The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) successfully conducted the draw ceremony for the 21st AHF Asian Women’s Handball Championship on 25 October 2026 at the AHF Headquarters, South Surrah, Kuwait, in accordance with the AHF Regulations for Competition and Organization.
The championship will be held from 23 November to 3 December 2026 in Almaty, Kazakhstan and 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.
The draw ceremony was conducted in the presence of AHF President Mr. Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait), AHF Techncial Director Mr. Jasem Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait), and the representatives of the participating teams.
The 11 participating teams have been drawn into two preliminary groups as follows:
Group A: Japan, Islamic Republic of Iran, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong-China, Bangladesh
Group B: Republic of Korea, Kazakhstan, India, Australia, Uzbekistan, Winner of Women’s IHF Nations Trophy – Zone 1B
The detailed match schedule and further technical information will be circulated to all participating teams in due course.
The AHF looks forward to another successful edition of the championship and wishes all participating teams the very best in their preparations.