"Hectic year" sees Reistad take second IHF Female Player of the Year crown

Before Henny Reistad was named the 2024 IHF Female Player of the Year, only two players managed to secure this trophy at least twice in their careers – Hungary’s Bojana Radulović and Romania’s Cristina Neagu.

But in only two years, Rei…

"No pressure": A glimpse in Uščins' journey to the 2024 IHF Young Male Player of the Year award

Back in June 2023, Renārs Uščins was one of the main players and the captain for the Germany junior national team which won the title at the IHF Men’s Junior World Championship without dropping even a match, a fantastic performance, higlighting the potential of the Germ…

2024 IHF Male Player of the Year Gidsel: "I am not a superhuman over reality"

Perfection. Some try to chase it all their life, others make peace with the fact that it cannot be achieved. But in some moments, at least in handball, it comes in the shape of a beautiful goal. Or a breakthrough. Or some well-rounded action, which has been rehearsed in…

Gidsel, Uscins, Reistad and Simon clinch the 2024 IHF Player of the Year awards

After more than three weeks of intense voting, the International Handball Federation (IHF) can reveal the winners of the four 2024 IHF World Player of the Year awards.

The voting structure remained the same as in previous year, with fan votes, national team…