The 21st Asian Women’s Handball Championship is scheduled to be held from 23 November to 3 December 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, marking the third occasion the competition will be hosted in Kazakhstan.
The championship will also serve as the qualification event for the 28th IHF Women’s Handball World Championship, with the top four (4) teams securing direct qualification for the global tournament scheduled to be held in Hungary from 30 November to 19 December 2027.
Teams
Australia
Bangladesh
Hong Kong-China
Islamic Republic of Iran
India
Japan
Kazakhstan
P. R. China
Republic of Korea
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Venue
Groups
The draw took place on 25 October 2026 at 11:00 hrs. (Kuwait local time) at the Headquarters of Asian Handball Federation (AHF), South Surrah, Kuwait. The following were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:
- Mr. Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait), AHF President
- Mr. Jasem Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait), AHF Technical Director
Group A
- Japan
- I. R. Iran
- P. R. China
- Hong Kong-China
- Bangladesh
Group B
- Republic of Korea
- Kazakhstan
- India
- Australia
- Uzbekistan
- Thailand
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