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After WW2 as part of the denazification of the German people organised sport was heavily targeted due to its association with Nazi propaganda of the Aryan super race, because of this when compared with the rest of the continent German athletics is quite stunted when it comes to founding, total participation, the number of qualified couches, and the fact that during the cold war none the germanies competed in any major international sport competition in fear that it might spark undesired nationalism to the point that it wasn't until Atlanta that Germany competed in the Olympics for the first time in 60 years.

1.So what POD/s is needed for German athletics to be at same level as its neighbours.

2.If German Athletics wasn't target could they have won or hosted something big like the World cup.
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