Eight teams each, with players born in 1996 and 1997, will take place in the competition in Utrecht, Netherlands, from 14 to 19 July
Handball draw results for 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival released
Following the draw on 26 April for the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival in Utrecht, Netherlands (14 to 19 July), the handball competition will be played in the following groups.
The boy's competition for players born in 1996 and 1997:
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Group A
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Group B
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Sweden
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Germany
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Austria
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Slovenia
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Belarus
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Croatia
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Netherlands
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Norway
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The girl's competition for players born in 1996 and 1997
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Group A
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Group B
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Norway
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Russia
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Germany
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Sweden
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Netherlands
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Hungary
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The group matches of the two Dutch teams will be played at 17.30 hrs. (local time) for the boy's team and 20:00 hrs for the girl's team.
In the semi-finals of both competitions, the first ranked team of Group A will face the second ranked team of Group B and vice versa.
The overall match schedule can also be downloaded here (pdf format).
The European Youth Olympic Festival will take place from 14 to 19 July. 3,300 young athletes between 13 and 18 years of age from 49 European countries are expected to participate.
They will compete in nine different sports. Apart from handball these sports are athletics, basketball, swimming, judo, tennis, gymnastics, cycling and volleyball.
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EHF / ts