„Auf dem Weg zur Katastrophe“: Der kanadische Olympiasieger Dubreuil beklagt mangelnde Finanzierung für Amateursportler
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/speed-skating/laurent-dubreuil-funding-crisis-amateur-athletes-canada-9.7104432
„Auf dem Weg zur Katastrophe“: Der kanadische Olympiasieger Dubreuil beklagt mangelnde Finanzierung für Amateursportler
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/speed-skating/laurent-dubreuil-funding-crisis-amateur-athletes-canada-9.7104432
6 Kommentare
I think we’ve currently got bigger things to worry about instead of spending tax dollars on the Olympics. But thats just me.
Once healthcare is fully funded I will happily support a robust amateur athlete find.
Until then I’m prioritizing the many not the few.
Sport infrastructure is very complementary to Carney’s Build Canada Strong.
Canada came in 8th by total medals earned, with 20 medals (5 g 6 s 9 b). That’s a reasonable result for Canada’s population.
I think we need more recreational and sporting opportunities for all ages instead of the niche elite.
Society benefits from this. The current system of user fees and special interest groups are so annoying
I think too many people in this thread are concerned with elite athletes, but not looking at the overall picture. We spend less on sports and recreation than many “comparable” nations such as France, Germany, Norway etc. The results are what they are at the elite level, but our youth sports infrastructure is terrible
More sports funding includes support for elite athletes yes, but also more grassrooots, participatory level access for both kids and adults, which would greatly increase participation. Our limited scope currently scoops kids too young, forces them into “elite development pathways” and they burn out or become impoverished professionals while trying to represent our country. Currently national sports organizations aren’t being funded to adequately do either elite support or grassroots development, which is why everyone post-Olympics is sounding alarm bells
The outcomes would be less strain on our health systems, more outlets to participate, more community centers and facilities developed to be used for sports and recreation and yes, the ability to project soft power through international sports
It’s pretty shameful in my opinion to hold up sports and competitive sports on an international scale as a cultural cornerstone of Canadian society and culture, but turn around and underfund them to the point of near non-existence while ignoring the positive outcomes more funding can provide
Sports shouldn’t just be for rich kids but it’s becoming/become that in the last 10 years. Sports shouldn’t keep kids who don’t want to be world champions/NHLers out and if sport is more accessible and affordable then we might find some more Olympians/Pros from various backgrounds that would’ve never had a chance. If a sporting system was build like that, there would be enough funding/sponsorship/dollars to then support Canadians who represent us on the world stage with dignity and independence, and not reduce athletes as they currently do to needing a rich benefactor/parents or live in poverty
The evidence is in Norway, which has a massive participatory sports and youth club culture, and look at the results of a nation of 5 million punching way way above their weight in both winter and summer games