Overview
- Austria presented national team coach Ralf Rangnick in Vienna as ambassador for the Daily Movement Unit initiative.
- Rangnick argued sport should be treated as an educational subject and warned that inactivity and poor nutrition risk overwhelming the health system.
- He urged parents to cap children’s smartphone use at one hour per day to help restore daily movement habits.
- Officials say the program currently reaches roughly 15% of children, with most schools offering only two to three physical education lessons a week.
- The government lifted annual funding by more than €1.5 million to €19.5 million, largely from the Sports Ministry, with four states contributing nearly €1 million.