The EHF's younger age category events are to be revamped from 2016 with two divisions of competition to be introduced
New system for Europe’s young handballers
A change to the organisation of the EHF’s younger age category events is to be introduced from 2016 thanks to a yes vote from the member federation.
The motion sets out a new system with two divisions, the first comprising 16 teams and named the EHF YAC EURO (e.g. 2016 M20 EHF EURO) and second named the EHF YAC OPEN EURO (e.g. 2016 M20 Open EURO) and involving an open number of teams.
The change has been proposed to make access to the events as easy and affordable as possible, providing all teams with a reasonable number of matches. The ultimate aim being to enlarge the number of teams and nations being competitive for Men's EHF EURO qualification.
A complete overview of the new system is available on the eurohandball.com website.
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EHF / jjr