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German Sports Press Ball
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For more than four decades now, the annual ceremony in honor of sports at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt has been one of the most beautiful ball events in Germany. This year, guests at the German Sports Press Ball can once again look forward to outstanding athletes and a spectacular evening program in one of Germany's most beautiful concert halls.
The focus of the ball is the awarding of honorary titles, which have been recognized with the "PEGASOS Award" since 2014. The design and production of the coveted award has been in the hands of the Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen since that time. The magnificent figure made of the finest Meissen porcelain is a reference to the winged horse from Greek mythology. Pegasos, the horse of heroes and gods, is not only regarded as a symbol of power, strength and wisdom, but is also enthroned on the gable of the Alte Oper Frankfurt and thus the venue of the German Sports Press Ball.
Traditionally, the PEGASOS Prize is awarded in the categories “Sports Legend”, “Sportsperson with Heart” and “Sports Media”. This year, a true star of the sport was once again honored with the PEGASOS “Sports Legend” trophy: Isabell Werth. With team gold and individual silver at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the dressage icon not only crowned herself the most successful female rider of all time, but also the most successful German Olympian with a total of eight gold medals. She has been practising her sport at the highest level for decades and has always cultivated a deep relationship with her horses that is characterized by individual appreciation. An incredible achievement that has now rightly been recognized with an additional award. Werth thus joins a veritable Who's Who of athletes who have received this award to date, including Gerd Müller (posthumously), Lothar Matthäus and Katarina Witt.
"We are incredibly grateful and proud to be able to support such a traditional event in honour of sport with a figure like the PEGASOS. " Tillmann Blaschke, CEO MEISSEN
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This year, the “Sportsperson with Heart” award went to Markus Rehm after he made it into the history books in Paris with his fourth consecutive Paralympic victory after 2012, 2016 and 2020. However, the decisive factor for the award is also his commitment outside of the athlete's sporting successes. He uses his professional expertise and fame to campaign for accessibility and challenges us as a society to question how we think about inclusion and participation.
The PEGASOS Award in the “Sports Media” category honors outstanding achievements in the field of sports reporting. This year's winner: Marcel Reif. Reif follows in the footsteps of former award winners such as Jens-Jörg Rieck (2021), Tom Bartels (2016) and Gerhard Delling (2019).
The trophy itself was created exclusively for the German Sports Press Ball by the former chief sculptor of the MEISSEN porcelain manufactory, Jörg Danielczyk (*1952). The eye-catchers of the PEGASOS are the oversized wings, which give the impression that the magnificent horse wants to soar into the sky with the next beat of its wings. This impression is underlined by the golden painting of the wings, which is complemented by discreet black and red brushstrokes - a gentle, almost fleeting reference to the national identity of the prize.
While the staffed version of the PEGASOS is exclusively reserved for the award winners of the German Sports Press Ball, you can purchase a white version directly in the MEISSEN-Shop with the single figure "PEGASOS 2" - so that you too can honor and delight your very own personal heroine or hero with a unique and special gift!
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