The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations, and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
The Croatia national handball team represents Croatia in international men's team handball competitions and friendly matches. The handball team is controlled by the Croatian Handball Federation (HRS).
The Russia national handball team is controlled by the Handball Federation of Russia. Russia is designates by IHF and EHF.
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of the Russian Federation. It is governed by the Handball Federation of Russia and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo. It ranked third in the medal table by the number of gold (24) and overall (60) medals. Russia also had 14 medals stripped for doping violations, the most of any nation at the 2008 Olympics, although in terms of gold medals it got a net positive of +1.
2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them.
Oleg Mikhaylovich Grams is a former Russian handball player for the Russian national team.
HC Meshkov Brest is a professional handball club from Brest, Belarus. They currently compete in the Belarusian First League of Handball, in the SEHA League and competed in the EHF Champions League.
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
Daniil Borisovich Shishkaryov is a Russian handball player for HBC CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team.
The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Egypt from 13 to 31 January 2021.
Maciej Majdziński is a Polish handball player for Bergischer HC and the Polish national team.
Sergei Mark Kosorotov is a Russian handball player for ONE Veszprém and the Russian national team.
The 2025 IHF World Men's Handball Championship, will be the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will be held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway from 14 January to 2 February 2025. This edition marks the first time the world championship is being held in three countries.
Dmitrii Santalov is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Dmitry Kornev is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Alexander Kotov is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Aleksandr Ermakov is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Pavel Andreev is a Russian handball player for HC Meshkov Brest and the Russian national team.
The Russia national youth handball team is the national under–18 handball team of Russia. Controlled by the Russian Handball Federation, that is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the European Handball Federation EHF, The team represented Russia in international matches.
