Overview
- The DOSB announced its formal rejection after an initial review of the federal draft Sportfördergesetz circulated last week.
- The draft envisions a new elite-sport agency whose Stiftungsrat would give organised sport one vote, the federal government three, and the states one.
- DOSB leaders protest the removal of an explicit federal funding pledge and demand its reinstatement with a concrete minimum financing amount.
- The organisation criticises the process after receiving the draft only when it appeared in the media and warns of a de facto nationalisation of decision-making.
- The DOSB will file objections during the associations’ consultation period through 19 November, with parliamentary proceedings slated for 2026 and the law and agency planned to start in summer 2026.