{"id":50269,"date":"2023-05-10T09:44:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T07:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=50269"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:35:51","slug":"interview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview mit Paralympics-Siegerin und Weltrekordhalterin Salum Kashafali"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Interview mit Paralympics-Siegerin und Weltrekordhalterin Salum Kashafali\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Header_2.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cBehinderung ist F\u00e4higkeit\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Interview mit Paralympics-Siegerin und Weltrekordhalterin Salum Kashafali<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">10. Mai 2023 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Interview with Paralympic Champion and World Record Holder Salum Kashafali&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Meet Salum Kashafali, the fastest 100m male para-athlete! Diagnosed with Stargardt disease at the age of 23, Salum was forced to change his athletic career once he became visually impaired. Now, at the age of 29, Salum holds the world record for the T12 100m event with a time of 10.43s. Determined to better the lives of those in his home country, Salum donates the money he wins through competitions to schools in Congo.\\nBorn in Goma, Congo, Salum Kashafali fled to Norway in 2003 because of the civil war. At the age of 17, Salum found a love for athletics and started to make his mark on the sporting world at a national level. After being diagnosed with Stargardt disease (a loss of central vision) at the age of 23, Salum struggled to find purpose in continuing to train as a professional athlete. Determined to never give up, he is the fastest male 100m T12 athlete of all time, holding the world record. CATch Up had the opportunity to chat with Salum on his athletic career and his project in Congo. Find out more below!\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Finterview-with-paralympic-champion-and-world-record-holder-salum-kashafali%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Darf ich vorstellen: Salum Kashafali, der schnellste m\u00e4nnliche Para-Athlet \u00fcber 100 m! Als bei Salum im Alter von 23 Jahren die Stargardt-Krankheit diagnostiziert wurde, war er gezwungen, seine sportliche Laufbahn zu \u00e4ndern, als er sehbehindert wurde. Heute, im Alter von 29 Jahren, h\u00e4lt Salum den Weltrekord \u00fcber 100 m in der Altersklasse T12 mit einer Zeit von 10,43 s. Entschlossen, das Leben der Menschen in seinem Heimatland zu verbessern, spendet Salum das Geld, das er bei Wettk\u00e4mpfen gewinnt, an Schulen im Kongo.<\/span>\n<br\/>Salum Kashafali wurde in Goma (Kongo) geboren und floh 2003 wegen des B\u00fcrgerkriegs nach Norwegen. Im Alter von 17 Jahren entdeckte Salum seine Liebe zur Leichtathletik und begann, sich auf nationaler Ebene in der Sportwelt einen Namen zu machen. Nachdem bei ihm im Alter von 23 Jahren die Stargardt-Krankheit (Verlust des zentralen Sehverm\u00f6gens) diagnostiziert wurde, k\u00e4mpfte Salum darum, einen Sinn darin zu finden, weiterhin als Leistungssportler zu trainieren. Entschlossen, niemals aufzugeben, ist er der schnellste m\u00e4nnliche 100-m-T12-Athlet aller Zeiten und h\u00e4lt den Weltrekord. CATch Up hatte die Gelegenheit, mit Salum \u00fcber seine sportliche Karriere und sein Projekt im Kongo zu sprechen. Erfahren Sie unten mehr!<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.78618421052632  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grid1-e1683556340855.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.79755283648498  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grid2-e1683556320686.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Lernen Sie Salum Kashafali in FOREVER.FASTER.style kennen.<\/strong>\n<br\/><strong>Training im Winter oder im Sommer?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Sommer<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>S\u00fc\u00df oder pikant? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: S\u00fc\u00df<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Lieblingsnascherei?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Eiscreme oder Schokolade<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wer ist Ihr Lieblingsk\u00fcnstler? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Burna Boy<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Ein Lied, das man sich immer wieder anh\u00f6ren kann.<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Alles, was Bob Marley betrifft!<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Katzen oder Hunde? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Hunde<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Hobbys neben dem Sport?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: R\u00e4tsel<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Lieblings-PUMA-Produkt?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Es m\u00fcssen die Stacheln sein<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Gibt es PUMA-Athleten, die ein Vorbild f\u00fcr Sie sind? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Usain Bolt, nat\u00fcrlich!<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\u201cTALENT OHNE HINGABE BRINGT DICH NICHT WEIT.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Was sind Ihre Ziele f\u00fcr dieses Jahr?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Ich m\u00f6chte schneller laufen als im letzten Jahr und die Weltmeisterschaft gewinnen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Sie sind der schnellste Paralympionike aller Zeiten und haben in Ihrem ersten Wettkampf als Para-Sportler einen Weltrekord aufgestellt. Wie bereiten Sie sich auf die Weltmeisterschaften in Paris in diesem Jahr vor?\u00a0<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Ich bereite mich auf die Weltmeisterschaft vor, indem ich einfach t\u00e4glich trainiere. Das muss gemacht werden! Au\u00dferdem esse ich gut, schlafe gut und mache das Training so optimal wie m\u00f6glich.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Haben Sie irgendwelche Rituale vor Wettk\u00e4mpfen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Ja, das tue ich! Am Tag vor dem Wettkampf esse ich immer H\u00fchnchen und Reis. Und morgens etwas Wassermelone. Das sind einige der Dinge, die gemacht werden m\u00fcssen, und wenn ich sie nicht habe, nehme ich sie immer mit. Oder ich presse die Wassermelone einfach aus, um den Saft zu bekommen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie gehen Sie mit schlechten Tagen um?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Ich lasse nicht zu, dass sie mich definieren oder das, was ich t\u00e4glich tue. Ich erkenne sie an und wei\u00df, dass sie einfach zum Menschsein dazugeh\u00f6ren. Also lasse ich es einfach sein.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Wir haben auch gelesen, dass Sie Mathematiklehrer sind - wie schaffen Sie den Spagat zwischen Unterricht und Ausbildung? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Fr\u00fcher war ich Mathematiklehrerin, aber dank PUMA kann ich jetzt Vollzeitsportlerin sein. Es ist jetzt viel einfacher, mein t\u00e4gliches Leben unter einen Hut zu bringen. Als ich gearbeitet habe, waren es etwa f\u00fcnf bis sechs Stunden und dazu musste ich noch drei bis vier Stunden trainieren. Das war zu anstrengend. Und Kinder machen eine Menge L\u00e4rm! Ich habe zwei Jahre lang die 8. bis 10. Klasse unterrichtet.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie oder warum sind Sie zur Leichtathletik gekommen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Ich hatte das Gef\u00fchl, dass ich dorthin geh\u00f6re. Ich hatte das Gef\u00fchl, dass es ein Ort ist, wo ich einfach hingehen und neugierig sein und versuchen kann, mein Bestes zu geben. Es ist ein Ort, an dem ich Spa\u00df haben und mich weiterentwickeln kann. Es ist wie ein Spielplatz. Es spielt keine Rolle, welcher Ethnie oder Religion man angeh\u00f6rt - alle k\u00f6nnen zusammenkommen und einfach Spa\u00df haben.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Waren Sie schon immer ein begeisterter L\u00e4ufer oder treiben Sie auch andere Sportarten?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Ich spiele auch Fu\u00dfball.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.86281588447653  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grid4-e1683557557114.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.84  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Grid3-e1683557594600.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\u201cBEHINDERUNG IST F\u00c4HIGKEIT\u201d.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Welchen Rat w\u00fcrden Sie einem jungen aufstrebenden Para-Sportler geben?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Mit Talent ohne Hingabe kommt man nicht weit. Hingabe und Talent m\u00fcssen Hand in Hand gehen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Als Sie 23 Jahre alt waren, wurde bei Ihnen die Stargardt-Krankheit diagnostiziert. Wie sind Sie damit und mit der Ver\u00e4nderung Ihrer sportlichen Karriere umgegangen? Wussten Sie schon immer, dass Sie Leichtathletin bleiben und Leichtathletik betreiben wollten?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Nein, ich habe tats\u00e4chlich ein Jahr lang aufgeh\u00f6rt. Ich wollte kein Leichtathlet sein. Ich wollte \u00fcberhaupt keine Leichtathletik machen. Ich konnte mir nicht mehr vorstellen, Leichtathletik zu betreiben. Also habe ich mir ein Jahr lang gesagt, dass ich einfach zu den Grundlagen zur\u00fcckkehren und nur noch unterrichten oder mir andere Dinge im Leben suchen sollte. Ich kehrte zur Leichtathletik zur\u00fcck, weil ich eines Tages merkte, dass ich immer noch zu einem Sport kommen und so gut sein kann, wie ich kann. Ich wollte nicht einfach mit meinem Leben aufh\u00f6ren, nur weil mir etwas passiert ist. Ich wollte einfach nicht zulassen, dass es mein Leben kontrolliert. Ich will mein Leben selbst in die Hand nehmen. Ich will nicht von dem, was mir passiert ist, kontrolliert werden. Also wollte ich zum Sport zur\u00fcckkehren und versuchen, allen zu zeigen, dass eine Behinderung eine F\u00e4higkeit ist. Die Leute haben mir gesagt, dass man nie wieder laufen kann. Du kannst nie mehr an einer Meisterschaft teilnehmen, du kannst dies oder jenes nicht mehr tun. Ich wollte allen beweisen, dass sie falsch lagen, und mich selbst st\u00e4rken, um zu zeigen, dass ich es schaffen kann.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Sie spenden das Geld, das Sie bei Ihrem Wettbewerb gewonnen haben, an Schulen im Kongo. K\u00f6nnen Sie uns ein wenig mehr \u00fcber dieses tolle Projekt erz\u00e4hlen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Salum: Als ich aufwuchs, bevor ich nach Norwegen kam, als ich etwa zehn Jahre alt war, hatte ich nie die M\u00f6glichkeit, zur Schule zu gehen und zu lernen - ich konnte nicht einmal meinen eigenen Namen schreiben. Wo ich herkomme, wurden mehr Gef\u00e4ngnisse als Schulen gebaut. Es war wirklich schwer, in diesem Ort aufzuwachsen. Als ich nach Norwegen kam, versprach ich mir selbst, dass ich, wenn ich jemals einen Job bekommen w\u00fcrde, das Geld besorgen und versuchen w\u00fcrde, so viel wie m\u00f6glich zu spenden. Also wurde ich ein Sportler. Das erste, was ich sagte, war, dass ich den ersten Gehaltsscheck, den ich bekomme, spenden w\u00fcrde. Und so habe ich angefangen, Schulen zu bauen, damit die Menschen mit der Mentalit\u00e4t aufwachsen k\u00f6nnen, je mehr wir lernen, desto mehr k\u00f6nnen wir verdienen. Man kann sch\u00f6ne Kleider haben, man kann sch\u00f6ne Schuhe haben, man kann viele sch\u00f6ne Sachen haben. Aber wenn man keine Bildung hat, wenn man keinen gesunden Geist hat, kommt man nicht weiter. Ich wollte diesen Menschen nur die M\u00f6glichkeit geben, ihre eigenen Entscheidungen zu treffen.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>\u00dcber Salum Kashafali<\/h2>\n<p>\ud83d\udc5fName: Salum Ageze Kashafali<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc5fNationalit\u00e4t: DR Kongo\/Norwegen<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc5fAlter: 29<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc5fSportart: Para-Leichtathletik, Behinderungsklasse T12<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc5fEreignisse: 100m<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc5fWeltrekord: T12 100m, Zeit von 10,43s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row social embed -->\n<div class=\"row rowEmbed1 spacing\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n         <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CqzyQ1aow0Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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Kashafali (@salumkashafali)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async type='text\/plain' class='optanon-category-C0004' src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sidebar.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sidebar2-1.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Mehr lesen<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti2 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/forever-faster-interview-with-paralympic-puma-athlete-marlene-van-gansewinkel\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"49204\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Header-13.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n\t        <h4>F\u00fcr immer schneller: Interview mit der paralympischen PUMA-Athletin Marlene van Gansewinkel<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tLernen Sie Marlene van Gansewinkel kennen, die schnellste Frau auf einer Klinge! Marlene van Gansewinkel, die ohne linken Unterschenkel und linken Unterarm geboren wurde, hat eine beeindruckende Medaillenbilanz als paralympische Athletin vorzuweisen. Bei den Sommer-Paralympics 2021 in Tokio, Japan, holte Marlene zwei Goldmedaillen in den Disziplinen 100 m T64 und 200 m T64 der Frauen. Jetzt hat sie ihre Augen auf die diesj\u00e4hrigen Weltmeisterschaften in Paris gerichtet.\nCATch Up hatte die Gelegenheit, mit Marlene \u00fcber ihre Trainingsgewohnheiten, Ziele und Ratschl\u00e4ge f\u00fcr andere aufstrebende Para-Sportler zu sprechen. Sehen Sie sich das inspirierende Interview unten an!\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/forever-faster-interview-with-paralympic-puma-athlete-marlene-van-gansewinkel\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-and-new-zealand-national-football-player-meikayla-moore\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"48977\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/header-Meikayla-Moore.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sport<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Interview mit PUMA-Athletin und neuseel\u00e4ndischer Fu\u00dfballnationalspielerin Meikayla Moore<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tMeikayla Moore ist eine erfahrene Verteidigerin, die in Deutschland, England und jetzt in Schottland Vereinsfu\u00dfball gespielt hat. Die 26-j\u00e4hrige PUMA-Athletin spielt derzeit f\u00fcr Glasgow City in der schottischen Frauen-Premier-League und ist Teil der neuseel\u00e4ndischen Nationalmannschaft (die Football Ferns). Meikayla ist au\u00dferdem eine leidenschaftliche Verfechterin der LGBTQ+-Rechte und nutzt ihre Plattform, um das Bewusstsein zu sch\u00e4rfen und andere zu inspirieren.\nIhre coole Vokuhila-Frisur ist genauso einzigartig und frech wie ihr Spielstil auf dem Fu\u00dfballplatz. Bei ihrem Besuch in der PUMA-Zentrale hatten wir das Gl\u00fcck, uns mit ihr zu unterhalten. Finden Sie heraus, was es f\u00fcr sie bedeutet, Teil der Weltmeisterschaft zu sein, die von ihrem Heimatland ausgerichtet wird, und warum es f\u00fcr sie wichtig ist, ein offenes Mitglied der LGBTQ+-Community zu sein.\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/interview-with-puma-athlete-and-new-zealand-national-football-player-meikayla-moore\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darf ich vorstellen: Salum Kashafali, der schnellste m\u00e4nnliche Para-Athlet \u00fcber 100 m! Als bei Salum im Alter von 23 Jahren die Stargardt-Krankheit diagnostiziert wurde, war er gezwungen, seine sportliche Laufbahn zu \u00e4ndern, als er sehbehindert wurde. Heute, im Alter von 29 Jahren, h\u00e4lt Salum den Weltrekord \u00fcber 100 m in der Altersklasse T12 mit einer Zeit von 10,43 s. Entschlossen, das Leben der Menschen in seinem Heimatland zu verbessern, spendet Salum das Geld, das er bei Wettk\u00e4mpfen gewinnt, an Schulen im Kongo.<br \/>\nSalum Kashafali wurde in Goma (Kongo) geboren und floh 2003 wegen des B\u00fcrgerkriegs nach Norwegen. Im Alter von 17 Jahren entdeckte Salum seine Liebe zur Leichtathletik und begann, sich auf nationaler Ebene in der Sportwelt einen Namen zu machen. Nachdem bei ihm im Alter von 23 Jahren die Stargardt-Krankheit (Verlust des zentralen Sehverm\u00f6gens) diagnostiziert wurde, k\u00e4mpfte Salum darum, einen Sinn darin zu finden, weiterhin als Leistungssportler zu trainieren. Entschlossen, niemals aufzugeben, ist er der schnellste m\u00e4nnliche 100-m-T12-Athlet aller Zeiten und h\u00e4lt den Weltrekord. CATch Up hatte die Gelegenheit, mit Salum \u00fcber seine sportliche Karriere und sein Projekt im Kongo zu sprechen. Erfahren Sie unten mehr!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":50301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":1919,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-50269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":50269,"post_author":"16","post_date":"2023-05-10 09:44:40","post_date_gmt":"2023-05-10 07:44:40","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2023\/05\/Header_2.png\",\"filesize\":360284,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Header_2-300x168.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":38695},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Header_2-1024x575.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":334601},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Header_2-150x150.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":19312},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Header_2-768x431.png\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":193569},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Header_2-18x10.png\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":810}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":50301,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Header_2.png\",\"title\":\"Header_2\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022Disability is ability\\u0022\",\"content\":\"Interview with Paralympic Champion and World Record Holder Salum Kashafali\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eMeet Salum Kashafali, the fastest 100m male para-athlete! Diagnosed with Stargardt disease at the age of 23, Salum was forced to change his athletic career once he became visually impaired. Now, at the age of 29, Salum holds the world record for the T12 100m event with a time of 10.43s. Determined to better the lives of those in his home country, Salum donates the money he wins through competitions to schools in Congo.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Born in Goma, Congo, Salum Kashafali fled to Norway in 2003 because of the civil war. At the age of 17, Salum found a love for athletics and started to make his mark on the sporting world at a national level. After being diagnosed with Stargardt disease (a loss of central vision) at the age of 23, Salum struggled to find purpose in continuing to train as a professional athlete. Determined to never give up, he is the fastest male 100m T12 athlete of all time, holding the world record. CATch Up had the opportunity to chat with Salum on his athletic career and his project in Congo. 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I don\u2019t want to be controlled by what happened to me. So, I wanted to come back to the sport and try and show everybody that disability is ability. People told me that you can never run again. You can never be in a championship, you can\u2019t do this or that. I wanted to prove everybody wrong and strengthen myself to show I could do it.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"contentRight\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;You are donating the money you\u2019ve won in your competition to schools in Kongo. Can you tell us a bit more about this amazing project?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Salum: When I was growing up, before I came to Norway when I was around ten years old, I never got the opportunity to go to school and learn \u2013 I couldn\u2019t even write my own name. Where I am from, they were building more jails than schools. It was really hard to grow up in that place. 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Als bei Salum im Alter von 23 Jahren die Stargardt-Krankheit diagnostiziert wurde, war er gezwungen, seine sportliche Laufbahn zu \u00e4ndern, als er sehbehindert wurde. Heute, im Alter von 29 Jahren, h\u00e4lt Salum den Weltrekord \u00fcber 100 m in der Altersklasse T12 mit einer Zeit von 10,43 s. Entschlossen, das Leben der Menschen in seinem Heimatland zu verbessern, spendet Salum das Geld, das er bei Wettk\u00e4mpfen gewinnt, an Schulen im Kongo.\nDer in Goma, Kongo, geborene Salum Kashafali floh 2003 wegen des B\u00fcrgerkriegs nach Norwegen. Im Alter von 17 Jahren entdeckte Salum seine Liebe zur Leichtathletik und begann, sich auf nationaler Ebene in der Sportwelt einen Namen zu machen. Nachdem bei ihm im Alter von 23 Jahren die Stargardt-Krankheit (Verlust des zentralen Sehverm\u00f6gens) diagnostiziert wurde, k\u00e4mpfte Salum darum, einen Sinn darin zu finden, weiterhin als Leistungssportler zu trainieren. Entschlossen, niemals aufzugeben, ist er der schnellste m\u00e4nnliche 100-m-T12-Athlet aller Zeiten und h\u00e4lt den Weltrekord. CATch Up hatte die Gelegenheit, mit Salum \u00fcber seine sportliche Karriere und sein Projekt im Kongo zu sprechen. Erfahren Sie unten mehr!","status":"publish","password":"","name":"Interview mit Paralympics-Sieger und Weltrekordhalter Salum Kashafali","modified":"2025-09-19 14:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 14:35:51","content_filtered":"","parent":0,"type":"post","mime_type":"","template":"","category":[18],"datetime_local":"10. Mai 2023 um 07:44","date_local":"10. 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