On Sunday 30 January, the French handball team earned the championship of the world throwing a "breath of fresh air" on the French sport, whose results were poor despite the performances of swimmers and athletes during the summer of 2010.
The decision of the IHF (International Handball Federation) during World prevents France to fully enjoy its success. Indeed, it was decided that the World Cup of 2015 would be held in Qatar. The decision to exclude countries from Europe (Poland, Norway, France) as contributing to the organizer of world championships leaves a bitter aftertaste the stunning victory of the French end of January. (Note that Qatar was already the organizer of the last Football World Cup). The IHF
justify its decision to readjust the Europe in the first round by the fact that she wants to globalize the handball, which explains that Qatar, a country where handball is not prima facie steeped in culture, has was chosen to arrange this event. However, it seems that the financial side has also played a large role in choosing the host country. In fact, the monarchy and its Qatari diplomacy in sport their new major way in the world.
At this rate, if European countries do not join together to organize major sporting events, they can no longer resist the face of emerging powers. Thus, after the award of World handball, football World Cup in 2022, it could be that Qatar is also the organizer of the upcoming Olympics ...
Source: Le Monde, February 10, 2011
Celia and Rejane, 3rd
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