The world’s best junior national teams will battle for gold in North Macedonia while the youth elite will have their medal quest in China. The World Championships preparations started effectively this weekend, when IHF concluded the draw for both editions.
The Junior World Championships takes place for the 24th time, between 19 and 30 June in handball-crazy Skopje.
2024 IHF Women’s Junior World Championship – draw
Group A: Romania, Netherlands, Brazil, Islamic Republic of Iran
Group B: Switzerland, Egypt, Tunisia, Chile
Group C: Hungary, Republic of Korea, Argentina, Mexico
Group D: Denmark, Norway, Japan, Chinese Taipei
Group E: Sweden, Czechia, People’s Republic of China, Algeria
Group F: France, Germany, Spain, TBC
Group G: Portugal, Montenegro, Guinea, Uzbekistan
Group H: Angola, North Macedonia, Iceland, United States of America
To end the summer 32 ambitious nations will travel to Chuzhou 14 and 25 august.
2024 IHF Women’s Youth World Championship – draw
Group A: Serbia, Sweden, Austria, Chile
Group B: Croatia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Angola
Group C: Japan, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Canada
Group D: France, Brazil, India, Kosovo
Group E: Denmark, People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Greenland
Group F: Hungary, Norway, Argentina, Kazakhstan
Group G: Egypt, Romania, Spain, Switzerland
Group H: Germany, Czechia, Guinea, Iceland