Sport | Beach Handball |
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Founded | 2015 |
Founder | Asian Handball Federation |
Inaugural season | 2016 |
No. of teams | 16 (maximum) |
Continent | AHF (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | Men – Iran (1st Title) Women – Thailand (1st Title) |
Most titles | Men: Iran, Thailand (1 title each) Women: China, Thailand (1 title each) |
TV partner(s) | Al Kass Sports Channels |
Promotion to | IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship |
Official website | Official Website |
The Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship is the official competition for youth men's and women's national Beach Handball teams of Asia, organised by Asian Handball Federation and takes place every four years. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship . [1]
Year | Host | Final Match | Bronze-medal match | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2016 Details | Pattaya | Thailand | No playoffs | Chinese Taipei | Pakistan | No playoffs | Qatar | ||
2022 Details | Tehran | Iran | No playoffs | Jordan | Qatar | No playoffs | Pakistan |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jordan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Year | Host | Final Match | Bronze-medal match | ||||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2016 Details | Pattaya | China | No playoffs | Thailand | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | Hong Kong | ||
2022 Details | Bangkok | Thailand | No playoffs | India | Hong Kong | Only three teams participating |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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