Mubarak inaugurates handball championship

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to inaugurate on this evening the 16th World Handball Championship, which is the last champions of the 20th century and the largest sporting event hosted by Egypt in its history the second championship in history to be held outside Europe, preceded by Japan in 1997.

24 countries from all over the world are going to take part in the championship, distributed among four groups in Cairo, Ismailia, and Port Said.

The celebration of inaugurating the championship is to begin by presenting the participating groups, then 150 Egyptian boys and girls will present technical and singing shows coming out of Egyptian history, that express the different civilizations that Egypt passed through.

The Egyptian pop singer Hesham Abbas will present the song of championship, "The Land of Honor," followed by the inaugural match between Egypt and Brazil.