Born 2002 & Younger

Born 2004 & Younger

Born 1st Jan. 2004 – 31 Dec. 2006

Born 2002 & Younger

Born 2004 & Younger

Invited Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Invited Countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Yemen

Invited Countries: Hong Kong (China), Macao-China, Chinese Taipei, Mongolia, D.P.R. Korea, Vietnam

Men's teams: Croatia, Denmark, Poland, Qatar Women's teams: Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Poland

Participating Teams: Japan, India, Kazakhstan, People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea

The 19th Asian Games took place in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, from September 23 to October 8, 2023. The multi-sport event featured men's and women's handball competitions, which occurred from September 24 to October 5. Website: Men's handball competition Website: Women's handball competition

Participating teams: Bahrain, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, People's Republic of China, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Qualified Asian Teams: Men: Qatar (Host) Women: P. R. China (replacement of host)

QUALIFIED TEAMS  Youth tournament (Players born 2006 and younger) Bangladesh (BAN), Hong Kong, China (HKG), Uzbekistan (UZB) Junior tournament (Players born 2004 and younger) Hong Kong, China (HKG), India (IND), Uzbekistan (UZB)

Qualified Asian Clubs: Al-Khaleej Club (Saudi Arabia) (Host) Al-Najma Club (Bahrain) Al-Noor Club (Saudi Arabia) Al-Kuwait SC (Kuwait)

Qualified Asian Teams: Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, People's Republic of China, Republic of Korea

QUALIFIED TEAMS Youth tournament Guadeloupe (GLP), Guatemala (GUA), Kosovo (KOS), New Caledonia (NCL), Nigeria (NGR), Uzbekistan (UZB) Junior tournament Great Britain (GBR), Guinea (GUI), Mexico (MEX), New Caledonia (NCL), Peru (PER), Uzbekistan (UZB)

Qualified teams: Bahrain, Brazil, Slovenia, Spain

Qualified teams: Germany, Croatia, Algeria, Austria

Qualified teams: Norway, Hungary, Portugal, Tunisia

Qualified Teams: Sweden, Hungary, Cameroon, Japan

Qualified Teams: Netherlands, Czech Republic, Argentina, Spain

Qualified Teams: Germany, Montenegro, Slovenia, Paraguay

Men's teams: Brazil, Argentina, United States of America, Qatar, Uruguay, Germany Women's teams: Brazil, Argentina, United States of America, Uruguay, Portugal, Puerto Rico