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During today the government of the Land of Thuringia has formalized its support for the candidacy of Oberhof to organize the World Cup in 2020 or 2021, ensuring public funding is essential to save the leg of the World Cup.
Tuesday 29 September 2015 3 minutes reading time
In August the 'Ibu had carried out an inspection in the resort & agrave; that from time hosting the first stage of the maximum circuit after the New Year and '' off the so-called triptych NOW (Oberhof, Ruhpolding, Antholz), stressing that it was necessary to modernize infrastructure in order to maintain the "License A", essential to organize top-level events.
This modernization was to & ograve; all''approvazione subordinated financing from the government of Thuringia, which hovered big doubts. The uncertainties were washed away by Birgit quest''oggi Klaubert, Sports Minister of Land geographically located in the heart of Germany.
The representative explained that the government will allocate 10 million euro in the period 2016-2017 to cover the cost of the first part of the work necessary to make the plants suitable to modern needs Oberhof & agrave; World Cup.
By May 2016, the organizing committee will have & agrave; submit a quote on the cost nominated for a World Cup because & eacute; in the following two years (2018-2019) will be & agrave; likely need additional funding (in August it was rumored that the 'adjustment of the DKB Arena could cost 27 million). However Klaubert said that it is "an investment of safe return to the region of the Rennsteig and the State of Thuringia."
The German ski federation has made no secret of wanting to launch a bid to organize the World Cup biathlon in 2020 or 2021 with the 'intention to focus on Oberhof (gi & agrave; theater of the event World Championship in 2004) following the' 2012 edition with Ruhpolding.
For 2020 & egrave; gi & agrave; also announced the nomination of Anterselva, which then would face a strong opponent. The 'Ibu decider & agrave; about in less than a year (early September 2016).
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