2029_World_Women's_Handball_Championship

2029 World Women's Handball Championship

2029 World Women's Handball Championship

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The 2029 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, will be the 29th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. It will take place in Spain in December 2029.

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Bidding process

In April 2023, the IHF stated that they were looking for bids.[1] In the end, two nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament.

The bids were confirmed on 1 March 2024:[4]

Spain was unanimously awarded on 16 April 2024 in Créteil, France.[1][7]

Venues

The proposed venues are Galicia, Valencia, Malaga and Irún, with the latter to host the final phase.[7]

Qualification

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^ 1. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finish within the top 5, they will qualify for the World Championships. If either finishes sixth or lower, the place would have been transferred to the wild card spot.

Qualified teams

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  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host for that year.

References

  1. [1]
    "Invitation to tender for the Senior World Championship 2029 and 2031". IHF. 25 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    "China and Russia considering joint bid for Women's World Handball Championship". Around the Rings. Infobae. 5 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "China may join forces with Russia to bid for World Women's Handball Championship". Inside the Games. 4 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "2029 and 2031 IHF World Championship organising rights to be awarded on 16 April". IHF. 1 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    "España se postula para organizar el Campeonato del Mundo femenino de 2029". Royal Spanish Handball Federation. 20 March 2024.
  6. [6]
    Ojeda, Enrique (20 March 2024). "España opta al Mundial femenino de 2029". Diario AS.
  7. [7]
    "España albergará el Campeonato del Mundo Femenino de 2029". Royal Spanish Handball Federation. 16 April 2024.
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