Silke Fischer is competing for Germany at the Deaflympics in Tokyo!

Silke Fischer is competing for Germany at the Deaflympics in Tokyo!

In a few days, Tokyo will once again be the venue for a sporting highlight, the 25th Summer Deaflympics, which will take place from November 15th to 26th, 2025. Among the numerous athletes from all over the world, the talented Silke Fischer from Germany will also be demonstrating her shooting skills. This event is not only a significant platform for deaf athletes, but also one of the oldest international multi-sport events, having taken place since 1924. The Deaflympics attract around 2,500 participants from 70 to 80 nations, demonstrating the enormous reach and commitment to the visibility and inclusion of people with hearing impairments.

24-year-old Silke Fischer is taking part in her third Deaflympics. Her experiences so far have been both instructive and challenging: in 2017 in Samsun she missed the final with a 10th place and in 2022 in Caxias do Sul she had to settle for an 11th place in the air pistol, a 9th place in the team mixed and a 4th place in the sports pistol (25 meters). For the Deaflympics 2025, she specifically prepared for the sport pistol as she was unable to qualify with the air pistol. Your goal is to secure one of the top six positions in the competition.

Intensive preparations

Silke Fischer has been a member of the national squad of the Deaf Association since 2016 and trains alternately at Sges Mannheim 1477 and in Munich. However, she starts for the deaf sports club in Munich. In addition to her sporting commitment, she completed her studies at the University of Education in Heidelberg this year and is now about to begin her traineeship as a special education teacher for sports and math at the SBBZ Luise von Baden in Neckargemünd, with a teaching trial scheduled for December.

The lived values ​​of the Deaflympics may also play a role in their preparation. The games not only promote social acceptance of people with hearing impairments, but also offer a platform to break down barriers through intensive media presence. Ricardo Scheuerer, Vice President of Communications of the German Deaf Sports Association, highlights the intensive preparation of the German team, which is sending a total of 67 athletes in twelve different sports to Tokyo, including beach volleyball, bowling, judo, athletics and more.

A look at the event

The German delegation is currently at the Ajimoto National Training Center and has an hour's drive there. Spectators are not permitted in the hall for the competitions, which makes reporting by media representatives, of which only two are permitted to the event, all the more important. Silke Fischer's competition is scheduled for Monday, November 24th - a day that many fans are already anticipating.

The official Deaflympics homepage, designed according to the motto “Inclusion through Sport”, provides interested parties with information on schedules, results and athlete details. Loud deaflympics.com There are already numerous events in preparation for the Games that strengthen cultural diversity and cooperation within the deaf community.

The Deaflympics are not just a competition, but also a symbol of international exchange, promoting awareness of the needs of deaf athletes, and thus an important step towards a more inclusive society. The community is excited to see what successes the athletes will achieve in Tokyo. With a good hand and hard work in training, Silke Fischer has a chance of not only making it to the final, but perhaps also bringing home a medal.