On Sunday 17 August at 12.45 pm, the Walk of Fame of Chemnitz Sport will be opened at the Sportforum, Reichenhainer Straße 154, during the "Inclusive Wins" family festival. Lord Mayor Sven Schulze and well-known former and current athletes will unveil the newly designed arcades of the main stadium at the Marathon Tower, which tell the history and stories of Chemnitz sport in the permanent exhibition. Sports Mayor Dagmar Ruscheinsky will also be present at the exhibition opening.
In the ten arcade arches on both sides of the Marathon Tower, large-format enamel panels depict the successful history of Chemnitz sport. Eight sports with a long tradition in Chemnitz are presented. Other panels provide an insight into the work of the Saxony Olympic Training Centre, popular sports in Chemnitz and the City Sports Association as the umbrella organisation for our city's sports clubs.
In the arcades to the left of the Marathon Tower, Katarina Witt and Anett Pötzsch unveil the ice sports plaque. The football plaque is unveiled by Jürgen Bähringer and Christoph Franke. Joachim Kunz and Ingo Steinhöfel unveil the heavy athletics plaque. The athletics plaque is unveiled by Christina Schwanitz and Lars Riedel. The Olympic Training Centre plaque is unveiled by Christian Pöhler, Ronny Kaiser and Steffen Großmann.
In the arcades to the right of the Marathon Tower, the plaque for the Chemnitz City Sports Association and basketball is unveiled by Lord Mayor Sven Schulze and Kevin Yebo. Wolfgang Lötzsch and Lutz Lötzsch unveil the road cycling plaque. The track cycling plaque is unveiled by Jens Fiedler and Joachim Eilers. Maria Götze-Köhler and Petra Rosenkranz (formerly Thümer) unveil the swimming plaque. The gymnastics plaque is unveiled by Karina Schönmaier and Pauline Schäfer-Betz.
The permanent exhibition in the arcades of the main stadium is an intervention area of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. The presentation on the history of sport was realised with the support of museologist Peer Ehmke from the Schloßbergmuseum.
Previously, the arcades made of Rochlitz porphyry had been extensively renovated. Atelier N4 from Flöha was responsible for the artistic design of the exhibition. The costs for the arcade presentation totalled 178,000 euros.
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