CTH Lannion warns of precarious infrastructure and the urgent need to secure housing for its international squads amid strict budgetary constraints.
Lannion’s Handi-Basket club, structured with Elite and National 3 sections, is facing a critical logistical crisis. The organization has flagged the urgent need to secure new accommodation for its foreign players, a constraint that has become unsustainable with an estimated deadline of ten days. This situation reflects the complexity of managing a high-level sports team reliant on international rosters within an association-based framework.
Beyond the issue of housing, CTH Lannion suffers from a deficit of infrastructure adapted to Paralympic sports. The gymnasium currently in use does not meet the standards required by the federation for accommodating wheelchair users, thereby limiting training quality and performance conditions. This unsuitable physical environment constitutes a major hindrance to the development of the discipline in the Breton region.
These structural difficulties are accompanied by notable financial tensions. The club’s budget, dependent on grants and local support, struggles to cover the costs of expatriation, transport, and settling in for the athletes. The uncertainty surrounding future revenues fuels the board’s concerns regarding the sustainability of the structure and the club’s ability to maintain its competitive level.
Faced with these cumulative obstacles, the steering committee is evaluating the future of its Handi-Basket section. The ability to resettle players under dignified conditions and finance the renovation of the sports complex directly conditions the survival of the sporting project. The coming weeks will be decisive in avoiding a fall back to purely local rosters or a potential relegation to lower divisions.
The club is calling on local authorities and the regional business community to bolster its finances and find renovation solutions. Without significant financial support, CTH Lannion risks its season ending prematurely, compromised by material constraints that the athletes’ passion can no longer mask indefinitely.
Beyond the issue of housing, CTH Lannion suffers from a deficit of infrastructure adapted to Paralympic sports. The gymnasium currently in use does not meet the standards required by the federation for accommodating wheelchair users, thereby limiting training quality and performance conditions. This unsuitable physical environment constitutes a major hindrance to the development of the discipline in the Breton region.
These structural difficulties are accompanied by notable financial tensions. The club’s budget, dependent on grants and local support, struggles to cover the costs of expatriation, transport, and settling in for the athletes. The uncertainty surrounding future revenues fuels the board’s concerns regarding the sustainability of the structure and the club’s ability to maintain its competitive level.
Faced with these cumulative obstacles, the steering committee is evaluating the future of its Handi-Basket section. The ability to resettle players under dignified conditions and finance the renovation of the sports complex directly conditions the survival of the sporting project. The coming weeks will be decisive in avoiding a fall back to purely local rosters or a potential relegation to lower divisions.
The club is calling on local authorities and the regional business community to bolster its finances and find renovation solutions. Without significant financial support, CTH Lannion risks its season ending prematurely, compromised by material constraints that the athletes’ passion can no longer mask indefinitely.
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Source: Ouest-France