Basketball: national coach Rödl extends until 2021

Henrik Rödl will remain the national coach of German basketball players until at least 2021. "In the course of postponing the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo by one year (...) and the associated postponement of the Olympic qualification, the contract was extended until the end of the 2021 Olympic Games," said the German Basketball Federation (DBB) on Friday officially with.

According to DBB Vice President Armin Andres, this measure was "a matter of course. We would like to continue the respectful and trusting cooperation with Henrik." In addition, the contracts of the young German coaches Patrick Femerling (U18 male) and Fabian Villmeter (U16 female) were extended until 2022.