https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed German Sports Minister Nancy Faeser said on Friday she could "imagine" hosting the 2036 Olympics in Berlin, 100 years since the 1936 Summer Olympics hosted by the Third Reich. https://www.thelocal.de/20230512/berlin-olympics-in-2036-imaginable-says-german-sports-minister Fri, 12 May 2023 17:13:47 +0200 berlin-olympics-in-2036-imaginable-says-german-sports-minister Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has ruled out a bid to host the 2036 Olympics, saying in an interview that it would be "unthinkable" on the 100th anniversary of the Nazi-era 1936 Games in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20190604/germanys-interior-minister-rules-out-unthinkable-bid-to-host-2036-olympics Tue, 04 Jun 2019 10:23:50 +0200 germanys-interior-minister-rules-out-unthinkable-bid-to-host-2036-olympics Widows and children of 11 Israeli Olympic team members murdered during the 1972 Games in Munich unveiled a memorial to the victims at a tearful ceremony on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170906/emotions-run-high-at-munich-olympic-massacre-memorial-opening Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:44:06 +0200 emotions-run-high-at-munich-olympic-massacre-memorial-opening Canoeist Stefan Henze's life was cut tragically short by a car crash at this year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. But by donating his heart, he saved the life of a Brazilian grandmother. https://www.thelocal.de/20161201/german-olympian-heart-transplant Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:28:27 +0100 german-olympian-heart-transplant Neymar struck the winning penalty as Brazil claimed a first ever Olympic soccer gold medal with a victory over Germany on penalties at Rio’s Maracana on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160821/german-penalty-heartbreak-as-brazil-win-gold Sun, 21 Aug 2016 13:44:08 +0200 german-penalty-heartbreak-as-brazil-win-gold Germany handed departing coach Silvia Neid the perfect send off by claiming women's football Olympic gold for the first time thanks to a 2-1 win over Sweden in front of a huge crowd at Rio's Maracana. https://www.thelocal.de/20160820/germany-win-their-first-womens-football-gold Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:01:16 +0200 germany-win-their-first-womens-football-gold As an organ donor, the young German Olympic coach who died on Monday in a taxi accident has been able to help four people in need of transplants, German media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160817/dead-olympic-coach-to-save-4-lives-with-organ-donations Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:39:31 +0200 dead-olympic-coach-to-save-4-lives-with-organ-donations A German canoe slalom coach died on Monday after he suffered serious head injuries in a taxi accident at the Rio Olympics, team officials said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160816/german-olympic-canoe-coach-dies-after-taxi-crash Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:19:33 +0200 german-olympic-canoe-coach-dies-after-taxi-crash After three days of competition Germany was yet to win a single medal at the Rio Olympics by Monday evening - a new low since reunification a quarter century ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/german-olympic-team-off-to-slowest-start-since-reunification-rio-2016-olympics Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:44:27 +0200 german-olympic-team-off-to-slowest-start-since-reunification-rio-2016-olympics Prominent German sports figures blasted the "cowardly" IOC on Friday over its decision to allow 271 Russian athletes to participate in the Rio Games despite a rampant state-run doping programme. https://www.thelocal.de/20160806/german-officials-blast-ioc-over-russia-verdict Sat, 06 Aug 2016 18:42:32 +0200 german-officials-blast-ioc-over-russia-verdict Eighty years ago this week Hitler opened the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. The Nazis used the occasion to portray themselves as a tolerant, modern nation. https://www.thelocal.de/20160802/80-years-since-propaganda-triumph-at-nazi-olympics Tue, 02 Aug 2016 17:12:58 +0200 80-years-since-propaganda-triumph-at-nazi-olympics Olympic discus champion Robert Harting on Tuesday launched a venomous verbal attack on compatriot Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, for the IOC's stance on state-run Russian doping. https://www.thelocal.de/20160727/german-olympic-ioc-olympics-rio Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:44:40 +0200 german-olympic-ioc-olympics-rio Yusra Mardini has been nominated for the team of Refugee Olympic Athletes at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Still, this tournament may seem like one of her lighter challenges. https://www.thelocal.de/20160726/berlin-refugee-girl-swims-at-the-olympics Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:40:38 +0200 berlin-refugee-girl-swims-at-the-olympics The flimsy vessel, crammed with some 20 people, had just reached open water off the Turkish coast when the engine died. A dreadful silence followed. Yusra Mardini saw terror in the eyes of her fellow passengers as the inflatable dinghy began taking on water. Most of the others could not swim, but 17-year-old Yusra could. https://www.thelocal.de/20160318/refugee-swimmer-eyes-rio-olympics-from-berlin Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:43:46 +0100 refugee-swimmer-eyes-rio-olympics-from-berlin Germany's Olympic sports stars have reacted with widespread dismay and disappointment in the wake of Hamburg residents' decision to vote 'No' to a bid to host the 2024 Summer Games. https://www.thelocal.de/20151201/athletes-devastated-by-hamburg-olympics-rejection Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:35:44 +0100 athletes-devastated-by-hamburg-olympics-rejection Hamburg's bid to host the 2024 Olympics fell at the first hurdle on Sunday when residents voted 'No' in a crunch referendum as the German public again torpedoed plans to host a Games. https://www.thelocal.de/20151130/hamburg-voters-throw-out-olympic-bid-plan Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:11:57 +0100 hamburg-voters-throw-out-olympic-bid-plan The finishing line is in sight. On Sunday Hamburgers vote on whether they want the 2022 Olympics to come to town and the result could be tight. https://www.thelocal.de/20151127/hamburg-prepares-to-vote-on-2022-olympics Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:25:50 +0100 hamburg-prepares-to-vote-on-2022-olympics Leading Hamburg academics have blasted city authorities for misleading the public about the true costs of the Olympic Games they intend to host in 2024. https://www.thelocal.de/20151014/hamburg-professors-slam-manipulative-olympic-bid Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:20:28 +0200 hamburg-professors-slam-manipulative-olympic-bid Holding the 2024 Olympics in Hamburg would cost taxpayers €7.4 billion, according to the results of financial estimates announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20151008/hamburg-olympics-would-cost-taxpayers-billions Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:21:03 +0200 hamburg-olympics-would-cost-taxpayers-billions The race is on. The shortlist of cities to host the 2024 Olympics Games was officially announced on Wednesday, but can Hamburg see off competition from Los Angeles, Rome and Paris, not to mention Budapest? https://www.thelocal.de/20150916/hamburg-olympics-paris-rome Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:03:33 +0200 hamburg-olympics-paris-rome