IHF Beach Handball Showcase: Match schedule released
12 Jul. 2024

The match schedule for the ‘IHF Beach Handball Showcase’ in Paris later this month has been released.
The event will highlight the spectacular sport and its culture, as the eyes of the world look towards the French capital, hosts of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this July and August.
A total of 24 men’s and women’s games will be played at the IHF Beach Handball Showcase, which will be held across three days – Saturday 27, Sunday 28 and Monday 29 July 2024.
Athletes from 18 different countries will participate in eight teams (four men’s, four women’s) consisting of six All-star Teams, plus the French men’s and women’s national teams.
Each one of the three days will feature four men’s and four women’s games with teams playing each other twice over the course of the three-day event.
Mouthwatering clashes open men’s and women’s events
Throwing off the IHF Beach Handball Showcase, which is taking place at the headquarters of the FFHB, the ‘Maison du Handball’, based in Créteil, just 20km from the Olympic Stadium, will be the women’s match between Team Vela and Team Hydra.
Team Vela are coached by the pairing of 2018 World Championship-winning coach with the Greece women, Maria KARANTONI, and 2024 IHF Men’s Beach Handball World Championship-winning coach with Croatia, Mladen PARADZIK.
All their expertise will be needed to try and take down Team Hydra, coached by 2022 and 2024 IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship, 2021 and 2023 EHF Women’s Beach Handball European Championship and The World Games 2022 gold medal-winning coach with Germany, Alex NOVAKOVIC, and Tamas NEUKUM (HUN), known for his work with both Italy and Hungary, and now part of the IHF Beach Handball Working Group.
They will oversee a star-studded cast on the sand with 2018 world championship-winning goalkeeper Magdalini KEPESIDOU (GRE) joining forces with 2018 Youth Olympic Games gold medallist and 2024 world championship silver medallist Gisella BONOMI (ARG), to take on best pivot in the 2024 IHF Women’s World Championship All-star Team – and gold medallist, Isabel KATTNER (GER), playing alongside Patricia ENCINAS (ESP), in the same China 2024 team as best goalkeeper.
PARADZIK and KARANTONI then swap teams to take over men’s side Team Pegasus, featuring the legendary Croatia captain Ivan JURIC (CRO) the self-titled ‘Handball Ninja’ Ebiye Jeremy UDO-UDOMA (USA) and European champion Attila KUN (HUN), who will face Team Aquila in the opening game of the men’s competition.
Team Aquila are coached by 2024 IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship silver medal and 2018 Youth Olympic Games gold medal-winning coach with Argentina, Leticia BRUNATI and 2023 IHF Men’s Beach Handball Global Tour-winning coach for Qatar, Khaled ALY.
ALY will reunite with Qatar national team players Mohsen ALYAFEAI and Mohammed ZAKY HASSAN, backed up by China 2024 MVP Ivan DUMENCIC (CRO) and top-scorer Santiago RODRIGUEZ (URU). 2018 Youth Olympic Games gold medal winner with Spain, Jesus Domingo LUIS MOSQUERA (ESP), adds to the excitement on the French sand.
The showcase will end with both French national teams taking playing on Monday 29 July with the women’s team taking on Team Hydra (1700hrs) and the men’s team wrapping up the whole event with a clash against Team Pegasus (1800).
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.
To see the full teams and coaches, visit HERE.
All games will be streamed live on the IHF YouTube Competitions Channel.
IHF Beach Handball Showcase – Match Schedule
(all times local)
Saturday 27 July
Women’s Competition
1100 Team Vela vs Team Hydra
1500 Team Lyra vs France
1700 Team Hydra vs Team Lyra
1900 Team Vela vs France
Men’s Competition
1200 Team Aquila vs Team Pegasus
1600 Team Draco vs France
1800 Team Pegasus vs Team Draco
2000 Team Aquila vs France
Sunday 28 July
Women’s Competition
1200 Team Vela vs Team Lyra
1600 Team Hydra vs France
1800 Team Vela vs Team Hydra
2000 Team Lyra vs France
Men’s Competition
1100 Team Aquila vs Team Draco
1500 Team Pegasus vs France
1700 Team Aquila vs Team Pegasus
1900 Team Draco vs France
Monday 29 July
Women’s Competition
1100 Team Hydra vs Team Lyra
1300 Team Vela vs France
1500 Team Vela vs Team Lyra
1700 Team Hydra vs France
Men’s Competition
1200 Team Pegasus vs Team Draco
1400 Team Aquila vs France
1600 Team Aquila vs Team Draco
1800 Team Pegasus vs France
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).