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Right to left: Naty Alvarado Sr., Naty Alvarado Jr., Paul Brady, tournament director Bruce FaBrizio Tony Healy attempts a backwall shot in the semi-finals of the 2006 Simple Green U.S. Open of Handball. On October 19–22, 2006, World Pro Handball produced a live webcast of the Simple Green U.S. Open of Handball, in which former Irish ...
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.
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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. France is the most successful team with six titles, followed by Sweden and Romania with four titles each.
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 first European Beach Handball Championships were held in 2000 in Gaeta (Italy) and the most recent was held in Lloret de Mar (Spain) in the summer of 2015. Beach handball is a World Games sport, making its debut in 2009. It will also have its premiere at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
Among the organization's specific activities are the sponsorship of tournaments, both amateur and professional, the publication of Handball Magazine, and the sponsorship and management of the Handball Hall of Fame in Tucson, Arizona. [1] The USHA was founded in 1951 by Bob Kendler of Chicago. In 1982, the national headquarters moved to Tucson.
The team finishing bottom of the Men's Premier Handball League (8th Place) will be relegated directly to their nearest Championship League (North or South). Following the final matches of the Championship, a series of playoff matches will take place to determine the club which will be promoted to the following season's Super 8. [ 6 ]