Together with Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner, the Deputy Governor of Lower Austria, Udo Landbauer, officially opened the new Army Performance Sports Center at the Lower Austria Sports Center a few days ago. This will intensify the cooperation between the sports competence center and the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMLV) in the future and take it to a whole new level.
Tanner expressed his enthusiasm at the opening: “The cooperation with the Lower Austrian Sports and Olympic Center is immensely important. Together we can pool our resources and promote top-class sport in Austria. In the future, the Army Performance Sports Center will be a place where our talented athletes will find optimal training conditions and together we can lay the foundation for further success.” https://militaeraktuell.at/diehl-mbda-kongsberg-buhlen-um-schweizer-auftrag/ The Federal Ministry of Defense now supports eleven performance centers – Vienna, twice Südstadt, Linz, Graz, Innsbruck, Faakersee, Salzburg, Dornbirn, Hochfilzen and Seebenstein – with around 500 athletes throughout Austria. These training centers have been responsible for sports training in the armyThese bases are responsible for sports training in the armed forces, the development of sports science principles and public relations work and are intended to facilitate dual training. As the capacity utilization of the two army performance sports centers in Südstadt has steadily increased in recent years, parts have now been relocated to the new site in St. Pölten. 
Army sports center opens in Lower Austria
In future, up to 30 disabled and competitive athletes from the Austrian Armed Forces will find optimal training conditions at the new Army Sports Center at the Lower Austrian Olympic Center. Among them are hurdler Lena Pressler, canoeist Simon Zeitlhofer and weightlifter Sarah Fischer. In addition to the diverse infrastructure, athletes can expect a professional High Performance Unit with sports science and sports psychology services as well as sports physiotherapy and nutritional advice at the new location. There is also a modern weight training room, two offices, an archive and eight sleeping places.
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