African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1633 Medal Leaderboard
However, setting aside these objective factors, if we are to truly discuss Adolf's hatred for East Africa, there is one question that must be addressed: the end of the next war in this timeline.

Undoubtedly, with the intervention in East Africa, Germany achieved a relatively decent outcome in World War I. However, this was not the case at all in the eyes of German war fanatics like Adolf.

He consistently believed that the intervention in East Africa was one of the main reasons why Germany did not win World War I. From this perspective, the Jews in Germany were internal traitors, while East Africa was an external enemy, and the two were equally despicable.

It's not surprising that Adolf had such thoughts, because he was even more extreme in his previous life. As is well known, Adolf himself participated in World War I. In his previous life, even when Germany was completely at a disadvantage at the end of World War I, Adolf still believed that Germany's defeat was not a military defeat, but rather a betrayal by ethnic minority economic oligarchs and high-ranking government officials in Germany.

Therefore, in Adolf's previous life, he believed that as long as Germany persisted in the war, it would inevitably defeat Britain and France, even though the United States had already entered the fray.

In this timeline, Adolf's idea was further reinforced, because Germany did indeed achieve a more significant military and strategic advantage than in the previous era.

First, the collapse of Tsarist Russia remained unchanged, so the pressure on the German army on the eastern front had completely disappeared. Second, Germany's allies, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire, had also gained a huge advantage on the southern front.

Therefore, Adolf was even more convinced than in his previous life that Germany could win World War I, especially in defeating France and gaining complete European hegemony.

As a result, Adolf viewed the East African mediation as "East Africa not wanting Germany to succeed," and East Africa was also seen as one of the "traitors."

Despite Adolf's constant disdain for East Africa, which he denigrated as "mixed-blooded," there was indeed a "German component" within that mixed-blood population. Therefore, East Africa's efforts to prevent Germany from winning World War I were a "betrayal" of Germany and a "betrayal" of the German people.

Fueled by both old and new grudges, Adolf gave instructions.

"At this Berlin Olympics, the Empire's athletes must show no mercy when facing East Africa, and let the world see the enormous difference between Aryans and inferior races!"

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While Adolf was issuing orders to the East African athletes, in the newly built Olympic Village in Berlin, Watt, the director of the East African Sports Agency, was also giving a pre-battle pep talk to the East African athletes.

"Our trip to Germany this time is not just to participate in an international sporting event, but also to let the Germans and the world see the spirit of our East African athletes: perseverance, courage, hard work, and discipline."

"This Games is also a great opportunity to showcase the development of sports in East Africa and represent East Africa's status as a world power."

"Therefore, you must always have a sense of mission and honor, strive for first place, and be competitive. This is the characteristic of competitive sports..."

After Director Watt used personal honor, national honor, and sportsmanship to give the East African athletes a spiritual baptism, he concluded by saying that they were inspired by these principles.

He also brought up the issue of "honor and disgrace" of this Olympic Games.

"I think everyone knows that Germany has a great misunderstanding of the Reich. Some of Germany's erroneous ideas and extreme thinking have appeared openly in official news and media, causing unpleasantness between the two countries."

"Especially now that extreme nationalism is rampant in Germany, some Germans and media have openly used malicious terms such as 'inferior,' 'mixed blood,' and 'polluted' to describe East Africa, which has greatly damaged the feelings between the people of the two countries."

"An ancient saying goes, 'Repay evil with kindness.' But how do we repay kindness? Repay evil with justice, and repay kindness with kindness. Although East Africa and Germany are both German states, we clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment."

"In order to thwart the conspiracy of German extreme nationalists and to turn around the innocent German people who have been misled by such extreme ideology, our East African delegation must defeat them in the areas they claim to be good at. Do you understand?"

Faced with Director Watt's questioning, the entire East African delegation gave an impassioned guarantee.

"We will show the Germans the robust physique of us Rhine people, which is no less than that of the fictional Aryans, but rather stronger..."

"Germany has always proclaimed the superiority of the Aryan race, but we will shatter their illusions and delusions in the very place they are so proud of: sports..."

"Germans..."

The situation on the scene became somewhat complicated, with the vast majority of East African athletes now having little affection for Germany's racial superiority rhetoric.

Director Watt was very satisfied with the performance of the delegation members, and he emphasized: "Our goal is to defeat Germany at the Olympics."

"But don't underestimate your opponent. Germany is also a sporting powerhouse. Today, Germany has a population of over 100 million, a developed economy, and outstanding industrial strength."

"In addition, the Adolf government attaches great importance to the development of sports. These factors have determined that Germany's conditions for the development of sports are not much worse than those of East Africa."

There is no doubt that Germany is strong in sports. Without considering the Soviet Union, Germany's sports level would certainly rank among the top three in the world, or even surpass the United States.

After all, present-day Germany is a combination of the former Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. If the Austro-Hungarian Empire had continued to exist and participated in the Olympics, its performance would probably have been among the best in the world.

For example, in the previous Berlin Olympics, Hungary ranked third in the gold medal count. In that time, Hungary was merely a country that had been separated from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it was a severely weakened country, with much of its territory and population being divided among other countries.

Meanwhile, in the previous life, Austria had four gold medals and Czechoslovakia had three. These three major components of the Austro-Hungarian Empire had a total of seventeen gold medals. Therefore, if the Austro-Hungarian Empire had not disintegrated in the previous life, it would have been the third strongest sporting nation in the world.

In this timeline, excluding East Africa, Germany, the host of this Olympics, holds an absolute advantage. The United States would most likely be unable to compete with Germany. In the previous life, the United States could only rank behind Germany. Now, with the backing of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Germany is even more unmatched by the United States.

The strength of the Soviet Union is difficult to ascertain. The Soviet Union is not interested in the Olympics at present, and even rejects it, so it will not participate in the Olympics, making it difficult to understand the strength of Soviet sports.

Director Watt said, "This time our opponents are not just Germany, but a combination of Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and other regions, all of which have strong sporting capabilities."

"Besides Germany, other rivals should also be taken seriously, especially the United States, Britain, France, Italy, and other countries..."

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Time flies, and July 31st arrives, marking the official start of the Berlin Olympics.

This is a very counterintuitive situation, because the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games had not yet been held at this time. The opening day of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games was clearly set for August 1.

However, some competitions actually start a day earlier, on July 31st. These include the men's decathlon, football qualifiers, handball, and hockey. The first match was football, between Sweden and Japan, with Japan ultimately advancing with a 3-2 victory.

The ultimate champion of the football tournament will obviously be decided among East Africa, European countries, and South American countries, which are also the three regions where football is most popular.

Next is the men's decathlon, which requires athletes to complete ten different track and field events over two days, including the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, hurdles, and so on.

This match was the most competitive and entertaining of the day, on July 31st, and attracted a great deal of attention.

The men's decathlon quickly turned into a showcase for athletes from East Africa, the United States, and Germany, with athletes from other countries lagging far behind.

This competition is vastly different from the one in the previous life. In the previous life, the United States had a clear advantage in the men's decathlon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, sweeping the top three spots.

Among the top six, besides the United States, there are two German athletes and one Norwegian athlete.

However, judging from the current course of the competition, the competition between East Africa, the United States, and Germany is very fierce, and it is difficult to determine who will win the championship in advance.

Director Watt personally attended the match and said to those around him, "This sport has turned into a three-way battle. Our athletes performed well, but Germany and the United States also performed well."

"We hope our athletes can overcome their many rivals and win our first gold medal."

The men's decathlon competition is held over two days, as it is an event that combines many track and field events.

At this moment, an athlete next to Watt asked, "Director, why don't you watch football or other games?"

Watt said, "I don't think there is a stronger country in football than East Africa. After all, football is our national sport, and East Africa is the number one country in the development of football. It would be best if we could meet Germany in this competition and let the Germans see the level of football in the Empire."

In this timeline, Germany's football level has greatly improved. After all, Austria, the former silver medalist in football at the Berlin Olympics, is now part of Germany, so Germany can field more top-level football players.

Watt continued, "East Africa itself has an absolute talent for football. For example, the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and Germany were football powerhouses, and the Far Eastern Empire was the football hegemon in the Far East. East Africa, which combines the genes of both, is only stronger in this field."

If someone familiar with the level of football in the Far Eastern Empire in the 21st century from another timeline heard what Director Watt said, they probably wouldn't be able to hold back their laughter.

However, at the beginning of the 20th century, the level of football in the Far Eastern Empire was indeed not to be underestimated. Of course, this was only in the Far East region. Due to the living conditions of the people and the corruption and incompetence of the government, the development of sports in the Far Eastern Empire could not be compared with that of Western countries.

However, in the field of football, the Far East Empire is now the absolute hegemon in the Far East, having won the Far Eastern Games football competition for nine consecutive years.

The Far Eastern Games are a sporting event jointly organized by East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. While they may not be considered particularly prestigious, Japan, as the only major power among the participating nations, undoubtedly has a sports sector that is not bad in the world.

In its previous life, Japan achieved remarkable results at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, ranking eighth in the world and winning eighteen medals, including six gold medals, surpassing European countries such as the Netherlands and Great Britain.

Therefore, Japan in the early 20th century could be considered a sporting powerhouse even on a global scale.

However, this sporting powerhouse has been unable to break free from the shadow cast by the Far Eastern empire in the field of football for the past decade or so...

The first day of competition quickly came to an end. Of course, due to the competition format, most of these competitions have not yet released their results, but the strong pressure from East Africa, the United States, and Germany can already be clearly felt.

But by the next day, everyone's attention had already shifted to the opening ceremony.

At the Berlin Olympic Stadium, the Olympic flame, brought from Greece, lit the main torch, marking the first time in Olympic history that the Olympic flame was brought from Greece.

Then, peace doves were released in the stadium, demonstrating the Germans' strong "desire" for "peace".

...The work beforehand had been done very well. But when the delegations entered, something "delicate" happened. When the delegations from Germany, Italy, Poland and other countries entered, they paid their respects to the stands with an ancient Roman military salute, which was met with enthusiastic support from the audience.

When the French delegation passed by the reviewing stand, they unexpectedly imitated the actions of the German delegation and others, which also won a warm response from the German audience.

Later, when Ernst watched the replay in East Africa, he jokingly said, "As expected of France! It's already started now, so this is a good way to get used to it in advance."

Other countries obviously did not follow France's example, so when delegations from countries including East Africa and the United Kingdom appeared, the audiences were indifferent.

The main spectators at the Berlin Olympics were from extreme nationalist countries, led by Germany, while East African spectators were relatively few.

Even East Africans sometimes label Germany as a "dangerous" region when their citizens travel abroad, advising against travel there, which reflects the tension and deterioration in relations between the two countries.

Director Watt, one of the few East Africans to watch the games and attend the opening ceremony, muttered to the person next to him, "Adolf is now completely deified. Germans treat him like God, they're extremely fanatical. This country isn't much different from the Soviet Union. I wonder who holds a higher place in the hearts of their own people, Adolf or Joseph..."

The opening ceremony was just a minor incident for the East African delegation. They were mentally prepared for the Germans' reaction and were even more determined to perform well on the field.

This was quickly and thoroughly verified over the next two weeks.

The scale of the Olympics today is far less mature than in later generations, lasting only half a month, or 16 days from the opening ceremony to the closing ceremony, or 17 days including July 31st.

During those 17 days, athletes from East Africa and the United States were incredibly energetic, competing fiercely with athletes from countries like Germany.

Adolf's expression grew increasingly grim as the competition progressed, especially when he saw East African, American, Jewish, and Black athletes winning the championship; his smile then shifted to the East African delegation.

By the end of the Olympics, Adolf's face had grown even uglier, as East Africa had taken the top spot with an astonishing 102 medals and 31 gold medals, while Germany came in second with 22 gold medals and 67 medals in total, and the United States came in third with 17 gold medals and a total of 63 medals.

One East African country accounted for nearly a quarter of the total medals, and its gold medal count significantly outpaced that of countries like Germany and the United States.

(End of this chapter)