Doha: The 10th International Handball Federation (IHF) Super Globe Championship 2016, will kick off at Qatar Handball Association (QHA) Hall in Duhail today.
Doha has completed all technical and administrative arrangements to host the four-day event as Al Sadd and Lekhwiya will represent Qatar in the championship, which QHA has been hosting since 2010.
Fuchse Berlin are the defending champions.
The German wild cards beat Hungarian club MKM-MKB Veszprem in overtime in last year’s thrilling title clash to bag major honours.
Sydney University (Australia), HC Taubate (Brazil), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Vive Targi Kielce (Poland) and Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) are the other teams competing in the tournament featuring continental champions.
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