Moreover, the meetings are also attended by the Egyptian Handball Federation and the advisory office in charge of the project. Madbouly pointed out that the planned implementation duration is 18 months, to allow enough time for the project’s completion before the start of the handball world cup that will be held in January 2021. “Egypt will be able to host all world championships with these new halls and with its infrastructurein the sports sector,” the minister of sports asserted. The 2021 IHF World Men’s Handball Championship will be the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and the second to be held in Egypt. This will be the second IHF World Championship hosted by Egypt, as in 1999, Egypt successfully hosted the 16th edition of the championship, which Sweden won.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 29, 2018 20:15 UTC