The Women’s National Team won the runner-up after falling in the final against Brazil 0: 2 (8:18 and 10:14) and the Men’s team climbed to the third step of the podium by beating Paraguay 2: 0 (17:16 and 22:14). ). Both selected teams qualified for the 2020 World Cup in Italy, while the women also won a place at the Doha 2019 World Beach Games.
This Sunday Argentina closed the first edition of the South-Center Beach Handball contest that was played in Maricá, Brazil, obtaining a silver medal contributed by the female branch and a bronze medal by the male. Positive balance for the national delegation that achieved the classification in both branches to the ecumenical event to be held next year in Pescara and Montesilvano. On the men’s side, the World Cup and World Beach Games qualifier marked the debut of Sebastián Ferraro at the helm of the team. Brazil was champion in both branches of the Center-South.
In this way, Argentina will once again have a double World Cup presence after six years after only women participate in Budapest 2016 and only men participate in Kazan 2018. In Recife 2014 it was the last time that both teams had achieved it. In addition, on the Brazilian beaches the Women’s National Team won a place to play the first edition of the World Beach Games to be held in the Qatari capital from October 12 to 16.
The men began the last day of competition with a hard blow after falling in the semifinals to Uruguay 1-2 (16-22, 18-16 and 4-7). An hour later, Argentina managed to beat Paraguay for the bronze medal. Lucas Moras and Gonzalo Vieyra were the highlights of the national team led by Sebastián Ferraro in both games.
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