Mediterranean Handball Confederation
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The Mediterranean Handball Confederation (Arabic: اتحاد كرة اليد البحر الأبيض المتوسط; French: Confédération méditerranéenne de handball), officially abbreviated as MHC, is the governing body of handball in the Mediterranean region.
History
[edit | edit source]On 12 June 1999 in Cairo (Egypt), the Mediterranean Handball Association (MHA) has been established among the following countries: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia. The first president of MHA was Dr. Hassan Moustafa (Egypt).[1]
On 22 February 2003, in Rome (Italy), the Mediterranean Handball Association decided to change the original name into Mediterranean Handball Confederation and an Executive Committee was elected Francesco Purromuto (Italy) (President), Rui Coelho (Portugal), Jaume Conejero (Spain), Jean Férignac (France), Taoufik Khouaja (Tunisia) and General Charalambos Lottas (Cyprus), having the task to perform all the necessary acts to summon the MHC Congress for the approval of the MHC Rules of procedure, for the election of the Statutory bodies.
The 1st Congress was held on 28 and 29 February 2004, in Castelo Branco (Portugal), and the following countries participate as foundation members: Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Libya, Malta, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey. Each year, the Mediterranean Handball Confederation organises the Mediterranean Men's Handball Championship and Mediterranean Women's Handball Championship on different dates. These competitions are preferably reserved to young athletes.[2]
From 24 to 29 February 2004, the first Mediterranean Men's Handball Championship, was conducted under the aegis of the MHC, in Castelo Branco (Portugal). From 21 to 28 June 2004, the first Mediterranean Women's Handball Championship was held in Misano Adriatico (Italy). The Mediterranean Games with handball as an event were organized for the first time in Tunis 1967 (men's tournament) and Split 1979 (women's tournament).
MHC Presidents
[edit | edit source]| S. No. | Name | Country | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Hassan Moustafa | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 12 June 1999 – 22 February 2003 |
| 2. | Mr. Francesco Purromuto | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 22 February 2003 – Till date |
MHC Executive Committee
[edit | edit source]The Executive Committee is the Mediterranean Handball Confederation managing Body. It consists of the MHC President and the members elected by the MHC Ordinary Congress for a four-years mandate. The following Executive Committee has been elected, for the term of the office 2015 – 2019, during the 3rd Ordinary Congress in Rome (Italy) in September 2015.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| President | Francesco Purromuto | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
| 1st Vice-President | Charalambos Lottas | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus |
| Vice-President | Zoran Radojičić | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro |
| Günal Ensari | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | |
| Alain Koubi | File:Flag of France.svg France | |
| Treasurer | Mehdi Khouaja | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| Member | Francisco Vidal Blázquez García | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Leon Kalin | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | |
| Hesham Nasr Soliman Ahmed | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | |
| Siniša Ostoić | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | |
| Konstantinos Violitzis | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece |
MHC Tournaments
[edit | edit source]- Mediterranean Men's Handball Championship from 2004.
- Mediterranean Women's Handball Championship from 2004.
- Handball at the Mediterranean Games from 1967 (Men's) and 1979 (Women's).
- Beach Handball at the Mediterranean Beach Games from 2015.
Women's Mediterranean Handball Championships
[edit | edit source]From 2004 (2005 and 2014 was not held):[3]
Men's Mediterranean Handball Championships
[edit | edit source]From 2004:[4]
Current title holders
[edit | edit source]Handball
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean Handball Championship | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (2019) (1) | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (2017) (1) |
| Mediterranean Games | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (2018) (4) | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (2018) (2) |
• (Titles) (*) Record
Beach Handball
[edit | edit source]| Tournament | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean Beach Games | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (2019) (1*) | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (2019) (1*) |
• (Titles) (*) Record
MHC Members
[edit | edit source]- Full Members
- Albania Albania
- Algeria Algeria
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia Croatia
- Cyprus Cyprus
- Egypt Egypt
- France France
- Greece Greece
- Israel Israel
- Italy Italy
- Lebanon Lebanon
- Libya Libya
- Malta Malta
- Montenegro Montenegro
- Morocco Morocco
- Portugal Portugal
- Serbia Serbia
- Slovenia Slovenia
- Spain Spain
- Syria Syria
- Tunisia Tunisia
- Turkey Turkey
- Associated Members
Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain competed in 2020 Men's Mediterranean Handball Championships.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Mediterranean
- Mediterranean Sea
- Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Beach Games
- Balkan Handball Championships from 1979.
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