Before Sydney 2000, Australia’s national handball team had never gone close to reaching the Olympics. The sport’s entire participation base was about 500 people. Their world ranking was a similar
The life of a sportsperson playing for your country in competitions across the globe, at first glance, appears to be the ultimate dream. Sure, there are sacrifices and hurdles along
It’s fast, furious, dynamic, energetic — all the things Australians love about sport. And yet handball is almost unknown in this county. Tomasz Szklarski can’t understand why the sport he
From French champagne to Italian leather to Belgian chocolate, some would say that the finest things come from Europe – why should sports be any different? When I say “handball”,
Canberra’s Luke Behrendorff is on the verge of making his debut in the Australian handball team after being selected to compete at the International Handball Trophy in Kosovo in June.
AFL hasn’t stopped its recruitment hunt with untested rugby league stars – this is the Canberra kid the Giants hope will make the leap from European handball to football star.
It’s a long way from the school yard to the Olympics, and there’s an extra detour if you want to make that step as a handball player. You’ll need to
Our friends at Urban Rec Canberra have the perfect place to start!
They run a local social league which is all about getting to know the game in a fun, and social environment.
Find out more about their social beginner’s league on their website.
