Timo Boll, Valentin Baus, Tom Schmidberger and Johannes Frey from TEAM 2021 Düsseldorf were honored at Fortuna Düsseldorf’s home game yesterday for their outstanding achievements at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Timo Boll, Valentin Baus, Tom Schmidberger and Johannes Frey were greeted with a loud applause from the 22,398 fans in the MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA today. During an interview with stadium announcer André Scheidt, the four athletes of TEAM 2021 Düsseldorf proudly presented the five medals they won in Tokyo a few weeks ago.
Silver medal winner and table tennis legend Timo Boll was delighted with the enthusiastic audience: “No fans were allowed in the stadiums and arenas in Tokyo. That’s why our fans had to keep their fingers crossed for us from home and couldn’t cheer us on live on site. It is all the nicer today to present our medals in front of well-filled stands. “
Gold medal winner Valentin Baus adds: “We have all worked hard for our success. It’s good to see that the football fans also pay tribute to us. ”In addition to Timo Boll and Valentin Baus, there was para-table tennis player Tom Schmidberger, who had his two silver medals from the individual and team competition, and judoka heavyweight Johannes Frey, who presented his bronze medal from the mixed team competition during an interview in the MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA.
F95 Marketing Director Christian Koke is also happy about the guests at the home game: “I take my hat off to the outstanding achievements of these world-class athletes. Fortuna stands for diversity and respect – that’s why I am particularly pleased that sports such as table tennis and judo are also very important in Düsseldorf and that these top athletes were rewarded with precious metals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “
