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Overweight and obesity lead to considerable burdens and costs for those affected, healthcare systems and national economies. All stakeholders would, therefore, benefit from a reduction in overweight in the population. However, it often needs to be clarified what health policy measures can be used to… [read more]

With the strategy paper “Women and Girls in Sport”, the Federal Institute of Sport Science has set itself the goal of working with various stakeholders from the fields of sport, science, and politics to promote equality for girls and women in sport and to honor this commitment. Dr. Paulina… [read more]

What a great success for the beach volleyball duo Nils Ehler and Clemens Wickler. Cheered on by around 13,000 fans in the shadow of the brightly lit Eiffel Tower, the two German Olympians lost the final against the favored world number one David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig from Sweden 0:2 in sets, but… [read more]

Lucia Dörffel is the first German sport climber to qualify for the Olympic Games - a milestone in her young career. The sports student from the Department of Health and Sport Sciences at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will be participating in her first Olympic competition on August 6 in… [read more]

“Having the "Freunde der TUM” at our side is invaluable. Their commitment is essential for promoting excellent research and supporting our young academics - and has been for over a hundred years. We want to thank you very much for this." With these words, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kramer, Executive Vice… [read more]