Germany increases budget for sports

This figure not only allows for more comprehensive planning for the coming year, but also represents an increase from €333 million in 2025 and €282 million last year. Furthermore, this growth is included in the financial plan until 2029, demonstrating the government’s sustained commitment to sport and civic engagement.

Đức tăng ngân sách cho thể thao - Ảnh 1. — Germany increases budget for sports

"With this decision, the Federal Government is consistently implementing the coalition agreement to raise the sports budget to a new level," said the head of the sector, Christiane Schenderlein. She also pointed out that the increase in the budget will ensure planning security and will allow the long-awaited investments in sports to be realized.

According to Sport-Informations-Dienst, the new budget is expected to increase sports infrastructure by 29.4 million euros, add 10.6 million euros to the operation of Olympic training centers and facilities, and add 7.6 million euros to support non-Olympic sports. The budget also includes funding for a potential Olympic candidate, strengthening the establishment and the creation of a secure sports center to protect athletes.

The German Olympic Sports Federation President Thomas Weikert acknowledged that these grants provide an important boost. However, he expressed the desire for improvements in some areas, especially investment in measures to build up elite sports and provide Olympic training centres and facilities that meet the core needs of the sports community. President Thomas Weikert stressed that the grassroots sports funding programme, which falls under the Ministry of Construction , is completely lacking.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation has also called on politicians at federal, state and local level to invest an additional 1 billion euros per year in sport. “With the billions of federal euros for sport and through the mobilization of resources from the federal government’s special investment fund, which is distributed through the federal states and municipalities, we must succeed in investing an additional 1 billion euros per year in sports infrastructure in Germany over the next few years. Only in this way can we together create conditions for sport and physical activity in our country that are fit for the future. More than 28 million members in 86,000 sports clubs and members want to see something improved in their lives,” stressed President Thomas Weikert.

According to the German Olympic Sports Confederation, the core of the proposal is a 10% annual share from the special fund for sports infrastructure. In total, the federal states will receive 100 billion euros from the special fund, distributed over twelve years from 2026 onwards, which is about 8.33 billion euros per year. Negotiations are currently underway in the federal states on how much of this money will be allocated to the cities and for what specific purposes.

Investing in sport brings high social benefits, so 833 million euros per year from the special fund, combined with 140 million euros of additional investment in sport at the federal level, would be the signal that sport has been waiting for.

The German Olympic Sports Confederation believes that only in this way can the renovation backlog in all areas of sport be effectively addressed in the coming decade, sending a positive signal to the 28 million sports club members, and preparing for a German victory at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "The importance of sport in and for society must also be reflected in the financial aspect. We are ready to put all our energy into creating the much-needed positive momentum for the country, but for that we need the right support," said President Thomas Weikert.

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