YAC Events

YAC Competitions

M20 EHF EURO 2024 Slovenia: 10–21 July

  1. Spain
  2. Portugal
  3. Denmark

M20 EHF Championship 2024 Kosovo: 13–21 July

  1. Slovakia
  2. Latvia
  3. Finland

M18 EHF EURO 2024 Montenegro: 7–18 August

  1. Sweden
  2. Denmark
  3. Hungary

M18 EHF Championship 2024 Slovakia: 12–18 August

  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  2. Latvia
  3. Türkiye

M18 EHF Championship 2024 Kosovo: 12–18 August

  1. Kosovo
  2. Georgia
  3. Belgium

Men’s 20 EHF EURO 2024

Spain make it back-to-back titles; Portugal runners-up again

Spain won their second Men’s 20 EHF EURO title in a row at the 2024 edition, beating Portugal 35:31 in the final.

It was also Portugal’s second consecutive silver medal in the event after the previous generation made the final of the 2022 edition.

With younger age category events such as the Men’s 20 EHF EURO showcasing the best of Europe’s rising talents and two straight tournaments in a row with such a presence from Spain and Portugal, the future looks bright for their men’s national teams.

For Spain the situation is especially promising, as it was not only their second consecutive title but fourth in the last six editions of the Men’s 20 EHF EURO. They were also the champions in the 2016 and 2012 events. Plus, Spain’s 2024-winning generation took the Youth world title in 2023 and the Men’s 18 EHF EURO 2022 trophy.

The 2024 trophy brought Spain equal with Denmark as the record title winners in the Men’s 20 EHF EURO. The sides also have the same medal count, at seven apiece.

Denmark also added to their medal tally in 2024, beating Germany 26:23 in the 3/4 placement match.

Two wings who were in the Men’s 18 EHF EURO 2022 All-star Team made the cut again at the Men’s 20 EHF EURO 2024: Spain’s Xavier Gonzalez and Germany’s Dávid Móré. Gonzalez was also named All-star right wing at the 2023 Youth World Championship. The MVP of the 2023 Youth World Championship, Denmark’s Frederik Pedersen, was awarded All-star Team left back.

The remaining positions in the All-star Team went to Denmark’s Hjalte Lykke as centre back, Portugal’s Ricardo Brandão as line player, Norway’s Patrick Helland Anderson as right back, and Sweden’s Theodor Uliana Starck as best defender.

The MVP and top scorer of the event were familiar names for many handball fans. Faroe Islands’ Óli Mittún, who also played the Men’s EHF EURO 2024 in January, netted 76 goals to claim his second top scorer crown in a year, after he also topped the list at the 2023 Youth World Championship. Representing the title winners, Spain’s Petar Cikusa i Jelicic, who won the EHF Champions League title with Barça in June, was the MVP.

Although Spain claimed the title, it was Portugal who arrived at the final unbeaten. They had one draw, 33:33 against Iceland in the main round. Spain were victorious in all games except the clash against none other than Portugal in the main round, which the latter won 38:37.

In the semi-final stage, Spain beat Denmark 36:34 and Portugal defeated Germany 29:24.

Men’s 18 EHF EURO 2024

Sweden win all-Scandinavian final to take third trophy

The M18 EHF EURO 2024 came to a thrilling end as both medal matches needed overtime to decide the winners, with Sweden coming out on top in the final, beating Denmark 37:36.

The bronze medal went to Hungary, who defeated Iceland 36:34 in the placement match.

It was Sweden’s third title in the M18 EHF EURO, following victories in 2018 and in the third edition in 1997. The previous generation also made it to the final in 2022, losing to Spain.
Runners-up Denmark are the record medal winners in the competition, with 11, but have never taken the trophy. They have played the semi-finals no less than 12 times and missed a medal only once.

Hungary’s bronze medal at the event contributed to their nation’s number one position on the younger age category ranking for 2024, which combines the results of the men’s and women’s national team competitions played over the summer.

Nine nations were represented in the tournament’s All-star Team, with Sweden’s Nikola Roganovic named MVP. Denmark had two players among the eight positions, with Frederik Møller Wolff as goalkeeper and Oskar Møller Jakobsen as right back.

France’s Yoni Peyrabout was named All-star left wing, Serbia’s Djordje Drasko was left back, Iceland’s Dagur Árni Heimisson was centre back, Germany’s Bennet Strobel was line player, Spain’s Hugo Vila López was right wing and Hungary’s Maté Fazekas was best defender. The top scorer was Israel’s Asaf Sharon, with 79 goals.

Three of the four semi-finalists recorded perfect records in the preliminary round — Sweden, Denmark and Iceland — as did Serbia, Germany and Spain. Hungary had one loss in the preliminary round, against Sweden.

Into the main round, Denmark had a 29:29 draw versus Serbia to start then clinched their semi-final ticket with narrow wins against Germany and Hungary. Having beaten both Germany and Serbia, Hungary were sure of progressing before the loss to Denmark.

The second main round group was very competitive, with Sweden, Spain and Iceland finishing on a three-way points tie. Sweden were defeated by Iceland 29:34 in the first game, then Iceland lost their second match to Spain, 27:32. That meant the pressure was on for the final main round day, with Iceland needing to win against Norway to book their place, while Sweden had to defeat Spain by six goals. Sweden beat Spain by the exact margin required, 33:27, and Iceland won against Norway, knocking Spain out of the running for the trophy.

The semi-finals both saw one-sided results, with Denmark beating Iceland 34:26 and Sweden defeating Hungary 39:27.