2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship

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2018 Asian Championship
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Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates18–28 January
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (3rd title)
Runner-upFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Third placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored2,428 (53.96 per match)
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The 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted at Suwon, South Korea from 18 to 28 January 2018. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. For the first time, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh participated. [1] [2]

Contents

Qatar won their third title after defeating Bahrain 33–31 in the final. [3] [4]

Venues

Suwon Gymnasium
Capacity: 5,145
Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,411
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Draw

The draw took place on 13 September 2017 at 11:00.

Iraq withdrew on 4 January 2018 due to unavoidable circumstances. Iraq's withdrawal left only two teams in Group A, therefore Uzbekistan was moved from Group B to Group A to balance the number of teams in each group.

Referees

The following ten referee pairs were selected.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9). [5]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 22007450+244Main round
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 21017064+62
3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 20024575300
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2018
19:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg27–38Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Khusanbaev 14(12–19) Baig 8
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19 January 2018
15:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg37–18Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
Norouzinejad 6(19–12) Khusanbaev 6
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20 January 2018
17:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg32–37Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Tokuda 10(14–19) Masaeli 8
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Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 22006333+304Main round
2Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 21015649+72
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20022966370
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2018
19:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg10–33Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnier (GER)
Anderson 3(6–12) Fadhul 8
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19 January 2018
17:00
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg33–19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Al-Dughaishi 7(16–8) Bastin 6
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20 January 2018
15:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg30–23Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
M. Abdulqader 7(19–8) A. Al-Hasanj 8
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Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (H)330010263+396Main round
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 32019759+384
3Flag of India.svg  India 3102878702
4Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 300346123770
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
18 January 2018
15:00
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg20–46Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
three players 4(8–21) Sim 8
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18 January 2018
17:00
India  Flag of India.svg23–41Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Harender 6(10–20) S. Al-Blooshi 6
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19 January 2018
17:00
India  Flag of India.svg23–35Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
A. Khatkar 5(11–21) Jang 6
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19 January 2018
19:00
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg15–36Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR)
Chowdhury 5(8–17) W. Al-Blooshi 7
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20 January 2018
15:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg20–21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI)
A. Al-Blooshi 6(9–8) Jo, Yoon 5
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20 January 2018
19:00
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg11–41Flag of India.svg  India Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Chowdhury 4(2–19) D'Cunha 8
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Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 330012253+696Main round
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 32019266+264
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3102747842
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 300340131910
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
18 January 2018
15:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg24–30Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Zhao 4(11–13)Hassan 6
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18 January 2018
17:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg14–58Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Fitzpatrick 4(11–27) Madadi, Zouaoui 11
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19 January 2018
15:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg19–34Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Attendance: 300
Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI)
Zhao 5(8–16) Frankis 7
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19 January 2018
19:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–42Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Fitzpatrick 4(6–20) Al-Abbas 11
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20 January 2018
17:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg14–31Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR)
Lang 5(7–16)Wang 5
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20 January 2018
19:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg20–30Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Al-Obaidi 3(10–21) Zouaoui 8
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Classement round

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 22006246+164
2Flag of India.svg  India 21016553+122
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20024371280
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2018
15:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg19–33Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Zayat, Awad (JOR)
Lang 5(8–13) Khusanbaev 8
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23 January 2018
15:00
India  Flag of India.svg38–24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Ankit, Singh 6(17–10) Lang 7
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24 January 2018
15:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg29–27Flag of India.svg  India Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Khusanbaev 13(12–16)Singh, Singh 6
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Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 22006126+354
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21015148+32
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 20023270380
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2018
17:00
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg22–35Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Emon 5(15–16) Anderson 7
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23 January 2018
17:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg35–10Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
three players 5(19–6) Hasan, Rana 3
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24 January 2018
15:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–26Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Mousavian, Kolahduzan (IRI)
Warrener 4(8–14)Wang 11
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Placement matches

13th place game

26 January 2018
11:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg24–31Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
Lang 9(10–16) Hasan 7
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Eleventh place game

26 January 2018
13:00
India  Flag of India.svg24–27Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
Bidhuri, Singh 4(12–10) Szklarski 10
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Ninth place game

26 January 2018
15:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg21–32Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
Takhirov 6(8–19) Jialei, Wang 8
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Main round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 33007866+126Semifinals
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (H)32018078+24
3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 31028879+92
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 30037295230
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
22 January 2018
15:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg26–23Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Al-Abdulali 6(12–11) Kazemi 7
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22 January 2018
17:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg29–27Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Jeong Y. 8(12–13)Al-Hasani 11
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23 January 2018
15:00
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg20–26Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Al-Dughaishi 7(10–13) Al-Obaidi 4
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23 January 2018
19:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg25–28Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
S. Esteki 7(10–16) Yoon 7
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24 January 2018
17:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg26–23Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Hassan 5(11–12) Eom 5
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24 January 2018
17:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg40–25Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Masaeli, Nosrati 7(22–12) Al-Dughaishi, Al-Hasani 8
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Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 330010364+396Semifinals
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 32017872+64
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31027189182
4Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 30036289270
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
22 January 2018
19:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg40–23Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Frankis, Romane 5(19–9)five players 3
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22 January 2018
19:00
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg22–28Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Al-Blooshi, Al-Blooshi 5(11–13) Abdulqader 6
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23 January 2018
17:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg21–29Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Fadhul, Habib 5(11–13) Frankis 7
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23 January 2018
19:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg27–20Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Imran, Hussein (IRQ)
Shida 6(14–9)Al-Blooshi 4
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24 January 2018
19:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg21–29Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Agarie, Watanabe 6(13–13) Saad 9
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24 January 2018
19:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg34–20Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Romane 9(18–11)Al-Blooshi 5
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January 2018
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 22
 
28 January 2018
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 24
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 31
 
26 January 2018
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 33
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 32
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21
 
Third place
 
 
28 January 2018
 
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 21
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 29

Semifinals

26 January 2018
17:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg32–21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Frankis 8(14–8) Eom 6
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26 January 2018
19:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg22–24Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Al-Hannabi 8(11–11) M. Abdulqader 4
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Seventh place game

26 January 2018
17:00
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg24–28Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Seo-Suwon Chilbo Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR)
Al-Hasani 8(12–14) Al-Bannai 8
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Fifth place game

26 January 2018
15:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg33–28Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Heidarpour 8(15–15) Motoki 6
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Third place game

28 January 2018
14:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg29–21Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Yoon 9(16–6)Hassan, Al-Hannabi 4
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Final

28 January 2018
17:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg33–31Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Suwon Gymnasium, Suwon
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Frankis, Roiné 8(16–17) Fadhul 7
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Final standing

Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship
Team qualified for the 2019 World Championship as a wild-card.
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
7Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
8Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
10Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
12Flag of India.svg  India
13Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
14Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

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The 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held from 15 to 25 September 2021 in Amman, Jordan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It is the third time in history that the championship is organised by the Jordan Handball Federation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Spain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship</span>

The 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 18 to 31 January 2022 in Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the second time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation (SAHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship</span> 2022 handball championship in Asia

The 2022 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the championship scheduled to be held from 15 to 24 July 2022 in Isa Town, Bahrain under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the second time in history that the championship will be organised by the Bahrain Handball Federation (BHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship, with top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be jointly hosted by Germany and Greece.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship</span> 2022 handball championship in Asia

The 2022 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship was the 9th edition of the Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship, a biannual championship in handball organized by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics</span> 2024 Paris Olympic event

The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France will be held from 25 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary pool matches will occur at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille. The format remains the same since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women, as twelve teams in two groups battle each other in the round robin, followed by the knockout matches for the top eight starting with the quarterfinals and ending with the final and bronze match.

The women's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament occurred between November 2022 and April 2024, assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental champions, and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship</span> Handball tournament in Bahrain

The 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 21st edition of the championship, held from 11 to 25 January 2024 in Bahrain, under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the third time in history that the championship was organised by the Bahrain Handball Federation. It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship, with top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event. If New Zealand finished inside the top five, they would have qualified as well as the representative of Oceania, but they failed to do so.

References

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  4. "Qatar are Kings of Asia again". ihf.info. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. "Match schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.