After the three men’s and three women’s All-star Teams for the ‘IHF Beach Handball Showcase’ in Paris were announced last month we can now reveal the France men’s and women’s national team squads which will make up the eight teams and 64 players for the event that will highlight the spectacular sport and its culture.

The two national teams will join the three men’s and three women’s All-star Teams playing games across three days – Saturday 27, Sunday 28 and Monday 29 July 2024 – at the headquarters of the FFHB, the ‘Maison du Handball’, based in Créteil, just 20km from the Olympic Stadium.

Joining All-star Teams coaches Leticia BRUNATI (Argentina), Mladen PARADZIK (Croatia), Khaled HASSAN (Qatar), Maria KARANTONI (Greece), Tamas NEUKUM (Hungary) and Alexander NOVAKOVIC (Germany) will be men’s coach Paul MOURIOUX and women’s coach Marion LIMAL.

Limal, who won silver with the France women’s national (indoor) team at both the 2009 and 2011 IHF Women’s World Championships has named eight players. Lalie BROUILLET is the most experienced, having racked up 40 international matches, while Matilde AMELOT is at the other end of the scale and is set to make her debut at the showcase.

“It’s an amazing way to promote Beach Handball,” said LIMAL to ihf.info about the event. “To be in Paris during the Olympic Games is a great opportunity to show how this sport can be spectacular, fun and awesome for the public.”

Her counterpart on the men’s side, Paul MOURIOUX, has named eight players from eight different clubs across France. AS Monaco goalkeeper Maxence GALAS is the oldest, at 40 years old, while winger Aurélien AMBROGINI has just turned 18.

“It’s an honour for France and for Beach Handball to be present during the Olympic Games and, for sure, it’s the first time for all participants to be in Paris,” explained MOURIOUX. “For me, it’s the first big step – we must be visible and accessible.”

IHF Beach Handball Showcase – France Teams

France - men

Axel DESCHAMPS
Lawrence AKAKPO
Maxence GALAS
Benjamin GALLEGO
Alexis GILME
Aurélien AMBROGINI
Horace QUINTIN
Mathias BERTRAND

France - women

Nina FLOC’H HUBERT
Aouen FOLLET
Esmeralda ALMEIDA
Lalie BROUILLET
Helene FALCON
Lorine PERROT
Tais VIGOUROUX
Mathilde AMELOT

The ‘IHF Beach Handball Showcase’ is part of a wider series of celebrations in Créteil, based in the Val-de-Marne region of France, which will receive the Olympic Flame on its global tour.

For the duration of the Olympic Games – July 26 to August 11 – a variety of free events will take place, including a fan zone for up to 2,000 people featuring live broadcasts, exhibitions, food, drink and concerts.

The IHF Beach Handball Showcase is a collaborative effort between the International Handball Federation (IHF), Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJOP2024), French Handball Federation (FFHB) and International Olympic Committee (IOC).