The Bergischer HC is a handball club in the German Bundesliga. Visiting one of their home matches requires a bit of additional preparation. As the club has been founded as a fusion of a Solingen and a Wuppertal team, they…
VfL Gummersbach (Handball) at SCHWALBE arena
Even though it is a some 50 kilometer drive from Cologne to Gummersbach, the VfL Gummersbach is not only the sports pride of the area around Gummersbach, but also the number #1 team for handball in the million people city…
Olis Deildin (Icelandic Handball Premier League) with Fram Reykjavik at Safamyri Hall
Apart from visiting the elite ice hockey league match of Fjölnir during my October 2021 trip to Iceland, I also had a look into the elite handball division. While there is a lot of development potential on skates, Iceland is…
Tokyo 2020 – My Thoughts By Sports (… and some more)
The Summer Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo are over. Two weeks of intense sports coverage are lying behind us. Definitely special games, especially due to the impact of Covid-19 and the lack of spectators. I initially wanted to post about…
The Flyctory.com-Style Medal Count of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
After the 2018 PyoengChang Olympic Winter Games, I already felt urged to do my very own medal count of the event: I wanted to see which is the most versatile country in the Olympic programme. One motivation was that the…
Atlanta 1996 – 22 Years later
There have been so many discussions about Rio 2016. Not just about whether the country itself is able to stand it, but moreover, what Brazil shall do with all the stadiums. There have been quite a lot of temporary venues…