The party mourned. The Handball Champions League final was played on Sunday, June 18, between Magdeburg and Kielce in Cologne. During the meeting about 47to Minute of the match, 50-year-old Polish journalist Pawel Kotwica, who covered the event for the Polish regional newspaper in Kielce echo dnia, collapsed to the floor in the press gallery, having a heart attack. The match was interrupted as the emergency services responded, causing a wave of solidarity among the 19,000 spectators in the stands who applauded for support.
After a 20-minute break, Germany’s Magdeburg defeated Kielce 30-29 in overtime to lift the trophy. Unfortunately, the European Handball Federation announced that Pawel Kotwica passed away after the final whistle. A minute’s silence was held on the ground in memory of the Polish journalist. On Twitter, the Kielce club, which Pawel Kotwica follows, paid a lively homage to the latter: “We will come back here and win, but no one will return Pawel to us… Our condolences to his family. Nothing is more important today.“Daily echo dniaPawel Kotwica also praised his journalist on his website: “Paweł Kotwica was a great journalist, an outstanding handball expert, whom he loved more than anything. We talked for hours about matches, players, tactics. The entire editorial staff of Echo Dnia is crying, it’s hard to express our sadness and grief.“
Paweł, my tu jeszcze wrócimy and wygramy, ale Ciebie już nam nikt nie bizarre…
The best hosts.
Nic dziś nie jest ważniejsze. pic.twitter.com/5dGWWGgy48— Barlinek Industria Kielce (@kielcehandball) 18 June 2023
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Source: Programme Television
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