India women's national handball team

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Information
Association Handball Association of India
CoachMadanagurusami Karthikeyan
Colours
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
Results
Asian Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1993 )
Best result6th (2000, 2022)
Last updated on Unknown.
India women's national handball team
Medal record
South Asian Games
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Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Nepal Team
South Asian Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996 Jaipur
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 Dhaka
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Lucknow
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Lucknow
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Lucknow

The Indian women's national handball team is the national team for Handball in India. It is governed by the Handball Association of India. [1] [2]

Contents

Results

Asian Championship

NoYearHostPosition
1 1993 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shantou, China
7th
2 2000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China
6th
3 2008 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand
8th
4 2012 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan
8th
5 2015 Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta, Indonesia
7th
6 2018 Flag of Japan.svg Kumamoto, Japan
8th
7 2021 Flag of Jordan.svg Amman, Jordan
Withdrew
8 2022 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon and Seoul, South Korea
6th
9 2024 Flag of India.svg New Delhi, India
TBD

Asian Games

NoYearHostPosition
1 2006 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar
8th
2 2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou, China
8th
3 2014 Flag of South Korea.svg Incheon, South Korea
8th
4 2018 Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia
9th
5 2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hangzhou, China
5th

South Asian Games

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1 2016 Flag of India.svg Guwahati, India
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1 2019 Flag of Nepal.svg Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal
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South Asian Championship

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