ASKÖ open space on the Schmelz: Now things are getting serious!
After many years of waiting, an initiative is – finally – moving towards implementation: “Summer on the Schmelz” is the motto on one part...
A running festival of superlatives: 41st Vienna City Marathon
The 42.000st Vienna City Marathon ended with the arrival of the last 41 registered runners in front of the Burgtheater. Participants from 143 nations wore...
Marathon: Thousands watch live on television!
An estimated 300.000 Viennese will run on Sunday around the marathon route from the Reichsbrücke via the Prater and the Ring to Schönbrunn and the...
Marathon: Ring and quay closed on Saturday
Tomorrow, April 20th, several running competitions as part of the Vienna City Marathon will result in the Ring and Franz-Josefs-Kai being closed starting in the afternoon. The ring section...
Boxing spectacle: Elsaev really wants the European Championship belt!
On Saturday, the Steffl Arena, Hall 3, will be the scene of an unforgettable spectacle: The GoldenBoy Show IV is celebrating its glorious return! There is a waiting...
Running event of the year: Vienna is ready for the marathon weekend
On April 20th and 21st, Austria's largest active sports event, the Vienna City Marathon (VCM), will take place again. This requires precise planning, cooperation and...
Floridsdorf: Boulder wall opened in Aupark
In the heart of the Floridsdorfer Aupark, a bouldering wall now invites children and young people to climb. The wall, which is four meters high and three meters...
Outer MaHü: Vienna’s double running mecca
Things will be extremely sporty in Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus in the next few days: the popular Grätzellauf Run15 will take place exactly one week before the big Vienna City Marathon...
Austria Vienna: License received in the first instance
After examining and evaluating the documents submitted by the license applicants, Senate 5 of the Austrian Football Bundesliga has made the license decisions for the 2024/25 Bundesliga season...
Raid! Austria soccer star Muki Husković injured
Austria Vienna player Muki Husković was recently the victim of a robbery while trying to withdraw money from an ATM. He suffered a fractured nasal bone. Muki...
Franz Müllner accelerates: new world record in truck pulling
Extreme strength athlete Franz Müllner has struck again: the 54-year-old has made an impressive comeback with world record number four. This time he has a 32,2 ton truck helicopter almost five meters...
Boxing night: Two big winners as a strong coronation
Great: The new WBF welterweight world champion is called Michaela Kotaskova and comes from the Ottakringer Bounce boxing stable. A fantastic success for the 32-year-old. Also Thai boxing legend Fadi Merza...
Seestadt boss: The new ÖFB campus is there for everyone!
Our sports insider Robert Sommer introduces Seeststadt boss Dr. Gerhard Schuster three crucial questions - here are the answers:
Rapid: Fourth attack on the Cup title since 2017!
Huge cheers from the green and white team from Rapid. With the confident 3-0 away win against Leoben, we made it into the ÖFB Cup final in Klagenfurt on May 1st. The...
Outer MaHü is twice the center of running
The running season is in full swing: The popular Grätzel event Run15 is celebrating its 14th anniversary on April 20th and exactly one week later the big...
Showdown: Football derby between Dragons and Vikings!
Next Easter Sunday the time has finally come: the long-awaited 23rd American Football Derby between the Danube Dragons and the Vienna Vikings, also known...
40 years: From the spring run to the big marathon!
Today is a big day for the internationally successful Vienna City Marathon: the premiere took place exactly 40 years ago, on March 25, 1984....
Football EUROphoria with a large fan zone by the Ferris wheel
2-0 against Slovakia, 6-1 against Turkey: red-white-red is on everyone's lips. Some people are already calling our national soccer team the secret favorite for the European Championships. Anyway...
MILLENNIUM City Run: Run, have fun and win!
The “MILLENNIUM City Run” on May 11th is entering the next round and is already casting its shadows! It's a very special run...
Start of vacation with the NFL stars in Vienna
NFL stars coach exclusive American football camp for professional young players On Sunday, March 24, 2024, the two NFL stars Justin Fields and Christian Wilkins are...
Penzing: Men's run against violence against women
The fifth men's run against violence against women and children organized by the StoP - Districts Without Partner Violence initiative will take place on March 22nd. At the...
Walking Football: Second option for football fans
As the name suggests, walking football involves walking instead of running. This is gentle on the joints and makes this sport ideal for those...
With God's blessing: Toni Faber becomes a member of Austria
Toni Faber, priest of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, decided, like many other violets, to become a member of Austria. Austria is currently holding on for the first time in history...
Country road: Rooftop of the Handball House
A house for handball: A new headquarters for the network of European handball associations is being built on 6.000 square meters in Neu Marx. 120 employees...
Groundbreaking ceremony for the new football association campus!
The groundbreaking ceremony for the largest construction project in the history of the ÖFB has taken place - sports minister Werner, among others, was happy about this in Seestadt...
The 15th ball of the sport attracts visitors to the Vienna City Hall
Float through Vienna City Hall on May 4th at the Ball des Sports! With rousing live music from the renowned ball band Sold Out and the energetic Boogie...
Austria Vienna: Romeo Vučić remains loyal to the violets
Romeo Vučić has been playing for the Violets for eleven years. Austria Vienna is now extending the 21-year-old striker's long-term contract until the summer of 2027. Romeo Vučić is...
Football team boss Rangnick in a very special interview
On March 16th from 9:05 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. and on March 18th from 20 p.m. to 21 p.m. the radio will become a place of...
Rapid in the championship group, Austria only in “Flop-6”
Despite the massive player bans, Rapid achieved the feat! With a 1-1 draw in Klagenfurt you are in the championship round. Austria failed and...
Vienna Night Run: The return to Heldenplatz
The first bank vienna night run returns in its 2024th edition in 18 with exciting innovations and promises an unforgettable experience for runners and...
Strong: Fadi Merza gets into the ring again!
In addition to two boxing world championship fights, there will be a mega comeback on April 6th at Bounce Fight Night: The legendary former world champion in Thai boxing Fadi Merza wants to...
Hammer verdict brings Hütteldorf to a boil!
Many commentators find the Bundesliga's hammer judgment against Rapid justified due to the disgraceful events after the derby. Might be. The other side is: Through...
Hernals: The sports club stadium is finally being renovated
After several attempts, the city takes the project into its own hands, construction will begin in three months and the opening will take place in two years! Now it will...
Big anniversary at the 36th Austrian Women's Run
On May 26, 2024 it's that time again: The 36th ASICS Austrian Women's Run invites thousands of women and girls of all ages and fitness levels to...
Sports Insider Summer: Rapid Boss has to react!
Robert Sommer: Alexander Wrabetz still has to react today! Two videos recorded after Rapid's 3-0 derby win against Austria are causing a stir: Managing director Steffen Hofmann insults...
Derby time! There's a lot at stake in the 342nd duel
A Sunday in a state of emergency. For the 342nd time in the long history of football, Rapid and Austria will meet at 17 p.m. In the fight for the league championship group...
Bounce Fight Night with two title fights!
April 6th goes down in the city's martial arts history: two female boxers fight for the biggest possible title at the Hotel Intercontinental! This has never happened before:...
More warmth from the green and white stadium
In Hütteldorf your heart feels warm. The fans once again followed the club's call and donated to the crypt. Rapid stands...
Extended ball season: Everything boogie in the town hall!
The official carnival season is over. But not the series of ball events. So all movement and dance fans can look forward to May 4th...
Simmering: WAT crowns itself badminton champion!
After almost 50 years, WAT Simmering is once again crowned champion of the 2nd Badminton Bundesliga. The decisive factor was the confident 6:2 triumph on Sunday over BC Smash...
Hardly any chances: Viennese sports clubs on the ground
The current Vienna district newspaper look at the domestic league tables is sobering. Virtually no top team has a really good chance of winning the title. Although something is still possible twice in the cup...
New season: All of Vienna starts again on March 23rd!
The new Vienna Running season starts with the running opening on March 23rd in the Prater. With more than a dozen individual sporting events, it is the largest contiguous district...
Magnificent volume: The history of Landstraße football
A piece of sports history in the 3rd district: Peter Biwald and Karl Vranovitz illustrate in their new book "From the Schinderwiese to the Red Earth" (echomedia buchverlag;...
Sternenhalle running festival brings a donation of 11.335 euros
The premiere was a complete success: around 1.000 participants took part in the Volksbank's first Sternenhalle run in autumn. An impressive 11.335 euros were raised...
Bayern's super talent is at Austria until the summer
Sensational transfer to the Favoritn distribution circle: The 21-year-old Bayern talent Frans Krätzig will be loaned out to Austria until the summer. With a surprise, the purple record cup winner can...
Meidling: A golden shoe says “congratulations”
Kurt Castek, the assistant coach of the traditional Meidlinger club SC Viktoria, recently celebrated his birthday. The well-wishers arrived with a special surprise. SC Victoria...
3.000 euro donation for the Simmering swimming club
With funding from the Idea Helvetia Foundation, SV Simmering can now purchase a swimming bench ergometer. In this way, the club is strengthening its training opportunities to...
Five EURO heroes come from the Fivers stable!
Before the last group games against France (Monday, 18 p.m.) and two days later against Iceland, one thing is already certain: the red-white-red national handball team has...
David Alaba at the EURO only as an “assistant coach”
Even if many people dream of it and wish it: the captain, who is under contract with Real Madrid, can play at the European Football Championship...
Start of the ice paradise in the middle of the city
The Viennese ice dream started its 29th season. For a total of 45 days, visitors can then...
Towards the sun: Rapid-Tross is in Turkey
The green and white caravan moved to the Turkish Riviera on Monday. Training will take place in the sunny south until January 26th. Thousands of kilos of luggage were taken to...
The sports semester starts with great offers!
New year, new opportunities! At ASKÖ WAT Vienna everything revolves around the joy of movement and fun. Don't miss the opportunity to keep fit! Garnished...
“Move smartly!” with ski star Felix Neureuther
“Move smartly!” has been the motto in the 86 kindergartens and after-school care centers of the St. Nikolaus Foundation for around two years. The program was created by former ski star...
An ÖOC ring of honor for Trixi Schuba from Liesingen
As part of the ÖOC board meeting, Olympic figure skating champion Trixi Schuba received the first Ring of Honor from the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) for her services to Austrian sport...
Rapid anniversary: A jersey lives the tradition!
Rapid has reason to be happy! The Green-Whites, who still have a huge crowd of fans, are celebrating their 125th anniversary this year. For this...
The marathon is starting the year at a new pace
It's a real earthquake in the running scene: "Mister Marathon" and VCM inventor Wolfgang Konrad is retiring at 65. With son Dominik and Kathrin...
Fly! Try ski jumping in the stadium
Attention girls and boys: On the 13th/14th. and on 20/21. In January you can try out ski jumping at the Ernst Happel Stadium. The city eagles want to get people excited about the wonderful sport. This...
Donate warmth: Rapid collects for the crypt
Under the motto "Together. Warmth. Donate." Rapid traditionally collects money for the homeless crypt in the 6th district. So that people who don't have a roof over their head...
Simmering: WAT wins 8-0 against Carinthia!
Clear victory for the top badminton club WAT Simmering in the 2nd Bundesliga: At the start of the second half of the season last Saturday, the Viennese defeated ASKÖ Kelag Kärnten without...
Favorites: A new coach for the young violets
Austria Vienna has hired a new coach for the Young Violets, Emanuel Pogatetz. The 40-year-old takes over the position from Max Uhlig, who...
The Vienna Ice Dream: Skating in the heart of the city
Ice skating fans of all ages can do laps on the Eistraum's 7 square meter ice surface until January 2024, 3.000. The winter sports event that has...
Anniversary for Simmeringer Haide Epiphany Run
The Simmeringer Haide Epiphany Run celebrates its 6th anniversary on January 20th - and is still in top sporting form. The organizer, the athletic club...
Schmelz sports facility: WBB article helped
Sometimes things happen quickly: After the Vienna District Gazette article at the beginning of December, the ASKÖ reacted and made makeshift repairs to the shower booths for the athletes. Now four are working...
Sporty and proud: 51.000 euros hiked this year
This year's business hike by café+co was a complete success: around 51.500 euros were handed over to the committed "Network Tirol Helps". The limitless action in...
For the first time: Rapid invites you to the Hüttendorf in Hütteldorf
In the week before Christmas there is the first green and white Christmas market in the 14th district. Right in front of the legendary "Block West". News from Hütteldorfer...
WAT Simmering is the superior autumn champion
The traditional Viennese club became the autumn champions in the 2nd Bundesliga! With the confident 7-1 win over Askö Kelag Kärnten on the last matchday of the first half of the season,...
The dates are here: Vienna will be busy again in 2024
22 running competitions with thousands of participants and smiling faces: the results of the running year couldn't be better. And “Vienna runs in 2024” from ASKÖ-WAT-Wien is already written...
Discussion about the Olympics in Vienna has reignited!
Winter Games in Vienna would be entirely possible. Ice hockey in Kagran, ski racing in nearby Simmering. The discussion is now open. Municipal council elections will take place in autumn 2025...
Off to Hietzing, because tobogganing is the most fun
Mrs. Holle means well for us this year. And especially with the Hietzingers - because in the 13th district there are already...
26 weeks until Austria's start to the EURO
The draw for the European Football Championship didn't mean well with red-white-red: with runner-up world champion France and the elite footballers from Holland, two chunks are waiting for the team...
Goodbye, Marcos: The end of a courageous attack
The Vienna district newspaper had already hinted at it after his last defeat, but recently it has been confirmed: Ottakringer boxer Marcos Nader is hanging up his gloves...
High award for WBB author Robert Sommer
The WBB columnist and satirical best-selling author, who is causing amusement across the country with his current cult book "All Men Are Pigs", was awarded the Grand Prize...
Opening: In Margareten people are really excited about the ice!
Strap on your ice skates and let the winter fun begin in Bacherpark. The ice skating rink opens here on December 1st and can be used free of charge by all ice skating enthusiasts. In...
German Robert Klauß inherits Barisic at Rapid
That happened quickly: 38-year-old Robert Klauß is the new Rapid head coach. He signed a contract until the end of the 2025/26 season and thus inherits...
Vienna Vikings extend contract with US star Weston Carr
The Vienna Vikings are extending the contract with US import player Weston Carr for another season. The Californian wide receiver remains in Vienna and...
Our national sport is possible into old age
Seniors in particular should prepare specifically for the ski season in order to prevent injuries: We explain how to do this here - with...
Cool hockey sport: training with the masters
Training with the Champs is possible at HC Vienna in Hauptallee: HC Vienna is looking for new players who want to...
Mustaches run for health on Saturday!
Once a year, men with a plucked beard run or walk 2,5 or 5 kilometers. Then the Movember run started again. On November 18th...
Sternenhalle: Charity run thrilled young and old
On November 11.11th The first charity run started at 11:11 a.m. in the Sternenhalle (2nd district). A total of 1.000 active participants took part...
Rapid coach Barisic & Co Hickersberger dismissed
The more often denials are made, the more some information seems to be true. The report that Rapid coach Barisic had to leave was denied for days. Also officially...
Brigittenau: You can swim in winter
Winter swimming is now possible in Brigittenau! Our pool, which was closed for a year due to the general renovation of the roof, is open again. The...
Mega running boom: More participants than before Corona
Sport is in! Run even more. It's not just the Vienna Run competitions and the Vienna Night Run that are very popular. The half marathons and marathons can also be a plus...
Hockey successes were rewarded with a hall
The “Waldstadion” is a further building block in the renewal of Vienna’s sports facilities and is an extremely sustainable and energy-saving project. "As a sports councilor, I am pleased that...
Sports tip: Charity run on the first day of carnival!
On November 11th at exactly 11:11 a.m. the run will be for a good cause. The Volksbank has organized a charity run with prominent participants...
Season opening party at the Vienna Ice Skating Club
The first ice sports fans are already happily making their rounds. From November 18th things really get going at the Vienna Ice Skating Club area (3rd district). There...
Donaucity: Trend sport padel tennis brings momentum
The huge facility on Arbeiterstrandbadstrasse offers 16 artificial turf football pitches, 14 tennis courts and, recently, six new padel tennis courts. You want to get started with the trend sport. At the Donaucity sports center in...
Even more sport on the new melting facility
Two years of laborious renovation work are finally over. For many athletes from different areas, this means a return to their usual place of...
5.000 participants when the fit march returns
Sensational comeback of the legendary Fit March on the national holiday. This time ORF, the city, Wiener Städtische and Wiener Bezirksblatt christened the movement competition “Around the Ring”. And many...
National holiday: Fit around the ring with Philipp!
In the spirit of the legendary fitness marches, “Around the Ring” will take place for the first time on October 26th. First "warm up with Philipp", then we walk, walk or...
October 26th: Get fit together through Vienna with “Around the Ring”
On October 26th at 13:30 p.m. the time has finally come: the starting signal is fired at the Burgtheater and the Ringstrasse in Vienna is transformed into...
Ball artists invite you to enjoy the purple ball
Austria Vienna will host a Violet Ball presented by ERGE Installations at the Marriott Hotel on January 27, 2024. Tickets for the evening event go on sale on October 27th...
Tennis Charity Auction: Bid from October 23rd!
The TU Wien Foundation, a foundation with the aim of supporting research and education at the Vienna University of Technology, has once again partnered with...
Twelve top tennis players honor Stadthalle
The seeding list gets better every year. This year twelve of the 20 best tennis players in the world are taking part. The Russian Medvedev is the defending champion, a...
Badminton Bundesliga: A very special duel
The Badminton Bundesliga starts the 2023/2024 season. In the 2nd Bundesliga there will be a duel between two traditional clubs on the first match day. WAT Simmering against...
Vikings: Finnish stars will stay in Simmering in 2024
The Vienna Vikings are pleased about two important contract extensions for the 2024 football season: With defensive back Elmeri Laalo and running back Karri Pajarinen, two key players remain in...
24-hour bike challenge for the St. Anna Children's Hospital
The 24-hour cycling challenge in aid of the St. Anna Children's Hospital and the sports4everybody association is a huge success - as the Vienna district newspaper was able to see for itself! A...
“Necessity against misery” in the 341st Vienna football derby!
The 0st Vienna football derby in Favoriten ended with an embarrassing 0-341 draw for Rapid. Especially since Austria were two men less after 50 minutes –...
“Long live Viennese sport”: Viennese sports stars 2023
One sports highlight follows the next these days – including “the festival of Viennese sports stars”. At the invitation of BGM Michael Ludwig...
Open day at the Schmelz Sports University
On Friday, October 20th, the Center for Sports Science on the Schmelz will open its doors and invites anyone interested to take a look. From 9 to...
Sporting spectacle at the Neustift vineyard run
On Sunday, October 1st, it's that time again: The 14th Neustifter Weinberglauf starts at 11 a.m. and promises an exciting sporting event for young...