TV coil hand swollen after surgery - told to turn around in Gardermoen

A clear message: The trip to the European Handball Championship in Spain for Daniel Holland had to be postponed. Here’s from an interview with VG earlier this year. Photo: Frode Hansen

After arriving at the airport, handball commentator Daniel Hoglund, 35, was asked not to board the plane.

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– It would have been better to put it this way, Daniel Høglund tells VG.

In the morning hours of Wednesday, Viaplay’s profile posted a photo of a very swollen right hand.

He told VG that he had a long-planned operation on Friday. Then only the fluid buildup should be removed.

– Then I think there is an infection in the hand. It’s swollen and very hot. I felt a little better yesterday, so I thought it’d probably go down. Only when I came to Gardermoen and met the others were like, “This doesn’t look good.”

Høglund sent a picture to the operating room doctor and got a nice enough answer at 5:30 in the morning. Then the message was clear:

– Don’t go on the plane. You have to turn around, says Høglund.

He was due to comment on Norway’s opening match against Kazakhstan on Friday. Now there is a high probability that he will go without Høglund – at least with his presence.

– I think so, I can’t understand anything else. I’m ready to smoke, but of course I hope to get to the opening match. Learn more during the day.

How was the message that you had to change conveyed?

– Of course it was embarrassing, but getting on the plane was disgusting, so I’m really glad someone made a decision.

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– If I were 20, I would probably be desperate and sorry, but it’s a long championship, so I’ll probably get off as soon as possible.

TV glimpse: Daniel Holland in an interview with national team coach Thorer Hergersson. Photo: Vidar Rod

The tournament is the first handball tournament since it became Taken to drive under the influence of alcohol For the second time earlier this fall.

– It will be an extra special tournament for me. It would be special, but in a good way, says Holland – and adds:

I don’t intend to lie down and drop the entire tournament.

Now a trip to the doctor is waiting for you. At the same time, the business owner may need to find an alternate plan for the tournament.

– It is too early to say how we will solve this. You should spend the day looking at what Daniel looks like and making a plan, Christian Uma, sports director at NENT Norway, wrote in an SMS to VG.