Asuncion Batista (Spain – Player) 

"I believe every team here has the same goal: to reach the final and lift the trophy. We have preparedvery well and we are ready to win it.

We really like it here. Unfortunately, we did not have time to see the city, but whenever we can, we go to the beach, which is fantastic."

Sofia Maria Giani Gonzalez – (Uruguay – Player) 

"We came here in two groups, it took us almost two days to reach Heraklion. We made stops in Brazil, Portugal and Spain. It was a very long trip.

“The venues are awesome here, so are the Greek people. hey treat us nicely, we are very happy to be here."

Leticia Paola Brunati – (Argentina–Assistant Coach)

"The World Championships started perfectly for us, all the teams are quite strong.

“Everything here is wonderful, the facility, the people, the city. I love Greece!

“We made a long 26-hour journey to come here but it’s worth making it! "

Allira Hudson-Gofers (Australia – Assistant Coach)

"There are quite a few new players in our team, along withthe experienced ones, so we’ve made a very good mix.

“Our goal is to be competitive and have fun!

"We came from the other side of the world, we love being here with the other members of the handball community and amongst such great players."

SantoroAlban Luis Enrique - (Ecuador – Player) 

"Our trip was not easy, we had to travel in groups… We stayed about ten hours in Madrid, stopped in Germany and waited some more hours there…

It was a very long trip, we arrived early in the morning and on the following day we had to play our first game.

“Like every team we want to win. We played against tough opponents, Spain, Croatia and Uruguay. We move on and we will strive for the best".