records, medals, head-to-head race. The short track world Cup, currently taking place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, is the best advertisement for the sport of swimming. In the social media, the world governing body Fina widely used minute-by-minute images, and Videos of cheering athletes. But appearances are deceptive.
a few days Ago it was announced that two charges against the Fina. The a comes from a Ukrainian billionaire, the other three athletes, including the Hungarian Star of the scene, Katinka Hosszu.
The reason has three letters: ISL, which is short for International Swimming League. Under this name Konstantin Gregorischin want to call a new series. The first Meeting should take place in a week in Turin and has lured the swimmers and swimmers with high prize money. However, the fit of the Fina. She let it be known that anyone taking part in this Event, the threat of a sanction. The Meeting has been canceled.
to have More say and more money
that’s Why sue now float and Gregorischin and do not want to, as the monopoly of the Fina break. In the published indictment, have expressed many of the swimmers and their resentment towards the world Federation. The charges relate to two points in particular:
The athletes want to have more say. In the past year, many swimmers were upset, because the Fina to the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020, the 800 meters, the men, as well as the 1500 meters, the women took to the program, rather than on the more attractive races over the sprint distances.
The Fina should pay more money to the athletes. According to the indictment, the Fina has generated in the years 2016 and 2017, a gain of 118 million. Of these, only 15 million were paid out as prize money. Almost the same amount was paid for the salaries of the Fina staff, in addition to around 7 million for “Family Expenses” – Hotels, travel and daily allowances for the officials.
In Lausanne, is not pursued the lawsuit only from the Fina with interest. Other sports associations are looking banned in the United States. In the past year had been decided on a similar case. At that time, the world lost the Association of the speed skaters (ISU) in front of the competition Commission of the EU – two speed skaters complained, because they did not participate in the ISU at an event in Dubai.
The Fina released a short Statement on the allegations: you’ll have to deal with the topic the full attention and, if necessary, a robust defence in place. First of all, she wanted to focus on the athletes in the short track world Cup, you are distributing 2 million dollars in prize money.
Created: 13.12.2018, 16:08 PM
