Germany's football forward Alexandra Popp addresses guests at the end of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Germany's football forward Alexandra Popp addresses the athletes at the end of a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's swimmer Taliso Engel during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's triathlete Laura Lindemann during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's swimmer Lukas Maertens during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's swimmer Josia Tim Alexander Topf during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's swimmer Josia Tim Alexander Topf during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (3R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (CL) pose with Germany's wheelchair basketball team during a ceremony to award German Olympic and Paralympic medal winners with the "Silver Laurel Leaf" on November 4, 2024 in Berlin. The "Silver Laurel Leaf" is the highest state award for sporting excellence in Germany. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)