Maltese Beach Handball Teams Head To Italy For Calise Cup

The Maltese National Beach Handball teams departed for Gaeta, Italy early this morning, where they will compete in the Calise Cup from 12 to 14 June, their first international appointment of the season.

Held annually in Gaeta, the Calise Cup is one of the main stops on the European Beach Handball Tour, attracting leading men's and women's club teams from across Europe and beyond, with continental ranking points at stake.

Both Maltese teams have been drawn in Group B. The men will face Colosseum Handball B (ITA), Niterói Rugby FC – Handebol (BRA) and C4H10 Melluzhi Jurmala (LAT), with the Brazilian and Latvian sides considered among the strongest in the competition and expected to reach the final stages. The women will take on GRD Leça – Love Tiles (POR), Olympia Beach Handball (GBR) and Beach Handball Tilburg (NED).

Ahead of the tournament, the men will play friendlies against the Brazilian squad and the Italian national team, while the women will face the Brazilian and Slovakian teams. Once the tournament concludes, the Maltese teams will remain in Gaeta for a two-day training camp alongside the Australian team.

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