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2024 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship
The 2024 IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship was the 24th edition of the IHF Women's U20 Handball World Championship, held in North Macedonia from 19 to 30 June 2024 under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). France won their first title by defeating Hungary in the final. Bidding process Two nations entered bid for hosting the tournament: * * Slovenia later withdrew their bid. The tournament was awarded to North Macedonia by IHF Council in its meeting held in Cairo, Egypt on 28 February 2020. Venues The matches were played in Skopje. The Jane Sandanski Arena had a smaller hall which was used as well. Qualification *New Zealand withdrew before the tournament and a replacement nation was announced. Draw The draw was held on 13 April 2024 in Ulm, Germany. Seeding *The spot for Oceania was left unoccupied and a replacement nation was named. Squads Referees The referees were announced on 26 April 2024. Preliminary round ''All times are local ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Vukčević
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic languages, Slavic given name. The name is a Slavicized form of the Greek language, Greek name Helena (given name), Helena, and it signifies the word ‘Greek’ (Ελληνικά) meaning bright, light. Helena comes from Helios meaning shining and sunlight. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenochka, Jeca, and Lenka. Notable people Nobility *Saint Jelena of Serbia, Serbian Queen (d. 1314) *Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia (d. 1374) *Elena of Montenegro, Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Montenegrin princess and Queen of Italy *Helena of Serbia (other), Jelena of Serbia, many Serbian consorts *Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary *Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman Other people *Jelena Agbaba, Serbian handball player *Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater *Jelena Blagojević, Serbian volley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |