Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
The Hallenstadion is a multi-purpose facility in the Oerlikon quarter of northern Zürich. It has a capacity of 11,200 spectators. Designed by Bruno Giacometti, it opened on November 4, 1939, and was renovated in 2004–05.
Nikola Karabatić is a French former professional handball player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
Borko Ristovski is a retired Macedonian handball player and current Minister of Sport of North Macedonia.
Anikó Cirjenics-Kovacsics is a Hungarian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
Debbie Bont is a Dutch handball player for Metz Handball and the Dutch national team.
Dejan Manaskov is a Macedonian handball player for RK Eurofarm Pelister and the Macedonian national team.
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
Cornelia Nycke Groot is a Dutch handball player.
Harald Reinkind is a Norwegian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Norwegian national team.
Julius Kühn is a German handball player for MT Melsungen and the German national team.
Fabian Wiede is a German handball player for Füchse Berlin and the German national team.
Kentin Mahé is a French handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the French national team.
Andreas Miroslav Palicka is a Swedish professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team.
Jerry Tollbring is a Swedish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Swedish national team.
Alicia Stolle is a German female handball player for Borussia Dortmund and the German national team.
Ómar Ingi Magnússon is an Icelandic handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national handball team. In both 2021 and 2022, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year.
Tobias Wagner is an Austrian handball player for Bregenz Handball and the Austrian national team.
Alina Grijseels is a German handball player for CSM București and the German national team.
Johannes Golla is a German handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the German national team.
