The 22nd Asian Men’s Handball Championship was held from 15 to 29 January 2026 at Sabah Al-Salem and Al-Daiya in the State of Kuwait, marking the fourth occasion the competition was hosted by the Kuwait Handball Association (KHA).
The championship also served as the Asian qualification event for the 30th IHF Men’s Handball World Championship, scheduled to be held in Germany from 13 to 31 January 2027. The top four teams—Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Japan—successfully secured their qualification for the World Championship.
Teams
Australia
Bahrain
Hong Kong–China
Islamic Republic of Iran
India
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Oman
P. R. China
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Venues
Groups
The draw took place on 15 October 2025 at 17:30 hrs. (Kuwait local time) in the Conference Room of the Safir Fintas Kuwait Hotel, Fintas, Ahmadi Governorate, State of Kuwait. The following were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:
- Ahmed Mohammed Abdulrab Al-Shaabi (AHF Vice President & President of Qatar Handball Association)
- Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab (AHF Finance Director)
- Dr. Ahmad Abu Al-Lail (AHF Executive Director)
- Jasem Mohammad Al-Theyab (AHF Technical Director)
Preliminary Groups
Group A
- Qatar
- Republic of Korea
- Oman
Group B
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- P. R. China
- Jordan
Group C
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
- Hong Kong–China
- India
Group D
- Japan
- I. R. Iran
- Saudi Arabia
- Australia
AHF Partners
Event Partner
