Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, June 15 (reporter Wang Yang) on the 15th, the 7th Asian Beach Handball Championships opened at the International Beach sports base in Nanhai New District, Weihai.
On the court, nearly 400 athletes from 18 Beach Handball teams from 14 Asian countries and regions presented the audience with wonderful international beach handball competitions. The competition lasted until June 24, and all 18 participating teams will have a total of 58 matches in 7 days. During the competition, each team will strive for the qualification of the 9th world Beach Handball Championship in Italy in 2020 and the First World Beach Games in the United States in 2019 through fierce confrontation.
Cheng Qiao, deputy secretary general of China Handball Association, introduced that this event was hosted by the Asian Handball Federation and was the first time that the Asian Beach Handball Championship was held in mainland China. As a new sport, Beach Handball has developed rapidly under the promotion of the International Federation of handball and the Asian Federation of handball in recent years and has become an official event of the Youth Olympic Games. The international beach sports base of Weihai Nanhai New District, which is used to undertake events, is a professional stadium that highlights coastal ecological characteristics and integrates professional events, sports, leisure and entertainment, it is the first national beach handball training base in China approved by the National Sports General Administration’s hand Music baseball and softball Sports Management Center.
“One reason why I chose to hold this international event in Nanhai New District is that the climate here is very good and the venues are well equipped. Another reason is that Nanhai New District has held many high-standard sports competitions, rich experience in event assurance.” Cheng Qiao said.