Bo Berglund is medically responsible for Sweden's Olympic Committee. He believes that sports associations are not getting enough help with how the business can be run under the restrictions of the virus crisis.
Berglund is of the opinion that RF is acting with some disdain for the Public Health Authority
"No skills required"- The National Sports Federation has an old authority person, Björn Eriksson, who is raised not to question authorities. No competence has been required in these decision-making bodies. I think you should bring in expertise that can be used when the Public Health Authority makes decisions regarding sports. There should be someone who can really sport and can say "within that sport you can do so and so" and give advice, says Bo Berglund to DN.
Berglund believes that for fear of making mistakes, many unions have cut down on the business too much.
- I feel that there is silence on the innovation front when it comes to competitions. You can do things even with this set of rules, but you have to do differently.
Sweeping directiveBerglund calls for clearer directives.
- Now they are so sweeping that not even such a great sport as football ended up right. It is important to get support in their decisions. I think you should see the possibilities. Football tested the boundaries anyway. Those training games may not have been so good, but they showed that they were chopped anyway. Many other sports have just closed down.
Björn Eriksson tells DN that the National Sports Association has an ongoing dialogue with the Public Health Authority.
He also thinks that it is not RF's job to design the business in every sport.
Eriksson also states:
"In the fight between pandemic and sport, pandemic comes first," he says.
ARCHIVE: André Pops meets state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell (April 25, 2020)
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The entire interview with Anders Tegnell Photo: SVT