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Paralympic medals great confirmation for pre-camps at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR

With twelve Olympic medals, the Paralympic athletes have proven that their pre-camps at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR were exactly the right decision.

A total of 110 people, including coaches, physiotherapists etc., attended the pre-camps at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR as part of their preparations for the Paralympic Games. ‘Our guests were all delighted with the conditions at our location. Many have already expressed their interest in visiting us again for a training camp,’ says Aaron Wollscheid, Olympic Coordinator of the LSVS.

Paralympic medals great confirmation for pre-camps at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR

With twelve Olympic medals, the Paralympic athletes have proven that their pre-camps at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR were exactly the right decision.

German team triumphs in Saarbrücken at the European Police Women's Volleyball Championships

The final of the European Police Women’s Volleyball Championship came to an end on 14 September 2024 after a week of exciting matches at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR with a dramatic final.

Eight teams from all over Europe competed in this tournament, and the grand final was played between the German and Finnish teams. In a nerve-wracking tie-break, the German team led by Mira Bohlen from Saarland won by a very narrow margin of 16:14 and secured the title.

Eleven Olympic medals crown pre-camps at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR

In the weeks leading up to the Olympic Games, Olympians from all over the world prepared for the Games in Paris at the SPORTCAMPUS SAAR pre-camps. These training preparations were crowned with eleven Olympic medals.

Including all trainers, physiotherapists and other team members, 400 people from around 30 nations stayed at SPORTCAMPUS SAAR in connection with the Olympic Games.

LSVS welcomes Olympic champion Tim Hellwig to SPORTCAMPUS SAAR

Saar triathlete Tim Hellwig (DJK SG St. Ingbert) won the gold medal in the mixed triathlon relay together with Laura Lindemann, Lisa Tertsch and Lasse Lührs at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

A great success, which the LSVS celebrated yesterday with sponsors, partners, coaches, athletes, fans, friends and family at the SPORTCAMPUS SAAR. Over 150 guests came to congratulate Tim Hellwig. Sports Minister Reinhold Jost congratulated the triathlete personally.

Tim Hellwig wins gold with the mixed relay in the triathlon

Triathlete Tim Hellwig from Saarbrücken has won the gold medal in the mixed relay at the Olympic Games. It is the first German medal in triathlon for 16 years. With this gold medal, Saar triathlete Tim Hellwig has crowned Team Saarland for Paris and ennobled SPORTCAMPUS SAAR as a training centre.

Tim Hellwig, Lisa Tertsch, Lasse Lührs and Laura Lindemann have won Olympic gold in Paris. In a thrilling final sprint, Lindemann prevailed against the starters from the USA and Great Britain.
It is only the third Olympic medal for the German Triathlon Union at the Summer Games. Jan Frodeno, who was training in Saarland at the time, won gold in Beijing in 2008, while Stephan Vuckovic won silver eight years earlier in Sydney. The German triathletes had not yet finished on the podium in the individual competitions in Paris.

Volleyball men narrowly lose Olympic test against Brazil

The German men’s national team narrowly lost their Olympic dress rehearsal. At the SPORTCAMPUS SAAR in Saarbrücken, the team of national coach Michal Winiarski had a thrilling exchange of blows with Brazil, but were ultimately defeated 1:3 (18:25, 22:25, 25:20, 21:25).

Thanks to the rousing presentation by hall announcer Matthias Pons (TV Bliesen), the atmosphere in the sold-out hall was buzzing right up until the final whistle. ‘It was fun to play here, the atmosphere was great, it was a good final test for next week,’ said local hero Moritz Reichert. In the end, Brazil were ‘a bit more stable in attack, they found better solutions, especially from defensive balls or poor receptions, and those are the two or three points that make the difference’.

Special Olympics: First milestone on the way to the 2026 National Summer Games

Contract between Special Olympics Germany and host Saarland was signed yesterday at the SPORTCAMPUS SAAR.

The contract for the largest national inclusive multi-sport event on the Sportcampus Saar between the organiser and host of the Special Olympics Germany Summer Games (SOD) and the host Saarland – the Ministry of the Interior, LSVS and Special Olympics in Saarland – has been signed.

The Special Olympics National Games Saarland 2026 will set an example for an inclusive and open society with more than 4,000 athletes in over 20 sports and an extensive supporting programme.

Sport meets culture: Saar Music Festival gets off to a flying start

Where world-class athletes normally train, world-class musicians made their grand entrance last Friday. The Vienna Symphony Orchestra opened the Saar 2024 Music Festival with a magnificent concert.

‘A top orchestra opening the Saar Music Festival in a gymnasium – is that even possible and how does it sound? The concert by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra sounded amazingly good for a gymnasium. This sentence is to be understood as high praise,’ said SR-Kultur editor Karsten Neuschwender in his review of the evening.

SPORTCAMPUS SAAR now located on Hermann-Neuberger-Straße

LSVS President Heinz König handed over the street sign together with district mayor Thomas Emser and representatives of the district council group – Gabriele Braun, Dr Michael Klotz and
Herbert Jacob – to its destination.

In future, the street name ‘Hermann-Neuberger-Straße’ with the individual street numbers will appear in the address of the LSVS and all companies and professional associations located on the sports campus.

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