Tag: rubrique 1
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2 March 2015
Partners
The International Handball Federation (IHF), Handball World Championship rights holder, has awarded the 2017 edition to the French Handball Federation (FFHB). The official IHF partners have therefore become France Handball2017’s. ADIDAS Official sports equipment outfitter “The Brand with Three Stripes” has been part of the world of sports for more than 80 years, and of...
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2 March 2015
Volunteers
Launched in October 2015, the counter recruitment has met with success beyond expectations of the Organizing Committee since 3,000 candidates, including 120 from outside France, had signed up. 45% of the applicants were women and over 60% did not have a background in handball. The 1,915 volunteers who have been selected and trained for their...
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2 March 2015
Qualification
How to qualify for France Handball 2017? 24 teams will participate in the 25th Men’s Handball World Championship in France –and only one of those participants is confirmed to date: the host nation, France. The defending world champion normally receives automatic qualification but, as it is also France, the team that will be awarded that spot...
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2 March 2015
Presidents forewords
IHF President foreword With less than two years to go before the Men’s Handball World Championship in France throws off, I’d like to take this opportunity to express just how proud I am when Iooking at our sport’s continued growth in terms of both visibility and popularity throughout the world. Even though handball is currently...
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2 March 2015
Presentation
France is ready for a phenomenal event – everything is set for the fourth Handball World Championship in 2017 The motto is set – and France is ready for “phenomenal handball” in 2017: 15 French cities had been part of the bidding process to host matches of the 2017 Men’s Handball World Championship, and after...