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IHF extend their Anti-Doping Program by blood testing

Date: 12/14/2012

As a part of their Anti-Doping Program the International Handball Federation will start blood testing methods at the Men’s World Championship 2013 in Spain in addition to their previous controls
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Zamalek finally breaks Brazil’s resistance

Date: 8/27/2012

African club champions El-Zamalek from Egypt have won the first match of group A at the IHF Super Globe against Metodista Sao Bernardo from Brazil after a tough clash and due to a clear improvement after the break.
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“The best Youth World Championship ever” – IHF balances the tournament in Montenegro

Date: 8/27/2012

A thrilling final of the two brilliant teams Denmark and Russia, a well-deserved unbeaten new World Champion from Denmark, who added another youth gold after 2006, a high performing level of all teams and a huge praise for the organizer Montenegro by the International Handball Federation – those highly positive memories remain from the IV Women’s Youth World Championship, which had been played in the capital Podgorica and the coastal town of Bar and ended on Sunday evening 26 August.
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Denmark World Champions after last second goal in final thriller against Russia

Date: 8/27/2012

Like in 2006 Denmark are Women’s Youth World Champions. In a nail-biting final of the IV Word Championship in Bar, Montenegro, against Russia, the Scandinavians profited from a last second goal of Freja Kyndbal and took revenge for the last second defeat against Russia in the European championship final in 2011. Like then, Norway is bronze medallist, beating Romania in the 3-4 placement match.
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Same duel as in 2011: Russia vs. Denmark in the final

Date: 8/25/2012

The Russian girls hade made their final step to the final of the only unbeaten teams of the IV Women’s Youth World Championship in Montenegro. By winning their semifinal against Norway clearly 33:27 on Saturday, they took their sixth victory in their sixth match and face Denmark on Sunday (18:15 hrs local times) in the gold medal match.
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Danish dynamite go for gold after clashing Romania

Date: 8/25/2012

Like in 2006, when they became first ever world champion in this age category, the Danish girls have reached the final of the IV Women’s Youth World Championship in Montenegro by beating Romania in the semi.
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Hungary and Sweden battle for fifth position in Montenegro

Date: 8/25/2012

Hungary and Sweden are the winners of the starting matches of the placement round for the positions 5-8 on Saturday at the IV Women’s Youth World Championship in Montenegro and will face in the direct duel on Sunday for the fifth position.
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Russian plan: Building the base for a successful women’s team

Date: 8/25/2012

Russia is one of the dominating powers in women’s youth and junior handball since decades. No team had become Junior World Champions more often, nearly no team have such a high number of highly talented players. But despite this youth programme the women’s team missed the semifinals and the medals at the two past major competitions: the 2011 Women’s World Championship in Brazil and the Olympic Games in London.
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Placement round 9-20 completed with victories for Angola and Czech Republic

Date: 8/24/2012

After eight match days the final ranking of the positions 9-20 at the IV Women’s Youth World Championship in Doha is completed. Angola (against Kazakhstan) and Czech Republic (against Croatia) won the final placement matches for the rankings 13-16 in Bar on Friday evening.
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Facts and figures of the Youth World Championship Semifinalists

Date: 8/24/2012

It is the final countdown before the final: On Saturday Romania vs. Denmark (18:15 hrs local time) and Russia vs. Norway (20:30 hrs local time) face in the semifinals of the IV Women’s Youth World Championship in Bar, Montenegro. Those four nations imprinted the women’s younger age categories in the past years, taking a full cabinet of medals at continental or international competitions.
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