After several corona cases in the team, Melsungen submitted an application to postpone the game scheduled for Sunday, to which the handball-Bundesliga (HBL) agreed. A new date will be announced shortly.
“We are responsible for the health of our players. That’s why we’ve had those affected by the infections undergo a thorough cardiological examination in the last few days and have them undergo careful stress tests,” said MT board member Axel Geerken: “Six of our professionals have not yet been determined to be fit for competition become.”
Seven infected players
According to the club, seven of the eight players from Melsungen who were in action at the European Championship had contracted Corona during or shortly before the tournament.
Due to the feared after-effects of the European Championship, which was severely affected by the virus, the HBL had changed its regulations for the cup games at the weekend and the first league match day after the tournament in the coming week.
According to this, games can be canceled if six field players or two goalkeepers in a team are infected with the corona virus or have not yet received medical clearance after surviving an illness.
Source: dpa
