The men´s IHF Challenge Trophy Continental Phase for Pan America has been played over the past week in Colombia, and the nation that will represent the Continent on the Inter Continental Challenge Trophy is Venezuela. After a rather one sided final, Venezuela defeated the host Colombia with 41:28 thus justifying it´s role as a favorite of this tournament. In the match for place 3, Paraguay defeated Guatemala with 32:25.

During the tournament it was great pleasure to see the level of commitment shown by all the participants on this tournament, and Medellin proved to be a great organizer, showing it´s capability to organize events much bigger than the Challenge Trophy.