New date for 2011 European Beach Handball Championships
New date for 2011 European Beach Handball Championships
The 7th edition of the European Beach Handball Championships and the 2nd European Beach Handball Championships for younger age categories will be organised by the Croatian Handball Federation. The major Beach Handball events will be held in Umag, Croatia.
The event also includes more premieres. For the first time the final games will be played in a fixed stadium for 4,000 spectators. The "International Tennis Centre" in Umag is one of the most popular sporting venues of Croatia and hosts a regular ATP tournament.
The tournament will also introduce Beach Handball evening sessions, as all playing courts are equipped with artificial light.
Due to a motion of the Croatian Handball Federation the date for the event has been changed, please find the final date, confirmed by the EHF Executive Committee:
The two Younger Age Category competitions will be carried out between 30 June and 2 July 2011, the senior competitions between 4-9 July 2011.
The harbour town of Umag is situated on the north-western coast of the Istrian peninsula. Being located in the heart of continental Europe it is easily reachable by all transport means. Nearest airports are Pula (CRO), Zagreb (CRO) and Trieste (ITA).
On 23 March 2011 the next tournament workshop will be carried out with the Croatian organisers, where further details for the staging of the event will be decided.
