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Germany Includes Sports Infrastructure in €500 Billion Special Fund

The move responds to appeals from the DOSB alongside state ministers to tackle a €31 billion maintenance backlog.

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Seine Forderungen wurden erhört: Thomas Weikert
Handball-Präsident Andreas Michelmann

Overview

  • Leaders from the Union-SPD coalition and state premiers agreed on June 19 to designate sports infrastructure as a funding category in the €500 billion special fund.
  • The DOSB and state sports ministers had campaigned against the initial omission, warning that outdated facilities could force clubs to reduce offerings.
  • The sports confederation estimates a maintenance backlog of over €31 billion for venues such as gymnasiums and pools.
  • This allocation supplements the coalition’s earlier pledge of at least €1 billion in direct sports infrastructure funding under the “Sportmilliarde.”
  • The debt-financed Sondervermögen, set for cabinet approval on June 24, will support climate measures, municipal infrastructure and sports facilities.