It will be useful for Russian handball players to play with the Chinese club in the Super League, the three-time world champion told . Nadezhda Muravieva .
Earlier, Russian Handball Federation President Sergey Shishkarev told that a Chinese women’s club will play in the Russian Super League next season. He will be based in Moscow.
“Sergey Nikolaevich Shishkarev thinks strategically,” Muravyova told . “I think it’s a long-term solution. He apparently has more ambitious plans to expand the Super League. It is certainly an interesting unusual story. It will certainly be interesting for our athletes to compete with a foreign team. It’s a helping hand from both sides. The Russian Handball Federation devotes a lot of effort and energy to cooperation with its Chinese colleagues. I know that the representatives of the HRF work during their holidays, which means that the importance of this cooperation is high.
– Asian handball differs from European in its style of play. Is it useful for our clubs to play against a Chinese club?
– Absolutely true, especially for teams whose players, in principle, do not participate in international competitions. Of course, it’s a great experience. It often happens that our players simmer in their own juice, only in the Russian league, and they have barriers when they go out to play against foreigners. Psychologically, it’s hard. Therefore, thanks to the matches against the Chinese club, our players who had no experience in international matches will add to their psychology.
Source : MatchTV
