The new equipment will be used for the first time in summer 2023 at the EHF EURO events Women’s 19 and Women’s 17 in Romania and Montenegro.
BENZ Sport is a manufacturer of high-quality sports and gymnastics equipment and was founded in 1907. The goals are manufactured in the BENZ Sport factory in Winnenden near Stuttgart.
Their top-of-the-line BLACKLINE handball goal will be on display at the national team events while a new product is being developed for the EHF’s wheelchair handball events.
The company receives logo integration on goals and media backgrounds at top events, as well as advertising on EHF digital channels and offers direct marketing opportunities to thousands of clubs and member federations via email marketing.
A key element of the new agreement is innovation, whereby the EHF will take full advantage of BENZ Sports’ extensive technical know-how in the development of goals for use in top-class professional handball. As part of the collaboration, BENZ Sport and the EHF will explore introducing new ideas for the EHF’s top events, including the integration of new and existing technologies into goals, as well as new camera angles and other concepts.
The partnership also benefits national handball federations as a number of goals are to be donated after each event as part of the EHF’s development efforts.
Martin Hausleitner, EHF General Secretary, said: “We are delighted to welcome BENZ Sport to the EHF family. BENZ Sport and its staff have a great passion for handball and so it has been a real pleasure to develop this new goal partnership.
“Our cooperation with BENZ Sport not only guarantees the best equipment on the market for the top EHF events, but also an exceptional level of technical expertise as we aim to further develop and improve the sport at a professional level.”
Clemens Winkler, Managing Director of BENZ Sport, said: “As an innovative manufacturer of gymnastics and sports equipment, we look forward to the partnership with the EHF. Together we will promote and further develop handball. We are proud that we will be bringing our BLACKLINE goals to arenas across Europe in the future.”
The agreement between BENZ Sport and the EHF was signed on May 10th at the draw for the final tournament of the EHF EURO 2024 in Düsseldorf.
Photo © Kenny Beele / DHB: Michael Wiederer, EHF President; Clemens Winkler, Managing Director, BENZ Sport; Florian Bovie, Head of Partnership Development, BENZ Sport; Martin Hausleitner, EHF General Secretary
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