Organized by the Veteran handball club (VRK) "Sloboda" and VRK "Jedinstvo" from Tuzla on Friday and Saturday on the courts of the Public Institution "Tušanj Stadium" will be organized the sixth international handball tournament for veterans "Handball on a grain of salt". The last preparations are coming to an end, and about 300 guests will come to Tuzla on weekends from all the republics of the former Yugoslavia.
– Press – the conference is an introduction to what awaits us the upcoming weekend and a beautiful sports story that has been going on for years. As the idea of veteran handball grew, so did our tournament 'Handball on a grain of salt'" grow and take on the contours of a serious sports event. Veteran handball has, first of all, a connecting function of former athletes, but also an ideal platform for the development of a healthy sports idea, friendship, for connecting cities and countries, but also for the promotion of the city and our tourism potential – said Edina Nožinović from the Association of Handball Veterans "Jedinstvo" Tuzla.
Matches will be played on tušnja courts and the tournament "Handball on a grain of salt" is recognizable not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, but also in Europe. The organizers hope that there will be no precipitation, but even if there are, alternative solutions will be found and the tournament, like all previous ones, will be successfully brought to an end.
– From Friday to Sunday Tuzla becomes a regional center as far as veteran handball is concerned. This is one of the few tournaments played on outdoor courts, on artificial turf, and hopefully good weather. 25 teams from the former Yugoslavia have registered and we expect about 300 guests in Tuzla. The competition part starts on Friday, and on Saturday afternoon we will get the winners of the tournament 'Handball on a grain of salt' – said Elmir Grabčanović from the Association of Handball Veterans "Sloboda" Tuzla.
The tournament will be officially opened on Friday at 3 p.m. by the Mayor of Tuzla Zijad Lugavić, and the announcement of the winners in the competition of veterans is scheduled at a gala dinner on Saturday evening.