New hope for table tennis: Darabos brings sponsors back!

New hope for table tennis: Darabos brings sponsors back!

Linz, Österreich - Norbert Darabos, former top politician, goes into the upcoming election as President of the Table Tennis Association (ÖTTV) with fresh courage and a clear plan. At a short -term press conference, he prospect the return of the large sponsor Ströck and presented the former top players Liu Jia and Werner Schlager as important supports of his team. Liu will run as vice president Sport, while Schlager is supposed to act as a consultant. Darabos said the crucial reason for his candidacy is the deep dumping between the athletes and the current top of the association, which suffer from the incumbent President Wolfgang Gotschke and sports director Stefan Fegerl, who have been confronted with serious allegations such as psychological violence for a year, as the Reporting of the Kurier confirmed.

broken relationships and new hope

DARABOS emphasizes that the current political situation in the association releases "a devastating picture" and even sells sponsors. He is determined to improve the market value and the public reputation of the ÖTTV. Liu Jia, who emphasizes her very personal experience in the conflicts, expressed that it was important to her to "eliminate the split" and to create positive communication structures again. "It hurt me personally," she said and, as a volunteer vice president, would only like to act temporarily as a sports director until a suitable person is found, as is also reported in the courier.

The arbitral tribunal will continue the ongoing investigations to clarify the tensions in the association. Although the general assembly takes place on March 30, the support for Darabos is uncertain, since Gothschke and his team are currently in the votes. Darabos, however, performs optimistically: "I don't belong to any lobby" and there is the bridge builder Schlager, who emphasizes, focusing on performance and positive development in sports, regardless of political differences. "Sport is important for me," says Schlager, who meets triple experience as a world champion. Whether the newly shaped team can convince the voters under Darabos will soon be shown while the association is in exciting times.