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Handball Europe watching Vienna

Eurohandball.com

23 June 2009, 16:08

Handball Europe watching Vienna

The old season has come to an end, a new one will commence. The European handball community will turn its attention to a spectacular gala event that will mark the beginning of the 2009/10 competition season.

EURO and Champions Leagu Draw in Vienna The Champions’ Draw will take place on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 from 18:00hrs in the historic location of the Liechtenstein Museum of Vienna. The occasion will be a celebration of handball – in particular of two competitions, the EHF EURO 2010 and the EHF Champions League.

The grandiose gala evening will be followed at the venue by invited guests including players and coaches, National Federation representatives, club leaders, EHF and EHF Marketing partners, guests of the Austrian Handball Federation and representatives of the political and economic circles of Austria.

Entertaining programme

Over 300 people will be watching the main feature of the evening, the three important draw events.

The 16 teams taking part in the EHF EURO 2010 Final Tournament are preparing for the draw, which will be carried out at 19:00hrs.

The draw for the 2009/10 Women’s EHF Champions League group phase will be carried out at 20:15hrs.

The 2009/10 Men’s EHF Champions League season will be played according to a new competition format. The group phase will include 24 teams who will be drawn into 4 groups of 6 at 21:30hrs.

An art show will also entertain the guests during the evening. The dance act will be performed by international artists wearing a variety of adidas equipment.

Celebrate the stars

The top scorers of the 2008/09 EHF Champions League will be awarded for their achievement at the gala. The German Grit Jurack and the Czech THW Kiel star Filip Jicha have both completed an excellent season with their clubs which will be recognised by EHF and its long-standing partner adidas in front of the high-profile guests.

Photo service

The official website of the EHF, www.eurohandball.com will post regular up-dates on the event.

In addition, a photo service will be provided for the international media. A number of photos will be available for download during the evening for free-of-charge. The media organisations are allowed to reproduce these images on websites or in print publications.

Watch it live!

The gala and the biggest draw event of the season will be broadcast on TV and online.

The Austrian state channel, ORF, will show a summary of the EHF EURO 2010 Draw during the evening. You can also follow the procedure live at the official website of the event, www.ehf-euro.com.

The online TV platform of the EHF, www.ehfTV.com, will broadcast both the men’s and women’s EHF Champions League draw live. Afterwards, you will find a summary and interviews on the website.