German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (L) pose with Germany's paralympic rider Heidemarie Dresing 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 Paralympic runner Felix Streng 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 track cyclist Lea Friedrich 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 (6R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (6L) pose with Germany's hockey 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)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (2L) pose with Germany's beach volleyball players Nils Ehlers (L) and Clemens Wickler 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 kayaker Max Rendschmidt 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 (4R) and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (4L) pose with Germany's women football team including outgoing forward Alexandra Popp (C) 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 kayaker Jacob Schopf 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)