2006 Beach Handball World Championships

The 2006 Beach Handball World Championships are a ten-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held in the Petrobras Arena at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 15 November and 19 November.[1] This is the second edition of the event. Matches are played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result is decisive. Brazil win the championship gold medal in both genders.[2]

  1. ^ "Começa o Campeonato Mundial de Beach Handball no Rio de Janeiro". Jornal Primera Hora (in Portuguese). 2006-11-15. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  2. ^ "Dobradinha nacional no beach handball" (in Portuguese). Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil: Confederação Brasileira de Handebol. 2006-11-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.