The Beach Handball exhibition was held for three days with the best players in the world in the city of Créteil, France, about 13 kilometers from Paris, where the Olympic Games are being held. South American representatives from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay took part in a unique event for the discipline. The Parc des sports Dominique Duvauchelle hosted the 24 matches that featured the French men’s and women’s teams and six beach handball All-Star teams. 
All-star teams
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). 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).
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Statements:
Leticia Brunati: “In Brazil there is already beach handball work for formative areas, in Argentina not yet. It would be very important in South America to be able to work with the youngest players”.
“It has been a source of pride for me to be here, and for all the Argentinean coaches who are in the country.” Bruno Carlos de Oliveira: “The infrastructure of the French handball house has everything, it is like a hotel, there are also areas for doctors, kinesiology, dining room, gym. The mounted stadium is not permanent, but they have their own covered court.”
“The House of French Handball is now also the home of beach handball…”…. Santiago Rodriguez: “Spectacular what they have put together for these exhibition games, everything is up to par, it’s top notch…”.
