It’s house away from house for Ukraine’s handball champions HC Motor Zaporizhzhia, as they discover refuge in Dusseldorf, now competing in Germany’s second tier.
When it turned clear that Ukraine’s high handball league wouldn’t be capable of resume, they struck an settlement with the Handball Bundesliga second division, to play as a visitor staff for the upcoming season.
The association offers the gamers a way of normality, as finest it might probably.
“After all, the fellows are at all times in touch with their households they usually know what is going on on round within the nation, and they’re apprehensive about it,” says Gintaras Savukynas, Zaporizhzhia’s head coach.
Zaporizhzhia are reigning Ukrainian champions for 9 years in a row. However the metropolis has turn out to be a family identify as Europe’s largest nuclear energy plant is subjected to preventing between Ukrainian and Russian troopers.
For me, sports activities assist at this second since you focus in your follow,” says Generally your thoughts relaxes, some days. However, sadly, now we have conditions when you’ll be able to’t (not) take into consideration your own home.” Oleksandr Kasai, a Zaporizhzhia participant.
Zaporizhzhia open their season towards Bayer Dormagen on Wednesday of their adopted house, with free admission to all Ukrainian refugees.
