Africa policy in GDR sports: diplomats in tracksuits

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Cycling legend Gustav-Adolf “Täve” Schur in Prague in 1960. During the tour of Egypt in 1957 he had proven himself as a “sneaker diplomat”.
BPK / Herbert Hensky

60 years ago, East German sport fought over its Africa strategy. A study sheds light on the almost forgotten conflicts in this environment.

On July 18, 1963, the president of the German Gymnastics and Sports Federation (DTSB), established as the umbrella organization by the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) in the GDR, lost his job

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