Bautzen triumphs: Landkreis is getting the title in the sports badge competition!

Bautzen triumphs: Landkreis is getting the title in the sports badge competition!

In the Bautzen district, there is a reason to celebrate! The Kreissportbund Bautzen won the Saxon Sports Badge Competition 2024 with a proud 4500 sports badge. This is an impressive result that shows how active and sports enthusiastic people are here. Almost every fourth sports badge in Saxony comes from this district, which underlines that the desire for sport is very popular here. Almost 47 schools took part in this competition - the highest number of participants so far. Particularly noteworthy are the Kamenz high school as well as the primary schools in Neukirch, Wehrsdorf, Haselbachtal and the Elstra high school, which were particularly successful in their categories and won the Saxon school competition. Sächsische.de reports that KSB-Vice President Dietmar Beton the importance of the German sports badge for the regional sports funding has.

But what exactly is behind the sports badge? Interested athletes can take two different sports badges in the Bautzen district. On the one hand, the traditional German sports badge that is offered for people aged 6 to 99. On the other hand, the Saxon children's sports badge "Flizzy", which is intended for the youngest athletes between 3 and 7 years. The Kreissportbund supports the organization and implementation of these sports badges and thus promotes entry into sport for the population. Monthly dates to accept the sports badges are offered, and the athletes can also submit their services outside of these fixed appointments. [Sportbund-baugtzen.de] (https://www.sportbund-baugtzen.de/sport badge) informs that the goal of the competition is to provide all citizens access to play together.

events and championships

The district of Bautzen has also established itself as a venue for exciting sporting events. For example, a lively competition took place at the 40th Deutschbaselitz Pentecost sport festival, in which, despite wet weather, around 200 hobby and recreational athletes were active. The event even attracted 250 visitors who supported the athletes loudly. In the football tournament, the “Schillergarten Dresden” team won 3-0 against “Miracle on Smirnoff ICE”. In volleyball, the "Team Pietsch" from Baruth was ahead and defeated the newcomers "Serbska Raketa".

Not only the board games have the region under control, there is also a lot to do in water sports: the Seesportclub Bautzen organized the German championships in sailing at the end of May and early June and the Saxon championship in cutter sailing. This not only awarded national titles to Leipzig and Erfurt, the Saxon championship titles in the cutter sailing also went to a team from Coswig, while the team from Knappenrode triumphed in cutter all -around. It is impressive that even some children's teams from Bautzen bravely beat and took four and six in the all -round of cutters as well as four and eight in sailing.

foresight and challenges

If you look into the future, there are exciting challenges for the city of Kamenz. From April 10 to September 14, 2025, the Kamenz city bet is planned, in which the population pursues the goal of letting at least 800 sports badges. All residents are called up to actively participate - from sports clubs to daycare centers, schools to local companies. Sport-fuer-sachsen.de explains the necessary requirements for the German sports badge, which can be assigned in bronze, silver or gold, based on the services provided in various disciplines, which include strength, endurance, speed and coordination.