After six days of tournaments that took place in Greece, the IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship was won by Croatia in the men’s category and by Spain in the women’s category. 

Results of the Men’s competition

Croatia wins the final
Brazil finishes with the second place
Iran won the bronze medal

General ranking:

1- Croatia, 2- Brazil, 3- Iran, 4- France, 5- Argentina, 6- Ukraine, 7- Spain, 8- Germany, 9- Sweden, 10- Qatar, 11- Czech Republic, 12- Jordan, 13- Greece, 14- Uruguay, 15- Togo, 16- USA

All star team

MVP: Lars Zelser, Germany

Best goalkeeper: Antonio Kranjcevic, Croatia
Best left wing: Eduardo Escobedo Romero, Spain
Best right wing: Luka Glavendekic, Croatia
Best specialist: Yalles Lara Caetano, Brazil
Best pivot: Ali Heidarian, Islamic Republic of Iran
Best defender: Adrien Oulieu, France
Top scorer: Lennart Liebeck, Germany – 143 points
Fair Play Award: Togo

Results of the women’s competition

Spain wins the gold medal
The Netherlands take the silver
And Poland the bronze.

General ranking:

1- Spain, 2- Netherlands, 3- Poland, 4- Hungary, 5- Argentina, 6- France, 7- Germany, 8- Brazil, 9- Romania, 10- Ukraine, 11- Thailand, 12- Greece, 13- Uruguay, 14- India, 15- Puerto Rico, 16- Hong Kong.

All star team

MVP: Eva Heuten, Netherlands

Best goalkeeper: Paula Quiles Vera, Spain
Best left wing: Eva Heuten, Netherlands
Best right wing: Cayetana Martin Lopez, Spain
Best specialist: Margit Zentai, Hungary
Best pivot: Carolin Hübner, Germany
Best defender: Paulina Kozminska, Poland
Top scorer: Eva Heuten, Netherlands – 147 points
Fair Play Award: Greece