Overview

• The German men's hockey team defeated the Netherlands 4-1 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw on August 16 to win their first European title since 2013 and extend their record to nine championships.
• Captain Mats Grambusch ended his 14-year international career with a Man of the Match performance and was named the tournament's best player following the dramatic final in Mönchengladbach.
• The German women's hockey squad, rebuilding under coach Janneke Schopman, reached the August 17 final but fell 1-2 to the Netherlands, who secured a fifth consecutive European Championship.
• Germany's U19 men's handballers clinched their first world title in Cairo on August 17 by beating Spain 41-40 after two overtimes and a seven-meter shootout.
• At the World Games in Chengdu on August 16, German canoe-polo teams captured two gold medals and the Ultimate Frisbee team narrowly missed bronze, underscoring the nation's multi-sport depth.