'Shocked:' Athletes Germany slam new sports funding law draft

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2026-03-18

Berlin (dpa) - The Athletes Germany group has said it is "shocked" by an updated government draft on a planned sports funding law, saying athletes are not at the centre of it and that the political side and sports bodies have too much influence. Athletes Germany said in a statement on Wednesday that they "firmly rejects it in its current form, saying that "the draft fails to meet fundamental requirements for modern governance in elite sport." "W......

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