The 19th Asian Men’s Junior Handball Championship was held from 15 to 27 July 2026 in Chuzhou, People’s Republic of China, marking the second occasion the competition was hosted by the Chinese Handball Association (CHA).
The championship also served as the qualification event for the 26th IHF Men’s Junior (U21) Handball World Championship, with the top four (4) teams securing direct qualification for the global tournament to be held from 23 June to 4 July 2027 in North Macedonia.
Teams
Bahrain
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong–China
Islamic Republic of Iran
India
Japan
Kuwait
Oman
P. R. China
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Venue
Chuzhou International Handball Hall, Chuzhou
Groups
The draw took place on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at 11:00 hrs. at the Hotel Royal Tulip, Almaty, Kazakhstan. The following were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:
- Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab (AHF President)
Preliminary Groups
Group A
- P. R. China
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
- Oman
- Chinese Taipei
- Hong Kong-China
Group B
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- I. R. Iran
- Kuwait
- Qatar
- India
- United Arab Emirates
AHF Partners
