Nearly 50 active and former handball players and coaches are expected in Nicosia today as the IHF/ International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Solidarity Course in Cyprus gets underway, running until Sunday (10 June).

 

Co-ordinated by the Cyprus Handball Federation and Cyprus Olympic Committee, the course will be run by IHF Lecturer Martin Tuma, who will be assisted by local expert Andreas Andreou at two venues – Olympic House and the European University Sports Hall.

 

The jam-packed course will feature five days full of practical and classroom-based activities and workshops covering a variety of topics including mini handball, passing and catching, defence: individual skills, shooting, goalkeeper skills, coaching of youth, match organisation, principles of conditioning and much more, before ending with a closing ceremony on the final day.

 

The first IHF/IOC Olympic Solidarity course in 2018 was held in Rwanda in February and March earlier this year and was swiftly followed by the second one, held in Mongolia from April 9-15. A third course was held in Faisalabad, Pakistan last month.

 

The Olympic Solidarity programme was introduced by the IOC more than 50 years ago with the aim of organising assistance for all the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), particularly those with the greatest needs, through multi-faceted programmes prioritising athlete development, training of coaches and sports administrators, and promoting the Olympic Ideals (Olympic Charter, rule 5).

 

For further information about the Cyprus Handball Federation, visit their website or Facebook page.

 

For a more in-depth look at the IHF/Olympic Solidarity Courses please visit IHF.info and for further information from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visit here.