Sergey Shishkarev shared the details of the meeting with the head of the Norwegian Handball Federation at the IHF congress in Cairo in his telegram channel.
— I congratulated the President of the Norwegian Handball Federation Randi Gustad with another, if I’m not mistaken, the fifth gold medal of the world champions, won by Norway quite recently in Germany and the Netherlands. And, of course, I added that it's a completely different matter without the competition with the national team of Russia. Matches between our teams have already become classics. Randi Gustad agreed.
I remember her words after semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics, when our girls proved to be stronger, as in 2016 in Rio: Norway can only blame itself. It's the position of a true athlete and a strong person, who respects competitors and understands the essence of a fair game. I’m sure that the Norwegian Federation will reach new heights with such a President as Randi Gustad, and our professional cooperation will be solely constructive.
Hungary has traditionally strong positions in handball as well. It’s not accidental that Final Four matches of the Champions League among women for several consecutive years are held (and will be held in future) in Budapest, attended by the largest audience. Gyori ETO KC took the win in 2025. Who would doubt? I have good relations with the head of the Hungarian Handball Federation Ferenc Ilyes. While Laszlo Nagy is a living legend not only of the national but also European and world handball. No wonder that he is included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame. I took a picture with them for memory, as they say, — the head of the HFR wrote.
Photo: Sergey Shishkarev’s TG-channel
