Krause Fit for Berlin Istaf After Injury Scare

European 3,000m steeplechase champion Gesa Krause has resolved the injury problems that troubled her in recent days and is ready to compete at the Istaf meeting in Berlin on Sunday. "I found a chiropractor who removed a blockage from the sacroiliac joint. The problem has been fixed.

Berlin inspires me, and that's why I believe nothing stands in the way of the race, the 34-year-old said in a media round. Krause won gold over 3,000m steeplechase at the European Championships in Birmingham a few weeks ago. She then withdrew from the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne last week.

On Thursday in Zurich, she finished sixth. Sunday's race covers 2,000m. "I am as fit as ever. I no longer feel the pressure I felt in my younger years, the German athlete reported.

Alongside Krause, European decathlon champion Leo Neugebauer is one of the stars at the Istaf in the Olympic Stadium. The mini-multievent he will contest consists of a 100m sprint, discus throw, and a 1,500m run. Two weeks have passed in between. Two weeks are normally not enough, but I feel good, said the 26-year-old, who had dragged himself to the finish line at the European Championships.