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Bad Vilbel’s Exciting Sports Achievements in 2024
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event Date | March 19, 2025 |
| Author | Georgia Lori |
| Sporting Values and Leadership | |
| Host | Mayor Sebastian Wysocki |
| Leadership | Wysocki highlighted the importance of sports values such as discipline, fairness, respect, and team spirit. He moderated the event with enthusiasm, bringing generations together through judo. |
| Key Contributors to Bad Vilbel Sports | |
| Key Person | Thomas Stoss |
| Contribution | Founded the first judo department at SV Fun-Ball Dortmund in 1997. He transformed it into a successful club staple and was awarded the city’s silver badge of honor for his efforts. As a department head, state coach, and licensed examiner, Stoss promoted values and taught judo to generations of athletes, coaching them to state and district leadership roles. He trained young coaches who continue to work in the club. |
| Recent Achievements | |
| Year | 2024 |
| Major Winners and Achievements | |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Achievement | The team won the German Championship title and performed well at the Olympics, with Yvonne Li in singles being a standout performer. Another important achievement was the victory in the German shooting championships by a student of the Sprendlingen Schützen club. |
| Golf Success Stories in 2024 | |
| Sports Star | Constanze Keferstein |
| Matches and Titles | Won the GJG Italian Junior Classic, the Venice Open U18, and the Rhein-Main Junior Golf Open. Ranked 265th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and 4th in Europe’s U17 category. |
| Professional Affiliation | European School Rhein-Main (ESRM) |
| Bad Vilbel’s Sports Legacy | |
| Community | 72% of athletes are self-organized. The city supports clubs with grants and invests in child and youth programs. Total grants exceed a half million Euros. |
| Details | The city subsidized SV Fun-Ball Dortmund’s expansion with 275,000 Euros. Another major investment was planned for the Dortelweiler Kunsrasenplatz with 460,000 Euros. The restoration of the three-field sports hall at Saalbergstrasse is estimated to cost millions. |
| Honoring the Winners | |
| Event | 2024 Athletes’ Conference Thursdays |
| Recognized | 242 out of 406 athletes received recognition and invitations from the city’s athletes for their outstanding performances. |