Incident in play for third place – cameraman tilts around

Image suddenly became black

In incident at World Handball: cameraman tilts around

During the game for third place between France and Portugal, a member of the transmission crew suffers a breakdown. The equipment is also affected.

Because a cameraman collapse at the handball World Cup in the stands, the spectators on the screens briefly had no picture. Portugal and the later winner France fought a gripping fight at eye level when the picture suddenly became black in the first half. The camera had tipped over and fell on the floor. In Germany, the game was broadcast at the Sportdeutschland.tv streaming service.

After a few seconds, the man was conscious again. Medical offenders hurried and provided the person with water. After the game, the World Handball Association IHF announced that the man was doing well.