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Thursday, 14 December 2006 |
Germany's Olympic Committee compensates doped athletes
Germany's Olympic Committee (DOSB) said it will be compensating former athletes who were victims of the systematic doping in East Germany under the communist rule.
The DOSB said 167 sportsmen and women would receive a one-off payment of 9,250 euros (£6,200) each.
This deal arrives at the end of a five-year legal dispute between the athletes, many of whom were made ill by the drugs, and the DOSB.
The athletes stated that the DOSB of unified Germany had taken on the liability of East Germany's sports body and claimed they had been given drugs without their knowledge from an early age.
Many athletes said they had suffered psychological problems due to the doping and some women athletes said they had become infertile.
DOSB head Michael Vespers said that his committee had a "moral responsibility" to pay compensation to the victims of state-sponsored doping regimes.
"This is a day of celebration. We can now look to the future and stop looking back over years of arguments," Mr Vespers explained.
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