Support grassroots sports, clubs, and elite sports
Volt wants to fund sports clubs, make sports facilities accessible, and reorganize funding for elite sports. The party justifies this with the importance of sports for health, social cohesion, and personal development.
Volt wants to give money to sports clubs. Sports fields and gyms should be open to everyone, including people with disabilities. Campaigns should win new members for clubs. Top athletes should also get better support.
Local clubs are to receive money to modernize what they offer and reach all age groups. Dedicated funding programs are planned for people with disabilities, and national campaigns are to recruit members, especially children, young people, and the socially disadvantaged. In elite sports, the planned Sportfördergesetz (sports funding act) is to be implemented and the elite sports agency is to become the central, independent body for awarding funds. A mandatory dual-career model is to secure job prospects for athletes. Programs are to reach talent from varied social and ethnic backgrounds, and a nationwide digital platform is to connect clubs, coaches, and people interested in sports.
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„Sportstätten werden barrierefrei gestaltet und spezielle Förderprogramme für Menschen mit Behinderung eingerichtet, um allen eine gleichberechtigte Teilhabe zu ermöglichen.“Translation: Sports facilities will be made accessible and special funding programs set up for people with disabilities, so that everyone can take part on equal terms.
Placement
- Economyleaning more state
Additional public money for clubs, accessible facilities, and funding programs expands state-provided services.
- Societyleaning progressive
Inclusion of people with disabilities and targeted programs for talent from varied backgrounds aim at more equality and diversity in sports.