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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 other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations, and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
The 1997 World Men's Handball Championship was the 15th team handball World Championship. It was held in Kumamoto, Japan and was the first World Championship not played in a European country. Russia won the championship.
The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held from 4 to 16 December 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano.
The IHF Beach Handball World Championships is an international beach handball competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of International Handball Federation (IHF), the sport's global governing body.
The Italy women's national beach handball team is the national team of Italy. It is governed by the Italian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.
The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship. It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games.
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 Norway women's national beach handball team is the national team of Norway. It is governed by the Norwegian Handball Federation and it represents Norway in international beach handball competitions.
The Italy women's national handball team is the national team of Italy. It takes part in international team handball competitions.
GAA Handball Ireland is the governing body for the sport of Gaelic handball in all of its codes in Ireland. Handball is one of the four Gaelic games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Arena Sport is a regional pay television sports network. It consists of ten television channels and is coverage area includes Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia.
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's handball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
beIN Sports France is a French network of sports channels owned by Qatari Sports Investments and operated by Mediapro. It is the French version of the global sports network beIN Sports.
The Italian Handball Federation (FIGH) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Italy. FIGH is affiliated to the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), European Handball Federation (EHF) and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1968.
The Italian Serie A is the name of the highest level handball league of Italy.
The Kosovo national men's handball team is the national handball team of Kosovo, representing the country in international competition. The team is governed by Handball Federation of Kosovo. The national handball team started competing in international competition in 2014, following Kosovo's full status recognition from the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The Italian national wheelchair handball team is the national wheelchair handball team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Handball Association.
The 2020 Women's Beach Handball World Championships would have been the ninth edition of the tournament. Originally scheduled for 30 June to 5 July 2020 in Pescara, Italy, the tournament was planned to be rescheduled and moved to another host country, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.