Overview
- Saxony’s sports summit in Dresden produced a pledge to bolster grassroots and elite programs and to support a German Olympic and Paralympic bid that envisions competitions held in the state.
- Interior Minister Armin Schuster outlined a €4.2 million target to raise trainer remuneration, noting €1.5 million is already secured and €2.7 million will be sought in the next budget round.
- Participants agreed to pursue federal Sondervermögen and the “Sportmilliarde” to finance facility projects, citing the Leipzig Arena and a basic renovation of Dresden’s Margon Arena.
- The State Chancellery said the Landessportbund grant will exceed €30 million next year, as Saxony also looks to a planned €100 million boost in federal elite-sport funding from 2026.
- Organized-sport representatives praised the outcome and funding signals, while a revived coach-education program at the University of Leipzig aims to strengthen the trainer pipeline.