Tag: Olympia
50 years of the Olympic Games in Munich: return of the dachshund – Munich
In 1972 the dachshund was undisputedly the typical domestic animal of Munich residents. Now the hunting dogs with the short legs are on the rise again. What is so fascinating…
Thomas Bach: The winter games in Beijing will “definitely” take place – sport
For IOC President Thomas Bach, despite the rapidly expanding Omikron variant, a cancellation of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing is categorically out of the question. The competitions from February…
Olympia: Wolfgang Maier worries about PCR test manipulation – sport
Alpine boss Wolfgang Maier fears manipulation through corona tests at the Olympics in Beijing. “With a PCR test I can immediately take any athletic opponent out of the race. Nobody…
Oberschleißheim – Munich rowing society fights for regatta facility – Munich district
Some wanted to tear down the regatta course after the 1972 Olympic Games. The Munich rowing society fought for it to stay. And actually she’s still fighting – right now,…
50 years of the Olympic Games in Munich: From dream to trauma
Even after half a century, the 1972 Olympic Games are still having an impact: How and why what happened back then left its mark on the city, the country and…
Thomas Weikert: “We have some clear wishes for politics” – sport
German sport has had a turbulent year. The new DOSB President Thomas Weikert speaks about the necessary restart, the controversial Winter Games in Beijing and the timetable for the next…
What remains of the Olympics? Tribute to madness – sport
Takayoshi Kim still remembers exactly what he thought when they built the swimming pool for the 2020 Summer Games in the Tatsumi-no-Mori Beach Park. “It’s a waste, I thought,” he…
Sports review in the district of Munich – silver boy Lukas Dauser – district of Munich
The performances of gymnasts on their equipment are called exercises, even if the athletes present the sequence of maximum difficulties in perfection. Lukas Dauer repeated his exercise on parallel bars…
Olympics in China: Japan Joins Diplomatic Boycott – Sport
Athletes hostage There is only one argument against a full boycott of the Winter Games in China: the interests of athletes. But these could also be operated differently.Commentary by Johannes…
Sportsman of the year: the hard currency – sport
Alexander Zverev’s two weeks in summerly sultry Tokyo remained more than the memory of a narrow bunk. At that time, Zverev had moved into accommodation in the Olympic Village and…