BDO World Cup Hockey presented in the German Bundestag
Uschi Schmitz, general secretary of the German Hockey federation (DHB) and DHB president Stephan Abel presented the BDO Hockey World Cup Men (held from 6 to 17 September in the Warsteiner HockeyPark in Monchengladbach) in the sport department of the German Bundestag in Berlin on Wednesday afternoon.
The presentation took about 20 minutes and was attended by approximately 20 representatives of the Parliament and interested guests. After the presentation Mrs. Schmitz and Mr. Abel answered questions of the representatives. Subject of the discussions were co-operation with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the resemblance with the current World Cup Soccer in Germany, the promotion of the event, doping control, the sustainability of the brand new stadium "Warsteiner HockeyPark", the organisational structure, the cultural program and the promotion of the sport amongst young people. The DHB representatives also explained why this Hockey World Cup takes place in one city and not, as for instance with the football, in different cities. "I had the feeling that the representatives were very interested", said Uschi Schmitz. "some announced their attendance at the BDO Hockey World Cup." Among them the chairman of the representatives Dr. Peter Danckert – who plays himself at the Zehlendorfer wasps in Berlin - as well as the former gymnastic world champion Eberhard Gienger, who is a federal member and vice-president Sport achievements of the German Olympic Sport Federation (DOSB) nowadays.
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The presentation took about 20 minutes and was attended by approximately 20 representatives of the Parliament and interested guests. After the presentation Mrs. Schmitz and Mr. Abel answered questions of the representatives. Subject of the discussions were co-operation with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the resemblance with the current World Cup Soccer in Germany, the promotion of the event, doping control, the sustainability of the brand new stadium "Warsteiner HockeyPark", the organisational structure, the cultural program and the promotion of the sport amongst young people. The DHB representatives also explained why this Hockey World Cup takes place in one city and not, as for instance with the football, in different cities. "I had the feeling that the representatives were very interested", said Uschi Schmitz. "some announced their attendance at the BDO Hockey World Cup." Among them the chairman of the representatives Dr. Peter Danckert – who plays himself at the Zehlendorfer wasps in Berlin - as well as the former gymnastic world champion Eberhard Gienger, who is a federal member and vice-president Sport achievements of the German Olympic Sport Federation (DOSB) nowadays.
Ansprechpartner für die Medien:
deutsche hockey agentur
red. Hotline 0163 - 88 301 66
Tel.: 04101 - 590 488 / -499
Fax: 04101 - 590 481
E-Mail: info@dha-online.de
Website: http://www.dha-online.de/
Behrensallee 7, 25421 Pinneberg