An Olympic discus champion has high hopes for a new sports lottery in Germany.
Robert Harting says the earnings from the lottery will help fund Olympic athletes and the fight against doping in sport.
"Let’s see how it starts," said Harting, who won gold in discus at London 2012. "The German Sports Aid - the social network of German sport - pays 10 million euro every year to support the athletes. That’s our minimum target, but we want to double it to 20 million."
The lottery launched on Friday. Harting teamed with entrepreneur Gerald Wagener to launch the lottery. The German Sports Aid, which is also helping facilitate the lottery, was formed in 1967.
Henry Maske, a boxer who won gold at the 1988 Seoul Games, is another of the venture’s shareholders.
Of the proceeds, 30 percent go directly toward promoting sport and to Germany’s anti-doping agency. The remainder goes to profits, taxes, operating expenses, and marketing.
The largest prize is 500,000 euro with each ticket costing around three euro.
Written by Heinz Peter Kreuzer
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