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 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 Qatar national handball team is controlled by the Qatar Handball Association and take part in international handball competitions.
Nikola Karabatić is a French former professional handball player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
Niklas Landin Jacobsen is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold.
Cristina Georgiana Neagu is a Romanian professional handballer who plays as a left back for CSM București and formerly played for the Romanian national team.
Nora Mørk is a Norwegian handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norwegian national team.
The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handball Championship, organised by the International Handball Federation (IHF). The final tournament was held for the first time in Qatar, from 15 January to 1 February 2015. The Qatari bid was selected over those of Norway, Poland and France after a vote by the IHF Council on 27 January 2011, in Malmö, Sweden. This was the third time that the World Championship was hosted in the Middle East And North Africa, after Egypt in 1999 and Tunisia in 2005.
Lois Abbingh is a Dutch female professional handballer who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Dutch national team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
HC TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a Germany professional women's handball club from Leverkusen representing TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen.
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
Sally Potocki is an Australian beach handball player and a retired indoor handball player who last played professionally for Bayer Leverkusen in 1. Bundesliga and the Australian national team.
Susann Müller is a Retired German handball player and coach and trains the women's team of Füchse Berlin.
Ahmed Moustafa Nasr El-Ahmar is an Egyptian handball player for captains club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian 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.
Christian Berge is a Norwegian former handball player and current coach of Kolstad Håndball. He won eleven titles at club level playing for teams in Norway and Germany. Berge was previously the coach of the Norwegian national team. He placed second at the World Championship in 2017 and 2019, and third at the 2020 European Championship with the national team.
Monika Kobylińska is a Polish handball player for CSM București and the Polish national team.
Jim Gottfridsson is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.
Borussia Dortmund is a German professional women's handball team from Dortmund. They have competed in the Handball-Bundesliga Frauen since 2015–2016 season, the top division in Germany.
Jennifer Maria Gutiérrez Bermejo is a Swiss-born Spanish handballer for Rapid București and the Spanish national team.
