For more than four decades now, the annual ceremony in honor of sports at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt has been one of the most beautiful ball events in Germany. This year, guests at the German Sports Press Ball can once again look forward to outstanding athletes and a spectacular evening program in one of Germany's most beautiful concert halls.

The focus of the ball is the awarding of honorary titles, which have been recognized with the "PEGASOS Award" since 2014. The design and production of the coveted award has been in the hands of the Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen since that time. The magnificent figure made of the finest Meissen porcelain is a reference to the winged horse from Greek mythology. Pegasos, the horse of heroes and gods, is not only regarded as a symbol of power, strength and wisdom, but is also enthroned on the gable of the Alte Oper Frankfurt and thus the venue of the German Sports Press Ball.

Traditionally, the PEGASOS Award is presented in the categories "Legend of Sport", "Sportsman with Heart" and "Sports Media". This year, the PEGASOS "Legend of Sport" trophy will again honor a true star of his sport: Jan Frodeno. Frodeno is considered to be the best triathlete of all time - he won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, won the Ironman three times and in 2021 became the first athlete ever to achieve a time of less than 7:30 hours over the Ironman distance. An incredible achievement, which is now rightly recognized with an additional honor. He joins a veritable Who's Who of athletes who have received this award so far, including Gerd Müller (posthumously), Lothar Matthäus and Katarina Witt.