This figure not only allows for more comprehensive planning for the coming year but also represents an increase from the €333 million projected for 2025 and the previous year's €282 million. Furthermore, this growth is incorporated into the financial plan up to 2029, demonstrating the government's sustained commitment to sport and citizen participation.
Germany increases budget for sports.
Christiane Schenderlein, the person in charge of this area, stated that "With this decision, the Federal Government is consistently implementing the coalition agreement to raise the sports budget to a new level." She also pointed out that the budget increase will ensure the security of planning and will allow for the realization of investments that sports have long awaited.
According to Sport-Informations-Dienst, the new budget is expected to increase €29.4 million for sports infrastructure, add €10.6 million for the operation of Olympic training centers and facilities, and a further €7.6 million to support non-Olympic sports. The budget also includes funding for a potential Olympic contender, strengthening the establishment and creation of a safe sports center to protect athletes.
The President of the German Olympic Sports Federation, Thomas Weikert, acknowledged that these grants provide significant impetus. However, he expressed a desire for improvements in several areas, particularly investment in measures to develop elite sports and provide Olympic training centers and facilities that meet the core needs of the sports community. President Thomas Weikert emphasized that the funding program for grassroots sports, under the Ministry of Construction , is completely lacking.
The German Olympic Sports Federation has also called on politicians at the federal, state, and local levels to invest an additional €1 billion annually in sports. “With billions of euros allocated by the federal government to sports and through the mobilization of resources from the federal government’s special investment fund, distributed through the states and federal municipalities, we must succeed in investing an additional €1 billion annually in sports infrastructure in Germany over the next few years. Only in this way can we together establish conditions for sports and physical activity in our country that are suitable for the future. Over 28 million members in 86,000 sports clubs and their members want to see something improving in their lives,” President Thomas Weikert emphasized.
According to the German Olympic Sports Federation, the core of the proposal's implementation is a 10% annual share from a special fund for sports infrastructure. In total, the federal states will receive €100 billion from this special fund, allocated over twelve years from 2026 onwards, or approximately €8.33 billion per year. Negotiations are currently underway in the federal states regarding how much of this money will be allocated to cities and for what specific uses.
Investing in sports yields significant social benefits, so €833 million annually from a special fund, combined with an additional €140 million in federal investment in sports, would be the signal that sports have been waiting for.
The German Olympic Sports Federation believes that only in this way can the backlog of reforms in all areas of sport be effectively resolved in the next decade, sending a positive signal to its 28 million sports club members and paving the way for a German victory at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "The importance of sport in and for society also needs to be reflected in the financial aspect. We are ready to dedicate all our energy to creating the much-needed positive momentum for the country, but to do that, we need the right support," said President Thomas Weikert.
Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/duc-tang-ngan-sach-cho-the-thao-20250807135559631.htm
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