Dates set for the draw of the Beach Handball World Championships Greece 2022
8 May 2022
The International Handball Federation (IHF) has announced the date and venue for the draw of the 10th IHF Men’s & Women’s Beach Handball World Championships and the 2nd IHF Men’s & Women’s Beach Handball World Championships, which will take place in Heraklion, Greece from 21 to 26 June 2022 and 14 to 19 June 2022, respectively.
The draw will take place on Friday, 13 May 2022 at the Aquila Atlantis Hotel in Heraklion, Greece. His Excellency Dr. Hassan Moustafa, President of the International Handball Federation (IHF), will be attending the draw ceremony accompanied by the Chairperson of the IHF Beach Handball Working Group, Giampiero Masi.
The Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece Eleftherios Avgenakis, President of the Hellenic Handball Federation Konstantinos Gkantis, and President of the Organising Committee for Greece 2022 Konstantinos Violitzis, will also be present.
Greece 2022 will be the first IHF Beach Handball World Championships since the 2018 IHF Men’s and Women’s Beach Handball World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation – and Greece will be the first host to organise both the Youth and Senior Beach Handball World Championships.
The following teams from Asia have qualified for the Beach Handball World Championships:
Senior Men: Islamic Republic of Iran, Qatar
Senior Women: Vietnam, Thailand
Youth Men: Islamic Republic of Iran, Jordan, Qatar
Youth Women: Thailand, India, Hong Kong (China)
64 teams will take part in the four competitions, with the reigning champions in the senior women’s tournament, Greece, also being the hosts. The men’s senior champions, Brazil, will have a chance at defending their title as well, as they will aim for their sixth World Championship gold.
Photo Courtesy: International Handball Federation
