German University Championships in Athletics – University of Erfurt takes part!

The DHM is the flagship of university sport at national level. Every year, the German University Sports Association (adh) organises around 40 German University Championships in over 30 sports. The speciality: Hobby and amateur athletes compete together with cadre athletes. But of course it is not just about the pure comparison of performance at a high level, but also about combining aspects of competitive sport with student interests in meeting, communicating and exchanging ideas.

The championships are usually organised by adh member universities throughout Germany and allow students and university employees to participate as individual starters or in teams. As university sport is organised by the USV for the University and the University of Applied Sciences in Erfurt, the club will be hosting the DHM in 2026. "The USV athletics department has been organising the Thuringian University Championships in road running for nine years now. With the German University Championships, we have taken on responsibility for a national sporting event for the first time," says USV President Jens Panse, who is looking forward to exciting competitions in Erfurt.

University members who would like to take part in the university championships or support the organisation as volunteers are welcome to contact the USV at: info@usv-erfurt.de. Spectators are of course also very welcome at the event in February. Admission is free!

Further information on the announcement and the provisional schedule can be found at https://www.adh.de/kalender/details/dhm-leichtathletik-halle-4/.