At the start of what is going to be, at least numerically speaking, an odd year, we look ahead to 12 months with no men’s football World Cup or European Championship; a time when, away from the lush pastures of the world’s most popular and attention-demanding sport, the often icy and ignored playing fields of a few different disciplines can finally receive the focus they deserve.
The men’s Cricket World Cup starts in May and the rugby version in September, but there is no need to go so long in search of global competition when alternative events already abound like so much January snowfall. Starting with the Men’s Handball World Championship, co-hosted by “the two handball-loving countries of Germany and Denmark”, which starts on Thursday.
Written by Simon Burnton
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/06/alternative-world-championships-football-super-bowl-masonry under the title “Strap in for the Super Bowl of Masonry: 2019 in alternative sports | Simon Burnton”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
