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Thomas Härtel, President of the Berlin State Sports Association.
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Sports official Härtel sees time running out with a view to a possible Olympic bid.
He also sharply criticizes the Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for sport, in other areas.
Berlin - Thomas Härtel, President of the Berlin State Sports Association, has sharply attacked the federal government regarding a possible bid for the Olympics.
There is a lack of “a clear statement from the Federal Ministry of the Interior or the Federal Government as to whether it supports the DOSB in this,” said the 72-year-old on “Sportspitze.de,” “We are running out of time in every respect.
My fear is that at the end of this electoral period we will be left with no concrete results.” Anything that does not reach the Bundestag by autumn will no longer be decided before the 2025 election.
When asked, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), which is responsible for sport, pointed out that Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) had made it clear at the DOSB general meeting in December that she supported the strategy process that had begun together with sport, the federal government and the interested states and cities.
This shared responsibility also includes financial responsibility.
There is trusting and regular communication.
In addition to a lack of commitment to apply for the 2036 or 2040 Games, Härtel attests that the BMI lacks know-how in the wake of the now withdrawn “Sport Development Plan”: “In our federal state, the responsibilities for sport are different and complicated: municipalities, districts, The states and the federal government - everyone is responsible for sport in some way.
Those responsible at the BMI should actually know that,” said Härtel.
The “Sport Development Plan,” which was supposed to be signed at the second movement summit on March 12th, was “nothing more than a series of things along the lines of “Make a wish,” said Härtel, “but it lacks the superstructure, the classification .
This draft is therefore not suitable as a general basis for a sustainable development plan.” The BMI should make a premium with the development plan.
“And this serve was a total failure,” said Härtel.
The BMI stated that work on the development plan is continuing.
“We aim to first seek coordination with those involved in the federal government before we then approach our partners in the states, at the local level and in organized sport,” said a spokesman.
The working groups presented convincing results in their respective subject areas.
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