Patrizia van der Weken runs a new national record in the 60m and 200m

Luxembourg’s Patrizia van der Weken delivered a standout performance at the CMCM Indoor Meeting at the Coque, winning the 60-meter final in 7.07 seconds. Her time shaved 0.02 seconds off her own national record and currently ranks as the fastest in the world this year.

France’s Orlann Olière finished second in 7.18 seconds, followed by Greece’s Polyniki Emmanouilidou in third with 7.27 seconds.

Earlier in the heats, van der Weken clocked 7.18 seconds, narrowly missing her previous record by 0.09 seconds. Her final performance, however, solidifies her strong start to the season.
 
Later in the evening, the sprinter set her second Luxembourgish record. She clocked 23.17 seconds in the 200m, shaving 0.12 seconds off her previous best. Germany's Jessica-Bianca Wessolly won the race, finishing 0.33 seconds faster than the Luxembourger. Switzerland's Leonie Pointet completed the podium.

Van der Weken's athletic prowess was also on display at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where she became the first Luxembourgish woman to reach the semi-finals in the 100 meters event.

Her remarkable achievements led to her being honoured as Luxembourg's flag bearer during the closing ceremonies and she was also named female athlete of the year in 2024.

Elsewhere, Vera Bertemes-Hoffmann completed the 1500m race in 4 minutes 26.16 seconds, with Italy's Marta Zenoni claiming victory.

In the men's event, two Luxembourgers, Charel Grethen and Vivien Henz, competed over the same distance. Henz finished fifth, setting a new personal best with a time of 3 minutes 39.96 seconds. Grethen was just half a second slower, placing seventh. Belgium's Pieter Sisk crossed the finish line first.

In the men's, Mathis Espagnet set a new personal best in the 800 meters at the event, completing the race in 1 minute 47.95 seconds. The race was claimed by Spaniard Josue Canales, who won with a time of 1 minute 44.65 seconds, marking both a personal best and a meeting record.