Athletes rave about it

“I can rely on this support”

Markus Fuchs, like many other athletes, benefits from the support of Lower Austria as a sporting state.

(Bild: Olaf Brockmann)

Hard training, extensive planning, long journeys - the life of a top athlete is characterized by time pressure and stress. This makes it all the more important that Lower Austria's athletes can rely on unique support from the province of Lower Austria. 

Track and field athlete Markus Fuchs ran the 100 meters in 10.08 seconds, making him the Austrian record holder over this distance. The video of his record run, which he achieved on June 8 last year in St. Pölten, went viral. "My social media reach has multiplied thanks to the professionally produced video of my record run alone," enthuses Fuchs, whose new website will soon go online. "As a professional athlete, it is particularly important these days to be present in the media in order to make yourself more attractive to sponsors."

Press work by full professionals
Fortunately, Sportland NÖ has also recognized this. Lower Austrian top athletes are therefore given a helping hand with media support. The "Spotone" agency is the ideal partner for this and is highly regarded by the athletes. "This professional environment is essential for us athletes and certainly one of the reasons why things are going so well for us at the moment," confirm the two beach volleyball sisters Dorina and Ronja Klinger. "Thanks to the support, we can hand over important tasks such as press work to full professionals. The media are provided with highly professional information and we can concentrate on our actual job on the sand."

Dorina and Ronja Klinger appreciate the support of professional media support.

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Olympian Jakob Dusek even has an example in mind of the impeccable cooperation between Sportland NÖ, Spotone and the athletes: "After my World Championship title, I spontaneously needed autograph cards and they were already designed and printed and in my mailbox at home before I even got home." The snowboarder appreciates the support: "With the media support for athletes from Sportland NÖ, I can simply rely on top support."

Jakob Dusek is not only strong on the slopes, but also in the media.

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"We are envied"
U20 European beach volleyball champion Timo Hammerberg also noticed how unique the support is, both in terms of media work and finding sponsors: "From talking to other athletes, I know that this offer in Lower Austria is really unique and many people envy me for it, because a professional appearance is becoming increasingly important for us athletes and makes it much easier for young athletes like me to enter professional sport."