Dutch athlete Maureen Koster was beaten unconscious when during the 3000m of the ladies at the European indoor championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, on Sunday.
The 32-year-old athlete was treated by medical staff and later transported to one Local Hospital.
Koster stood in front of the inns of Great Britain Fitzgerald and behind Hannah Nutall when the fall took place. Nutall was temporarily pushed off the track and Fitzgerald had to run around Koster.
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Maureen Koster van Nederland falls during the 3000m final of the ladies on day four of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 in the Appeldoorn Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty images)
“I just saw her on the floor in front of me. I thought I had to get around her and hopefully it shouldn’t be stunned,” Fitzgerald said after the race. “I didn’t want it to influence my racing plan. It was the lips to fall to her, especially for a home crowd. I hope she is in order. Very sad that she fell.”
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Maureen Koster van Nederland receives medical assistance after collapsing on the circuit during the 3000m final of the ladies on day four of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 in the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty images)
The Dutch team later placed X that Koster was aware and responsive.
Koster’s friend and fellow competitor, great British runner Melissa Courtney-Bryant, who ended the event With silver said the incident was ‘massacre’.
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Maureen Koster van Nederland collapses on the circuit during the 3000m final of the ladies on day four of the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025 in the Omnisport Appeldorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty images)
“I heard Maureen scream,” said Courtney-Bryant. “I know her really well because we came together and room on the Diamond League. Then I saw a leg while I ran around, and I knew it was her shoe. It put everyone on the edge and everyone pushed more. I just tried to keep up, because you didn’t want to end up. It was times.”
Sarah Healy van Ireland won gold after the fall of Koster.
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