Overview

• The opening ceremony, delayed by afternoon thunderstorms and mud, began after 7 p.m. on Leipzig’s Festwiese with thousands of spectators joining despite adverse weather.
• Men’s and women’s competitions, including the European Gymnastics Championships, are underway across 23 disciplines with Germany’s women’s team clinching silver in the EM team final.
• Police chief René Demmler confirmed deployment of 1,500 extra officers, physical barricades in the city centre and drone-defence systems to ensure safety for an expected 750,000 visitors.
• Leipzig’s city sanitation service has rolled out mobile recycling bins made from repurposed waste and adjusted cleaning schedules to maintain a clean and sustainable event.
• Special trains delivered Turnerbund delegations to Leipzig Hauptbahnhof as 3,500 volunteers guide athletes and visitors through over 50 venues citywide.