Olympic discus champion Robert Harting on Tuesday launched a venomous verbal attack on compatriot Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, for the IOC's stance on state-run Russian doping.
A majority of Germans are in favour of Hamburg's push to become the host city for the 2024 Olympic Games, a survey showed on Monday - although few think it has a realistic chance of success.
The president of the German Olympic Committee has attempted to quash a scandal around government-backed doping in former West Germany. He insisted on Tuesday that a recent study had not exposed another drug scandal in sport.
