Audit Office:National Sports Agency failed to control use of grants and subsidies

The National Sports Agency failed to properly monitor the use of grants and subsidies by sports organizations and to make sure that they complied with the conditions set, according to the results of an audit conducted by the Supreme Audit Office. The National Sports Agency was set up in 2019 precisely for this purpose. The audit found irregularities both in funds spent by sports and youths organizations and in the financing of the NSA itself. A total of CZK 26.5 billion from the state budget went to support sports organizations between 2019 and 2022.

The performance of the National Sports Agency came under fire earlier this year when it emerged that the Czech Tennis Federation was embroiled in a massive fraud scandal. Ten people are now accused of fraud involving millions of crowns in state subsidies intended for tennis and youth sports organizations.