Det brittiska handbollsförbundet är besvikna på UK Sport som beslutat att inte ge ett enda rävöre till handbollen inför OS 2020.
UK Sport har beslutat om finansiering av olika idrottsförbund fram till OS 2020 i Tokyo. När över 300 miljoner kronor landar hos cykelförbundet och rodd drar in nästan 400 miljoner kronor får handbollen ingenting.
Det råder stor besvikelse hos British Handball som nu får leta fram en annan finansiering än den statliga.
”British Handball did not expect to receive performance funding from UK Sport but the decision is never-the-less disappointing.
We find ourselves in a ‘chicken and egg’ situation that our sport is expected to become an Olympic medal contender with zero funding, before it can be considered for funding.
Our senior and other age-group teams are almost totally self-funded. Players pay for hall hire, accommodation, equipment and all other related costs – as well as their own travel costs.
The lack of funding means that we are unable enter European-qualification or World-qualification events. This is because of the risk of being drawn to host the event and being potentially bankrupted by the process.
There is a misconception that team sports are expensive to fund. The reality is that British Handball could put together a programme that would get us started on the path to future success with as little as one-third of a percent of UK Sport’s current NGB Performance budget.
Nevertheless we remain committed to continuing our programme of re-establishing our GB national team across age groups and to seek financial support from other funding parties, both public and private.”