Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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The qualification for the 2016 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament was held from January 2015 to April 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the world champion, four continental event winners and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.

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Qualification summary

Mean of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation2 October 2009 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2015 World Championship 15 January – 1 February 2015Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1Flag of France.svg  France
2015 Pan American Games 16–25 July 2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2015 Asian Qualification Tournament 14–27 November 2015 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha 1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2016 European Championship 15–31 January 2016Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2016 African Championship 21–30 January 2016 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments 8–10 April 2016 Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk 2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Denmark.svg Herning 2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Total12

Legend for qualification type

Legend for qualification type
Team qualified from the World Championship directly to the 2016 Olympic Tournament
Team qualified from Continental Events directly to the 2016 Olympic Tournament
Team qualified from the World Championship to the Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Team qualified from Continental Events to the Olympic Qualification Tournaments

Host country

World Championship

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
6Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
9Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
11Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
14Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
15Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
17Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
18Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
19Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
20Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
21Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
22Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
23Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
24Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Continental qualification

Europe (1st ranking continent)

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5Flag of France.svg  France
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
7Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
9Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
10Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
11Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
12Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
13Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
14Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
15Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
16Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro

Asia (2nd ranking continent)

The tournament was held from 14 to 27 November 2015 in Doha, Qatar. [1] [2] It included Oceania champion's Australia.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Preliminary round

Group A
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 440014281+618Advance to semifinals
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 430112490+346
3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 420210310524
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4103101135342
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 400470129590
Source: Asianhandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
15 November 2015
17:00
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg20–26Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(8–11)
15 November 2015
19:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg29–24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–8)

17 November 2015
17:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg24–43Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(11–20)
17 November 2015
19:00
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg32–19Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–7)

19 November 2015
17:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg35–16Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(18–5)
19 November 2015
19:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–35Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(7–18)

21 November 2015
17:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg33–23Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–8)
21 November 2015
19:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg33–11Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(21–3)

23 November 2015
17:00
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg35–25Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–13)
23 November 2015
19:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg31–30Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(12–19)
Group B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 550017788+8910Advance to semifinals
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 5401150132+188
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5302150128+226
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 520312613594
5Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 5104140167272
6Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5005101194930
Source: Asianhandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
14 November 2015
15:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg27–19Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(16–13)
14 November 2015
17:00
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg31–39Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(14–18)
14 November 2015
19:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg9–49Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(4–24)

16 November 2015
15:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg29–23Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–12)
16 November 2015
17:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg18–33Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(8–17)
16 November 2015
19:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg19–36Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(9–16)

18 November 2015
15:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg31–27Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(14–15)
18 November 2015
17:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg29–23Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(16–15)
18 November 2015
19:00
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg39–33Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(22–14)

20 November 2015
15:00
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg27–35Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(15–18)
20 November 2015
17:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg31–26Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(19–13)
20 November 2015
19:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg17–32Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(8–16)

22 November 2015
15:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg31–20Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(14–8)
22 November 2015
17:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg42–15Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(19–9)
22 November 2015
19:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg30–24Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(14–11)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 November
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 30
 
27 November
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 35
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 19
 
25 November
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 28
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 30
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 26
 
Third place
 
 
27 November
 
 
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 34
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21
5th place bracket
 
Semi-finalsFifth Place
 
      
 
25 November
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 31
 
26 November
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 33
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 27
 
25 November
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 38
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 40
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24
 
Seventh Place
 
 
26 November
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 38
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 27
9–11th place semifinal
25 November 2015
10:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg30–25Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–14)
5–8th place semifinals
25 November 2015
12:00
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg31–33Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–19)

25 November 2015
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg40–24Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–10)
Semifinals
25 November 2015
16:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg30–35Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(12–16)

25 November 2015
18:00
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg30–26Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(14–9)
Ninth place game
26 November 2015
14:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–30Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(11–11)
Seventh place game
26 November 2015
16:00
Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg38–27Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(15–11)
Fifth place game
26 November 2015
18:00
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg27–38Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–14)
Third place game
27 November 2015
16:00
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg34–21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(17–10)
Final
27 November 2015
18:00
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg19–28Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
(11–15)

Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
7Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
9Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
11Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan

America (3rd ranking continent)

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Africa (4th ranking continent)

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
6Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
7Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
8Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
9Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
10Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
11Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

Olympic Qualification Tournaments

The Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held on 8–10 April 2016. Only twelve teams that have not yet qualified through the five events mentioned above could play in the tournament:

2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #12016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #22016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (H)33008871+176Qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 32019183+84
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 3102768482
4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 300383100170
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

8 April 2016
18:00
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg29–35Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRN)
Salinas 11(12–17) Boughanmi 11
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8 April 2016
20:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg25–20Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Pálsson, Eliasson (ISL)
Bielecki 7(13–9) Lazarov 8
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9 April 2016
18:30
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg26–32Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Lazarov 8(10–17) Boughanmi 7
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9 April 2016
20:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg35–27Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 9,500
Referees: Pálsson, Eliasson (ISL)
Daszek, Szyba 5(19–13) Erw. Feuchtmann, Maurin 6
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10 April 2016
18:00
Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg30–27Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Kosteski 6(17–14) Erw. Feuchtmann 10
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10 April 2016
20:30
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg24–28Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRN)
Bannour 5(13–15) Bielecki 7
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2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 32018062+184 [lower-alpha 1] Qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (H)32018167+144 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32018370+134 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 300359104450
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Slovenia 2 Pts, 47–45 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 47–48 GD; Spain 2 Pts, 46–47 GD
Head-to-head table
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia21014745+22Qualified
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden2101474812
3 Flag of Spain.svg Spain2101464712Missed
Source: [ citation needed ]

All times are local (UTC+2).

8 April 2016
17:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg21–24Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,264
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Rivera 6(16–12) Dolenec 6
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8 April 2016
19:15
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg19–34Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 4,328
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Nosrati 4(9–16)three players 6
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9 April 2016
16:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg37–23Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 4,288
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Ugalde 9(18–12) Norouzinejad 6
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9 April 2016
18:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg23–24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 8,653
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Kavtičnik 8(9–12) Andersson, Gottfridsson 5
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10 April 2016
16:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg23–25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 8,253
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Nilsson 6(11–12) Rivera 9
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10 April 2016
18:45
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg33–17Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 655
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Marguč 8(17–8) Norouzinejad 4
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2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (H)32107973+65Qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 32018471+134
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3111818103
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 30037594190
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

8 April 2016
18:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg35–29Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 8,700
Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY)
Bjørnsen 10(16–15) M. Al-Maqabi 6
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8 April 2016
20:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg28–24Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Hansen 8(11–9) Štrlek 7
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9 April 2016
18:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg33–22Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY)
Štrlek 8(14–14) Al-Fardan 5
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9 April 2016
20:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg25–25Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: Ștefan, Stark (ROU)
Hansen 5(12–13)three players 5
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10 April 2016
18:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg27–21Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 4,000
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Duvnjak 6(14–7) Jøndal 6
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10 April 2016
20:30
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg24–26Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Ștefan, Stark (ROU)
Al-Salatna, Habib 4(12–12) Mortensen, Svan 5
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The men's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament will occur between January 2023 and March 2024, assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental events winners, and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively.

The women's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament will occur between November 2022 and April 2024, assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental champions, and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively.

The 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy was held from 7 to 11 March 2023 in San José, Costa Rica. It was featured a men's youth (U-19) tournament and a men's junior (U-21) tournament. The winners of both events qualified for the World Championships in their respective age categories.

References

  1. "Draw – Asian Men's Qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil". ihf.info. 15 June 2015.
  2. "Match Schedule" (PDF). asianhandball.org. 3 November 2015.
  3. "Venues for Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments announced". ihf.info. 4 February 2016.
  4. "Polacy o awans do IO zagrają w Gdańsku!". zprp.pl. 3 February 2016.