‘I love the emotion’ – Lunde is handball’s biggest fan as Norway career enters last stage

“A few,” smiles Norway goalkeeper Katrine Lunde when she is asked by ihf.info about how many messages she has received since announcing earlier this month that the 2025 IHF Women’s World Championship woul…

‘It’s special, unbelievable’ – Germany’s Kühne ready to continue world championship experience at highest level

In July 2022, Germany’s Nieke Kühne appeared at her first-ever IHF Women’s World Championship, when the then 17-year-old left back played at the youth event.

Two years later she was back in the same country at the junior world championship and is now preparing to t…

The past, present and future: Faroe Islands women respecting, representing and making history with world championship debut

In 1974 the Faroe Islands national women’s handball team made history with their first-ever game, a full six years before the Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands was formed after becoming independent of the ‘Ítróttasamband Føroya’ (Sports Federation of the Faroe Islands).

‘I cannot stop playing’ – Nascimento’s epic handball journey continues at Germany/Netherlands 2025

Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez: world champion, world handball player of the year, multiple Pan American Games gold medallist, Champions League finalist amongst many other titles and honours – and, now, set to appear in her eighth IHF Women’s World Championship appearance with Brazil, thi…