False alarm at the European Athletics Championships: Journalists have to leave Alexander Stadium

During the marathon final of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, where Amanal Petros (31) won gold for Germany, an alarm was suddenly triggered in the Alexander Stadium. ARD commentator Ralf Scholt (62) informed live that journalists and employees were asked to leave the stadium because the next warning level had been reached. However, it was a sample tested for the evening session.

There had previously been a forest fire alarm, which led to safety concerns. On Saturday evening, the medal ceremonies were canceled due to a police operation in which a man was arrested on suspicion of fraud. Traffic around the stadium was at a standstill and spectators and reporters had to wait about an hour before they could leave by bus.

The organizers confirmed that after the police operation, transport operations returned to normal after the necessary security measures were implemented.