23.-25.01.2020 - Symposium on Ruhr Area and NRW sports policy
On the Way to the "Sports Metropolis" Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia? Development Lines of Sport in the Ruhr area
Date: 23rd to 25th January 2020
Location: House of the History of the Ruhr Area
Clemensstrasse 17-19, Bochum
Persons in charge:
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mittag IESF
PD Dr. Christoph Seidel Foundation Geschichte des Ruhrgebiets
Prof. Dr. Walfried König Speaker Forum Sportpolitik
About:
The debate about the bid of the "Rhein Ruhr City 2032" for the Olympic Games in 2032 is currently leading to intensified debates about the significance of sport in the Ruhr area and in the state of NRW. In this context, the focus is not only on the support of the population for hosting a sport mega-event such as the Olympic Games, but also on the question of the roots and the lines of development of sport in the Rhine and Ruhr region.
In particular, the Ruhr area is considered one of the most important football centres in the world. However, the strong presence of football obscures the broad view of the sports landscape of the Ruhr area and NRW and contributes to the fact that the diverse sports history of the region has almost been forgotten. Whether six-day races or boxing competitions, the Ruhr Olympics or the World Games, Olympic champions or world champions: numerous competitions, events and people from the region's sporting history have now fallen into oblivion. This applies not least to numerous clubs and sport facilities.
With the aim of shedding light on fundamental stages of sport development in the Ruhr area and the region of North Rhine-Westphalia, the symposium will address seven central problem areas of regional sport development. In addition to individual time stages, the focus is also on sport actors, disciplines, facilities, major sport events and sport personalities as well as socio-political interactions.
The event was financially supported by Evonik Industries AG.
