The CSD multiplied by four financial support to the Olympic and Paralympic sport

• The Olympic Committee will receive 4.7 million and Paralympic 1.9 million
• Go 5.7 million in aid to athletes for international competitions
• The CSD has been increasing its Plan staffing DESIGNED to cover a 62% of the total budget

Madrid, 10 November 2020.-The president of the High Council of sports (CSD), Irene Lozano, he made last Friday, 6 November, throughout his appearance before the commission of culture and sports of the congress of Members: “ for this government sport is a public good and the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who come to Tokio games will count with all the material and human resources within our reach. ”

This is reflected in the different economic lines of general state budgets for the year 2021, detailing a considerable increase in subsidies to the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) and the Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE) and for the scholarship programme designed to Olympic athletes.

The allocation to COE in 2021, Olympic become year due to the deferral of those JJ.OO. of Tokio, grows in 3.8 million euros, which translates into a total of 4.7 billion, an increase of 441% compared to 2020. The game also grows a 400% over the last Olympic year, the 2016, the increase in 3.4 billion euros (then the entity earned EUR 1.2 million). This is because the CSD bears the costs of participation, accommodation and travel sportsmen, technical and rest of the Spanish delegation.

For its part, the Paralympic Committee experienced an increase in their departure 1.5 million euros, i.e., a rise of 375%, reaching a total of 1.9 million. This increase will cover the logistical costs of the participation of the Spanish delegation in Tokio. The president Irene Lozano highlighted in its appearance the human and professional work that the CPE was developed by sport and the inclusion of their athletes in society.

The CSD is already the largest sponsor of ADO

On the other hand, budgets contain an allocation of 5.7 million euros to aid to athletes representing Spain in international competitions, referring these they serve to complete the aid ADO agenda. Remember that the CSD has gradually increased its contribution to the program, dedicating 56% of total resources in the 2018; 61% in 2019; and 62% of the total budget during the 2020.

The president of the council, Irene Lozano, assured last Friday in his appearance before the committee of culture and sports of the congress that “ no sportsman English will be left without her scholarship ADO. We are going to make what is necessary to cover all and each one of aid so that our athletes can concentrate solely on your workouts and competitions. We Want To give certainty and tranquility. ” This reassuring message itself, he was transferred personally to more than 130 athletes integrated into the program ADO last 30 October, through a telematic encounter with them.

Concentrated in Tokio

As a complement to the support that today is providing the council the Paralympic and Olympic sport, it should be remembered that at the end of September was activated the Zero Stage of the plan ‘ concentrated in Tokio ’ in the centre of High Performance (CAR) of Madrid, by the deterioration of the epidemiological situation and with the aim of protecting and guaranteeing the workouts of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes who have won his seat for games of Tokio or pending heats competitions.

‘ concentrated in Tokio ’ was designed to protect the sports practice of the Olympic and Paralympic athletes and avoid harsher consequences of the pandemic. The highest incidence of the disease and confinement caused, in March, the workouts break now avoid under any circumstances. The plan of the CSD account, likewise, with several phases of implementation and measures more or less restrictive depending on the evolution of the epidemiological situation.

This plan included the acquisition of two machines for testing of detection of the Covid-19 quickly requires sports in the CAR, at times, and despite the widespread use of masks, occurs in equipment. The cost of these two machines, with a capacity to test results and PCR antigen, is €10,000.

This plan has nearly 800 places in the CAR of Madrid, Sierra Nevada and Saint Cugat, as in the rest of facilities that make up the network of centres of high performance and Technicization classified by the CSD.