German athletics rules cannot block access of EU nationals to amateur competitions, Court of Justice of the EU finds

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that national athletics rules in Germany cannot dictate that only German nationals may compete for the German national amateur title. Any EU citizen must, in principle, be allowed to participate in competitions and to compete for national champion (TopFit eV & Biffi v DLV). The judgment confirms for the first time that EU law applies not only to sporting activities with economic impact, but also to amateur sports. The Court then found