As announced earlier on www.ihf.info, the accreditation process for the V Men’s Youth World Championship in Hungary (9-23 August, venues Budaörs and Érd) has already started. All professional media representatives can apply for their accreditation on http://akkreditalas.hu/press - the general deadline is 1 August, but the online accreditation system will not be closed until the quarter-finals of the event. All applicants will be informed about the status of their accreditation by the organizers.

Additional information for the media:
The Opening Ceremony will take place in Budaörs on Friday 9 August at 17:00, followed by the opening match Hungary vs. Venezuela (18:45)

A kick-off press conference held by the organizers will take place at Hotel Flamenco in Budapest on 7 August at 13:00 local time
Press centres will be operating during the whole championship at both venues
The official media hotel is Adler Pension (website: http://www.adlerpansio.hu/ns/english/)
The match schedule and more relevant information can be found on the official website: http://www.handballhungary2013.com
The final match and the Closing Ceremony will take place in Érd on Friday 23 August, starting at 17:00
In case of additional requests, all media are kindly invited to contact the event press officer Krisztina Deák, mobile: +36 20 240 0525, e-mail: [email protected]