« Moving children are healthy children » – Diepresse.com
Sports state secretary Michaela Schmidt wants to promote school sports and « daily movement », and use structures better. The Salzburg native knows budget and whine about savings. The topic of the nation stadium has a break for the time being.
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State Secretary Michaela Schmidt explains her mission: It is about moving more children so that Austrians live healthier and move more talents into top sport. Jana Madzigon
What about Austria’s sport, do we have a sports culture at all? Austria just likes to whine.
Michaela Schmidt: I think you have to see it very broadly. In Austria we basically have the desire to move. The numbers are increasing, even with clubs that report a rush of children. Austria is known to whine, yes. But it’s great that many not only do sports to look good or drive competitive sports, but because they just enjoy it. You shouldn’t be too disclosed! And top sport? There are sports with great achievements, and sports with equally good performances, but they are not in public as fistball or hockey. I would like to recognize and celebrate these sports and successes.
Is it fair that Austrians share in « mainstream » and marginal sport? Football and skiing always come first, then tennis, motorsport, then scandals or sensations as in ice hockey. Then nothing for a long time. . .
