The pandemic postpones sporting events

The coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on sport as well. Many sporting competitions have not been held, while those that are taking place depend greatly on the current epidemiological situation: they are played without spectators and with the smallest possible number of participants. And the obvious question is: what is sport without an audience? Of course, health comes first, so all these restrictive measures are understandable. Faced with this situation, sports organizations are also trying to do their part to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Several examples bear this out. The Volleyball Federation of Serbia has decided to suspend all competitions under its jurisdiction and resume them on 11 December. This decision has affected one of our local sports clubs, Hajduk Volleyball Club, which competes in the First Vojvodina League and is second in the standings after six rounds, with 16 points. The situation is similar in handball. Due to problems caused by the unfavorable epidemiological situation, the Management Board of the Super B League Clubs Association, which is also responsible for setting the competition schedule, submitted a proposal to the Serbian Handball Federation to amend the competition calendar. It proposes suspending the Super B League championship and resuming it on 22 February with matches from round ten; playing the round 9 matches that were scheduled for the weekend on 15 February; and completing the postponed matches from rounds six, seven, and eight by 15 December. This decision affects the activities of Handball Club “Sivac 69,” a member of the Super B League, which is seventh in the standings with 7 points after eight rounds.