German sport pays tribute to former minister Schäuble
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The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has paid tribute to politician Wolfgang Schäuble, who has died at the age of 81, naming him one of the greatest supporters of sport.
Schäuble oversaw sports in his function as German Interior Minister during two terms 1989-91 and 2005-2009, and he also was a key figure in German reunification in 1990. He was a member of the parliamentary sport commission since 1972.
"German sport is mourning the loss of one of its greatest supporters," the DOSB said on Wednesday on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
"Schäuble was instrumental in negotiating the Unification Treaty, which gave German sport two of its most important institutes, FES [Institute for Science and Development of Sports Equipment] and IAT [Institute for Applied Training Science].
"He was a great fighter against doping and initiated the 'Integration through Sport' programme in 1989, among other things."
Schäuble, also a former leader of the Christian Democratic Union, and an ex-finance minister and president of the German parliament, died on Tuesday evening in his sleep, his family told dpa.
