Sports festival
Wüst receives the torch of the world high school games
Updated on April 8th, 2025 – 02:36 a.m.Reading time: 1 min.
In 100 days the world high school games begin in NRW. Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst received the torch of the sports event in Mülheim an der Ruhr – and handed over to a world champion.
Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) received the torch of the world high school games in North Rhine-Westphalia in Mülheim an der Ruhr. The flame was lit in Turin in January as part of the World High School Winter Games and traveled through Germany. In the coming weeks, a torchy run to all venues in North Rhine-Westphalia is planned. The hip-hop world champion Stella Richter takes over the first stage.
“The countdown is running: In 100 days the world will visit North Rhine-Westphalia,” said Wüst in advance, according to a statement by the State Chancellery. With the orientation of the world high school games, the state shows: “North Rhine-Westphalia is ready for Olympic and Paralympic games on the Rhine and Ruhr.”
From July 16 to 27, 8,500 athletes from 150 countries will fight for medals in 18 sports – including athletics, 3×3 basketball, wheelchair basketball, volleyball, rowing, fencing, rhythmic sports exercises and tennis. All athletes are students. The venues are Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Hagen. There are also some competitions in Berlin. The sports competitions are accompanied by a cultural and festival program.
The world high school games are also an opportunity for North Rhine-Westphalia in order to present themselves as the venue for the Olympic Games. NRW is fighting to be able to play Olympia 2036 or 2040. Most recently, a start-up of the Rhein-Ruhr region for the 2032 summer games had failed, Brisbane preferred to receive the international Olympic Committee at the time.
