DDR

 

When Germany was split up after WW2 the eastern part (DDR) behind the "closed curtain" had a shortage of almost everything. So at international sporting events the well fed athletes of the West easily won from their DDR opponents. But the DDR leaders were in need of DDR heroes to underline the greatness of a communistic country. And so by law ALL scientist in the DDR were forced to create a new kind of doping. And suddenly there were heroes. The DDR got more medals then Western-Germany but even got more then the USA and Russia. more >>>