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- 16th edition of the championship will see the participation of 12 teams from 10 countries
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host the International Handball Federation’s men’s Super Globe Championship for the fourth consecutive time, from Nov. 7 to 12.
The Ministry of Sports and the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation made the announcement on Thursday.
The event will take place in Dammam and is a key component of the Kingdom’s Quality of Life Program.
The 16th edition of the championship will see the participation of 12 teams from 10 countries.
The Kingdom’s Al-Khaleej and Al-Noor teams are participating for the second time. Al-Noor participated in the 2021 championship in Jeddah, while Al-Khaleej competed in last year’s tournament in Dammam, securing a commendable sixth-place finish.
The following clubs will participate: Saudi champions Al-Khaleej and runner-up Al-Noor; Germany’s SC Magdeburg, the reigning champions; Poland’s Kielce, the European champions; Bahrain’s Al-Najma, the Asian champions; Egypt’s Al-Ahly, the African champions; Argentina’s San Fernando, the south and central America champions; San Francisco CalHeat, the champions of North America and the Caribbean; University of Queensland, Oceana champions; and Kuwait, the Arab region’s champions.
There are two IHF-nominated teams, namely Barcelona from Spain and Fuchse Berlin from Germany.