At a second glance at the results of the Tokyo Summer Games, the German Olympic team did better than ninth place in the unofficial medal statistics.

For this, “only” the first three positions are evaluated.

The number of gold medals won determines the rank, in the event of a tie, first more silver medals and then bronze medals.

That is why the Netherlands and France are in group two behind the top nations in front of the Germans.

Anno Hecker

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However, if the results of the first eight of a competition are taken into account, then the performance of the Olympic selection of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) should be assessed differently. This is the conclusion of the DOSB. According to this, the Germans won "only" seven percent of the possible medals (555) (37), but occupied twelve percent of all places (4146) within the top eight. In addition to the 37 medal ranks, it was enough to finish fourth 16 times and fifth place 26 times. 16 athletes or teams finished sixth, twelve seventh and 13 eighth. This resulted in a score of 492 and position seven in the country ranking ahead of Italy (476), France (435) and the Netherlands (429).

Nevertheless, competitive sports analysts are sticking to the "historically bad" result.

Because they refer to the FAZ on the expansion of the competitions by around 15 percent compared to the 2016 games in Rio.

The Germans could either not qualify for these sports or disciplines or they did not win a medal and hardly any credit points.

Therefore, in a general sense, the performance should be assessed even more critically, according to a statement.

"Inertia is enormous"

After “Team D.” returned from Tokyo, a discussion about the consequences broke out. According to his own statement, the outgoing President of the DOSB, Alfons Hörmann, who was leaving at the end of the year, responded to the performance expected in his association with the question of "which competitive sport" people want in Germany and "what competitive sport is worth to us".

The chairman of the sports committee in the German Bundestag, Dagmar Freitag (SPD), criticized Hörmann on Tuesday: “I am more than astonished at the statement by President Hörmann that we now have to discuss the fundamental question of what kind of competitive sport we want in Germany. The question that arises for me is what has been discussed in the DOSB over the past five or six years, after we launched a competitive sports reform in consultation with the federal association, which incidentally went hand in hand with a massive increase in financial resources Federal grants. "

The sports politician referred to the so-called Potential Analysis System (PotAs), according to which in the future only sports will receive the maximum possible sports funding that can prove a prospect of success. “The inertia in organized sport is enormous. From my point of view, necessary and agreed changes have been delayed in some cases, and sometimes even completely prevented. Until this year, for example, the negotiations on the firmly agreed scientific network, one of the core elements of the reform from my point of view, "said Friday the FAZ. Before an increase in funding can be discussed, it must first be proven that the available funds had also been used in a targeted manner.