The Premier Handball League (PHL) on Tuesday announced Maharashtra Ironmen as the fourth team for the much-awaited inaugural edition of the franchise-based league.
The three teams which are already been named are Garvit Gujarat, Golden Eagles Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan Wolverines.
“Handball is one of the most exciting games with a unique combination of speed, agility, technique, skill and teamwork and enjoys a great following in the western market. I believe that if promoted and supported well, it will enjoy the same popularity in the Indian market as well. Additionally, being an Olympic sport with a majority of the players coming from the armed services, Handball becomes a natural choice for our group. Through PHL, we will look to transform this new-age sport,” said Punit in a statement.
Through this partnership we are keen to create the right amount of entertainment so as to make the sport of Handball a household sport. We believe in supporting the current and upcoming talent and our focus will be to unearth promising handball players from the region and nurture them so that they become the face of the sport in times to come,” he added.
India has been earmarked as the next big destination for Handball by The International Handball Federation.
The League is exclusively licensed to Bluesport Entertainment under the aegis of the Handball Federation of India (HFI) and the Flagship Season is all set to launch later this year with 6 franchise teams representing 6 states of India.
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