene Friederich, photo by PhotoRun.net

Ariane Friederich is one of the most emotional athletes on the circuit. She is also very popular with the young fans. It is the combination of the bleached hair, her athleticism and post jump theatrics that attracts many. Per the following short piece by Alfons Juck, our global eyes, that we salute her thoughtful gesture, in supporting the future of the sport…

Ariane Friedrich, photo by PhotoRun.net

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GESTURE
OF FRIEDRICH

HUSTOPECE
(CZE): In an unprecedented gesture the top German high jumper Ariane Friedrich
returned half of the appearance fee received from the Hustopece high jump meet
in January (part of Moravia High Jump Tour). The amount should support the
young athletes of the Hustopece club. She did the same in connection with
Arnstadt meet which followed Hustopece. At the Czech venue what was her first
jump after a long break she cleared 184 cm and was 9th. â€žI want to give an
example also for other athletes that in such situations this is the right step.
My result was not at the level as I planned and I think the returned amount
will be useful for the young athletes in the city,” said Friedrich.

Author

Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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