European Week of Sport

The European Week of Sport from 23 to 30 September is all about having fun and enjoying sport. - In keeping with the motto #BeActive: Let's be active together.

Whether you are an ambitious athlete or a hiking enthusiast, the action week invites everyone in Chemnitz to share the joy of exercise together. This is ensured by a wide range of sporting activities that are sure to get everyone's adrenaline pumping and happiness hormones flowing.

All cycling enthusiasts can put their pedals to the metal and cover kilometres in the CITY CYCLING event. The European Week of Sport is also an event for the whole family, with a hike inviting you to spend a family day together in the fresh air. Those who prefer a more leisurely pace are also catered for, with various walks on offer.

Many sporting activities are waiting to be tried out during the week. So let's get moving and have fun together.

The exercise groups in the "MoKo-Fit" project are aimed at residents of Chemnitz aged 65 and over. The aim is to promote the physical and mental health of participants with a free, age-appropriate outdoor exercise programme that is close to home. The exercise groups in Gablenz, Helbersdorf and Siegmar have been running since 2021, and the aim now is to set up exercise groups in other neighbourhoods with around 15 participants each.

You are welcome to take part in our taster sessions as part of the European Week of Sport 2024 in Chemnitz:

Wednesday, 25 September, 9 to 10 a.m.
Taster training in the south of the city (Markersdorfer Oase under the tent roof)

Friday, 27 September, 9.30 to 10.30 a.m.
Taster training in the city centre-west area (pavilion on Schloßteichinsel)

Contact the project coordinator (Katharina Zwingmann, Tel.: 0371 531 19938, Mail: swp_gesundheitsfoerderung(at)hsw-tu-chemnitz.de) or simply drop by.

"We, the Floor Fighters Chemnitz, are once again delighted to be ambassadors for the European Week of Sport.

From 23-30 September, the week will take place under the motto #BEACTIVE.

Since we as a sports club naturally also stand for a healthy and above all active lifestyle, there are, in addition to many exercise and sports offers, also some floorball highlights.

on Sunday, 22 September, a game of our 1st Floorball Bundesliga team will take place in the Schlossteichhalle. On 25 September there will be an open play in Sachsen Allee. A junior team will be training there from 4-6pm and some Bundesliga players will also be on site.

On 26 September, there will be a taster session at 4.45 pm in the Seumestraße sports hall, where kids can get to know our training sessions,

so there's something for young and old. We are looking forward to the European Week of Sport and hope to bring the topic of sport and exercise closer to many people and set a good example."

Noah Zielke from Floor Fighters Chemnitz e. V.

THE amateur football tournament on Saturday, 21 September from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bürgerpark Gablenz

A maximum of 5 teams with 6 to 8 players can take part. At least one girl will play in each team. The age group is 9 to 13 years.

The Kids kicken Cup 2024 is organised by Fanprojekt Chemnitz. The tournament will be accompanied by an action-packed supporting programme, snacks and drinks as well as trophies and prizes.

Register by 16 September at: fussball-im(at)buergerpark-gablenz.de

Non-working people are invited to get active on Friday between 9.30am and 5pm in the CPSV gym at Ernst Wabra Straße 36 as part of the European Week of Sport. The various sports options range from Zumba and archery to self-defence. At the end of the day, participants can round off the day with a barbecue.

Both the sports activities and the workshops are free of charge.

Please register in advance with the "Step by step - healthy and fit" project:

Phone 0371 9092595 or mobile 0152 646565

E-mail a.gawor(at)neue-arbeit-chemnitz.de

The mascot Spuffel invited the people of Chemnitz to get active. Until 30 September, numerous clubs, associations, companies, etc. in Chemnitz offered a wide range of sports activities for people of all ages and abilities under the motto #BeActive. The events spanned the entire city area. Whether at the Floorball Open-Play at the Roter Turm, presented by the Chemnitz ambassadors of the action week, the Floor Fighters, or a coffee trip to the Oberwald reservoir. Younger and older people and people with disabilities had the opportunity to try out Chemnitz sports clubs, whether it was football, judo or a more relaxed yoga session.

Citizens enjoyed the opportunity to try out and take part in a wide range of sporting activities during this time. The wide range of activities on offer not only appealed to existing sports enthusiasts, but also to those who had not yet found the right sports programme for them or were curious about what the sports week had to offer.

On 25 September, all cyclists were able to enjoy a free yoga class in the city park between the Rosarium and the bridge (Voigtscher Park). Using their own bikes, Kontrast-Reich demonstrated exercises to relieve strain on the wrists, back and bum when cycling.

"The yoga I'm talking about actively involves your favourite means of transport, just not for getting around. We will practise the top 10 cycling yoga asanas and provide relief for strained wrists, backs and bums. You will not only practise stretching, but also slip into various postures that give you support on the saddle and ground you in the best possible way.

Get involved and experience the variety of standing and lying positions with like-minded people, which are worthwhile for every cyclist. I look forward to a varied hour with you in the midst of nature - pure enjoyment. You will return to cycling with more balance and want more of it."

Yoga trainer Heike Seewald-Blunert, e-mail: kontakt(at)kontrast-reich-training.de

What exactly is floorball and how does it work?

Find out at the open play organised by the Chemnitz Floor Fighters, ambassadors of the European Week of Sport.

On 25 September, at the Roter Turm, the Floor Fighters presented themselves with players from the national league and juniors. A small floorball pitch was set up on which the U11s also trained. Everyone was invited to watch and try out the game.

Experience a Floor Fighters game live and free of charge. - All fans and anyone interested in floorball were given this opportunity as part of the European Week of Sport. On 29 September, the Chemnitz Floor Fighters invited fans to the Saxony derby between their 1st Bundesliga team and runners-up MFBC Leipzig.

Chemnitz residents were able to try out and take part in everything to do with sport and exercise during the European Week of Sport in 2022. The wide range of activities on offer not only attracted sports enthusiasts, but also anyone who had not yet found the right sports programme for them or was simply curious about what the sports week had to offer. Various sports were tried out and discovered free of charge by those interested, and hikes and cycle tours were organised both inside and outside Chemnitz.

Whether it was a floorball open play at the Roter Turm (offered by the Chemnitz ambassadors, the Floor Fighters), a cycle tour between Chemnitz and Leipzig or table football in the Rosenhof - the programme not only attracted people to get active themselves, but also to watch and be amazed. Children and adults alike tried out the sports on offer at the Chemnitz sports clubs, for example football or fencing. Those who prefer a more relaxed approach can calm down with progressive muscle relaxation.

The STAUNT festival was also there, complementing the sports programme with activities relating to the Chemnitz cultural scene.