Every team taking part in the 2023 IHF Women’s World Championship is striving for greatness and aiming for the coveted trophy, which will be awarded at the end of the final, scheduled for Sunday, 17 December, in the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning.

The fans will flock to the arena and the atmosphere will surely be fiery, but any top competition is not whole without a proper anthem, which can pump up the atmosphere and can deliver the dramatic moments which fans crave for.

Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 will be no different, as the anthem of the competition encompasses all the needed ingredients to create a proper experience for the fans. And for that, Wahlstedt, a Swedish gold-certified DJ and producer, has created the anthem – “Aiming for Number One”.

The song has been produced in a unique manner to provide the listener with a different audio experience. Among other things, Wahlstedt has used a surprising element by employing a so-called “ghost vocal” for the female voice in the song. This “ghost vocal” serves as a musical instrument, and it’s not a live artist singing, but rather Wahlstedt himself, who is the producer and artist of the song.

 

As the 26th IHF Women’s World Championship has a certain unique selling point – with the “Aim to Excite” motto – the anthem could not be different from this stance. Right from the first seconds of the song, the intensity, nervousness, and excitement of a handball game are there to be felt, which should get the fans in the mood to cheer for their favourite team.

The song is an up-tempo, modern anthem, which progresses until its climax, which will surely link up perfectly with the pace of the matches and the emotion produced only by the IHF Women’s World Championship.

“Wahlstedt’s connection to the world of sports is not new, and his previous experiences have given him a unique understanding of what works in a sports arena. He has his finger on the pulse of what it takes to create a true arena anthem, and his musical style is perfect for producing a song that evokes the unique energy that defines major sports events,” says Peter Vikström, Executive Event Producer of the 26th IHF Women’s World Championship.