By: Reem Sameh

Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports, checked on Sunday the location where the draw of the 27th IHF Men’s World Handball Championship will be held in September at Mina House Hotel.

The tournament will take place from 13-31 January, 2021, and it will be the biggest in edition in the championship's history, for the first time 32 teams will compete instead of 24. 

The tournament’s matches will be played at four indoor halls: Cairo Stadium Halls Complex, New Capital Sports Hall, Borg El Arab Alexandria Sports Hall and 6th of October Giza Sports Hall.

The Minister was accompanied by members of the organizational committee and its president Hesham Nasr, Dr. Ahmed Al-Sheikh head of the government communication committee of the organizational committee, and number of heads of sub-committees also heads of Tazkarti and Presentation company.

“we are determined to achieve the success of the championship on all levels, as Egypt is distinguished by its organizational experiences, the availability of sports infrastructure, means of transportation, accommodation hotels, international airports, tourist attractions, and the security, safety and stability factors the country enjoys under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who supports the Egyptian sports, ” Dr. Ashraf Sobhy said.