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On Thursday, the finals in Dresden will be about the first titles. The masters are determined, among other things, in foil fencing, equipment gymnastics all-around, fistball and triathlon mixed. The athletes also start the finals.
Fencing: Kleibrink and Krahl in focus
The first master decision in the 2025 finals is found in the foil fencing of women on Thursday (July 31, 2025). In the reissue of the previous year’s finals, defending champion FC Tauberbischofshofen and TSG Weinheim fight for the title in the team. Afterwards, the men’s team from Tauberbischofsheim against TG Dörnigheim also increases. The individual competitions in the foil are concluded with the end of the first day of competition.
Alexander Krahl waves the title defense among men, and women will be focused on Anne Kleibrink. The Paris Olympic quarterfinalist has already had twelve German championship titles in her vita and starts in Dresden as a top favorite in foil fencing. Like some of her teammates, Kleibrink only returned from the fencing world championships in Tbilissi at the beginning of the week.
Faustball: Record champions are in the final
In the fistball of the men, TSV Pfungstadt reaches for the twelfth championship title in a series and the 24th title in field fistball. The record champions will meet ten -time master TSV Hagen on Thursday from 3 p.m. The record champions are also in the final among women: TV Jahn Schneverdingen will meet Ahlhorner SV from 1 p.m. It would be the fourth championship title in a row to the 14-time field champions from Schneverdingen in Lower Saxony. Faustball is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and is in the finals program for the first time.
Triathlon mixed team With Olympic champion Lührs
Prominent starters will start in the mixed relay of the triathletes from 5.15 p.m. Mixed Olympic champion Lasse Lührs and the World Cup third Tanja Neubert want the gold medal with their teams at the title fights in Dresden. The competition, in which the four starters of each team swim 340 meters, 7.8 kilometers of cycling and 1.35 kilometers, takes place entirely in downtown Dresden. In the final, the final runners on Theaterplatz in front of the Semperoper fight for gold, silver and bronze. Lührs starts in the quartet of the SSF Bonn Triathlon team. Neubert is one of the gold favorites with the Hylo Team Saar/Viernheim – the team won the title last year ..
Many live streams and TV broadcasts
Between 10 a.m. and 7.45 p.m. we report from the first day of the finals in Dresden. It starts with a fencing livestream from the team finals of the foil women. Shortly afterwards, the medals are awarded in the fistball. From 1 p.m. athletics fighter gets into the action. The gymnastics men in the equipment gymnastics all-around will be about medals from 2 p.m. Click here for an overview of the livestream and TV times.