The occupation and division of Germany following WWII created huge disruptions in the country's sport culture. Athletes were considered "diplomats in a tracksuit" and their victories and defeats highly politicized. Dr. Jutta Braun speaks about the lengths the East German regime went to in order to win and to maintain control over its athletes. Episode notes: http://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/resource/sport-in-the-cold-war/episode-35-sport-in-divided-germany