The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt, which represents Egypt in international matches. It is supervised by the Egyptian Handball Federation. Egypt was the first non-European team to reach the semifinals of the World Championships, and the first African team to reach the semifinals in the Olympic tournament.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.
The Qatar national handball team is controlled by the Qatar Handball Association and take part in international handball competitions.
Krzysztof Lijewski is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 5th and at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Poland finished 4th.
Cédric Sorhaindo is a French handball player for Beşiktaş.
The Bahrain national handball team is the national handball team of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Federation. In May 2021 Aron Kristjánsson returned to his position as head coach, taking over from Halldór Jóhann Sigfússon, who took over in 2020.
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.
Croatia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Federico Gastón Fernández is an Argentine handball player for San Fernando Handball and the Argentina men's national handball team.
Sebastián Alejandro Simonet Moldes is an Argentine handball player for Ademar León and the Argentina men's national handball team.
Pablo Ariel Simonet Moldes is an Argentine handball player for BM Benidorm and the Argentina men's national handball team.
Mohamed Mamdouh Hashem Shebib is an Egyptian handball player for both captains Sharjah Sports Club and the Egyptian national team.
Hasan Mohamed Al-Samahiji, also known as Hasan Alsamahiji, is a Bahraini handball player for Al-Ahli and the Bahraini national team.
Mohamed Husain Abdulhusain, known as Mohamed Abdulhusain or Mohamed A. Husain or Mohamed Ali, is a Bahraini handball player for Al-Najma SC and the Bahraini national team.
Bilal Basham Askani, known as Bilal Basham or Bilal Askani, is a Bahraini handball player for Al-Najma SC and the Bahraini national team.
Mahdi Habib Abdulla Saad, known as Mahdi Saad or Mahdi Habib, is a Bahraini handball player for Al-Najma SC and the Bahraini national team.
Husain Ali Al-Sayyad, also known as Husain Alsayyad, is a Bahraini handball player for captains both Al-Najma SC and the Bahraini national team.
The 2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship would have been the 17th edition of the Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, a biannual championship in handball organised by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).
Spain is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1920 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany because of the nation's civil war and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary.
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.
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