Here are the leading sports chief goal for Rio Olympics – VG

Sognsvann (AP) In London handed Norway its weakest Summer Olympics in 28 years. In Rio de Janeiro, the objective is limited to do better than last time.

Two gold, one silver and one bronze. The Norwegian catch medal at the Olympics three years ago was of the skinny variety.

– This summer the aim is to do better than in London. That means either multiple medals, or four medals in better denominations, says toppidrett chief Tore Øvrebø.

Today he met Norwegian sports journalists at Olympiatoppen with summer sports chief Marit Breivik and Cato Zahl Pedersen.

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– Not sad

Øvrebø did not hide that Norway have a way to go when it comes to success in summer sports.

– In summer you told VG that the goals should be something to “strive for.” We will strive to achieve four medals: Does that say something about how sad it is to Norwegian summer sports anno 2015?

– It is not sad in Norwegian summer sports. There is much that is going well, and much that is not going well. Considering what we experienced in London, and what we’ve seen in the summer, so this is a goal to strive for.

– The goal is “better than last time”: Is not it a Of course when we did our worst Olympics in 28 years in London?

– This is all free to have an opinion about. It is fair if some think it is too low, but we did what we did in London. We can not explain away. We must work from there with the conditions and the athletes and coaches, we have in Norway. And we must work long-term to get more sports to make tougher priorities towards elite sport. So that several national federations takes toppidrett charge longer than they do today, says Øvrebø.

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Clear 249 days in advance

Reviews for London Olympics last, was the smashing variety. Toppidrett chief is replaced, and there are now being seized in Norwegian elite sport.

toppidrett CHIEF: Tore Øvrebø.

Photo: Gorm Kallestad , NTB scanpix

On Sognsvann hopes to build giant project ” Campus Sognsvann. ” Number of regional elite sport centers will be increased. And you should take better care of youth between 19 and 23 years. The goal is to decrease the dropout rate in this age group.

At the same time, the objective for Rio Olympics defined 249 days before the Games start. Previously they been content with a seance 100 days before the Olympics. Johan Kaggestad and idrettspresident Tom Tvedt is among those who have argued that this has been too late.

– There are 249 days left until the Olympics when you present goal today: Are you active earlier this year because of the criticism you have experienced?

– We come with a new session 100 days before the Olympics too. Then we can adjust the targets. But we go out with this now because we have had common sporting processes, says Tore Øvrebø VG.

– But it is the critics who have got you on the field now?

– Not in itself. 100 days have also worked well. But we relate to everything around us, and if someone is experiencing that we’ve waited too long, then they may find that they get right. It’s nice to meet them. However, it is an assessment we have done to get enough punch in the process.

– How good can Norway aim to be in summer sports?

– What we are certainly not going to do is put an upper limit on how good we can be. We will work hard bone and think we have the opportunity to be significantly better than what we are. And so we hope that regimes that deal with cheating and witchcraft are incised out. When will Norway be placed higher on the leaderboards. For we are running clean.

You mean you could have been much better

– How press shoe Norwegian summer sports today? What is crucial that you get a lift? We are not good?

– No, we are not good. We could have been much better. We want there to be more athletes in the sports where we have a good performance culture, and we want it to develop good development culture in several sports. When this number will go up, says Øvrebø pointing to their “own” for medals for Rio Olympics.

– same time we want a common plant here on Sognsvann. There should be a strengthened forum for top-level sports in Norway. And so we are working regionally that cross athletically competence to be attained by several youngsters on the way up. And then we have the big obstacle that is in high school and after they are top performers. It’s a tough time with many choices, and we see that trend in society that young people allocate fewer years to succeed. But they need at least as many years as before, adds toppidrett boss.

– Is it social traits that make it harder to produce enough athletes compared with previously: AS Norway goes well and the youth have many opportunities?

– Fortunately, we have it well in Norway, and therefore we must make the sport an attractive arena for self-realization for more. We can not blame it on society, but embrace it as is – and make it attractive to be in the years from an elite high school to be established national team athlete, he said.