Discussion: orienteering and professionalism
in: Orienteering; General
Dec 11, 2013 2:24 PM
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I'm curious to know what are the main financial resources or how the budget of the most developed orienteering countries/clubs looks like. What clubs in Scandinavia do to survive? Do they rely on organizing competitions or government or do they also work hard and more passionate on administrative level (funding, sponsorship, recruiting, promoting,...)?
Below is a Google transcript for Shooting (Olympic sport) which is also like orienteering more or less unattractive for media, sponsors and spectators. Is there any chance that we could do better than Shooting on a global level if we become an Olympic sport one day? What are the resources IOF see on the long run and what level of professionalism we can afford without those resources?
Shooting
"One of the poorest sports is shooting. The blame for this would be incurring guiding people of European and international shooting federations, even though they led an incredibly rich man: Olegário Vazquez Rana is one of the richest Mexicans, Vladimir Lisin, the richest Russian.
The amount of money which turns into shooting, in comparison with other sports is funny. Although the amount of training and matches nothing, does not lag behind those of most other sports. Cash drought is reflected in the World Cup, except where there are no money beside medals ceremony. More: National Association for each competitor must pay a 170 euro fee and pay all the other costs such as transportation, food, accommodation ... "lists winner of three Olympic medals. Ranking in the World Cup final (top eight teams in the overall standings the entire season) brings at least paid for accommodation and food at the competition venue (transport costs remain the preserve of national associations), the joint winner of the World Cup, in addition to the large crystal globe and medals gets a modest 1,500 Swiss francs."
Below is a Google transcript for Shooting (Olympic sport) which is also like orienteering more or less unattractive for media, sponsors and spectators. Is there any chance that we could do better than Shooting on a global level if we become an Olympic sport one day? What are the resources IOF see on the long run and what level of professionalism we can afford without those resources?
Shooting
"One of the poorest sports is shooting. The blame for this would be incurring guiding people of European and international shooting federations, even though they led an incredibly rich man: Olegário Vazquez Rana is one of the richest Mexicans, Vladimir Lisin, the richest Russian.
The amount of money which turns into shooting, in comparison with other sports is funny. Although the amount of training and matches nothing, does not lag behind those of most other sports. Cash drought is reflected in the World Cup, except where there are no money beside medals ceremony. More: National Association for each competitor must pay a 170 euro fee and pay all the other costs such as transportation, food, accommodation ... "lists winner of three Olympic medals. Ranking in the World Cup final (top eight teams in the overall standings the entire season) brings at least paid for accommodation and food at the competition venue (transport costs remain the preserve of national associations), the joint winner of the World Cup, in addition to the large crystal globe and medals gets a modest 1,500 Swiss francs."
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