{"id":207,"date":"2024-10-23T15:09:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T13:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/?p=207"},"modified":"2024-10-24T16:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:41:07","slug":"press-conference-to-announce-the-start-of-the-ikf-ekc-a-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/2024\/10\/23\/press-conference-to-announce-the-start-of-the-ikf-ekc-a-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Conference: Presentation of the IKF EKC-A 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IKF European Korfball Championship A-Division 2024 will be held in Calonge and Sant Antoni from October 28 to November 2. The event was presented at the Municipal Sports Pavilion of Calonge with key figures such as Carlos Campmaj\u00f3, the local sports councilor, Kira Men\u00e9n, president of the Catalan Korfball Federation, and Miquel \u00c0ngel Tobaruela, the Catalan national team coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/1?ui=2&amp;ik=dc9e616db6&amp;attid=0.0.2&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1813701334091510028&amp;th=192b8fc1032d310c&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ8qWdUtFrFn52YM_dcUpfJdlZIipRPuCZxYocKLemdLmb4dLRdEoodfzh_6M8-o3xkUmWIYDVUTEYms9LoS2GLh-vIWmS-AZfObu7MAjzOOqyglN8z_ZKnenTc&amp;disp=emb\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From left to right: Kira Men\u00e9n, Carlos Campaj\u00f3 i Miquel \u00c0ngel Tobaruela<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tournament will feature the top eight national teams in Europe, divided into two groups. Group A includes the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, and Hungary, while Group B consists of Belgium, Catalonia, the Czech Republic, and England. The group stage matches will take place from October 28 to 30, with the semifinals on November 1 and the final on November 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each team will bring 14 athletes and their technical staff, and significant numbers of fans from countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, and England are expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Calonge acull el Campionat d\u2019Europa de Korfbal on la selecci\u00f3 catalana t\u00e9 opcions a medalla\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3tTLAaIdD1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_a-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_a-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_a.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_b-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_b-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/roda_de_premsa_EKCA_2024_23oct2024_b.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kira Men\u00e9n highlighted the sport\u2019s mixed-gender nature and controlled physical contact, making it non-violent and appealing. Carlos Campmaj\u00f3 expressed pride in hosting the event and showcasing the municipality to visitors from across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The local squad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Catalan team, ranked fifth by the International Korfball Federation, aims for a bronze medal, with their first match against England on October 28. Coach Tobaruela is optimistic about their chances, given their intensive training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catalonia has been a full member of the IKF since 2005, with notable achievements including fourth place at the 2011 World Championship in China and third place at the 2016 European Championship in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/schedule_EKCA_2024-Copy-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/schedule_EKCA_2024-Copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/schedule_EKCA_2024-Copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/schedule_EKCA_2024-Copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/schedule_EKCA_2024-Copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/schedule_EKCA_2024-Copy.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calongeisantantoni.cat\/municipi\/noticies\/8a021c41-3ca1-4efd-9135-8494970db303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.calongeisantantoni.cat\/municipi\/noticies\/8a021c41-3ca1-4efd-9135-8494970db303<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IKF European Korfball Championship A-Division 2024 will be held in Calonge and Sant Antoni from October 28 to November 2. The event was presented at the Municipal Sports Pavilion of Calonge with key figures such as Carlos Campmaj\u00f3, the local sports councilor, Kira Men\u00e9n, president of the Catalan Korfball Federation, and Miquel \u00c0ngel Tobaruela, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":234,"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207\/revisions\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.korfbal.cat\/ekc2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}