One of the most important tournaments that Montenegro has ever hosted will, unfortunately, be held behind closed doors - from today to Sunday, handball players from Norway, Brazil, South Korea and Chile will fight for two places at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the "Verde" hall.
That tournament was supposed to be held in Norway, but the Scandinavian country is practically closed due to the coronavirus and no one from abroad can come without mandatory quarantine.
These are impossible conditions for athletes, which is why one of the world's most successful federations had to cancel hosting. Because of this, the World Handball Federation has offered hosting to Montenegro, which will organize a women's tournament next weekend, and Norway and Romania will compete in addition to the "lionesses".
People from the Handball Association of Montenegro had a lot of work in the previous days. They organized "balloons" in "Verde" for the teams, and in the hotel "Aurel" for officials, and last night's dress rehearsal was a success and everything is ready to start.
Chile and South Korea open the program from 17.30:20 p.m., and from XNUMX p.m. the two favorites for placement in Tokyo, Norway and Brazil, will play.
"Vikings" will be led by one of the best handball players in the world, Sander Sagosen, but unfortunately, handball fans from Montenegro will not be able to see live the 25-year-old who was in ideal lineups five times at the biggest competitions and won the Champions League with Kilo.
A much bigger fight for the top two spots should be in the two remaining tournaments. France, Croatia, Tunisia and Portugal are playing in Montpellier, and Germany, Sweden, Slovenia and Algeria are playing in Berlin.
Tournament schedule in Podgorica:
Today: Chile - South Korea (17.30), Norway - Brazil (20).
Tomorrow: Brazil - South Korea (17.30), Norway - Chile (20).
Sunday: Brazil - Chile (17.30), South Korea - Norway (20).
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