Category: Breaking news

30 January 2017

See you in 2019 !

Following the gold medal ceremony, on Sunday in Paris’ AccorHotels Arena, IHF officially passed the baton on to Denmark and Germany, which will host the next World Championship in January 2019. France is already qualified for this tournament as the title holder, just like the two hosting nations. Photo : Stéphane Pillaud/IHF

30 January 2017

Lazarov top scorer, Sagosen tops the assists

FYR Macedonia’s right back Kiril Lazarov is the best goalscorer of the 2017 World Championship with 50 goals in only 6 games. It’s the second time Lazarov is the top scorer of a World Championship, after 2009 in Croatia, where he set a new all time record tally with 92 goals. Norway’s centre or left...

30 January 2017

François Hollande : “A wonderful explosion of joy”

François HOLLANDE, president of the French Republic, After France’s win over Norway (33:26) in the final… “Had we wanted to promote the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, we would have been unable to do better. The Organizing Committee must be congratulated, but also the Federation and the players, because they gave us a lot of emotions...

29 January 2017

Guillaume Gille: “The emotions in sport are like fuel to me”

Guillaume Gille, co-head coach (FRA): On France winning the 2017 IHF Men’s World Championship… “The emotions in sport are like fuel to me. That’s why I just want to enjoy what we’re experiencing here right now and it is really unique what a furor we caused here in France. The reception we received was amazing....

29 January 2017

FRANCE – Omeyer: “We knew this would be a very special game”

Thierry Omeyer, (FRA): On the poor start… “I think they began the game very well, we were not very good in the defence. Norway played a very good first half but at half-time we lead by one goal. And that gave us a lot of confidence at half-time. We knew this would be a very...

29 January 2017

45 gold medals in current French squad

The gold in the 2017 IHF World Handball Championship is the French goalkeeper Thierry Omeyer’s fifth World Championship final while Michael Guigou, Nikola Karabatic, Daniel Narcisse and Cedric Sorhaindo all take their fourth gold medal match – all of the above are still unbeaten in WCh finals. Coach Coach Dider Dinart also takes his fourth...

29 January 2017

2017 All-star team announced

Upon conclusion of the 25th IHF Men’s World Championship Final, the France 2017 All-star Team has been announced: Left wing: Jerry TOLLBRING (SWE) Left back: Sander SAGOSEN (NOR) Centre back: Domagoj DUVNJAK (CRO) Right back: Nedim REMILI (FRA) Right wing: Kristian BJORNSEN (NOR) Line player: Bjarte MYRHOL (NOR) Goalkeeper: Vincent GERARD (FRA) Top scorer: Kiril...

29 January 2017

FINAL: Norway in the footsteps of the women’s team?

Whatever the result of the final versus France, the men’s Norway team has already achieved their best performance ever in an international tournament. But a win could take them to a new dimension, following in the footsteps of Norway women’s team. The Norwegian ladies are indeed experts in terms of success. Over the last 20...

29 January 2017

FINAL: France aiming for a new record

If France beat Norway in final this Sunday afternoon, they will become the 10th national team to win a World Championship with only wins on their record. Former world champions that have achieved this before are Germany in 1938, Sweden in 1954 and 1958, Romania in 1964, Czechoslovakia in 1967, USSR in 1982, Yugoslavia in...

29 January 2017

Referee nominations for the final

The IHF has officially announced the referees for the 25th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship final between France and Norway. Final, France vs Norway (Paris, 17:30): GJEDING M / HANSEN M (DEN) SUBS: NACHEVSKI G / NIKOLOV S (MKD) Photo: Stéphane Pillaud/IHF