Benediktbührer working with the German national para-hockey team at the qualifying tournament in Berlin
BERLIN/Benedictbeurn – The German national para-hockey team has already taken the first step towards Beijing, and is now about to take the second. Together with Benedictbührer Veit Mühlhans, the team of two national coaches Andreas Pokorny and Michael Gursinski finished second behind China at the B World Cup in Sweden after a junior training camp in Geretsid (we reported). “We were promoted to A-pool,” reports the 24-year-old striker with a lower leg amputation. At the tournament in Berlin, which began on Friday for the Germans with a match against Italy, they are looking to finally buy their ticket to the 2022 Paralympics.
Other opposing groups are Norway, Sweden, Japan and Slovakia. In the tournament, the last two places for Beijing will be contested in five “finals”. The United States, Canada, Russia, South Korea, the Czech Republic and China have already qualified as hosts from the A-Pool. “For Germany this will be the second participation in the Paralympic Games after 15 years. After that in Turin, the team finished the tournament in fourth place,” reports Veit Mühlhans. The event in Berlin will run until Wednesday, 1 December, and will be “disabled The game will be broadcast as a live stream over the Internet at www.sportdeutschland.tv.
information on the internet
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