A hair sample saved him in the end. World-class goalkeeper Nikola Portner can now get back to his favorite pastime of defending balls. The weeks of frustration and anxiety are over. The Handball Bundesliga has cleared the Swiss player from SC Magdeburg and lifted his suspension from training and competition. This was announced by the HBL on its homepage on Wednesday. This means that the dream duo in goal for last year's Champions League winners is back together.
Managing Director Schmedt is looking forward to the goalkeeping duo
"With the HBL's decision, we see our assessment of the Nikola Portner situation confirmed and are delighted that we can start the new season with our goalkeeping duo Sergey Hernandez and Nikola Portner again after the summer break following the lifting of the suspension," said SCM Managing Director Marc-Henrik Schmedt.
The expert opinions of independent and renowned doping experts obtained in the further proceedings confirmed "that the amount of the banned substance detected in the athlete's body was so small that active ingestion and a performance-enhancing effect can be ruled out and that neither intentional nor culpable ingestion can be assumed", the league association said.
