The multisport event known as Die Finals will expand its program to 18 sports during its fifth edition in Dresden, adding badminton, fistball, flag football, lacrosse, sport acrobatics, and rugby sevens for the first time, local media reported.
Multisport Expansion at Dresden Venues
Organizers plan to stage competitions across eight sports venues throughout the Saxon capital from July 31 to August 3, 2025. The four-day event will award German championship titles across its expanded roster of disciplines.
Public broadcasters ARD and ZDF announced during the official program presentation in Dresden that they will provide extensive live television coverage and media library broadcasts across all four days of the event.
This year’s event was canceled due to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Urban Backdrops Inspired by the Olympic Games
Following the example of recent Olympic and Paralympic competitions, organizers have scheduled several medal events directly in the urban center of Dresden.
Spectators can watch the 3×3 basketball and speed climbing German championships at the Neumarkt square directly in front of the Frauenkirche. Meanwhile, canoe sprint and stand-up paddling competitions are scheduled to take place within the historic Zwingergraben moat.
“We have learned from the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris that the courage to rely on special competition venues is rewarded,” Olympic canoe sprint champion Tom Liebscher said during the presentation.
Athletics events will utilize the newly opened Heinz-Steyer-Stadium as a central hub for track and field medals.
Dresden Hosts National Multisport Championships in 2025
Hagen Boßdorf, managing director of Finals GmbH, emphasized the collaborative effort required to stage the multi-venue competition in eastern Germany.
“Our goal is to further develop the multisport event together with the state of Saxony, the sports associations, and ARD and ZDF,” Boßdorf said. “I am convinced that we will succeed in doing this in Dresden and that we will set new standards once again. Proximity and beauty are the new benchmark.”
The 2025 event marks the first time Dresden will host the national multisport championships, moving the multi-federation showcase to Saxony for late summer.
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