On July 26, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held, one day later the Beach Handball action will begin. From July 27 to 29, the two French men’s and women’s teams and six French teams
International All-Star teams will compete in 24 matches on the field created for the occasion inthe heart of the French Handball House. The IHF Beach Handball Showcase will have representatives from South America in the French Handball Federation, with players from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. In addition, experienced coach Leticia Brunati will lead the LYRA team.
Who are the All Stars
There are three women’s teams: LYRA composed of Ana Maria Ursu (POR), Luciéndotelos Marie Kretzshmar (GER), Nathalie Sena (BRA), Christine Mansour (USA), Asunción Batista (ESP), Line Berggren Larsen (DIN), Emese Toth (HUN), Isabel Barnard (NLD). HYDRA with Patricia Encinas (ESP), Jijuan Du (CHI), Fiorella Corimberto (ARG), Meike Kurier (NLD), Isabel Kettner (GER), Carolina Pires (BRA), Renata Santiago (BRA) and Cristina Morgado (POR). VELA is made up of Magdalena Kepesidou (GRE), Elisabets Hammerstad (NOR), Line Gyldenlove Kristensen (DIN), Patricia Scheppa (BRA), Gisella Bonomi (ARG), Renata Csiki (HUN), Rianne Mol (NLD) and Jimena Laguna (ESP). The men’s teams: DRACO is composed of Laszlo Nahaj (HUN), Lukasz Niedzielak (POL), Diogo Ferreira (POR), Lucian Bura (CRO), Adrew Donlin (USA), Martin Vilstrup Andersen (DIN), Thiago de Oliveira Barcellos (BRA) and Ali Heidarian (IRA). PEGASUS is another of the teams with Moritz Ebert (GER), Ivan Juric (CRO), Ebiye Jeremy Uno-Udoma (USA), Han Kakhi (QAT), Attila Kun (HUN), Bruno Carlos de Oliveira (BRA), Elhji Toure Jabba (ESP) and Nahuel Baptista (ARG). AQUILA with Mohsen Alyafeai (QAT), Peter Hajdu (HUN), Mohamed Ahmed Hassan (QAT), Domingo Luis Mosquera (ESP), Gil Vicente de Paes Pires (BRA), Santiago Rodriguez (URU), Severin Henrich (GER) and Ivan Dumencic (CRO). 
Where to watch the games
All matches will be streamed live on https://www.handballtv.fr/ in France, you can also enjoy them on the IHF IHF Live YouTube channel.
Free admission
The entrance to attend the Beach Handball exhibition matches will be free of charge. Don’t miss the opportunity to see the best players in the world in a unique exhibition at the French Handball Federation, La Maison du Handball.
Photos: courtesy of Ig Nahuel Baptista and Nathalie Sena.
