A Great Success for Serbian Handball
Split, August 26, 2025 – In the final of the international handball tournament of the Youth Sports Games held in Split, the young players of Metaloplastika from Šabac, winners of the national Wiener Städtische CUP in the male category, deservedly won the championship title. The tournament brought together the top 8 out of 96 youth teams from across the region, with the finals played in the spirit of fair play, friendship, and determination.
In the final match, RK Metaloplastika defeated Slovenia’s RK Trimo Trebnje with a score of 21:19. This result confirms that Serbian handball can rely on talented young generations who promise a bright future for the sport.
After four appearances at the international competition, during which they previously secured silver medals, the Metaloplastika handball team from Šabac has now reached their first gold medal.
„This year has truly been golden for us, and winning first place is the reward for all our hard work. We managed to combine both the joy of sport and the fun of camaraderie. The team is overjoyed, we’re still buzzing with excitement, and there’s no better feeling than this. After four years, the trophy is finally coming to Šabac, and we cannot hide how proud and happy we are”, said Nemanja Aleksić, coach of RK Metaloplastika from Šabac.
In addition to the great success of the Metaloplastika men’s team, the Gracije sa Dunava team from Apatin, the highest-ranked Serbian women’s team, finished in fourth place amid very strong competition, a well-deserved middle podium position.
Wiener Städtische osiguranje and its parent company Vienna Insurance Group, proud partners of the Youth Sports Games in Serbia and sponsors of the Wiener Städtische CUP 2025 handball competition, provided support for our young representatives to compete internationally and represent Serbia with notable results.
„We congratulate the girls from Gracije sa Dunava, who finished fourth, demonstrating quality play and a sporting spirit that promises future successes. We also congratulate our young champions from RK Metaloplastika for their exceptional determination, discipline, and dedication shown throughout the tournament. We are proud to stand by them and support their journey to these achievements. Through sport, young people gain not only physical strength but also mental resilience, self-confidence, social skills, and a sense of teamwork. We are delighted to support projects like the Youth Sports Games, as they offer young people the opportunity to adopt an active and healthy lifestyle, develop responsibility and discipline, and build values that will guide them throughout life. At the same time, we are happy to be part of a team of wonderful individuals who help promote an event that fosters true values – tolerance, respect, and inclusion. The Youth Sports Games prove that through sport, the world can be a better place for all of us“, said Zoran Blagojević, President of the Executive Board of Wiener Städtische osiguranje, a proud partner of the Youth Sports Games and sponsor of the handball cup in Serbia.
With their victory in Split, our team has demonstrated the importance of involving youth in sports, as projects like the Wiener Städtische CUP help develop not only physical abilities but also discipline, responsibility, self-confidence, and team spirit.
This success serves as an inspiration for a new generation of handball players and confirms that investing in sports contributes to building healthy, responsible, and successful communities.
