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Sport
Beach handball
is a
team sport
where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard
handball
, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball loses most of its bounce on sand, there is little to no
dribbling
, and players instead perform more passing as the rules of
travelling
still apply.
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Matches are played as two 10 minute sets, with a half-time of 5 minutes. If teams are tied at the end of a regular set then the teams play for a
golden goal
. If the teams are tied at the end of 2 sets then the teams will participate in a tie breaker. The tie break involves a goalie throwing the ball to their own player while that player attempts to score one-on-one with the opposing goalie. During regular play, if the goalkeeper scores a goal this counts as two points, compared to a normal goal scored by an outfield player which counts as 1 point. Creative or spectacular goals, such as 360 degree jumps and alley-oops, are awarded with two points, as well as in-flights and 6 meter throws.
The first European Championships was played in the year 2000.
As of September 2014
[update]
, Brazil is ranked the number 1 country in the world, and is the winner of the world championship in both men's and women's divisions at the
2014 Beach Handball World Championships
.
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In 2021, the
Norway women's national beach handball team
was fined €1500 for being improperly dressed after the women wore
bike shorts
instead of
bikini
bottoms at a European championship match in Bulgaria.
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Critics derided the fine and the underlying rule. Although the
Norwegian Handball Federation
announced they would pay the fines, pop singer
Pink
offered to pay for them.
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Later, in November 2021, the
International Handball Federation
changed their dress rules to allow female players to wear some kinds of shorts, specifying "Female athletes must wear short tight pants with a close fit".
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Competitions
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- Regional
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