With the Jarun Cup 2025 now halfway through, we take a look at some of the numbers involved…
1 1st May – the Jarun Cup always includes the Croatian public holiday of ‘Labour Day’
2 Flip-flops/slippers lost per day
4 The competition lasts four days and has four courts of action
5 Age groups of competition: senior, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014
8 Referees whistling games in Jarun who are part of the EHF Beach Handball Candidate Referee Programme
9 Different men’s and women’s events: men’s and women’s senior, men’s and women’s 2008, men’s and women’s 2010, men’s and women’s 2012 and men’s 2014
16+ Over 16 countries will feature on the sand in Jarun, with Croatia, Denmark, Spain, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden amongst those represented
17 The Jarun Cup 2025 is the 17th edition of the competition, which started in 2008
24 Men’s and women’s senior teams, 12 in each competition – the most ever
54 Volunteers working hard for the event to function
84 Teams across nine events
100 On average, new followers per day on the various Jarun Cup socials
150 Grams of sand appearing in each volunteer or organising staff meal
280 Total games will be played
300+ Beers sold at the official Jarun Cup 2025 drinks kiosk
602 EHF European Beach Tour (ebt) points available
750+ Registered players
14,700 Instagram Reels views so far
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