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We may have gotten used to wearing a mask indoors, but until now athletes have been able to do without wearing protective gear while playing. However, due to local regulations, in a cutting edge Spanish handball match, players were forced to play with a mask, something we had not seen before.
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In the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León, Spain, it has been decided that athletes must also wear a mask during a match starting on Saturday during all indoor sporting events that involve physical contact. Thus, there was no other option in the Ademar León-Sinfín League match on Saturday.
Although the coaches of both teams protested the rule, there was nothing to be done. The handball players entered the field with masks, the referee had to blow the whistle under the mask, writes El Mundo.
The home’s owner, Manolo Cadenas, called the decision absurd and bizarre.
“You are overwhelmed, you are not breathing as usual, so it is recommended to remove the mask while you exercise. It is not normal for the Barcelona-Valladolid match to be played without a mask (This game was played outside the regulated area – ed.), we had to pick it up. “
The guest coach, Victor Montesinos, was not happy with the new system either.
“This situation is surreal, the players are glued together for sixty minutes, they are in direct contact with each other, the mask hardly stops anything in such a situation. Maybe we should introduce other measures or leave some space for us to get used to it ”.
Ademar won the rather unusual match 31-23.
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