Athlete representatives are calling on Alfons Hörmann, President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), to stand for new elections.

“From our point of view, it is necessary to strictly follow the recommendations of the ethics committee - if only in order not to endanger the ethics committee's credibility and not to risk a loss of trust in this merely recommending institution,” the organization Athleten Deutschland wrote on Friday: “Deviating of these recommendations would be an alarming signal given the already low level of trust in the functionality of the ombudsman and whistleblower mechanisms in German sport. "

Michael Reinsch

Correspondent for sports in Berlin.

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    The ethics committee headed by Thomas de Maizière had to deal with complaints from employees at the DOSB and wrote: "Only an early election of the entire presidium can lead to a permanent foundation of trust in German sport." The presidium announced in September instead to ask the vote of confidence;

    the procedure is unclear.

    “In my opinion, the path that has now been decided undermines the recommendation of the ethics committee and ignores its justification,” wrote Jonathan Koch, athlete representative in the Presidium, on Twitter on Friday: implemented.

    A not precisely defined, unregulated and advanced vote of confidence, on the other hand, raises considerable questions. ”He is very concerned about the credibility and functionality of the entire management and control structure of the DOSB. 

    Because of their visibility, athletes are the most important conveyors of the values ​​of sport and are measured on a daily basis by their professionalism, integrity and demeanor, writes Athleten Deutschland: and top sport in Germany. "