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The corona farce of Israeli handball Israel today

2020-09-22T05:52:59.831Z


Although the Kiryat Motzkin player contracted the virus, the Maccabi Rishon LeZion players who played against him in the warm-up game did not enter isolation |


Although the Kiryat Motzkin player contracted the virus, the Maccabi Rishon LeZion players who played against him in the warm-up game did not go into isolation

  • Struggle during the game

    Photo: 

    Handball Association

Insistence and damage: The handball association decided last month to start the new season with a pre-season tournament, the Winner's Cup, despite the extent of the illness, the fact that it is a much less important event than the championship and the state cup, and the decision of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Herzliya not to participate in the event ahead of time.

On the contrary, when the factory was in operation, Urbani Rehovot announced that it would not be able to appear for the game - and therefore the factory was actually playing with ten teams out of 13.

As part of those games, last Monday Maccabi Rishon Lezion defeated Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 22:38.

Then, last Thursday, one of the players from Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin was discovered wearing a corona.

According to the outline, all the players and staff of the club who came in contact with him in isolation and are waiting for the results of their tests, in order to know if they themselves have been infected.

At the same time, information obtained by "Israel Today" indicates that the handball association was in contact with the Ministry of Culture and Sports, a discourse in which Maccabi Rishon Lezion did not enter isolation - even though handball is a sport in constant contact. 

Maccabi Rishon LeZion defeats Kiryat Motzkin // Photo: Handball Association 

Remember, the handball industry in general and the Premier League in particular are not saturated with professional athletes, since for most players it is one of two jobs and sometimes not even the main source of income.

Moreover, on the same day that the Kiryat Motzkin player was diagnosed as positive for the virus, Maccabi Rishon Lezion hosted MK Beer Sheva and defeated them 24:38, in a game in which in the final minutes the team chairman Arik Alkalay entered the goal, replacing Niv Fishlovitz who was absent due to Insulation.

Also, according to the original plan of the Handball Association, the semi-final stage of the Referees Cup was scheduled to be played tomorrow (Tuesday) and the day after - and only yesterday it was announced that "at this stage, until further notice - training can be conducted according to the guidelines and outline of the Ministry of Health and Sports. For groups.

"The semi-finals and the Winner-Referees Cup, which were scheduled to take place in the coming days, have been postponed - due to the teams' inability to meet full isolation conditions during the closure period."

Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin chairman Pini Leibowitz responded: "I received a reply from the association that Maccabi Rishon Lezion is not required for isolation." Maccabi Rishon Lezion chairman Arik Alkalay responded: "The Ministry of Health has been updated and according to its guidelines, we were not required to enter isolation."

The Ministry of Health's response will be provided when received.

Source: israelhayom

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