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Hallo
As a youngster growing up in a small town about 35 miles from here, Jurgen Schult liked to roller-skate, ride his father's old bicycle and play soccer, tennis and volleyball.
Today, he is the world record-holder in the discus.
What happened in the 14 years since he won a cycling race for the district championship - how he was found, tested, schooled and molded into world-class form - tells a lot about a remarkable system for developing elite athletes. Schult wanted to play soccer when he joined a special sports school as a teen-ager, only to be directed into track and field after physical and medical evaluations.
It is this system that will likely make the German Democratic Republic -East Germany - one of the top three medal-winning countries in the Summer Olympics later this year in Seoul, South Korea. Success Breeds Fascination
How the system works in a country of fewer than 17 million people, roughly the population of New York State, and less than 42,000 square......

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