In Trondheim, the cost of organizing the World Championships, which have risen higher than expected.
Folk Mot Fossilmakta, a group of environmental activists, plans to interrupt the 50 kilometer free competition for the Men’s Ski World Cup on March 8 in Trondheim, Norway.
Activists demand that the logos of fossil fuel companies sponsoring the World Championships to be removed from the race venues and showing a video to tell why fossil fuels should be abandoned.
A bulletin published in mid -January in the group demanded that its conditions be consented by February 5. However, it did not happen, and now the group plans to fulfill their threat to disturbing the race.
-The World Cup does not want to take responsibility and challenge their sponsors. We therefore intend to carry out a peaceful protest during the 50 kilometer race of men. Civil disobedience is the only way to influence this, the activist group reported Wednesday.
Skiing districts do not accept
The organizers tell us that they do not accept disturbing, but hope that environmental activists agree to prove their mind in other ways.
-Climate challenges also affect all of us World Cup organizers. We welcome all kinds of dialogue as long as it happens within the rules, the organization announcement bulletin writes.
– The threats to destroy the greatest moments of athletes and viewers live the foundation of an important environmental debate. We cannot accept possible sabotage that can endanger lives.
In the Oberstdorf World Championships 2021 Fifty World Championships skiing Emil Iversen is frustrated with a possible protest.
– Skiers are very aware of the environment, as our livelihood depends on it. This is unfortunately the wrong arena for a demonstration, this time without the World Cup Iversen comment.
High cost
In Trondheim, the cost of organizing the World Championships, which have risen higher than expected. The municipality of Trondheim has used A total of EUR 100 million in Norway, or about one hundred million euros, for the race.
Most of the costs have sunk in the development of Granåsen Sports Park, which is the race center. The cost of directing the World Cup is approximately SEK 108 million.
Trondheim’s financial manager Kjtilin Reinskoun According to the municipality and the World Championship, the cost of directly related to the World Cup.
-It is important for skiing, Norway and Trondheim that there will continue to be big races here, but they need to be organized more economically than this year’s World Cup, says Reinskou.
The city’s huge investments in cross -country skiing are annoying by other sports enthusiasts.
The leader of the Trondheim Swimming Club Per Osland According to the amount invested in Granåsen’s stadium, there could have been several hobby places for swimming – not just for competition, but for swimming education.
– Like a large proportion of indoor sports in Norway, we desperately need hobby facilities. There are really few swimming pools in Trondheim, Osland quoth.