2020 Women's Beach Handball World Championships

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2020 IHF Women's Beach Handball World Championship
Tournament details
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
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The 2020 Women's IHF Beach Handball World Championships would have been the ninth edition of the tournament. [1] [2] Originally scheduled for 30 June to 5 July 2020 in Pescara, Italy, the tournament was planned to be rescheduled and moved to another host country, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]

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On 22 February 2021, the tournament was cancelled. [4]

Qualification

QualificationVacanciesQualified
Host1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Defending champion 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2019 African Beach Games 1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2019 Asian Beach Handball Championship 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
2019 European Beach Handball Championship 5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2019 Oceania Beach Handball Championship 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2019 South and Central American Beach Handball Championship 2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2019 Nor.ca Beach Handball Championship 2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Wildcard1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway [5]

References

  1. "Italy will host the 2020 beach Handball World Championship". beachhandball2020.com. 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. "2020 Beach Handball World Championship presentation in Pescara". ihf.info. 17 December 2019.
  3. "IHF events to be re-scheduled". ihf.info. 24 April 2020.
  4. "Key decisions made on IHF events at IHF Council meeting". ihf.info. 22 February 2021.
  5. "Norway women and Germany men take final two spots at Pescara 2020". ihf.info. 11 February 2020.