"No longer wearable"
Hammer! World champion quits her job with the federation
After just over a year, figurehead Alisa Buchinger is leaving the Austrian Karate Federation. The 32-year-old speaks of personal reasons and expresses massive criticism of her ex-employer...
That's a hammer! The Austrian Karate Federation will have to manage without Alisa Buchinger in the future. The 32-year-old terminated her contract with the federation as national coach for the U16 and U18 kumite classes on February 28. "For personal reasons", as the Salzburg native announced on Thursday morning. She also sharply criticized the karate federation. "There are so many internal problems that I have not been able to resolve," said Buchinger. Other employees had also recently resigned. "The management style in the association is no longer sustainable."
Formative figure
Buchinger, who was popular with the athletes, was one of the absolute world leaders for many years during her active time and had a huge impact on the sport in Austria.
Her career was crowned in 2015 with the gold medal at the home World Championships in Linz. In the fall of 2024, she made a surprising comeback at her home tournament and finished second straight away.
The Salzburg native has already found a new job. On March 1, she joined the coaching team of the Salzburg School Sports Model (SSM). For the time being, she will remain in office as a state coach in the Salzburg association.
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