Circular gymnastics 2025: Turner show their skills in Halstenbek!

Circular gymnastics 2025: Turner show their skills in Halstenbek!

Halstenbek, Deutschland - The annual circular gymnastics festival of the Pinneberg district gymnastics association took place on July 19, 2025 in Halstenbek. At this event there are not only a lot of sporting competition for the participants, but also a variety of activities that guarantee fun for the whole family. With disciplines such as sprint, long jump, throwing, bar, uneven bars, bars, parallel bars, floor and mini trampoline, the festival offered a varied program that put the talents of the athletes to the test. A highlight was the greeting by Bärbel Renner, the first chairman, as well as by the district president Mr. Ahrens and the mayor of Halstenbek, Ms. Ahrens, who heralded the opening at 9:30 a.m.

Before the competition, things got down to business: a common (dance) warming got the participants going. After that, a total of 15 ranks rotated between the various disciplines at 1 p.m. until lunch. The relay race was particularly remarkable, in which the participants used ties as relay rods. While the athletes did their best, the younger guests were able to take part in a painting competition and various handicrafts that took place after the competition.

a colorful supporting program

at 7:00 p.m. there was a move with a music train that culminated in a happy end to the sports field. Then the festival hall turned into a disco where the children enjoyed their own (children's) cocktails. On Sunday, July 13, 2025, the spectators then enjoyed a look at a look where all clubs presented their elaborate and artistic performances. Under the motto "Gymnastics is colorful!" Halstenbek gymnastics was a real eye -catcher. The other clubs were also no less creative: from TSV Ellerbek with his party bus to the Elmshorner MTV with the pommel horse to TV Moorrege, which was able to offer a program under the title "Little trip around the world".

After the performances, the award ceremony took place, in which the proud participants were able to receive their well -deserved medals. At the end of the festival, everyone went home tired, but happy and are already looking forward to the district gymnastics festival 2026.

The meaning of gymnastics

The tradition of gymnastics has a long history in Germany. With 4.6 million members, the German Turner Association (DTB) is one of the largest sports associations and offers a comprehensive program that extends from performance to mass sports. It was founded in Tübingen in 1950 and is now the second largest top association in the German Olympic Sports Confederation. The roots of gymnastics go back to 1811 when Friedrich Ludwig Jahn set up the first public gymnastics place in Berlin as a "gymnastics father" and combined gymnastics with patriotic education. You also think of this tradition at the district gymnastics festival in Halstenbek.

In 2024, around 3.21 million Germans were particularly interested in gymnastics. The device sports gymnastics today comprise 14 Olympic disciplines, and the gymnastics movement not only promotes the competition, but also the community and cohesion in the clubs. Topics such as promotion of movement in childhood, such as through the initiative "moving daycare center" of the DTB, are of great importance today.

The district gymnastics festival in Halstenbek not only shows the sporting performance of the participants, but also the joy, the community and the tradition that has shaped gymnastics in Germany for centuries.