Overview

• From July 16 to 27, over 8,500 athletes representing 150 nations will compete in 18 Olympic sports and wheelchair 3x3 basketball across eight venues in the Rhine-Ruhr region.
• Germany is sending its largest University Games delegation ever, with more than 300 student athletes and roughly 170 officials as it coordinates an Olympic bid roadmap.
• Bochum’s Jahrhunderthalle transforms into a 3x3 basketball arena featuring the first wheelchair event, with finals already sold out and Ruhr Games street-sport showcases running in parallel.
• Organizers have finalized comprehensive security plans to safeguard participants, particularly delegations from Israel, Ukraine and Belarus.
• Complementary festival offerings include concerts by Ski Aggu and Deichkind plus a leisure park with over 100 interactive attractions.