Shortly before the European Handball Championship: World handball player thrilled with crazy photoshoot outfit

Created: 01/12/2022, 05:44 AM

From: Christoph Klaucke

Good mood in France just a few days before the European Handball Championship.

The multiple world handball player Nikola Karabatic inspires with a crazy photo shoot outfit.

Szeged - world handball player, Olympic champion, world champion, European champion: numerous records pave the career path of Nikola Karabatic.

A living legend in his sport.

At the European Handball Championship *, which starts this Thursday, Karabatic has big plans again.

With France, the 37-year-old wants his fourth European title (after 2006, 2010, 2014), that would be a record together with five Swedish players.

Karabatic is currently with the French national team in Hungary to prepare and only a few days before the start of the tournament surprises with a crazy outfit at the photo shoot.

Handball EM: Nikola Karabatic "plays home office game"

Karabatic is apparently in front of the camera for a commercial shoot.

The handball player has put on a blue jersey of the French national team and is posing with his hands on his hips.

At first glance, nothing unusual.

But as soon as the eyes wander a little further down, the big surprise: Karabatic wears sweatpants under the shorts, with flip-flops.

"Played home office game" is the title of

for the snapshot that Karabatic's teammate Kentin Mahé shared on Instagram.

Many hearts and smiling faces fly to Karabatic.

During the corona pandemic, working from home was increasingly introduced, making fashion “downstairs”, i.e. sitting at the computer wearing comfortable clothes, socially acceptable.

The advantage is obvious: During video calls, the other person does not see what it looks like under the desk.

The only thing that should be paid attention to is an appropriate appearance, such as a shirt and tie.

Handball EM: France's Nikola Karabatic ahead of the next record

Karabatic was happy to take part in the joke, even if he shouldn't get into such embarrassment in his job.

However, due to the dynamic Corona situation in Europe, some handball games had to be canceled and postponed, including in the German HBL.

There is a strict hygiene concept to ensure that this scenario does not occur at the European Handball Championship.

Nikola Karabatic is one of the favorites at the European Handball Championship with France.

© JB Autissier / Imago

Karabatic itself recently had an infection.

In the test match against Germany last Sunday, he was back on the record, but could not prevent the 34:35 defeat in the last second.

Nevertheless, the French are the reigning Olympic champions as favorites in the European Handball Championship.

On Thursday evening Karabatic will be challenged directly against the European Championship runner-up from 2020 Croatia, then probably without sweatpants.