The 1st AHF Asian Women’s U16 Handball Championship was held at the Dostyk Universal Sports Complex, Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 10 to 18 May 2026.
The championship also served as the Asian qualification event for the 1st IHF Women’s U16 Handball World Championship, scheduled to be held from 15 to 24 October 2026 at Agadir, Kingdom of Morocco.
The top two teams, i.e. People’s Republic of China, and Uzbekistan, secured qualification for the World Championship.
Teams
Hong Kong-China
I. R. Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
P. R. China
Uzbekistan
Venue
Schedule & Results
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | DIFF | Pts |
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| 1 | P. R. China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 10 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 8 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 6 |
| 4 | I. R. Iran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 4 |
| 5 | Hong Kong-China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -57 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -174 | 0 |
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final Ranking
Final Ranking
| Pos | Team |
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| 1 | P. R. China * |
| 2 | Uzbekistan * |
| 3 | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | I. R. Iran |
| 5 | Hong Kong-China |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan |
(*) Qualified for the 1st IHF Women’s U16 Handball World Championship, to be held from 15 to 24 October 2026 at Agadir, Kingdom of Morocco 
All-Star Team
Position | Player |
Right Back |
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Left Back |
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Center Back |
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Right Wing |
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Left Wing |
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Pivot |
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Goalkeeper |
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MVP |
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Top Scorer |
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Sun Ruixue (CHN)
Nurdana Kyrgyzbay (KAZ)
Fazilat Imomova (UZB)
Aida Arab (IRI)AHF Partners
