Overview
- Thomas Weikert announced he will not stand for another four‑year term, saying he will soon turn 65 and does not have the energy to lead the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund full time again.
- The DOSB has set up a search committee, opened a formal application process with a deadline on 30 October, and will hold a membership vote to choose a successor at its assembly in Frankfurt on 5 December.
- Sport manager Michael Mronz and Deutsche Triathlon‑Union president Martin Engelhardt are named as likely contenders, with Mronz serving on the IOC and Engelhardt already a DOSB presidium member.
- The incoming president will immediately be responsible for advancing Munich’s national bid for future Summer Games through IOC procedures and for repairing tensions after Munich’s selection over a Köln/Rhein‑Ruhr bid.
- Weikert’s decision ends his five‑year tenure that began in 2021 and puts pressure on the DOSB to select a full‑time, unifying leader quickly so the federation can meet international bid timelines and domestic expectations.