| Handball at the 2022 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | ZJSU Sports Centre ZJNU Xiaoshan Gymnasium |
| Date | 24 September – 5 October 2023 |
| Competitors | 344 from 15 nations |
Handball at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre and Zhejiang Normal University Xiaoshan Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China, from 24 September to 5 October 2023. [1] In this tournament, 13 teams participated in the men's competition while nine teams participated in the women's competition.
| P | Preliminary round | S | Second round | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 24th Sun | 25th Mon | 26th Tue | 27th Wed | 28th Thu | 29th Fri | 30th Sat | 1st Sun | 2nd Mon | 3rd Tue | 4th Wed | 5th Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | S | S | S | ½ | F | ||||
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | F |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The draw for the competition was done at 27 July 2023. The draw was conducted by Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) in the presence of an Asian Handball Federation events officer. [2]
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship.
|
|
|
|
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2022 Asian Women's Handball Championship.
|
|
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Qatar | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 |  Bahrain | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 |  Kuwait | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Japan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Iran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 |  Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| South Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| China | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Nepal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Basketball at the 2006 Asian Games was the second early start among the sports in the games. It was played from 23 November to 15 December 2006. In this competition, 20 teams participated in the men's competition and 6 teams played in the women's tournament. The events were held at the Basketball Indoor Hall.
Handball at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from November 13 to 26, 2010. In this tournament, 11 teams played in the men's competition, and 9 teams participated in the women's competition.
Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. Australia commenced its involvement in the sport in 1980. Its women's team has completed in trans-Tasman competitions, the IBSA World Goalball Championships, and the Paralympic Games.
The football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 21 July to 7 August 2021 in Japan.
The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 24th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Japan from 30 November to 15 December 2019.
Water polo at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia from 16 August to 1 September. Ten countries with 9 men's team and 6 women's team participated in the competition.
Basketball at the 2018 Asian Games was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 14 August to 1 September 2018 and contested two events: 5x5 and 3x3 basketball. This was the first Asian Games tournament for 3x3 basketball.
Handball at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia, from 13 August to 31 August 2018. In this tournament, 13 teams participated in the men's competition while 10 teams participated in the women's competition.
Japan, the previous host of the 2020 Olympics at Tokyo, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Japanese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1912 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to which they were not invited because of the nation's role in World War II, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to their participation in the United States-led boycott.
Volleyball at the 2022 Asian Games was held in four venues in Zhejiang, China.
The Philippines competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from 23 September to 8 October 2023. Originally scheduled to take place in 2022, the Games were postponed and rescheduled to 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indonesia competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Originally scheduled to take place in 2022, the Games were postponed and rescheduled to 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia competed with 413 athletes.
Denmark competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the sparsely attended St. Louis 1904. Before the start of the games, DIF sat an official medal goal of 9–11 medals for the 2024 Paris games.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. However, China did not participate in the next seven games: 1956; the nation was absent in 1960 and 1964 over a dispute with Taiwan; 1968; 1972 due to issues with GANEFO; 1976 due to Republic of China boycott; and 1980, joining the US led boycott. The nation has participated in every Olympics since the 1984 Summer Olympics.
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The men's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament occurred 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.
Chinese Taipei, representing the Republic of China (Taiwan), competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023.
The women's 5-on-5 basketball tournament at the 2022 Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou and Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China from 27 September to 5 October 2023.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023. Earlier the event was scheduled to held in September 2022 but due to COVID-19 pandemic cases rising in China the event was postponed and rescheduled to September–October 2023. The nation's football opener marked their return to international sport.
The Dream Three Kingdoms 2 event at the 2022 Asian Games took place from 27 to 30 September 2023 in Hangzhou, China.
