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Assures psychological help to the German team: DHB sports director Axel Kromer
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The German Handball Federation (DHB) offered its national players psychological help due to the exceptional situation at the European Championships in Slovakia.
"Everyone can make the choice to have a conversation with a psychologist," said DHB sports director Axel Kromer, according to the sports information service after the 11:29 p.m. at the start of the main round against defending champion Spain.
The handball players are currently largely isolating themselves due to eleven corona cases at the European Championship.
The players of national coach Alfred Gislason only leave their single rooms in the hotel in Bratislava for games and training sessions.
According to the report, Kromer described the situation for the team as "not nice" and "oppressive".
So far, however, no player has taken up the offer.
»Greatest handball team of all time«
Due to subsequent nominations, there are now 28 German handball players in the Slovakian capital.
"We are the greatest handball team of all time in a championship, we can win the trophy - but we don't have to be proud of it," Kromer is quoted as saying.
The official also reported that the DHB had received a negative PCR test result from Julius Kühn.
If the 2016 European champion, who was the first player in the German camp to test positive, has a negative result from a further analysis, he could return to the squad for the second main round game on Friday against Norway.
Before that, however, a medical check would be carried out, Kromer continued to confirm.
Only after an assessment by an internist and cardiologist will the player be released to return.
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