Duisburg honors young talents: € 8,500 for committed athletes!

Duisburg honors young talents: € 8,500 for committed athletes!

The Duisburg Youth Sport Foundation has distributed a total of 8,500 euros to talented athletes and clubs for 2024. The foundation is managed by the Stadtsportbund Duisburg and was originally founded with a donation of DM 225,000 by Thyssen AG. Their goal is to promote performance -oriented young athletes in Duisburg.

The advisory board of the foundation, which is chaired by Mayor Sören Link, decides annually on the distribution of funds. The sum of 8,500 euros is made up of interest income, grants from the Duisburg Stadtsport Federation and other donations. Since the first distribution in 1994, a total of around 314,000 euros have been distributed to funding, such as Lokalklick.eu reported.

funded athletes and clubs 2024

This year's funded athletes and clubs are:

• Single athlete: Sabrina-Sharona Dinn, SRC Duisburg (Squash)
• Team: Club Raffelberg (female junior U14 hockey)
• clubs:
  • ASC Duisburg (water polo)
  • lt Sports (Taekwondo)
  • SRC Duisburg (squash)
  • KSV Wedau (canoe slalom)

The honor took place on December 18, 2024 in the Duisburg town hall, where Mayor Sören Link and Uwe Busch, Managing Director of the City Sports Association, handed over prices.

The Duisburg Youth Sport Foundation has continued to commit the purpose of supporting young athletes with performance potential for the national top. As ssb-duisburg.de , application form-related information and distribution criteria are available on the foundation's website.