No competitions, no tokyo tickets?

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Last-minute tickets? Hard case rules? Olympic exceptions? Just under half of all athletes who want to travel to tokyo for the still-planned games haven’t even qualified yet.

As well as when sport is almost at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic. Uncertainty everywhere, also in germany. Athletes and their coaches have to adjust training schedules, sometimes not even knowing when a qualifying competition will take place.

Thereby it says under point 7 at the end of the respective sports to the criteria for the olympic qualification: "the official nomination by the DOSB board will take place in the nomination period end of may to beginning of july 2020. The exact nomination dates will be announced in due time."

Even IOC president thomas bach admits to "serious problems" with the qualifying competitions. "We will be very flexible and, if necessary, change the qualification criteria," said the 66-year-old youngster to ARD. Because the international olympic committee and host japan still want to hold the games from 24. July to 9. August as planned.

According to bach, 55 percent are qualified for sports, 45 percent are not. And it is not foreseeable when, for example, swimmers, rowers, wrestlers or track and field athletes will be able to compete again in germany or internationally. Or the handball players. In berlin had from 17. Until 19. The german handball team wanted to secure a ticket for tokyo in front of a home crowd against sweden, slovenia and algeria after failing at the world championships. Twelve teams are to play for olympic medals in japan, just half have qualified.

DOSB president alfons hormann, however, does not see too much difficulty in the still outstanding qualifications. "It’s a problem that i think is easily solvable," he told the german press agency. The 59-year-old explained: "the nomination criteria for the germany team can be flexibly adjusted accordingly if qualifying competitions do not take place on a full scale."In addition, the IOC will also react to this by adjusting qualifications. "That is certainly the least of our concerns at the moment," hormann said.

The german swimming federation, for example, is thinking about organizing "a smaller competition with a maximum of 50 participants" so that everyone could get out of each other’s way in the hall, national coach bernd berkhahn told the newspaper "magdeburger volksstimme": "however, this would also have to be approved by the health authorities."

Berkhahn and SC magdeburg swimmers broke off a high training camp in sierra nevada over the weekend. "Anyone who misses two or three weeks of training now also has less chance of a top place at the summer games," emphasized berkhahn.

It’s no different in other sports. Changing qualification standards are one thing, but top performances in precisely planned training weeks leading up to competitions are quite another. "Motivation and morale have completely broken down for me, i haven’t been able to train at all in the past four or five days," said christopher linke of SC potsdam, fourth in the world championships in the 20-kilometer walk.

He made the tokyo quali. But he lacks the competitions to optimize his performance and motivation. "I don’t go to training because i enjoy it so much, but because i know that it is part of a top performance. Now I don’t know what to train for anymore," he reported from the training camp in potchefstroom, sud africa.

All-terrain vehicles and suvs have been the best-sellers in german car dealerships for years. Almost 40 percent of all car buyers last year chose a vehicle in one of these categories. In addition to their coarseness, critics like to complain about the unseasonably high fuel consumption of suvs and land vehicles and the associated pollutant emissions. Manufacturers have reacted to this and now also offer vehicles with alternative drive systems.

The classic burners

An economical diesel engine is certainly not a bad choice for a coarse SUV, especially since, according to ADAC measurements, the emission values of current models in the 6d TEMP euro standard are also in the green range, i.E. Well below the limit values. For smaller models a turbo gasoline engine can be a good alternative, because the torque is good and the fuel consumption is low.

The alternative: electric

The choice of alternative powertrains is becoming increasingly wide, and not just for expensive suvs. In addition to natural gas versions, electric cars suitable for everyday use are already blessed with good ranges of 300 to 400 kilometers. The battery robe is crucial for the range, but you need time to charge it from a household socket: it can take up to 18 hours for the battery to be 100 percent full again. Charging is much faster at a powerful wallbox.

Hybrid and plug-in hybrid

Those who don’t yet trust pure electromobility might do well with a plug-in hybrid. Around 50 to 70 kilometers can be driven in purely electric mode before the gasoline engine kicks in. The manufacturers advertise very low emission levels, but these are usually only achieved if the battery is always fully charged. In addition, the accelerator pedal needs to be handled gently, because kickdown – even in electric driving mode – engages the combustion engine. And speeds of more than 120 kilometers per hour can only be achieved in combination with an electric motor and a gasoline engine. Energy is recovered via the engine braking effect. When the battery is empty, it takes just under four hours to reach 100 percent when charging from a normal socket. But with an average electric range of 60 kilometers, plug-in suvs are well suited for users who have a manageable commute to work and can ideally also charge at home.

If you don’t have a charging station at home, but still want to be economical on the road, a pure hybrid is a good choice. It usually offers the same performance data as the plug-in versions, but does not have to be charged separately via a plug and therefore does not offer any real electric range. Since the electric motor supports the gasoline engine in everyday driving and acceleration, and the drive is often switched off in city traffic, for example, the hybrid still scores with low standard consumption. And thanks to a smaller battery, it has a larger trunk capacity than its plug-in counterparts. A pure hybrid shows its advantages primarily in city traffic and on country roads.

Hydrogen models

The range of hydrogen-powered suvs is still relatively small, but at least the technology is now ready for series production. It takes just a few minutes to refuel at special hydrogen filling stations. But there are currently only about 80 of these in germany, and they are located in and around the major metropolises.

Almost every hydrogen car runs on a fuel cell. Fuel cell systems are energy converters. Unlike the internal combustion engine, which is based on a thermodynamic principle, i.E. Converting heat into motion, the fuel cell converts the hydrogen fuel directly into electrical energy, which can then be used to power an electric motor.

All fuel cell vehicles are therefore electric vehicles – and highly efficient: they have far fewer energy losses than conventional engines and are already twice as efficient as vehicles with internal combustion engines. A fuel cell vehicle that runs on hydrogen also has zero local emissions, because the controlled reaction of hydrogen and oxygen produces only heat and water, not electricity. Jurgen scheibe

Samuel koch spurs his hand and fube again

In spite of his serious accident during "betting that..?" samuel koch (25) has never given up. "I’m always trying to tickle out a little bit more somewhere", describes koch at "peter hahne on ZDF next sunday, 30. June 2013, 10.3 p.M., his efforts to regain a little more agility. He is making progress above all in the sensory area, he can feel his hands and fingers again. "Progress is perhaps too strong a term for it."

In his book "samuel koch – two lives" the 25-year-old describes his life before and after the accident. Take a look here

Although koch has been paralyzed from the neck down since the accident, the 25-year-old has fought his way back into life, written a book and continued his studies in acting. Now he is shooting his graduation film at the hannover university of music, theater and media. And a feature film with the title "only kissing helps". In the coming year, he wants to graduate in acting and has already started a correspondence course in psychology.

In his search for a cure, koch relies on experts to provide him with information. "It is no longer the case that I am constantly searching the internet to see what else I can do."

Samuel koch is supported in his situation by his friends, his family and his christian faith. But he also draws a lot from the positive reactions that reach him. "This also motivates me not to withdraw, as I had originally intended, but to be present with my message, for example, in educational or school projects."

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