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Frankfurt / Main (dpa) - The North Rhine-Westphalian state sports association chief Stefan Klett has called for the resignation of DOSB President Alfons Hörmann in response to a letter allegedly written by employees of the German Olympic Sports Association.
In the letter, serious allegations are made against the 60-year-old top official.
The DOSB checks whether the letter actually comes from the workforce.
"After the disastrous repeated Olympic bankruptcy, the cut tablecloth with the IOC, the dilettantism in dealing with the impact on the vaccination protection law, this process brings the barrel to overflow," said Klett at "sportschau.de". Hörmann's lack of respect for the employees and, at the same time, the popular sports base in the sports clubs harms the important social tasks of the DOSB.
"Mr. Hörmann should resign immediately and clear the way for a new election," demands Klett, whose state sports association is the largest in Germany with around five million members.
"The non-profit German sport needs trust, transparency and humanity in the pandemic time and a president who actively listens to his member organizations and the grassroots instead of ignoring them," added the regional boss.
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The anonymously sent letter in the name of DOSB employees was addressed to the presidium, board of directors and works council.
In the letter, Hörmann's management style and behavior are sharply criticized.
In addition, internal matters and processes in the umbrella organization are described and denounced.
The DOSB announced on Thursday that the letter had been sent from a “fake mail account”.
Hörmann himself announced a quick clarification.
He told the “Allgäuer Zeitung” (Friday): “In the last few hours, numerous managers and employees have clearly distanced themselves from this style and content.
The DOSB management bodies will also provide relevant clarifications on this in a timely manner. "
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