Overview

• Karin Walk, 73, is among the oldest female football players in Germany and joined F. C. Arminia Tegel 1977 e.V.’s Bezirksliga squad in 2023.
• She trains twice weekly, participating in warm-up drills, sprint exercises and league matches alongside teammates aged 17 and up.
• Football provides her an outlet to focus her mind and cope with the loss of her husband.
• Since her youth, Walk has performed daily gymnastics and since retirement she has pursued a different sport each weekday, including swimming, riding and rowing.
• Her ongoing participation underscores the potential for intergenerational integration and active aging in community sports.