hans von tschammer und osten led the german sports office "deutscher reichsausschuss für leibesübungen" (dra) "german reich commission for physical exercise" after the nazi seizure of power in 1933. in july the same year hans von tschammer took the title of "reichssportführer", "reich sports leader", and the whole sports sphere in germany was placed under his control. he re-established the organization he led, transforming it into the sports governing body of the third reich, "deutscher reichsbund für leibesübungen" (drl) "sports league of the german reich". in 1937 it was renamed "nationalsozialistischer reichsbund für leibesübungen" "national-socialist sports league of the german reich".