Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page After 12 years of absence from the world stage Austria finally returned to the 2021 IHF World Championships in Spain But there was no happy ending to that story as the team led by head coach Herbert Müller had to improvise throughout the whole tournament due to players testing positive for COVID-19 they managed to proceed to the main round and finished their campaign with a win against Croatia Hopes were high to qualify for the second time in a row at Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 as they defeated Finland in the first round of the European qualification knowing that they had lost to them 31:19 at Spain 2021 The doubleheader turned out to be the most balanced one between the 10 doubleheaders The first leg ended in a 28:28 tie and the second leg was almost as close as the first one the International Handball Federation announced the awarding of one of the two Wildcards to Austria for the 2023 IHF World Championship The relief and joy on the Austrian side was huge They have a good team that can now further develop on the international stage and be even more prepared for their home campaign in 2024 when they will co-host the EHF EURO 2024 with Hungary and Switzerland ending a 16-year absence in that competition In the partial absence of players due to COVID-19 at Spain 2021 such as team captain and goalkeeper Petra Blazek or centre back Sonja Frey who has been an absolute leader for this team Back court player Katarina Pandza had a difficult debut at Spain 2021 because she had been out due to COVID-19 as well she was on fire and confirmed her performance in the European qualification doubleheader against Spain with eight goals Handball talent runs through the blood of the Ivancok sisters with Ines playing on the left back position and Lena between the posts The siblings played a solid World Championship and are good assets for the team Another huge asset to the team is Patricia Kovacs who was top scorer for her team at Spain 2021 with 43 goals Austria seem to produce a lot of good back court players but they also have fast and goal-hungry wings such as Nina Neidhart At the sideline of the Austrian team stands a tower of strength the Romanian-German Herbert Müller has been the head coach as he is also in charge of the German club Thüringer HC for 13 years winning the German Championship seven times with this team He also tested positive for COVID-19 and will be happy to return healthy and in person to the world stage as he already had been in the years from 2005 to 2009 The Austrian squad will start their campaign in Stavanger as they will face the unbeaten 2022 Asian Champions Republic of Korea followed by the berth against co-hosts and reigning World Champions Norway It looks like the perfect setup for a final clash for a main round spot in the last preliminary round match against Greenland they have now qualified after 22 years as the 2023 North America and Caribbean Champions Qualification for DEN/NOR/SWE 2023: Wildcard Group at DEN/NOR/SWE 2023: Group C (Norway By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy As announced during 20th-anniversary celebrations in August Dr Andreas Güntner has taken over the management of Borbet Thüringen GmbH the Borbet subsidiary responsible for operating the company’s Bad Langensalza plant Güntner brings a quarter-century of experience with leading OEM suppliers and knowledge of the wheel business to his new role “We are convinced that Dr Güntner will continue the success story of Borbet Thüringen GmbH with his expertise and provide new impetus,” says Margot Borbet managing director and chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of Borbet GmbH The wheel manufacturer describes its Borbet Thüringen operations as “Europe’s largest and most modern production plant for light alloy wheels,” adding that the Bad Langensalza site has “the latest production technologies and an in-house customisation centre.” Amongst other things this facility focuses on insert solutions that bring together new aesthetics with designs that reduce wheel weight and aerodynamic drag A further pioneering technology from Borbet Thüringen is pad printing which guarantees precise and durable customisation options If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com