While their place at China 2024 may have come as a result of African champions Tunisia not being able to attend, Croatia will grasp the opportunity to appear at their first IHF Women’s Beach Handball World Championship since 2012 with both hands.

The former world champions (2008) last appeared at the global event in 2012, in Oman, where they finished fifth, with a team featuring Kristina Smiljanic, Josipa Grebenar and Melita Jug amongst other players.