A world-class event: German university championships start in Cologne!

A world-class event: German university championships start in Cologne!

Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, 50933 Köln, Deutschland - From May 29 to June 1, 2025, a sporting highlight will take place on the campus of the German Sport University Cologne: The German university championships . Around 600 athletes have registered to compete against each other in the Badminton, Roundnet and table tennis disciplines. The championships are organized by the General German University Sports Association (ADH), which organizes numerous competitions and tournaments for students and staff from universities all over Germany every year. According to the information from rptu , successful participants can also qualify for international events.

In parallel to this sporting event, the , which takes place from June 2 to June 6th under the motto "You make the difference". The aim of this series of events is to promote participation, empowerment and combat discrimination in sport. The International Day will be a special highlight on June 4, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers a variety of activities.

Anti -discrimination work in sport is becoming increasingly important. Sports clubs in Germany are not only the places of belonging, but also experience discrimination and exclusion. A research project at HU Berlin deals with the empirical examination of discrimination and belonging in Berlin's club sport. According to the researchers, there is a great need for specialists and empirical database in this area, as is recorded in the information from Spowi . The results should serve to develop needs -based measures to promote diversity and equality in sport.

To promote the exchange and information about sports courses, the German Sport University Cologne organizes the

appointments and events

The exciting series of events on campus also includes an aptitude test that takes place on June 11th and 12th, as well as the 8th International Sport & Discrimination Conference on June 13th. On June 16, teachers can take part in a further training measure that deals with the pedagogical potential of oral history. In order to meet the need for advice for those interested in study, a long evening of the student counseling is offered on June 26th.