ZAGREB, Jan 20 (Hina) - Between January 21 and 30, Zagreb and Rijeka will host the Fifth European Handball Championship, to gather teams from France, Norway, Germany, Ukraine, Spain, Croatia, Sweden, Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia,
Russia and Denmark.
ZAGREB, Jan 20 (Hina) - Between January 21 and 30, Zagreb and Rijeka
will host the Fifth European Handball Championship, to gather teams
from France, Norway, Germany, Ukraine, Spain, Croatia, Sweden,
Iceland, Portugal, Slovenia, Russia and Denmark. #L#
The event will be opened by Croatian Sabor President and Acting Head
of State Vlatko Pavletic, and the first match, to take place in
Zagreb on Friday afternoon, will see France and Norway testing
their strength.
The championship in Croatia is the trials for the Olympic Games in
Sydney, where only one, the best-seeded team will go, since Sweden,
Russia, Spain, Germany, and France have already secured
participation in the Olympics. This championship is also the heats
for the 2001 World Championship in France.
(hina) rml