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The highlight of the season, the European Championships in Birmingham, has been history for a few days now. For the athletes who are also well known in Cottbus, it provided little reason to celebrate. The only exception was Christina Honsel, last year’s winner in Cottbus, who was proud after finishing fourth in the high jump that she had fought her way through such a difficult season all the way to the European Championships. Still, the fact that a medal had been within reach

In the global rankings of the sport’s governing body, World Athletics, the Jump-Meeting Cottbus once again ranked seventh among specialist indoor meetings in 2026. There could hardly be a clearer indication of the quality of the event. The five best individual performances by the athletes have the greatest influence on this ranking, accounting for 70 percent of the overall score. A further 15 percent is determined by the number of athletes ranked among the world’s top 100 who

European Athletics, the European governing body for athletics, classifies athletics meetings according to their level. The Jump-Meeting Cottbus — previously a Bronze-level meeting — will now carry Silver status for the first time. With its promotion to the World Indoor Tour Silver level, the Jump-Meeting Cottbus is moving even closer to the world’s top athletics meetings. In Germany, only the two ISTAF Indoor meetings in Berlin and Düsseldorf hold this status during the indoo

Interviews, reports, results: Media outlets all over the world reported on the 22nd Jump-Meeting Cottbus. Below is a small selection. In addition, there were countless posts on social media. Deutsche Presse-Agentur (among others via DIE ZEIT, Stern.de etc.) Leichtathletik: Lewtschenko, Vloon und Obiena siegen in Cottbus , 28th of January 2026 rbb24 Doppelsieg im Stabhochsprung beim Springermeeting in Cottbus , 28th of January 2026 Inforadio Vis à vis - Robert Sammler: Cottbu

It was a level of excitement hard to beat: for the first time in its history, a jump-off was supposed to decide the victory in the pole vault at the Jump-Meeting. Menno Vloon and Ernest Obiena both failed at 5.84 m—with exactly the same number of failed attempts. They were each given another attempt at that height. When both failed again, they and the meeting officials decided to declare two winners. The women’s high jump produced the expected winner: Yuliia Levchenko prevail

Just two days until the 22nd Jump-Meeting Cottbus at the Lausitz Arena. We are well prepared and look forward to an entertaining evening with you. The roles are clearly defined: The spectators provide the atmosphere, which has already made a name for itself in the athletics world. And the athletes are responsible for the performances. You can find who is competing that evening here:

You can’t get more experience behind the mic than this: Dr. Karsten Holland and Robert Fekl are co-hosting the Springer Meeting this year. Both have been active in sports broadcasting since the 1990s. Robert Fekl was at the Lausitz Arena for the first time last year and is still enthusiastic about the atmosphere: “Even if you can get a first impression from the really good livestream from afar—the experience in person is indescribable.” He especially remembers one moment: “Wh