Oman Prepares to Host the Fifth Round of the Beach Handball World Tour

Global Teams Arrive in Bausher

Oman will host the fifth round of the World Beach Handball Championship. The Oman Handball Association organizes the games on December 4 and 5. Athletes will compete at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher. Eight international teams will participate on the local sand courts. The tournament features four men's teams and four women's teams. The Omani national men's team will compete as the official hosts. They face Germany, the current beach handball world champions. Croatia joins the bracket after winning the World Tour stage in Zagreb. Poland also competes after securing second place in the Pucc stage.

The Women's Category Competitors

The women’s category features the Argentinian national team, the World Cup champions. Portugal enters after winning their World Tour stage in Zagreb. The German women's team arrives after winning the Ptuček stage. Officials will announce the fourth participating women's team very soon. This event prepares Oman for hosting the 2028 World Championships. The massive 2028 tournament will take place in the Dhofar Governorate.

Omani Training and Preparation

Our national beach handball team already started their rigorous preparation phase. National coach Hamoud Al-Hasani and assistant Hussein Al-Jabri selected 13 players. The squad includes Saeed Al-Hasani, Saud Al-Hasani, and Al-Yazan Al-Busaidi. The technical staff runs daily training sessions on the Bausher sand courts. Coaches focus heavily on raising the physical fitness levels of all players. Beach handball requires massive physical abilities, extreme endurance, speed, and concentration.

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