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Sports

From épée to cardiac sport.

The 2003 merger with the police sports club brought boxing, fencing and judo. Today there are more than twenty departments, most in the RASPO sports park on Mercatorstrasse.

World champions in the club

Henning Hottong cheering in armour with a yellow surcoat.
Henning Hottong, 2026 longsword world champion.

Two titles, two blades.

Halka Tuchen, head of fencing, won the 2025 veterans’ world title in women’s épée with the German team in Bahrain, 45:44 against France. Henning Hottong from historical fencing took the 2026 world title in longsword.

Combat sports

Combat sports.

  • Boxen

    RASPO sports park. Danny Klos won the Weser-Ems title in 2023 and 2024.

    Tue19.30–21.30Thu19.30–21.30

    Johannes Butwilowski
    johannesbut@live.ru

  • Judo

    Gym hall in the sports park, from age 6. Since 2015 home of «Fair Fighting», a project bringing German and refugee teenagers together.

    Thu16.00–17.30Thu17.30–19.00

  • Taekwon-Do

    In three groups at the Elisabeth-Siegel-Schule hall, children from 6. Grandmaster George Soupidis received his 8th dan in May 2026.

    Wed18.00–21.00Fri18.00–21.00

    George Soupidis

  • Hapkido

    Daehan hapkido from age 12 in the gym hall.

    Wed18.00–19.30Fri18.00–20.00

  • Fencing

    Small hall in the sports park, loan kit for beginners. Halka Tuchen won the 2025 veterans’ world title in women’s épée with the German team.

    Tue19.00–22.00

    Martin Barkawitz
    mbarkawitz@yahoo.de

  • Historical fencing

    Longsword, one-handed sword, staff, armoured combat. Henning Hottong is 2026 world champion in longsword.

    Wed19.30–21.00Fri20.00–22.00
Large group at a taekwon-do seminar in a sports hall.Two fighters in armour with shields at historical fencing outdoors.A RASPO boxer in red is declared winner in the ring.

Recreation

Recreation.

  • Children’s gym

    In the sports park for children from 18 months to 12 years, with inclusive groups.

    Mon16.00–17.00 · ab 4Mon17.00–18.00 · ab 6Thu15.30–17.15 · Eltern-Kind

  • Artistic gymnastics

    Turnteam Osnabrück. 2025 state runner-up, 2026 promotion to the state league.

    Tue16.00–18.00Thu16.00–18.00

    Claudius Dittrich
    claudiusdittrich@gmx.de

  • Health sport

    Back exercises, cardiac sport and Active 70+. Awarded the DTB «Pluspunkt Gesundheit» for the 15th time in a row.

    Mon18.00Thu18.30–20.00 · Herzsport

  • Fitness and gym classes

    Pilates, body shaping, creative fitness and more in the gym hall.

    Mon–Friclasses

    Ellen Boberg
    luebob@t-online.de

  • Health and fitness studio

    Mercatorstrasse 7, an almost family atmosphere. 10 euros a month on top of the fee.

    Mon–Fri9–12Mon, Tue, Thualso afternoons

  • Boccia

    On the boccia lane in the sports park, fun into old age.

    Tue10.00–12.00Thu17.00–20.00

    Norbert Wischmeyer

  • Exercise and games for men

    Since 1966. From April to the autumn holidays a forest run first, football from 8 pm. Not a closed group.

    Mon19.00–20.30

  • Volleyball

    Mixed recreational group in the sports park, no pressure.

    Fri20.30

    Josef Hohmann, Klaus Jacobs
    raspo.volleyball@web.de

  • Badminton

    Domschule sports centre, looking for players.

    Wed18.30–20.00

    Björn Bourdon
    bjoern.bourdon@web.de

  • Disability sport

    Sport in the Schlosswallhalle, water gymnastics and lane swimming. Places available.

    Mon18.30–20.00Wed18.00–20.00 · Schinkelbad

  • Handball

    Via HSG Osnabrück with OSC and SV Hellern, around 350 players in more than 20 teams.

    Andrea Guhe-Strothmann

  • Bowling, ski gym, hiking and travel

    Bowling at Vegas Bowling, ski gym from November to April, trips with Helena and Bernd Boberg.

Turnteam Osnabrück on a competition floor.Gymnasts in blue leotards forming a pyramid in the hall.A children’s gym group sitting with their instructor on a bench in the hall.
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