Well-attended stands of the sports clubs in the enclosure (Photo: J.Kleinschmidt)
Visitors had the opportunity to try out the sport of their choice directly on site. The SG Blau-Gelb Görsbach were represented with their chess department, with a chess table and small games for the young guests being provided. The Fecht-Sport-Club-Nordhausen presented its special martial art. In addition to boxing and wrestling, fencing is one of the first human competitions and is one of the founding sports of the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. With an electronic score display and the protective clothing provided, guests interested in diabetics were able to be carried away into the world of fencing.
Karate – Do – Kwai Nordhausen offered visitors an insight into the mysterious martial art of unarmed self-defence, KARATE. From China to Okinawa to Japan, martial arts have developed into a sport that is spread all over the world. The sports and martial arts academy in Nordhausen also presented a special fighting style that was combined from the martial arts of aikido, judo and karate: JU-JUTSU. Translated as “gentle art”, this is a form of self-defense that is suitable for everyone, whether small or large, young or old.
The BSG Altstadt 05 Nordhausen presented the sport of boxing, in which two opponents only fight with their fists under fixed rules. The beginnings of fistfighting as an organized sport can be traced back to the Greek Olympic Games in 688 BC. be traced. Armed with gloves, pads and skipping ropes, the visitors were captivated by the athletes. In addition to boxing, the club has been offering a new trend sport since May 2022. Mixed martial arts, which combines many different combat disciplines from around the world.
One of the most popular ball sports in the world was presented by FSG 99 Salza; the football. A small playing field in the middle of the club mile in the enclosure invited the little ones to play.
But the Südharzer Volleyballclub Nordhausen as a valued supporter of the federal program “Integration through Sport” with its Olympic team sport from the group of racquet games could not be missing.
The sport of cricket, presented by the students from the Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences, allowed all visitors to share in their passion for the sport. Above all, children, women, former baseball and tennis players were very fond of this sport, which meant that the university stand was well frequented until the end of the event. In addition to sports, the little ones also had balloon darts with small prizes.
The fencers prepare their equipment (Photo: J.Kleinschmidt)
At the same time, the final event of the Clean Up Day took place as part of the Nordhausen Sports Day, a collection campaign to remove environmental pollution and plastic waste, which was initiated by the Waste Management District of Nordhausen under the motto “The world is cleaning up – the city and district of Nordhausen are helping”. Some sports clubs followed this call with their own campaigns and thus contributed to a clean environment. Including the Fecht-Sport-Club-Nordhausen, the BSG Altstadt 05 Nordhausen, the FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen and the SV Glückauf Bleicherode. All clubs that took part in the campaign received a voucher from the Nordhausen district sports association.
Other institutions such as the Kreisjugendring Nordhausen, Villa Lampe gGmbH Heiligenstadt, the Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences, Cafe LA Mie Doree and Plasma-Service Europe gGmbH Nordhausen enriched the event with their stands with small games, face painting, small prizes and baklava to try. The festival was supplemented with bouncy castles by the Thuringia state sports association and the district sports association of the Unstrut-Hainich district and suitable music and professional moderation by DJ Daniel Voigt, who is chairman of the Neptun Nordhausen diving club.
The visitors were treated to a large selection of drinks and grilled food from the local Waldschlösschen. In addition to all the attractions, there was a raffle with fantastic prizes. There was a voucher worth 300 euros to be won, sponsored by Cube Store Nordhausen, free tickets from Gameplanet Nordhausen and free tickets to Badehaus Nordhausen. In addition, each child received a medal from the district sports association in Nordhausen as a reminder of this day.
Despite the bad weather and the resulting delay, none of the participants allowed themselves to be deterred from holding this event. Sports clubs, sports federations, commercial providers, educational institutions and social work institutions pitched in together and got the best out of the event. This created new synergies and old ones were reactivated after the long Covid-19 break. The offers were all very well received. Some clubs were even able to attract potential members. At this point I would like to thank all those involved and sponsors for the support and implementation of the Nordhausen Sports Day “United in Sport!”.
Jonny KleinschmidtIntegration Commissioner (Kreissportbund Nordhausen)
