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Handball tournaments

The big ones

  • At the multi-sport Games · Every 4 yearsOlympic Games (handball) →
    Men's
    Denmark
    Women's
    Norway
    Next
    Los Angeles 2028, 14 to 30 July
    India
    No medal

    The title handball is measured by

  • World titles · Every 2 yearsIHF World Championship →
    Latest
    Men: Croatia
    Next
    Men: Germany, 13 to 31 January 2027. Women: Hungary, 30 November to 19 December 2027
    India
    No medal

    The sport's own world title

  • At the multi-sport Games · Every 4 yearsAsian Games (handball) →
    Latest
    Bahrain, South Korea
    Next
    Doha 2030
    India
    No medal

    Asia's multi-sport title; for India often the most reachable major medal

Every tournament, by level

At the multi-sport Games2 tournaments · Olympic Games (handball), Asian Games (handball)
World titles1 tournament · IHF World Championship
Continental titles2 tournaments · EHF European Championship, Asian Handball Championship
  • EHF European ChampionshipEvery 2 years
  • Asian Handball ChampionshipEvery 2 years (men: Kuwait, January 2026, the 22nd) · Leads to: Places at the IHF World Championship (the top four in 2026)
In India1 tournament · National Handball Championship
  • National Handball ChampionshipAbout yearly (men's 53rd in February 2025 and 54th in late 2025)