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Sport's greatest cover up - part two

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A two-part Discovery special for BBC World Service - investigates the legacy of East Germany's sporting system.

Our second programme looks at what happened after the Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Ines Geipel, a former world record holder in the 4x100m relay, explains how those affected feel that they have been let down by the German authorities. A current member of the German Parliament, Winfried Hermann, agrees and feels that a new enquiry should look at all aspects of State Plan 14.25.

Kathrin Boron, a four time Olympic rowing gold medallist was born in East Germany but has only ever competed for a unified German team. She argues that the time for recrimination has past, but fomer athletes like Ines Geipel feel they are still to receive adequate legal redress and financial compensation.

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