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Motivation down? Ulbrich and Vennekamp are looking forward to the home World Cup!
Find out everything about the athletes Maximilian Ulbrich and Doreen Vennekamp as well as the important competitions in Munich 2025.
Motivation down? Ulbrich and Vennekamp are looking forward to the home World Cup!
In the year following the Olympics, many athletes struggle with motivation. The German shooters Maximilian Ulbrich and Doreen Vennekamp in particular face the challenge of finding new motivation again. After the support and the intense competitions in Tokyo, they feel exhausted, which according to dsb.de is not unusual. Ulbrich reports that the exhaustion after his first Olympics took him by surprise, but the upcoming World Championships helped him regain his focus.
Vennekamp, who is also struggling with the heavy mood of the post-Olympic year, notes that the drive for medals is missing. “The late World Cup and the fact that there are no quota places up for grabs don’t make it any easier,” she explains. Nevertheless, her motivation grows with a view to the World Cup in Munich, the German Championships in the small caliber discipline (KK-EM) and the World Cup.
Preparation for the home World Cup
Vennekamp has dealt with her disappointment about the Olympic Games and is announcing changes for 2025. In the current season she has already taken part in World Cups in Buenos Aires and Lima and reached the finals in all individual competitions. She describes the start of the season as successful, but would have liked to have opened with a medal.
Ulbrich are satisfied with his start to the World Cup season. He reached No. 13 in Argentina and changed his standing stroke after the Olympics to take the strain off his back. He sees both advantages and disadvantages for the upcoming home World Cup in Munich. Although there is a certain amount of pressure, there is also familiarity with the location.
Vennekamp expects a higher pressure at the home World Cup as the field of participants is both large and high-caliber. She emphasizes that this competition represents an important test of performance and at the same time a test for the upcoming championships. Ulbrich emphasizes that preparation for the World Cup in November via the home World Cup is important, as many competitions and another World Cup in China follow.
The German team in Munich
The German team competing at the World Cup in Munich is made up of outstanding talents in the rifle and pistol disciplines. Among the rifle shooters are Max Braun, Hanna Bühlmeyer, Daniel Bühlmeyer, Maximilian Dallinger and many more. Svenja Berge, Oliver Geis and Doreen Vennekamp are among those represented in the pistol camp. The team’s supervisors – including Wolfram Waibel and Claudia Verdicchio-Krause – also play a crucial role.
| gun | gun |
|---|---|
| Max Brown | Svenja Berge |
| Hanna Bühlmeyer | Oliver Geis |
| Daniel Bühlmeyer | Paul Frohlich |
| Maximilian Dallinger | Philip Grimm |
| … | … |
The competition in Munich is therefore not only an opportunity to test performance, but also a crucial step towards the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where German athletes, including sprinter Lisa Mayer and gymnast Elisabeth Seitz, want to overcome the challenges of high performance pressure and their individual setbacks. Deutschlandfunk highlights that these athletes not only fight for medals, but also work on their mental strength to be successful in their respective sports.