Funding for Duisburg's domestic talents: € 8,500 for young athletes!

Funding for Duisburg's domestic talents: € 8,500 for young athletes!

The Duisburg Youth Sport Foundation has distributed a total of 8,500 euros to talented athletes and clubs this year. The foundation is managed by the Stadtsportbund Duisburg and aims to promote performance -oriented young athletes in Duisburg.

with a donation of DM 225,000 by Thyssen AG. Every year, the advisory board of the foundation, which is chaired by Mayor Sören Link, decides on the distribution of funds. This year's funding was awarded on December 18, 2024 in the Duisburg town hall, where the prices of Sören Link and Uwe Busch, the managing director of the city sports association, were handed over.

funded athletes and clubs

for 2024:

• 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)

Since the first distribution in 1994, a total of around 314,000 euros have been distributed in funding, which underlines the importance of this initiative to promote young talents in Duisburg, such as Lokalklick.eu reported. Information about application deadlines and distribution criteria are available on the website of the Stadtsportbund Duisburg, such as ssb-duisburg.de