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LinkedIn partners with IHF for 2025 World Championships

LinkedIn has been named the official partner of the 2025 IHF Men's and Women's World Championships, currently underway across Croatia, Denmark, and Norway.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has announced a partnership with LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking platform.

LinkedIn has been named the official partner of the 2025 IHF Men’s and Women’s World Championships, currently underway across Croatia, Denmark, and Norway.

This partnership aims to leverage LinkedIn’s vast professional network to connect with handball fans and professionals globally, showcasing the platform’s power to build meaningful connections and advance careers.

Commenting on the occasion, Christoph Schmidt, Head of Brand Marketing, LinkedIn DACH, said, “We are proud to be the official partner of the 2025 Handball World Championships. At LinkedIn, we connect professionals worldwide and support them in achieving their career goals. Handball is a team sport that brings people together, and there are many interesting parallels between the professional and sports worlds – for example, in areas like motivation, resilience, winning and losing together, and perseverance. With our partnership in the Handball World Championship, we want to highlight and promote these important values. We wish all athletes a successful and fair tournament and the spectators exciting and captivating games.”

Dr Hassan Moustafa, the President of the IHF, added, “As another important and valued partner joins forces with us for the upcoming editions of the IHF Men’s and Women’s World Championships, the IHF welcomes LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 1 billion members worldwide and over 25 million members in the DACH region. This proves once again that handball unites the world, and can create fantastic relationships, acting as a catalyst for mutual understanding and team spirit. Events like the IHF Men’s World Championship continue to attract more and more interest and with another partner joining us, we are looking forward to a successful IHF Men’s World Championship in January and a fantastic IHF Women’s World Championship in November and December.”

Robert Müller von Vultejus, Chief Growth Officer at SPORTFIVE, continued, “As a global leader, LinkedIn is an ideal partner for the IHF Men’s and Women’s World Championships. With LinkedIn’s unparalleled reach and innovative vision, we look forward to creating unforgettable experiences at both the Men’s and Women’s World Championships that celebrate the spirit of teamwork and international collaboration.”

As part of the agreement, LinkedIn will enjoy prominent brand visibility at the tournaments, including LED perimeter boards, floor branding, and press conference backdrops.

This partnership was facilitated by Sportfive, the exclusive marketer of global media and marketing rights for all IHF World Championships until 2031.

About the IHF: The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the governing body of handball and beach handball worldwide.

About LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional networking platform, connecting members with people, jobs, and learning opportunities.

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