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University Team in 2008 World University Championships |
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Australian Team Wins Admiration in World University Championships |
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The Australian Handball Federation [AHF] congratulates the Australian team which competed in the 19th World University Championships held during 5th – 13th July 2008 in Jesolo Beach, Italy. The Australian Team reflected well on Australian handball and demonstrated the importance of participation and not just the results. Although the scores were not great, the Team impressed everyone with their passionate play. In fact, the Team was well regarded and considered the most popular team at the competition, by both the players and the volunteer staff.
In addition to the fantastic support by the locals to the Australian Team, about thirty Australian backpackers who came to watch the Australian games against the Czech Republic and the Italians added their lively chants and cheering to boost the Team’s morale. The best result for the Australian's was against Cyprus ( 19 - 33). At the completion of that game, Gilles Guillemin, the Australian Coach was congratulated for playing in fantastic spirit, and not giving up against stronger teams. It was widely regarded that the Australian Team was everybody’s favourite team.
The Manager of the Australian Team, Matt Walsh was given a role of ‘Technical Commissioner’ by the competition governing body FISU. The role of this commission is to represent the interests of all members of the competition by discussing player/official appeals and technical matters. The aim is to ensure the integrity of the refereeing, staff and the 19th World University Championships. The other members of the technical commission were Frantisek Taborsky (FISU), Adriano Ruocco (EHF), Claudio Morandin, Yasar Sevim (TUR), Grigori Guterman (LTU) & Djorde Lalosevic (SRB). In electing an Australian member to the Technical Commission, FISU felt this was an important and rare opportunity to have a player/manager and member of Oceania representing all members of the competition. The AHF is hopeful that more Australian university handball groups will join in future world university championships. |
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Australia is competing in the World
Uni Championships for Olympic Handball for the first
time in history and anyone/everyone who is in Europe
should come and show their support! Our games are as
follows;
July 4th - Opening Ceremony July 5th - 3pm vs Czech Republic July 6th - 9pm vs Italy (Host Nation!) July 7th - no game July 8th - 7pm vs Austria July 9th to 11th - 2nd round placing games July 12th to 13th - Finals Series
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Australia Participates in 19th World University Championships |
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The Australian Handball Federation [AHF] wishes to congratulate a group of university students which formed a men’s handball team to participate in the 19th World University Handball Championship. This event will be held in Venice and Jesolo Beach, Italy during 5th – 13th July 2008. The competition is held every 2 years and this is the first time that a team from Australia will be competing. This year, there will be 16 men’s and 14 women’s teams competing, with Australia, Mexico and Japan being the only non-European countries participating. Australia has been pooled in a tough draw with the host Italy, the Czech Republic and Austria. The championship will be played as a 1st round robin, with the top and bottom 2 teams of every group competing for final placing in the 16 via a second round robin and finals series. The best 4 teams from the competition will automatically qualify for the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, where handball is one of the major sports. The Team is comprised of:
AHF wishes the Team an enjoyable and successful participation in the tournament. |
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