EUSA-EHF Beach Handball 2019 coming to Zagreb

EUSA-EHF Beach Handball 2019 coming to Zagreb

The first EUSA-EHF European Universities Beach Handball Championship is to be hosted in Croatian capital Zagreb between July 24 and 27, 2019. An inspection visit was held in Zagreb on January 18-19, attended by EUSA Sports Manager Mr Besim Aliti, EUSA Beach Handball Technical Delegate Ms Jelena Rakonjac and EHF Beach Handball Commission member Mr Marco Trespidi, finalising the preparation for the event.

Representatives of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) and the European Handball Federation (EHF) met the representatives of the Organising Committee, lead by Mr Ronald Strumberger, Croatian Academic Sports Federation (CASF) Sports Director, Ms Ivana Anicic, OC Volunteers and Legal Affairs Manager, Mr Nikola Vincetic, OC Operations Manager, Mr Drazen Males, OC Media Manager and Mr Marko Lepoglavec, OC Marketing Manager.

EUSA and EHF meeting with local organisers

Sport and accommodation venues were inspected, and other operational matters discussed. The organisers showed great attention to details, and are ready to host university teams from all over Europe at the event.

Visiting Lake Jarun

The participants will be welcomed in the biggest recreational area of Zagreb, lake Jarun, for the opening ceremony, and the event will be organized in a top-grade sports facility, which hosted European Beach Handball Championship in 2017. Cooperation with EHF and joint partnership in organising the inaugural European Universities Beach Handball Championship is an additional signal of the high quality of the event.

From the Zagreb 2017 Championship

Registrations are open; please see https://beachhandball2019.eusa.eu for details and for more information about EHF on www.eurohandball.com.