rings traffic lights to red: The decision against Hamburg is a decision against German Sport
fiasco for the German Sports: Hamburg have let burst up surprisingly in their town the dream of Olympia 2024th Shortly before counting all polling stations conceded Mayor Olaf Scholz (SPD) is a defeat of the supporters. At this time, the opposition camp was with 51.6 of the vote uncatchable front – a bitter disappointment for Scholz and the red-green Senate. “This is a decision that we did not want. But it is clear, “Scholz said.
This means that Germany experienced its second Olympic bankruptcy within two years. 2013 had voted in a referendum against Winter Games in 2022 in Munich and surroundings. After the alignment of the greatest sporting spectacle in this country once again failed, Germany has for the time being catapulted into the offside. As also does not help that the Kiel by a large majority (65.57 percent) voted for sailing competitions on the fjord.
© dpa The chairman of the German Olympic Sports Confederation suspects the defeat: Michael Vesper
The chairman of the German Olympic Sports Confederation suspects the defeat: Michael Vesper
The evening was to dither game. Opponents and supporters fought long head-to-head race. The ZDF had initiated with a forecast counting who wanted to have identified 56 percent approval rating. A miscarriage of justice. In fact lay with the counting of the first polling stations the opponents narrow lead. Which solidified to a lead of around four percent. “We have a change in sentiment observed in the city,” said Florian Kasiske from the jubilant bearing the initiative NOlympia. “People see that there are things where the money is better spent.”
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For the Scholz rejection is an unexpected low blow. He had spent Olympics as the most important project of this legislature. The urban development should be brought to a level by 2024, which would have usually taken 20 to 30 years to complete. From dream.
The question Olympia yes or no had the Hamburger mobilized more than other topics. Round 650,000 of the 1.3 million eligible voters had in the four-week process from her voice. This corresponds to a participation of approximately 50 percent.
concerns about the financing
The participation in the referendum exceeded comparable referendums clearly in the Hanseatic city. At the referendum on school reform five years earlier, only 39.3 percent had participated. The official result is determined only on December 15.
© dpa running under the banner of the Rings: yes or no to Olympia
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running under the banner of the Rings: yes or no to Olympia
Biggest concerns had prevailed in Hamburg least because of unresolved financing. The federal government was reluctant even a few days before the referendum deadline to take the calculated from Hamburg amounting to 6.2 billion euros. “It’s about a lot of money. And since we will at the end have some “tried to reassure German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière (CDU). That obviously did not succeed him. Overall, the games should cost 11.2 billion euros. Maximum 1.2 billion would have taken over Hamburg. As revenues were 3.8 billion euros expected.
Last time was blown to Olympic planners after the initial euphoria of strong headwinds in the face. In the spring still wanted 64 percent of Olympia on the same pick. But the enthusiasm was crumbling rapidly. Refugee crisis, terrorist attacks in Paris, abgesagtes international football match in Hanover, DFB affair, Fifa scandal nationwide doping in Russian Athletics – all made for thoughtfulness, insecurity and abandonment of sporting ideals. “Anything over 50 percent is due to permission, applies under Democrats continue to legitimize” DOSB President Alfons Hörmann had said and thus foresaw the balancing act.
© dpa The grand coalition of Olympic supporters lost: Hamburg Mayor Scholz (l.), DOSB President Hörmann and Federal Interior Minister de Mazière (r.)
The grand coalition the Olympic supporters lost: Hamburg Mayor Scholz (l.), DOSB President Hörmann and Federal Interior Minister de Mazière (r.)
With the decision not to apply a stronger promotion of competitive sports in Germany has failed. The DOSB had hoped for a turnaround. Since reunification, the medals yield of athletes has become steadily less with the federal eagle on the chest.
At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the Germans won 82 medals at the 2012 Games in London it would be only 44th Olympic Games in their own country are a catalyst for the development of top-level sport. Finally, the host wants to attract attention not only with modern sports facilities and a functioning transport system.
Paris, Los Angeles, Rome and Budapest asking its citizens not
“We want sport Germany with the project to do good”, Hörmann had previously advertised. Of new financial and personnel contributions and grassroots sport should benefit the expansion and renovation of buildings and equipment calls. In addition, the DOSB wanted to fight with the Olympics in Hamburg, the imbalance in the sport. “It’s about creating a near balance in the two-tier society between the successful professional football and the other sports,” Hormann said. The DFB wants to apply for the European Championship 2024th
In the competition for the Olympic candidates Paris, Los Angeles, Rome and Budapest have – they ask their citizens to approve all non – Hamburg no longer fear. The concept of the compact Games in the city center with the heart of the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Village and Olympic Hall on a river island could be clearly distinguished from other concepts.
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