Stralsund back in the weightlifting: youngsters fight for championship titles!

Stralsund back in the weightlifting: youngsters fight for championship titles!

Stralsund, Deutschland - in Stralsund, the cradle of former weightlifting heroes, blooms again! Former champions took the initiative to promote the offspring in the Stralsund Jahn sports facility. A unique training ground was created here, which is ideal for the heavy dumbbells. Matthias Hertwig, a multiple German champion and now a coach, takes the 13- to 15-year-olds under his wing while his colleague Thomas Bunge takes care of the younger ones. Despite a lack of space there is a waiting list - the interest is enormous!

The return of the weightlifting to the region is already evident in success: the athletes shine in the Landesliga and recently brought in a number of medals for championships. Now the athletes are preparing for the German championships - a real highlight for the talents like Rieke Koglin, who has set up a national record and is ambitious. The TSV 1860 not only scores in sports, but also brings the families together. Former champions and their relatives actively support the return of the "mouse" - the mascot that proudly stands for the triumph of days gone by. report on www.ostsee-zeitung.de