Asia Handball Federation
Encyclopedia
The Asian Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym AHF, is the administrative and controlling body for Asian team handball
. It represents the national handball associations of Asia.
in Beijing
after AHF's controversial decision to replace referees during the original qualifying tournaments which took place in September 2007.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
. It represents the national handball associations of Asia.
Disputes
As of February 5, 2008, the AHF imposed a warning and $1,000 fine each to Japan and South Korea, due to the disputes surrounding the rematch of the qualifiers for the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
after AHF's controversial decision to replace referees during the original qualifying tournaments which took place in September 2007.
Members
| Code | Nation | Federation |
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| AFG | Afghanistan Handball Federation Afghanistan Handball Federation Afghanistan handball federation is the governing body of handball in Afghanistan. Afghanistan handball federation is current governing body of Afghanistan national handball team.... |
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| BHR | Bahrain Handball Association | |
| BGD | Bangladesh Handball Federation | |
| CHN | Chinese Handball Association | |
| HKG | Handball Association of Hong Kong | |
| IND | Handball Federation of India | |
| INA | Indonesia Handball Federation | |
| IRI | Islamic Republic of Iran Handball Federation Islamic Republic of Iran Handball Federation The Islamic Republic of Iran Handball Federation ' is the governing body for Handball in Iran. It was founded in 1975, and has been a member of IHF since 1978. It is also a member of the Asian Handball Federation... |
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| IRQ | Iraq Handball Federation | |
| JOR | Jordan Handball Federation | |
| JPN | Japan Handball Association | |
| KAZ | Kazakhstan Handball Federation | |
| KGZ | Kyrghystan Handball Federation | |
| KOR | Korea Handball Federation | |
| KSA | Saudi Handball Federation | |
| KUW | Kuwait Handball Association | |
| LBN | Le Federation libanaise De Handball | |
| MAC | Macau-China Handball Association | |
| MYS | Malaysian Handball Federation | |
| MGL | Mongolian Handball Federation | |
| NEP | Nepal Handball Association | |
| OMN | Oman Handball Association | |
| PAK | Pakistan Amateur Handball Federation | |
| PLE | Palestinian Handball Federation | |
| PHI | Philippines Handball Federation | |
| PRK | Handball Association of DPR Korea | |
| QAT | Qatar Handball Association | |
| SRI | Handball Federation of Sri Lanka | |
| SYR | Syrian Arab Handball Federation | |
| THA | Handball Association of Thailand | |
| TJK | Handball Federation of Tajikstan | |
| TKM | Handball Federation of Turhumenstan | |
| TPE | Chinese Taipei Handball Association | |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates Handball Federation | |
| UZB | Uzbekistan Handball Federation | |
| VIE | Vietnam Handball Confederation | |
| YEM | Yemen Handball Association |
Nations
- Asian Senior Men's Handball ChampionshipAsian Men's Handball ChampionshipThe Asian Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.-Summary :-Medal...
- Asian Senior Women's Handball ChampionshipAsian Women's Handball ChampionshipThe Asian Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.-Summary :-Medal...
- Asian Junior Men's Handball ChampionshipAsian Junior Men's Handball ChampionshipThe Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years...
- Asian Junior Women's Handball ChampionshipAsian Junior Women's Handball ChampionshipThe Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior women's national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years...
- Asian Youth Men's Handball ChampionshipAsian Youth Men's Handball ChampionshipThe Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth men's national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years...
- Asian Youth Women's Handball ChampionshipAsian Youth Women's Handball ChampionshipThe Asian Youth Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years...
- Asian GamesHandball at the Asian GamesHandball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 in New Delhi, India.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-External links:*...
Beach Handball
- Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship
- Asian Women's Beach Handball Championship