The 2024 Asian Men’s Handball Championship will be the 21st edition and is scheduled to take place from January 11 to January 25. The groups and game schedule have now been revealed.
Additionally, the competition will serve as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Men’s Handball World Championship. The top four teams from this event will qualify for the 29th World Championship, scheduled to be held in Croatia, Denmark and Norway. Furthermore, there is an opportunity for New Zealand to qualify, provided they achieve a ranking of fifth or higher in the competition.
Below you can find the preliminary groups in the 2024 Asian Men’s Handball Championship:
Group A:
Qatar
Kuwait
Oman
Chinese Taipei
Group B:
Islamic Republic of Iran
Republic of Korea
People’s Republic of China
New Zealand
Group C:
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
India
Japan
Group D:
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong, China
Kazakhstan
Semifinals – January 23rd
Bronze medal match – January 25th
Final – January 25th
Source: Asian Handball Federation