Not everything is going smoothly at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
The German hockey men had to experience this first hand in a test match.
Tokyo - Germany's hockey men have made a real false start to their Olympic * adventure in Tokyo.
Because the bus ordered for the transfer from the Olympic village to the hockey stadium did not show up, a test match against Australia on Monday could only begin with a delay of around two hours.
Olympia 2021: Bus just doesn't come - hockey men have a false start
"Our bus didn't come, it was as simple as that. We got the times confirmed, but apparently that was only confirmed to us and not to the executing drivers," said national trainer Kais al Saadi of the German press agency: "It was very difficult, then to organize the transport. "
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Kais al Saadi, coach of the German men's hockey team.
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The hockey * training match, which the Australians won 2-1 after playing three times 15 minutes, still took place in the morning at the Oi Hockey Stadium in an enormous heat of 33 degrees.
"It's a shame because we weren't even allowed onto the pitch today," said al Saadi about the delay, but also understood: "Something like that can always happen." His team reacted calmly to the breakdown and was not distracted .
"It's the Olympic Games, we accept all the conditions"
“It's the Olympic Games, we accept all the conditions.
Everything has not yet been brought in, you can tell, but the guys are incredibly patient and look forward to everything that comes, "said al Saadi, who also reported problems with the Corona * tests:" There were delivery bottlenecks with the test kits , but we have everything together now and do our quick tests every day. "
The German selection won the bronze medal in Rio in 2016 and is also one of the medal candidates in Tokyo.
At the start of the tournament, the team will face Canada on Saturday.
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