Tag: International Handball Federation
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Compensation, bonus fees for players of Handball
Basle – Switzerland, Feb 26, 2013: As already announced in November 2012, the International Handball Federation pays and distributes compensation and bonus fees for all players who participated at the 2013 Men’s World Championship in Spain, following a similar system the IHF had already used for the 2011 Men’s World Championship in Sweden. The compensation…
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XXIII Men’s World Championship in Spain
The draw event for the XXIII Men’s World Championship in Spain took place in Madrid on Thursday, 19th of July, conducted by Leon Kalin, Chairman of the IHF Commission of Organising and Competition (COC) and in presence of IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa and Juan de Dios Román, President of the 2013 WCh Organising Committee.…
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Women’s Junior WCh in Czech Republic
July 17, 2012: The Women’s Junior World Championship in Czech Republic is history. 24 teams, 100 matches and 14 days, these are the bare figures of the tournament with two finalists, France and Sweden, that were not overwhelmingly dominant throughout the whole tournament but that came closer and closer to their best form in the…
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Draw Event for 2013 Men’s World Championship
June 26, 2012: Madrid, Spain is the host of the 2013 Men’s World Championship – and all 24 participating nations have been established since last weekend after completion of the qualifications in Pan-America and Oceania. Only host Spain and defending champions France had directly qualified; the remaining 22 teams had to undergo qualification in their…
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World Handball Player Award Ceremony in Herning
IHF News, May 29 2012: World Handball Player, Heidi Löke (Norway, club: Audi ETO Györ KC) and Mikkel Hansen (Denmark, club: AG Kobenhavn) had been elected World Handball Players of the Year 2011 by fans, media and an IHF expert jury. Both players will receive their awards, including a cheque to the amount of EUR 10,000…
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Who will succeed “flying Balic”? – IHF awards Handball Photo of the Year
May 07, 2012: Cheering players or fans, fountains of sparkling wine when the trophy is raised, spectacular pictures of speed and emotions, totally different angles or just a brilliant snapshot – everything is possible! The International Handball Federation is again awarding the prize for the best handball photo of the year. The winner of the…
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Draw for Olympic Handball Tournaments on 30 May
Switzerland, May 03, 2012: In a joint event of International Handball Federation (IHF), British Handball Association (BHA) and the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) the groups for the preliminary round of the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Handball Tournaments will be drawn at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London on 30 May…
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Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournaments, Schedule and accreditation
Switzerland, April 27, 2012: Womens Olympic Qualification, After all participants of the Men’s Olympic Handball Tournament in London had been determined after the three Olympic Qualification Tournaments on the Easter weekend, now twelve women’s teams fight for the last six remaining places for the 2012 Olympic Games in London (28 July – 12 August) in…
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Groups for the Women’s Junior World Championship are drawn
April 19, 2012: The next step to the 2012 Women’s Junior World Championship in the Czech Republic was taken on Wednesday 18 April: In Ostrava, which is, beside Brno, one of the hosting cities from 1 to 15 July, the draw event for the groups of the preliminary rounds took place. Host Czech Republic had…
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Seeding list for draw completed – three hosts win Qualifications
Switzerland, April 09, 2012: After the three Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Alicante, Gothenburg and Varazdin have come to an end on Sunday 8 April, all twelve teams participating at the Men’s tournament of the 2012 Olympic Games in London (28 July – 12 August) are known (Seeding list). In Alicante host Spain (winner) and Serbia…