Bremen celebrates sports heroes: records and farewells 2025!

Bremen celebrates sports heroes: records and farewells 2025!

Looking back on 2025, there are some highlights in the northern German sports scene that are worth recognizing. The kickboxerPascal Schrothended his career after a brilliant final performance, while successes from various sports became the talk of the town.

A legendary farewell

In April 2025, Pascal Schroth crowned his career by winning his tenth world championship title in Munich. The 31-year-old athlete left his opponentKarl Proderuttilost out in the decisive fight with an impressive high kick and returned to Thailand, where he now runs a martial arts school. A fitting conclusion for an exceptional athlete.

At the same time he delightedGreen and Gold Clubhis followers with another title: Under CoachRoberto AlbaneseThe Latin information team became world champions in December 2025 and won the tournament in Wiener Neustadt. This secured the club the record for the most World Championships – 15 titles in total! They had previously won the German championship in the Bremen town hall.

Sporting heroics

Anyone who looks around the football scene quickly noticesNick Woltemade, who will win the DFB Cup in May 2025 with theVfB Stuttgartwon. This was an exciting final againstArminia Bielefeld, which ended 4-2. Woltemade scored in the 15th minute and made a decisive contribution to the title, which Stuttgart was able to celebrate for the fourth time after a long dry spell since 1997. With his performance he also provided an important basis for a changeNewcastle Unitedwho brought him to England for around 75 million euros.

For VfB Stuttgart, this victory meant qualification for the Europa League. Woltemade and his teammates took care of this exciting game in the Olympic StadiumEnzo MillotandDeniz Undavfor an exclamation mark sentence-like appearances. Millot scored two goals and showed who the real match winner was.

Challenges and Triumphs

But it wasn't just football that was going well. The pole vaulterFriedelinde PetershofenAfter years of injuries, he took notice and won gold at the German Championships in Dresden. AlsoKarina Schönmaierwas very challenged this year: She experienced both triumphs and setbacks, collecting two gold medals at the European Championships in Leipzig, but did not get past 19th place in the all-around competition at the World Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta.

Another exciting report came from the windsurfing scene:Lennart Neubauersecured gold in freestyle at a World Cup in Sylt, with a trick that no windsurfer had ever dared to do before.Leon SchäferHowever, she narrowly missed out on gold at the Para World Championships in New Delhi. Nevertheless, he made a strong statement with a best performance in the long jump.

It was also football-wiseSV Hemelingennot still: She secured the double in the Bremen League and won the state cup final against Bremer SV. It also caused a stirSavas Coban, who ran 650 kilometers through Mongolia in extreme heat – a real challenge for the extreme athlete.

The beach handball summer

Finally, there was a great performance in beach handball on the coast: the young talentsTheo Jacobi,Finn Jacobsen,Mads KruegerandTayo Rodríguezwon silver at the U17 Beach Handball World Cup in Tunisia and had to admit defeat to Spain in the final.

With so much commitment and ambition, the North German sports world shows that it has a lot of potential and stories to tell on every corner.