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Athletics fireworks in the Heinz Steyer Stadium: Stars inspire in Dresden!
On June 1, 2025, top athletics returned to the renovated Heinz Steyer Stadium in Dresden, at the Golden Oval.
Athletics fireworks in the Heinz Steyer Stadium: Stars inspire in Dresden!
Top athletics finally returned to the renovated Heinz Steyer Stadium in Dresden on Sunday. A real highlight of the sporting calendar that will go down in history as the “Golden Oval”. Top athletes from all over the world and promising young talents gathered here and showed great performances. So reported athletics.de that the atmosphere in the stadium was almost electric.
Patricia Viehweger from the Wetzlar sprint team was able to achieve second place in the 100 meter sprint with a time of 11.37 seconds and said she was happy about the support of her sisters: “It was like a home game.” Her teammate Sophia Junk (LG Rhein-Wied) took third place in the same discipline with 11.37 seconds and was already looking forward to the upcoming German Championships. After all, it's all about even more fame and honor!
National and international successes
The event also produced numerous winners who commented happily on their achievements. Lorène Dorcas Bazolo from Portugal was the fastest of the day with her time of 11.34 seconds in the 100 meters. Valarie Allman from the USA also impressed in the discus throw with a distance of 67.84 m and praised the excellent stadium atmosphere and the supporters. “It’s just fun to fight here,” said the athlete. It was a similar story for Emil Agyekum (SCC Berlin), who won the 400 meter hurdles with 48.36 seconds. He felt spurred on to achieve top performance by the enthusiastic audience.
Jan Donhauser, the sports mayor of Dresden, is pleased about Dresden's return to the international athletics map. His words were well received and underlined the importance of such events for the city and the region. Idriss Gonschinska, chairman of the DLV board, also described the Golden Oval 2025 as a real celebration for athletics. “An event like this strengthens not only the athletes, but also the entire community,” Gonschinska continued.
Starting into the new sports year
Sporting highlights could also be observed in the long jump, where Malaika Mihambo finished just shy of winning with 6.66 meters. She had to deal with an injury and technical errors during her personal performance, but her fans remained optimistic. In addition, Shanice Craft (SV Halle) ensured a solid competition with her fourth place in the discus throw (64.07 m), while Jorinde van Klinken (Netherlands) reported happily with her second place with 65.57 m.
From the numerous placings in sprints, hurdles and other disciplines, it is clear that the athletes are ready to give it their all. Additional information about future events and opportunities can be found on the official Golden Oval website: goldenes-oval-dresden.de.
Overall, the Golden Oval was a complete success and promised an exciting sporting future for Dresden. The renovation work on the Heinz Steyer Stadium, which is supported by funding programs, shows a positive trend for the sports infrastructure throughout Germany. In North Rhine-Westphalia, for example, 300 million euros were made available to improve sports facilities, which benefits many clubs and municipalities, such as lsb.nrw.de clarified.
Now it remains exciting to see how the athletes' performances will develop in the coming competitions. The season is still young and many talents are ready to show their best!