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 the most 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 current EHF President is Michael Wiederer, who was elected on 17 November 2016 and will serve until 2020. The federation celebrated its 20th anniversary on 17 November 2011 at a gala event under the slogan 'HeartBeat Handball'.
Sport in France plays an important role in French society, which is reflected in its popularity among the French people and the nation's strong sporting history. Various types of sports are played and followed in France, the most popular of which is association football.
TVP Sport is a Polish sport channel owned by TVP launched on 18 November 2006. The channel is available on n, Cyfra+, Cyfrowy Polsat, as well as over cable providers.
Kim Andersson is a Swedish handball player, playing for Ystads IF and the Swedish national team. He was voted into the All-Star Team as Best right back at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where Sweden finished 5th. He was part of the Swedish team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
RK Bosna Sarajevo is a team handball club based in Centar, Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the USD Bosna organization.
Domagoj Duvnjak is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatian national team.
The Handball Federation of Russia commonly known by its acronym, HFR, is the national governing body of handball in Russia. Its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia, and its current president is Sergey Shishkarev. HFR is responsible for the organization and governance of handball's major local championships in Russia, most notably the Russian Handball Super League, held since 1992.
The Liga Națională is a league of professional women's handball league teams in Romania. Run by the Romanian Handball Federation, the competition is also known as the Liga Florilor and is contested by fourteen teams.
The Romanian Handball League, commonly known as Liga Națională or more recently as Liga Zimbrilor, is the men's top Romanian professional handball league. The league comprises fourteen teams.
Due to the lack of international recognition, Northern Cyprus is not a member of some international sporting bodies.
RK Zamet is a handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian Premier Handball League and the Croatian Handball Cup. Although the club has not won any mayor trophies, it has produced four Olympic gold medalists: Valter Matošević, Alvaro Načinović, Valner Franković and Mirza Džomba. Four additional Olympic gold medalists played for the club, including Irfan Smajlagić, Vladimir Šujster, Zlatko Saračević and Božidar Jović, and Jakov Gojun, who has a bronze medal.
The Brisbane Handball Club is a handball Club based in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia.
The Australian Handball Club Championship is a national event is split into two parts. The first is a Beach Handball competition and the second is the Indoor titles featuring the state champions for Handball. The winner of the Indoor championship qualifies to represent Australia in the Oceania Handball Champions Cup.
The Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy is a handball competition for Under 20 year old men and Under 19 year old women organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation. The winner of this competition qualifies for the Men's and Women's Junior World Handball Championship's.
The Sydney University Handball Club are a handball team from the University of Sydney from Sydney, Australia. They are five times Men's National Champions, seven times Men's Oceania Champions and qualified for seven IHF Super Globe competitions. The men's team has won the State Championship eleven times. The women's team has also won the State Championship nine times.
The Association Sportive Dragon is a handball club in Papeete, Tahiti. They play in the Tahitian Handball League. The club was an offshoot of the football team A.S Dragon Football.
The Cook Islands Handball Association (CIHA) is the governing body for the sport of handball in the Cook Islands. The body is member of the Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The Handball League Australia (HLA) is an Australian based championship for handball run by Australian Handball Federation. The principal idea was to play round robin games in each capital city. There are four teams representing four states.
