At the age of 60, the former Rostock gymnast Kerstin P. found out that she was doped as a child in the GDR - and sued successfully for compensation.A German court confirms for the first time: systematic doping of athletes is an act of arbitrariness and the state is responsible.A glimmer of hope for the up to 15,000 GDR competitive athletes who were involved in the state doping system - and some are still suffering from the consequences today.ARD author Alexa Hennings accompanied Kerstin P.'s case and spoke to sports scientists, historians and the responsible authorities, among others."Fight against state doping - documentary about a GDR gymnast" is the name of the ARD radio feature, which can be heard from Wednesday, September 7, 2022 in eight word and culture waves of the ARD and is available as a podcast on the Internet at www.ardaudiothek.de.Kerstin P. was administered the doping agent Oral-Turinabol from the age of twelve.Neither she nor her parents were informed.The remedy ensured that children could strain themselves beyond their pain threshold.Early wear and tear was one of a number of health consequences.The gymnast had her first joint operation at the age of 15, and more have followed to this day.She lives in constant pain and had to give up her job as a teacher prematurely.With the help of the state commissioner for the processing of the SED dictatorship in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Kerstin P. takes up the fight against the Ministry of Justice of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, which has refused her permanent compensation.The Justice Department loses the case.Kerstin P. is granted a pension.But a year after the court decision, she still hasn't received a penny.Your fight continues.Alexa Hennings was born in Dresden, studied journalism in Leipzig and attended the Henri Nannen School.Since 1992 she has worked as a freelance author for ARD and Deutschlandfunk.She published several articles about doping in the GDR.Her work has won her five prizes from the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the DGB, as well as the journalist prize from the German Foundation for Monument Protection.Journalists with access to the WDR press lounge can now listen to the ARD radio feature in the screening room.MDR Kultur Wednesday, September 07, 2022, 10:00 p.mBremen Zwei (RB) Saturday, September 10, 2022, 6:05 p.mNDR Info Sunday, September 11, 2022, 11:05 a.mhr2 culture Sunday, September 11, 2022, 6:04 p.mA production by Norddeutscher Rundfunk for the ARD radio feature 2022.Photos can be found at www.ard-foto.deWDR communication Telephone: 0221 220 7100 E-mail: kommunikation@wdr.deOriginal content from: ARD Audiothek, transmitted by news aktuell