As Floorball Deutschland typically releases the match schedules for the German Bundesliga rather late (even significantly later than the clubs do), I typically struggle with organizing floorball trips in Germany early in the season. The weekends are simply blocked already.…
“Goldenes Oval” Opening Meeting – Field Events (Dresden, 30th August 2024)
After I featured the “Goldenes Oval” Opening Meeting track events in my first posting, it is time to have a look at the field events. The athletics meetings a bit of a focus on the running disciplines, but also showed…
“Goldenes Oval” Opening Meeting – Track Events (Dresden, 30th August 2024)
Dresden is back on the list of major venues for athletics events. On 30th August 2024, the capital of Saxony celebrated the re-opening of the Heinz-Steyer-Stadion after a major refurbishment. The key focus was on the Goldenes Oval (“Golden Oval”), how…
Paris 2024 Olympics – My Tops and Flops
After I did a review by sports of the 2020/21 Toyko Summer Olympic Games, I have been at the 2024 Paris event twice. Thus, I felt to do a top and flop posting, including a review of some of the…
Handball at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade Pierre-Mauroy (Lille)
On the last weekend of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, I went back to France. However, I did not make it to the capital, but to Lille, a city in the North of France, close to the Belgian border. I…
The Flyctory.com-Style Medal Count of the 2024 Paris Olympics
I did this kind of posting for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games as well as for the 2020/21 Tokyo Summer Games already. While the medal count is one of the key tables you look at the end of Olympic Games,…
Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena
The last of three ice hockey matches with the Pittsburgh Penguins I saw in April 2024 was in Washington D.C.. It was in fact the second time I saw a home match of the Washington Capitals at their Capital One…
Int. German U14 Tennis Nationals – Girls Doubles Final: V. Cesonyte (GER) / M.V. Pop (ROM) – P. Nualsri (THA) / S. Zhang (CHN) 5-7 2-6
You cannot over-estimate the performance of German Viktorija Cesonyte. After she won the almost three hour girls singles final at the International German Under 14 Tennis Nationals in Düren, she had two more matches on the final Saturday. With her…