IHF Newshttp://archive.ihf.infoLatest News hosted on IHF.infoen-USIHF - International Handball Federationhttp://archive.ihf.info/UI/img/logo.pnghttp://archive.ihf.info144144Voters on the right trackhttp://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=422As already during the Women’s Junior World Championship in Korea, the IHF website www.ihf.info asked its users “Who will become World Champion at the Women’s Youth WCH in the Dominican Republic?”Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100812SWENOR1Tellemark.jpgSweden is Women's Youth World Championhttp://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=421Sweden is Women's Youth World Champion. After Denmark in 2006 and Russia in 2008, the Scandinavians have now become new champions. In the Scandinavian final match against Norway, the Swedish team clearly prevailed and won 34:29.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100812SWENOR1Henriksen.jpgBronze for the Netherlands at the 3rd Women's Youth World Championship in the Dominican Republichttp://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=420The Netherlands won the bronze medal at the 3rd Women´s Youth World Championship in the Dominican Republic. They defeated France 27:26 in the “small final” and were glad about the third place after a long and grueling tournament.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100812NEDFRA1Bauneau.jpgInterview with Miguel Roca (Vice President and Representative of the International Handball Federation): “We still have a lot of work ahead of us”http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=419Miguel Roca is known to be a very considerate man. The IHF Vice President, who is IHF Representative at the 3rd Women’s Youth WCh in the Dominican Republic, was however unusually stressed on the first days of this event.Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_Roca.jpgSweden and Norway in the final: Summary of Match Day 9http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=417Dominican Republic - Russia 22:25 (11:13) In the seventh-place play-off, the Dominican Republic was defeated 22:25 (11:13) by the Russians who are ranked seventh, which is certainly a disappointing result for them. The Dominicans, in contrary, were celebrating their biggest success ever in the history of their young federation. The decision in this match, which was quite narrow for long periods, came between the 43rd and 47th minute, when the Russians extended their lead from 17:15 to 21:15.Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100811NEDSWE1Danielsson.jpgMatch Day 9: Host Dominican Republlic defeated by Russia, Spain beats Denmarkhttp://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=416In the play-off match for the seventh place the Dominican Republic was defeated 22:25 (11:13) by Russia, who are ranked seventh, but was at the same time disappointed about this result.Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/416_b100811DOMRUS1Lopez.jpgSummary of Match Day 8: Surprising results in the placement matches – Title holder Russia defeated by Denmark, Brazil beats Germanyhttp://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=415Argentina - DR Congo 29:20 (14:10) Thanks to their first success at this World Championship, the selection of Argentina won the 17th place of the tournament. The South Americans defeated the selection from the Congo 29:20, but took almost one half to gain control of their opponent. Until the 29th minute, DR Congo had been able to achieve an almost even result (10:11), but until the 36th minute, the team conceded eight goals in a row (10:19).Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100810ANGKOR1Kim.jpgPlacement matches: Hungary wins against Uruguay http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=414Hungary gained a clear victory against Uruguay and is ranked eleventh now. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100810URUHUN1Abid.jpgEuropean countries among themselves: The semifinalists have been determined: Norway clashes France, Sweden plays against the Netherlands - Summary of match day 7http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=413Already the first quarterfinal match turned out to be a thriller. Spain and Sweden had to play overtime to reach a decision. After 60 minutes, the result was a draw (19:19). The match itself was as balanced as the result.Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100809FRADOM1Abbingh.jpgNorwegians pave their way for semifinalshttp://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=412The Norwegians decided the Scandinavian duel and celebrated their victory against the World Champion of 2006. By defeating the Danes with 26:23 they paved their way into the semifinals.Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100809NORDEN1Burgaard.jpgSweden reach the semifinals - Summary of the first three matches of match day 7http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=411Already the first quarterfinal match was a crime thriller. For reaching a decision, Spain and Sweden had to play overtime. After 60 minutes game the result was a draw (19:19). The match itself was as balanced as the result.Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100809ESPSWE1Lopez-1.jpgThe quarterfinals are decided: Norway will meet Denmark, the Netherlands will play against the host, France has to compete against Russia and Sweden will challenge Spain - Summary of match day 6http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=409The Netherlands remained also in their last match of the preliminary round undefeated and won against Denmark 29:24. The Dutch women already took the lead in the first half (18:10), so that their coach agreed to some breaks for his players, which gave the Danish team indeed the opportunity to score, but never endangered the forthcoming victory of the Netherlands.Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100807ARGANG1Rodriguez.jpgSweden among the favorites for the title - match day 6http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=408The Netherlands remained also in their last match of the preliminary round undefeated and won against Denmark 29:24. The Dutch women already took the lead in the first half (18:10), so that their coach agreed to some breaks for his players, which gave the Danish team indeed the opportunity to score, but never endangered the forthcoming victory of the Netherlands.Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100807DENNED1Christensen.jpgFrance qualified for quarterfinals after draw - First match of match day 6http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=407Tears were flowing at the end. Only due to the goal difference Hungary missed the quarterfinals at a score of 23:23. The partly dramatic development of the game was witnessed by IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa.Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100807FRAHUN1Zaadi-1.jpgIHF President at the 3rd Women's Youth World Championship in Santo Domingohttp://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=406IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) to visit the 3rd Women’s Youth World Championship.Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100807DrMoustafa2-1.jpgPerfect surprise: The Dominican Republic qualified for the quarterfinals - Summary of match day 5http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=405Only a success against Denmark could have helped the Germans, to maintain their chance to the quarterfinals. It turned out differently. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100806CDOFRA1Chatellet.jpgHost Dominican Republic wins against Japan - Summary of the second half of match day 4http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=404With a clear victory 38:13 Germany won the match of the losers and keeps with this victory a minimal chance to enter the quarterfinals. After each two lost games and 0:4 points, both teams started the match very nervous which was also the reason for many mistakes in the first minutes.Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100805ARGGER1Chiatti.jpgNetherlands and Sweden already qualified for the Quarterfinal – Summary of the first half of match day 4 http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=403The joy of the Dutch was big. With their third victory in three games the Oranjes booked their ticket to the quarterfinals. Even though the Netherlands had much more difficulties than expected.Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/403_b100805NEDANG1Luis.jpgDenmark, Hungary, Sweden and Russia on their way to the quarter-final -Summary of match day 3http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=402Angola – Denmark 15:25 (6:16) Second match, second win. With its 25:15 win against Angola, the Danish team took an important step towards entering the quarter-final. This convincing success was due to a strong defensive performance of the Scandinavian team during the first half.Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/0_b100804ANGDEN1Barros.jpgHungary - Kazakhstan 42:16 - first match of match day 3http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/ihfcompetitions/worldchampionships/womensyouthworldchampionships/iiiwomensyouthhandballworldchampionship2010/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=401Only 24 hours after their first World Championship game the team of Hungary managed to win their postponed game against Kazakhstan with a 42:16 (19:7) which is already their second success in this WCh.Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://ihf.info/files/Uploads/NewsAttachments/401_100804HUNKAZ1bToth.jpg