[REVISION HISTORY]
Macedonian youth basketball and handball reforms
Updated 2 times since CLSTR started tracking revisions of this situation.
What changed
2026-08-07 18:36 UTC → 2026-08-11 19:25 UTC ·
added
removed
In late July 2026, the Macedonian Handball Federation tightened its competition rules, limiting playoff participation to players registered before the season or those with a minimum of ten matches, aiming rules to curb last‑minute sign‑ins and ensure fair play. The same period saw Macedonian basketball highlighted on the European stage, with last-minute player registrations. During this period, guard Damjan Danev singled out was recognized as a top U18 talent at the European Championship in Croatia. A few weeks later the The national cadet basketball squad opened its squad’s Division B European Championship campaign with included a decisive win over Cyprus. Coach Dejan Stojanovski praised Following this, the team's energy but noted ball‑control issues, team secured a second victory by defeating Switzerland 89-76, utilizing high-intensity defense and he outlined preparations for the upcoming match against Iceland, hoping full-court pressing to build on the early success. On 6 August overcome a slow start. However, the squad reiterated its intent to adopt suffered an 84-70 defeat in their final group match against Ukraine, despite a fast, open‑shooting style late rally led by Dion Shabani, who recorded 21 points and expressed optimism that a larger audience would attend 11 rebounds. Macedonia moves into the Iceland game. Parallel next phase to compete for ninth through sixteenth place. In handball, the basketball efforts, Macedonia’s U18 men’s handball team recorded achieved a milestone by defeating Portugal 26‑25 26-25 in Serbia, securing a top‑12 top-12 finish and a qualification spot for the next World Championship. Selector Goran Kuzmanoski highlighted praised the squad’s collective spirit of the side, the disciplined defence and attack, spirit, stating there were “no egoists” and praised that the team functioned as one. He specifically highlighted Trajche Kostov for scoring Kostov, who scored the decisive goal despite playing with a broken finger. The victory underscored This success follows earlier tournament wins against Turkey, Italy, and the broader push to strengthen youth sport programs across Faroe Islands, positioning the country. debutant side for a ninth-place match against Israel.
Versions
- 2026-08-11 19:25 UTC Macedonian youth basketball and handball reforms
- 2026-08-07 18:36 UTC Macedonian youth basketball and handball reforms
- 2026-08-06 21:04 UTC Macedonian youth basketball and handball reforms
Only revisions since CLSTR began indexing content versions appear here. Select a version to see what changed compared to the one before it.