The 18th Asian Men’s Junior (U21) Handball Championship took place from 14 to 25 July 2024, at the Princess Sumaya Hall in Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This marked the third occasion that the competition was hosted by the Jordan Handball Federation (JHF), who previously hosted it in 2008 and 2016. The championship featured players born in 2004 and after. Previously, the championship was due to be held in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but was shifted to be hosted in Amman, Jordan.
Furthermore, the championship served as a qualifying event for the 25th IHF Men’s Junior (U21) Handball World Championship in Poland, slated for June/July 2025. The top four teams from this competition i.e. Japan, Republic of Korea, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia secured qualification spots for the World Championship.
Japan entered as the defending champion, having won their maiden title in 2022. Notably, Japan and the Republic of Korea were the only teams to have participated in all seventeen previous editions of the championship. Additionally, Qatar had participated in sixteen editions, missing only one. Kuwait and Qatar were the record title holders, each having won the championship on five occasions. The Republic of Korea had won the most medals in the championship, totalling twelve, including three gold, six silver, and three bronze medals.
Teams
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Chinese Taipei
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Jordan
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Hong Kong, China
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Islamic Republic of Iran
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Japan
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Bahrain
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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People's Republic of China
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India
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Iraq
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Republic of Korea
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Uzbekistan
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Kuwait
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Qatar
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Oman
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- Iraq and Uzbekistan withdrew from the championship before the draw.
Venue
Groups
The draw took place on Saturday, 4 May 2024, from 16:00 hours onwards at the headquarters of the Jordan Handball Federation, located at Princess Sumaya Hall, Al-Hussein Youth City, Amman, Jordan. The following dignitaries were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:
- AHF Finance Director and IHF Council Member Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait)
- JHF President, Prof. Dr. Taiysir Mansi
- Competition Manager of 18th Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship, Mohamed Al-Shanawani (Jordan)
- AHF Events Manager, Marwan Mazen
Preliminary Groups
Group A
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
- Hong Kong-China
Group B
- Kuwait
- I. R. Iran
- P. R. China
Group C
- Jordan
- India
- Oman
Group D
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Chinese Taipei
- Qatar
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