Italian Chieti hosts the 11th Mediterranean Championship

Posted on 10. February 2014.

All set in Chieti, the venue of the 11^th men’s edition of the Mediterranean Handball Championship, a very important handball event – reserved to Under 18 athletes – and organized from 10^th to 15^th of February by the Mediterranean Handball Confederation, presided by Francesco Purromuto (FIGH President) that joins Handball Federations of Countries overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

For the first time the Men’s Mediterranean Handball Championship lays over Italy, under the FIGH organization (Italian Handball Federation) in Chieti, already seat past January of the match Italy- Slovakia for the World Cup 2015 qualification.

In the city of Chieti at Pala Santa Filomena eight National Teams from the Mediterranean basinwill confront each other. In addition to Italy, which will arrive in Abruzzo on Saturday, the following Countries will attend the 11^th Mediterranean Handball Championship: Cyprus, Egypt,France, Libya, Montenegro, Tunisia,Turkey.

In Chieti there will be a real full immersion of handball. Matches begin on Monday 10^th of February at 11.30 (Cyprus – Turkey), they will stop at 18.15, opening ceremony start time. At 19.15 is scheduled Italy’s debut against Libya.

Matches are scheduled from 8.30 to 20.30 of 11^th and 13^th of February; there will be matches during the afternoon of 12^th and during the morning of 14^th of February, as in a typical Italian round.

On Saturday 15^th of February there will be final matches for 7^th and 8^th place (09.00), for 5^th and 6^th place (10.30), for 3^rd and 4^th place (15.30) and for 1^st and 2^nd place (17.00); at 19.00there will be the closing ceremony.

“Iamverysatisfied –statedPresident Purromuto – , alsobecause for the first time a men’sedition of the Mediterranean Handball Championship will be held in Italy. Iamsurethat the 8 countries of the Mediterranean Handball Family willsupplyus a great Championship empty of emotions”.

Therefore, Chieti is getting ready to become the center of the Mediterranean Handball for a whole week. Is going to start the countdown: the appointment is at Pala Santa Filomena.