MUSCAT: The Oman Handball Association (OHA) has approved the official logo for the fifth stage of the 2026 Beach Handball Global Tour, scheduled to take place on December 4 and 5 at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher, featuring eight international teams.
The tournament will bring together four men's and four women's teams, with Oman competing against world champions Germany, Croatia and Poland in the men's category.
The women's competition will feature world champions Argentina, Portugal and Germany, while the International Handball Federation (IHF) is expected to announce the fourth participating team.
As part of preparations, the OHA has appointed Nasr bin Hamad al Hasani as tournament director and Asaad bin Mubarak al Hasani as public relations director.
The official logo, designed by Yousuf al Badi, incorporates visual elements inspired by beach handball, reflecting the sport's speed, strength and excitement.
Its design combines the colours of a beach handball, red elements symbolising movement and the national team's colours, and brown lettering representing the sandy playing surface.
The event forms part of Oman's preparations to host the 2028 Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships in Dhofar Governorate, providing an opportunity to strengthen organisational expertise and technical readiness.
Meanwhile, Oman's national beach handball team continues intensive daily training at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex under national coach Hamoud al Hasani and assistant coach Hussain al Jabri.
Training sessions focus on physical fitness, tactical coordination, passing accuracy, shooting and improving transitions between defence and attack.
The national team aims to capitalise on home advantage while gaining valuable international experience against leading European teams.
Hosting the Global Tour reflects the growing cooperation between the OHA and IHF and reinforces Oman's position as a destination for major international sporting events.
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