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The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. [1] 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.
In the same year the first international field handball rules were created in The Hague. [4] Two years later during the 1928 Summer Olympics the IAAF invited national representatives to create an independent federation. [5] Representatives from 11 countries founded the International Amateur Handball Federation on 4 August 1928 in Amsterdam.
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) [3] is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) 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 ...
If no Oceania team places among the top five at the Asian Championship, the IHF will award an additional wild card. In addition, there will be 12 performance places for the continental confederations, which are based on the teams ranked 1–12 in the preceding World Championship.
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-eight tournaments held, twelve national teams have won the title.
The term of office of council members shall be four years; re-election is possible. In case of urgent business, the president may seek to make resolutions and decisions by mail between council meetings. Council is the body that awards the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and IHF World Women's Handball Championship. [2]
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. Starting with this edition, the World Championship was expanded from 24 teams to 32. [ 1 ]
The 2021 IHF Men's Super Globe was the 14th edition of the yearly club world championship and held from 5 to 9 October 2021 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the second time in history that the event was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. [1]