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2.5 - Coggle Diagram
2.5
Gender Equality
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female athletes were able to devote all of their time to a punishing training programme supported by the state
This led to many of the women athletes being physically and mentally scarred, so much so Heidi Krieger even got a sex change
Sport
GDR encouraged sport to improve health, productivity and at an elite level, to increase prestige and a sense of national identity
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The elite was identified at a young age, through scouts and enrolling them in special schools
The hope was to produce elite, disciplined communist athletes who could demonstrate the superiority of communism in both sports and outside of sport
Mass Participation
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340,000 children participated in mass table tennis
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