A senior official involved in the organisation of the World Men's
Handball Championship in Egypt last month has been suspended by the
International Handball Federation due to "serious and repeated
violations" of COVID-19 rules at the tournament.
Thursday, 28 January 2021
The International Handball Federation (IHF) has rejected a claim from Slovenia that the majority of their players had food poisoning during their clash with hosts Egypt at the Men s World Championships.
The Slovenian Handball Federation released a statement criticising the Egyptian organisers after the country s exit from the tournament, claiming poor health and safety measures meant 12 players had got food poisoning.
According to the statement, the players screamed in pain, vomited, and rushed to the toilets as if their lives were at stake during the night before Slovenia s match with Egypt on Sunday (January 24).
Slovenia went on to draw the match 25-25 and finish third in their group, subsequently crashing out of the competition.