The 50th Hypomeeting anniversary from May 31
to June 1, 2025 made history – both athletically and
emotionally. In front of a record crowd of well over
7,000 enthusiastic spectators per day, the athletes
celebrated combined events in its most beautiful form
The spectators cheered the athletes to peak
performances and the atmosphere in the Mösle
Stadium reached its absolute peak at the anniversary
edition.
In the decathlon, the young Norwegian Sander
Skotheim impressively prevailed at the end of the two
days of competition: with 8909 points, a new personal best and national record, he dominated
the competition – as he had done several times this season – and secured an impressive victory
at the anniversary Hypomeeting. Kyle Garland (USA) finished the competition in second place
with 8626 points, while Simon Ehammer (SUI) and Niklas Kaul (GER) shared the third place
with equally 8575 points – a thrilling duel that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the very
last discipline.
Anna Hall (USA) made sporting history in the women‘s heptathlon: after a thrilling 800m race
that had the entire stadium on its feet and cheering, she finished her heptathlon, which was
also her comeback after her injury break, with an incredible 7032 points. Not only did she
set a new meeting record, she also moved up to second place in the all-time world rankings
behind Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA). The second-best heptathlon of all time – what a gift for
the 50th anniversary of the Hypomeeting! But behind Anna Hall, Sofie Dokter (NED, 6576
points) in second place and Martha Araujo (COL, 6475 points) in third place also shone bright
this weekend, both with new personal bests and Araujo also with a new area record (South
America).
The weather gods certainly played their part in this historic athletics weekend, providing
fabulous weather for this combined events weekend – another gift for the organizers. Fans were also able to revel in nostalgia and athletics history with the “former” stars of the
combined events scene, who had accepted the Hypomeeting‘s invitation to its 50th anniversary.
Bryan Clay, Uwe Freimuth, Guido Kratschmer, Erki Nool, Michael Smith, Anke Behmer, Sabine
Braun, Nataliya Dobrynska, Jane Frederick, Diane Jones-Konihowski, Denise Lewis, Ghada
Shouaa, and even the two very first Hypomeeting winners, Petr Kratky and Burglinde Pollak,
met again in Götzis for its 50th anniversary.
Numerous activities before and during the anniversary weekend – such as the new Hypomeeting
song, the new edition of the Hypomeeting statistics book, artistic graffiti commemorating the
50th anniversary in the underpass in front of the stadium, a flag parade at the start of the first
day of competition, and a gala evening at the end of the weekend – rounded off the anniversary
meeting in style.
The 50th Hypomeeting was an emotional firework – carried by records, passion, and an
audience that made the fascination of combined events truly evident throughout the entire
Hypomeeting week.