In the long twisted debate over the 2022 World Cup, the International Skiing Federation (FIS) has asked the other six International Winter Sports Federations to stand up and fight against proposed plans to move the competition to the winter, claiming it will be detrimental to these organisations and their sports.

"FIS will submit a proposal to the other six International Winter Sports Federations to sign a resolution against organising the World Cup during the winter sports season in 2022," the FIS said in a statement following a meeting with the other Federations in Lausanne.

The FIS fears moving the World Cup to January or February, because the conditions in Qatar when the tournament normally takes place in June and July are too hot, will take away television viewers and sponsors from the traditional winter sports and also affect the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the venue which is due to be chosen in 2015.

The FIS worries that staging the World Cup in the winter will cause traditional winter sports to lose sponsors and viewers during their main season



Earlier this month, FIS President Gian Franco Kasper raised concerns at the proposed move by FIFA, telling German news agency SID that the World Cup could overshadow the Winter Games, due to be held in February 2022.

"We have big fears, if the football World Cup takes place in January, or close to the Winter Games, it would be really bad for us," he said.

"It would also be really bad for sport, as much for winter sports as football to have two major events more or less at the same time."

Kasper also raised concerns over FIFA's plans in the Austrian resort of Soelden before the start of the ski World Cup season.

"Personally, I do not think anyone in FIFA is concerned about our interests," he said.

"They are the kings of the world - at least, they believe, and they do what they want.

"Now we will oppose as much as we can"

"If they decide a World Cup in November, and possibly even in December, we can live with.

"Of course we are opposed to 100 per cent if they opt for a competition in January.

"Imagine the Kitzbuhel downhill competes with a meeting of the World Cup, I do not think it can go worse, the superposition of the FIFA world Cup and the Winter Olympic Games and winter sport.

"I hope, however, that my colleague Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, will reflect on it."

FIS President Gian Franco Kasper has raised concerns about moving the World Cup to the winter and claims that FIFA believe that they are the "kings of the world" and don't care about the FIS' concerns