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

The German University Championships (DHM) in Athletics will be held in Erfurt for the first time on 14 February 2026. Around 350 top student athletes and guests from all over Germany are expected to attend. The Universitäty Sports Club Erfurt (USV) is cooperating with the Thuringian Athletics Association (TLV), the University of Erfurt and the state capital to organise the event. Erfurt's Lord Mayor Andreas Horn has taken over the patronage. The competitions will take place from 12.30 to 18.30 in the Hartwig-Gauder athletics hall at the "Steigerwaldstadion".

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.

Spectators are 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/.

By the way...

Students from the University of Erfurt will also be competing in this year's German University Athletics Championships: Amelie and Fabia Arnold have registered for the 60 m and long jump events, while Lea-Celine Sengewald will be competing in the 200 m. Together with Kim Zierenner, the three sports students will compete in the final 4 x 200 m relay race. Their fellow student Leni Fritsche is registered for the 3,000 metres.

Contact at the University of Erfurt:

Jens Panse
Jens Panse
University Health Management
(Department 2: Human Ressources)
C02 – administration building / Raum C02.01.28
Office hours
by arrangement

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