Kretschmer in favor of Germany's bid for the 2040 Olympics
After the Summer Games in Paris, German athletes and officials are dreaming of the 2040 Olympics on home soil. Saxony's Minister President also sees opportunities here.
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Olympic Festival attracts visitors to the Czech Republic
It is intended to be a place where German and Czech children and young people can play sport together. Now the Olympic Festival is starting in Most in northern Bohemia. There is even an Eiffel Tower.
Handball: Franz Semper misses Olympic dress rehearsal against Japan
German handball players have to do without Franz Semper for test match against Japan. Kai Häfner nominated.
Jens Weißflog on applying for the Olympics, competitive sport and politics
Three-time Olympic ski jumping champion Jens Weißflog is ambivalent about Germany's Olympic bid, emphasizes the importance of competitive sport as a school of life and shares his clear opinion on politics, especially when it comes to dealing with the AfD.
Kretschmer rows for canoeing in Dresden
He is a successful canoe racer, his partner is Saxony's head of government. Michael Kretschmer joins Tom Liebscher in the boat for the 2024 Olympics in Paris - and a sport that receives too little attention.
IAT Director: Top ten finish for German Olympic team in Paris hardly achievable
IAT Director Marc-Oliver Löw sees little chance of a top ten finish for the German Olympic team in Paris and criticizes the current sports funding.
Three Augsburg slalom canoeists follow Funk to Paris
Two Olympic debutants, Elena Lilik and Noah Hegge, will be competing in Paris. After Tokyo Olympic champion Ricarda Funk, veteran Sideris Tasiadis will be competing in his fourth Summer Games.
RB Leipzig: Castello Lukeba wants to play for France at the European Championships and Olympics
RB Leipzig player Castello Lukeba is planning to play for France at the European Championships and the Olympics. He hopes to be nominated and already wears the captain's armband in the U21 squad.
Härtel on Olympic bid: "Time is running out"
Sports official Härtel sees time running out with regard to a possible Olympic bid. He also sharply criticizes the Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for sport, in other areas.
Leipzig supports possible bid for 2036/2040 Summer Olympics
The City of Leipzig will support the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in its potential bid for the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympics.
Eleven-time luge world champion sees no chance of Olympic competitions in Oberhof in 2026
Sascha Benecken, the eleven-time luge world champion, sees no possibility of Oberhof hosting the 2026 Olympic competitions due to the lack of infrastructure.
Olympic canoeing champion Rauhe elected to the Athletes' Commission
Olympic canoeing champion Ronald Rauhe has been elected to the Athletes' Commission of the European Olympic Committees. This was announced by the German Canoe Association (DKV) on Tuesday. The 42-year-old Rauhe, who ended his successful career with gold in the four-man kayak at the Olympic Games in ..
Funding cuts for IAT and FES off the table
The planned funding cuts for the IAT and FES are apparently off the table. The Bundestag's budget committee has even increased funding by 5.4 million euros.
"Woman with the iron arm": Olympic champion Fuchs dead
Ruth Fuchs was defeated only three times in her career. The two-time Olympic javelin champion has died at the age of 76.
Javelin thrower believes in Olympic start: Paris not the end
Recently, Olympic javelin champion Thomas Röhler has been plagued by repeated injuries. He considers a start at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris to be realistic - and after that?
Olympic bobsleigh champion Jamanka becomes TV presenter
Olympic bobsleigh champion Mariama Jamanka is to become a TV presenter. The 33-year-old Berlin native, who ended her competitive sports career after winning the silver medal in Beijing 2022 together with Alexandra Burghardt in the two-man bobsled, will take over the sports block in ARD's midday maga ..
IAT and FES fear a drop in performance due to funding cuts
The funding cuts planned by the German government in the draft budget for the Olympic year 2024 threaten even successful sports such as bobsleigh, track cycling and biathlon. The institutes for applied training science in Leipzig (IAT) and for research and development of sports equipment in Berlin ( ..