The top of the association nods: the head of top sport is fired after a power struggle in artistic gymnastics

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Bang at the Gymnastics Association Zurich! After the revolt of the 19 officials and club leaders, who withdrew and stopped their work in protest against the dismissal of Christian Grossniklaus, head coach of men’s artistic gymnastics, the top management of the association relented. Observers even speak of ‘blackmail’ behind closed doors.

Specifically, what happened: Marc Hansen, head of elite sports, who, as officials said during an exchange in Rümlang in July, “ran the gym into the wall”, has left immediately. Although the ZTV leadership initially supported him.

More turn bosses are coming

In addition, the head of the top sports department, the general manager and three members of the central board are also part of the management team. The revolutionaries, many of whom have been around for a long time and are well established, have won the power struggle.

“It is good that this dismissal has now taken place,” says Kevin Bachmann, who acts as spokesperson for the 19 officials. “We’re going back to work now.” You do not see yourself as a winner in this matter – even though you have undoubtedly got your way in the conflict with the ZTV. “We now have to stand together and make sure we get the vacancies filled.”

Harsh words: ‘All this is not happening on good terms’

Is everything okay now? Hard to doubt. “All this is not happening on good terms,” ​​writes the central administration around President Sabrina Berri in a message to officials and club leaders sent on September 1. “The Zurich Gymnastics Association states that the requirements are only set to maintain top sport in the interest of the sport and the athletes, who should not suffer as a result.”

It sounds like there’s still a lot to come for the men’s artistic gymnastics scene in Zurich. Specific questions that Blick submitted to ZTV in writing on Thursday were not answered until the evening.

Source : Blick