DHB team - "rate situation every day new": EM

Despite numerous Coronafalle in the participating nations, the European Handball Federation EHF holds on the issue of the EM. A termination of the tournament in Hungary and Slovakia is not in question at the present time. This was announced EHF Secretary-General Martin Hausleitner at a media appointment in Bratislava.

We plan to go through the tournament to the end. But we are in very close contact with the teams and rate the situation every day, Hausleitner said and spoke of very challenging conditions. Nevertheless, there are a strong will to end the competition for teams and partners. Sporting the competition despite the many infections Fair. The best team will win this EM.

The virus variant Omikron change the situation extremely fast, so housekeepers, the hygiene measures would therefore constantly adjusted. The health of the players is about all about all considerations. Before infected actors can return to the tournament after five days of quarantine and two negative PCR tests, a thorough medical examination is compulsory.

The strongest of Corona affected at the EM has so far the German team with eleven positively tested players. After having given some cases of other nations before the tournament, the teams republished new infections over the past few days.

Houseleitner does not fear an image damage to the handball. Rather, we see added value that we ask ourselves the situation as we fear that there is an image damage, said the top-official: We want to give people a piece of normality. The EHF is aware that we organize an EM in a very challenging situation.

In view of the high infection numbers among the participating nations, the EHF had shortened the mandatory quarantine positively tested players shortly before the tournament start of 14 to 5 days. In addition, for the teams, postnonomies are possible at any time outside the originally reported 35 players comprehensive squads.

Articles and videos about the topic Lost the thread : DHB team, despite teaching lesson against Spain HBL boss: Corona location The new normal DHB: The bare horror is not just corona Top sport live on Dazn. Register now! Can be terminated at any time monthly.