2024 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The 2024 IHF Women's Youth World Championship is the tenth edition of the IHF Women's Youth World Championship. It will be held in China in July or August 2024.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| Dates | July or August 2024 |
| Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
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Bidding process
Originally, there were two bids, Slovenia and North Macedonia. But at the 2020 IHF Congress in Cairo, the International Handball Federation decided to not award the hosting rights due to Slovenia and North Macedonia already receiving other World Women's Under-Age Handball Competitions.[1] The IHF received three bids.[2]
On 12 August 2023, The IHF decided to award the hosting rights to China, with the goal of sparking the growth of Handball in the non-traditional Handball country.[3] This is the first time an Asian country has organised this event and the first time since 2010 that the tournament will be held outside of Europe.
Qualification
| Competition | Dates | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHF Council Meeting | 12 August 2023 |  Croatia | 1 | China |
| 2023 Asian Youth Championship[4] | 15–24 July 2023 |  Noida | 4 |  Chinese Taipei India[a] Japan South Korea |
| 2023 European U-17 Championship | 3–13 August 2023 |  Podgorica | 12 | Croatia Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Montenegro Netherlands Norway Romania Serbia Sweden |
| 2023 African Youth Championship | 16–23 September 2023 |  Monastir | 4 |  Angola Egypt Guinea Nigeria |
| 2023 South and Central American Youth Championship | 20–25 November 2023 |  Buenos Aires |
- [a] China originally qualified by finishing 3rd at the Asian Championship but were later given the hosting rights. India took their place.
References
- https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/2020-03/6_council_minutes_EGY_2020_E.pdf
- https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/2023-09/4_council_minutes_CRO_2023_E.pdf
- "P. R. China takes centre stage: Hosting IHF World Championships". August 16, 2023.
- "Japan claims maiden Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship title". asianhandball.org. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.