The current conflict in the Danish badminton threatens to cost the Danish participation at the upcoming european championships for teams, which takes place on Danish soil. And, in the longer term, the significant gap between the players and the confederation of importance for both the WORLD cup and OLYMPIC participation.
Through those difficult negotiations, which at the time of writing are grounded well and extensively, have both players as the confederation, chosen to say as little as possible.
as well as all of the opinions have come from either Badminton Denmark’s director, Bo Jensen, or the players ‘ spokesman, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus.
But now joins Viktor Axelsen in the choir.
The former world champion and came in second in the world ranking is gone on Facebook, where he in sharp turns criticize connected.
– I have from the start not wanted to mix for me too much in the public debate, because I had hoped for a quick solution, but now we reached a point where I will have to say no.
– I think we players are met with a, frankly, unconstructive way to try to negotiate on the from Badminton Denmark page. They give us a deadline over your head (25. January) and threaten at the same time we can’t participate in the OLYMPICS or return to training before July – even if we suppose that mark had to reach an agreement, he writes.
Badminton Denmark has previously stated that one does not want to negotiate with Spillerforeningens director, Mads Øland. It is an expression of double standards, believes Abreu. the
– What is the way to negotiate on? Bo Jensen and Badminton Denmark has – as you all probably know – not wanted to cooperate with the Mads Øland, because of just threats (was their argument), and therefore, I can not avoid to find it a double standard to read what we players are now being met with. About Bo Jensen and BD like Mads Øland, or not, is completely irrelevant. It is unheard of to BD will determine who represents the players, it comes. the
Viktor Axelsen writes further, that he is disappointed and frustrated on the sport’s behalf.
– I train all I can and trying to make myself ready for the upcoming tournaments. I want you to know that I support my colleagues 100 percent, even though Bo Jensen says, I stand outside. The utterances, my colleagues are met with in the moment, is not in order.
Viktor Axelsen stand together with Mathias Boe in the special situation, that he has not transferred its so-called intellectual property rights to the Spillerforeningen – as the rest of the player pool has.
– He has long ago announced that he is standing outside. He has not written anything, but he is also not a part of the collective, which requires continued collective bargaining with the associated, Bo Jensen was quoted as saying.
