Prominent new addition to the guest list of the OÖN gala night of sports in Linz’s Brucknerhaus, which marks the highlight of the local ball season on February 9th: also the sports minister Werner Kogler will be there when sport takes center stage in this atmospheric concert hall.
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The topic fits the Vice Chancellor’s department, as the most important major events of the year, the European Football Championship in Germany and the Summer Olympics in Paris, are two dominant topics in the talk sessions with the moderation duo Silvia Schneider and Tom Walek be.
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Three power women should be motivated by the Olympics, for whom the Brucknerhaus is a rest stop on the way to Paris. Rowing ace Magdalena Lobnigwho won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics, comes at the invitation of her sponsor Gottfried Wurpes (Technogym) in Linz. The Upper Austrian Olympic starters have a home advantage Susanne Gogl-Walley – reigning female athlete of the year 2023 – and Liu Jia. The table tennis ace has already made five Olympic appearances, and in Paris she might complete half a dozen if she still manages to clear the qualification hurdle.
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Only has one Olympic start Franz Bracket needed to become a sports legend. The gold medal winner from Innsbruck in 1976 recently completed a few laps of honor in Kitzbühel and at the night race in Schladming. The “stopping stop at the gala night, which was once once more organized by the Oberbank is supported as a presenting sponsor, is currently the last party on the occasion of his milestone birthday celebrated in December. “Kaiser Franz” will meet some of the ski circus actors in Linz.
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Bracket’s ex-teammate Hans Enn is there, also a slalom ace Reinfried Herbst will shine on the dance floor. ÖSV veteran Hans Pum is a gala regular anyway. However, his gala debut will be Thomas Preining complete. The DTM champion will accelerate at the 24-hour race in Daytona this weekend.
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