The 40th D-A-CH Sports Medicine Congress at the Olympic Congress Center Seefeld/Tyrol famously provides a unique platform for the exchange of knowledge, personal experiences, and ideas among experts from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, complemented by scientists from other European nations. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and open dialogue, we will collectively contribute to elevating the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sports injuries to a new level.

The anniversary not only offers us an opportunity to celebrate but also to reflect. The progress that we have experienced in the diagnostics, therapy, and prevention of sports-related injuries is due to the intensive collaboration across national borders and professional disciplines. Sports medicine is today more dynamic, innovative, and interdisciplinary than ever – a success built on the foundation of the pioneering work of many generations of doctors, therapists, sports scientists, and trainers.

Under the leading theme “Preserving Tradition – Shaping the Future,” we wish to turn our gaze forward together with you in 2026. High-profile scientific overview lectures from top speakers in your field, practice-oriented workshops, controversial discussion rounds, and interactive formats will focus on the latest findings and developments in sports traumatology, rehabilitation, prevention, and performance diagnostics. Both traditional sports orthopedic questions and innovative topics such