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HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4884 HINA Zagreb 3 February 2003MORE THAN 50,000 CROATS WELCOME HOME WORLD HANDBALL CHAMPIONSZAGREB, Feb 3 (Hina) - More than 50,000 Croatians gathered in Zagreb's main square
Monday to welcome home the national handball team after they won the world title. Croatia beat Germany 34-31 in the final in Lisbon on Sunday to win their first world title. It was the team's biggest success since winning gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Parliament president Zlatko Tomcic welcomed the team, popularly known as "The Hell Guys", at the Pleso airport, while mayor Vlasta Pavic saluted the champions at the central celebration in Ban Jelacic Square. Coach Lino Cervar said that the medal was the result of the team spirit. The Croatian Olympic Committee's Council decided on Monday that players and members of the expert staff be awarded with 20,000 kuna each. State radio and television broadcast the entire event live.HEAD OF STATE RECEIVES WORLD