The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media and fans.
The Netherlands women's national handball team is the national handball team of the Netherlands. It is governed by the Nederlands Handbal Verbond (NHV).
The Croatia national beach handball team is the national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.
Nadine Krause is a former German handballer who last played for Bayer Leverkusen as a left back. She made her debut on the German A-Team in 1999, at the age of 17. She was top scorer at the 2005 World Championships, and was voted IHF World Player of the Year 2006.
The Qatar national handball team is controlled by the Qatar Handball Association and take part in international handball competitions.
Cléopatre Darleux is a French handball goalkeeper for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.
Stine Bredal Oftedal is a Norwegian professional handball player for the Norwegian national team, where she is the team captain and who last played for Győri ETO KC. She is three times world champion and five times European champion with the Norwegian national team. Oftedal has several times announced her retiring from international handball after the Summer Olympics of 2024.
The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The final tournament was held for the first time in Qatar, from 15 January to 1 February 2015. The Qatari bid was selected over those of Norway, Poland and France after a vote by the IHF Council on 27 January 2011, in Malmö, Sweden. This was the third time that the World Championship was hosted in the Middle East And North Africa, after Egypt in 1999 and Tunisia in 2005.
Handball-Bundesliga, is the top women's professional handball league in Germany.
Jemima Harbort is an Australian handball player for Queensland HC and the Australian national team.
Yvette Broch is a Dutch professional handball player, who plays for Győri ETO KC and the Dutch national team. She is also known for being a runner up on the fourth season of Holland's Next Top Model.
Sally Potocki is an active beach handball player and a retired Australian Indoor handball player who last played professionally for Bayer Leverkusen in 1. Bundesliga and the Australian national team.
Tess Lieder is a Dutch retired handballer for the Dutch national team.
The 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place in Moscow, Russia from 2 to 15 July 2016. Denmark won their second title after defeating Russia 32–28 in the final.
Jung Ji-in is a South Korean handball player for the Korea National Sport University and the South Korean national team.
Choi Su-ji is a South Korean handball player for SK Sugar Gliders and the South Korean national team.
The 2022 IHF Women's Junior World Championship was the 23rd edition of the IHF Women's Junior World Championship, held in Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July 2022 under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). For the first time, the championship was organised by the Handball Federation of Slovenia. The number of teams increased from 24 to 32.
The 2025 IHF World Women's Handball Championship will be 27th edition of the championship to be jointly hosted by Germany and the Netherlands under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF) from 27 November to 14 December 2025. It will be fourth time in history that the championship is jointly hosted. Catch the Dream will be the official motto of the competition.
Cara Hartstock is a German handball player for Buxtehuder SV in the Frauen Handball-Bundesliga.
Lea Rühter is a German handball player for Buxtehuder SV in the Frauen Handball-Bundesliga and the German national team.
