Olympia - Neureuther over Bach: "He bent the Chinese system"

Felix Neureuther has once criticized Thomas Bach and the role of the IOC president in the Beijing winter games.

"Bach bent down to the Chinese system, he was part of it. These games were a political game ball," said the former ski table of the Münchner Merkur / TZ.

NeureEuther disfigured Bach's photo with the German double seaters, which the athletes themselves had already rated critically: "At the moment it was just about the media attention and not the athletes and medal winners. For me, the action was a symbol, where the IOC has moved. It's not about the athletes, but about the effect. "

A German Olympic application can not imagine Neureeuther (37) under the current circumstances ". In addition, the application criteria would have to change tremendously. Germany would be an ideal organizer with his sports enthusiasm, but our population would seriously agree with the current cost specifications and sustainability issues", he said.

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With Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, 2026 hosts of the winter games, however, much of the good turn, he believes Neureuther. "This application was a stroke of luck, especially from the point of view of our rejected Munich application," he said, "Many sports facilities already exist. Italy is a winter sports nation and the enthusiasm of the Italian is proverbial."