2029 World Women's Handball Championship

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2029 World Women's Handball Championship
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Host countryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
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The 2029 IHF World Women's Handball Championship , will be the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will take place in Spain in December 2029.

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Bidding process

In April 2023, the IHF stated that they were looking for bids. [1] In the end, two nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament.

The bids were confirmed on 1 March 2024: [4]

Spain was unanimously awarded on 16 April 2024 in Créteil, France. [1] [7]

Venues

The proposed venues are Galicia, Valencia, Malaga and Irún, with the latter to host the final phase. [7]

Qualification

CompetitionDatesHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation16 April 2024 Flag of France.svg Créteil 1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2027 World Championship December 2027Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1
2028 European Championship 30 November–17 December 2028Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4 + ?
European qualification
2028 Asian Championship 4 + ?
2028 South and Central American Championship 3 + ?
2028 African Championship 4 + ?
2029 Nor.Ca. Women's Championship 1 + ?
Wild card1 or 2 [1]

^ 1. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finish within the top 5, they will qualify for the World Championships. If either finishes sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot.

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualification datePrevious appearances in tournament [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Host16 April 202412 (1993, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 , 2023)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Invitation to tender for the Senior World Championship 2029 and 2031". IHF. 25 April 2023.
  2. "China and Russia considering joint bid for Women's World Handball Championship". Around the Rings. Infobae. 5 April 2022.
  3. "China may join forces with Russia to bid for World Women's Handball Championship". Inside the Games. 4 April 2022.
  4. "2029 and 2031 IHF World Championship organising rights to be awarded on 16 April". IHF. 1 March 2024.
  5. https://www.rfebm.com/noticia/espa%C3%B1a-se-postula-para-organizar-el-campeonato-del-mundo-femenino-de-2029#:~:text=El%20presidente%20de%20la%20Real%20Federaci%C3%B3n%20Espa%C3%B1ola%20de,para%20albergar%20el%20Campeonato%20Mundial%20Femenino%20IHF%202029.
  6. Ojeda, Enrique (March 20, 2024). "España opta al Mundial femenino de 2029". Diario AS.
  7. 1 2 "España albergará el Campeonato del Mundo Femenino de 2029". www.rfebm.com. April 16, 2024.