Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, President of Youth Welfare, patronized the opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Handball Championship for adults (Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Championship), organized by Jeddah Province. A speech ceremony was held to mark the event qualifying for the world handball finals in Spain 2013. Dr. Hasan Mustafa, Chairman of the World Handball Federation, was present at the opening ceremony.