Inclusive wins Potsdam: sports festival with stars and movement for everyone!

Inclusive wins Potsdam: sports festival with stars and movement for everyone!

On Sunday, June 29th, the airship port in Potsdam becomes the setting for an extraordinary event: The including sports festival "Inclusive wins Potsdam". This event brings Olympic, Paralympic, Deaf Lympic and Special Olympics athletes together to compete in various sports in a friendly competition. The organizer are the city of Potsdam and SC Potsdam, and the patron is not less than the former Olympic champion in figure skating, Katarina Witt. According to [SC Potsdam] (https://www.sc-potsdam.de/blog/ Inclusive-winnert-ist-ist-wieder-in-potsdam/), the sporty events begin at 10:00 a.m. with exciting canoe competitions and ends at 3:30 p.m. with the popular sitting volleyball.

What can visitors expect? On this day, the focus is on fun and cooperation. In addition to the competitions that are held in disciplines such as swimming, athletics, canoe and sitting volleyball, there is also a colorful frame with hands-on offers for families. In addition, the hip-hop crew from Rokkaz e.V. will appear with the "Little Rokkaz" and create the mood. An additional eye-catcher will be the celebrity shot put, in which well-known faces like Rico Freimuth and Marco Huck compete for victory. According to [RBB24] (https://www.rbb24.de/sport/Bebtrag/2025/06/multisportevent- Inclusive-Gewinnt-potsdam-uftschiffhafen-kati-wi.html), the competitions take place both "against each other" and "together", which promises a special ESPRIT.

A look at the competition disciplines

The event includes a variety of exciting disciplines:

• canoe: with top athletes like Max Lemke and Jacob Schopf.
• swimming: Taliso Engel, Gina Böttcher and Laura Lindemann are just a few of the elite swimmers.
• athletics: The discus-silver medalist Kristin Pudenz will start here.
• sitting volleyball: Marlies Demblow will be active on the court.

The complete schedule for the competition day looks like this:

A event like this is not only a sporty highlight, it also promotes understanding and acceptance for people with disabilities. Everyone in Potsdam should not miss the opportunity to attend this special festival of inclusion. And for everyone who cannot experience the events on site, the RBB television will show summaries of the competitions on the same evening from 6:05 p.m. (https://www.rbb24.de/sport/beitrag/2025/06/multisportevent-cling- Gewinnt-potsdam-uftschiffhafen-kati-wi.html). So, go to the airship port - and experience sports together!