In March, the corona pandemic really hit Sweden and since then, many competitions have been canceled, such as the Swedish Championship finals, qualifiers and exercise races.

SVT Sport has together with Agenda produced a survey in which the Swedish special sports federations answered questions about how they have been affected by the pandemic, and what they think about the government's sports policy during the pandemic.

The survey shows that a majority of the unions were negatively affected by the pandemic.

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The main reason for this, which many unions highlight in the survey, is canceled competitions and events as a result of the ban on gatherings with over 50 participants.

On November 1, however, the government eased the restrictions by allowing 300 seated spectators in the sports arenas.

However, several regions, including Skåne, Östergötland and Stockholm, have chosen to keep the rule of a maximum of 50 people at events.

To help the sports movement, the government has, among other things, raised SEK 500 million in the form of a support package.

Almost 65 percent of the special sports federations have been allowed to take part of the money that has been distributed so far.

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On the other hand, a majority of the unions that received support believe that the state support of SEK 500 million has not been sufficient.

According to the survey, close to 9,000 associations, which is 40 percent, have had a tough time financially.

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This autumn and winter, the government will contribute an additional SEK 1 billion to the sports movement.

But that will not be enough either, according to a majority of the unions.

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When it comes to whether the government has done enough for sports, opinions differ.

About every third union believes that the government has not done enough, but almost as many think that the government has done enough or have no opinion on it.

"Unfortunately, knowledge about how sports work is too low among politicians today.

In addition, the sports movement is declared incompetent by not allowing the public when shopping centers and restaurants are not covered by these restrictions ", writes Håkan Leeman, chairman of the Motorcycle and Snowmobile Association.

Several unions write that they understand that the government is facing a difficult and unique situation and that they believe that the government is doing its best to help sports.

"Nothing is enough in a situation like this, but I have full confidence that the government is doing the best they can," writes the darts association's president Camilla Rehnlund.

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However, there is a financial concern for the future.

Several unions believe that the economic consequences of the pandemic will be great next year as well.

See more in Agenda tonight, 21.15 on SVT2, hosted by Amanda Lind.