• Moments and situations where everything is possible
• Moments which are about victory or defeat
• Moments of overwhelming emotion

In the history of the European Championship, we have seen great tournaments:
From the very beginning, in 1994 in Portugal, then to Spain in 1996, 1998 in Italy, 2000 in Croatia, 2002 in Sweden, 2004 in Slovenia, 2006 in Switzerland and the most recently the 2008 Championship in Norway.

We have seen the number of teams and the number of spectators increase, the TV ratings explode, and the tournament has become more and more popular in Europe and around the world. The emotions, atmosphere and the excitement attract more and more people. We have seen many fantastic moments.

The tournament has become the Top Handball Event in Europe over the past years.

The Austrian Handball Federation has been awarded the EHF Euro 2010 for the first time and aim to engrave new magic moments in your handball heart. For a top quality tournament, the infrastructure has to be of the highest standard, whether it is for the athletes, officials, fans or journalists. The Austrian Handball Federation, together with all authorities and partners, is ready to prepare everything, which guarantees the best conditions for all participating nations, athletes, officials and fans.

Engrave magic moments in your handball heart.

For the athletes, the European Championship is a unique experience; it is their chance to win the most important European title. For all these reasons it is our responsibility of the organiser to offer the athletes from all nations the very best conditions possible. The athlete is always at the heart of the sport of handball!

A guarantee:

• First class hotels
• Short distances to the playing and training venues
• Meals around the clock
• Sufficient warm-up areas in the playing venues
• Infotainment and Video screens in the team hotels
• Free internet in the team hotels
• Free daily championship newspaper for players

Create magic moments that will last a lifetime.

The officials and the referees play an important part in the Championship. They have the difficult task to decide, within a matter of seconds, if a moment has the quality to be a magic moment or if it is simply a normal match situation, which we see hundreds of times during a match. For this reason they deserve to have the best conditions to do their work.

A guarantee:

• Accommodation of the highest quality
• Highest degree of flexibility for their meal times
• Individual shuttle service
• Short distances to the playing venues
• Transfer of technology by our partner Samsung, using technical developments available by the year 2010 with information and enabling them to communicate on every situation and at any time.
• Videoconferences with other playing venues
• SMS result service

The sport production is an important part of every Championship. The entertainment, which involves both, the athlete and the spectators, is a major factor of the Championship. It is part of a professional event framework, which includes fun, information and music, capable of heating-up the atmosphere!

The video walls transmit the magic moments of former Championships, the best scenes of the day and they are used for live interviews with players and coaches, the spectators will also be part of the show.

At least 2 announcers in each venue will inform the fans about the teams, commentate the match progression, do interviews, and introduce the players to the crowds. Music is a fundamental part of the game, always there to illuminate the most spectacular aspects of the game.

Everybody will get excited!

Austria is a wonderful country, the candidate cities chosen for Euro 2010 offer far more than merely a handball festival. At least one of the playing venues lies less than 200 km away for fans from 10 countries. Every city has an international airport. In the Euro 2010 host cities, there are hotels of all categories, from the first-class hotel to vacation rentals.

Fan Parks around the halls will offer a festival, where friendships will be built. Euro 2010 will be a chance for all handball nations to get together

Magic moments can create friendships, which last a lifetime!

Capture the magic moment

One of the most important parts of our sport is the wide-scale and positive media coverage.

The set-up of the press centres brings with it high demands as far as both location and technical requirements are concerned. Up-to-the-second information before the game and minutes after the games is a necessity. The internet will be our prime information source.

As is the case at the Olympic Games there will be the set-standard, that all important information will be available on the web immediately. There will be a press hotel with daily information and a shuttle service to the venues.

What makes holidays in the winter of 2010 in Austria so attractive?

Austria is well known for its winter holidays, an immense diversity of sport is on offer, from skiing to snowboarding or the outdoor experience of cross country skiing. Many cultural attractions, from St. Stephans Cathedral and Schönbrunn in Vienna to the “Goldenes Dachl” in Innsbruck, are well worth a visit. Just in case it is too cold outside, numerous famous museums are waiting for your visit.

But if this does not appeal to you, then you will at least be enraptured by the Austrian “Gemütlichkeit” (comfort), the Austrian Cuisine and the Austrian wines are all part of the way of life, and we would like to show to you.

That is all well and good – but what makes this country truly unique is the very special Austrian charm. The charm of the Viennese coffee houses, the warm welcome guests receive in Austria.

Come and see and fall in love with the Austrian charm in person in 2010.