2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship would have been the 17th edition of the Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship, a biannual championship in handball organised by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF).

17th Asian Men's Junior (U-21) Handball Championship 2020
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
DatesCancelled
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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It was originally scheduled to take place from 10 to 21 July 2020 in Shiraz, I. R. Iran, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, AHF Executive Committee decided to move the event from I. R. Iran due to COVID-19 restrictions in the country and awarded the event to Bahrain Handball Federation scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 March 2021.[1][2] [3] [4] On 22 February 2021, the AHF cancelled the tournament because of the pandemic.[5]

Teams

Following 10 teams intended to participate in the championship. The draw was scheduled to be held on Thursday, 25 February 2021 at 18:00 (UTC+03:00) at the Bahrain Handball Federation Headquarter, Manama, Bahrain.[6]

  •  Bahrain
  •  India
  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Kuwait
  •  Oman
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  South Korea
  •  Uzbekistan

References
  1. "New dates set for Asian Men's Junior and Youth Championships". www.ihf.info. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. "New dates for the 17th Asian Men's Junior (U-21) Handball Championship". AHF's Official Facebook Page. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. "Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship awarded to Islamic Republic of Iran". AHF's Official Facebook Page. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. "17th Asian Men's Junior (U-21) Handball Championship postponed". Asian Handball Federation's Official Twitter Account. 8 March 2020.
  5. "AHF decided to cancel 17th Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship". AHF Instagram Account. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. "Announcement of Draw Ceremony for the 17th Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship". Asian Handball Federation's Official Instagram Account. 19 February 2021.
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