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This year, the SELECT-Ulzburg-Cup turns 41 years already. For over four
decades now, Henstedt-Ulzburg has been turning into a handball stronghold
over the weekends of Ascension Day and Pentecost. Launched by handball
veteran Erich ‘Eggi’ Eggenstein, this handball festival has by now grown to
one of the biggest youth-handball tournaments in northern Germany.
Once again, more than 130 teams with over 2,500 children and
adolescents will find their way to Henstedt-Ulzburg to compete with
others but also to have fun together. Alongside well known faces from
Norway, Sweden and Denmark, we will again welcome new guests in
Henstedt-Ulzburg, as well. For the first time, a team from St. Petersburg
and one from Moscow will participate in the SELECT Ulzburg-Cup. Only a
short while ago, a delegation of the SVHU visited the Russian metropolis
St. Petersburg. We are very happy that a return visit was made possible
so quickly.
The team with the longest journey this year, comes from Bangladesh
again. Our municipality is happy to receive the registration of Saint
Gregory's Highschool from Dhaka/Bangladesh. The male youth B team will
soon start their 7,300 km long air travel from Dhaka to Hamburg. This
highlights the international character of the SELECT Ulzburg-Cup and the
decades of putting into practice international understanding – on and off
the court.
In order to ensure a smooth course of action for the tournament, the team
of honorary volunteers around cup-leader Wulf Winterhoff have invested
many hours of work. The SELECT Ulzburg-Cup’s great annual success is
the motivation for all of the volunteers to carry out this sport event for the
handball youth with enormous commitment year after year.
Again this year, the Alstergymnasium and the Olzeborchschule will be
transformed into Cup-hotels, in order to house the teams, and the school
refectory will turn into the cup refectory, where food will be served for our
guests. The international line up of the Ulzburg-Cup has already facilitated
friendships across country borders. A good opportunity to meet other
players apart from the court is the beach handball tournament. In the
evening, the beach handball court will turn into a party area: in the
midnight handball party the clubs participate with mixed teams, accompa-
nied by music and a relaxing atmosphere.
We express our thanks to all the helpers for their ceaseless efforts and
hope that the 41
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SELECT Ulzburg-Cup will once again attract many
visitors and offer exciting games.
We wish all participants fair and successful games and an enjoyable stay
in Henstedt-Ulzburg
WORDS OF
WELCOME
BY THE
MUNICI-
PALITY OF
HENSTEDT-
ULZBURG
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