World Champion swimmer Katinka Hosszu tore contract worth 40 thousand EUR apart

According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, World Champion swimmer Katinka Hosszu held a press conference yesterday morning. Previously she criticized the Hungarian Swimming Association, complaining about the conditions of her preparation. She has not received any help since then.

“They want to silence me” – Katinka Hosszu said when she talked about the support contract. Theoretically, the Association promised her an aid worth 40 thousand EUR  (12 million HUF) for the preparation, but they want her to promote the 2017 World Championship in return.

Hosszu thinks she already earned this support with her results, so she refuses to sign the contract. In fact, she also tore it apart at the press conference, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu wrote.

“It was not my goal to increase my own bank account” – she said. “The money offered should be spent on the developing of the theoretical and technical background which ensures every swimmer’s continuous development.”