DOSB President Alfons Hörmann is in quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus ©Getty Images

The President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) Alfons Hörmann is in quarantine after testing positive for coronavirus, the organisation has announced.

Hörmann, who has been vaccinated three times, was tested after experiencing mild symptoms.

The 61-year-old, who has held the role since 2013, announced in May he was resigning from the post after an anonymous letter sent to officials claimed there was a "culture of fear" under his leadership, accusations he denies.

In the anonymous letter staff claimed they had been brought "mentally and psychologically over the limits of what they could take."

Alfons Hörmann is standing down as DOSB President after an anonymous letter claimed there was a "culture of fear" under his leadership ©Getty Images
Alfons Hörmann is standing down as DOSB President after an anonymous letter claimed there was a "culture of fear" under his leadership ©Getty Images

Allegations were made that objects were thrown at employees, while Hörmann was criticised for having allegedly not worn a mask at meetings in breach of COVID-19 rules.

In an interview with the German Press Agency Hörmann claimed that he was the victim of a coup, after interim results into an analysis of the organisation’s internal culture, concluded there was "no evidence of a comprehensive culture of fear" within the DOSB.

A Selection Committee has proposed three candidates to succeed Hörmann - International Table Tennis Federation President Thomas Weikert, German Fencing Federation President Professor Claudia Bokel and Stephan Mayer, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community.