The Brazil women's national handball team is the national team of Brazil. It is governed by the Confederação Brasileira de Handebol and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Argentina women's national handball team is the national team of Argentina. It is governed by the Confederacion Argentina de Handball and takes part in international handball competitions.
Sport in Paraguay is an important part of national culture. Association football is the most popular sport, while basketball is also very popular. Other sports such as padel, volleyball, futsal, swimming and tennis are popular as well. Other Paraguayan sports and pastimes are rugby union, chess, motorsport, golf and rowing.
The Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship was the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Americas, and took place every two years. In addition to crowning the Pan American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the Youth World Championship. In 2018, the PATHF was deprived of recognition and the tournament was replaced with the IHF Trophy for North America and the Caribbean, and the South and Central American Women's Youth Handball Championship.
Ana Laura Acuña Insfrán is a Paraguayan handball player for Nueva Estrella and the Paraguay national team.
Kamila Araceli Rolon Ledesma is a Paraguayan handball player for San José Handball and the Paraguay national team.
María Alicia Villalba Acosta is a Paraguayan handball goalkeeper for San José Handball and the Paraguay national team.
Georginna Battaglia Benítez is a Paraguayan handball player for Atlántida Sport Club and the Paraguay national team.
Marizza Alejandra Faría Servin is a Paraguayan handball player for club Liberbank Gijón and the Paraguay national team.
Sabrina Conce Fiore Canata Morinigo is a Paraguayan handball player for UnC Concórdia and the Paraguay national team.
The Central American Handball Championship is the official competition for Men's and Women's national handball teams of Central America. In addition to crowning the Central American champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Handball Championship.
The Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship, organized by the Pan-American Team Handball Federation, is the official competition for women's handball clubs of Americas crowning the Pan American champions.
The Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship was the official competition for men's and women's youth national beach handball teams of America. In addition to crowning the Pan American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship. Only two were held as in 2018, the PATHF disbanded and the tournaments were replaced with the North America & the Caribbean and South & Central American championships.
María Paula Fernández Estigarribia is a Paraguayan handball player for Club Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team.
The Paraguay women's national beach handball team is the national team of Paraguay. It takes part in international beach handball competitions.
The South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) (Spanish: Confederación Sur y Centro Americana de Balonmano (COSCABAL)) is the governing body of the Olympic sport of Handball and Beach handball in South America and Central America. It is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The 2021 South and Central American Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the championship and held from 5 to 9 October 2021 at Asunción, Paraguay under the aegis of South and Central America Handball Confederation. It was the first time in history that the championship is organised by the Paraguay Handball Confederation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top three teams qualifying.
Paraguay is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Paraguay's 17th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games except 1959 and 1963.
Handball competition of the 2022 South American Games in Asunción was held from 6 to 15 October at the CEO Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico. The top two teams in each tournament qualified to the 2023 Pan American Games.
Handball competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games are scheduled to be held from October 24 to November 4, 2023. The venue for the competition is the Gimnasio Polideportivo located in Viña del Mar.
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