Palau Sant Jordi is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,960. Since the inauguration, is the largest indoor arena by capacity in Spain.
The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media and fans.
Brazil national handball team is the national handball team of Brazil and is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol.
The Argentina national handball team is the national handball team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentina Handball Association.
Arpad Sterbik Capar is a retired handball player who represented the national teams of Yugoslavia and Spain.
Nikola Karabatić is a French-Serbian born professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
Mikkel Hansen is a Danish professional handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
Marta Mangué González is a Spanish handballer for Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball and the Spanish national team.
Macarena Aguilar Díaz is a Spanish former handball player who played for the Spanish national team.
Elisabeth Chávez Hernández is a Spanish handball player for Nantes Loire Atlantique, a French handball club from Nantes, France and the Spanish women's national team.
Elisabeth "Eli" Pinedo Sáenz is a retired Spanish handball player. She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating Germany in the semifinal. She also competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, where the Spanish team placed third.
Nerea Pena Abaurrea is a Spanish handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Spanish national team.
Silvia Navarro Giménez is a Spanish handball goalkeeper for BM Remudas and the Spanish national team.
The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The final tournament was held for the first time in Qatar, from 15 January to 1 February 2015. The Qatari bid was selected over those of Norway, Poland and France after a vote by the IHF Council on 27 January 2011, in Malmö, Sweden. This was the third time that the World Championship was hosted in the Middle East And North Africa, after Egypt in 1999 and Tunisia in 2005.
Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa is a handballer who plays as a left back for Brest Bretagne Handball. Born in Portugal, she represents Spain at international level.
The 2014 European Women's Handball Championship was the eleventh continental tournament for women's national teams, organized by the European Handball Federation. The second jointly hosted edition in the competition's history took place in Hungary and Croatia from 7 to 21 December 2014.
María Núñez Nistal is a Spanish handball player for ESBF Besançon and the Spanish national team.
The World University Handball Championship is the World University Championship (WUC) in handball competition contested by the men's and women's university's national teams of the member federations/associations of International University Sports Federation (FISU).
Daniela Marina Vilar is an Argentine politician and retired handball player, currently serving as Minister of the Environment of Buenos Aires Province, in the administration of Governor Axel Kicillof. A member of the Justicialist Party and La Cámpora, she previously served as a National Deputy elected in Buenos Aires Province in 2019 for the Frente de Todos. Before that, she was a member of the Lomas de Zamora City Council.
