Completed 2,186 sports badges in Oberberg

Oberberg. In front of the guests of honor Christian Berger and Marc Zimmermann (members of the state parliament), deputy district administrator Professor Dr. Friedrich Wilke and Gummersbach's deputy mayor Jürgen Marquardt were honored as the winners of last year's sports badge competition at AggerEnergie in Berstig.

A total of 2,186 sports badges were awarded by 19 schools and 29 clubs in the Oberberg district. This corresponds to an increase of 632 sports badges (previous year: 1,554), which means an increase of over 40 percent.

The chairman of the district sports association, Hagen Jobi, praised the sports badge representatives for their tireless voluntary work and thanked the savings banks in Oberberg, the Kreissparkasse Köln and AggerEnergie for their generous sponsorship.

Uwe Töpfer, Managing Director of AggerEnergie, was pleased to be the sponsor and host of the sports badge award ceremony for the 22nd time and emphasized the importance of sport and exercise as a means of personal development.

The amendment to this year's competition was also presented at the ceremony. In addition to the increase in cash prizes for schools and clubs, six new categories (volunteering, families, kindergartens/daycare centers, city and community sports associations, anniversaries and clubs with the most participants over 70) will be introduced. The aim is to increase the attractiveness and continue the successful development of recent years.

“It was a matter close to our hearts to introduce a volunteer award for chairmen and examiners in order to also recognize the volunteers who work in the background,” emphasized Anja Lepperhoff, managing director of the district sports association.
Cash prizes

Prizes were awarded for clubs and schools for the most numerous participations. Clubs with up to 500 members: 150 euros for the Wiehltaler LC, 100 euros for the TV Wipperfürth, 75 euros for the SSV Nümbrecht

Clubs with 500 to 1,000 members: 150 euros for TV Wiedenest-Pernze, 100 euros for TSV Dieringhausen, 75 euros for TuS Wiehl; Clubs with over 1,000 members: 150 euros for SV Frielingsdorf, 100 euros for VfL Engelskirchen, 75 euros for TuS Lindlar. Primary schools with up to 175 students: 150 euros for the Wildbergerhütte rainbow school; Primary schools with over 175 students: 150 euros for the GGS Lindlar West, 100 euros for the GGS Denklingen, 75 euros for the GGS Windhagen.Secondary levels I and II: 150 euros for the Homburgische in Nümbrecht grammar school, 100 euros for the Leonardo da Vinci school in Morsbach, 75 euros each went to the Hollenberg-Gymnasium in Waldbröl and the Lindengymnasium in Gummersbach. Special schools: 150 euros for the Hugo Kükelhaus School in Wiehl.