Three tough questions for the Olympic Committee’s leadership candidates – this is how the duo answered in the Sports Night exam | Sport

Petteri Kilpinen and Tapio Korjus are candidates for chairman of the Olympic Committee. The selection will be made on Saturday.

They are aiming for the presidency of the Finnish Olympic Committee Petteri Kilpinen and Tapio Korjus were tested on Thursday evening at Radio Suomen Urheiluilla. The presidential race is reaching its climax, as the election will take place at the fall meeting of the Olympic Committee on Saturday.

Finnish sports and the Olympic Committee have received a lot of criticism after the poor success of the Paris Olympics. For the first time, Finland was left without a medal at the Olympics. Chairman of the Olympic Committee Jan Vapaavuori announced after the games that he would not apply for another season in the position.

On Thursday morning, Urheilu’s website published an article in which readers could vote for their own views on the reasons for the lack of success and the tasks of the Olympic Committee. Kilpis and Korjuks were asked some of the same questions on Urheiluilla, but without answer options.

What should be the main task of the Olympic Committee?

Shield: The most important task is to raise the level of its members, i.e. sports federations and sports organizations. All the work that is done is closer to the final mover. That we can help there. Everything else is questionable.

Harvesting: Helps Finnish athletes and their coaches achieve world-class results. There is a lot of building a winning culture and skill development around it.

Readers were given six different options for this question. On Thursday evening after 8 p.m., the clear number one was: “Helping top athletes to the top of the world.” It had received more than 52 percent of the vote.

Which is more important, top sport or mobilizing citizens?

Harvesting: Both and, both are important. For the nation, if we can tackle immobility, the country will be better off, the people will be better off and we will have a lot less problems. In the framework of the Olympic Committee, success is more important to the Olympic Committee. The Olympic Committee joins forces with other parties in mobilizing the people.

Shield: From the point of view of society, of course, the most important thing is that the people are doing well. After all, we don’t even have elite sports.

Of the readers who voted on Thursday evening, 69.5 percent of the respondents were of the opinion that the movement of citizens is more important and 30.5 percent chose success in elite sports.

There has been talk about whether the Olympic Committee should take care of both elite sports and moving the nation. Kilpinen pointed out that there has also been a misunderstanding in the matter. About one million euros from the total budget is used to move the people, while 15–20 million go to elite sports. Korjus also confirmed that the Olympic Committee does not use as many resources to move citizens as is perhaps commonly believed.

What is the biggest reason for Finland’s poor Olympic success?

Shield: I’ve been in the campaign for a week and a half and I haven’t been in a top sport for ten years, I can’t have an analytical answer. So far I have been in the stands. The basics are rotten, does the action really reach the athlete, or does it remain in the wrong structures? Is the division of responsibilities correct? Have the right choices been made? I would argue that no matter how many strategies have been made, the ability to execute is lacking.

Harvesting: The number of medals hasn’t really improved in recent decades. Right now, we are lagging behind in training and supporting the peak stage. At the end of the day, the athlete and the coach are preparing for a top result. We have fallen off the bandwagon in terms of resources and know-how. Top sports in the world are developing all the time.

By Thursday evening, readers most often chose the option “Athletes and coaches don’t get enough support, but the money goes to administration and structures” and the second most often was the option “Finland doesn’t really understand what it takes to get to the top of the world”.