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Maria Thorisdottir

Maria Thorisdottir (en islandés: Maria Þórisdóttir) (Elverum, Østlandet, Noruega; 5 de junio de 1993) es una futbolista noruega. Juega de defensa y su equipo actual es el Brighton & Hove Albion de la Women's Super League. Es internacional absoluta con la Selección de Noruega desde 2015.​ Antes de dedicarse profesionalmente al fútbol, jugó al balonmano en la Eliteserien en los clubes Sola HK y Stabæk IF.​
Antes de comenzar a dedicarse por completo al fútbol, Maria jugaba balonmano en la Eliteserien, primera división del deporte en el país, para los clubes Sola y Stabæk.​
Comenzó su carrera en el Klepp IL de la Toppserien.​
En septiembre de 2017, fue fichada por el Chelsea inglés.​ Renovó su contrato con el club en 2019 hasta el año 2021.​
En octubre de 2018 sufrió una conmoción cerebral durante un partido, lo que le mantuvo fuera del campo hasta mayo de 2019.​ En octubre de 2019, sufrió una fractura en la pierna durante un entrenamiento, por lo que tuvo que ser operada.​
Jugó por la selección de Noruega sub-17 el Campeonato Europeo Femenino Sub-17 de la UEFA 2008-09 en Nyon, donde Noruega obtuvo e cuarto lugar.​ En 2010 logró clasificar con su equipo al Campeonato Europeo Femenino Sub-19 de la UEFA de 2011, donde perdió en la final por 8-1 ante Alemania.​ Por llegar a la final, la selección sub-20 de Noruega clasificó a la Copa Mundial Femenina de Fútbol Sub-20 de 2012 en Japón. El seleccionado alcanzó los cuartos de final en la competición, donde nuevamente quedaron eliminados contra Alemania por 4-0 en el marcador.​
Su primera convocatoria para la selección de Noruega llegó el 16 de febrero de 2015 para disputar la Copa de Algarve 2015.​ Debutó en ese torneo ante Islandia. Luego de la copa la selección de Islandia ofreció a la jugadora representar a ese país a nivel internacional.​ En abril de 2015 fue seleccionada para representar a Noruega en el Mundial de Canadá 2015. También participó en el de Francia 2019.
Actualizado a los partidos jugados el 2 de marzo de 2020
Campeonato Mundial de Balonmano Masculino Juvenil de 2017

El VII Campeonato Mundial de Balonmano Masculino Juvenil se celebró en Georgia entre el 8 y el 20 de agosto de 2017 bajo la organización de la IHF.​
Los partidos del torneo fueron disputados en la ciudad de Tiflis, en el Tbilisi Olympic Handball Arena compuesto por dos salones pequeños y un salón central más grande.
El 31 de julio de 2017, Venezuela se bajó del torneo (debido a los disturbios ocurridos en el país), y Polonia tomó su lugar.​
El sorteo fue realizado el 10 de mayo de 2017.​
Los grupos fueron anunciados el 8 de mayo de 2017.​
La IHF seleccionó 16 pares de árbitros para el torneo.​
El fixture fue publicado el 29 de mayo de 2017.​
Todos los horarios son locales (UTC+4) .
– Clasificados a octavos de final. – Clasificados a Copa Presidente 17º al 20º. – Clasificados a Copa Presidente 21º al 24º.
Fuente:IHF
Reglas de clasificación = 1) Puntos; 2) Puntos entre sí; 3) Diferencia de gol entre sí; 4) Goles a favor entre sí; 5) Diferencia de gol general.
Todos los horarios son locales (UTC+4) .
Los ocho perdedores de los octavos de final son clasificados según sus resultados obtenidos en la ronda previa contra los equipos resultantes 1º-4º y juegan un partido para determinar su posición final.
El equipo ideal y el Jugador Más Valioso (MVP) fueron anunciados el último día de la competencia (20 de agosto de 2017).​
Selección femenina de balonmano playa de España

La Selección femenina de balonmano playa de España es la sección femenina absoluta de las mejores jugadoras de Balonmano playa de España. Está dirigida por la Real Federación Española de Balonmano.​
Las Guerreras de la Arena convocadas para el Campeonato del Mundo 2024. ​
Datos actualizados al 22 de agosto de 2024​
Nota: En negrita jugadoras en activo
En 2016 el equipo​ dirigido por Dani Lara se proclamó campeón​ en el Mundial celebrado en Budapest estaba formado por
Charlotte y Julie Bonaventura

Charlotte y Julie Bonaventura (Marsella, Francia, 2 de agosto de 1980) son gemelas francesas y colegiadas internacionales de balonmano.​ Pertenecientes al grupo 1 de los árbitros de la Federación Francesa de Balonmano, arbitran tanto en mujeres como en hombres, especialmente en mujeres de la División 1 y hombres de la División 1, pero también en competiciones organizadas por la EHF y la IHF, como la final del torneo femenino de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2012 o varios partidos del campeonato mundial masculino 2017 organizado en Francia. Las dos hermanas se convirtieron así en las primeras mujeres en dirigir partidos en un Campeonato Mundial Masculino.​
Charlotte y Julie Bonaventura arbitraron su primera competición internacional en el Campeonato Mundial Femenino 2009 en China y luego el Campeonato Mundial Femenino 2011 en Brasil.
En 2012, formaron una de las dos parejas francesas seleccionadas para el arbitraje de Juegos Olímpicos de Londres. Durante estos Juegos Olímpicos, dirigieron partidos del torneo masculino y femenino, que culminó con la final femenina entre Noruega y Montenegro (26–23), 11 de agosto de 2012.​
El 4 de mayo de 2014, arbitran la final femenina de la Liga de Campeones de la EHF entre el Győri ETO KC a ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica (27–21) ante más de 10.000 espectadores.​ El 21 de diciembre de 2014, dirigieron la final del Campeonato Europeo Femenino en Budapest en Hungría, entre Noruega y España (28–25).
El 20 de diciembre de 2015, arbitran la final del Campeonato Mundial Femenino entre los Países Bajos y el Noruega (23–31) en Herning en Dinamarca.​
En Juegos Olímpicos de Río en 2016, dirigieron notablemente el partido por la medalla de bronce, estando Francia en la final. Sin embargo, no fueron seleccionadas para el Campeonato Europeo Femenino 2016.
En enero de 2017, la pareja fue designada para arbitrar en el Campeonato Mundial Masculino 2017 organizado en Francia, convirtiéndose así en las primeras mujeres en dirigir en un Campeonato Mundial Masculino.​
En la Copa Mundial Femenina 2017 y luego en el Europa Femenina 2018, no arbitran ni las semifinales ni las finales debido a la presencia del Francia. Por otro lado, son la primera pareja de árbitros en dirigir una semifinal y la final del Copa Mundial Femenina 2019. La final la disputaron España y los Países Bajos (29–30).
Indira Kastratović

Indira Kastratović (Bania Luka, 2 de octubre de 1970) es una exjugadora de balonmano macedonia.
Considerada como una de las mejores jugadoras de balonmano macedonias de la historia​ y una de las mejores laterales derechas del mundo, en 2024 pasó a ser miembro del Salón de la Fama de la EHF.​
En el Campeonato del Mundo de 1997 ayudó al equipo de balonmano femenino de Macedonia a alcanzar el séptimo puesto al marcar 71 goles,​ el mayor número en el campeonato de ese año.
Jugó en su país natal y para el Kometal Gjorce Petrov casi toda su carrera, llegando en dos ocasiones a la final de la Champions League y levantando el título en 2002, con 10 tantos suyos en la final.​
Además fue entrenadora del equipo macedonio​ hasta el 2016.​
Su nombre de soltera es Indira Jakupović que cambió a Indira Kastratović tras su matrimonio con Zoran Kastratović.
Goalpost

Un goalpost es un anglicismo usado en el fútbol americano y canadiense, traducido al español como "poste" (de gol). En español, es común que se les nombre de acuerdo a su estructura: "H" (hache) o "Y" (Y griega), que son las formas más comunes de su elaboración.
En este deporte, el término se refiere a múltiples postes conectados que sirven para los goles de campo. Uno de los postes es la base que sostiene los demás, puesto en posición vertical al final de la zona de anotación. Encima de este, hay un poste horizontal, perpendicular al primero, cuyo punto medio se conecta con la base vertical. Los últimos dos son postes verticales, paralelos en comparación uno a otro, que se conectan a los extremos del poste horizontal. Si el balón pateado pasa sobre la parte horizontal y entre los postes verticales, se marcan tres puntos (como gol de campo) o un punto (en caso de que siga como resultado de un touchdown, llamado "punto extra").​
Kicker (fútbol americano)

Kicker o placekicker (también en español: pateador) es una posición en el fútbol americano y en el fútbol canadiense. El kicker patea el balón desde un punto fijo en el terreno de juego. Intenta golpearlo de manera que pase sobre el poste horizontal y entre los cabos verticales del denominado goalpost. Si el intento es exitoso, el equipo ofensivo recibe tres puntos si se trata de un field goal o un punto si se trata de un punto extra tras un touchdown.
Los kickers normalmente no obtienen un gran reconocimiento de los aficionados, pero su papel es muy importante para ganar la posición en el campo. También asumen otras tareas como holder o patear kickoffs.
La mayoría de los extranjeros profesionales de Estados Unidos han sido kickers, entre ellos Efren Herrera, Rafael Septién, Raul Allegre y Jan Stenerud.
Cleverman

Cleverman, es un drama australiano-neozelandés-estadounidense estrenado el 1 de junio del 2016 por medio de las cadenas ABC en Australia y en SundanceTV en los Estados Unidos.​ La serie está basada en el concepto original de Ryan Griffen.
La serie ha contado con la participación de los actores invitados Miranda Tapsell, Rahel Romahn, Rachael Coopes, entre otros...
El 2 de junio de 2016 se anunció que la serie había sido renovada para una segunda temporada,​​ la cual fue estrenada el 28 de junio de 2017.
La serie sigue varias historias de los aborígenes en el contexto moderno, donde reflexiona sobre el racismo, las solicitudes de asilo y la protección de las fronteras. La historia central gira en Koen West y Waruu West, dos hermanos indígenas distanciados que se ven obligado a unirse para luchar por su propia supervivencia cuando a Koen se le asigna el manto de "Cleverman".
La primera temporada de la serie está conformada por 6 episodios.
La serie es dirigida por Wayne Blair y Leah Purcell, cuenta con los escritores Michael Miller, Jon Bell y Jane Allen.
También cuenta con la participación de los productores ejecutivos Sally Riley, Kylie du Fresne, Ben Grant, Martin Baynton, Adam Fratto, Jan David Frouman y Amelie Kienlin y con las compañías productoras "Goalpost Pictures", "Pukeko Pictures", "Red Arrow International", "Sundance Studios" y "ABC TV".
El 3 de junio del 2016 se anunció que la serie había sido renovada para una segunda temporada.​
Balonmano playa

El Balonmano playa es un deporte de equipo en el que dos equipos pasan y hacen rebotar o rodar una pelota, intentando introducirla en la portería del equipo contrario. El juego es similar al balonmano estandar, pero se juega sobre arena en lugar de sobre un suelo sólido. Como la pelota pierde la mayor parte de su rebote en la arena, hay poco o ningún regate y los jugadores realizan más pases, ya que siguen aplicándose las reglas de desplazamiento.
Al igual que sucede en el vóley playa o en el fútbol playa, este se practica descalzo en una playa de arena. En el balonmano playa, hay dos equipos, cada uno con 4 jugadores (incluyendo el portero).
El terreno de juego es un rectángulo de 27 metros de largo y 12 metros de ancho. El área de juego es de 15 metros de largo y 12 metros de ancho delimitado por líneas de una anchura máxima de 8 centímetros. Las porterías son como las del Handball tienen 2 metros de alto y 3 metros de ancho.
El partido se divide en dos sets de 10 minutos, se disputa por dos equipos compuestos por cuatro jugadores cada uno, incluido el portero en defensa o el especialista o peto en ataque (este vestido del mismo color del portero). Cada equipo tiene cuatro reservas. El comienzo de cada periodo, e incluso del Gol de oro en caso de empate, comienza con saque de árbitro al aire en medio del terreno de juego.
El objetivo del juego es marcar en la puerta rival, pasando y tirando la pelota con sus manos.
El balón es de goma no resbaladizo, con un peso de 350 a 370 gramos y de circunferencia de 54 a 56 centímetros para los hombres, y para las mujeres el peso ronda los 300 gramos y con circunferencia de 50 a 52 centímetros.
Hay dos tipos de goles: normales y dobles. Los goles normales son marcados de la forma tradicional por cualquier jugador excepto el portero o peto, cuyos goles son siempre dobles. Los goles dobles se pueden marcar de tres formas:
También es importante mencionar que en defensa no hay ningún tipo de contacto (al contrario que en balonmano pista) sólo para provocar falta en ataque, cualquier contacto ilegal es castigado con una expulsión y el jugador deberá permanecer fuera de pista durante una posesión, normalmente una defensa de su equipo; cuando un jugador acumule dos exclusiones será sancionado con tarjeta roja, haciendo así que no pueda volver a jugar ese partido.
El equipo que, al final de cada serie, marque más goles en la puerta rival, gana el partido. En caso de empate al final de diez minutos, el partido continuará y ganará el primer equipo que marque (gol de oro).
Si un equipo gana ambos sets, gana el partido con el resultado de 2-0. Si ambos equipos consiguen ganar un juego, el partido se decide en tanda de shoot out (contraataques).
El equipo que gana la tanda de penaltis, gana la partida con el resultado de 2-1.
Club Estudiantes de La Plata (balonmano)

El Club Estudiantes de La Plata es una entidad polideportiva de Argentina, ubicada en la ciudad de La Plata, provincia de Buenos Aires. Fue fundado como club de fútbol el 4 de agosto de 1905.
La sección de balonmano de la institución se inicia en 1969. Actualmente, disputa los torneos oficiales de la Federación Metropolitana de Balonmano​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Disputa el clásico de esta disciplina contra Defensa y Justicia, de Florencio Varela.​
El Balonmano (Handball) fue incorporado al Club Estudiantes en el mes de agosto de 1969 y fue asociado a la federación dos años después. En 1973, se consagraría campeón de Tercera División.​
En diciembre de 1971, producto de ser campeón de la tercera división, es ascendido a la segunda categoría. Tiempo más tarde ascendería a primera y sería el campeón de Campeón Metropolitano de Handball (29 de septiembre de 1978 y 1979), en lo que sería el auge del club masculino de balonmano.​
En 2001, se agrega la rama femenina, que sería múltiple campeón de títulos nacionales y de la Copa Internacional Medellín-Colombia 2010.​
En 2017, el equipo masculino es relegado a la segunda división producto de su desempeño en la L.H.C.​
Plantel masculino 2017/18
Campeonatos ganados por la rama femenina y masculina​.
Masculino
Femenino
Primera división FeMeBal 2017

La Primera división FeMeBal 2017,​ es la segunda liga más importante del balonmano de Argentina organizada y regulada por la Federación Metropolitana de Balonmano.​
El campeón masculino de la temporada 2017 fue el S.A.G. Lomas de Zamora que junto con el subcampeón, Argentinos Juniors ascendieron de manera directa a la Liga de Honor Caballeros, mientras que el Club Juventud Unida lo hizo disputando un encuentro reclasificatorio contra Muni. Vicente López (Vi.Lo) .
En la rama femenina, en cambio, los ascensos fueron para River Plate (campeón), Muñiz (subcampeón) mientras que A.A.C.F. Quilmes deberá disputar un tercer encuentro reclasificatorio producto de una serie empatada en 1.
Posiciones generales L.H.C. 2017
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 23 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Tabla general de la Primera División FeMeBAL 2017
Fuentes: FeMeBal 1 Archivado el 25 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine. 2 Archivado el 25 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Posiciones generales L.H.D. 2017
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 23 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Tabla general de la Primera División FeMeBAL 2017
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 27 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine. .
Según el artículo 117 de FeMeBal para que un jugador pueda disputar compentencias de la Federación deberá estar previamente inscripto a esta, así también requiere el carnet respectivo expedido por el Comité Ejecutivo, con aprobación anual (Art. 120).​
Los menores de edad (hasta 18 años de edad) deberán poseer la aprobación de sus progenitores (Art. 118).​
Liga de Honor Caballeros

La Liga de Honor Caballeros (L.H.C.),​​ es un torneo argentino de clubes de Handball​​ organizado y regulado por la Federación Metropolitana de Balonmano.​​ Otorga a los mejores de dicha competencia desde 2005 el pasaje al Super 4.​​
La primera temporada disputada se realizó en 1975 y tuvo como campeón al Club SEDALO de Lanús Oeste.
Cabe destacar que el club más ganador del torneo es River Plate con 15 conquistas.​
Han sido 14 los campeones a lo largo de la historia,​ por lo que es destacable que el primer club en defender la corona fue Ferrocarril Oeste (1984, 1985 y 1986). Años más tarde, el Club Nuestra Señora de Luján logró alzarse con cinco trofeos consecutivos (de 1996 a 2001),​ siendo el primero y el único en hacerlo hasta que River Plate lo consiguió entre el apertura 2005 y el clausura 2007.​
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 21 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Posiciones generales 2017
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 23 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
*Reclasificación
Tabla general de la Primera División FeMeBAL
Fuentes: FeMeBal 1 Archivado el 25 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine. 2 Archivado el 25 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Según el artículo 117 de FeMeBal​ para que un jugador pueda disputar compentencias de la Federación deberá estar previamente incrispto a esta, así también requiere el carnet respectivo expedido por el Comité Ejecutivo, con aprobación anual (Art. 120).​
Los menores de edad (hasta 18 años) deberán poseer la aprobación de sus progenitores (Art. 118).​
- En 1992 y 1993 el campeón fue INEF Belgrano, actual UNLu.
- En 1995 Ferro de Merlo se proclamó vencedor del torneo.
Liga de Honor Damas

La Liga de Honor Damas (L.H.D.), es un torneo argentino de Handball femenino organizado y regulado por la Federación Metropolitana de Balonmano (FeMeBal).​ Otorga a los mejores de dicha competencia desde 2005 el pasaje al Super 4.​​
La primera temporada disputada se realizó en 1975 y tuvo como campeón al Centro Educación Física Número 1.
Cabe destacar que el club más ganador del torneo es el Club SEDALO de Lanús Oeste con 11 conquistas.
Han sido 11 los campeones a lo largo de la historia,​ por lo que es requerido resaltar que el club INEF M. Belgrano, 4 títulos, actualmente se conoce como UNLu.​
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 22 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Posiciones generales 2017
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 23 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Tabla general de la Primera División FeMeBAL
Fuente: FeMeBal Archivado el 27 de enero de 2018 en Wayback Machine.
Según el artículo 117 de FeMeBal​ para que un jugador pueda disputar compentencias de la Federación deberá estar previamente inscripto a esta, así también requiere el carnet respectivo expedido por el Comité Ejecutivo, con aprobación anual (Art. 120).​
Los menores de edad (hasta 18 años) deberán poseer la aprobación de sus progenitores (Art. 118).​
Actualizado el 18 de enero de 2018​
2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup

The 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup is the 32nd season of Europe's tertiary club handball tournament organised by European Handball Federation (EHF), and the 5th season since it was renamed from the Challenge Cup to the EHF European Cup. Atticgo BM Elche are the defending champions.
The tournament is played in a straight knockout format. The ties are held in a home and away format. Overall, there are six rounds to navigate in order to win the trophy (Round 2, Round 3, Last 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final).
The rankings are based on the performances of each club from a respective country from a three year period.
The full list of teams qualified for each stage of the 2024–25 Women's EHF European Cup was announced on 9 July 2024.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
A total of 64 teams are involved in the second qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 5–6 October 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 12–13 October 2024. The draw was on the 16 of July 2024.
Results
A total of 32 teams are involved in the third qualifying round. The first leg matches are held on 9–10 November 2024, while the second leg matches are held on 16–17 November 2024. The draw will be on the 15 of October 2024.
Results
The Last 16 first leg matches are held on 11–12 January 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 18–19 January 2025. The draw will be on the 19 of November 2024.
Results
The first leg matches are held on 15–16 February 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 22–23 February 2025. The draw will be on 21 January 2025.
Results
Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porrino won 50–41 on aggregate
Hazena Kynzvart won 57–51 on aggregate
MKS Iuventa Michalovce won 62–43 on aggregate
Valur won 49–44 on aggregate
The first leg matches are held on 22–23 March 2025, while the second leg matches are held on 29–30 March 2025. The draw will be on 21 January 2025.
Results
Conservas Orbe Zendal BM Porrino won 61–55 on aggregate
Valur won 53–45 on aggregate
The first leg match is held on 10–11 May 2025, while the second leg match is held on 17–18 May 2025. The draw will be on 1 April 2025.
Results
won – on aggregate
Hummel International

Hummel International Sport & Leisure A/S, commonly known as Hummel (stylized hummel), is a German-founded Danish manufacturing company of sportswear brand based in Aarhus. It is owned by Thornico. The company currently manufactures apparel for football, rugby league, futsal, handball, basketball, shinty, volleyball and esports teams. Moreover, the company also offers apparel and footwear for children alongside its fashion sub-brand, Hummel HIVE.
The company was founded in 1923 by Max Albrecht Ludwig Messmer and his father Michael Messmer under the name "Messmer & Co" in Hamburg, Germany; that same year, the Messmer brothers introduced the first football boots to the world. Hummel became Danish after being taken over by Bernhard Weckenbrock in 1956, who moved its base to Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia. Since 1999, Hummel has been a part of the Danish Thornico Group founded by Christian and Thor Stadil.
Being one of the oldest sportswear brands in the business with roots in football and handball, Hummel has previously been worn by football teams such as Real Madrid, Red Star Belgrade, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Benfica and the Danish national team.
The Hummel logo is a stylized bumblebee, as Hummel is German for "bumblebee".
The following teams and association are currently sponsored by Hummel:
2018–19 División de Honor Femenina de Balonmano

The División de Honor Femenina 2018–19, or Liga Guerreras Iberdrola 2018-19 after sponsorship of Iberdrola, was the 62nd season of women's handball top flight in Spain since its establishment. The season began on 7 September. A total of 14 teams take part the league, 12 of which had already contested in the 2017–18 season, and two of which were promoted from the División de Plata 2017–18.
Teams promoted from 2017–18 División de Plata
Teams relegated to 2019–20 División de Plata
Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈlaw ˈsaɲ ˈʒɔɾði], English: St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,960. Since the inauguration, is the largest indoor arena by capacity in Spain.
The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball, and volleyball events. Today, it is used for a variety of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility.
The arena was the venue of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
It was the venue of three EuroLeague Final Fours. It also hosted the EuroBasket, from the quarterfinals on, and the Copa del Rey.
The final of Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi on 8–10 December, giving Spain their first title. The arena also hosted the finals of Davis Cup between Spain and Czech Republic with the victory for the Spaniards 5–0.
Palau Sant Jordi was the main venue of the FINA World Championships. A temporary, regulation swimming pool was installed for the occasion. It played the same role for the FINA World Championships, since the city of Barcelona hosted the Championships again after 10 years.
It was one of six sites that hosted the World Men's Handball Championship including the final. It was also one of six sites to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
On 5 October, the arena hosted an NBA preseason game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and local team FC Barcelona Regal.
This arena hosted professional wrestling promotion, WWE's Friday Night SmackDown televised event on 14 March 2025. It was the first WWE show televised live in that arena.
It will host matches for the 2028 European Men's Handball Championship.
The 3,000-seat Sant Jordi Club opened in and is located behind the main building.
Royal Spanish Handball Federation

The Royal Spanish Handball Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Balonmano, RFEBM) is the national handball association in Spain. It is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The organisation is responsible for the indoor handball national teams (men's and women's), and the beach handball national teams (men's and women's). As of 2023, the federation has 869 registered clubs and 100,704 federated players.
Nou Palau Blaugrana

The Nou Palau Blaugrana will be a multi-sports indoor arena, located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The arena will serve as the new home arena for the basketball (FC Barcelona Bàsquet), handball (FC Barcelona Handbol) and Futsal (FC Barcelona Futsal) sections of the multi-sports club FC Barcelona. The Nou Palau Blaugrana will have a maximum capacity of 15,000 spectators.
It will be built on the site currently occupied by the Mini Estadi, which was demolished in 2020 after the construction of the Estadi Johan Cruyff which was completed and inaugurated in 2019. The new arena is expected to be finished by the end of 2027, and will replace the original Palau Blaugrana, which is across the street and currently serves as the home arena for FC Barcelona's basketball, handball, and futsal teams.
The project is part of the Espai Barça project.
Street football (association football)

Street football or street soccer is an informal variation on the game of association football, typically played in outdoor urban settings such as streets, playgrounds and car parks. The term encompasses a variety of different formats, which do not necessarily follow the requirements of a formal game of football, such as a large field, field markings, goal apparatus and corner flags, eleven players per team, or match officials (referee and assistant referees). Often street football is played as a pick-up game, without fixed timing and with players joining and leaving at any point. Many renowned footballers stated that they learned to play football on the street, including the likes of Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Pelé, Giuseppe Meazza, Éamon Dunphy, Eusebio, Dejan Savićević, and Cristiano Ronaldo, among others.
Street football is more similar to beach football and futsal than to association football. Often the most basic of set-ups will involve just a ball with a wall or fence used as a goal, or items such as clothing being used for goalposts (hence the phrase "jumpers for goalposts"). The phrase was used by Ed Sheeran in his 2015 documentary Jumpers for Goalposts: Live at Wembley Stadium as a nod to playing the concerts at Wembley Stadium, the "home of football."
In some cases, a standard ball is not available and street football depends on a ball made out of garbage, such as discarded plastic. Handwalla Bwana, describing street football in the Kakuma refugee camp said "We used to make a garbage ball. We used to go through the garbage cans and make as much soccer ball as we could" and attributed use of the garbage ball to being better with his feet. Johan Cruyff has said "Footballers from the street are more important than trained coaches."
The ease of playing these informal games on the streets and open spaces make football the most popular sport in the world.
In 2005, video game publisher Electronic Arts introduced FIFA Street, a franchise based on street football and freestyle football. FIFA Street series focuses on flair, style and trickery, reflecting the cultures of street football and freestyle football played in streets and backlots across the world.
In 2019, Electronic Arts added a Volta gameplay mode to FIFA 20. It shares similarities to the FIFA Street series and has a storyline of a street football player playing through the ranks, both making new friends and losing old ones along the way.
Bjärred

Bjärred (Swedish: [ˈbjæ̌rːɛd], outdatedly [ˈbjěːrɛd]) is a coastal locality situated in Lomma Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. It is situated about 20 km north of Malmö, 10 km west of Lund and 5 km north of Lomma village. With 9,874 inhabitants in 2016, it is the second largest locality in Lomma Municipality and accounts for around 41% of its inhabitants. Bjärred largely serves as a suburb of Malmö and Lund.
Among the sights in the town is the open-air swimming-baths, situated 500 meters out on the jetty Långa bryggan.
The name Bjärred is thought to come from the Danish word bjerg, which means height or hill, and may refer to the height at which the settlement appears when viewed from the sea.
The town grew up as a seaside resort for the nearby city of Lund during the 1800s. The construction of an 11-km long railway between Lund and Bjärred began in 1899, and the railway opened for traffic on July 27, 1901. The railway was electrified in 1916, however, it did not prove commercially successful and closed on June 15, 1939, with the rails being removed in 1940.
The population of Bjärred has grown strongly since the mid-1900s, from 864 residents in 1960 to 9,874 residents in 2010.
The settlement can be divided into four areas: Löddesnäs in the north-west, Borgeby in the north, Centrum in the central part of the town and Gamla Bjärred and Haboljung in the south. A large yard named Bjerehof within the settlement has given its name to the eponymous dwelling area in central Bjärred, along with a school and sports hall. What is now the central part of Bjärred was formally Högsäters orchard, founded by Eric Jungquist in the beginning of the 1920s.
Along the beach in Löddesnäs in north Bjärred there is a nature reserve whose main feature is the 10–15 m high wall, Littorinavallen, which runs parallel to the beach. Above the wall in an meadow named Gyllins meadow, after the owner of a large part of Bjärred in the 1900s. The river Lödde å runs into the Öresund north of Bjärred, where there is also a bird-watching tower.
The village has a shallow beach on the Öresund, with bathing jetty which, at 524 m, is one of the longest in Sweden. During 2004 an outdoor baths opened at the end of the jetty, which also houses a restaurant.
The handball club HK Ankaret is located within Bjärred, and is one of the most successful youth handball clubs in Sweden. As of the 2016-2017 season the team plays in Division 1.
Lomma-Bjärreds Tennis Klubb (LBTK) is a tennis club formed in 1956. It has produced several well-known players such as Caroline Magnusson and Henrik Sundström.
Professional football players Patrik "Bjärred" Andersson and his brother Daniel Andersson both played in the local team Bjärred IF.
This article contains content translated from the Swedish Wikipedia article at sv:Bjärred.
Media related to Bjärred at Wikimedia Commons
2013 World Men's Handball Championship

The 2013 World Men's Handball Championship was the 23rd World Men's Handball Championship, an international handball tournament that took place in Spain from 11 to 27 January 2013. This was the first time Spain hosted the World Men's Handball Championship, becoming the twelfth country to host the competition.
Spain won the title, beating Denmark in the final 35–19. It was Denmark's second final in a row.
Games in Madrid were scheduled to be played in the Madrid Arena but on 1 November 2012, five young people were killed in a human stampede during a Halloween party. The venue was subsequently closed because of the judicial investigation and the IHF changed the location of games to Caja Mágica.
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The qualification for the 2013 World Handball Championship took place in the calendar years of 2011 and 2012. As the host nation, Spain and as defending champions, France were automatically qualified for the tournament.[2][3][4]
The draw took place on 19 July 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
The pots were announced on 9 July 2012.
16 match official pairs were selected for the tournament.
The draw was held on 19 July 2012. The playing schedule was published on 5 August 2012. The throw-off times were published on 12 September 2012.
Twenty-four participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the eighth-finals. The last two teams in each group will play placement matches.
For the three game group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order
All times are (UTC+1).
Spain's 51–11 win over Australia has been the third highest scoring win at a world championship.
The final match, watched by 19,500 people, was played at the Palau Sant Jordi hall in Barcelona. Denmark entered the final as the only unbeaten team during the tournament, having won all eight matches they previously played. Host nation Spain won seven of their eight matches before the final, losing only to Croatia in the final match in the group phase.
Spain won their second World Men's Handball Championship, beating Denmark 35–19. While in the early minutes of the game the teams were closely matched, Spain played tough defense, limited Denmark's scoring chances and went on a scoring run to end the first half leading 18–10. The Spanish team then increased their lead in the second half, outscoring Denmark 17–9 to close out the game. It was the third World Championship final that Denmark lost, having also been defeated in 1967 and 2011.
List of halls and walks of fame

A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums that enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia and general information regarding the inducted recipients. Sometimes, the honorees' plaques may instead be posted on a wall (hence a "wall of fame") or inscribed on a sidewalk (as in a "walk of fame", "walk of stars", or "avenue of fame"). In other cases, the hall of fame is more figurative and consists of a list of names of noteworthy people and their achievements and contributions. The lists are maintained by an organization or community, and may be national, state, local, or private.
The term "hall of fame" first appeared in German with the Ruhmeshalle, built in 1853 in Munich. The Walhalla memorial in Bavaria was conceived in 1807 and built between 1830 and 1842. Inspired by the Ruhmeshalle, the English-language term was popularised in the United States by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, a sculpture gallery completed in 1900 and officially dedicated in 1901. Located in the Bronx in New York City, it is on the campus of Bronx Community College (until 1973 the University Heights campus of New York University).
The meaning of fame has changed over the years, originally meaning 'renown' for achievement, as opposed to today's more common meaning of 'celebrity'.
At least 13 writers' halls of fame exist in the United States alone, or at least 10 besides four songwriters' ones listed above in "Music" section. These provide recognition of life-time bodies of work by authors, whether living or dead, as opposed to being awards for individual works.
Fernando Alonso Sports Complex

The Fernando Alonso Sports Complex (Spanish: Complejo Deportivo Fernando Alonso, also known as Spanish: Museo y Circuito Fernando Alonso) is a sports project dedicated to the promotion of motorsport and a memorial to Fernando Alonso, a two-times Formula One World Drivers' Champion from Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. The facility is located in Llanera, Asturias.
The complex includes a museum about Fernando Alonso, a kart circuit, and a golf course.
The complex's Fernando Alonso Collection includes most of the racing cars which Alonso has competed in since the age of 3, racing suits and helmets he wore, and the trophies which he won. Apart from those originating from Alonso himself, his helmet collection of other professional drivers is on exhibit.
The karting circuit is spread over 44,446.54 m² and was designed and built with the possibility of making twenty-nine different tracks, whose lengths vary between 1,400 and 1,800 meters. The main circuit can be divided into three secondary courses of 721, 637 and 372 meters to facilitate training. It is approved to host international competitions at the highest level according to CIK-FIA standards.
The circuit was premiered by Fernando Alonso himself on March 18, 2011, in front of 4,000 people.
Daniel Narcisse

Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He could play both centre back and left back.
In 2012, with an exceptional year both in the French team (Olympic title) and in the club (Champions League, German championship and German cup), he was voted best handball player of the year 2012 by the International Handball Federation.
In 2023 he was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame.
Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.
Narcisse is a longtime player on the France men's national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2017), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012). His main strength as a field player is his jumping ability, enabling him to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability earned him the nickname Air France.
Narcisse was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.
Algeria men's national handball team

The Algeria national handball team is the national handball team of Algeria and is controlled by the Algerian Handball Federation.
Algeria became a great handball country from the 1970s when they were gold medalists twice in the African Games in 1973 and in 1978. In the beginning of the 1980s, the domination of Algeria in the African handball started when it won five consecutive African titles from 1981 to 1989. Algeria had participated in the World Handball Championship for 14 times, in the Olympic Gamess for 4 times.
Aziz Derouaz, the coach of Algeria team in the 1980s is the man who invented the Offensive-Defense style and practiced it for the first time in the 1982 World Handball Championship.
Many great players have made history of the Algerian handball such as Abdelkrim Bendjemil, Omar Azeb, Brahim Boudrali, Abdelkrim Hammiche, Mustapha Doballah, Abdeslam Benmaghsoula, Sofiane Elimam, Rédouane Aouachria, Djaffar Belhoucine, Mahmoud Bouanik, Abdeldjalil Bouanani, Salim Nedjel and many others.
The squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Farouk Dehili
David W. Allvin

David Wayne Allvin (born c. 1963) is a United States Air Force four-star general who has served as the 23rd chief of staff of the Air Force since 2 November 2023. He most recently served as the 40th vice chief of staff of the Air Force from November 2020 to November 2023, and as acting chief of staff of the Air Force from September to November 2023.
He previously served as the director for strategy, plans, and policy, J-5, on the Joint Staff, and is a senior member, United States Delegation to the United Nations Military Staff Committee, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.
Allvin graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1986. During his time at the Academy he played team handball with USAFA Team Handball. At the U.S. Olympic Festival 1986 he played for the North team. He has commanded at the squadron and wing levels, including the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. He has held major command staff assignments and served on the Joint Staff.
Allvin served as the commanding general of NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan; commander of 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan; commander of 618th Air and Space Operations Center; director of strategy, concepts and assessments; deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, and director, strategy, plans and policy, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. He most recently served as vice director of strategy, plans and policy, the Joint Staff.
In August 2020, Allvin was nominated for promotion to general and assignment as the next Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmed his nomination on 30 September 2020.
On 25 July 2023, Allvin was nominated for appointment as chief of staff of the United States Air Force. He was confirmed on 2 November 2023 and sworn in on the same day.
Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,600 (including 800 flight test hours) Aircraft flown: C-12F, C-141A/B, KC-135R/T, C-17, C-130, C-130J, C-23, F-15, F-16, T-38.
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Sweden women's national handball team

The Sweden women's national handball team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i handboll) is the national team of Sweden. It is governed by the Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet) and takes part in international handball competitions.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
The squad chosen for two qualification matches for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship against Kosovo in April 2025.
Caps and goals as of 18 March 2025.
Head coach: Tomas Axnér
Several Swedish players have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player, top scorer, best defense player or as a member of the All-Star Team.
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Beach handball

Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball loses most of its bounce on sand, there is little to no dribbling, and players instead perform more passing as the rules of travelling still apply.
Matches are played as two 10-minute sets, with a half-time of 5 minutes. If teams are tied at the end of a regular set then the teams play for a golden goal. If the teams are tied at the end of 2 sets then the teams will participate in a tiebreaker. The tie break involves a goalie throwing the ball to their own player while that player attempts to score one-on-one with the opposing goalie. During regular play, if the goalkeeper scores a goal this counts as two points, compared to a normal goal scored by an outfield player which counts as 1 point. Creative or spectacular goals, such as 360-degree jumps and alley-oops, are awarded with two points, as well as in-flights and 6-meter throws.
The first European Championships was played in the year 2000.
As of September 2014, Brazil is ranked the number 1 country in the world, and is the winner of the world championship in both men's and women's divisions at the 2014 Beach Handball World Championships.
In 2021, the Norway women's national beach handball team was fined €1500 for being improperly dressed after the women wore bike shorts instead of bikini bottoms at a European championship match in Bulgaria. Critics derided the fine and the underlying rule. Although the Norwegian Handball Federation announced they would pay the fines, pop singer Pink offered to pay for them. Later, in November 2021, the International Handball Federation changed their dress rules to allow female players to wear some kinds of shorts, specifying "Female athletes must wear short tight pants with a close fit".
Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Final results for the handball competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Each qualified country was allowed to enter one team of 15 players and they all were eligible for participation. Five nations competed in both tournaments.
A total of 282(*) handball players (171 men and 111 women) from 15 nations (men from 12 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Seoul Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.
* Host nation (South Korea)
South Korea women's national handball team

The South Korea women's national handball team is the national team of South Korea. Since 1984, the Korean team has not only participated constantly in Olympic Games but also ranked among the top four nations every time until 2012. Korea grabbed the gold medal in 1988 and 1992, won the silver medal in 1984, 1996, 2004 and took bronze medal in 2008. They have earned two World Championship medals so far: In 1995, they also won the World Championship title in Austria/Hungary 1995 World Women's Handball Championship, they came off third to secure the bronze medal at the Croatia in 2003 World Women's Handball Championship. It is a twelve-time Asian Champion, the tournament has been won by any other nation only twice.
Both the men's and women's and children's teams failed to qualify in the regional qualifiers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in 2007 August due to the biased refereeing, but the International Handball Federation ordered replays of both qualifying tournaments after acknowledging biased officiating by Middle Eastern referees. South Korea beat Japan in both the men's and women's matches and qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 January. However, the Executive Committee of the Kuwait-based federation, which had rejected the International Handball Federation's ruling to hold the replays, agreed to fine Japan and South Korea $1,000 and issued a warning to both countries. In addition, the Asian Handball Federation appealed the IHF's decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled the Asian women's qualification invalid and forced the Korean ladies to play in the final Olympic qualifying tournament. The replay was decided to be invalid by the Court. The Korean women's team earned their ticket to the Beijing Olympics at the Olympic qualifying game held at Nîmes, France. In the semi-final match of 2008 Beijing Olympic games with Norway, Norway's deciding goal was requested to be annulled by the Korean delegation, because they claimed the ball had not crossed the goal line before the end whistle of the game. Korea's appeal was turned down by the IHF's Disciplinary Commission, confirming the end result to be 29–28 in favor of Norway.
The 2008 film Forever the Moment is a fictionalized account of the teams' journey to the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
A 22-player squad was announced on 14 May 2024. It was reduced to 17 players on 2 July 2024.
Head coach: Henrik Signell