From 4 to 20 November, Celje and Ljubljana will be hosting the largest women’s sports event in Slovenia since the country gained its independence, together with Skopje and Podgorica – the 15th European Women’s Handball Championship.
North Macedonia has stepped in as host of the International Handball
Federation Women's Youth World Championship, after Georgia withdrew
citing instability caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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King Kiril takes Macedonian hot seat European Handball Federation15 February 2021, 12:00 Share URL via E-Mail Copy URL to clipboard
Macedonian handball legend Kiril Lazarov has been announced as player-coach for the North Macedonia men’s national team, having agreed on a contract until 2026.
Lazarov has been a force to be reckoned with for club and country for the past two decades, having won the EHF Champions League title twice as well as dozens of domestic trophies with the likes of RK Zagreb, Veszprém, Ciudad Real and Barcelona. He has also set all-time scoring records in the EHF Champions League, EHF EURO and World Championship.