This Wednesday was held the press conference where Iquique was officially announced as the host of the SCA Junior Beach Handball 2024. The coastal city located in the north of Chile will host the SCA Beach Handball Championship U17, female and male between December 5 and 7.
The event took place at the Cavancha Arenaand was attended by Marcel Mancilla, president of the Confederation of South and Central America Handball, together with Claudio Bluck, general manager of COSCABAL together with Claudio Bluck, general manager of COSCABAL. The local authorities, the Mayor (S) of the Municipality of Iquique Marco Antonio Perez Barríathe councilmen Domingo Campodónico Saluzzi, Washington Santos Aros and César Gavilán Navarro. César Gavilán Navarro, executive director of the Collahuasi Foundation.
Objectives and goals
The first speaker was the president of COSCABABAl, Marcel Mancilla:
“The city’s The progress of the city is remarkable, the joy that reigns today in the city has to do with the event that we will soon have”.
“It will be the qualifier for the World Cup Tunisia 2025 and there will also be places for the Youth Olympic Games, Dakar 2026”, said Marcel Mancilla. For his part, César Gavilán Navarro, executive director of the Collahuasi Foundation expressed: “We set out to project Arena Cavancha as the beach sports capital of Chile and South America. We are very excited”..
The word of the Mayor
Marco Antonio Pérez, Mayor (S) of Iquique said that an important part of what is going to be carried out is all the work that has been done to reach this present.
“From the beginning we wanted to position Iquique at a national and international level and one of the key factors has been the joint work between the public and private sectors”, said the mayor. said the mayor.
In addition, Perez highlighted:
“Here you can practice beach sports throughout the year. All the infrastructure of the Cavancha Arena is of the highest level, with all the requirements that every international competition requires”.
“It is important that all the activities that take place in the Arena Cavancha can be enjoyed by all citizens and free of charge”.
Iquiqueño Pride
“To have managed to bring the championship to Iquique is a source of pride and is a very important step for the development of Beach Handball, we are marking a milestone,” said Mancilla, president of COSCABAL, said Mancilla, president of COSCABAL.
Relive the presentation of the South Central American U17 Handball Championship at the Cavancha Arena in Iquique, Chile. Press Conference
The South Central American Beach Handball Championship U17, female and male, will be held from December 5 to 7 at the Cavancha Arena in Iquique, Chile.
The participating teams will be: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. If you liked Iquique hosts the Beach Handball, you might also be interested in International Beach Handball Course
By Loly Coria
