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UAE president receives youth handball team after 2027 World Championship qualification

From Gulf Today · () English

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  • UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed received the national youth handball team after it qualified for the 2027 World Championship.
  • The team also finished second in the 19th Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship.
  • The president congratulated the players, staff and supporters, calling the results a source of pride for UAE sport.

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received the UAE youth handball team after its qualification for the 2027 World Championship.

The president met the players along with their technical and administrative staff, and congratulated them and their fans on the achievement. He said the qualification could provide further momentum for sport in the UAE.

The team also finished second in the 19th Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship. Sheikh Mohamed described its performances at Asian and international level as a source of pride and said they reflected positively on UAE sport.

He stressed that UAE sport should keep pace with the country’s continued progress in other areas of development. Sport, he said, forms an integral part of the UAE’s comprehensive development. The meeting was also attended by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed.

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