(Translated by GoogleTranslator) A black day for the Austrian Competition Championship was the previous Friday. Since the fall of 2007) in the BSO (Federal Sports Organization resting request to receive state recognition of the sport and therefore was rejected in the voting compartment of the Federal Council. I was personally present at the meeting and shall submit my report on it here.

Prehistory
After working at the National Competition Championship since 2001 with the founding of the ASTC, implementation of the Austrian championships, holding of European Cup and World Cup races, establishing the national team, development of national structures ASKIMO etc. The association was founded in 2006 as an independent trade association. The result is the organization through the clear differentiation from grassroots Championship, by the VAVÖ (Alpine Club, nature lovers, etc.) will be operated. The VAVÖ and Alpine clubs so that the organizational roots of the Competition Championship in Austria.

Why the BSO?
The recognition of the BSO (Federal Sport Organization) is responsible for the development of sport in Austria of utmost importance. It enables besides the participation in the Austrian sports program also participate in the coaching, the school, army, etc. sports For this reason, we chose, 2007 to solicit admission to the BSO. This image can only take place once per year, each end of November.

The request of the ASKIMO
The request in 2007 from the BSO was a lack of time to be treated any more, it was submitted mid October, the crucial meeting took place in late November. The time for testing was too short, we were told.

The recent request 2008 was overshadowed by the greed of the Austrian Ski Federation, the competition want to integrate Championship. The Austrian Sports Law stipulates that conspecific sports are to be combined ... a reasonable settlement. The Austrian Ski Federation appealed to his efforts on this scheme. On the part of the ASKIMO there - for several reasons - never the official request or even the official request to be included in the Austrian Ski Federation. Only in October 2008 our intensive efforts to preserve the independence succeeded. The Austrian Ski Federation said in writing, no interest in the Championship Competition to have the sport was too dangerous. Inclusion in the BSO was because of the delays and debate in 2008 for lack of time again, not possible.

The recent request 2009 has been meticulously prepared for the experience of the last two years. Overall, were sent in March 2009 more than 7 kg processed documents to the BSO, with several times between visits to Vienna and Geneva should clarify all possible eventualities and avoid making mistakes and oversight. The past summer and autumn has been characterized by intensive preparatory much as possible the exclusion of all errors.

The Federal Sports Fachratstagung on 27.11.09
We were all fairly sure that the recognition would have to be positive. Corresponding signals were clearly received from Vienna. A 5-minute presentation by me with a short film should again represent the beauty and the international dimension of the sport. In the discussion that preceded the actual vote on 27.11.09 in the Mirror Room in the House of Sport in Vienna, then, were all eligible voters (the representatives of all recognized Austrian sports clubs, a total of 59) the opportunity to submit objections. Besides argumentative points e.g. that of the non existence of a full-time employee in ASKIMO and the missing recognition of our World Association of International Sports Authority at ISMF SPORTACCORD (Case of the International Association) also contributed to emotional statements such as "... The sport is very dangerous ..." and "... this is not a new sport, but a division of skiing ..." to ultimately result in significantly negative vote. 35 delegate votes were against the inclusion of only 5 delegates voted in favor. The mood was against the inclusion in the plenary clear.

The consequences, Status Quo
The negative consequences of this disappointing decision are not yet clear. Be held in the context of ever-increasing demands of international sport and the exploding of the major organizational effort is for certain: without rapid structural, organizational and financial supplement, the Austrian Championship race is not on an international level. We currently face a strange situation that:

1.) ... the snow ski and mountain nation Austria among 36 member states of the International Association ISMF is the only one that is not recognized in their own federal organization. An Expandable with international standards is thus called into question.
2.) ... the good basic services of the Austrian national team with several gold and silver medals in the World Cup competitions throughout the past few years not the possibility of support - eg are given by effective youth -.
3.) ... a sport with a breadth of 500.000 - 700.000 assets is not considered a meaningful competitive sport, which at about 70 competitions a year and a very lively contest scene. Mind you with an extremely low risk of an accident. ... The figures of the last 15 years prove that.
4.) ... the economic factor of the Championship with more than 20% trade growth per year will be negated. This is despite a major chunk of the major companies sit in the scene in Austria, is the domestic sales order in considerable heights. Championship is the way of terms of sales is now on a par with snowboard and cross country. Championship is the only winter-growth market at present.

A renewed request may be submitted again until November 2010. The decision whether and how this request is made falls on 4.12.09 at an extraordinary board meeting of the ASKIMO in Salzburg. Here are also covered personnel decisions.

Rewards and recognition
Regardless of the decisions on 4.12.09: it was thanking everyone who has used in recent months and years for recognition of the Competition Championship and helped us in many ways. Officials, politicians, association representatives etc ... it was a nice feeling to see that there are many friends of the sport. Too bad that it has now become nothing.

Unlike Competition Championship was incidentally the second end to competition sport Ultimate Frisbee "on 27.11.09 at initial request was added as a sport. I'm happy for the assets of the sport and am proud to be the first to congratulate the host to have occurred. Frisbee is now in a circle so that the 60 recognized sports such as skiing, tennis, football and casting, chess and curling integrated.

Karl Posch, President ASKIMO